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LOS ANGELES - Leaders of the notorious Mexican Mafia were charged Wednesday with running a conspiracy to control drug trafficking and carry out violence ordered from inside Los Angeles County jails. The U.S. attorney's office charged 83 people tied to racketeering conspiracies that alleged they ran drugs and carried out violent assaults and even murders. "These cases have delivered a major blow to the Mexican Mafia and leaders of many of the street gangs under the control of the organization," U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna said. "By taking out the gang members who control the jails, and by disrupting their communications...

Israel's military on increased alert in the northern psrt of the country tonight.... This evening Israeli helicopters attacked Syrian army targets in response to earlier fire from Syria..... Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley visting Israel today.... At the White House today President Trump signing four executive orders designed to lower prescription drug prices..... A federal judge ruling that documents in a 2015 defamation suit by Virginia Roberts Guiffre against Ghislaine Maxwell can be released..... Iranian media reports say that two US warplanes acted in an aggressive manner near an Iranian airliner.... In Portland today...

Tropical Storm Hanna has developed in the Central Gulf of Mexico. All interests along the Texas Gulf Coast should be prepared for deteriorating weather conditions over the next 24 hours. Hanna is expected to strengthen before making landfall. Satellite Imagery NHC Public Advisories NHC Discussions Local NWS Weather Products for Threats, Impacts, and Statements Corpus Christi Radar Galveston/Houston Radar Browsville TX Radar Buoy Locations with Storm Track overlay

Caleb Hanna was a child when Barack Obama won the White House and, like many African Americans, he recalled his excitement at seeing “someone who looks like me become president.” But Mr. Hanna, now 19, soured on Mr. Obama’s policies. This month, he was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican, becoming one of the party’s youngest black legislators in the country. Mr. Hanna grew up not only in a state that is overwhelmingly white, but in a white family. He was adopted as a child, and his father, mother, four sisters and brother, who are...

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Assemblywomen Claudia Tenney, businessman Steven Wells, and history teacher George Phillips all hoping to earn the Republican nomination, and represent the 22nd Congressional District. In the end, it was Tenney who got the majority of the votes, but it was a victory several months in the making, and it wasn't always pretty. "I know this has been a tough presidential year, but this campaign was really brutal on a lot of voters,” Tenney said.

Several Republican lawmakers have expressed doubt as to whether they will cast a ballot for Donald Trump in November, but House Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) is the first to say he will be voting for Hillary Clinton instead. Hanna, a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus, has a history of supporting gay marriage, opposing cuts to Planned Parenthood, and encouraging women to donate to Democrats. In other words, he’s a liberal in Republican clothing. Still, his denouncement of Trump is likely to give the mainstream media plenty to crow about over the next couple of days. Hanna came out for...

The head of the House Select Committee on Benghazi blasted a fellow Republican lawmaker for claiming the panel's investigation is a politically motivated attack on Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., rebuked fellow Republican Rep. Richard Hanna, of New York, who said the panel's investigation is "designed to go after" former Secretary of State Clinton. Gowdy said Hanna has "never asked for a briefing by the committee staff" and knows little about the work being done.

The House on Friday voted along party lines to freeze federal funding for Planned Parenthood after weeks of escalating tension surrounding its use of fetal tissue. In a 241-187 vote, nearly all Republicans and two Democrats approved legislation that would block Planned Parenthood's federal funding for one year, giving time for Congress to fully investigate claims of wrongdoing by the provider. Lawmakers also passed a bill tightening restrictions on abortion doctors who violate infant protections in a 248-177 vote. “What we’ve learned about Planned Parenthood is appalling, barbaric and indefensible,” Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) said. Three Republicans broke ranks to...

With barely five days to go before New York's June 24 primary, speculation is mounting as to whether Rep. Richard Hanna is going to the next Republican U.S. House member after Virginia's Eric Cantor to lose renomination. While House Majority Leader Cantor's loss was fueled largely by his support on immigration reform and extending the debt ceiling — both issues that angered tea party Republicans — two-termer Hanna has many more positions hostile to conservatives. More significantly, Cantor was defeated by an obscure college educator, David Brat, while Hanna, 63, faces a well-known conservative figure in State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney.

