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☆ New York City Mayor Is Sued Over Refusal to Comply With New Rental-Assistance Laws
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers representing New Yorkers facing eviction and living in shelters sued New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday to try to force him to comply with new local laws expanding access to rental assistance. The lawsuit by the Legal Aid Society comes after the mayor unsuccessfully vetoed the new laws expanding access to vouchers for low-income New Yorkers. The New York City Council, which had voted to override the mayor's veto last July, will soon join Legal Aid in suing the mayor after making the unusual move last week. More than 36,000 households already receive housing vouchers from the city, according to Adams' office. A spokesperson for the mayor said his office was reviewing the lawsuit and that his administration would focus on working with the city council to build more affordable housing across the city.

Persons: Jonathan Allen, Eric Adams, Adams, ”, Robert Desir, Donna Bryson, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, New, New York City, Legal Aid Society, The New, The New York City Council, City Fighting, New York State, Aid Society, Legal, Manhattan Supreme, Coalition, Homeless Locations: The New York, Manhattan, Bronx

☆ Mother of Boy Who Murdered Four Classmates Faces Manslaughter Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty in 2022 to two dozen counts, including four of first-degree murder, and last month was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Jennifer Crumbley and her husband James Crumbley were being tried separately after being charged with four manslaughter counts in late 2021. Legal experts have said that the parents' trial, which appears to be the first of its kind, breaks new legal ground. "Rarely are high school shooters going out and buying guns from a gun store," Horwitz said. Ethan Crumbley was returned to class and later walked out of a bathroom with the gun and began firing, prosecutors say.

Persons: Brad Brooks, Jennifer Crumbley, Ethan, Ethan Crumbley, James Crumbley, James Crumbley's, Josh Horwitz, Horwitz, Karen McDonald, I'm, hadn't, Nick Suplina, Donna Bryson, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Oxford High School, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Law, Gun Safety Locations: Michigan, Oakland, Detroit, Longmont , Colorado

REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt Acquire Licensing RightsLONGMONT, Colorado, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Two Colorado paramedics go on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative. The trial is the last of three in the death of McClain, 23. Prosecutors allege the paramedics injected him with 500 mg of the sedative ketamine after incorrectly estimating his weight to be 200 pounds (91 kg). After Floyd's death ignited global protests, Colorado Governor Jared Polis in June 2020 asked the state attorney general's office to investigate McClain's case. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Longmont, Colorado Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nathan Woodyard, Elijah McClain, Black, Kevin Mohatt, McClain, Jeremy Cooper, Peter Cichuniec, Cooper, Cichuniec, George Floyd, Jared Polis, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Court, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Police, Minneapolis police, Thomson Locations: Adams County, Brighton , Colorado, U.S, , Colorado, Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Minneapolis, Longmont

☆ US professors suspended, probed over Gaza war comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza since its fighters killed 1,200 people and dragged away 240 hostages on a deadly rampage on Oct. 7. Since then, Israel has bombed much of Gaza to rubble, ordered the depopulation of the entire northern half of the enclave and made around two-thirds of Gazans homeless. The University of Southern California said on Friday economics professor John Strauss was teaching classes remotely until the end of the semester. "We cannot discuss the details of matters that are pending investigation," the university said in a statement on the incident. Reporting by Andrew Hay; editing by Donna Bryson and Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebecca Lopez, Rebecca Zapien, Lopez, Zapien, Maha Nassar, John Strauss, Strauss, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: University of Arizona, University of Southern, U.S, American, Black Panther Party, UA, The University of Southern, Los Angeles, Thomson Locations: University of Southern California, Gaza, Israel, The University of Southern California

☆ Film crews became 'collateral damage' of Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A New Mexico assistant director fell into deep depression and took his life. Crew members rallied to help one another and charities pitched in during the writers strike that began May 2 and ended in late September, and the actors strike that started in July. "The actors and writers are getting a lot of publicity but the crews are the collateral damage of the strikes," said Lori Rubinstein, executive director of mental health charity Behind the Scenes. Crew members lost health insurance and broke into retirement funds. In Albuquerque, assistant director Anthony Pelot, 37, who worked on sets with Bufalino for 14 years, grieved the loss of his best friend.

