NEW YORK — A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver’s licenses without having them prove they are in the country legally. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci in Albany ruled that the Republican administration…
MADISON, Wis. — Defenders of a Wisconsin judge found guilty of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers raised alarms Friday about judicial independence and said they hope the conviction will be overturned on appeal. A jury found Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan guilty on Thursday night after a four-day trial…
LAS VEGAS — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no closer to reaching a consensus on a long-term plan for sharing the dwindling resource. The river’s future was the center of discussions this week at the annual Colorado River Water Users Association…
PHOENIX — An Arizona man was sentenced Thursday to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017. Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was found guilty in late September of murder in eight killings. Jurors agreed on the death penalty in six of the killings, but they were undecided…
ATLANTA — Georgia’s parole board on Monday put an execution scheduled for Wednesday on hold, but it was not clear how long that would last. The order suspending the execution of Stacey Humphreys, signed by State Board of Pardons and Paroles Chair Joyette Holmes, does not provide any reason for the decision. The board also…
Bangladesh A team cricketer Tofael Ahmed Raihan is facing charges of sexual assault against a young woman who claims he promised to marry her. The police have filed formal charges at Gulshan Police Station against the pace-bowling all-rounder, according to a report from Cricbuzz.“The charge sheet has been filed under Section 9(1) of the Women…
The fiancee of a man who died on a cruise ship has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Royal Caribbean, alleging it negligently served him at least 33 alcoholic drinks and was liable for his death after crew members tackled him to the ground and stood on him with their full body weight. Connie Aguilar’s…