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After 104 Days, Khalil Walks Free: 'Justice Will Prevail'

Columbia protester was released Friday; Trump administration has appealed ruling on his release

(Newser) - Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge's ruling after becoming a symbol of President Trump's clampdown on campus protests. The ex-Columbia University grad student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday, per the AP . He's...

Louisiana Loses Appeal on Ten Commandments in Schools

Panel rules unanimously that state law is unconstitutional

(Newser) - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Louisiana's law mandating that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom is unconstitutional. The unanimous ruling by the three-judge panel came in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana parents trying to block the requirement, NBC News reports. It upholds a...

Racing Industry Leader Blasts 'Unacceptable' ICE Raid

More than 80 were arrested at Louisiana racetrack

(Newser) - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested upward of 80 people unlawfully in the country during a raid at a southwest Louisiana racetrack. ICE said it raided the Delta Downs Racetrack, Hotel and Casino in Calcasieu Parish on Monday alongside other state and federal agencies, including the FBI and...

Jimmy Swaggart Son: 'Without a Miracle, His Time Will Be Short'

Family says televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, 90, is unconscious in ICU after suffering cardiac arrest

(Newser) - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, 90, is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest at his Louisiana home on Sunday, according to his ministry. Son Donnie Swaggart said that he and his own son Gabriel rushed "to mother's house" in Baton Rouge after finding out the family patriarch was...

States Are Making It Easier to Get Ivermectin

More than a dozen have or are proposing bills to make antiparasitic drug available over the counter

(Newser) - With Robert F. Kennedy at the helm of the nation's health agencies, alternative therapies are finding their way more often into the spotlight, including one familiar from the pandemic: ivermectin. Republican lawmakers in multiple states are now pushing bills that would allow for the antiparasitic to be sold over...

Cops: Dad Left Toddler in Hot Car for 9 Hours

Joseph Boatman, 32, is now facing second-degree murder charges in 21-month-old's death

(Newser) - A Louisiana father is facing second-degree murder charges after allegedly leaving his toddler in a hot car for more than nine hours, authorities said. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office reported that Joseph Boatman, 32, picked up his daughter from a relative's home shortly after 2:30am...

Cop Goes on Trial for Shooting a Puppy

Owners say dog posed no threat to New Orleans police officer Derrick Burmaster

(Newser) - A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog's owners. The Catahoula Leopard dog ran up to Officer Derrick Burmaster after he entered the yard in response...

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Judge: Let Detained Scientist Out on Bail

Russian-born Harvard researcher accused of sneaking lab samples through Boston airport

(Newser) - A federal judge says a Harvard scientist from Russia should be released on bail after she was detained by immigration officials, reports the New York Times . "There does not seem to be either a factual or legal basis for the immigration officer's actions" against Kseniia Petrova, the judge...

Man Dies Rushing to Scene of Fiancee's Fatal Crash

The tragedy in Louisiana leaves a 4-year-old boy without his parents

(Newser) - A 4-year-old in Louisiana has been left an orphan after his engaged parents died in separate car crashes, two hours apart. Alexus Lee's SUV overturned after hitting a culvert in Zachary around 2am on May 16, according to state police . She was pronounced dead at the scene, per People...

Jail Worker Accused in Escape: Inmate Said He'd 'Shank' Me

Sterling Williams' explanation revealed as a fifth escapee is captured in New Orleans

(Newser) - A maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish jail says he helped 10 inmates escape after being threatened by one of them, according to an arrest warrant. As authorities race to capture the remaining five fugitives, questions are swirling about how such a large-scale jailbreak unfolded with inside assistance. Sterling...

Worker Charged With Assisting in Jailbreak

Employee Sterling Williams charged with aiding mass breakout from New Orleans jail

(Newser) - Indications that Friday's jailbreak in Louisiana was an inside job have been confirmed by authorities, who've charged an employee with assisting the 10 escapees. Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, turned from jail employee to inmate on Tuesday as he was booked into...

Louisiana Jailers: We Told You the Locks Were Bad

Sheriff's officials asked for funding days before inmates escaped

(Newser) - Days before 10 men broke out of a Louisiana jail, officials asked for funding to fix faulty locks and cell doors, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said. The investigation into the Friday jailbreak—which the escapees labeled as "easy" in a message scrawled on a cell wall above the...

Louisiana Officials Trace Inmates' Escape

FBI offers reward in search for seven fugitives, who may have left the state by now

(Newser) - Seven inmates remained on the run Sunday after a bold escape from New Orleans' main jail, as authorities race to find them and investigate what they said appears to be an inside job. Officials said the fugitives, who were awaiting trial on charges including murder and burglary, may have...

10 Inmates on the Run After Big Jail Escape in Louisiana

One other detainee was caught in New Orleans' French Quarter

(Newser) - Police in Louisiana are searching for 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail—now that an 11th has been caught after a foot chase in New Orleans' French Quarter. The men, who were awaiting trial, were discovered missing at 8:30am Friday during a regular head count, NBC...

Fire Guts South's Largest Antebellum Mansion

Former plantation house in Louisiana was completed in 1859

(Newser) - A towering Louisiana mansion that once stood as the South's largest surviving antebellum home was gutted by fire Thursday, wiping out a piece of American history along the Mississippi River. The cause of the blaze at Nottoway Plantation House, around 65 miles northwest of New Orleans remains under...

Court to ICE: Send Detained College Student to Vermont

Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk has been held in Louisiana detention center for 6 weeks

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge's order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated and if she should be released. Denying a government request for a delay,...

One State Is Best in America for 3rd Year Straight

US News & World Report puts Utah at the top of its list

(Newser) - For the third year in a row, the Beehive State has topped the list of America's best US states to live in, per US News & World Report's annual rankings. To suss out the most (and least) competitive contenders, the outlet looked at all 50 Nifty using 70-plus...

States With the Biggest Drug Problem

New Mexico holds dubious No. 1 spot in WalletHub rankings, with Hawaii logging the least drug use

(Newser) - There's been some positive movement in the US on fighting drug overdose deaths in recent years, but the war on drugs continues to rage on, particularly in some states. WalletHub looked at all 50 states and the District of Columbia to try to suss out where the problem is...

Faulting Forensic Analysis, Judge Drops Murder Conviction

Jimmie Duncan's lawyers liken bite mark conclusions to 'junk science' in Louisiana murder case

(Newser) - A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his conviction overturned by a district judge following a review of forensic analysis that the inmate's legal team argued was based on "junk science." Jimmie Duncan was convicted of first-degree murder in 1998...

NFL Draft Prospect Dead in Apparent Suicide

Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy found dead following a police chase

(Newser) - Former Louisiana State University wide receiver Kyren Lacy has died in an apparent suicide in Texas after he was chased by police late Saturday night. Harris County authorities said they were pursuing Lacy when he crashed his vehicle in Houston. Officers approached the vehicle and found Lacy had died in...

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