Arizona adds immigration enforcement measure to November ballot
By Liliana Salgado and Ted Hesson PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona voters will be able to decide in the Nov. 5 election if they support or reject a Republican-led measure that would make it a crime to cross
Missouri Supreme Court says governor had the right to dissolve inquiry board in death row case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a death row inmate’s challenge to Gov. Mike Parson’s decision to dissolve a board of inquiry convened to investigate the inmate’s innocence claim. Marcellus Williams filed suit last year after
Family of Minnesota man killed by police criticize local officials and seek federal intervention
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nyra Fields-Miller was making breakfast for her family last weekend when the county attorney’s office called with an urgent request to speak with her in person. Hours later, officials told her that prosecutors were
Man who attacked Muslim lawmaker in Connecticut sentenced to 5 years in prison
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who attacked a Muslim state representative outside a prayer service in Connecticut was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for attempted sexual assault and other crimes, a punishment the lawmaker
New Orleans plans to spiff up as host of next year’s Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans hosts its 11th Super Bowl next year and the preparations involve showcasing the city’s heralded architecture, music, food and celebratory culture while addressing its myriad challenges, including crime, pockets of homelessness
Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the
Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against peaceful student protesters 35 years ago in the heart of Beijing is as ruthless and suppressive
Atlanta water system still in repair on Day 5 of outages
ATLANTA (AP) — Workers continued to install pipes to replace a ruptured water main in Atlanta on Tuesday, as water problems persisted in some parts of the city for a fifth day. “Making progress,” Mayor Andre Dickens
House votes on sanctions for top war crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting Tuesday on legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The vote amounts to Congress’ first
Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor’s pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor said Tuesday he is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who was convicted of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter
