Новости за 09.08.2023

A Santa hat-wearing councilman and an activist who got into a brawl at a California Christmas tree lighting and toy giveaway will not be charged, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion asking U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon to allow his team to "discuss and review" classified documents from his home at Mar-a-Lago.

As Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis nears her decision on whether to indict Donald Trump over allegations that he tried to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election, the former president’s allies are growing increasingly nervous that they could be ensnared in the sprawling probe, Rolling Stone reports.

Former United States Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Tuesday night's edition of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell smacked down thrice-indicted ex-President Donald Trump's claims that Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith's request for a protective order is a violation of his First Amendment rights.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Super Bowl champion was arrested in Charlotte Tuesday and now faces charges of possessing a stolen car, a stolen firearm and drugs. According to a police report, officers found Bashaud Breeland, 31, with a stolen Mercedes-Benz SUV, 62 grams of suspected illegal mushrooms, more than five pounds of marijuana and eight guns, including two AR-15s and two AK-47s. Breeland is a former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback who played with the team during its Super Bowl win in 2020. Читать дальше...

Howard Redmond, who as an NYPD inspector oversaw Bill de Blasio and his family’s around-the-clock security the whole time the former New York City mayor was in office, pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from his work for City Hall moments after they were unsealed Wednesday. Redmond, whose 30-year career at the NYPD recently culminated in his firing, pleaded guilty to two counts of tampering with physical evidence, two counts of obstructing governmental administration, and two counts of... Читать дальше...

Court documents show that a Utah man who was fatally shot Wednesday during an FBI raid over alleged threats against Joe Biden had made social media posts suggesting a plot to shoot the president during an Aug. 7 visit to Utah, Fox 13 reports.

An alleged white supremacist threatened to attack the power grid unless two men who were arrested by the FBI for bank robbery in 2022 were released, The Daily Dot reported.

By Marco Garcia, Rich McKay and Julia Harte MAUI (Reuters) -Fires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui and other parts of Hawaii on Wednesday, forcing some residents to flee for their lives and turning beloved tourist destinations on the tropical islands into flaming infernos. Some Maui residents jumped into the ocean to escape the smoke and fire conditions, prompting the U.S. Coast Guard to rescue them, according to a Maui County press release. The American Red Cross opened an evacuation center in Maui High School... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — A Long Island judge ordered accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to provide prosecutors with a DNA sample over the objections of the suspect’s attorney in a Wednesday blow to his defense. “The court finds that contrary to the defendant’s contention, there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the crimes charged and, therefore, a basis to compel the buccal swab,” wrote Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Timothy Mazzei in his three-page decision. The legal battle... Читать дальше...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will reportedly seek "more than a dozen" indictments for her prosecution of interference in the 2020 presidential election.

Mindfulness-Based Programs lead to small to moderate reductions in psychological distress among adults, with effects lasting up to six months, according to new research published in Nature Mental Health. The findings shed light on the general effectiveness of these programs and clarify that this effectiveness is not significantly influenced by individual factors such as baseline distress, gender, age, education, or dispositional mindfulness. The researchers conducted this study to better understand... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch said this week it would sell several craft beer brands to a marijuana company, a deal experts said hinted at larger troubles inside craft brewers and beer giants alike. The marijuana company, New York-based Tilray Brands, announced the deal on Monday, promising to reinvigorate the craft beer industry. "Tilray is fully committed to invest in and champion the future of the U.S. craft beer industry by fueling new innovation that excites and further accelerates the growth... Читать дальше...

A Utah man was killed early Wednesday during an FBI raid in connection with alleged threats and President Joe Biden, among others, ABC News reported citing two officials briefed on the case.

The former mayor of a city in Northern California was arrested for driving under the influence earlier this month after he drove his vehicle onto the lawn outside the Marysville Police Department.

Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged that Joe Biden “attacked” his social media account in the former president’s latest apparent effort to link his ongoing legal troubles with his political aspirations.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. railroad regulators on Wednesday offered a mixed review of Norfolk Southern's safety culture after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused cars carrying toxic vinyl chloride and other dangerous chemicals to spill and catch fire. The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) also disclosed it is considering enforcement actions on a number of issues, including track maintenance, inspection, repair practices and hours of service regulations. Читать дальше...

A GOP donor with strong connections in the Minnesota Republican Party was jailed to 21 years in prison Wednesday for sex trafficking underage girls.

An LAPD commander found drunk and passed out in her car, and who later admittedly being romantically involved with a subordinate, has sued the department claiming a double standard after she was fired.

Special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year sought and then received a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Twitter account.

A federal judge found recently that there was reason to believe President Donald Trump might "flee from prosecution."

A teenager charged in the death of a homeless woman in San Diego texted that he was going "hobo hunting," according to investigators.

A Queens MS-13 gangbanger has been found guilty of ordering the grisly murder of a 16-year-old boy and overseeing several other violent crimes as a leader in the notorious criminal organization. After a two-week trial in Brooklyn Federal Court, a jury found Melvi Amador-Rios guilty of 17 out of 18 counts including murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a mandatory life sentence. Prosecutors accused Amador-Rios, 32, of heading the international gang’s Centrales Locos Salvatruchas, or CLS... Читать дальше...

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A new lawsuit accuses the U.S. military of discriminating against as many as 35,000 veterans who were barred from serving because of their sexual orientation by failing to grant them honorable discharges. Five LGBTQ veterans filed the proposed class action in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, seeking to force the U.S. Department of Defense to upgrade veterans to honorable discharges and remove their sexual orientation from military paperwork. A Pentagon policy adopted in 1993 known as "Don't Ask... Читать дальше...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing growing calls to recuse himself from a case that could hamstring Congress' ability to enact a federal wealth tax, a policy that progressive lawmakers and economists say is needed to rein in out-of-control inequality.