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Baltimore Sun
6 people shot, 1 killed on street in Baltimore, police say
BALTIMORE — Six people were shot in West Baltimore Wednesday afternoon, and one person has died, police say. Baltimore Police officers responded to the 2100 block of West Lexington Street in the city’s Penrose/Fayette Street Outreach neighborhood around 2:25 p.m. for a report of shots fired. One officer was about a block and a half from the scene and responded within a few minutes, Baltimore ...
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Man shot during Dover-Foxcroft robbery reportedly told police he was 'in a bad way'
Jun. 16—The man shot last week when he allegedly robbed a Dover-Foxcroft store reportedly told police he was "in a bad way" and needed money for drugs. Dustin Boone, 32, of Dover-Foxcroft has been charged with Class B robbery, according to Piscataquis County Assistant District Attorney R. Christopher Almy. Boone entered the Store 'N More on Summer Street about 3:50 p.m. on June 9 and pulled ...
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Man shot by police 7 years ago in Ellsworth standoff will get $10,000
Jun. 16—A Millinocket man shot by police seven years ago in a confrontation over a set of tractor keys has settled his excessive force lawsuit against an Ellsworth police officer for nearly $10,000. Jeffrey Paul Barnard, 57, was shot in the face by Maine State Police Trooper Scott Duff following a nearly 20-hour standoff in Ellsworth on June 1, 2014, that began with a dispute over Barnard ...
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2 people arrested and charged with robbing Woodbine bank, Howard police say
Jun. 16—A man and a woman Howard County police believe were involved in a Woodbine bank robbery last week were arrested Wednesday, the department announced. Nicholas Cahill-Lane, 31, of no fixed address, and Ashley Lanham, 27, of Frederick, were charged with theft and robbery, according to police. An employee at the PNC Bank in the 15900 block of Old Frederick Road reported a robbery to police ...
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Bolivar man pleads guilty to role in failed drug smuggling plot
Jun. 16—A Bolivar man will serve up to four years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to his role in a failed plot to smuggle drugs into the county jail and for threatening a witness. David Lee McGinnis, 28, was among six people — including his mother — charged in connection with the plan set in motion in early 2020 to smuggle synthetic marijuana and suboxone into the Hempfield lockup. ...
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Employee charged in connection with camera found in bathroom of Richland Target
Jun. 16—An employee at the Target store in Richland Township has been charged in connection with an April incident in which a camera was found hidden in a public restroom at the store. Northern Regional Police have charged Killian Jamal Redman, 28, of Pittsburgh, with tampering with evidence, which is a misdemeanor. They were not able to arrest him on more serious charges, as they have no ...
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Pittsburgh man charged with touching 2 teen girls on Kennywood ride
Jun. 16—A Pittsburgh man was charged with touching two teenage girls' legs on a ride at Kennywood, following them after they told him "no," and then running from West Mifflin police when confronted, police said Wednesday. Miguel Corio-Marcos, 22, faces nearly a dozen charges, including corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault, resisting arrest, harassment and ...
LA Times
Burbank restaurant that defied COVID-19 shutdown orders is evicted
Sheriff's deputies completed the lockout early Tuesday morning. The ex-wife of the saloon and grill owner initiated the eviction.
Reuters
U.S. Congress votes to create Juneteenth holiday marking end of slavery
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed and sent to President Joe Biden a bill making June 19, or "Juneteenth," a federal holiday commemorating the end of legal enslavement of Black Americans. The White House has not yet said whether the Democratic president intends to sign it into law. The holiday marks the day in 1865 when a Union general informed a group of enslaved people in Texas that they had been made free two years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Idaho Statesman
Idaho’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit arrests Boise man on child porn charge
The 42-year-old man will be prosecuted by federal authorities.
Associated Press
Texas governor: State, crowdsourcing will fund border wall
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that he will use $250 million in state money and crowdsourced financing to build more barriers along the U.S. border with Mexico, part of an emerging proposal that also extends his political fight over immigration with the Democratic Biden administration. Over a dozen Republican members of the Texas House and Senate joined Abbott for a livestreamed press conference announcing his intentions to hire a project manager to continue constructing some version of a wall announced last week, echoing former President Donald Trump's unfinished campaign promise to fortify the southern U.S. border, of which 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) is in Texas.
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Elmore man convicted in stabbing, sent to prison
Jun. 16—ELMORE — A man who stabbed, punched, choked and hit a woman in the face with a pipe wrench while he held her captive in his Faribault County home will be in prison through at least 2023. Michael Walton Hinton, 56, of Elmore, was sentenced Monday in Faribault County District Court in connection with the 2019 assault. A woman who had met Hinton one time prior to the incident went to his ...
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Mankato man gets community service in stabbing
Jun. 16—MANKATO — A Mankato man who stabbed a man in the chest was sentenced to time served, probation and community service. Sidney Lasalle Bruce II, 62, stabbed a man in the chest in November 2019. The victim was taken to a hospital and treated for a collapsed lung, according to a court complaint. Bruce said he stabbed the man after he came to his house and "caused a scene." Bruce spent ...
