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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets spot on Michigan's ballot as Natural Law Party nominee
LANSING, Mich. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom some experts view as a potential spoiler in this year's race for the White House, will be the Natural Law Party's nominee for president in Michigan.
Kennedy's campaign announced the news Thursday, a day after members of the Natural Law Party in Michigan held a convention where they officially ...Read more
Newsom calls for increased oversight of local homelessness efforts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Frustrated over the lack of progress on homelessness in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for increased oversight of cities and counties that receive state funds in an effort to hold them accountable to deliver results.
Newsom's more aggressive stance is the latest example of the governor wanting local governments...Read more
Gangs attack, hunger gets worse, politicians argue: The latest on the situation in Haiti
It’s week seven into the gang insurgency in Haiti and the armed violence continues to upend life in Port-au-Prince and drive a deepening humanitarian crisis, as 5.5 million Haitians remain in need of help. Medical care continues to be disrupted as hospitals remain closed and the few that are operating face supply and staff shortages. Port-au-...Read more
AG of Michigan to investigate $20M grant used by businesswoman to buy $4,500 coffee maker
LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel's office has opened an investigation into a $20 million grant awarded to a Metro Detroit businesswoman that was used on expenses that included a $4,500 coffee maker, an $11,000 first-class plane ticket and $408,000 in salaries for two people over three months.
Nessel's office confirmed Wednesday ...Read more
Ye reportedly suspected of battering a man who allegedly grabbed Bianca Censori
LOS ANGELES — Embattled rapper Kanye West is reportedly facing more legal strife — this time in connection to an alleged battery incident in Los Angeles.
The "Vultures" musician — who now goes by Ye — is under investigation by L.A. police for allegedly punching a man who allegedly grabbed his wife, Bianca Censori, TMZ reported Wednesday...Read more
Bryan Kohberger's alibi supported by cell tower data, his lawyers say
Lawyers for murder suspect Bryan Kohberger claim in a new court filing that cellphone tower and radio frequency data prove he was out for a late-night drive and miles away when four University of Idaho students were violently stabbed inside their off-campus home in 2022.
Kohberger, once a criminology Ph.D. candidate at Washington State, is ...Read more
Ukraine's allies see bleak times ahead without more air defenses
As Ukraine’s ammunition stocks dwindle some of the country’s biggest allies are expressing growing concern that it may not be able to defend itself for much longer against Russia’s invasion. Group of Seven foreign ministers gathering on the Italian island of Capri will call for stronger support.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock,...Read more
Democrats prepare to ride to Johnson's rescue, gingerly
WASHINGTON — House Democrats hinted Thursday that they were committed to passing a foreign aid supplemental package even if it meant helping Republican leaders get past usually party-line procedural hurdles — and potentially helping a GOP speaker keep his gavel.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is moving to set up Saturday votes on three bills ...Read more
Key player in Adams campaign straw donor scheme pleads guilty
Shamsuddin Riza pleaded guilty Thursday to helping orchestrate a straw donor scheme that pumped illegal cash into Mayor Adams’ 2021 campaign in what prosecutors say was a scheme aimed at currying political favor in the hopes of landing city contracts.
Riza is the fourth defendant to plead guilty after being charged by Manhattan District ...Read more
'Shame on them': How police fumbled the case of gymnastics coach accused of sex abuse
MIAMI — In March 2012, a mother came to the Key Biscayne Police Department with her 14-year-old daughter, who had been sent steamy love letters from a grown man — Oscar Olea, her 26-year-old gymnastics coach.
Shortly after, a second mother independently came forward, telling the then-chief of police that the same coach, Oscar Olea, had ...Read more
Signatures roll in for tough-on-crime ballot measure to reform California's Proposition 47
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000 voter signatures backing the measure, a strong indicator that it may come before California voters in November.
The ballot initiative, called the ...Read more
Juror too frightened to serve excused from Trump hush money trial
NEW YORK — A juror in the Donald Trump hush money trial was excused Thursday after telling the court she was too scared and intimidated to serve as prosecutors renewed their request to hold Trump in criminal contempt over alleged gag order violations.
The juror, one of seven chosen so far to serve on the case, told Merchan that she was too ...Read more
Biden administration resumes deportation flights to Haiti amid ongoing violence
MIAMI — Dozens of Haitians expelled from the United States were en route to Haiti on Thursday in the Department of Homeland Security’s first deportation flight since an ongoing gang insurgency forced the Biden administration to halt a flight with deportees and order the evacuation of Americans.
Haiti’s Office of National Migration ...Read more
Free speech, campus safety collide in USC's cancellation of valedictorian speech
LOS ANGELES — Five months ago, USC cited safety as a rationale for banning economics professor John Strauss, who is Jewish, from campus after student activists said they felt threatened when he approached them at a protest and said "Hamas are murderers. ... I hope they all are killed."
"Our north star is protecting the safety of our community...Read more
Is the eviction of hundreds of renters from Barrington Plaza legal? A court case to decide is now underway.
LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year ago, every tenant at the massive Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza was served with an eviction notice by their landlord, who said the residents of nearly 600 units needed to move out so the company could install fire sprinklers following two major blazes.
In the months since, most of the tenants have left...Read more
Ukraine's allies see bleak times ahead without more air defenses
As Ukraine’s ammunition stocks dwindle some of the country’s biggest allies are expressing growing concern that it may not be able to defend itself for much longer against Russia’s invasion. Group of Seven foreign ministers gathering on the Italian island of Capri will call for stronger support.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock,...Read more
Germany arrests two alleged Russian spies planning sabotage
German authorities arrested two men suspected of spying for Russia and membership of a terror group planning acts of sabotage, in a case the interior minister called “particularly serious.”
The Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe named the pair of German-Russian citizens as Dieter S. and Alexander J. and said the alleged members of a ...Read more
Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies
When Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles on Israel in early 1991, the U.S. implored then Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir not to respond. Shamir said he had to act. After days of late-night calls, high-level visits and long cabinet meetings, Israel stood down and the US led a 42-nation alliance that defeated Iraq in what became the Gulf War.
Iran�...Read more
Ye investigated for punching man he says sexually assaulted Bianca Censori
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for the alleged battery of a man the rapper claims sexually assaulted his wife, Bianca Censori, according to reports.
The 46-year-old Grammy winner allegedly punched the unnamed man in the face late Tuesday night, sources told TMZ. While the ...Read more
Cities with Black women police chiefs had less street violence during 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests
Black Lives Matter protests in cities with Black women police chiefs experienced significantly lower levels of violence – from both police and protesters – than cities with police chiefs of other racial backgrounds and gender, according to our newly published paper.
After George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police ...Read more
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