By MELANIE LIDMAN and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country after … Continued
Mary Ellen McIntire, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin feels confident about Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, arguing Democrats have the momentum coming off of a series of overperformances in special elections this year. “If we win these elections on Tuesday, … Continued
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned. Subramanyam Vedam, 64, is currently detained at … Continued
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. Related Articles When a hearing aid isn’t enough FDA’s top drug regulator … Continued
OJAI, Calif. (AP) — Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89. Ladd’s death was announced … Continued
By URIEL J. GARCIA, COLLEEN DeGUZMAN, ALEX NGUYEN and CARLA ASTUDILLO, The Texas Tribune On the evening of July 1, Luis Medrano called Houston police for help after his wife had gotten violent and punched him twice in the face … Continued