Defying partisan reality, mayor pushes to make DC a state
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters in the nation’s capital will decide next week whether they want their city to become the nation’s 51st state. The referendum backed by Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to pass easily. But even staunch statehood supporters say they’re not sure of the path forward. The referendum doesn’t address the partisan…
Man accused of leaving son to die in hot car won’t testify
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) – A Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die has told the judge presiding over his murder trial that he will not testify. In court proceedings streamed live online, Justin Ross Harris on Friday told Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark he…
Judge ordered suspect to move out of mom’s home
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The man suspected in the shooting deaths of two Iowa police officers had been ordered by a judge to move out of his mother’s home just hours earlier. Court documents show a judge ruled Tuesday that 46-year-old Scott Greene had committed elder abuse against his mother, Patricia Greene, by “hitting…
Cubs win 1st Series title since 1908, beat Indians in Game 7
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early Thursday. Lovable losers for generations, the Cubs nearly let this one get away, too. All-Star closer…
Suspect in Iowa cop deaths turned himself in
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Police say a man suspected in the killings to two Des Moines area officers surrendered to a state Department of Natural Resources officer. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek says Scott Michael Greene flagged down the officer Wednesday morning in rural Dallas County, west of Des Moines, and presented his identification.…