Las Vegas (AP) – A prominent Las Vegas professional gambler who was convicted in New York in a federal insider trading case linked to pro golfer Phil Mickelson and Dallas based Dean Foods Co. has been released to home confinement in the San Diego area. Attorney Richard Wright said William “Billy” Walters was released from…… MORE
Washington (AP) – A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. sprayed nearly three dozen rounds into the front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington using an AK 47 rifle because he told police he wanted to “get them before they could get him.” Court papers say 42 year old Alexander Alazo, of Aubrey,…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A Houston Police officer was killed early Saturday morning when his helicopter crashed. A second officer in the police helicopter with him was critically injured. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the helicopter crashed into an apartment complex around 2:00 a.m. while searching for a reported body in a nearby bayou. Acevedo…… MORE
Atlanta (AP) – As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government’s essential criteria for doing so – having an efficient system to track people who have been physically near a person infected with the coronavius. A review by The Associated Press finds a patchwork of…… MORE
Washington (AP) – The U.S. Navy reports the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 to 33. The destroyer with its crew of 350 are off the Pacific coast of South America. Its current mission is related to U.S. counter-drug activities.…… MORE