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DOJ attempted to stop more than 1,300 Riverside County ballots from being counted

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Justice Department’s emergency bid to stop California from processing more than 20,000 ballots from suspected non-citizens included more than 1,300 ballots in Riverside County. In a letter dated Monday, Oct. 26, Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles area, gave Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco

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LA judge blocks suspicionless, discriminatory stops by DHS

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from conducting suspicionless and racially discriminatory immigration stops across Southern California, court papers obtained today show. U.S. District Judge Maame Frimpong also partly certified a class of individuals who have been affected by the practice.    Following evidence

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Democratic US Senate candidate Mary Peltola participates in a debate in Anchorage

Justice Department’s Dan Sullivan criminal probe accelerates after Alaska campaign revelations

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has dramatically accelerated a criminal probe into whether Alaska Democrats sought to confuse voters by recruiting a Senate candidate intended to siphon votes from the Republican, issuing dozens of new grand jury subpoenas and homing in on new potential charges, according to people familiar

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Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators

By Associated Press Denver (AP) — An Egyptian man faces an additional life sentence after pleading guilty Thursday to federal hate crime and other charges for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last spring. Federal prosecutors,

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Disturbances broke out during a protest outside Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility on October 28

Spanish train crash yet another blow to Sánchez’s government ahead of elections in November

By Lauren Kent, Vasco Cotovio, Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — The deadly train crash in Spain’s Toledo province has sparked fresh criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government and raised questions about the country’s investment in public infrastructure – just weeks before national elections in November. Wednesday’s crash marks the third deadly train disaster

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Christine Lagarde Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1956 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette Father: Robert Lallouette, a professor of English literature Mother: Nicole Lallouette, a professor of French, Latin and ancient Greek

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1953 Birth place: Tepetitán, Mexico Birth name: Andrés Manuel López Obrador Father: Andrés López Ramón, a store owner Mother: Manuela Obrador González, a store owner Marriages: Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller

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