A Nicaraguan man in the United States illegally is facing “enhanced” charges – due to his immigration status – in Florida for a drunken hit-and-run over the weekend, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies …

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, ruling that it likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights. The 2-1 ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals leaves the law on …

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An eighth person allegedly involved in the violent street brawl in Cincinnati that left several people injured last month has been charged, police said.  The unidentified 45-year-old White man is charged with disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, for his alleged …

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Florida on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of abducting a woman from an insurance office and fatally stabbing her.  Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. …

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An illegal immigrant accused of exporting shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items that were concealed inside shipping containers to North Korea was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison.  Shenghua Wen, 42, of the Los Angeles suburb of …

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The U.S. military has sent destroyers and thousands of Marines toward Venezuela as President Donald Trump doubles down on deadly drug cartels, according to reports. At least three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them …

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A North Carolina beach town was rocked Tuesday morning when a hit-and-run driver crashed into a veterinary office gas line, triggering a fiery explosion that sent at least three firefighters to the hospital. Wilmington Police Department officials said a driver …

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