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3 dead after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off Del Mar in San Diego County

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SAN DIEGO — A search was underway early Monday after a suspected smuggling boat capsized off Del Mar, killing three people.

Early reports indicated nine people were missing from the boat, while four survivors were located.

“Potentially nine more individuals are unaccounted for,” said Coast Guard spokesperson Adam Stanton. “That nine ...Read more

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Analysis: Secretary Rubio defies Sen. Rubio by declaring foreign policy 'belongs' to Trump

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s declaration last week that foreign policy “belongs” solely to the Executive Office of the President is undermined by the statements and legislation of a certain former senator: Marco Rubio of Florida.

Rubio’s comment about flouting a federal judge’s order was merely the latest plank on a...Read more

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Trump has pardoned Michele Fiore. Authorities may still keep her from being a judge

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The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline may continue to suspend Michele Fiore from her position as a Pahrump judge despite her presidential pardon, records show.

Fiore was found guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud charges by a federal jury in October, but President Donald Trump granted her a “full and unconditional pardon” last month, ...Read more

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NJ attorney general wants Bob Menendez barred from office for life

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The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office asked a state judge on Monday to declare that former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is barred for life from seeking public office following his bribery conviction.

Menendez was sentenced in January to 11 years in prison for taking illegal gifts and advancing the Egyptian government’s interests. Following his...Read more

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams appeals order blocking ICE from setting up on Rikers Island jail

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NEW YORK — Attorneys for Mayor Eric Adams are appealing a court decision that’s temporarily blocking his administration from taking any steps to let federal immigration authorities operate on Rikers Island.

In papers filed Monday with the appellate division of Manhattan Supreme Court, attorneys representing Adams, First Deputy Mayor Randy ...Read more

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Newark radar failure left controllers blind for 90 seconds

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WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers guiding planes bound for Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar and radio communication for more than a minute early last week before flights at the key hub were snarled for days, according to people familiar with the matter.

The outage of those key systems occurred on April 28 and lasted nearly ...Read more

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12-year-old migrant with Tren de Aragua ties busted in attack on NYPD cops in Times Square

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NEW YORK — A 12-year-old migrant boy with Tren de Aragua ties was arrested in a Times Square attack on a pair of NYPD police officers who were protecting two other kids from being robbed, police sources said Monday.

The same boy made headlines last year when he was arrested at age 11 in connection with a string of Central Park robberies in ...Read more

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Top LA Fire Department union officers suspended after audit flags $800,000 in credit card spending

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LOS ANGELES — The president and two other top officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department's labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after an investigation by the union's parent organization found $800,000 in credit card purchases that were not properly accounted for.

The International Association of Fire Fighters, which oversees ...Read more

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Trump administration offers undocumented immigrants $1,000 to leave the country

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The Trump administration announced a plan Monday to try to ramp up the number of deportations: paying unauthorized immigrants $1,000 if they return to their home country voluntarily.

The Department of Homeland Security called the plan a “historic opportunity for illegal aliens,” noting in a news release that it would also pay for travel ...Read more

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Bad Bunny announces world tour following sold-out residency in Puerto Rico

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Bad Bunny fans, prepare your wallets and passports, because the Puerto Rican singer is embarking on his “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” world tour.

The Grammy-winning singer announced new shows Monday, via a short clip on Instagram that featured his animated concho frog exclaiming, “at last!” before shooting off his paper plane into the ether....Read more

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Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson pleads guilty to federal corruption charges

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BOSTON — Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty Monday to federal corruption charges tied to a $7,000 kickback scheme she carried out at City Hall and she is eyeing late June for her Council resignation to become effective.

Fernandes Anderson, 46, choked back tears as she formally pleaded guilty in federal court to two ...Read more

Ex-teacher who sexually assaulted middle school teens for drugs, agrees to 25-year sentence

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A former substitute teacher accused of using a social media app to meet middle school girls as young as 12 and supplying them with vape pens and marijuana in exchange for sex, reached a plea agreement with the state Monday that includes a minimum 15-year prison sentence.

Enreeka Nalasco, 35, who worked as a substitute teacher at Miami Beach ...Read more

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Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson pleads guilty to federal corruption charges

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BOSTON — Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to two charges of corruption tied to a kickback scheme in which she took a cash handoff in a city hall bathroom.

Fernandes Anderson, 46, pleaded guilty to to one count of wire fraud and one count of theft involving public funds related to a scheme ...Read more

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Trump administration offers $1,000 to immigrants who return home voluntarily

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The Trump administration is offering $1,000 and a free flight home to undocumented immigrants who go back their own countries voluntarily, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.

The immigrants who use the CBP Home App — the same mobile platform previously used under the Biden administration to facilitate lawful entry ...Read more

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Minnesota Supreme Court: Female breasts are not lewd or inherently sexual and can be exposed in public

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MINNEAPOLIS — Police officers in Rochester were called to the Kwik Trip parking lot because Eloisa Plancarte had her shirt pulled up, revealing her breasts in July 2021.

Plancarte was known to officers; they had already charged her twice that week with indecent exposure, once for exposing her underwear, once for exposing her breasts and ...Read more

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Lamborghini yacht that sank near Miami Beach was overloaded by 20 people, its specs show

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MIAMI — The 65-foot yacht that sank near Miami Beach Saturday with more than 30 social media influencers on board was woefully over capacity, according to the specifications on a for-sale listing for the vessel.

The Tecnomar Lamborghini 63 — named TNT — went down in shallow water near Monument Island shortly after 5 p.m.

All 32 ...Read more

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Taylor becomes latest Michigan police agency to sign ICE pact for immigration enforcement

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TAYLOR, Mich. — Vowing "no one in this department will be getting arrested for subverting federal law," Taylor Police Chief John Blair said Monday his agency signed an agreement last week with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allows local officers to question people about their immigration status.

The April 28 agreement made ...Read more

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs admits he's 'nervous' as federal sex trafficking trial begins jury selection

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NEW YORK — An anxious Sean “Diddy” Combs sat for the first day of jury selection in his federal sex trafficking case Monday, asking the judge for a two-minute bathroom break after hearing from a half-dozen prospective jurors.

“I’m sorry, your honor. I’m a little nervous today,” said the hip hop mogul, dressed in a dark blue ...Read more

If Trump really wants to reopen Alcatraz, he'll have to go through California's environmental laws

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As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of building in California could get derailed by regulations.

On Sunday, the president announced in a social media post that he would direct the Bureau of Prisons and the FBI to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz to “house America’s most ruthless and violent ...Read more

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Newark airport radar loss left controllers blind for 90 seconds

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WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers guiding planes bound for Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar and radio communication for more than a minute early last week before flights at the key hub were snarled for days, according to people familiar with the matter.

The outage of those key systems occurred on April 28 and lasted nearly ...Read more