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Lindsay Clancy's attorney requesting inquiry into holdout juror
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking the court to take a closer look at the one juror who held out for a conviction in her triple murder trial deliberations.
The motion filed by Clancy’s lawyer Kevin Reddington asked the court to preserve certain records and conduct a “limited inquiry into Juror Doe.”
Reddington refers to the holdout by...Read more
Appeals court backs GOP-drawn map in Missouri
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a Republican-preferred congressional map for Missouri, setting up a likely third Supreme Court fight over the district lines for the “Show-me State.”
The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit found that, because the state used a map drawn ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes so-called Lemon Pound Cake bill to punish cops for theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed on Sunday a Republican lawmaker’s bill to make theft by a police officer in the line of duty a career-ending ethical offense, saying it was duplicative to existing law.
Assembly Bill 2337 was authored by outgoing lawmaker and former California highway patrolman Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-...Read more
As world leaders converge on US, Trump seeks to demonstrate control
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday headed into a week full of high-stake meetings with world leaders after spending a 72-hour period banning reporters from the White House, mulling whether it was time to “blow ... up” Iran, and proposing to house military drones and snipers in his triumphal arch in the nation’s capital.
The ...Read more
New defendants appear in Miami court in expanded Haiti presidential assassination case
MIAMI — A group of 22 newly indicted defendants in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse made their first appearance in a Miami federal court on Monday, where the charges against them were read and court-appointed attorneys were assigned.
Federal prosecutors, arguing they were flight risks, sought pretrial detention ...Read more
Newsom signs laws allowing more bachelor's degree programs at community colleges
With the twin goals of meeting local workforce needs and boosting access to higher education, community colleges across California advocated for legislation this year that would allow them to offer more bachelor’s degree programs. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the package of bills Friday — but community colleges are not celebrating.
Following ...Read more
US plans $5 billion Middle East reconstruction fund for Iran war
The Trump administration has proposed a $5 billion fund to help rebuild critical infrastructure across the Middle East damaged in the war with Iran even though the seven-month conflict continues.
The so-called Partnership for Allied Construction & Trust would be led by the U.S. Development Finance Corporation with the goal of encouraging ...Read more
Railroad work crews cut fiber optic cable, grounding flights across NYC
NEW YORK — Air traffic into New York City’s major airports suffered heavy delays Monday after crews working on the Northeast Corridor rail line severed a fiber optic cable linking two major air traffic control centers.
Around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, contractors working for NJ Transit accidentally severed a fiber optic line while working on a ...Read more
Mamdani, Trump discuss housing, affordability at Gracie Mansion meeting
NEW YORK — Mayor Mamdani and President Trump said Monday they’d advance a plan to build housing at Sunnyside Yards after meeting at Gracie Mansion, although they didn’t give any specific commitments.
Mamdani said they also spoke about “affordability,” the importance of the New York Police Department and the president’s decision to ...Read more
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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer wants probe into holdout juror’s cellphone use
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney wants a Massachusetts judge to investigate the holdout juror whose guilty vote led to a mistrial in the defendant’s controversial murder case.
That juror’s cellphone data usage during deliberations has raised concerns for defense lawyer ...Read more
Flock cameras watch South Carolina. But do they actually help solve crime? What study says
A new study from researchers at the University of South Carolina could be the first to show a link between crime reduction and the spread of Flock license-plate reading cameras.
The study by USC professors Ian Adams and Scott Mourtgos shows that, at least when looking specifically at motor vehicle thefts, cities that adopt Flock Safety cameras ...Read more
National Transportation Safety Board launches rail safety campaign
CHICAGO — Standing in Chicago Union Station on Monday, authorities from the National Transportation Safety Board announced the launch of a national railroad safety campaign geared towards protecting railworkers’ lives and safety.
“There’s no better place to launch this campaign than Chicago, the nation’s rail capital,” said NTSB ...Read more
Trump says Belarus potash deal in works amid Canada fight
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. is working with Belarus to secure more supplies of potash amid a trade fight with Canada, a major supplier of the critical ingredient used in fertilizers.
“The United States is working on a massive Deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus,” Trump said in a social media post...Read more
Wild California crime rampage: Man linked to slaying, stolen guns and forest fires, police say
A murder suspect who led law enforcement on a violent chase across Northern California's Placer County, ramming a patrol car and lighting forest fires as authorities closed in, was killed in a shootout Monday morning.
The pursuit eventually led officers into the forest outside Sacramento, where 44-year-old Derek Spencer held them at bay by ...Read more
Extreme overcrowding and abuse plague Florida ICE facilities, whistleblowers say
MIAMI — Immigrants are sharing extremely overcrowded cells, sleeping while chained and on the floor, and using bathrooms overflowing with human waste in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miramar typically used for routine appointments, according to a new whistleblower report.
The ICE facility in Miramar has been so jam-packed...Read more
Amtrak work crews cut fiber optic cable, grounding flights across NYC
NEW YORK — Air traffic into New York City’s major airports suffered heavy delays Monday after crews working on an Amtrak project severed a fiber optic cable linking two major air traffic control centers, a source briefed on the situation confirmed to the Daily News.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed in a social media post Monday...Read more
Interest groups say president should not pick next GAO chief
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen organizations ranging from Americans for Prosperity to Public Citizen are urging lawmakers to change the law to remove the president from the process of appointing the head of the Government Accountability Office.
In a letter sent Monday to key lawmakers from both chambers, the groups argue that since the GAO is...Read more
Pennsylvania measles cases near 800 in ongoing outbreak
Pennsylvania recorded nearly 100 new cases of measles in the last week, bringing the total case count for this year to 792, state officials said Monday.
The state’s measles outbreak is the largest in the country in 2026 and is centered in Lancaster County, which has reported more than 300 cases this year.
Chester County has confirmed 76 ...Read more
Legal Aid calls out increase in 'broken-windows' policing under NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK — “Broken-windows” style policing for minor infractions increased 13% during the most recent fiscal year, half of which fell under the Mamdani administration, according to recent city report, leading the Legal Aid Society to call out the mayor for failing to deliver on his campaign promises of comprehensive police reform.
The ...Read more
Nearly 80% of Venezuelans in poll reject oil deal with the United States
Eight in 10 Venezuelans oppose the sweeping oil agreement signed last month between the United States and Venezuela, while more than nine in 10 disapprove of President Donald Trump’s meeting with interim President Delcy Rodríguez in New York this week, according to a new poll that captures deep skepticism over Washington’s rapidly expanding...Read more
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