The man suspected of raping and killing Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in August 2023 was found guilty after a nine day jury trial ended Monday. The jury deliberated for a little more than an hour before finding that Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was guilty of charges including pre-meditated murder and rape. Martinez-Hernandez, a Salvadoran native who illegally entered the United States in 2023, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 2024, after investigators used DNA found on Morin's body to identify his family members, who provided police with information about him. He was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree murder and other charges relating to the death of the 37-year-old Bel Air mother of five who was reported missing by her boyfriend on Aug. 5, 2023, hours after she went for a walk on the trail in Bel Air.
Arizona is set to begin a significant cleanup of its voter rolls, targeting as many as 50,000 individuals identified as noncitizens. This move comes in the wake of a lawsuit that has brought renewed attention to the issue of election integrity in the state. The effort is part of a broader push to ensure that only eligible citizens participate in the democratic process, addressing long-standing concerns about the accuracy of voter registration data. The lawsuit, filed by a group focused on election security, alleged that Arizona's voter rolls contained a substantial number of individuals who lacked proper citizenship documentation. State officials have now agreed to take steps to verify the eligibility of registered voters and remove those who do not meet the legal requirements. This development marks a pivotal moment for Arizona, a state often at the center of national debates over voting laws and procedures. read more
A Trump-appointed federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with plans to require anyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the government and carry papers with them. read more
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday ... read more
An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when "four armed and masked male suspects entered", police spokesman Captain Andre Beetge told the BBC. The men stole two phones before fleeing the church in the 45-year-old pastor's silver Toyota Fortuner. Police later found the vehicle abandoned, but there was no trace of Mr Sullivan. A spokesperson from the US State Department told the BBC that they were aware of the kidnapping of a US citizen in South Africa. They said there was no "greater priority than the safety and security of US citizens abroad". Capt Beetge told the BBC the case had been handed to South Africa's elite police unit, known as the Hawks, which investigates serious organised and commercial crimes and high-level corruption.
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