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Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed a Republican-backed bill intended to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown by requiring local and state officials in Arizona to cooperate with federal enforcement efforts. Under the proposal, local and state officials couldn’t prohibit or restrict cooperation with federal immigration

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NBA Expanded Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Boston 61 21 .744 — 8-2 W-2 28-13 33-8 39-13 x-New York 51 31 .622 10 6-4 W-1 27-14 24-17 34-18 Toronto 30 52 .366 31 5-5 L-2 18-23 12-29 21-31 Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 3-7 L-3 12-29

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NBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 61 21 .744 — x-New York 51 31 .622 10 Toronto 30 52 .366 31 Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Orlando 41 41 .500 — Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 Miami 37

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Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge in San Francisco on Friday ordered the Trump administration to provide probationary workers fired en masse a written statement saying they were not terminated for performance reasons, but as part of a government-wide termination. Judge William Alsup is overseeing a lawsuit brought

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Canadian drummer arrested on child sexual abuse material charges in California

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Seiders, drummer for Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers, has been arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse materials, authorities said. Seiders, 44, is accused of recording young boys with his phone at a Chick-fil-A restaurant bathroom in Palm Desert, California, according to the local sheriff’s

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ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday unsuccessfully asked two federal judges to order the Trump administration not to deport any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law, contending that immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart removals despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s restrictions on

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FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operative

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University, sending students fleeing from the student union and putting the Tallahassee, Florida, campus under lockdown. Authorities have identified the shooter as Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old Florida State student who is the stepson of

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .373; J.Lee, San Francisco, .348; Tatis, San Diego, .348; Farmer, Colorado, .345; Alonso, New York, .343; Naylor, Arizona, .333; Edwards, Miami, .329; Hoerner, Chicago, .324; Machado, San Diego, .324; Perdomo, Arizona, .324. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 21; Tucker, Chicago, 21; J.Lee, San Francisco, 19; Carroll, Arizona, 18; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 18; Happ,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .384; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .382; Goldschmidt, New York, .373; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .338; Story, Boston, .321; Soderstrom, Athletics, .315; Altuve, Houston, .311; Kwan, Cleveland, .310; Bregman, Boston, .309; Witt, Kansas City, .307. RUNS_Judge, New York, 20; Soderstrom, Athletics, 17; Buxton, Minnesota, 15; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 15; Torkelson, Detroit, 15; W.Abreu, Boston, 13;

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