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Karen Read murder trial sticking with January start date for now
BOSTON — The new attorney appointed to prosecute Karen Read made his courtroom debut in a decidedly swift motions hearing Wednesday in which both sides argued a medley of trial-prep issues.
It was the first time the case has met at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham since defense attorneys argued in August that two of the three charges against ...Read more
Michigan commissioner pleads guilty to hiring a prostitute
DETROIT — A Grand Traverse County commissioner has pleaded guilty to hiring a prostitute, a state official said.
Brad Jewett, 55, of Traverse City, pleaded guilty Tuesday in 86th District Court in Traverse City to the misdemeanor charge of engaging the services of prostitution, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in a press ...Read more
In unearthed prison phone call, Charles Manson admits involvement in pre-1969 killings
Charles Manson may have killed people even before assembling his notorious "family."
In an audio recording featured in a new clip from the upcoming docuseries "Making Manson," the deadly cult leader claims that he lived in Mexico in the 1960s and "got involved in a couple of killings."
"See there's a whole part of my life that nobody knows ...Read more
Prosecutors rule Michigan police shooting of suicidal man was justified
DETROIT — No charges will be filed against a Wayne police officer who shot and killed 40-year-old John Zook Jr. after he called 911 and reported that he had just tried to die by suicide, according to Wayne County prosecutors.
Prosecutors said the officers acted in self-defense and the June 18 fatal shooting was justified, according to a press...Read more
State office buildings briefly close after legionella bacteria discovery in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — A discovery of legionella bacteria last week prompted the brief closure of three Maryland state office buildings in Baltimore, forcing employees to work from home, according to a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of General Services.
State officials said they did not know the origin of the bacteria, which was discovered ...Read more
Sen. John Thune wins Senate majority leader post for incoming Trump government
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Thune was elected by Republican senators to serve as new majority leader, a major decision that offers some clues about how Washington will work in the incoming second administration of President-elect Trump.
Thune, a South Dakota conservative, beat Sen John Cornyn of Texas in a 29-24 vote on the second round.
Sen. ...Read more
Biden welcomes Trump back to the White House
WASHINGTON — President Biden welcomed President-elect Trump back to the White House on Wednesday for the traditional meeting with the incoming commander-in-chief.
“Welcome back,” Biden declared as the two men sat in front of a roaring fire.
“Politics is tough (but) it is a nice world today,” Trump replied after they shook hands. “...Read more
Haiti police accused of shooting two patients, attacking staff of French medical charity
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières said Wednesday that at least two patients at its Haiti hospital were executed and its staff violently attacked after one of its ambulances in Port-au-Prince was stopped on Monday by Haitian police officers and members of a vigilante group.
The ambulance was about 100 ...Read more
With Rubio's selection as next secretary of state, Cuba leaders' worst fears come true
A group of Cuban-American Republicans is poised to play prominent roles in the upcoming Trump administration and Congress in the coming years, bringing to life the worst fear of the Cuban regime: that Cuban exiles and their descendants would be able to dictate U.S. policy toward the island.
News that President-elect Donald Trump will pick ...Read more
A depression could form in Caribbean, become Sara and move toward Florida. What to know
MIAMI — A new tropical depression could form soon in the Caribbean Sea, and there’s a chance it could strengthen into the season’s next tropical storm.
The National Hurricane Center has continued to increase the formation chances of the disturbance that is dumping rain over the central Caribbean Sea near Jamaica. The system now has a 90% ...Read more
A federal law mandated outside oversight of crime labs. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation didn't use it, watchdogs allege
DENVER — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation did not use a federally mandated oversight process designed to investigate misconduct in forensic testing, even as one of the agency’s star scientists manipulated DNA testing data for years, two Colorado watchdog agencies claimed in a letter to the CBI on Tuesday.
The American Civil Liberties ...Read more
Hurricane center says 90% chance tropical system will form, forecasts show swing back to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center expects the season’s next tropical depression or storm to form in the Caribbean soon, and forecast models predict it will intensify into a hurricane and threaten Florida next week.
As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure over the central Caribbean Sea was ...Read more
UCHealth to pay $23 million to settle federal lawsuit over billing fraud allegations
DENVER — UCHealth will pay $23 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital system fraudulently coded emergency room visits submitted to Medicare and the military health insurance program TRICARE.
Department of Justice officials accused UCHealth of using an “automatic coding rule” for ER patients despite knowing the practice ...Read more
California: Rather than pay a debt, he carried out a vicious, convoluted double-murder plot, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES — A Glendale man owed an Orange County couple $80,000, so he shot the husband, kidnapped and killed the wife, set their bodies on fire and returned to their home to steal almost $250,000 worth of luxury goods, authorities allege.
It is under these extreme and violent circumstances that Huangting Gong, 30, could face the death ...Read more
Ray J says celebs are offering hush money to Diddy victims
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ collaborator Ray J claims that celebrities have told him they’re offering hush money to victims of the embattled mogul, who is awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
The 43-year-old “Sexy Can I” singer made the claims in “The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs,”...Read more
Maryland lawmakers face new $2.7 billion budget deficit, 'worst situation we've seen in the last 20 years'
BALTIMORE — Maryland lawmakers were warned Tuesday of an impending $2.7 billion deficit they’ll need to resolve for the next budget year — a significant hole that all but guarantees another debate in Annapolis over whether they should make deep budget cuts or raise taxes.
The budget picture is worsening faster than previously expected, ...Read more
California: 'Turned off and stored.' LAUSD reveals details on school cellphone ban to begin Feb. 18
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Unified has offered the first details of what a cellphone-free school day will soon look like as educators attempt to break the digital-device obsession of a generation of students, aiming to get them off their screens and focused on classroom learning.
The cellphone ban in the nation's second largest school district...Read more
Sacramento delays reparations and racial equity vote after 'major changes,' official says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While reviewing resolutions focused on racial equity and reparations, Councilwoman Mai Vang called out the city manager’s office for making “major changes” ahead of a vote Tuesday afternoon.
One of the resolutions, which is a part of the Mayoral Reparations Initiative, seeks to continue efforts on reparations by ...Read more
He was her employee, then her killer. Now construction worker faces life in prison
LOS ANGELES — The 2019 murder of 76-year-old Chyong Jen Tsai was as gruesome as it was unexpected; the Arcadia grandmother was found dead in her own backyard after she was viciously attacked with a hammer, a jab saw and a box cutter, authorities said.
Now, five years later, Tsai's family has received a measure of justice.
On Thursday, ...Read more
US sidesteps its own deadline for Israel to improve Gaza aid
The Biden administration sidestepped its own 30-day deadline for Israel to provide significantly more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip or face a weapons cutoff, saying progress has been made despite aid groups warning of a looming famine.
Israel has done enough to assuage U.S. concerns but needs to do more, State Department spokesman Vedant ...Read more
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