A federal appeals court cleared the way Friday for a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, lifting a lower court block and reigniting debate over religion in public education. The 5th U.S. Circuit …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced new arrests carried out by federal enforcement officers targeting illegal immigrants convicted of violent and sexual crimes. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested multiple offenders Thursday who had prior …
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Former New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson was arrested Friday on larceny charges after authorities alleged he stole $85,000 from two city funds, prosecutors said. Karl Jacobson, who stepped down from the department in January, turned himself in on an …
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A Kentucky Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger during a ride to a doctor’s appointment is now also the subject of a U.S. immigration detainer, according to local police records. Yordan Diaz Vera, 34, of Louisville, is …
A North Carolina man with a lengthy rap sheet is back behind bars after allegedly assaulting a police officer at a local hospital. Justin Wilkes, 37, was taken into custody on Wednesday after he allegedly hit a campus police officer …
An illegal immigrant is behind bars after authorities allege he was involved in a drunk hit-and-run accident that injured a Florida motorcyclist. Authorities say 24-year-old Gudiel Miguel-Vasquez was behind the wheel of a black Scion sedan when he turned into …
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An 11-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his father inside their Pennsylvania home made his first court appearance Thursday, about a month after the deadly incident. Clayton Dietz, 11, is charged as an adult with criminal homicide in the Jan. …
Nearly two dozen people were evacuated from a Washington state courtroom Thursday after a piece of drug evidence containing fentanyl residue was opened during trial proceedings, triggering a hazmat response. The incident unfolded around 11:55 a.m. inside a second-floor courtroom …
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A Georgia high school teacher was arrested Wednesday after allegations of inappropriate contact between a teacher and a minor student surfaced at Lee County High School. Danielle Weaver, 29, of Leesburg, is charged with child molestation and improper sexual contact …
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The mayor of Oakland, California’s city-owned SUV was stolen this week when City Hall was closed for Presidents Day. “We know that someone jimmied open the mayor’s office, they stole the keys to her car, they went to the City …