The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority yet again went further than it had to. This time, the court approved stingy safeguards for civil forfeiture proceedings, when law enforcement takes your personal property, such as a car, that is allegedly tied to crime, even if you’re innocent. Led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the majority said Thursday that, […]
Turkey has suspended trade with Israel, demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. Turkish authorities criticized Israel, as well as the West, in its announcement. Turkey is one of Israel’s largest trade partners. Turkey halted trade with Israel last week, demanding a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and criticizing Western influence in the war. Turkey criticized Israel’s response […]
May 4—A New Mexico judge has issued a temporary restraining order letting school districts continue to use four-day calendars for the time being. The order, issued by 5th Judicial District Judge Dustin Hunter on Friday, bars the state from enforcing the 180-day rule for now and from requiring school districts to submit budgets and calendars […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman released a statement Friday saying he and his wife “are innocent of these allegations.” “Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people […]
As this week has brought into sharp relief, Donald Trump’s principal legal problem is that he’s facing 88 criminal counts, including an ongoing criminal trial that got underway in New York City on Monday. It’s one of four pending cases against the former president across three jurisdictions. And while these are clearly the most serious […]
Apr. 6—A Morgan County sheriff’s corporal who, along with her boyfriend, was charged with trafficking fentanyl after deputies justified a search of her home by finding marijuana detritus in her outside trash can will likely have to forfeit property before the criminal proceedings against her conclude. Deborah Terrell, 42, and Lester Bufkin, 44, were found […]
By Amina Niasse (Reuters) – Pending home sales in the U.S. rose 1.6% in February, spurred by modest inventory increases and job gains, a report on Thursday said. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales index rose 1.6% to 75.6 from a revised 74.4 the month prior. Economists expected a 1.5% increase, a […]
Mar. 21—A Middletown woman has been indicted on felony animal cruelty charges after three dogs, one dead, were found tied up outside under frozen blankets in January, according to animal control officers. Mary J. Grace, 41, of the 2600 block of Cincinnati-Dayton Road, was arrested after the Jan. 17 incident, and the case was bound […]
Mar. 11—- A 55-year-old female business owner was arrested over the weekend on allegations of false imprisonment, assault, running a disorderly business and inducing a woman into practicing prostitution. According to a news release Monday from Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt, Police were called to a business on the 2400 block of First Street South […]
Mar. 6—ASHLAND — A parent of an autistic student has filed a lawsuit against Rowan County’s Board of Education. In the lawsuit, he claims that he was barred from school property after expressing criticism during a school board meeting. On Monday, U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning ordered Rowan County schools to permit the parent […]
Trump and his businesses are tangled in an array of state and federal investigations and lawsuits. In 2024 so far, he’s suffered more than half a billion dollars in court penalties. In March, he will have his first criminal trial over the Stormy Daniels scandal. The lawsuits and prosecutions involving Donald Trump are piling up. […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence, prosecutors said in a court paper Tuesday. Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge to keep […]