By JUAN A. LOZANO Updated 11:27 AM CST, December 13, 2024. HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally. The death of Jocelyn Nungaray was among several cases this year that became flashpoints…… MORE
Altoona, PA (AP) – Latest – New York prosecutors file murder charge against suspectLate Monday, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Mangione, according to an online court docket. He remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. Full story –…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a prism for differing views about public safety, valor and vigilantism. A Manhattan jury delivered the verdict, clearing Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neely’s death last year.…… MORE
TERRELL – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Terrell police officer dies after a shooting during a traffic stop late Sunday evening, and a manhunt for the suspect is underway this hour. Police say before officer Jacob Candanoza passed on, he was able to give investigators the license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle. The shooting is reported…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls. Last month’s hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. Friday’s report…… MORE