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Police describe gunfight in which 2 Pennsylvania state troopers were wounded and a suspect killed

(AP) — A Pennsylvania state trooper remained hospitalized in serious condition Thursday and another was treated and released after both were shot multiple times by a man suspected of stealing clothing from a store before leading police on a high-speed chase, investigators said. The suspect, Lamar Lorenzo Foy, 31, was shot and killed when troopers returned fire Wednesday evening, Pennsylvania State Police said. State police officials described a fierce gunfight in which Foy, a resident of Baltimore, began firing at troopers from inside the van he was driving after officers broke the ...

Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. This was the third execution date that Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including one scheduled nearly a year ago due to an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who believe he is innocent. The latest execution stay was granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Roberson had ...

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois

(AP) — A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas. U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t lay out details of any order or say what part of the request she was granting as she spoke from the bench in her crowded courtroom. The lawsuit was filed Monday by ...

Troops will miss paychecks next week if government shutdown continues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he’s facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. If lawmakers in ...

Judge orders suspect in deadly LA wildfire to remain jailed

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida ordered the man charged in California’s deadly Palisades Fire to remain jailed Thursday after a prosecutor said he had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state. In ordering Jonathan Rinderknecht to be kept in detention, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathan Hill said he had concerns about the suspect’s mental health and his ability to get to California for future court hearings. Federal officials have said Rinderknecht, who lived in Southern California at the time, started a small fire on New ...