NEW YORK – Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will probably be sentenced on corruption expenses as scheduled on the finish of January, and his spouse’s trial will probably be moved from January to February, a decide mentioned Monday.U.S. District Decide Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and different expenses till his spouse finishes her trial on comparable expenses, presumably someday in March.The Democrat’s attorneys final week requested a brand new sentencing date on the grounds that the jury chosen to listen to the case in opposition to his…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Outpourings of help for Jimmy Carter proceed nationally and right here domestically.News4Jax spoke with two longtime political powerhouses in Jacksonville who actually received their begin serving below President Carter: Mike Hightower and Martha Barrett.Hightower finally turned a Republican and led the Duval County Republican Celebration for a time, however he was a Democrat within the Nineteen Seventies. He first met Jimmy Carter 50 years in the past when Carter was first operating within the Democratic Major.“He simply reached out and took my hand and stated ‘Hello I’m Jimmy Carter’. I stated nicely ‘Hello I’m Mike Hightower’. He…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — An 11-year-old boy went lacking from the Jacksonville space on Monday, officers stated. In keeping with an alert from the Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement Tallahassee, Donte Dowdell was final seen within the space of the 6000 block of Triumph Lane West. Credit score: FDLE Donte has black hair and brown eyes. He’s 4 toes 10 inches and weighs roughly 85 lbs. Donte was final seen carrying grey basketball shorts, a grey shirt with “PUMA” printed on it, and white Nike sneakers. “The sufferer has been reported to be recognized with autism and walked away from…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Cybercriminals who hacked Rhode Island’s system for well being and advantages packages have launched information to a website on the darkish net, a state of affairs the state has been getting ready for, Gov. Daniel McKee mentioned Monday.The state has an outreach technique to encourage probably impacted Rhode Islanders to guard their private data, in response to a press launch from McKee’s workplace. The governor mentioned it wasn’t but clear if the entire information stolen from RIBridges have been posted to the darkish net, part of the web hosted inside an encrypted community and accessible solely by…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) is celebrating the brand new yr with its “New Yr, New Pet” adoption particular, providing free adoptions from Dec. 30, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025. The occasion will happen on the JHS Adoption Heart, situated at 8464 Seaside Blvd. Adoption hours are from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 30, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each New Yr’s Eve and New Yr’s Day.“As we shut out one other unbelievable yr of lifesaving in Jacksonville, we’re excited to supply this free adoption weekend to attach much more animals with…
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WFLA) — A South Florida man was arrested over the weekend for attacking his neighbor with a knife, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. Deputies responded to the house, situated on twenty first Road SW in Lehigh Acres on Saturday evening concerning a disturbance between duplex neighbors. Suspect blasts his own finger off during Polk County shooting, police say Addiel Herrera, 56, is accused of barging into the house following a verbal argument. The sufferer reportedly closed their storage and locked their doorways to get away from Herrera. In accordance with the sheriff’s workplace, Herrera went into…
Key West police cruiser (Key West PD by way of Fb)KEY WEST, Fla. – Authorities took greater than a dozen Cuban migrants into custody late Sunday evening after they landed close to Key West Worldwide Airport.In accordance with Key West police, 16 migrants got here ashore: 5 ladies and 11 males.Authorities mentioned they responded to South Roosevelt Boulevard, detained six migrants and later discovered the others.All had Cuban identifications and passports, police mentioned. Police mentioned medics took two migrants to Decrease Keys Medical Heart “attributable to dehydration and lack of feeling of their extremities.”The remaining had been handed over to…
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden stated Monday that america will ship almost $2.5 billion extra in weapons to Ukraine as his administration works quickly to spend all the cash it has out there to assist Kyiv combat off Russia earlier than President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace. The package deal contains $1.25 billion in presidential drawdown authority, which permits the navy to tug present inventory from its cabinets and will get weapons to the battlefield sooner. It additionally has $1.22 billion in longer-term weapons packages to be placed on contract by the separate Ukraine Safety Help Initiative, or USAI.Biden stated all…
BELGRADE – A courtroom in Serbia on Monday convicted the dad and mom of a teenage boy who final 12 months shot lifeless 9 pupils and a college guard and wounded six extra individuals in a college in central Belgrade. The Greater Courtroom in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic, father of the boy, to 14 years and 6 months in jail for “grave acts in opposition to public security” and for little one neglect. The mom, Miljana Kecmanovic was sentenced to 3 years in jail for little one neglect however was acquitted on costs of unlawful possession of weapons. The shooter,…
WASHINGTON – Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will finish at his home within the tiny city of Plains, Georgia, the place he grew up on a peanut farm. That’s the place his spouse, Rosalynn, was laid to relaxation final 12 months in a burial plot that they selected years in the past.However earlier than Carter reaches his humble remaining vacation spot, there will probably be an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that’s attribute of state funerals. Ever because the nation’s founding, America has bid farewell to former presidents with an intricate sequence of occasions weaving collectively longstanding traditions and…