World News
Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – A judge ruled Friday that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial. The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward. Judge Ingrid Bakke ruled that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, is able to ... Read More »
1 responseJudge rules man accused of killing 10 at a Colorado supermarket is mentally competent to stand trial
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – A Colorado judge ruled Friday that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial. The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward. Judge Ingrid Bakke ruled that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, is able ... Read More »
1 responseLiberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
By Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A newly elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, who has called Republican-drawn electoral districts “rigged,” declined to recuse herself on Friday from a pair of redistricting lawsuits. Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the cases increases the chance that Republicans, who control the Legislature and drew the maps, may proceed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after he lost a bid Friday to postpone it. Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower. An appeals judge rebuffed the request ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NY appeals court declines to halt Trump’s civil fraud trial while he contests a pretrial ruling
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals judge declined Friday to halt Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, rebuffing the former president’s request to postpone it while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower. The appellate judge agreed that control over the holdings will stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado funeral home owner where 115 decaying bodies found tried to conceal improper storage
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) – A Colorado funeral home owner where 115 decaying bodies were found tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses and claimed he was doing taxidermy, according to a suspension letter sent to him by state regulators. The facility in the small Colorado town of Penrose had also been unregistered for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divided up a politically conservative oil-producing region in New Mexico don’t violate the state constitution, a judge ruled in an order published Friday. Judge Fred Van Soelen wrote that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 succeeded in substantially diluting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A judge rules against a Republican challenge of a congressional redistricting map in New Mexico
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico state judge ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region, in an order published Friday. Judge Fred Van Soelen wrote that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 succeeded in substantially ... Read More »
1 responsePolice find at least 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home under investigation
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) – Police said Friday they have found at least 115 bodies at Colorado “˜green’ funeral home under investigation for improper handling of remains. Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper said they are coordinating with other agencies to determine if there is any wrongdoing. The Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado, ... Read More »
1 responseWhat is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history
By Hallie Golden And Christine Fernando, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events across the U.S. come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. An increasing number of states and cities have also recognized it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutor won’t seek charges against troopers in killing of ‘Cop City’ activist near Atlanta
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – The use of deadly force by Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta was “objectively reasonable” and no charges will be sought against them, a prosecutor said Friday. Opponents, who derisively refer to the planned center as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
