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Hialeah mayor convicted of making false statements, violating ethics rules

At the 2011 press briefings, held during the mayoral campaign, Hernandez repeatedly disputed reports he failed to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in interest income on his Source of Income Statements for 2007, 2008 and 2009 when he was a Hialeah ... >> view original

Man Arrested in Hialeah Gardens for Shooting at Neighbor: Police

A man from Hialeah Gardens is facing an attempted murder charge for allegedly firing a gun at his neighbor. Tito Chavez, 69, was arrested on Monday. Miami Gardens Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse. Police said a man was leaving his home when his ... >> view original

Woman arrested for dumping water on Baltimore mayor, report says

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has requested federal aid to help cover the estimated $20 million in costs after riots ravaged the Western section of the city. (AP). A Baltimore woman was reportedly arrested Saturday morning for throwing water ... >> view original

Hillary Clinton to make wages key to economic plan

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton will make boosting middle-class incomes and wages the focus of her economic agenda, pointing to stagnant paychecks as the central challenge facing the U.S. economy. The Democratic presidential candidate intends to lay ... >> view original

Man dies after getting pepper sprayed by police

(CNN) A man arrested by Alabama police died shortly after he was pepper-sprayed, and investigators are trying to figure out why. A Tuscaloosa resident called police Friday night after spotting Anthony Dewayne Ware, 35, sitting on the front porch of a ... >> view original

On immigration, Donald Trump takes a page from Pete Wilson's 1994 playbook

More than two decades have passed since Republican Gov. Pete Wilson aired a television ad showing Mexicans scurrying across the border as an announcer declared, "They keep coming: 2 million illegal immigrants in California." Wilson's short-term gain ... >> view original

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 'could face state charges for murder of cop'

Convicted Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could stand trial on state charges for the murder of a police officer despite being on death row at a federal prison, a report said Saturday. Tsarnaev was convicted in federal court in Boston in April ... >> view original

Country music struggles with its Confederate flag past

NASHVILLE, tenn. — Country artists are struggling to articulate their feelings about the Confederate flag's history and symbolism amid heightened debate following the recent massacre at a South Carolina church. The killing of nine churchgoers on June ... >> view original

Firefighter speaks for first time since falling into blaze

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Fresno Fire Department captain made his first public appearance since falling through a roof while fighting a house fire more than three months ago. Capt. Pete Dern was greeted with applause as he walked to a news conference ... >> view original

President Obama heading to Oklahoma this week

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will spend parts of two days in Oklahoma this week, speaking at the Choctaw Nation about economic opportunity and visiting the federal prison in El Reno to talk about criminal justice reform, the White House ... >> view original