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Kentucky Court of Appeals orders judge to recall arrest warrant for former Gov. Matt Bevin
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge ordered a Jefferson family court judge to recall an arrest warrant Friday for former Gov. Matt Bevin after ruling that judge did not have the authority to issue the warrant.
Bevin’s warrant was issued Tuesday after Judge Angela Johnson held him in contempt of court for repeatedly failing to...Read more
Judge keeps Loyola student shooting suspect jailed; lawyer says he was bused to Chicago from Texas
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge on Friday denied the release of a man accused of killing Sheridan Gorman, the 18-year-old Loyola University, Chicago student whose shooting death became a lightning rod in the polarizing debate over immigration policy.
José Medina, 25, who is charged with murder and other felonies, appeared remotely for a ...Read more
Bank of America to pay $72.5 million to settle Epstein victim lawsuit
NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein victims claiming the bank aided in the late financier’s sex-trafficking.
The parties on Friday presented details of the previously announced settlement to U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan. Rakoff, who must approve the ...Read more
Gov. Healey, Lt. Gov. Driscoll to attend No Kings rallies in Boston and Concord in latest campaign push
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will be attending two of several No Kings rallies scheduled across Massachusetts on Saturday as the governor continues to increase her criticism of and actions against President Donald Trump and his policies ever since launching her reelection campaign in January.
“On Saturday, March 28th...Read more
Judge dismisses charges against Louisville police officers in Breonna Taylor case
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has dismissed the remaining charges against two Louisville Metro Police Department officers in the Breonna Taylor case.
Senior District Judge Charles Simpson on Friday issued an order dismissing the case against former Louisville Officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, one week after the Department of Justice ...Read more
Gulf countries' frustration with the US grows as war wears on
Gulf countries are increasingly frustrated with the U.S. over the Iran war, privately questioning American security guarantees and expressing concern about the Trump administration’s apparent lack of strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.
One month into the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran that they spent a year lobbying ...Read more
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Minnesota laws regarding in-state tuition for undocumented students
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against Minnesota targeting the state’s policies that allow in-state tuition benefits to undocumented students.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, argued the state is “flagrantly violating” federal law by allowing ...Read more
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White House to propose 20% cut to NIH funding, sources say
WASHINGTON — The White House is expected to ask Congress to cut National Institutes of Health spending by 20% in the president’s fiscal 2027 budget request, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the planning.
The budget request, slated for release next week, reflects ...Read more
Judge grants records request in bid to kick Santa Clara DA off Stanford vandalism case
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Santa Clara County judge late this week ordered the district attorney’s office to turn over records sought by defense attorneys trying to remove District Attorney Jeff Rosen from retrying a felony vandalism case against five pro-Palestinian activists.
The motion was filed earlier this month as part of an effort to bar ...Read more
Old Dominion University declines to say how many responses there were to criminal history questionnaire
NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion University officials declined to say Friday how many students answered a questionnaire disseminated by the university asking them to disclose their criminal histories.
The university sent the two-question form to its roughly 24,000 students last week, a few days after the fatal shooting on campus, and asked them to...Read more
Rubio spars with G7 diplomats over wars in Iran and Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Group of Seven counterparts traded barbs over the wars in Iran and Ukraine, casting doubt on Europe bowing to Donald Trump’s demand for military help in the Persian Gulf.
“The United States is constantly being asked to help in a war,” Rubio said, referring to Ukraine, before taking off for the ...Read more
LA braces for 'No Kings' demonstrations, installs barriers to the 101 Freeway
LOS ANGELES — After years of demonstrators repeatedly shutting down freeway traffic around downtown Los Angeles, Caltrans has installed large metal swing gates onto freeway ramps ahead of this weekends "No Kings" protests.
Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol finished installing swing gates early Friday morning on Los Angeles Street ...Read more
'Not looking to raise taxes': Gov. Josh Shapiro gives tepid response to Philly Mayor Parker's budget plans
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s $7 billion city budget proposal includes two tax-raising measures that will require state approval, meaning she will have to win over Harrisburg Republicans who control the state Senate to make her plan a reality.
It turns out Parker will also need to convince at least one notable ...Read more
Florida judge told attorneys to shut up, asked if Black person had 'chopped cotton,' report says
ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County circuit court judge faces discipline after an investigation found he told public defenders to “shut up” and asked if a Black person had ever “chopped cotton,” according to court records filed with the Florida Supreme Court this week.
Judge John E. Jordan violated the Code of Judicial Conduct for his �...Read more
Iran war rages on heading into fifth week, as Trump maintains that US has 'already won'
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran continued to upend markets, cause death and destruction across the Middle East and elude any diplomatic resolution heading into its fifth week on Friday — even as President Donald Trump claimed victory and a coming end to the conflict.
"We're doing really well in Iran, just so you understand," the president ...Read more
A little-known Navy-Marine battle group from San Diego is making a beeline for the Middle East
SAN DIEGO — Three San Diego warships and the 2,200-plus Marines they carry dutifully trained off Camp Pendleton in recent months, barely visible against the misty horizon.
Their anonymity may soon come to an end in waters 8,000 miles away.
In mid-March, President Donald Trump ordered the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, known as an ARG, to ...Read more
NYPD, FBI thwart plot to assassinate NYC Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani
NEW YORK — The NYPD and federal authorities have arrested a man who planned to firebomb the home of activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who heads of one of the city’s more extreme pro-Palestinian protest groups, the Daily News has learned.
Alexander Heifler, 25, was arrested late Thursday after an NYPD undercover cop who learned of the plot, ...Read more
TV magnate Raul Gorrín, wanted in Miami, detained in Venezuela's dreaded 'Tomb' jail
MIAMI — Raúl Gorrín, a wealthy Venezuelan businessman wanted for years in Miami on foreign corruption and money laundering charges, has been detained for several weeks in one of Venezuela’s most secretive and widely denounced detention facilities, three sources familiar with the situation told the Miami Herald.
Gorrín is being held in ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of next week's launch
ORLANDO, Fla. — Before the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission travel farther from Earth than any human ever has, they first had to get to the launch site.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen arrived from Houston at 2:15 p.m. to Kennedy Space Center as ...Read more
California bans state officials from prediction markets betting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California banned state officials from making bets on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday.
The executive order, which took effect immediately, bars government appointees and their family members (including spouses and children) and their business partners ...Read more
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