Jun. 28—An Austin 18-year-old has been sentenced to a maximum of three years in prison for a rash of violent crimes committed in 2023 and January of 2024. Izaiah Frank Fuentes was convicted and sentenced to prison Thursday in Mower County District Court in four cases that involved a firearm. The maximum sentence he received […]
John George Todd III stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A jury of his peers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found the Blue Springs man guilty on six counts, including two felonies, and a judge sentenced him to five years in prison. But the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday […]
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that federal prosecutors erred in how they charged a man for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol could affect 249 other cases against the rioters, as well as one against Donald Trump. The court found […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have […]
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Following two back-to-back reports of people with botulism in Clovis and Caruthers, the Fresno County Health Department has announced an active investigation into the outbreak. According to the health department, botulism is a rare but serious illness that can attack the body’s nerves, leading to muscle paralysis. In severe cases, […]
Two years ago, New York Times columnist David French complains, the Supreme Court “created a jurisprudential mess that scrambled American gun laws” by saying they must be “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” Last week, French suggests, the Court drew back from the precipice when it upheld a federal law that disarms […]
It’s summer 2024, but the COVID-19 pandemic is still hanging around. And while the virus continues to evolve, it’s doing so in more predictable ways. Specifically, the expected summer uptick in infections has arrived: The number of COVID cases is “likely” on the rise in at least 39 states and isn’t dropping anywhere in the […]
The new COVID-19 subvariants collectively nicknamed FLiRT are continuing to increase their dominance nationwide, fueling a rise in cases in Los Angeles County and growth in the coronavirus levels seen in California wastewater. Taken together, the data point to a coronavirus resurgence in the Golden State — one that, while not wholly unexpected given the […]
Hiking and camping fanatics know all too well the risks of a tick bite. Ticks are tiny but carry mighty illnesses, including Lyme disease. They thrive in heavily wooded areas across the U.S. and although there’s greater risk in the northeast, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic regions, cases of tick-borne diseases are reported in every […]
1969’s Tinker v. Des Moines court ruling concerned three Iowa high school students who, in 1965, wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. School officials had contrived to shut down the youths’ political speech. In a historic ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court wrote that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to free speech or expression […]
Some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this term remain outstanding. A case concerning Donald Trump could become one of the nation’s most important rulings. There’s also a pending case about administrative law that could potentially affect billions of dollars. The Supreme Court has yet to address cases that could affect former President Donald Trump’s […]