Ex-captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on a cargo ship
John Merrone pleaded guilty on Wednesday just as his trial was about to start in Brooklyn federal court.
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The Latest: Polls open for races across the US as a busy primary election day gets underway
By The Associated Press For a state that’s home to Hollywood, there isn’t much star power in California’s gubernatorial race. It’s a somewhat different story in Los Angeles, where a reality television personality is running for mayor as the city prepares to host the Olympics. More primaries are being held on Tuesday as well. Democrats […]
Trump administration rule to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad
The Trump administration is announcing a new policy that requires foreigners in the U.S. to leave and apply for a green card from their home country.
US military says it has begun a new round of airstrikes targeting Iran
The United States launched airstrikes in Iran on Sunday as Iranian missiles fired toward Jordan risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.
Rising beef prices hit all-time highs as national cattle herds shrink
The cost of ground beef has already surpassed all-time highs twice this year, and cattle ranchers and beef market experts alike doubt it’ll be the last.
Son-in-law of Sinaloa cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty in San Diego federal drug case
Juan Carlos Félix Gastelum, who last year was expelled from Mexico to the U.S. along with 25 other alleged cartel figures, admitted to trafficking drugs and laundering drug money
Associate Justice Joan Irion with San Diego-based appellate court dies
Irion, 72, was appointed to 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1 in 2003. In 2024, she was appointed as a member of the Judicial Council, the state’s policy making body for the courts.
‘She is only a transient, don’t worry about it’: Deputy failed to act before woman was found in ditch, investigators say
The good Samaritan seeking help for Irma Espinoza called the Sheriff’s Office repeatedly about her. She died days later.
Zelenskyy visits Trump at the White House before Graham’s funeral, seeking cooperation with US
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting at the White House ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral.
Grants to help Scripps Research expand life-saving wastewater program
Scientists to enhance community-based infectious disease tracking