12 h. ago Southern California judge who killed his wife is scheduled to be sentenced

A Southern California judge convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife after the couple had been arguing is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday

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24 h. ago Donkey recovering after latest arrow attack on wild burros in California

Cupid recovers from surgery after what officials say is latest in half-dozen attacks on donkeys in semirural areas in stateA wild burro dubbed Cupid is recovering from surgery after being shot with an arrow in what officials say is the latest in a series of a half-dozen attacks since June on donkeys that roam semirural areas of inland southern California.The two-year-old female burro was spotted last Wednesday with a blue arrow protruding from her right shoulder as she wandered with a herd in the foothills of Moreno Valley, about 65 miles (104km) east of Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago California judge rejects Menendez brothers’ request for new trial

Claims that brothers were sexually abused didn’t supersede ‘premeditation and deliberation’ of killings, says judgeA California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, saying the allegations that the brothers were sexually abused did not supersede their “premeditation and deliberation” when they killed their parents more than 35 years ago.The ruling Monday by Los Angeles superior court judge William C Ryan comes just weeks after the brothers were denied parole and shuts down another possible path to freedom for the two who have served nearly 30 years in prison. Ryan denied a May 2023 petition seeking a review of their convictions based on new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Donkey recovering after being shot in latest arrow attack on wild burros in California

A wild burro dubbed Cupid is recovering from surgery after being shot with an arrow in what officials say is the latest in a series of a half-dozen attacks since June on donkeys that roam semirural areas of inland Southern California

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56 h. ago Judge passes sentence on aristocrat and rapist partner who killed their baby

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were convicted of the manslaughter of baby Victoria

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3 d. ago United by tragedy, California dining club aims to save one restaurant at a time

In wildfire-devastated Altadena, a ‘little misfit group’ of diners are supporting struggling business – and each otherOn a Friday evening at El Caporal, a southern California restaurant, the dining room buzzed with chatter. For owner Neddy Morelos, the soundtrack was a welcome contrast to the silence of other nights when employees joked that they could hear a fly flap its wings.For the first time since January, when the Eaton fire bore down on her restaurant on Fair Oaks Avenue, a busy thoroughfare in Altadena, every vaquero-themed banquette was filled with hungry customers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man 'fantasised about raping relative' before slashing aunt's neck in horror attack

Shayne MacDonald was just 21 when he viciously attacked his aunt, Sarah Vermelhudo, and then stabbed her mother Maria. A judge has described it as a 'particularly brutal killing'

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5 d. ago Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs

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7 d. ago Man accused of ramming a car into Filipino festival in Vancouver found mentally fit to stand trial

A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 11 people by driving his SUV into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival is mentally fit to stand trial

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7 d. ago Suspect arrested after printing his ‘How to Kill a Federal Judge’ manifesto at a local library, cops say

Federal prosecutors charged a Minnesota man Tuesday with threatening to assault and murder a federal judge after he allegedly printed and distributed a 236-page manifesto titled How to Kill a Federal Judge at a local library.

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8 d. ago Home Depot stores, long a hub for day laborers, now draw immigration agents out on raids

Home Depot stores in Southern California have long been an informal hub for day laborers in the country both legally and illegally who are seeking work

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9 d. ago US supreme court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids – live updates

Court allows federal agents to proceed with raids in southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or languageIntent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump’s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it quietly dropped the case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules

An FBI agent says data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of the wooded area where the bodies were found with gunshot wounds and covered with tarpaulins

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1 week ago Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people

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2 w. ago 4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death

A judge has sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with killing a man by piling on top of him to a mix of probation and time already served, allowing them to avoid spending any more time behind bars

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2 w. ago Judge makes blockbuster DNA decision in Gilgo Beach ‘serial killer’ case against Rex Heuermann

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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2 w. ago Big blow to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann’s defense after judge rules on evidence in Gilgo beach murders trial

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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2 w. ago Judge allows advanced DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach serial killer trial

A New York judge has allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer

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2 w. ago Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, appeals court rules – US politics live

2-1 decision from fifth circuit is the first federal appeals court ruling on presidential proclamation invoking 1798 lawHello and welcome to the US politics live blog for today. I am Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that president Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang.A judge has found the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests was illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday that the administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids. The judge did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.The US House of Representatives oversight committee released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein from the justice departme...

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2 w. ago Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules

A judge has ruled the Trump administration’s use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal

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