HOUSTON—Big Pokey, a popular Texas rapper and original member of Houston’s pioneering Screwed Up Click, died Sunday after a Juneteenth performance. Born Milton Powell, Pokey was 48. Known for Texas and Gulf Coast hits such as “Ball N’ Parlay,”“Who Dat Talking Down,” and a verse on DJ Screw’s nearly 36-minute iconic freestyle known as “June…
Man Charged With Sex Assaults on 2 Unconscious Women in Irvine
June 21, 2023
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A 47-year-old man was charged on June 20 with sexually assaulting two unconscious women in Irvine. Eleuterio Gomezgodinez was charged with rape of an unconscious person and rape, with the alleged crimes occurring on February 20, 2015, and oral copulation of an unconscious person on May 8, 2022, all felonies, according to court records. He…
Idaho Man Charged With 4 Counts of Murder in Shooting Deaths of His Neighbors, Including 2 Teens
June 21, 2023
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KELLOGG, Idaho—A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to a neighbor’s home and shot and killed the family there, including two teens. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting in the small mining community. Killed were…
Want to Be an Astronaut? Get Ready to Take Advantage of America’s Private Space Boom
June 21, 2023
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Tickets are on sale now for a ride to space aboard Sir Richard Branson’s “spaceline” Virgin Galactic. The starting price? $450,000. Nearly two years after the historic flight that earned its founder his astronaut wings, the company revealed plans to launch its first two commercial spaceflights. The company also opened ticket sales for seats aboard…
Man Killed in Shooting at San Diego Juneteenth Celebration ID’d
June 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Authorities on June 20 publicly identified the 20-year-old man who was fatally shot during a Juneteenth celebration at NTC Park in Liberty Station. Patrol officers responding to reports of a shooting about 6:45 p.m. on June 17 arrived at the park to find numerous people fleeing and Jonathan Shields-Pullum of San Diego suffering from…
Man Convicted of Killing North Dakota Student Moved From Death Row to Florida Prison
June 21, 2023
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BISMARCK, N.D.—The man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and killing a North Dakota student 20 years ago has been moved from death row in Indiana to a Florida prison, according to federal records. Alfonso Rodriguez, 70, was convicted of killing 22-year-old Dru Sjodin in November 2003 after abducting her from a mall parking lot in Grand…
3rd Suspect Arrested in Connection With Long Beach Metro Stabbing
June 21, 2023
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The third and final suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old man on a Metro A Blue Line train in Long Beach was behind bars on June 20. Gael Cruz-Gonzalez, 21, was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport, where U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents stopped him as he was attempting to fly…
Governor: I-95 Traffic to Resume This Weekend With Interim Fix; Permanent Repair to Follow
June 21, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia. “Traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this weekend,” Shapiro said, lauding the around-the-clock work of crews on the stretch of…
California’s Stable Affordable Housing Act One Step Closer to Becoming Law
June 21, 2023
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A proposal that would change the way California approaches affordable housing is receiving broad support from Democratic lawmakers and is now closer to reaching the governor’s desk after passing the Senate. Introduced by Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward), Senate Bill 555, also known as the Stable Affordable Housing Act of 2023, proposes a 10-year goal of…
Almost a Third of America’s Homeless Population Lives in California, Study Finds
June 21, 2023
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California has the largest number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States, accounting for nearly a third of the country’s homeless population, according to a recent study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). “More than 171,000 people experience homelessness daily in California, two times more than the next highest state,” the…
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