Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald (BOSTON) — A Massachusetts woman is on trial again for the death of her police officer boyfriend, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last year. Karen Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, […]
Salvadoran Government via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s attempt to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua hit another legal roadblock Tuesday with a federal judge in Colorado blocking some removals under the wartime authority. U.S. District Judge Charlotte […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah officials and religious leaders are honoring the late Pope Francis. Governor Spencer Cox ordered flags at state buildings lowered to half-staff until sunset after the Pope’s burial. Senator John Curtis praised the Pope’s humility and global impact, while the LDS Church’s First Presidency expressed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge has ruled the Utah Fits All scholarship program unconstitutional, sparking debate across the state. The program would give 10-thousand students access to 8-thousand-dollars each for private or home-based education. Advocates say it would provide much-needed flexibility. Opponents argue it diverts public funds from […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants Utah to be ready for wildfires this season. He signed an executive order yesterday establishing the Working Group on Wildfire Management. It will be made up of the heads of several state agencies, including the Division of Forestry and the Department […]
Alex Peña/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York is set to hear arguments Tuesday after he temporarily ruled that detained migrants being held in the Southern District of New York could not be deported without due process. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled earlier this month that several […]
Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia are requesting a conference Tuesday to address what they say is the Trump administration’s “failure to comply” with a court order granting expedited discovery in the case. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis last week […]
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (JACKSON, NH) — A 39-year-old man has died in a skiing accident after going off a trail he had been traversing near a ski resort in New Hampshire, police said. The incident happened on Sunday at the Black Mountain ski area in Jackson, […]
(COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) — A 13-year-old girl has died after falling approximately 25 feet through the attic floor of an after-school program, police said. The Pueblo Police Department in Colorado say they received a call on Friday evening at approximately 7 p.m. from somebody at the Rocky Mountain SER after-school […]
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The wife of pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil gave birth to their first child while he remains in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. Khalil, who is being held at a detention center in Jena, Louisiana, was denied a request for temporary release to […]
