Arizona education tax plan qualifies for November ballot
A proposal to pump $690 million into Arizona’s public education system by raising taxes on the state’s highest earners has qualified for the November ballot despite opposition from business interests, election officials said on Tuesday.
Illegal immigrant charged with murder of missing Iowa woman
A 24-year-old man described as an illegal immigrant from Mexico was charged with murder on Tuesday after he led detectives to the body of a woman, believed to be that of a college student who went missing a month ago, in an Iowa cornfield, state invest…
KKK figure sentenced to eight years for firing gun at Virginia rally
A Maryland man who identified himself as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years in prison, four of which were suspended, for firing a pistol during last summer’s deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia….
Republican Rep. Hunter indicted for misusing campaign funds
U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California, was indicted on charges that he and his wife used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses and filed false campaign finance reports, federal officials said on Tuesday.
Man charged with murder in case of missing Iowa woman
A 24-year-old man was charged with murder on Tuesday after he led detectives to the body of a woman, believed to be that of a college student who went missing a month ago, in a cornfield in rural Iowa, state investigators said.
Colorado man hears murder charges as victim’s dad weeps
A Colorado oil worker accused of murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters showed little emotion on Tuesday when a judge read the charges at a hearing punctuated by sobs from the man’s father-in-law.
Plane with rapper Post Malone lands safely after blown tires: media reports
A private jet carrying rapper Post Malone landed safely at a New York airport after two of its tires blew out during takeoff on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and media reports.
California prosecutors team up in ‘Golden State Killer’ case
A former policeman accused of a string of murders, rapes and home invasions attributed to a serial predator dubbed “the Golden State Killer” will stand trial in Sacramento in an unprecedented consolidation of cases from six counties, prosecutors said o…
Pennsylvania priest charged with groping 17-year-old girl: district attorney
A Catholic priest who prosecutors said groped a 17-year-old girl from his Allentown, Pennsylvania, parish was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assault and corruption of a minor, authorities said.
Trump’s EPA unveils weaker alternative to Obama power plant rule
The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed replacing a signature Obama-era policy to combat climate change with a weaker plan that would let states write their own rules on coal-fired power plants, prompting critics to warn of dire environmental and …
