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Trump brings Back 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Nominee

Sentinel News WireSeptember 24, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former adviser to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions was nominated for a second time Friday to a position on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, an effort that has been criticized by California’s two senators. The White House announced that President Donald Trump would nominate Patrick J. Bumatay, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of California, to the busy appeals court headquartered in San Francisco. Bumatay was nominated last year but the Senate never took up his confirmation and it expired. The Ninth Circuit Court handles cases of high interest to the Trump

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WATCH: Hear from the People of the Bahamas, What You Won’t See on TV

Sentinel News WireSeptember 8, 2019

Hear from the Bahamian people via Bahama Press. The latest in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

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Silence, Devastation Mark Bahamas Town; but some are Staying

Associated Press -MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINSeptember 8, 2019

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) — The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence. At the airport and dock, hundreds of people clamor for seats on airplanes and berths on ships arriving with aid and departing with people who lost their homes when deadly Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas. Nearly a week after disaster roared in from the sea, the rest of Marsh Harbour on Abaco island felt empty Saturday. A hot wind whistled through stands of decapitated pine trees and homes that collapsed during the most powerful hurricane in the northwestern Bahamas’ recorded

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‘We Need Help’: Rescuers in Bahamas Face a Ruined Landscape

Associated Press - RAMON ESPINOSA, DÁNICA COTO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINSeptember 4, 2019

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Rescue crews in the Bahamas fanned out across a blasted landscape of smashed and flooded homes Wednesday, trying to reach drenched and stunned victims of Hurricane Dorian and take the full measure of the disaster. The official death toll stood at seven but was certain to rise. A day after the most powerful hurricane on record ever to hit the country finished mauling the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, emergency workers had yet to reach some stricken areas. “Right now there are just a lot of unknowns,” Parliament member Iram Lewis said. “We need help.”

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April Trial Date Set in R. Kelly’s Federal Case in Chicago

Sentinel News WireSeptember 4, 2019

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has set an April 27 trial date in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago that accuses the R&B star of child pornography and obstruction of justice. But the judge said at a Wednesday status hearing the date could be moved since the 52-year-old faces similar cases in three other judicial districts. Kelly stood in court in orange jail clothes, his hands behind his back. Several supporters waved at Kelly as he was led back to jail and he nodded in their direction. Kelly attorney Steve Greenberg told the hearing that having to prepare for four

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California Lawmakers Eye Bills on Vaccines, Guns, Housing

Sentinel News WireSeptember 3, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers have just two weeks remaining in their session to sort through hundreds of bills, some addressing volatile topics such as vaccinating children and shootings by police. The session that began in January will end Sept. 13 after lawmakers pile bills on the desk of freshman Gov. Gavin Newsom. He’ll have until mid-October to approve or veto the legislation. Here are a few bills under consideration. ___ VACCINATIONS Newsom supports a proposed crackdown on doctors who sell what health officials say are bogus medical exemptions for families who want to avoid having their children

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Comedian Kevin Hart Injured in Southern California Car Crash, Wife Says He’s “Going to be Just Fine”

Sentinel News WireSeptember 3, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Comic actor Kevin Hart’s wife says he’s “going to be just fine” following a weekend car crashthat left him with a major back injury. Eniko Hart was questioned by a TMZ reporter while visiting him at the hospital Monday. She gave no details beyond that assurance, and the actor’s press representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. A California Highway Patrol collision report says the 40-year-old Hart was a passenger in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off Mulholland Highway and rolled down an embankment around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. The report says Hart and the

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Simone Biles Responds to Brothers Arrest for a Shooting that Left Three Dead

Sentinel News WireSeptember 3, 2019

CLEVELAND (AP) — Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles says she’s struggling with the arrest of her brother who was charged in a shooting that left three dead. She said in a tweet Monday that her heart aches for everyone involved, especially the victims and their families. Authorities in Ohio say 24-year-old Tevin Biles-Thomas was arrested in Georgia last week after being indicted on murder, manslaughter and other charges in a New Year’s Eve party shooting. Police in Cleveland say the shooting happened just before the end of 2018 when a group of men arrived uninvited to a party. Three men

