Category: State News

Florida Police Arrest Man, Search for 2 Others in Memorial Day Beach Shooting

June 4, 2023
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Police in Florida arrested one man Saturday and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day, wounding nine people. The Hollywood Police Department said authorities arrested Jordan Burton and are searching for Ariel Cardahn Paul and Lionel JeanCharles Jr. The suspects…

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Haitian Businessman Gets Life Sentence in 2021 Assassination of Haiti’s President

June 3, 2023
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MIAMI—A federal judge in Miami sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman Friday to life in prison for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. Rodolphe Jaar, 51, is the first person to be convicted and sentenced in what U.S. prosecutors have described as a broad plot by conspirators…

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911 Transcripts Point to Chaos, Fast-Evolving Situation in April Shootings in Maine

June 3, 2023
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PORTLAND, Maine—A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway before confessing to police that he was behind the killings. According to heavily redacted…

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Suspect Robs Jack in the Box in San Diego

June 3, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man who robbed a Jack in the Box in San Diego is on the loose June 3. San Diego Police officers responded at 6:31 p.m. Friday to 2905 Alta View Drive Friday where they learned the suspect entered the restaurant, reached over the counter, and grabbed money out of the cash register. A…

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Adult and Teen Charged in Pennsylvania Shooting That Killed 2 Young Boys, Man

June 3, 2023
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Two young boys were playing with kittens in their backyard when shots rang out at a home in eastern Pennsylvania, killing both children and a young man who was the apparent target, authorities said Thursday. Brothers Jesus and Sebastian Perez-Salome, ages 8 and 9, and a third victim were killed Tuesday night in Lebanon. An…

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Man Charged With Raping Woman in Newport Beach

June 3, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif—A 29-year-old Costa Mesa man was charged June 2 with raping a woman and assaulting her with a feeding tube in Newport Beach. Jack Douglas Kanen was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and force, a count of forcible oral copulation, a count of…

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Federal Court Reinstates Death Penalty Order for Missouri Inmate Convicted of Killing Jailers

June 3, 2023
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ST. LOUIS—A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution for a Missouri inmate who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for his role in the deaths of two jailers. Michael Tisius, 42, was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing Randolph County jailers Jason Acton and Leon Egley during a failed…

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Office Vacancy Rates at Historic Highs in San Francisco, Potentially 40 Percent: Experts

June 3, 2023
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Office vacancy rates in San Francisco continue to climb, with new records being set monthly as businesses continue to flee and office workers resist a return to the city, according to experts. Vacancy rates reportedly surpassed 31 percent in May, the highest ever recorded in the city—historically known as an attractive location for businesses, ranking…

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Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision in Sun Valley

June 3, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old woman was killed June 3 when her car rear-ended a big rig in Sun Valley, whose driver failed to stop, police said. The victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard approaching Cayuga Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Saturday when it rear-ended the big rig, which had a white cabin and…

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New Tiananmen Museum Opens in New York Ahead of June 4 Anniversary

June 3, 2023
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NEW YORK—The hope for a “free China” lives on in a new Manhattan museum dedicated to the Chinese communist regime’s 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square, exhibit organizers said on Thursday ahead of the 34th anniversary of the massacre. The June 4th Memorial Museum in New York will be the only such permanent…

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