Category: State News

Arson Suspect Arrested, Possibly Connected to 20 Recent Car Fires in Tujunga

May 30, 2023
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Following a string of vehicle fires in the area, police Monday said they’ve arrested a suspect caught on camera setting fire to a truck in Sunland-Tujunga, California, In video footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department, a male suspect on a bike pulls up to a blue pickup truck parked on Greeley Avenue and…

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2 Marines Beaten by Crowd of Teens Near San Clemente Pier

May 30, 2023
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Investigators were continuing a search Tuesday for suspects in the weekend beating of at least two Marines by a large group of people, mostly teens, near the San Clemente Pier. The melee began about 9:15 p.m. Friday near the pier at the end of Avenida del Mar, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mike…

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Coast Guard Searching for Man Who Fell From Cruise Ship Off Florida Coast

May 30, 2023
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NORFOLK, Va.—The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it’s searching for a man who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida. The 35-year-old passenger fell from the Carnival Magic ship about 185 miles (300 kilometers) east of Jacksonville on Monday, the service said in a statement. Aircraft and ships are being used…

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LA Dodgers Flip-Flop on Including Nun-Mocking Drag Group in Pride Night Festivities

May 30, 2023
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Despite outrage by some fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has reaffirmed an invitation to the drag ensemble Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to perform at its Pride Night game on June 16. The Dodgers announced the drag group’s appearance, then canceled the appearance after public pressure. The MLB team now has canceled the cancelation…

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Judge Declines to Sanction Kari Lake in Election Case

May 30, 2023
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A judge issued a ruling denying sanctions requested by attorneys for Maricopa County against GOP candidate Kari Lake after her latest legal challenge was rejected. Maricopa County officials were seeking penalties against Lake and her attorneys after a Maricopa County judge, Peter Thompson, rejected her case challenging signature-verification rules that were implemented by the county…

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Texas Legislature’s First Special Session to Focus on Border Security, Slashing Property Taxes

May 30, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 29 unveiled a long list of agenda items for the state Legislature’s upcoming special sessions, including bolstering security at the U.S.-Mexico border and slashing property taxes in the state. The Republican governor called an immediate special session the night of May 29, just hours after the state House and Senate adjourned from the 88th…

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The Day Has Arrived for Elizabeth Holmes to Report to a Texas Prison

May 30, 2023
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Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to move to her new home—a federal prison where she has been sentenced to spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley. The federal judge who sentenced Holmes, 39, in November recommended that she be…

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Man Charged in Ohio Slaying of 4, Wounding of Girl, Now Charged in 2013 New Jersey Killing

May 30, 2023
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CAMDEN, N.J.—A man charged in an Ohio shooting that killed four people and injured a child earlier this year has now been charged in a slaying in New Jersey a decade ago, authorities said. Martin Muniz, 41, was charged in Cuyahoga County in January with multiple counts of aggravated murder as well as attempted murder,…

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Texas Senate Sets August Deadline for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial

May 30, 2023
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The Texas Senate on May 29 adopted a resolution calling for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial to begin by August. The resolution, authored by state Sen. John Whitmire, a Democrat, passed unanimously. Under the resolution (pdf) a seven-member committee will be appointed to prepare and present rules of procedure for consideration to the Senate…

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Texas Senate Sets Deadline for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial

May 30, 2023
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The Texas Senate on May 29 adopted a resolution calling for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial to begin by August. The resolution, authored by state Sen. John Whitmire, a Democrat, passed unanimously. Under the resolution (pdf) a seven-member committee will be appointed to prepare and present rules of procedure for consideration to the Senate…

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