PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter will have separate trials for their alleged roles in the deaths of four students. A judge signed off on the request Monday. James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley had presented a united defense for two years. But their lawyers asked for separate trials after new
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is holding a test vote Monday on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a step usually reserved for grave misconduct in office that is instead being wielded in an extraordinary effort to remove the Cabinet secretary for his handling of the southern border.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is holding a test vote Monday on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a step usually reserved for grave misconduct in office that is instead being wielded in an extraordinary effort to remove the Cabinet secretary for his handling of the southern border.
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of Civil War relics are being conserved after their discovery during a South Carolina river cleanup. Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River. It’s the same stream where Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The killings of four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home in Moscow in November 2022 were as brutal as they were perplexing. The group of friends had gone out in the college town and returned to their shared home late. The next day, police
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By Melissa Alonso, Matt Phillips, Elizabeth Wolfe and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The massive fire that forced the indefinite closure of parts of Interstate 10, a major traffic artery in Los Angeles, was set intentionally, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. A preliminary investigation found there was “malice intent,” Newsom said at a news
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Felony charges were filed today against two women who allegedly took part in a smash-and-grab robbery with four men at a Palm Desert jewelry store last month. Destiny Unique Baca, 18, of San Bernardino, and 24-year-old Los Angeles resident Analea Paradise Miller were charged in two separate cases with one felony count each of robbery,
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeastern Pennsylvania prison earlier this year and eluded a massive two-week search is now facing new charges in connection with alleged crimes committed while he was on the run. Authorities allege that 34-year-old Danilo Cavalcante stole a transit van and burglarized homes in
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jury deliberations are under way in the trial of a suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021. A Delaware jury began deliberations Monday after closing arguments in the trial of 41-year-old Keith Gibson of Philadelphia. Gibson is charged
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities have identified a 5-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete and dumped in rural Georgia woods nearly 35 years ago. Authorities told reporters Monday that the slain girl’s mother and her boyfriend at the time have been indicted on murder charges. The girl
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff is on the verge of major changes, including expansion, its next media rights deal and possibly evolving its role as an organizing body in college sports. All that will happen while breaking in a new leader. Lt. Gen. Richard Clark was hired last
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician’s sartorial splendor in an online auction this week. The collection, including more than 200 lots up for
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK, JULIE WATSON and JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will be without a section of a vital freeway for an uncertain amount of time following a massive weekend fire that caused damage reminiscent of the 1994 Northridge earthquake that flattened thoroughfares, officials warned Monday. After the quake, it
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK, JULIE WATSON and JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will be without a section of a vital freeway for an uncertain amount of time following a massive weekend fire that caused damage reminiscent of the 1994 Northridge earthquake that flattened thoroughfares, officials warned Monday. After the quake, it
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear
Continue ReadingBy CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday unveiled a code of conduct in an attempt to bolster the public’s confidence in the court after months of news stories alleging that some of the justices have been skirting ethics regulations. It is unclear however, how the code will be enforced and by whom. Read the
Continue ReadingROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Each time Dr. Emad Shehada’s phone rings, the suburban Detroit pulmonologist worries that it could be more bad news about loved ones in Gaza. He said that so far, 20 cousins and other relatives have been killed since the start of Israel’s campaign against Hamas following the militant group’s deadly
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden joked about ignoring his sagging poll numbers in Nevada and thanked the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights for their role in helping the city recover from the 2017 mass shooting when he honored them Monday at a White House ceremony for winning the Stanley
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of Jewish peace activists and their allies converged at a major train station in downtown Chicago during rush hour Monday morning, blocking the entrance to the Israeli consulate and demanding U.S. support for an Israel cease-fire as battles rage in northern Gaza. Midwestern Jews
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday announced a code of conduct in an attempt to bolster the public’s confidence in the court after months of news stories alleging that some of the justices have been skirting ethics regulations. In a brief statement the justices said that the
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