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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California voters are deciding whether to remove a judge from office for the first time in decades because he sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault to a short jail sentence instead of prison. … [Read more...] about Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 12:25 a.m. EDT

FILE--In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, a guard stands watch over the east block of death row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. The Los Angeles Times and other news media organizations sued over California's new execution rules Wednesday, April 11, 2018, saying they would bar journalists from fully reporting on the lethal injection procedure. The lawsuit is the latest challenge as the state seeks to resume executions for the first time since 2006. less … [Read more...] about News media sue over California’s new execution rules

An engine on a Southwest jet exploded over Pennsylvania on Tuesday, and debris hit the plane. Jennifer Riordan, a 43-year-old bank executive from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sucked partway out of the jet when a window shattered. She died later from her injuries. The Boeing 737, bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, made an emergency landing in Philadelphia. … [Read more...] about News briefs: Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team on Russia probe

During a court hearing, Greitens' attorney Jim Bennett said Hawley displayed a "personal interest" when he called upon Greitens to resign following the release of a House investigatory report this month detailing allegations of sexual misconduct by Greitens. Bennett said that should disqualify Hawley's entire office from investigating separate allegations that Greitens' wrongfully accessed a donor list from a veterans' charity for his political campaign. … [Read more...] about Greitens’ lawyer argues to bar attorney general from probe

But NBC said that three senior U.S. officials — also not identified — had disputed the account. They said the phones were monitored by a pen register, which keeps a log of phone numbers on both ends of the conversation, but does not hear the audio. … [Read more...] about NBC News corrects story on monitoring Cohen’s phones