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  • Spring heat wave maintains summer-like conditions in SD County

    City News Service|Updated May 7, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A spring hot spell kept things toasty in the San Diego area today, breaking some local heat records in advance of a predicted slow cooling trend. The summery conditions, which have gripped the county since Wednesday, generated maximum temperatures this afternoon up to the high 80s along the coast, in the mid-90s across the inland valleys and in the mountains, and into the triple digits in the deserts, according to the National Weather Service. Record...

  • Judge approves request to delay Hunter surrender date as late as 2021

    City News Service|Updated May 7, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego federal judge today approved a joint request from the federal government and Duncan Hunter's attorney to delay the ex-congressman's self-surrender date until as late as the first week of January 2021 to begin serving an 11-month prison sentence for misusing campaign funds. The motion filed Tuesday states "this extension is appropriate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the unknown impacts the disease will have in the coming months.''...

  • Governors disregarding White House guidelines on reopening

    Updated May 7, 2020

    MICHELLE R. SMITH, NICKY FORSTER and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Many governors across the U.S. are disregarding or creatively interpreting White House guidelines in easing their states' lockdowns and letting businesses reopen, an Associated Press analysis found. The AP determined that 17 states do not appear to meet one of the key benchmarks set by the White House for loosening up - a 14-day downward trajectory in new cases or infection rates. And yet many of those...

  • California restaurants envision big changes in reopening

    Updated May 7, 2020

    MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen for sit-down dining with an array of safeguards while avoiding possible requirements imposed in other states that customers have their temperature taken or the number of tables be dramatically limited. The recommendations, obtained by The Associated Press, are to be submitted to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. They envision a changed world within dinin...

  • Protests as Indianapolis police kill 3 in separate incidents

    Updated May 7, 2020

    RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police faced protests Thursday after officers fatally shot two men and killed a pregnant pedestrian in three separate incidents just hours apart. Police did not have body camera or dash camera footage of either shooting, but they said both men exchanged gunfire with officers. The pregnant woman was walking along an expressway ramp when an officer driving to work struck her with his vehicle. Events surrounding the first shooting were livestreamed on Facebook, incl...

  • Neiman Marcus becomes 2nd major retailer to seek Chapter 11

    Updated May 7, 2020

    ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Neiman Marcus has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the first department store chain and second major retailer to be toppled by the coronavirus pandemic. The move by the 112-year-old storied luxury department store chain was announced Thursday and follows the bankruptcy filing by J.Crew on Monday. Experts believe there will be more to come even as businesses start to reopen in parts of the country like Texas and Florida. "Prior to COVID-19, Neiman Marcus Group was m...

  • Unanimous Supreme Court throws out 'Bridgegate' convictions

    Updated May 7, 2020

    JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the "Bridgegate" scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, corruption and abuse of power in the scheme, but said "not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime." The court concluded the government had overreached in prosecuting Christie allies Bridget K...

  • Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening

    Updated May 7, 2020

    JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging coronavirus outbreak. The 17-page report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, titled "Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework," was...