LOS ANGELES—Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, British officials announced Jan. 17. According to the British National Crime Agency, authorities seized drugs over the past week that were packed into checked luggage and flown from Los Angeles International Airport…
9 US Citizens Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs From LA to London
US Murders Concentrated in Handful of Counties, Urban Areas: Report
A small number of counties account for a vast majority of murders committed in the United States, whereas a major portion of counties have very few murders, according to a recent report, which also noted that urban areas had “much higher” murder rates despite lower gun ownership. Murders were found to be “very concentrated” in…
Arizona Court Strikes Down Challenge to Mail-In Voting
An Arizona Appellate Court upheld a lower court’s decision to reject a lawsuit from the Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) filed against election officials for alleging Arizona’s mail-in voting law violated the Arizona Constitution’s secrecy clause. The secrecy clause states “All elections by the people shall be by ballot, or by such other method as may…
Baby Girl Killed in Crash on 101 Freeway in LA
LOS ANGELES—A crash involving a big rig and another vehicle on the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway in the Valley Village area left a month-old girl dead and a man and a woman injured, authorities said Jan. 17. The crash occurred about 1:25 p.m. Monday north of Tujunga Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The…
Bipartisan Bill to Abolish Death Penalty Is Filed in Kentucky
A bipartisan bill proposed in the Kentucky legislature would eliminate the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates sentenced to capital punishment. The bill was filed in the Kentucky Senate in January by Democrat Sen. Gerald Neal and Republican Sens. Julie Raque Adams and Stephen Meredith. The bill would “abolish…
San Francisco Committee Proposes $5 Million Payouts, Debt Forgiveness as Reparations for African Americans
Total debt forgiveness and $5 million payouts are among the reparations the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee is proposing that the city grant to longtime Black residents who have been a victim of the city’s “systematic repression and exclusion” of the Black community. The committee, tasked with developing a reparations plan for the…
San Francisco Committee Proposes Payouts of $5 Million Each, Debt Forgiveness as Reparations for African Americans
Total debt forgiveness and $5 million payouts are among the reparations the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee is proposing that the city grant to longtime Black residents who have been a victim of the city’s “systematic repression and exclusion” of the Black community. The committee, tasked with developing a reparations plan for the…
USC Removes the Word ‘Field’ in Class Because of Implied Connotations to Racism and Slavery
The University of Southern California’s (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work will no longer use the word “field” in its curriculum, as it may have racist “connotations” related to slavery. The word “may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign,” according to a letter from the department on Jan. 9….
Florida Condo Building Safety Law May ‘Bankrupt a Lot of People,’ Expert Says
A new Florida building safety law might put some property owners into bankruptcy, according to one expert. The bill, SB 4-D, requires condominium and cooperative association buildings that are three stories in height or more and located within three miles of a coastline, to have a “milestone inspection” of the building’s structural integrity by an…
Man Arrested in Stabbing Death of Girlfriend in Stanton
STANTON, Calif.—A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death in Stanton, authorities said Jan. 16. Edgar Navarrete, 22, of Stanton was booked on suspicion of murder in the killing of Serena Gallardo, 22, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were sent to the 10000 block of Bell Street about 11:50…
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