Persons: Mike Blake, Lori Rubinstein, Rubinstein, Pam Rosen, Joe Bufalino, Rosen, Jennifer Jorge, Jorge, MPTF, I'd, Sean, we've, Chris, Van Dunk, Gwen Roach, Roach, Anthony Pelot, Joe, Pelot, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Sandra Maler Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Rights, New, Reuters, Television Fund, Canada's AFC, Entertainment, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Rights ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Toronto, York, California, California , New York, Atlanta, New York, Albuquerque

☆ Suspect in California Jewish Protester's Death Cooperating With Police
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said at a press conference that the unnamed person, the only suspect so far, has not been arrested. Kessler's death has been ruled a homicide by medical examiners, with the cause of death listed as blunt force trauma to his head. Officials emphasized that a death being ruled a homicide means that another person was involved, but does not indicate if anything criminal took place. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles identified the victim at Sunday's protest as a Jewish man and said the incident was the fourth act of antisemitic violence in the Los Angeles area this year, and the second since Oct. 7. (Reporting by Brad Brooks in Longmont, Colorado; Additional reporting by Daniel Trotta in California; editing by Donna Bryson and Bill Berkrot)

Persons: Brad Brooks, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff, Paul Kessler, Kessler, Fryhoff, Rabbi Noah Farkas, Daniel Trotta, Donna Bryson, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Reuters, Israel, Ventura County Sheriff, Authorities, Hamas, Jewish Federation of, Los, Islamic Locations: California, Ventura County, Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Illinois, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Longmont , Colorado

☆ Suspect in California Jewish protester's death cooperating with police
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said at a press conference that the unnamed person, the only suspect so far, has not been arrested. Kessler's death has been ruled a homicide by medical examiners, with the cause of death listed as blunt force trauma to his head. Officials emphasized that a death being ruled a homicide means that another person was involved, but does not indicate if anything criminal took place. Fryhoff said his deputies have increased patrols around mosques and synagogues because of Kessler's death. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles identified the victim at Sunday's protest as a Jewish man and said the incident was the fourth act of antisemitic violence in the Los Angeles area this year, and the second since Oct. 7.

Persons: Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff, Chris R, Young, Paul Kessler, Kessler, Fryhoff, Rabbi Noah Farkas, Brad Brooks, Daniel Trotta, Donna Bryson, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Ventura County Sheriff, Thousand Oaks, Israel, Authorities, Hamas, Jewish Federation of, Los, Islamic, Thomson Locations: Ventura County, Thousand, California, Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Illinois, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Longmont , Colorado

Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust", in New York, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 17 (Reuters) - New Mexico prosecutors on Tuesday said they intended to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Baldwin has said he is not responsible for Hutchins' death and he did not pull the trigger. We will answer any charges in court," Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, lawyers for Baldwin, said in a statement. Morrissey said if new testing of the gun showed it was working, she would recharge Baldwin.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, David, Dee, Delgado, Rust, Kari Morrissey, Baldwin, Hutchins, Joel Souza, ” Morrissey, Jason Lewis, Luke Nikas, Alex Spiro, Hannah Gutierrez, Morrissey, Kanishka Singh, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Lisa Shumaker, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, FBI, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, New Mexico, Washington, Taos , New

☆ Grieving and on edge, US Jews, Muslims seek solace as Hamas-Israel war rages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Friday services, highlighted by the main weekly prayers for Muslims and the start of the Jewish Sabbath at sundown, were the first since the massacre. Larry Mead, vice president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, said, "We are seeing the Jewish community is very apprehensive. "We're not going to cancel Shabbat," said Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis. "And meanwhile, hundreds of innocent Palestinians are also losing their lives, trapped in Gaza as the war is just beginning." Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago CAIR chapter, said on Facebook he had also been talking with Jewish counterparts in the region, and took hope in the connections made.

