Kansas Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Sheriff’s Deputy
The judge said prosecutors had failed to meet their burden in the case against a deputy charged in the 2025 jailhouse death of an inmate.
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DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.
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Jury to Continue Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial
In closing arguments, Ms. Clancy’s lawyer called her “a darn good mother.” The prosecutor accused her of “extreme atrocity and cruelty.”
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ICE agent Christian Castro Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight
The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.
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Judge Allows Option of Manslaughter Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case
If jurors find Ms. Clancy guilty in the strangling deaths of her three children, they will choose among first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.
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He Thought He Destroyed a Flock Camera, but It Was a Decoy, Police Say
A Florida man was charged over the vandalism of a decoy version of the automated license plate readers, the authorities said.
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Man Accused of Bringing Guillotine to D.C. Is Arrested
Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, Calif., was taken into custody for “being in possession of the guillotine,” the police said.
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Armed Man Arrested Near Trump Golf Course Is Sent to Mental Health Court
A California judge suspended criminal proceedings against the man, a former Marine, who had been arrested days before the president was set to visit for a fund-raiser.
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Maryland Judge Blocks Democratic Redistricting Measure
A judge found that Democratic lawmakers had not followed proper procedures in passing a redistricting amendment, but the state Supreme Court will have the final say.
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Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent
The two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.
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The South Loved Dolly Parton. It Saw the Best of Itself in Her.
Even as her talents and work ethic opened up the world to her, she kept coming home. For many in the complicated region she’s from, that meant a lot.
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Texas Law Targeting Drag Shows Is Struck Down Again by Judge
The judge’s message to people offended by drag performances was, “Just don’t go.” Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to appeal again.
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A Tax Program for Development in Chicago Left Poor Areas Behind, Study Says
New research suggests that TIF, a multibillion dollar tax program intended to revive the city’s blighted neighborhoods, has mostly benefited downtown areas.
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Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes.
Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.
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Reno Has Long Known of Wildfire Risk. The Hawk Fire Proved It’s Real.
The Sierra Nevada region is a hot spot for wildfires and some see the Hawk fire as providing an impetus for hardening communities against catastrophe.
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Masked Man Accused of Harassing Philadelphians Is Arrested in Las Vegas
Zymire Hughes scared more than a dozen people while wearing a Chucky-style mask, the authorities said. He is being held in jail while awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.
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‘You’re Ruining My Dreams’: C.T.E. Study Adds to Family Tension Over Football
Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.
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Medication Mix-Up Leaves Knee Surgery Patient Paralyzed
A patient was unable to move from the sternum down after a routine knee-replacement operation at a Nashville hospital this month. The hospital said she had been given the wrong anesthetic.
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