Today's World News
To Start off in Albuquerque
The Latest: Man gets maximum for transients' beating deaths.
(AP) The latest on the sentencing of a man convicted of beating two homeless men to death (all times local): An Albuquerque man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects has been sentenced to 67 years in prison, the maximum allowed.
A 20-year-old man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects two years ago in Albuquerque is apologizing to the victims' families.
A sentencing hearing is under way for a 20-year-old man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects in 2014.
Rios' attorney, Daniel Salazar, told the judge Friday afternoon that his client was convicting of being an accessory in the beatings and should face no more than 42 years in prison. Source
Almost every top official in Texas city arrested in federal corruption case.
DALLAS (AP) Almost every top official in a remote South Texas city was arrested Thursday under a detailed federal indictment that accuses them of taking bribes from contractors and sending city workers to help an illegal gambling operator nicknamed "Mr.
Crystal City's mayor, city manager, mayor pro tempore, one of three current councilmen and a former councilman were all arrested under an indictment obtained by the U.S.
City Manager William James Jonas and Mayor Pro Tempore Rogelio Mata are accused of giving a contractor a $12,000 payment "in exchange for payments and other things of value." And Lopez, Rogelio Mata, current councilman Roel Mata and former councilman Gilbert Urrabazo are accused of voting to keep Jonas as city attorney and city manager at a salary reported by local media to exceed $200,000.
Separately, Crystal City Councilman Marco Rodriguez was accused last month of smuggling three Mexican immigrants in the back of a pickup truck. Source
7-Eleven workers physically intimidated and beaten, Senate inquiry hears. - Underpaid 7-Eleven workers have been physically intimidated, and in one case beaten, to discourage them from seeking repayment, a senate inquiry has heard. Source
Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Facility.
"This latest failure at Indian Point is unacceptable and I have directed Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos and Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to fully investigate this incident and employ all available measures, including working with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to determine the extent of the release, its likely duration, cause and potential impacts to the environment and public health." I am deeply concerned to have learned that radioactive tritium-contaminated water has recently leaked from operations at the Entergy Indian Point Energy Center (Indian Point) into groundwater at the site.
This is not the first such release of radioactive water at Indian Point, nor is this the first time that Indian Point has experienced significant failure in its operation and maintenance.
As such, I am directing you to fully investigate this incident and employ all available measures, including working with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to determine the extent of the release, its likely duration, its causes, its potential impacts to the environment and public health, and how the release can be contained. Source
Unhappy customer smashes brick through Davie Comcast office window. - Culprit signs letter left at scene: 'Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman'. Source
There you have it our Top 5 News of the day.
That's all for today, Thank you.
To Start off in Albuquerque
The Latest: Man gets maximum for transients' beating deaths.
(AP) The latest on the sentencing of a man convicted of beating two homeless men to death (all times local): An Albuquerque man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects has been sentenced to 67 years in prison, the maximum allowed.
A 20-year-old man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects two years ago in Albuquerque is apologizing to the victims' families.
A sentencing hearing is under way for a 20-year-old man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects in 2014.
Rios' attorney, Daniel Salazar, told the judge Friday afternoon that his client was convicting of being an accessory in the beatings and should face no more than 42 years in prison. Source
Almost every top official in Texas city arrested in federal corruption case.
DALLAS (AP) Almost every top official in a remote South Texas city was arrested Thursday under a detailed federal indictment that accuses them of taking bribes from contractors and sending city workers to help an illegal gambling operator nicknamed "Mr.
Crystal City's mayor, city manager, mayor pro tempore, one of three current councilmen and a former councilman were all arrested under an indictment obtained by the U.S.
City Manager William James Jonas and Mayor Pro Tempore Rogelio Mata are accused of giving a contractor a $12,000 payment "in exchange for payments and other things of value." And Lopez, Rogelio Mata, current councilman Roel Mata and former councilman Gilbert Urrabazo are accused of voting to keep Jonas as city attorney and city manager at a salary reported by local media to exceed $200,000.
Separately, Crystal City Councilman Marco Rodriguez was accused last month of smuggling three Mexican immigrants in the back of a pickup truck. Source
7-Eleven workers physically intimidated and beaten, Senate inquiry hears. - Underpaid 7-Eleven workers have been physically intimidated, and in one case beaten, to discourage them from seeking repayment, a senate inquiry has heard. Source
Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Facility.
"This latest failure at Indian Point is unacceptable and I have directed Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos and Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to fully investigate this incident and employ all available measures, including working with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to determine the extent of the release, its likely duration, cause and potential impacts to the environment and public health." I am deeply concerned to have learned that radioactive tritium-contaminated water has recently leaked from operations at the Entergy Indian Point Energy Center (Indian Point) into groundwater at the site.
This is not the first such release of radioactive water at Indian Point, nor is this the first time that Indian Point has experienced significant failure in its operation and maintenance.
As such, I am directing you to fully investigate this incident and employ all available measures, including working with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to determine the extent of the release, its likely duration, its causes, its potential impacts to the environment and public health, and how the release can be contained. Source
Unhappy customer smashes brick through Davie Comcast office window. - Culprit signs letter left at scene: 'Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman'. Source
There you have it our Top 5 News of the day.
That's all for today, Thank you.
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