Persons: Vered Levi, Josef Trommer, Evelyn Hockstein, Richard Priem, Motti Seligson, Larry Mead, We're, Joseph Potasnik, B'nai Avraham, Chabad, Rabbi Aaron Raskin, Beth Elohim, Diane Weber, Beth, Weber, Basim Elkarra, Elkarra, It’s, Ahmed Rehab, Sharon Bernstein, Donna Bryson, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Freedom, REUTERS, Rights, Jewish Federation of, New York, Tarbiya Institute, Islamic Relations, Chicago CAIR, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.S, Washington , U.S, Rights SACRAMENTO, Calif, United States, Gaza, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, California, Sacramento, Chicago

☆ New Mexico man claims self-defense for protest shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The statue, located just north of Espanola, New Mexico, was removed in 2020 during nationwide anti-racism protests. Prior to the shooting Martinez told a police officer and protesters to “fuck off” when they approached him, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Dennis testified. Protest organizer Mateo Peixinho said he asked Martinez prior to the shooting why he had come to the event. Some descendants of Spanish colonial settlers, known as Hispanos, say Onate should be celebrated as part of New Mexico's Hispanic heritage. Reporting by Andrew Hay in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ryan Martinez, Jacob Johns, Martinez, Juan de Onate, Nicole Moss, Donald Trump, MAGA, Johns, Moss, Steve Dennis, Mateo Peixinho, Onate, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Sandia Park, Police, Mr, University of New, University of New Mexico Hospital, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Rio Arriba, Tierra Amarilla , New Mexico, U.S, , New Mexico, Mexico, Spokane , Washington, Espanola , New Mexico, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New

☆ Split verdict for Colorado police officers tried in death of Elijah McClain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Protesters gather for a rally to call for justice for Elijah McClain in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 21, 2020. The same jury found Jason Rosenblatt, another officer jointly tried with Roedema, not guilty on manslaughter and assault charges. Aurora officers Roedema and Rosenblatt were defendants in the first of three trials in the death of McClain. A revised autopsy report in September 2022 concluded McClain died from "complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint." The footage does not show McClain grabbing for a gun, but Roedema can be heard yelling that McClain tried to get Rosenblatt's weapon.

Persons: Elijah McClain, Kevin Mohatt, Randy Roedema, Jason Rosenblatt, Roedema, Rosenblatt, McClain, Sheneen McClain, Art Acevedo, brutalized McClain, Aurora . McClain, George Floyd, Floyd's, Brad Brooks, Dan Whitcomb, Donna Bryson Organizations: REUTERS, Denver Post, Aurora Police, Prosecutors, Aurora, Minneapolis police, Thomson Locations: Denver , Colorado, U.S, Colorado, America, Denver, Aurora ., Minneapolis, Longmont , Colorado, Los Angeles, Lincoln

☆ After treatment at US military hospital, volunteers for Ukraine return to fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

US COMMITMENT TO UKRAINETreating the wounded volunteers at Landstuhl represents another level of U.S. commitment to Ukraine. Thousands of foreign volunteers headed to Ukraine after Russia’s February 2022 invasion and are now fighting with regular Ukraine army units and a foreign legion. Dozens of foreign volunteers are wounded each month, according to the four fighters interviewed by Reuters. Of 20 Ukrainian Army patients admitted so far, nearly all since August, 16 have been foreign volunteers, according to Marcy Sanchez, a spokesman for the hospital. "The bureaucracy is just horrendous," said Craig Borthwick, lead medic for ReactAid, explaining the many layers of military, medical and government authorizations required.

Persons: Jumbo, directionless, Biden, Rachel Jamison, Meaghan Mobbs, Marcy Sanchez, ReactAid, Craig Borthwick, David Bramlette, Nathan Chan, we're, Andrew Hay, Phil Stewart, Donna Bryson, Diane Craft Organizations: Landstuhl Regional Medical, Ukrainian Army, . Military, U.S, Marine, RT Weatherman, Jumbo, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, United State's, Reuters, Russia, Marines, Landstuhl, Kyiv, Russia’s, Ukraine, Weatherman, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Armed Forces, U.S . Army, Green Beret, Thomson Locations: Germany, United States, Russian, Ukraine, U.S, UKRAINE

