Family members of Alyssa Noceda called Brian Varela’s sentence ‘a joke.’ The judge said Washington state’s sentencing guidelines constrained her.
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‘Build the wall’ toy says Trump’s wall would protect against ‘mob’ of migrants
Conservative retailer Keep and Bearsoon will begin shipping a LEGO-like “build the wall” toy that extols the virtues of Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.
Firefighter groups: Trump’s California wildfire tweet was ‘shameful’ and ‘ill-informed’
The presidents of two professional firefighters associations havedenounced President Donald Trump’s tweets about California’s devastating fires.
An emotional ‘Christmas’ ad was blocked from TV for being too political
The short film “Rang-tan” was set to be the centerpiece of a U.K. supermarket’s Christmas promotions,but the company says the ad has been “banned” from television for being too political.
Candidate’s adult children say dad shouldn’t be elected, cite ‘totally insane’ ideology, report says
Two adult children ofSteve West — Republican candidate for the Missouri House’s 15th district — say voters should not elect their father, The Kansas City Star reports.
Daredevil couple dies while taking Yosemite selfie, report says
A couple who fatally fellfrom a Yosemite National Park overlook last week were adventurers in the process of taking a selfie, according to AP.
Marine pilot allegedly traced phallic shape in the sky, prompting an investigation
The U.S. Marine Corps launched an investigation after social media users noted that a California-based flightappeared to trace out a phallic shape.
Horrifying video shows speeding, out-of-control escalator piling up injured bodies in Rome
Video of an incident at a Rome metro station shows a speeding escalator carrying people downward into a pile of bodies, causing more than 20 injuries.
School cook who served kangaroo meat in a chili loses his job
A Nebraska public school districtsays it will not be serving kangaroo meat again after a recentincident that cost a cook his job.