TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Robert DuBoise spent 37 years in a Florida prison for a 1983 rape and murder he did not commit. Now, he’s set to receive $14 million from the city of Tampa as compensation for all those lost years. DuBoise, who was 18 when the crime occurred, was initially sentenced to death for the killing of 19-year-old …
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Judge denies requests to limit evidence ahead of armorer’s trial in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge warned special prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday that she will not consider any more motions as the court prepares for the involuntary manslaughter trial of the weapons supervisor on the “Rust” movie set when Alec Baldwin fatally shot the cinematographer during rehearsal. State District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer was stern with …
Read More »Lawmakers take up ‘skill games,’ minimum wage, marijuana as Assembly hits midpoint deadline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plowed through hundreds of bills Tuesday as they reached a key deadline for this year’s legislative session. The House of Delegates and Senate debated topics ranging from gambling to marijuana sales ahead of what’s known as “crossover,” the point by which all legislation but the budget bills must clear its originating chamber. This year’s …
Read More »3 shooters suspected in NYC subway fight that killed 1 and injured 5, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police now believe there were three shooters in a deadly fight that started on a rush-hour subway car, but they announced no arrests by Tuesday afternoon in the gunfire a day earlier that left one person dead and five wounded. Shots erupted just before 5 p.m. Monday as the train pulled into an …
Read More »The first Black woman in the Mississippi Legislature now has her portrait in the state Capitol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state Capitol. She smiled Tuesday as fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters honored her during a ceremony to unveil the oil painting, …
Read More »Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official says
A fake Certificate of Votes was submitted to the U.S. Senate following Michigan’s 2020 presidential election, an official testified Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for six people facing forgery and other charges for allegedly serving as false electors. The “purported” Certificate of Votes didn’t match an official document signed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and featuring the Michigan state seal, …
Read More »How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? Investigators recovered six live rounds of ammunition from a box, …
Read More »Pastor de iglesia en Connecticut acusado de vender metanfetamina
WOODBURY, Connecticut, EE.UU. (AP) — Un pastor de Connecticut ha sido arrestado por acusaciones de que vendía metanfetamina cristalizada desde la rectoría de su iglesia, informó la policía. El reverendo de la United Methodist Church en Woodbury fue arrestado el viernes luego que la policía recibió una pista sobre drogas, informaron autoridades. El sacerdote fue acusado de posesión de narcóticos …
Read More »Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon
The Arizona Legislature’s top two Republicans have challenged Democratic President Joe Biden’s creation of a new national monument last summer just outside Grand Canyon National Park, alleging he exceeded his legal authority in making that designation under a century-old law that lets presidents protect sites considered historically or culturally important. In a lawsuit filed Monday against Biden, Arizona Senate President …
Read More »Winter storm system hits eastern New Mexico, headed next to Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma
The remnants of a slow-moving atmospheric river storm that pummeled California last week delivered the first notable snowfall of the season across eastern New Mexico, with the National Weather Service warning Sunday of snowpacked and icy roads as the system headed toward the Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma. A winter storm advisory was issued for eastern New Mexico, including the …
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