[1/2] SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Warner Bros. The SAG-AFTRA agreement covering video game performers expired last November and has been extended on a monthly basis as the union negotiated with major video game companies. As earnings climbed, video game company staff beyond the performers covered by SAG-AFTRA have been unionizing for the first time this year. In July, Sega workers formed the largest multi-department video game union in the United States, after Microsoft's video game testers formed their first U.S. labor union in January. For video game performers, the union is also calling for more safety measures for motion capture performers, who wear markers or sensors on the skin or a body suit to help game makers create characters' movements.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Cissy Jones, Jones, Delilah, AFTRA, Audrey Cooling, Ashly Burch, Danielle Broadway, Donna Bryson Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Warner Bros ., REUTERS, Campo Santo, SAG, Hollywood, Guild of America, PlayStation, Sony, Sega, Disney, Activision, EA, Epic Games, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, United States

☆ Exclusive: Senior US officials traveling to Armenia as Karabakh's Armenians start to leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Daphne Psaledakis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive at a temporary accommodation centre in the town of Goris, Armenia, September 25, 2023. Power will meet with senior government officials and will "affirm U.S. support for Armenia’s democracy, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and commitment to address humanitarian needs stemming from Nagorno-Karabakh," the official said. Thousands of Karabakh Armenians have been left without food. In 2020, after decades of skirmishes, Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, won a 44-day Second Karabakh War, recapturing territory in and around Karabakh. That war ended with a Russian-brokered peace deal that Armenians accuse Moscow of failing to guarantee.

Persons: Irakli, Samantha Power, Yuri Kim, Nikol Pashinyan, Daphne Psaledakis, Donna Bryson, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Biden, U.S, Reuters, U.S . Agency for International Development, . State, USAID, Karabakh, International Committee, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Goris, Armenia, Soviet, Europe, United States, Azerbaijan, Russia, Soviet Union, Turkey, Russian, Moscow

This first trial involves city of Aurora police officer Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, who are both charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges. Local prosecutors at first declined to press charges in McClain's death. Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard, who is accused of putting McClain in a chokehold, will stand trial alone on the same charges in October. Two paramedics who injected McClain with ketamine are scheduled for a joint trial on the same charges in November. The other two officers and the paramedics have been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the trial.

Persons: Randy Roedema, Elijah McClain, McClain, Jason Rosenblatt, George Floyd, Colorado's, Nathan Woodyard, Rosenblatt, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Chris Reese, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Aurora, Adams County Justice Center, Colorado, Local, Aurora's, Thomson Locations: Brighton , Colorado, BRIGHTON , Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Minneapolis, Colorado

☆ Texas Senate acquits AG Paxton in impeachment trial, keeps him in office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Paxton, a Republican, has been dogged by corruption allegations since first taking office in 2014. He still faces a state trial on securities fraud and is under investigation by the FBI. Paxton, an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, repeatedly insisted that he was innocent and that the impeachment trial is a political witchhunt. Paxton was overwhelmingly impeached by the Republican-dominated Texas House in May. The last impeachment trial of a statewide officeholder in Texas was in 1917.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Joe Biden's, Elizabeth Frantz, Paxton, Donald Trump, Governor Dan Patrick, Patrick, doesn't, Greg Abbott, Biden, Roland Gutierrez, George P, Bush, Rochelle Garza, Paxton's, Nate Paul, Paul, Tony Buzbee, Angela, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Mark Porter, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Trump, REUTERS, The Texas Senate, firebrand, Republican, FBI, Texas, Texas Republicans, Texas Republican Party, Texas House, Texas Senate, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Texas, Mexico, Washington , U.S, Longmont , Colorado

☆ Texas Senate ends deliberations in AG Paxton's impeachment trial; Vote imminent
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

He's said he is innocent and that the impeachment trial is a political witchhunt. Paxton faces 16 articles of impeachment in the Senate trial. Paxton was overwhelmingly impeached by the Republican-dominated Texas House in May. The Texas Senate has 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats. The last impeachment trial of a statewide officeholder in Texas was in 1917.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Joe Biden's, Elizabeth Frantz, Governor Dan Patrick, Paxton, Donald Trump, He's, George P, Bush, Rochelle Garza, Paxton's, Nate Paul, Paul, Tony Buzbee, Angela, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Mark Porter, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Trump, REUTERS, The Texas Senate, Republican, Texas Republican Party, Texas House, FBI, Texas Senate, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Texas, Mexico, Washington , U.S, Longmont , Colorado

