• Driver rescinds guilty plea in wrong-way crash into LA sheriff’s recruits
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A driver has rescinded his guilty plea on charges related to a wrong-way crash that led to the death of a Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit and injured other recruits who were out on a run, his lawyer said Saturday. Nicholas Gutierrez of Diamond Bar, withdrew his plea after more than a […]
  • Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in Alabama approved plans for new primary elections if courts allow GOP-drawn House districts to be used in the November midterm elections. The Alabama legislation, which was signed quickly […]
  • Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.  Britain deploys warship to the Middle East  Britain’s […]
  • The Media Line: US Awaits Tehran’s Response to Ceasefire Proposal; Iranian FM Advisor Says War Must End ‘on All Fronts’  
    US Awaits Tehran’s Response to Ceasefire Proposal; Iranian FM Advisor Says War Must End ‘on All Fronts’   By The Media Line Staff   The United States was still awaiting Iran’s response Saturday to a proposed ceasefire agreement.     Tehran is reviewing a 14-point US proposal aimed at ending the war that began in February. The framework calls […]
  • 8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral
    Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute at a funeral Saturday to eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana. The victims of the April 19 shooting in Shreveport included seven siblings who were shot by their father in an attack that also killed their cousin. The service on Mother’s Day […]