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WATCH: Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis and Others Give Update on Catastrophic Hurricane Dorian

Associated Press -RAMON ESPINOSA, DÁNICA COTO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINSeptember 3, 2019

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals. At least five deaths were reported, with the full extent of the damage far from clear. The United Nations and the International Red Cross began mobilizing to deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of the most powerful hurricane on record ever to hit the Bahamas. Dorian’s punishing winds and torrential rain battered the islands of Abaco and Grand

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City Audit Faults Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority

Sentinel News WireAugust 28, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A city audit concludes the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has significantly failed to meet goals for placing people into permanent housing and for referrals to substance abuse and mental health treatment. City Controller Ron Galperin tells the Los Angeles Times the goals set by the city in its contract with the agency are actually a low bar. The audit being released Wednesday says the authority missed seven of nine goals in the 2017-18 fiscal year and five of eight in the last fiscal year. The authority’s director of operations, Heidi Marston, says it can’t place people in

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Los Angeles City Council Opposes State Bill to Allow 4am Bar Time

Sentinel New WireAugust 27, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to pass a resolution opposing the so-called “Last Call Bill” that would allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. in select California cities. KABC-TV reports councilmembers on Tuesday voted 10-2 to oppose the measure that’s still working its way through the California legislature. The bill, SB58, would let bars extend their operating hours in 10 cities including Los Angeles, Long Beach and West Hollywood. Existing laws prohibit the sale of alcohol between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Councilman Paul Koretz, who authored the resolution, said he’s concerned about the

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Officials Say California Deputy Lied About Being Shot

Sentinel News WireAugust 27, 2019

Capt. Kent Wegener (L) and Asst. Sheriff Sheriff Robin Limon said at a press conference of Aug. 24, 2019, that deputy Angel Reinosa admitted to fabricating the sniper shooting that resulted in a massive response earlier in the week. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County deputy lied when he said he was shot in the shoulder while standing in a sheriff’s station parking lot last week and will face a criminal investigation, authorities said. “The reported sniper assault was fabricated” by Deputy Angel Reinosa, Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon said at a news conference

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California Assembly OKs Medical Cannabis on K-12 Campuses

Sentinel News WireAugust 27, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California schools may soon allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their children on K-12 campuses. The California Assembly approved a bill Monday that lets school boards decide whether parents can administer medical marijuana on school campuses. It would allow the use of marijuana in non-smoking form. Current law prevents marijuana on school campuses, meaning children who use medical cannabis to treat seizures have to go off campus to get their medication. Supporters of the bill say that’s a dangerous and onerous requirement. Opponents worry about allowing the drug on campus and question whether medical marijuana

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California Court Eases Secrecy on Police Officer Records

Associated Press -Don ThompsonAugust 27, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday expanded rules for telling suspects that they’ve been arrested by a police officer who has previously been accused of taking bribes, tampering with evidence or witnesses, lying or using excessive force. The justices ruled that a suspect’s right to a fair trial outweighs the privacy rights of officers who might have a history of bad behavior. Justices rejected a lower court ruling that barred the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department from giving prosecutors the names of deputies accused of improper conduct. “The importance of a fair trial to a criminal

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Beyonce, Lil Nas X, the Spinners among those on Obama Summer Song Playlist

Sentinel News WireAugust 26, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama summer playlist has everyone from Drake and Beyonce to Steely Dan and Frank Sinatra. The former president calls it “some new, some old, some fast, some slow.” Barack Obama tweeted 44 songs Saturday that he and his wife, Michelle, have been listening to. They include Drake’s “Too Good,” Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ in the Years” and the Sinatra standard “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” Other choices are “MOOD 4 EVA,” the “Lion King” song with Beyonce and Jay-Z among other artists; and such oldies as Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” and Dobie Gray’s “Drift