Rep. Matt Shea, a Republican, “is likely to plan, direct and engage in additional future conflicts that could carry with them significant risks of bloodshed and loss of life,” a Washington state legislative report found.
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No bond for Genaro Garcia Luna, ex-Mexico security official charged with bribery
A judge in Texas ordered Genaro Garcia Luna to remain jailed as he awaits trial for allegedly accepting a fortune in drug-money bribes.
Continue reading...Les Misérables: Why are the French, who seem to have much, so quick to protest?
Why are the French so quick to protest?
Continue reading...Stunt work took her from UCLA gymnast to ‘Watchmen’ hero
Sadiqua Bynum had a decorated gymnastics career at UCLA. Now she’s Regina King’s stunt double on HBO’s ‘Watchmen’
Continue reading...Former Mexican security official arrested in U.S., accused of taking millions in bribes from ‘El Chapo’
Genaro García Luna, a onetime top security official in Mexico, was charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine and with making false statements.
Continue reading...5 tourists killed, 8 more feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
A New Zealand volcanic island erupted Monday, and New Zealanders and overseas tourists were among those who were dead, missing or injured.
Continue reading...They grew up in the K-pop limelight. Is it to blame for their deaths?
Did K-Pop cause the death of Sulli and Goo Hara?
Continue reading...L.A. wins legal battle over laws meant to ease the way for homeless housing
Los Angeles city officials won a key battle Thursday over a pair of local laws meant to ease the way for more housing for homeless people, defeating a challenge from a Venice group that sought to overturn the ordinances. Fight Back, Venice! sued the city over...
Continue reading...Supreme Court confronts homeless crisis and whether there’s a right to sleep on the sidewalk
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court meets Friday to consider for the first time whether the Constitution gives homeless people a right to sleep on the sidewalk. The justices are weighing an appeal of a much-disputed ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that held last year...
Continue reading...Mississippi felons push court to restore voting rights
NEW ORLEANS — The man at the center of a Mississippi case aimed at restoring the voting rights of felons said Tuesday that he is fighting on behalf of everyone like him who “made a mistake in life.” Dennis Hopkins spoke after judges at the 5th Circuit...
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