CHICAGO — Defense attorneys alleged this week that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros personally contacted members of the grand jury that indicted six immigration protesters in October, attorneys told U.S. District Judge April Perry. Prosecutors had dismissed the Broadview Six charges last week after ABC7 reported redacted and omitted grand jury...
MIAMI — A 16-year-old Titusville resident, Timothy Hudson, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister, Anna Kepner, aboard the Carnival Horizon in early November, prosecutors said; her body was found concealed under a stateroom bed before the ship returned to Miami and authorities later cited mechanical asphyxia. This...
Oklahoma City — The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, taking a 3-2 series lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 30 points for the second time in the series, while Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein contributed on...
Los Angeles — Shohei Ohtani was struck on the right hand by a Kyle Freeland pitch and left the Dodgers’ game Tuesday night after grounding out in the fifth; manager Dave Roberts said the ball mostly hit the pad of Ohtani’s hand and clipped his pinkie, and the team planned...
Los Angeles — Kenneth Iwamasa, the longtime personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in federal court after pleading guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. Authorities say the charges stem from Perry’s Oct. 28, 2023 death...
ARLINGTON, Texas. The Texas Rangers erupted for eight runs in the first inning and secured a 10-7 victory one night after Houston pitchers combined for a no-hitter, while in a separate game this week Houston's Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking solo in the eighth, to lift...
Newark, New Jersey. Hundreds of protesters gathered this week outside Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center where roughly 300 people are held, after detainees reportedly launched a hunger strike on May 22 and began alleging inadequate food, medical care and hygiene; ICE issued a public statement denying the existence...
Washington. The White House is preparing to host a UFC event on its South Lawn on June 14 to mark President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, organizers and reporters say. The Ultimate Fighting Championship released a rendering showing an octagonal cage beneath a star-spangled arch and seating for thousands. Construction for...
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on May 26 that the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travellers and cargo at major U.S. airports in so-called 'sanctuary cities,' naming airports in Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Seattle and San Francisco. The...
Washington: NASA unveiled this week plans to deploy autonomous lunar drones, roaming robotic vehicles, and a communications network at the Moon's South Pole to support sustained human presence. Agency officials presented the Moon Base strategy at a May 27 briefing at NASA Headquarters, naming the MoonFall drone program and announcing...
