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Supreme Court upholds law used to prosecute Northern California man who encouraged illegal immigration

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

By JESSICA GRESKO (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.The court by a 7-2 vote rejected arguments that the law is too broad and violates the Constitution.The case involves a section of federal immigration law that says a person who “encourages or induces” a non-citizen to come to or remain in the United States illegally can be punished by up to five years in prison. That’s increased to 10 years if the person doing the encouraging is doing so for personal financial gain.The case in front of the court involved Helaman Hansen, who lived in Elk Grove, California, near Sacramento. The federal government says that from 2012 to 2016, Hansen deceived hundreds of non-citizens into believing that he could guarantee them a path to citizenship through adult adoption.Bas...

NHL Draft: Why the Sharks might surprise with their crucial first pick

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

The San Jose Sharks are mostly like to select either Matvei Michkov or Will Smith with their first pick in next week’s NHL Draft in Nashville – if the lion’s share of mock drafts can be believed.But there’s reason to think the Sharks and general manager Mike Grier might go in a different direction altogether.During a virtual town hall meeting last month with the members of the organization’s subscriber-only ‘1991 Club,’ both Scott Fitzgerald, the Sharks’ director of player personnel, and Todd Marchant, the team’s director of player development, noted that “competitive skill” was an attribute they prized when evaluating prospects who fit with the team’s desired identity.“I think you’d want competitive skill and character,” Fitzgerald said. “Obviously character goes without saying, but competitive skill … you watch these playoff games, it’s a different kind of game than Games 1 through 82. The teams who go win puck battles and make plays in small areas — that’s...

Monterey County man convicted of child sexual assault sentenced to 240 years in prison

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

Monterey County District Attorney, Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Wednesday that Salinas resident Reyes Sebastian Vargas was sentenced to 240 years to life after being convicted of nearly 20 sexual crimes against minors..After a week-and-a-half long jury trial, Vargas was sentenced on June 16. He was convicted of 19 violent felony counts, including: eight counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10 years old; one count of sodomy with a child under 10 years old; five counts of lewd act on a child under 14 years old and five counts of forcible lewd act on a child under 14 years old. Vargas was also convicted of multiple victim enhancement for committing child molestation on more than one victim.According to the report, Vargas sexually molested two relatives when they were each under 10 years old while he was responsible for caring for the children when their parents were at work and no one else was present.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Trial set for former Bay Are...

Salinas man convicted in child sexual abuse case

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

(BCN) -- A Salinas man has been convicted of several crimes related to child sexual abuse, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced this week. Reyes Sebastian Vargas, 49, of Salinas, was convicted on June 16 of eight counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10 years old, one count of sodomy with a child under 10 years old, five counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old and five counts of forcible lewd acts on a child under 14 years old. McDonald’s workers to strike over paid sick leave in Oakland Vargas was also convicted of multiple enhancements for for committing child molestation on more than one victim. Prosecutors said Vargas sexually molested two relatives when they were each under the age of 10 years old. The abuse occurred when no one else was present and Vargas had care and custody of the children because their parents were working. Prosecutors said he threatened one of the victims at the time of the assaults, and the victim d...

McDonald's workers to strike over paid sick leave in Oakland

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

(KRON) -- McDonald's workers at a location in Oakland are holding a rally Friday morning after they say a change in store ownership resulted in their paid sick leave being zeroed out. Cooks and cashiers say the McDonald's located on Jackson Street did not grant two employees the sick leave that they accrued when they requested time off to either have surgery or to recover from a surgery. Fatal shooting closes Powell Street BART station entrance The managers at the store said they couldn't approve the employees' requests due to the change in the store's ownership, according to the employees. The workers impacted said they filed a complaint with Oakland's Contract Compliance Unit.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The strike will start ...

England adds teenage spinner Rehan Ahmed to its squad for 2nd Ashes test

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

LONDON (AP) — England added 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed to its squad Friday for the second Ashes test with concerns lingering about Moeen Ali’s injured finger.Australia leads the five-match series 1-0 after winning a dramatic first test at Edgbaston on Tuesday by two wickets.The second test starts Wednesday at Lord’s.Ahmed became the youngest man to play test cricket for England when the Leicestershire spinner was picked to take on Pakistan in December, 126 days after his 18th birthday.The 36-year-old Ali is still hopeful of recovering in time.___AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

La Corte Suprema reactiva el plan de inmigración de Biden

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

WASHINGTON – La Corte Suprema ha dado nueva vida el viernes a una política de la administración Biden que establecerá las prioridades de aplicación de la ley de inmigración centrándose en las amenazas a la seguridad pública.En una votación de 8 a 1, los jueces revocaron el fallo de un juez federal con sede en Texas en junio del año pasado que bloqueó la política en todo el país. Anteriormente había estado en vigor durante menos de un año. El tribunal, en un fallo cuyo autor es el juez conservador Brett Kavanaugh, dijo que los impugnadores no tenían capacidad legal para demandar el plan.Kavanaugh escribió que la demanda presentada por Texas y Luisiana era “extraordinariamente inusual”, ya que pretendía “ordenar al poder ejecutivo que modifique sus políticas de arresto para realizar más detenciones.” Pero los tribunales federales no suelen conocer de estos casos, añadió.Anunciado en septiembre de 2021, el plan del presidente Joe Biden supuso un giro respe...

Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.The court by a 7-2 vote rejected arguments that the law is too broad and violates the Constitution.The case involves a section of federal immigration law that says a person who “encourages or induces” a non-citizen to come to or remain in the United States illegally can be punished by up to five years in prison. That’s increased to 10 years if the person doing the encouraging is doing so for personal financial gain.The case in front of the court involved Helaman Hansen, who lived in Elk Grove, California, near Sacramento. The federal government says that from 2012 to 2016, Hansen deceived hundreds of non-citizens into believing that he could guarantee them a path to citizenship through adult adoption.Based on Hansen’s promises, officials s...

Supreme Court rejects Texas and Louisiana challenge to Biden deportation priorities

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

(CNN) — The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling on Friday, revived the Biden administration’s immigration guidelines that prioritize which noncitizens to deport, dismissing a challenge from two Republican state attorneys general who argued the policies conflicted with immigration law.The court said the states did not have the “standing,” or the legal right, to sue in the first place in a decision that will further clarify when a state can challenge a federal policy in court going forward.The ruling is a major victory for President Joe Biden and the White House, who have consistently argued the need to prioritize who they detain and deport given limited resources. By ruling against the states, the court tightened the rules concerning when states may challenge federal policies with which they disagree.Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion.“In Sum, the States have brought an extraordinarily unusual lawsuit,” Kavanaugh wrote, in an opinion joined by Chief Justice John...

Live updates | Critics point to lack of certification for Titan submersible

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:16 GMT

By The Associated PressFollow along for live updates on the submersible that imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all five people aboard during a voyage down to the Titanic shipwreck.___CRITICS POINT TO LACK OF CERTIFICATION FOR TITAN SUBMERSIBLEBob Ballard, a member of the research team that found the Titanic wreck in 1985, called the lack of certification by outside experts “the smoking gun” in the case of the Titan submersible.The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the Titan, a small craft headed to the wreck of the Titanic, suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard.“We’ve made thousands and thousands and thousands of dives with other countries as well to these depths and have never had an incident,” Ballard said Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “So this is the first time, and the smoking gun is that this is the first time by a submarine that wasn’t classed.”Appearing on the sa...