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Dangerous heat wave to scorch the Southwestern US
The National Weather Service forecast a mix of partly cloudy and sunny skies in Los Angeles County Friday and highs of 78 degrees Fahrenheit at LAX; 82 in Long Beach; 83 in Avalon; 86 in Downtown L.A.; 87 on Mount Wilson; 91 in San Gabriel and Burbank; 92 in Pasadena; 99 in Saugus; 100 in Woodland Hills; 101 in Palmdale; and 103 in Lancaster. [Full Article...]
Minnesota cop cleared of all charges in Philando Castile case
The shooting attracted national outrage after Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was sitting next to him in the auto, began streaming a video on Facebook Live just after he was shot. Squad-car video played repeatedly for the jury shows a wide view of the traffic stop and the shooting, with the camera pointed toward Castile's vehicle. [Full Article...]
Castile trial had video evidence _ but not of key seconds
A faulty brake light gave the 29-year-old officer justification to pull Castile over. "What you saw in court this week was a combination of talent and tenacity and I don't know what more could have been done", said Judge Glenda Hatchett, a Castille family spokesperson. [Full Article...]
White House denies Trump wants Mueller out
Shortly after Mueller's appointment was announced last month, Trump floated the idea of firing him, but staffers sought to squash the idea, which they believed would "turn a bad situation into a catastrophe", The Times reported Tuesday . [Full Article...]
Gunshots Ring Out at Republican Congressional Baseball Practice
On Facebook , Hodgkinson was a member of a group called "Terminate the Republican Party ", a fact that seemed to take on new meaning in light of an account from South Carolina Rep. A congressional staffer, Zach Barth, was shot in the leg; he was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon, the Post reports . WANG: Well, at this point, the FBI's confirmed that the shooter used a 9-milli... [Full Article...]
Man who barricaded self a suspect in Ohio triple slaying
The couple's son discovered their bodies after being unable to reach them by phone. Suzanne Taylor (left) and her two daughters Kylie (center) and Taylor Pifer were found dead in their North Royalton home on Sunday. In a pair of tweets , Brunswick police announced the standoff and hours later stated that Brinkman had been taken into custody . Authorities told all neighbors to sta... [Full Article...]
Trump thrusts US, Cuba back toward hostile relations
The Treasury Department said individuals who bought an airline ticket or rented a room or vehicle before Trump's announcement could make additional travel-related purchases for that travel under the Obama policy, even if their trip to Cuba takes place after the new, stricter Trump regulations go into effect. [Full Article...]
Trump revamps Obama-era Cuba deal
The new policies enacted by the president restrict individuals travelling to Cuba , and they seek to keep money out of the hands of the Cuban military. The president announced a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of US cash to the country's military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations. [Full Article...]