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Feds targeted Latinos more after Supreme Court's racial profiling decision, report says
By almost every measure, Latino communities are bearing the brunt of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, according to a new report.
The League of United Latin American Citizens or LULAC, a Latino civil rights organization, found that court-sanctioned racial profiling has contributed to the disproportionate targeting of Latinos...Read more
Warehouse <strong>company</strong> files permit to rebuild Boyle Heights warehouse after fire. 'A slap in the face,' mayor says
LOS ANGELES — A permit application to rebuild the Lineage cold-storage warehouse has been met with fierce backlash from politicians and residents, who are enraged the company would think about resuming business while the community contends with putrid odors and health concerns from the ongoing cleanup.
On Monday, a representative for Lineage ...Read more
Warehouse company files permit to rebuild Boyle Heights warehouse after fire. 'A slap in the face,' mayor says
LOS ANGELES — A permit application to rebuild the Lineage cold-storage warehouse has been met with fierce backlash from politicians and residents, who are enraged the company would think about resuming business while the community contends with putrid odors and health concerns from the ongoing cleanup.
On Monday, a representative for Lineage ...Read more
US Senate confirms Jay Clayton to replace Bill Pulte as Trump's spy chief
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the Trump administration’s spy chief, replacing an interim candidate who sparked broad concerns about the powerful role being used to influence U.S. elections.
Clayton, who was the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, was confirmed as director of national intelligence by a vote of 51 to 47.
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NC Senate passes elections bill cutting primary early voting days, more tweaks
RALEIGH, N.C. — After a tumultuous road to a vote, North Carolina lawmakers further advanced a sweeping elections bill on Tuesday with Senate approval.
The legislation, which was added and subtracted from House and Senate committees numerous times throughout the process due to controversial provisions, passed the Senate 28-13. It must go back...Read more
Jay Clayton confirmed as director of national intelligence
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed Walter “Jay” Clayton to be President Donald Trump’s new director of national intelligence.
It was a party-line vote of 51-47, with no Democrats joining Republicans. Clayton will replace Bill Pulte, whose temporary appointment last month riled many Democrats after the resignation of ...Read more
Legionnaire's disease outbreak on Upper East Side claims its sixth victim
NEW YORK — The Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak that has plagued the Upper East Side for the past month has claimed its sixth victim, city officials announced Tuesday.
“We are heartbroken to report that a sixth person has passed away in connection with the Legionnaires’ disease cluster on the Upper East Side,” city Health Commissioner ...Read more
Washington 'millionaires tax' repeal faces legal fight over 21 words
SEATTLE — The sponsor of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new high-earners income tax is challenging ballot language on the financial impacts of killing the tax.
Let’s Go Washington, the group behind Initiative 645, filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court on Monday asking a judge to rewrite wording that says the tax-cutting ...Read more
Trump asks Supreme Court to scrap $83.3 million Carroll verdict
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of an $83.3 million jury verdict against him in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit, according to a copy of the petition reviewed by Bloomberg News.
Trump filed his petition with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be...Read more
Ghost gun used in Seattle Center shooting, police say
SEATTLE — Three firearms, one of which was a potentially homemade ghost gun and another which was modified to become fully automatic, were recovered from the Bite of Seattle shooting scene that left three dead and four injured, according to police.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said at a news conference Tuesday that police believe the shooting ...Read more
Florida executes 2 men Tuesday, a 1st in modern death penalty history
Florida executed two men Tuesday for separate murder cases from the 1980s amid a record-breaking surge in the state’s pursuit of capital punishment.
James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone both died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, near the city of Starke, becoming the 11th and 12th prisoners the state has put to death this year.
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Fujimori sworn in, giving Peru shot to break cycle of chaos
Keiko Fujimori has just taken on one of Latin America’s most perilous political jobs as the new president of Peru.
The 51-year-old conservative was sworn in just past midday Tuesday to become the ninth president in a decade in a nation where every leader elected since the 1990s has been impeached, imprisoned or targeted in criminal ...Read more
Trump, Netanyahu meet as US dials back Iran threats
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday as the U.S. leader sought to avoid renewed bombing in Iran and instead laid the ground for further diplomacy after both sides paused tit-for-tat strikes.
“I think we have a very strong position right now,” Trump told Fox ...Read more
Trump administration investigates Denver school district over accusation teacher made students kiss
DENVER — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Denver Public Schools for the second time in less than two years after a teacher was accused of making female students kiss each other in class, the agency announced Tuesday.
The agency said it is specifically looking into whether the incident, which occurred at Northeast Early ...Read more
US intercepts Iran attack on bases, puncturing days of calm
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it had intercepted an Iranian attack on bases in the region, in what would be the first such attempted strike in days, sending crude oil prices soaring and raising fears of a return to war.
“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise ...Read more
Biden recordings show memory lapses, candid Obama criticism
WASHINGTON — Recordings of former President Joe Biden speaking with his ghostwriter reveal occasional memory gaps amid detailed discussions of foreign policy — and some candid criticism of two-time running mate Barack Obama over his ties to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
“Between you and me,” Biden told ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer in ...Read more
Groups prepare to defend Detroit elections from 'federal interference'
DETROIT — Two coalitions say they are taking steps to protect Detroit and Michigan elections from "federal interference" during August primary and again during the November general election as President Donald Trump raises concern about possible widespread voting fraud.
A group representing interfaith clergies asked the Detroit City Council ...Read more
New York City braces for potentially life-threatening flooding as massive storm approaches
NEW YORK — New York City was under a flood watch as a massive storm threatened to sweep over the five boroughs on Tuesday.
Mayor Mamdani advised New Yorkers in garden and basement apartments to prepare go bags so they can leave quickly as forecasts warn of potentially life-threatening flooding.
“If you live in a basement apartment or an ...Read more
'No one like Lindsey': Washington, world leaders mourn Sen. Graham
WASHINGTON — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham was remembered Tuesday by President Donald Trump and others as a Senate technician and foreign policy powerhouse, as lawmakers joined world leaders and his loved ones during a Washington National Cathedral funeral service.
As the South Carolina Republican’s casket made its way into the massive ...Read more
On day of double executions, Florida Catholic leaders call for end to death penalty
As Florida continues state executions at a record-setting pace, Catholic leaders are encouraging the public to oppose the death penalty and instead promote a “culture of life.”
On Monday, the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops released a pastoral letter urging Florida elected officials to end capital punishment, arguing that the ...Read more
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