They were Mexican immigrants, both named Lorenzo. They came to this country without papers as teenagers. Lack of legal status didn’t stop them from building beautiful lives — a wife, …
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Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in investigation into protest shooting deaths
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration has turned over evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against …
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ICE shot and killed motorist in Maine. Advocates say he’s a 26-year-old man from Colombia
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBIDDEFORD, Maine — A federal immigration officer fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have used deadly force. …
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Judge blasts Trump’s IRS lawsuit as filed for ‘improper purpose,’ recommends attorney discipline
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday in a scathing decision that referred one …
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California kids still struggle in our schools. Will this change help?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — Recent news about literacy, education and general smarts in California and across the country has been somewhat distressing. Along with claims that Americans are becoming illiterate, here in the Golden …
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, the prominent Republican from South Carolina who served in the Senate for more than two decades, died after suffering an aortic dissection, his office said Sunday. Graham …
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State legislators warn of threat to film and TV tax credit program
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMore than three dozen California legislators are calling for Gov. Gavin Newsom to exempt the state’s film and TV production incentive program from a recently approved cap on corporate tax …
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WASHINGTON — After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar …
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On birthright citizenship, Supreme Court ‘originalists’ are split
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices say they decide cases based on the words and original history of the Constitution — and not on their personal or political views. Following …
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Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed the remnants of the government’s landmark case against far-right Proud Boys members who were convicted of seditious conspiracy for plotting to attack the Capitol to …