Albuquerque police arrested a former Republican state House candidate in connection with recent shootings at the homes of Democratic lawmakers. At a news conference on Monday night, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced that Solomon Pena, 39, was in police custody following a SWAT standoff in Southwest Albuquerque Monday afternoon. …
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Public support and use of the death penalty in 2022 continued their more than two-decade decline in the U.S., and many of the executions that were carried out during the year were “botched” or highly problematic, an annual report on capital punishment says. There were 18 executions in the U.S. …
Read More »Donald Trump was in on his company’s alleged tax scheme, said a New York prosecutor during closing arguments in the state’s criminal fraud and tax evasion case against two Trump Organization companies Friday. The former president was not charged in the Manhattan District Attorney’s effort to prosecute the Trump companies, …
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A member of the U.S. Navy who was injured while helping prevent further harm during a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado last weekend said Sunday that he “simply wanted to save the family that I found.” Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James made his first public comments on the …
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Pink paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John at the American Music Awards (AMAs) on Sunday night, performing “Hopelessly Devoted to You” during the awards show. Newton-John died earlier this year after a long battle with breast cancer. The Australian actress and singer got her big break in the musical …
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A military contractor who served as the architect behind the “Fat Leonard” Navy scandal has been captured in Venezuela after he went on the lam earlier this month, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to CBS News Wednesday night. Leonard Francis, who goes by the nickname “Fat Leonard,” was detained on …
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Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the criminal trial of Thomas Barrack, a billionaire investor and close friend of former President Donald Trump, who is accused of unlawfully lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Federal prosecutors say Barrack, who served as a Trump …
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Credit card industry representatives have cleared the way for a new means of tracking firearm and ammunition purchases, a move that supporters say will help flag suspicious sales and reduce gun crime. The International Standards Organization, which sets rules across the financial services industry, agreed to create a new merchant …
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A police officer in Louisiana is in critical condition after police say a suspect ran over him with a vehicle and dragged him during an attempted traffic stop. Police in Lafayette, Louisiana say the officer was dragged 100 feet early Sunday morning. Officers had tried to stop a car that …
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Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to appear before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor who was an attorney for Trump, was instrumental in Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the election in Georgia and …
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