Senators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Senators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Senators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Senators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
How AI-powered Tech Landed Man In Jail With Scant Evidence
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and one that could help determine the severity of other sentences …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and one that could help determine the severity of other sentences …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and one that could help determine the severity of other sentences …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and one that could help determine the severity of other sentences …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Capitol rioter who breached Senate sentenced to 8 months
A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Capitol rioter who breached Senate faces 1st felony sentence
CHICAGO (AP) — A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing that will help set a benchmark for punishment in similar cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man faces 1st sentencing for felony in riot at US Capitol
CHICAGO (AP) — A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing that will help set a benchmark for punishment in similar cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man faces 1st sentencing for felony in riot at US Capitol
CHICAGO (AP) — A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing that will help set a benchmark for punishment in similar cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no
CHICAGO (AP) — Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no
CHICAGO (AP) — Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no
CHICAGO (AP) — Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no
CHICAGO (AP) — Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Biden's silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment, especially since an unprecedented spate of executions by his predecessor
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Biden's silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment, especially since an unprecedented spate of executions by his predecessor
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Biden's silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment, especially since an unprecedented spate of executions by his predecessor
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Biden's silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment, especially since an unprecedented spate of executions by his predecessor
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
The mob made me do it: Rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault
Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
The mob made me do it: Rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault
Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
The mob made me do it: Rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault
Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in
PHOENIX (AP) — The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senate’s balcony during
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in
PHOENIX (AP) — The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senate’s balcony during
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in
PHOENIX (AP) — The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senate’s balcony during
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
CHICAGO (AP) — On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other’s cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A top issue these days: whether President Joe Biden will halt executions, several told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
CHICAGO (AP) — On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other’s cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A top issue these days: whether President Joe Biden will halt executions, several told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
CHICAGO (AP) — On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other’s cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A top issue these days: whether President Joe Biden will halt executions, several told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases
CHICAGO (AP) — Executioners who
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases
CHICAGO (AP) — Executioners who
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases
CHICAGO (AP) — Executioners who
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Biden, the first sitting U.S. president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to stop scheduling new executions, officials have told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Biden, the first sitting U.S. president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to stop scheduling new executions, officials have told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Biden, the first sitting U.S. president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to stop scheduling new executions, officials have told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death penalty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death penalty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death penalty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death penalty.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Court OKs 1st federal execution of female inmate in 67 years
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Justice Department to carry out the first execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades following a flurry of legal rulings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Supreme Court clears way for woman's execution
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Justice Department to carry out the first execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Female inmate's execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. government's plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades were on hold Tuesday amid a flurry of legal rulings, and two other executions set for later this week were halted because the inmates tested positive for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mental illness issues could halt execution of female inmate
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday halted this week’s executions of two inmates who were diagnosed with COVID-19, the last two federal executions scheduled under President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Activists seek laws after officer cleared in Blake shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor's decision not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back came as little surprise to some activists for racial justice, who predict laws must change before police are truly held accountable for using force against Black men.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn't disprove the officer's contention that he acted in self-defense because he feared the man would stab him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn't disprove the officer's contention that he acted in self-defense because he feared the man would stab him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Lawyer: Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD
CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities called an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead told an initial hearing Monday that her client may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Lawyer: Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD
CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities called an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead told an initial hearing Monday that her client may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Suspect in bowling alley shooting served in Afghanistan
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three others injured had four deployments to Afghanistan, the most recent ending in July, according to Army service information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Lawyers: 2nd US inmate scheduled to be executed has COVID-19
CHICAGO (AP) — A second federal inmate scheduled to be put to death next month in a series of executions by the Trump administration has tested positive for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Lawyers: 2nd US inmate scheduled to be executed has COVID-19
CHICAGO (AP) — A second federal inmate scheduled to be put to death next month in a series of executions by the Trump administration has tested positive for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Report: Federal execution numbers top states' for 1st time
CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in history, the U.S. government has carried out more executions in a year than all states that still conduct executions, according to an annual report on the death penalty released Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Report: Federal execution numbers top states' for 1st time
CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in history, the U.S. government has carried out more executions in a year than all states that still conduct executions, according to an annual report on the death penalty released Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year in what has been a first series of executions during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putting to death a Texas street-gang member in the slayings of a religious couple from …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration
CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, starting with a Texas street-gang member set to be put to death this week for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Iowa religious couple whose bodies he burned in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US executes Louisiana truck driver who killed daughter, 2
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration continued its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in 2002, then killed her by slamming her head repeatedly against a truck’s windows and dashboard.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in 2002, then killed her by slamming her head against a truck’s windows and dashboard.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Trump administration plans 2nd execution as many days
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in 2002, then killed her by slamming her head against a truck’s windows and dashboard.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year in what has been a first series of executions during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putting to death a Texas street-gang member in the slayings of a religious couple from …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year in what has been a first series of executions during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putting to death a Texas street-gang member in the slayings of a religious couple from …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration
CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, starting with a Texas street-gang member set to be put to death Thursday for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Iowa religious couple whose bodies he burned in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration
CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, starting with a Texas street-gang member set to be put to death Thursday for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Iowa religious couple whose bodies he burned in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Trump ratchets up pace of executions before Biden inaugural
CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday and concluding just days before the Jan. 20 inauguration of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Trump cementing death penalty legacy up to Biden inaugural
CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday and concluding just days before the Jan. 20 inauguration of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one by one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin’s largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump on Saturday of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump's hopes to reverse his election loss in Wisconsin hinge on closing a deficit of some 20,500 votes, an almost impossibly high bar that spurs speculation his true goal is building a case for legal challenges that could win favor in the state's conservative-controlled Supreme …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been extradited to stand trial on homicide charges, with sheriff’s deputies in Illinois handing him over to their counterparts in Wisconsin shortly after a judge on Friday approved the contested extradition.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been extradited to stand trial on homicide charges, with sheriff’s deputies in Illinois handing him over to their counterparts in Wisconsin shortly after a judge on Friday approved the contested extradition.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Illinois judge OKs extradition of Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha
WAUKEGAN, Ill, (AP) — An Illinois judge said he will decide late Friday afternoon whether a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is among those slated to testify Friday during a hearing in Illinois to decide if her son should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores closed. But growing segments of the U.S. population say state and federal governments are trampling on freedoms central to American life …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores closed. But growing segments of the U.S. population say state and federal governments are trampling on freedoms central to American life …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Hastert revelations could increase chances for prison time
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Merrill Lynch settles discrimination lawsuit
CHICAGO - Lawyers for hundreds of black financial advisers have reached a $160 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Wall Street brokerage giant Merrill Lynch of racial discrimination, a plaintiffs' attorney said Wednesday.
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Livestrong Foundation charts post-Armstrong course
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Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit
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Defense in Hudson family slayings: Case not proved
CHICAGO - The defense for the man accused of killing relatives of Jennifer Hudson told jurors Wednesday that prosecutors failed to prove their case, while a prosecutor countered that they had "overwhelming circumstantial evidence" linking him to the crime.
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Hudson hears painful testimony about slain family
CHICAGO - The trial of the man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson's family members resumed Tuesday with the Oscar-winner shutting her eyes as a police officer described finding her dead family members.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Small lottery winner in a big pond
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Wiener war breaks out in courtroom
CHICAGO - The nation's largest hot dog makers argued about the meaning of "100 percent pure beef" and the merits of ketchup Monday in a lawsuit over advertising claims stemming from their years of dog-eat-dog competition.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
A memory for murder?
SYCAMORE, Ill. - Over the years, evidence decays or passes through so many hands it's rendered useless. Murder weapons disappear, and witnesses' memories dim or are carried to the grave.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Airport security faces scrutiny
CHICAGO - An airport traveler who famously resisted a full-body scan and groin check with the words "If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested" has become an Internet sensation, tapping into rising frustration over increasingly invasive searches.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
8 states seek stimulus money for high-speed rail
CHICAGO - Eight Midwestern states hope to secure federal stimulus money for a network of faster passenger trains with Chicago as its hub _ joining forces to boost their chances of getting a cut of $8 billion set aside for high-speed rail.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
8 states seek stimulus money for high-speed rail
CHICAGO - Eight Midwestern states hope to secure federal stimulus money for a network of faster passenger trains with Chicago as its hub _ joining forces to boost their chances of getting a cut of $8 billion set aside for high-speed rail.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
8 states seek stimulus money for high-speed rail
CHICAGO - Eight Midwestern states hope to secure federal stimulus money for a network of faster passenger trains with Chicago as its hub _ joining forces to boost their chances of getting a cut of $8 billion set aside for high-speed rail.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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