Author: Jonathan J. Cooper
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DA: Children in California home were strangled, waterboarded
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Prosecutors allege in court documents filed Wednesday that the 10 children rescued from a Northern California home were punched, kicked, strangled, shot with a BB gun and subjected to waterboarding by their father and their mother did nothing to stop it. The details of the alleged abuse were included in a motion…
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10 kids taken from California home – mom, dad deny torture
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A Northern California woman denied that she or her husband abused their 10 children after authorities said the kids suffered puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun. The children, ages 4 months to 12 years, were removed from their home March 31 after Ina Rogers…
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Evacuation lifted for 200K Californians living below dam
OROVILLE, Calif. — Nearly 200,000 Northern Californians who live downstream of the country’s tallest dam were allowed to return home Tuesday after two nights of uncertainty, but they were warned they may still have to again flee to higher ground on a moment’s notice if hastily made repairs to the battered structure don’t hold. The…
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Lawsuits target Ariz. law amid calls for boycotts
PHOENIX — Backlash against a new Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration is broadening beyond the political arena as opponents file lawsuits, entertainers and other countries denounce the measure and protesters chant for a boycott of the state at an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game in Chicago. A lawsuit from 15-year Tucson police veteran Martin…
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Obama: Ariz. immigration measure ‘misguided’
PHOENIX — President Barack Obama called an Arizona immigration bill “misguided” Friday and said it could violate people’s civil rights, intensifying pressure on the state’s Republican governor to veto the nation’s toughest legislation against illegal immigration. Obama said he’s instructed the Justice Department to examine the Arizona bill to see if it’s legal, and said…
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Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter dies
PHOENIX – The 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson died Tuesday, a day after her neck accidentally was caught in a treadmill cord while she was playing at home, police said. Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill said Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead in a Phoenix hospital just before noon. Police have said their investigation…