WASHINGTON – Providencia Paredes, the special assistant to former first lady Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, has died. Paredes’ son, Gustavo Paredes, announced her death on his Facebook page. Paredes died in Washington on March 18 at the age of 90. In his post, Gustavo Paredes wrote that his mother was born …
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WASHINGTON – Several dozen protesters hindered the morning commute for some Thursday as they marched in the streets of Washington. Television news footage showed about 40 demonstrators waving signs that read, “Stop racist police terror” and “Stand with the people of Ferguson.” The group snarled some traffic during the morning …
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MILWAUKEE – Authorities say a baby and a man were stabbed to death in an attack at a Milwaukee duplex that left three other people wounded. Milwaukee fire officials told WTMJ-TV (http://bit.ly/1zDgPF0 ) that the 7-month-old baby and middle-aged man were found dead in the west side home about 8:30 …
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IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. – The U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego says three women and a 15-year-old boy were taken into custody after illegally entering the United States from Mexico on personal watercraft. Agency spokesperson Payam Tanaomi says the four were dropped off near the Imperial Beach pier by the …
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AKRON, Ohio – Police say a 60-year-old man has been crushed to death at a machine shop in Ohio. An Akron police spokesman said the accident occurred sometime between 10 p.m. Friday and around 4:45 a.m. Saturday, when co-workers found him. The spokesman says co-workers used a crane to lift …
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SAN DIEGO – A man accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group is going to be sent from California to Minnesota to face charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford in San Diego signed a warrant for the removal of Mohamad Farah. The FBI …
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SEATTLE – Oyster growers in southwest Washington are preparing to spray up to 2,000 acres of commercial shellfish beds after winning state approval to use a neurotoxic pesticide to control a native burrowing shrimp. They say it’s a safe way to check a threat to the area’s multi-million shellfish industry. …
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WASHINGTON – A judge is considering whether to allow President Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin to live full time outside a mental hospital. Lawyers for the government and John Hinckley Jr. on Tuesday concluded seven days of hearings that were meant to help Judge Paul L. Friedman decide whether Hinckley should …
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BURIEN, Wash. – A campaign is underway in places around the U.S. to “demilitarize” the police and produce officers who think of themselves as protectors of their communities, not members of an occupying force. That philosophy is already at work at Washington state’s police academy, where instructors are using a …
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A Houston area nail salon is in hot water after a customer claims the salon owner locked her and her 4-year-old son inside for nearly 30 minutes after she disputed her bill. According to FOX 26 Houston, the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, says she went in on a …
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