Carl Paladino, the conservative businessman who pulled off an upset to win the Republican primary in the 2010 New York's governor's race, is counting on Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney to pull off a similar upset in the state's 22nd Congressional District. Paladino said today he will back Tenney, R-New Hartford, in her GOP primary campaign against U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, the two-term Republican who faces his second consecutive challenge from his party's conservative base.

A Republican congressman disenchanted with his party's stance on women's issues urged attendees at a rally to give money to Democrats to send a message to the GOP. "I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault," Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) told a crowd at a rally in Washington, D.C., for the Equal Rights Amendment, according to the Huffington Post. "I'll tell you this: Contribute your money to people who speak out on your behalf, because the other side — my side — has a lot of it. And you...

As the campaign season entered its final weeks, the area’s two incumbent congressmen were outspending their Republican challengers by wide margins. Of course, they had more to spend — a lot more. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, Rep. Dan Maffei, D-25 of Syracuse, took in $366,805 in net contributions. Challenger Ann Marie Buerkle took in less than half of that: $147,888. In the 24th District, incumbent Democrat Mike Arcuri of Utica outraised challenger Richard Hanna by a smaller margin, $256,291 to $138,527.... 24th District While Hanna had the fundraising edge early in the campaign, Arcuri quickly regained it, and...

Republican Congressional candidate Richard Hanna has raised more than $350,000 in the last eight weeks, his campaign said Saturday. Hanna, who is challenging incumbent Democrat Michael Arcuri in the 24th district, said in a press release that he was “humbled and grateful for the enormous support.” His campaign said 91 percent of the individual donations came from within the district, which includes the city of Geneva and parts of Ontario and Seneca counties. Complete first-quarter financials must be filed with the Federal Election Commission by Thursday, and Hanna’s campaign said specific figures would be available then. Arcuri spokesman Mark Cornell...

Richard Hanna has officially thrown his hat into the political ring once again, announcing he's running for the 24th Congressional District. He will seek the Republican, Conservative and Independence party endorsements

Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0903/090325detroit.htm March 25, 2009 Michigan woman sentenced to 6 years for role in aiding Saddam Hussein's former regime in Iraq Ordered to pay more than $1million in criminal forfeiture DETROIT - A Rochester, Mich., woman was sentenced here to serve six years in prison, followed by two years supervised release and ordered to pay $1,141,557.23 for her role in exporting sensitive equipment to Iraq, U.S. Attorney Terence Berg, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Moskowitz, Maurice Aouate, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue...

The New York State Independence Party Vice Chairman John Dote slammed Congressman Michael Arcuri and his campaign spokesperson, Jordan Karp's claims in a local newspaper of being "independent." "We feel strongly about an independent voice for the people. Mr. Arcuri has proven over the past two years that politics are more important to him than truly representing the voters of this district. The fact that he attaches his name to the word "independent," is truly misleading and frankly insulting to our party and the voters who he fooled once already. We state below some facts we considered, which ultimately led...

Hanna remains a threat to the U.S. Atlantic coast while the storm spent several days stalled and meandering between the Southeast Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and Hispanola. The islands have been battered with winds and torrential rains. Ike continues to strengthen, reaching hurricane status Wednesday afternoon. The storm continues to move toward the Bahamas and U.S. Cleanup efforts continued along the Gulf of Mexico states following Hurricane Gustav. Baton Rouge, LA has widespread wind damage and power outages. New Orleans residents were allowed to return to their homes despite Mayor Nagin's reservations amid power outages. President George Bush arrived in...

Tropical Storm Hanna killed at least 13 people in northern Haiti. Hanna's maximum sustained winds slipped to 65 mph (100 kph), but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said it could regain hurricane strength and turn toward the east coast of Florida, Georgia or South Carolina in two to three days. . . Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Ike was cruising westward across the Atlantic with top winds of 60 mph (95 kph), projected to near the Bahamas by Sunday as a hurricane. Just behind it was Tropical Storm Josephine, with top winds of about 40 mph (65 kph), and forecasters...

TALLAHASSEE (Bay News 9) -- A state of emergency has been issued for Florida in response to Tropical Storm Hanna. Gov. Charlie Crist declared the state of emergency Tuesday morning as Hanna prepared to pass across the Bahamas in the next few days. Hanna is the third system to threaten Florida in the past three weeks and one of four current name weather systems in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. More Information State of Emergency declared The storm is about 550 southeast of Miami and could be a Category 2 storm by the end of the week as...