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Trial begins Monday for Lima man charged with gang activities
Jun. 16—LIMA — Jury selection will begin Monday in Allen County Common Pleas Court for the second of two men prosecutors say took part in a gang-related shooting at a busy Lima intersection nearly two years ago. Jamaree Allen, 26, appeared in court briefly on Wednesday after his lawyer, Dayton attorney Anthony VanNoy, filed a motion with the court asking to withdraw as Allen's legal counsel. ...
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Nicollet employee charged with theft
Jun. 16—NICOLLET — A woman is accused of stealing more than $7,000 from her employer in Nicollet. Christine Marie Ann Arnold-Loeffler, 47, of Gibbon, was charged with felony counts of theft Monday in Nicollet County District Court. Arnold-Loeffler worked as an office manager and was pocketing cash payments from customers and a renter, a court complaint says. The business is not identified in ...
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Convicted St. James child molester sent to prison
Jun. 16—ST. JAMES — A former St. James man is going to prison for molesting a boy he knows. Timothy James Turner, 36, most recently of New Ulm, pleaded guilty to felony criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced Tuesday in Watonwan County District Court. Turner entered an Alford plea, meaning he did not admit guilt but acknowledged a conviction would have been likely if the case went to trial. ...
Reuters
Bonds stung, dollar cheered by sudden hawkish turn at Fed
Asian markets looked set for a rough ride on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve stunned investors by signalling it might raise interest rates at a much faster pace than assumed, sending yields and the dollar sharply higher. The initial fallout in equities was not as bad with S&P 500 futures down just 0.2% in early Asian trade, while Nasdaq futures were off 0.3%. "The new Fed ‘dot plot’ indicating that the median FOMC member now forecasts two Fed rate hikes in 2023, versus none in the March iteration, represented the hawkish surprise out of the June Fed meeting," said Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at NAB.
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Valdosta man convicted in federal court
Jun. 16—VALDOSTA — A Valdosta man with a lengthy history of violent crimes may face life in prison after his conviction Tuesday in federal court. Aaron Lewis Green, Jr., 39,, was found guilty of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a trial that began on Monday in Valdosta federal court, a U.S. Department of Justice statement said. Under the Armed Career Criminal ...
Associated Press
Rift on Communion policy as US Catholic bishops open meeting
Divisions flared quickly on Wednesday as U.S. Catholic bishops opened a national meeting highlighted by a sensitive agenda item — whether to take initial steps toward a possible rebuke of politicians, including President Joe Biden, who receive Communion while supporting abortion rights. After an extended exchange, 59% of the bishops voted against a motion by St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski to allow more speaking opportunities at this week’s meeting. At stake is a proposal that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' doctrine committee draft a statement on the meaning of Communion in the life of the church that would be submitted for a vote at a future meeting, probably an in-person gathering in November.
NBC News
Widower of ex-Mississippi politician slams investigations into deaths of wife, sister
Brandon Henley says the sheriff's office didn't care about his sister's death until his wife was killed on the same property where his sister's body was found.
Reuters
Southern Baptists to set up task force to probe sexual abuse claims
Southern Baptist Convention members voted on Wednesday to set up an independent task force to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by pastors and volunteers, including the response to accusations by the religious body's executive committee. The vote by delegates to the annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, of the largest Protestant denomination, capped a two-day convention at which a pragmatic wing of the conservative group prevailed in several decisions over a faction that sought to move it farther to the right politically. In a powerful speech, outgoing President J.D. Greear, a pastor from North Carolina decried racism and urged the body to distance itself from politics.
Chicago Tribune
Broad gun control measure sent to Gov. Pritzker by Illinois House
CHICAGO — The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a comprehensive gun safety measure aimed at modernizing Illinois’ 53-year-old Firearms Owner Identification card law while also requiring background checks on private sales of firearms. The bill passed by a 75-40 vote and now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The action comes almost two weeks after the state Senate gave its backing on a 40-17 vote, ...
Reuters
Search on for Alaska hiker charged by bears on mountain trail
Search teams in Alaska were looking on Wednesday for a hiker who has been missing since early Tuesday morning when she reported being menaced by bears on a mountain trail near Anchorage. The search was launched after the hiker phoned her husband for help, telling him she had been charged by "multiple bears," the Alaska State Troopers said in a statement. The troopers, the Alaska National Guard, volunteers and search dogs have been scouring the trail area since early Tuesday by ground and by air, the trooper statement said.
CBS News
1 killed and 5 wounded in Baltimore shooting
Police are asking residents to respond with any tips on the shooting.
Associated Press
Baker fined for refusing to make transgender transition cake
A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a birthday cake for a transgender woman, a state judge has ruled. In Tuesday’s ruling, Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones said Autumn Scardina was denied a cake that was blue on the outside and pink on the inside to celebrate her gender transition on her birthday because of her transgender status in violation of the law. While Jack Phillips said he could not make the cake because of its message, Jones said the case was about a refusal to sell a product, not compelled speech.