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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Villanueva leaves Democratic Party for GOP
"I’m leaving the party of paid protests, purple hair, and pronouns, and joining the party of faith, family, and freedom," Alex Villanueva said.
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SpaceX launch site formally approved as new city named Starbase
“Now a real city!” Musk wrote on X reacting to the vote.
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Tennessee highway patrol releases body-cam footage of 2022 traffic stop with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The footage appeared to show highway patrol troopers being concerned that the illegal migrant was involved in human trafficking because he had eight other people in his car. He also kept changing his story, and possessed $1,400 in cash.
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Children among four people killed in Illinois after car rams through building, others injured
The first three fatalities occurred outside of the building, while the fourth occurred indoors.
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Milwaukee had 17 city employees make $200K or more in '24
The top two officials on the list were Chief Investment Officer David Silber and Employee Retirement System Director Bernard Allen, who received $289,321 and $275,251 in gross pay, respectively, according to data from Open The Books from a database on the city of Milwaukee's website.
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DC gang kingpin gets 13 years for crimes that include using COVID relief loans to buy, sell drugs
Olugbenga’s attorney, Stephen F. Brennwald, minimized his client's role as a gang leader, describing the gang's meetings as gatherings of friends who freelanced.
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Teen charged with arson in connection to New Jersey wildfires scorching 23 square miles
The wildfire impacted New Jersey's southern Atlantic coastline.
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Uvalde reaches settlement with families of victims in elementary school mass shooting
Uvalde Mayor Hector Luevano said during a city council meeting on Tuesday that the city's settlement could not make up for the losses of that fateful day, but that the city will work with the families to create a permanent memorial.
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New Jersey wildfire expected to spread before being contained
Acting Gov. Tahesha Way has declared a state of emergency.
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Former Rep. Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race
Lee will serve in the role until 2026 when the next election will be held.
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Alleged police misconduct settlements add to Chicago’s budget woes
The city has already reached its 2025 budget amount of $82 million to settle alleged police misconduct lawsuits.
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New York AG Letitia James denies mortgage fraud allegations as she schedules major fundraiser
The federal government's main housing loan agency referred James, a longtime nemesis of President Donald Trump, to the U.S. Justice Department for possible prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud on Monday.
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Two killed and five injured in Florida State University mass shooting
Students at the Florida Panhandle school were initially ordered to shelter in place and to lock doors and windows, but the order was lifted at 3:18 p.m. because law enforcement neutralized the threat.