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Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen by Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says
By Christopher Weber, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and lanes are scheduled to reopen by next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. Earlier this week officials said it could take crews between three and five weeks to shore up the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen next Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says
By The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and lanes are scheduled to reopen next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. Earlier this week officials said it could take crews between three and five weeks to shore up the mile-long ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
By Juan A. Lozano And Michael Graczyk, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A Texas man convicted of abducting and strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store while her family was doing their Christmas shopping in 2001 was executed Thursday evening. David Renteria, 53, was pronounced dead at 7:11 p.m. CST after a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts
By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell sex ads, leading the judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed at a southwest Alabama prison, authorities said. McWhorter was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for his role in the robbery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator
By John Antczak And Julie Watson, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said in a statement that both charges have special allegations that Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, personally inflicted “great bodily ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of 1 money laundering count
By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
By Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday afternoon after a jury deadlocked on civil rights charges against a former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the deadly raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. Brett Hankison was charged with using excessive force that violated the rights of Breonna Taylor, her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California authorities arrest college professor in the death of Jewish demonstrator
By John Antczak And Julie Watson, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Southern California college professor was arrested Thursday in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, was booked into jail on suspicion of of involuntary manslaughter – the unintentional killing of another person, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said. The district attorney’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals court judge on Thursday paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial. The trial judge had imposed the gag order last month and later fined Trump $15,000 for violations after the former president made a disparaging social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
By Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer of federal charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. The jury deliberated for about eight hours before finding David DePape guilty ... Read More »
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