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LOS ANGELES — Authorities investigating the crash in the Windsor Hills neighborhood that left five people dead are trying to sort out the actions and mindset of the nurse who prosecutors say plowed her Mercedes into the intersection. Investigators are still trying to get a full account of what brought Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37, to the corner of Slauson and La Brea avenues last Thursday ...
Aug. 10—The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Anyone speaking in definitive terms about the FBI's search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is probably getting ahead of themselves. Without more information from the FBI or the Department of ...
Aug. 10—ROCHESTER — The scope of an Olmsted County social worker's allegations of age, racial and gender discrimination took center stage Wednesday. Wilhelmina Jacob, a 20-year county employee, filed a lawsuit in April against the county, alleging younger, less qualified, white applicants have been given jobs she sought. While Aaron Knoll of the Minneapolis-based Greene Espel Law Firm said the ...
Aug. 10—An item in the Democratic spending bill that would extend subsidies to lower-income people in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could keep thousands of Mainers insured and stabilize costs for others if it passes. The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the Senate this weekend, is headed to a vote in the House on Friday. While significant future drug-pricing reforms have gotten more ...
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, who has been acquitted of all charges against him for the deadly New Hampshire crash in 2019, is now in ICE custody as an immigration judge determines whether the Ukrainian citizen will be deported. The 26-year-old West Springfield man on Tuesday was found not guilty on all negligent homicide, manslaughter and reckless conduct charges in connection to the collision that ...
On Monday night, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it ended the Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for immigration hearings, continuing a legal battle with Texas. “Texas wants to keep fighting to keep ‘Remain in Mexico’ in place,” said Esther Sung, legal director with the Justice Action Center. “There is very much a possibility that the policy could be ...
Aug. 10—GRAND RAPIDS — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting hunters and anyone interested in deer to a public information meeting Aug. 23 to discuss chronic wasting disease in the Grand Rapids area. The meeting is set for 6-8 p.m. in the Chukar Auditorium at the Minnesota North College, formerly Itasca Community College, 1851 East Highway 169. DNR wildlife health and big ...
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — America’s top diplomat on Wednesday was hoping to showcase the potential for democracy and climate action here in one of Africa’s largest countries. But backsliding reality got in the way. Within hours of U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s arrival in the Democratic Republic of Congo — as he repeatedly urged free, fair and “on time” presidential ...
New Jersey on Wednesday reported another 2,350 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 new confirmed deaths, a new five-month high for daily deaths. The state’s rate of transmission was 0.92 on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Health. A transmission rate below 1 is an indication that each new case is leading to less than one additional case. When the transmission rate is 1, that means ...
Gov. Charlie Baker legalized sports wagering in Massachusetts with the stroke of a pen Wednesday afternoon, but gamblers may have to wait months before they can head into an in-person establishment or open up an app to place bets. Implementation and regulatory oversight of the brand new industry now falls to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, whose five commissioners and staff have already ...