☆ Impeachment trial of Texas AG Paxton nears end, could see him removed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - Closing arguments were set for Friday in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, following eight days of testimony from whistle blowers alleging corruption and defenders saying he did nothing wrong. Paxton, a conservative Republican firebrand who is strongly aligned with former U.S. President Donald Trump, faces 16 articles of impeachment in the trial, in which the Republican-dominated Texas Senate serves as the jury. It is the first impeachment proceeding against a statewide office holder in Texas in over a century. As attorney general, Paxton backed powerful oil and gas interests and pursued restrictions on abortion and transgender rights. He has led Republican state opposition to the policies of Democratic presidents, and filed an unsuccessful lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's 2020 election defeat.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Joe Biden's, Elizabeth Frantz, Paxton, Donald Trump, George P, Bush, Trump's, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Trump, REUTERS, Texas, Republican firebrand, Republican, Texas Senate, Texas Republican Party, Texas House, FBI, Democrat, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Texas, Mexico, Washington , U.S, Longmont , Colorado

☆ New Mexico governor suspends guns in city's parks, playgrounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Her unusual moved pulled New Mexico into a national debate on gun rights and public safety. “I’m going to continue pushing to make sure that all of us are using every resource available to put an end to this public health emergency with the urgency it deserves,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily froze the firearms provisions of Lujan Grisham's initial health order pending further litigation. Keller on Wednesday urged Lujan Grisham to call a special session of the state legislature on gun violence.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Michelle Lujan Grisham, “ I’m, Lujan, Lujan Grisham's, Tim Keller, Keller, Lujan Grisham, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Grant McCool Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, Democratic, National, Supreme, Albuquerque, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Four former U.S. Navy officers charged in a massive bribery scandal linked to the man known as Fat Leonard were cleared of felony charges on Wednesday by a judge citing prosecutor misconduct. After the felony charges were cleared, the four former officers each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor with only a $100 fine as punishment, court documents show. Three of the four former officers - David Newland, James Dolan and Mario Herrera - each admitted to disclosing Navy information to the Malaysian businessman at the center the scandal, Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard." Prosecutors said that in exchange for contracts, Francis gave Navy officers cash, gourmet food, expensive cigars, rare cognac and hotel sex parties. In 2015 Leonard pleaded guilty to bribing Navy officials through his Singapore-based company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, which serviced ships in the Navy's Pacific Fleet.

Persons: Leonard, Judge Janis Sammartino, Andrew Haden, Haden, David Newland, James Dolan, Mario Herrera, Leonard Glenn Francis, Francis, Daniel Trotta, Donna Bryson, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S . Navy, U.S, San Diego Union, Tribune, Union - Tribune, Navy, U.S . Department of Justice, Justice Department, Acting, Justice, Prosecutors, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, Fleet, Thomson Locations: U.S, Malaysian, United States, Venezuela, Singapore

☆ Prosecution urges conviction in impeachment trial of Texas Republican Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks ahead of a rally held by former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Robstown, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2022. Paxton entered pleas of not guilty as an impeachment trial spearheaded by his fellow Republicans got underway. Republican state Representative Andrew Murr, delivering the opening statement for the prosecution, urged senators to remove Paxton from a post he has held since 2015. The last impeachment trial of a statewide office-holder in Texas was held in 1917. At the end of the trial, the Senate could dismiss those four charges or hold a separate trial on them.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Donald Trump, Go Nakamura, Ken Paxton's, Paxton, Tony Buzbee, Paxton's, Andrew Murr, Mr, he's, Murr, Trump's, I've, Buzbee, Angela, Trump, Joe Biden, Nate Paul, Brad Brooks, Will Dunham, Donna Bryson, Andy Sullivan Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, Senators, FBI, Senate, Thomson Locations: Texas, Robstown , Texas, U.S, Longmont , Colorado

