SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 1,400 lifers in California’s prisons have been released over the past three years in a sharp turnaround in a state where murderers and others sentenced to life with the possibility of parole almost never got out. Gov. Jerry Brown has let a record number of inmates with life sentences out… Continue reading California ‘lifers’ leaving prison at record pace
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Top Mexico cartel to keep on despite capo capture
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The powerful Sinaloa cartel is expected to go right on selling billions of dollars of illegal drugs despite the takedown of its legendary leader, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who leaves in place a sophisticated distribution network and business plan. Guzman’s capture Saturday was undoubtedly a major blow for a criminal ring… Continue reading Top Mexico cartel to keep on despite capo capture
Hosts’ real Olympic challenge: After the games
LONDON (AP) — For athletes and spectators at Sochi, it’s time to pack up. But for the host cities, the real challenge begins with the end of the Olympics. How do they continue to use the expensive stadiums after the party’s over? What happens to the athletes’ villages? What is the legacy of the games?… Continue reading Hosts’ real Olympic challenge: After the games
Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21
DENVER (AP) — Two Western states with some of the nation’s lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21. Utah and Colorado lawmakers both voted favorably on proposals Thursday to treat tobacco like alcohol and take it away from 18- to 20-year-olds, a move inspired by new… Continue reading Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21
Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman charged in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have set in motion a legal process that makes it unlikely drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will soon face U.S. cases also pending against him. The Federal Judicial Council said the hemisphere’s most powerful drug lord had been formally charged under a 2009 Mexican indictment for cocaine trafficking,… Continue reading Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman charged in Mexico
Amanda Bynes pleads no contest to reckless driving
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amanda Bynes has pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving after she clipped a Los Angeles County sheriff’s patrol car. District attorney’s spokeswoman Jane Robison says Bynes entered the plea Monday through her lawyer. The actress was sentenced to three years of probation and three months of attending alcohol education classes.… Continue reading Amanda Bynes pleads no contest to reckless driving
Effort to build gay marriage support heads south
ATLANTA (AP) — Less than two weeks after a federal judge declared Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a new effort has been launched in the South seeking to build wider acceptance of gay and lesbian couples in the hope of overturning similar bans across the region. The $1 million effort will be focused on… Continue reading Effort to build gay marriage support heads south
Zuckerberg takes long view with WhatsApp, Internet
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, known for his outsized ambitions for Facebook, is applying a similar long-term vision to bringing the Internet to the billons of people around the world who don’t already have access. The 29-year-old CEO of Facebook Inc. discussed long-term plans for a world in which everyone is able to get… Continue reading Zuckerberg takes long view with WhatsApp, Internet
‘Ghostbusters’ actor, writer Harold Ramis dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Comedy actor, director and writer Harold Ramis, best known for his roles in movies such as “Ghostbusters” and “Stripes,” died Monday at his suburban Chicago home after a four-year battle with an autoimmune disease, his talent agency said. Ramis, 69, died early Monday morning of complications from vasculitis, which causes inflammation and… Continue reading ‘Ghostbusters’ actor, writer Harold Ramis dies
Freshman killed in one-car crash
Freshman Trystan Bechtel, 19, was killed this morning in a one-car crash on Highway 54 northeast of Bradford, Tenn. Bechtel was the only occupant in the vehicle at the time of the crash. According to a Tennessee Motor Vehicle Fatality Report, Bechtel’s vehicle was traveling north on Highway 54 when the vehicle left the road… Continue reading Freshman killed in one-car crash