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How client advocates are quietly reshaping criminal defense
In September 2023, Ashley, a 29-year-old mother of two who grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, was facing child abuse and neglect charges in a criminal case related to substance use.
Her arrest led to her being separated from her youngest daughter.
But instead of receiving jail time, Ashley was connected with a ...Read more
'Expensive and complicated': Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies
Nine months after Monroe County Hospital in rural South Alabama closed its labor and delivery department in October 2023, Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in neighboring Clarke County also stopped delivering babies.
Both hospitals are located in an agricultural swath of the state that's home to most of its poorest counties. Many residents of the ...Read more
In a dusty corner of California, Trump's threatened cuts to asthma care raise fears
Esther Bejarano’s son was 11 months old when asthma landed him in the hospital. She didn’t know what had triggered his symptoms — neither she nor her husband had asthma — but she suspected it was the pesticides sprayed on the agricultural fields near her family’s home.
Pesticides are a known contributor to asthma and are commonly used...Read more
After a century of logging, lands along California's Klamath River returned to tribe
LOS ANGELES — Along the Klamath River in Northern California, where logging companies once cut ancient redwood trees, vast tracts of land have been returned to the Yurok Tribe in a years-long effort that tribal leaders say will enable the restoration of forests and the protection of a watershed that is vital for salmon.
The effort, which ...Read more
Which parts of California are at highest wildfire risk this summer?
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After two years of devastating wildfire in 2020 and 2021, California experienced three relatively mild years in a row.
But this year began with historic blazes in Los Angeles when months of extremely dry winter conditions combined with 100 mph Santa Ana winds, destroying more than 16,000 homes and killing 30 people in a ...Read more
As curfew approached, protesters faced flash-bangs, pepper balls, rubber bullets
LOS ANGELES — With less than two hours until the 8 p.m. curfew set in, law enforcement pushed hundreds of protesters through downtown toward Los Angeles City Hall, releasing rubber bullets, flash-bangs, pepper balls and tear gas into the crowd.
The LAPD issued an order to disperse around 4 p.m. after a day of largely peaceful protests. ...Read more
'No Kings' protesters rally in Philadelphia against the Trump administration
PHILADELPHIA — As President Donald Trump was preparing to celebrate his 79th birthday Saturday in Washington with a military parade honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th service anniversary, Vietnam veteran Herbert Smith stuck close to home.
The 76-year-old West Philly resident said he would rather be in Philadelphia, where organizers of the ...Read more
What we know so far about shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans woke up Saturday to developing news of a political assassination in the Twin Cities suburbs.
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot and injured. Both are members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Hortman until recently served as ...Read more
9-year-old girl has 'miracle' surgery at Florida hospital after shark bite
TAMPA, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl whose hand was nearly severed in a shark bite is now able to move all her fingers, according to a social media post from her family.
The girl, Leah Lendel, was snorkeling off the coast of Boca Grande on Wednesday when the incident occurred, her family shared online. Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser told The ...Read more
Following ICE subpoena, Chicago city clerk suspending online municipal ID program portal
CHICAGO — The Chicago city clerk is suspending the online application portal to a municipal ID program recently subpoenaed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the latest defense from local officials grappling with the threat of mass deportations under Republican President Donald Trump.
Clerk Anna Valencia announced Friday that her ...Read more
Thousands turn out for national 'No Kings' protest in downtown Boise
BOISE, Idaho — Thousands of Idahoans flocked to downtown Boise amid national “No Kings” protests Saturday against President Donald Trump and his administration.
Protesters filled the Capitol steps and lawn, and spilled onto nearby streets with anti-Trump signs and chants in the unforgiving heat. Attendees listened to about an hour of ...Read more
Thousands in NYC protest Trump at 'No Kings Day' events, undaunted by rain
NEW YORK — Thousands of demonstrators railed against President Donald Trump and his policies during several “No Kings Day” events in New York City Saturday, slogging through a light rain to decry Trump’s stance on everything from immigration to education.
Protesters gathered amid the drizzle in Bryant Park to kick off a massive protest ...Read more
'Protest is patriotic.' 'No Kings' demonstrations across LA against ICE sweeps, Trump presidency
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of demonstrators fanned out across Southern California Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests against President Donald Trump, depicting the president as an aspiring monarch who violates democratic norms as he has clashed with California leaders over his deployment of the military to clamp down on at times ...Read more
'Protest is patriotic.' 'No Kings' demonstrations across LA against ICE sweeps, Trump presidency
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of demonstrators fanned out across Southern California Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests against President Donald Trump, depicting the president as an aspiring monarch who violates Democratic norms as he has clashed with California leaders over his deployment of the military to clamp down on at times ...Read more
Immigration 'notario' scams coming back under Trump's crackdown, authorities warn
LOS ANGELES — After she was assaulted by her romantic partner in 2000 while living in Los Angeles County, Maria Gutierrez Saragon turned to a family friend who said he could help her secure immigration papers.
Because she had been the victim of a crime, the friend said, he could help her obtain authorization to stay in the U.S.
While it's ...Read more
Manhunt is on for suspected killer of Democrats in Minnesota
A manhunt was under way Saturday for a suspect who shot two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses and carried a manifesto listing other politicians and abortion providers in the state.
Minnesota’s Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman, 55, and her husband, Mark, were both shot and killed at their home by a man impersonating a law...Read more
Who is Vance Boelter, the man police identified as suspect in the assassination of Minnesota lawmaker?
MINNEAPOLIS — After Vance Boelter allegedly carried out one of the most shocking acts of political violence in state history, he texted his lifelong friends and roommates in Minneapolis.
“I love you guys, I made some choices,” Boelter wrote. “I’m going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly.”
Boelter, a 57-year-old man from ...Read more
UF's DeSantis-aligned board chair backed a star president and lost. Now what?
MIAMI — The University of Florida is staying the course — and so too, for now, is Mori Hosseini.
That’s the message Gov. Ron DeSantis sent this week when he reappointed Hosseini — a strong-willed and politically formidable Volusia County real estate magnate — as chairman of UF’s board of trustees, even after prominent conservatives ...Read more
Hope Florida charity paid for hotel rooms, perks for DeSantis officials
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis touted last year’s Governor’s Cup charity golf weekend as a fundraising success for the fledgling Hope Florida Foundation, saying it raised “massive amounts of money.”
Yet few of the attendees — which included officials in the governor’s administration, his former campaign advisers and state ...Read more
Manhunt is on for suspected killer of Democrats in Minnesota
A manhunt was under way Saturday for a suspect who shot two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses and carried a manifesto listing other politicians and abortion providers in the state.
“No Kings” protests against the Trump administration starting around the rest of the U.S. were canceled across Minnesota after police discovered ...Read more
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