By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an effort to subdue violent crimes, lawmakers have returned to the Capitol for a short special legislative session and are advancing a slew of Republican-authored tough-on-crime policies. The aggressive agenda could reshape parts of the Louisiana’s criminal justice system and public safety sector. Among
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Riverside County residents who want to voice their opinions about where transportation funding should be allocated over the next few years are encouraged to take a look at the proposed “2024 Traffic Relief Plan,” which will be open to public comment until the end of March. “Upgrades and improvements to our highways, local roads and
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — One person was arrested Tuesday after allegedly setting off a “mortar-type firework” near a Southern California shopping center, police said. Reports of an explosion at The Village at Tustin Legacy prompted authorities to evacuate several businesses, including Chipotle, said Eric Davidson, a spokesperson for Regency Centers, which owns and operates The
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — One person was arrested Tuesday after allegedly setting off a “mortar-type firework” near a Southern California shopping center, police said. Reports of an explosion at The Village at Tustin Legacy prompted authorities to evacuate several businesses, including Chipotle, said Eric Davidson, a spokesperson for Regency Centers, which owns and operates The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room earlier this month has been arrested in Arizona, where police say he is a suspect in two stabbings in recent days. New York City police officials said at a news conference
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland’s new manager, Stephen Vogt, isn’t sure why this year’s free agent market has entered a deep freeze even as temperatures heat up during spring training in Arizona and Florida. He just wants to see it thaw as quickly as possible. “Those guys should be
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are advancing a proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of every book their child checks out. The state Senate Education and Youth Committee voted 5-4 Tuesday to advance the bill to the full Senate for more debate. A proposal to subject school
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California shopping center was closed Tuesday afternoon following reports of an explosion, officials said. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including bomb squads from the Orange County sheriff and the FBI, responded to The Village at Tustin Legacy. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The Orange County Fire Authority said
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California shopping center was closed Tuesday afternoon following reports of an explosion, officials said. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including bomb squads from the Orange County sheriff and the FBI, responded to The Village at Tustin Legacy. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The Orange County Fire Authority said
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign has instead announced that she is running for reelection. Natalie Cline has faced widespread backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after her social media post questioning the gender
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Jury selection got underway Tuesday for the retrial of a convicted felon involved in a street racing crash in Rancho Mirage that killed an 81-year-old woman. Wade Klinton Wheeler, 41, of Rancho Mirage was driving the car that smashed into Barbara Schmitz’s sedan, fatally injuring her and severely injuring her husband, Gerald Schmitz, over a
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida prosecutors have dropped criminal charges on against a couple and their adult son who had been accused of severely beating a man who had been in a relationship with the son. Yevhen Makarenko, his wife Inna and their son Oleh had each been charged with attempted murder, burglary and
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge has raised the bond for a student arrested in the deaths of two people shot in a dorm room at a Colorado college to $5 million. A prosecutor said there were indications 25-year-old Nicholas Jordan tried to flee and that had a
Continue ReadingBy NICK INGRAM and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden ’s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son. The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether state law bans abortions before the case goes through any lower appellate courts. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade reactivated an 1849 law that conservatives argue banned abortion. A
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press Divers have recovered the body of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham from a Texas river days after the girl went missing, and authorities are preparing to file a murder charge against a friend of her father who lived on her family’s property, a sheriff said Tuesday afternoon. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are planning dueling presidential nominating conventions that will take place March 2. The Republican National Committee last week said that party members had properly removed former chair Kristina Karamo and recognized former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the party’s new chair. Hoekstra announced Tuesday that
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Investigators identified the driver suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a teenager last month. Troy Dean Reynolds, 57, of Yucca Valley is believed to have been behind the wheel in a crash that killed Joshua Alexander Sanchez Barreras, 16, in Yucca Valley on the night of Jan. 26. Deputies found Barreras
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