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Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients. U.S. District Judge Andrew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
By Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial, but never took the stand as the prosecutors rested their case against the Republican. The affair is central to the historic proceedings and accusations that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s defense attorneys ask senators to end impeachment trial
By Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial, but never took the stand as the prosecutors rested their case against the Republican and his defense sought to end the proceedings due to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal. Issue likely to be decided by US Supreme Court
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen agreed with Texas and eight other states suing to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman with whom Texas AG allegedly had affair appears at impeachment trial but doesn’t testify
By Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is said to have had an extramarital affair made a sudden appearance Wednesday at the Republican’s impeachment trial but never testified despite being called to take the witness stand. The affair is central to the historic proceedings and accusations that Paxton misused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A judge on Wednesday found that the teachers union in Las Vegas is behind a wave of absences and ordered an end to what she said is “very clearly a strike” during a bitter contract battle in a state where it is illegal for public employees to walk out on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public ordered by New Mexico governor
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico’s largest metro area. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Judge David Urias marks a setback for Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as she responds to several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Moscow at a summit with Putin in Russia
By Kim Tong-hyung And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The meeting, which lasted over four ... Read More »
1 response2 men sentenced to life without parole in downtown Pittsburgh drive-by shooting that killed toddler
By The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Two men convicted of murder in a drive-by shooting that left a toddler dead in his car seat in Pittsburgh were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without possibility of parole. Markez Anger, 25, and Londell Falconer, 27, were both convicted in June of first-degree murder in the death of 18-month-old De’Avry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate and governor, won’t seek reelection in 2024
By Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection in 2024, creating a wide-open contest in a state that heavily favors Republicans and is expected to attract a crowded field. Romney, a former presidential candidate and governor of Massachusetts, made the announcement in a video statement. He said the country ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Moscow at a summit with Putin in Russia’s Far East
By Kim Tong-hyung And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The meeting, which lasted over four ... Read More »
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