☆ Texas Senate declines to toss impeachment charges against Republican Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks ahead of a rally held by former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Robstown, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2022. His fate rests with the 31-member state Senate, which has the power to remove him after a trial that opened on Tuesday on 16 of those articles of impeachment. Senators rejected a motion to dismiss all the charges by a vote of 24-6 and voted against additional motions to throw out individual charges. The state Senate's impeachment rules committee set aside four charges involving Paxton's private business dealings that House charges said were obstruction of justice and false statements in official records. At the end of the trial on the 16 remaining charges, the Senate could dismiss those four charges or hold a separate trial on them.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Donald Trump, Go Nakamura, Paxton, Trump's, Nate Paul, Paxton's, Angela, Joe Biden, Jonathan Stickland, Bob Stein, Stein, Cal Jillson, Jillson, Brad Brooks, Will Dunham, Donna Bryson, Andy Sullivan Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, The Texas Senate, Texas, Republicans, FBI, Democratic, Senate, Republican, Trump, Rice University, Congress, Southern Methodist University, Thomson Locations: Texas, Robstown , Texas, U.S, Paxton, Longmont , Colorado

☆ Uvalde mayor seeks resignation of prosecutor probing school shooting response
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People visit a memorial for the 21 victims of a school shooting, one year after the shooting, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2023 . REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 31 (Reuters) - The mayor of Uvalde has called for the resignation of the local prosecutor, questioning her impartiality in the probe of law enforcement's response to a deadly 2022 school shooting in the southwest Texas town. Law enforcement officers from several agencies waited more than an hour, while some children called for help, before eventually storming the classroom and killing the shooter. Her investigator Shayne Gilland's presence "taints her entire inquiry into any possible criminal conduct by law enforcement," Mclaughlin said in the statement, in which he also called for Mitchell's resignation. The city sued Mitchell to obtain the information, McLaughlin said.

Persons: Evan Garcia, Mayor Don McLaughlin, Christina Mitchell's, Shayne Gilland's, Mclaughlin, Mitchell, McLaughlin, Andrew Hay, Donna Bryson, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Robb Elementary School, REUTERS, Mayor, San Antonio Express, Thomson Locations: Uvalde , Texas, U.S, Uvalde, Texas

☆ Tennessee governor's push for gun laws fails as lawmakers scuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Tennessee State Senators on the chamber floor and advocates for gun law reform in the gallery pray during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr Acquire Licensing RightsAug 29 (Reuters) - A special legislative session in Tennessee called by the state's Republican governor in response to a deadly school shooting ended on Tuesday with no progress on gun safety laws, capped by a brief scuffle between opposing lawmakers. Jones and Pearson, both of whom are Black members of the predominantly white House, have been outspoken proponents of new gun laws to help ease violence in the urban areas they represent. That sentiment was not shared by Sarah Shoop Neuman, the parent of a Covenant student who lobbied lawmakers for new gun laws. After the session ended, she told reporters it was difficult for her to comprehend that children were murdered at school, yet lawmakers "took no meaningful action."

Persons: Cheney Orr, Bill Lee, Cameron Sexton, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Jones, Pearson, Lee, Sarah Shoop Neuman, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Leslie Adler Organizations: Tennessee State Senators, Covenant School, REUTERS, Republican, The Covenant School, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Democratic, Covenant, Thomson Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.S, Tennessee, Nashville, U.S ., Longmont , Colorado

In Florida, Senate Bill 254, enacted in May, banned gender-affirming care for minors but also created less-noticed barriers for adult care. The state laws largely intervene to stop gender-affirming medical care around adolescence: treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and later, in rare cases, surgery. Medical consensus favors gender-affirming care as essential and sometimes life-saving, after careful consideration by multiple providers. But he also said gender-affirming medical treatments were extreme. Colorado has not enacted restrictions on gender-affirming care.

Persons: Marci Bowers, Jesse Ehrenfeld, you've, Bill, Rylee Brock, Gary Click, Boston Children's, Thomas Satterwhite, Satterwhite, Joseph Knoll, Syvonne Carter, Daniel Trotta, Donna Bryson, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: World Professional Association for Transgender Health, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio House, FBI, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Boston Children's Hospital, Multispecialty, Boston, Reuters, Fenway Institute, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, Colorado Children's Hospital, Colorado, Spektrum, 26Health, Thomson Locations: Massachusetts, United States, Florida, Champaign , Illinois, Omaha, Nebraska, Ohio, Boston, Texas, Colorado, Colorado , Illinois, New York, California, San Francisco, Orlando, Melbourne, Plume

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