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Month: March 2022

First January 6 trial heads to jury deliberations in litmus test for DOJ’s Capitol riot prosecutions

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Prosecutors doubled down on their portrayal of the legislator-hating, gun-toting, right-wing extremist Guy Reffitt as the person who showed rioters outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, how to push back against a police line. On Tuesday morning, the Washington jurors will begin to discuss whether they

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Sheriff seeks six-figure grant to improve off-road enforcement

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is seeking a $264,107 state grant to strengthen enforcement capability within mountainous and desert areas south and east of Hemet that are plagued with unlicensed marijuana growers and recreational enthusiasts driving off-road vehicles over terrain that’s off-limits. The California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grant would bolster the sheriff’s Hemet

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The digital Iron Curtain: How Russia’s internet could soon start to look a lot like China’s

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Like much else about the country, Russia’s internet has long straddled East and West. Russian citizens, unlike their Chinese counterparts, have been able to access US tech platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, though they have been subject to censorship and restrictions — the defining feature of China’s internet

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Warming through midweek

The Wind Advisory in effect for the Inland Empire and San Bernardino County mountains remains in place until 6:00 p.m. Wind speeds will gradually subside through the night. As the trough moves east, our temperatures will be on the rise through midweek. Mornings will remain cold with lows in the 40s but the afternoon high

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