LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year after twin infernos tore across opposite ends of Los Angeles County, the scars are still visible. Thousands of homes were reduced to rubble, with rebuilding slow, and the death toll showed how a wildfire … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84. A spokesperson … Continued
In what has been called a “heartbreaking” loss, Jett, the former St. Paul police horse, has died. “In true police form, he fought hard his last few weeks with us. He beat every medical challenge that came his way. His … Continued
Three Republican members of the Minnesota House are set to testify Wednesday morning before the U.S. House Oversight Committee for a hearing on fraud and misuse of federal funds. Rep. Kirstin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, the chair of Minnesota’s Fraud Prevention … Continued
By MICHAEL CASEY BOSTON (AP) — Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, is seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several … Continued