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Brandon Durham was tussling with a female intruder over a knife when an officer shot him multiple times.

The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to do our jobs.”

Chicago police agreed to judicial oversight in 2019. Since then, a series of mayors and police chiefs let efforts languish and no one in a position of oversight has pushed forcefully to keep the process on track, WTTW News and ProPublica found.

The vote forced senators to go on the record with where they stand on the Biden administration's unconditional support for Israel.

They’re going to recommend massive federal cuts.

According to court records, on September 5, 2024, during a routine patrol in international waters in the Eastern Pacific, a Royal Canadian Naval ship with a United States Coast Guard detachment onboard intercepted a go-fast vessel after it was sighted approximately 427 nautical miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. The vessel, which was dead in the water floating adrift with bales visible on the deck, displayed no indicia of nationality and had no flag flown. The Coast Guard detachment conducted a right of visit boarding on the vessel as it was suspected of illicit maritime activity. The vessel had a large hole in its bow and Julio Contreras Bueno, Christian Garay Ochoa, and Francisco Hernandez Penaloza were found onboard. A claim of Mexican nationality was made by the crew, but the Mexican government could neither confirm nor deny nationality of the vessel. The vessel was therefore determined to be one without nationality, thus subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. A search of the vessel revealed 35 bales consistent with contraband. Two presumptive tests were conducted on packages inside the bales, which proved positive for cocaine. The contraband was removed, and the vessel was sunk due to the damage to the hull. The initial appearance of Hernandez Penaloza will be scheduled before Magistrate Teague pending his removal from the Southern District of California. If convicted, they face a minimum of ten years and a maximum of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Report provides key findings about consumers’ ability to obtain price information from funeral providers by phone

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John Jessup to resign as commissioner in Hancock, Indiana, and faces prison after guilty plea over incident in Las Vegas

California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have raised the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour.

Nine health care workers at UCSF report punishment for speaking out about human rights for Palestinians, or simply wearing a pin.

Howard Lutnick is head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast.

House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she’s sworn into office next year.

How Better made things worse.

The teaching of America’s racial history is dividing voters as state governments and federal judges weigh in on what is known as critical race theory.

American workers’ opinions on the role of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the workplace have become more negative since last year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.