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Illinois Supreme Court makes changes amid 'staggering' increase in pretrial appeals over detention
The Illinois Supreme Court has changed rules for appealing pretrial detention decisions after appellate courts saw an “unprecedented and unsustainable” influx of such appeals following implementation of the Pretrial ...Read more
Alaska lawmakers fail to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's education bill veto
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska lawmakers were one vote short Monday of overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of $200 million in education funding.
Dunleavy vetoed the bill Thursday night, two weeks after lawmakers passed it ...Read more
Hunter Biden refuses to appear at public House hearing this week
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden has rejected an invitation to testify at a public congressional hearing into business activities that are the focus of a faltering GOP impeachment inquiry of his father, President Joe Biden.
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Judge orders competency evaluation for alleged CU Colorado Springs dorm shooter
DENVER — The 25-year-old man accused of fatally shooting two people in a University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs campus dorm room in February will undergo a competency evaluation, an El Paso County district court ...Read more
US and Japan team up to warn against nuclear weapons in space
The U.S. and Japan proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would warn countries against placing nuclear weapons in orbit, as it ramps up pressure on Russia to abandon potential plans to put warheads in ...Read more
Biden and Bibi back off their feud but suspicion lingers at home
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to turn down the heat in their unusually public feud over Israel’s war in Gaza Monday, but there was little sign the domestic political ...Read more
DA accuses LA woman who killed 2 boys in crosswalk of 'illegal conduct' from jail, her legal team of jury tampering
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors want Rebecca Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones cut off after they say she encouraged illegal conduct and her team attempted to tamper with jurors who convicted her of double murder.
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MN Court of Appeals sends transgender powerlifter's case back to Ramsey County District Court
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has sent the case of a transgender powerlifter back to Ramsey County District to determine whether she was barred from participating in women’s competitions because of her sexual ...Read more
Child's body found inside duffel bag in Philly could be that of 4-year-old Damari Carter, police say
PHILADELPHIA — Tucked in a small West Philadelphia alleyway, covered by trash and overgrown brush, a duffel bag holding the badly decomposed remains of a toddler was discovered by a sanitation worker on Monday, police ...Read more
First day of migrant evictions in Chicago leads to confusion; only 3 removed from shelters
CHICAGO — After months of postponing shelter evictions for migrants, Mayor Brandon Johnson doubled down last week on Sunday’s deadline to remove migrants who had surpassed the 60-day limit.
The result? Just three of ...Read more
RNC, Nevada GOP lawsuit claims voter roll inconsistencies in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — State and national Republican organizations filed a lawsuit against Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and other election officials on Monday, alleging inconsistencies in the state’s voter rolls.
The ...Read more
Fewer Georgia voting machines proposed as Senate panel passes election bills
ATLANTA — Georgia senators advanced a series of election-related proposals Monday that would reduce the number of voting machines on election day, require more audits and post pictures of ballots online.
The bill ...Read more
Drunken fights, destruction and arrests cast shadow in the wake of St. Patrick's Day Parade
BOSTON — This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade drew record-setting crowds to celebrate the holiday in South Boston, but left a wave of destruction, violence and arrests — including gun charges and numerous drunken ...Read more
Texas doctors 'really scared' amid vague abortion laws. Will state board clarify exceptions? <em> </em>
FORT WORTH, Texas — Confusion around Texas’ abortion law has scared doctors, who worry they could be prosecuted, fined or lose their medical license for performing an abortion procedure when a patient’s life or ...Read more
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Supreme Court sounds reluctant to curb US social media outreach
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to allow Biden administration officials to communicate with social media companies, as multiple ...Read more
Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen can testify at Trump hush money trial, judge rules
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, porn star Stormy Daniels, Playboy model Karen McDougal and a Trump Tower doorman — all of whom prosecutors allege Donald Trump paid to stay silent about a series of sex scandals to win the ...Read more
Lead attorney for Bryan Kohberger advocates against expansion of Idaho's death penalty
BOISE, Idaho — The lead attorney for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students, urged state lawmakers to oppose a bill that proposed expanding the defendants who would qualify for ...Read more
Pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert arrested on bench warrant in Washington, D.C.
DETROIT — Stefanie Lambert, a Michigan lawyer who has championed dubious claims of election fraud, was arrested in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon because of a bench warrant, according to a spokesman for the U.S. ...Read more
San Jose exorcism death: Detective testimony about child ritual opens preliminary hearing
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three people facing charges of killing a 3-year-old girl during an alleged exorcism at a San Jose church had believed she was “possessed by a demon,” so they engaged in a ritual to “liberate” ...Read more
Historic $45 million Chicago police misconduct settlement moves forward
CHICAGO — Chicago aldermen advanced a plan Monday to award a $45 million settlement to a 15-year-old boy left unable to talk and walk after he was injured in a police chase car crash.
The settlement — set to become ...Read more
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