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UNLV gunman had erectile dysfunction meds, oxycodone in system
A former professor was on pain killers and medication for erectile dysfunction when he gunned down three people at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Anthony Polito had 84 nanograms per milliliter of tadalafil, also known as Cialis, and 15 nanograms per milliliter of oxycodone in his bloodstream when he carried out the mass shooting late last ...Read more
Supreme Court to decide cases over online porn access, vapes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will decide disputes over online access to pornography in Texas, Food and Drug Administration approval of e-cigarettes and a federal sentencing law, adding to the issues it will tackle in the next term that starts in October.
The Texas case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, comes from ...Read more
Trump demands feds drop criminal cases after Supreme Court 'SPANKING'
Former President Donald Trump Tuesday demanded that all the criminal cases against him be dropped after the Supreme Court delivered what he called a “high-level SPANKING” of Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Continuing his victory lap after the conservative justices gave him a big victory, Trump called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to order...Read more
Severe turbulence on Air Europa flight injures dozens; forces emergency landing
Dozens of people aboard an Air Europa flight were injured Monday after experiencing severe turbulence during a flight from Spain to Uruguay.
The incident occurred about four hours into flight UX045, from Madrid to Montevideo.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with 325 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in the city of Natal, in ...Read more
Decision on whether Michigan false elector cases advance likely months away
LANSING, Mich. — A judge said Tuesday she's considering dates in September, October and November for the final preliminary examinations for Michigan's 2020 false presidential electors, meaning a decision on whether their cases will go to trial remains likely months away.
Ingham County District Court Judge Kristen Simmons made the comments ...Read more
US labor market shows signs of losing steam, putting the Fed on alert
Economists and some Federal Reserve officials are increasingly on alert that pain could be on the horizon for American workers amid signs the labor market is losing steam.
Companies are posting fewer job openings this year and employees are quitting less as unemployment has begun creeping up from low levels, signaling the end of the ...Read more
Dali-sized cargo ship 'briefly lost engine power' as it left Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — A 965-foot container ship “briefly lost engine power” as it departed the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore early Monday morning, but it was able to return to its berth according to Maryland Port Administration spokesperson Richard Scher.
The ship, a Liberia-flagged vessel named the Bellavia, departed Baltimore ...Read more
Massachusetts State Police watchdog pushes again for probe of embattled agency
One day after the jarring mistrial in the Karen Read murder case, a top state law enforcement watchdog is demanding an “indispensable” probe of the State Police to hopefully restore confidence in the embattled agency.
The “stem to stern” examination of the Massachusetts State Police comes after the agency’s “integrity” was rocked ...Read more
Georgia sues Biden administration over plan to expand farmworker rights
ATLANTA — Georgia has teamed up with a coalition of Republican-led states – and with a group of Georgia growers – to halt a new federal rule that would bring expanded protections to migrant farmworkers on temporary visas.
The new rule, currently set to go into effect this summer, reinforces that farmers are prohibited from holding or ...Read more
Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state laws in Illinois that prohibited the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented.
Had the court granted the appeals, it would have threatened California's long-standing ban of most rapid-fire assault ...Read more
Atlanta approves additional $2 million toward eviction relief
ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to donate $2 million to an eviction relief program for low-income residents, which will provide up to $7,000 of relief for households that make up to 60% of median income — about $62,000 for a family of four, or $43,000 for a single person.
Metro Atlanta reported over 144,000 eviction filings ...Read more
Atlanta launches domestic violence awareness campaign
ATLANTA — Atlanta is launching a new public awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of domestic violence cases throughout the city, which officials say have been on the rise this year.
The initiative — that includes support from Atlanta icons Dallas Austin, Big Gipp, Miss Lawrence, Monyetta Shaw Carter and Rasheeda — calls upon ...Read more
Hurricane Beryl swells to a monster Category 5. It could weaken before it hits Jamaica
MIAMI — Hurricane Beryl broke a new slew of records overnight Monday by strengthening into a massive Category 5 hurricane — the earliest on record in July — and putting Jamaica more solidly in the crosshairs of a hit from a major storm on Wednesday.
All week, the National Hurricane Center has forecast a weakening late Tuesday and early ...Read more
Hurricane Beryl explodes to Category 5 on path toward Jamaica and Cancun
FORT LAUDARDELE, Fla. — Hurricane Beryl continued to rapidly intensify on Tuesday morning, reaching a powerful Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
“Life-threatening” winds and potentially 3 to 5 feet of storm surge are forecast to strike Jamaica on Wednesday, despite some ...Read more
Gascón advisor facing felony charges argues case is misunderstanding over public records
LOS ANGELES — A top official from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office is asking a judge to toss out 11 felony charges filed against her by state prosecutors, with her attorney arguing in a court filing that the allegedly confidential files she's accused of misusing were actually public records.
In April, California Atty. Gen. ...Read more
Israel tells Palestinians to leave Khan Younis as Hamas regroups
The Israeli army ordered Palestinians to leave Khan Younis ahead of a possible new assault, underscoring its struggle to stop militants regrouping in areas that were previously cleared.
The Israel Defense Forces warned people in eastern neighborhoods of Gaza’s second-biggest city to evacuate. The military said warplanes hit the area overnight...Read more
Anti-government protests resume in Kenya after 39 people killed
Anti-government demonstrations resumed in various Kenyan cities on Tuesday, with protesters calling for a clampdown on state corruption and wasteful government expenditure.
Police dressed in anti-riot gear fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, to disperse pockets of stone-throwing protesters, some of whom blocked a road with coffins. In the ...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed within China after Biden's debate troubles
After President Joe Biden’s catastrophic debate performance, Gavin Newsom has emerged among a handful of names being floated to replace him. In China, that would be a popular outcome.
Since Biden stumbled against Donald Trump last week, Chinese social media users have posted photos and video clips of the California state governor, who was a ...Read more
Hurricane Beryl morphs into record-breaking Cat 5 storm as it barrels through the Caribbean
MIAMI — Hurricane Beryl intensified Monday night into what forecasters are calling a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm as it ripped off roofs, toppled trees and shut down power after barreling through eastern Caribbean islands — fueled by record warm waters. Beryl is now the earliest Category 5 storm on record to form in the ...Read more
Britain goes to the polls, and a wipeout is in the works. What to know about the election
LONDON — On Thursday, British voters appear almost certain to embrace momentous political change, handing the ruling Conservatives what could be a defeat of historic proportions, and casting their lot with the center-left Labor Party.
The widely forecast result — a resounding Labor win — would end Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's 20-month ...Read more
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