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WASHINGTON – A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump on Friday gave a “break” to a man who used bear spray during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, saying he did not deserve the prison sentence he sought by the prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden sentenced Tyler Bensch, who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in connection with the riot, to two years of probation and 60 days of home confinement. Prosecutors had asked for nine months in federal prison. “You participated in a national embarrassment,” McFadden said before imposing the sentence. “You came prepared for trouble.”…

SAN DIEGO – A California man is suspected in a series of murders of sex workers in Mexico, Baja California’s top prosecutor said Friday. Federal authorities arrested Bryant Rivera, 30, in Downey, a city in Los Angeles County, on Thursday at the request of Mexican authorities, according to court documents and US officials. He was taken into federal custody pending a pretrial detention hearing Monday in Los Angeles, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California. Federal officials said they expected Mexican prosecutors to formally request extradition. A U.S. attorney’s complaint underpins…

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TAUNTON, Mass. – A New Bedford man is charged with vehicular homicide and drunken driving after state police say he hit two motorists on Route 24 in Taunton, killing one and seriously injuring the other Saturday in morning Fred Moreira, 35, was driving a 2014 Lexus sedan on Route 24 southbound when he struck two motorcycles, throwing both riders from their bikes and killing Tyler Moniz, 30, of Fall River. state police said. The second motorcyclist, a 39-year-old Fall River man, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital. His condition was not immediately known Saturday….

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — The mayor of the city of South Fulton is facing charges after an arrest Saturday morning. City officials say Mayor Khalid Kamau was arrested, but have not confirmed what the charges are. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Sources tell Channel 2 Action News the mayor is being taken to the Fulton County Jail. Channel 2 Action News is working to get more details. Get the latest updates on Channel 2 Action News at noon. South Fulton city officials released a statement Saturday morning saying: “The City of South Fulton is committed…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – The fight for certify the results The first round of Guatemala’s presidential election has suffered another setback after the president of the Supreme Court issues an order blocking certification. Chief justice Silvia Valdés Quezada issued the unusual order on Friday afternoon. He stipulated that the process could not move forward until the electoral authorities who conducted a review of the ballot papers for the June 25 election report back to him on their methods and the inconsistencies found. Valdés Quezada said they had to do it in 12 hours. Sudan’s Ministry of Health says an airstrike…

About 30 members of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band will be in New Holstein on Sunday, July 9, to march in the firemen’s parade and then perform a “fifth quarter” performance at Civic Park. The band’s appearance was just confirmed on Friday. The UW Marching Band will lead the tail end of the parade that flows into Civic Park. After a short break, the band will perform their popular “Fifth Quarter” under the park’s large shade trees as hundreds of fans gather around. Lisa Jacobson of the New Holstein Area Chamber of Commerce, who is helping the firefighters with…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden leaves for Europe on Sunday, where he will spend time in three nations tending to alliances that have been tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After arriving overnight in London, Biden will meet the next day with King Charles III for the first time since he was crowned. Next, the centerpiece of the trip, the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Alliance leaders will discuss the war and review plans to deal with Russian aggression. The final stop is in Helsinki, where Biden is expected to celebrate the expanding alliance Thursday, with Finland as NATO’s…