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People protest, Monday, July 1, 2024, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, as decisions are announced. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A driver found guilty of intoxication manslaughter in the deaths of eight people struck by an SUV at a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. A Texas jury convicted 35-year-old George Alvarez on eight counts of intoxication manslaughter on Friday. Authorities say Alvarez lost control of the vehicle after running a red light in May 2023. Authorities say he had cocaine in his system at the time. The deadly scene happened in Brownsville, which has long been an epicenter for migration. Alvarez was also convicted on 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was 'hunting' children
An indictment alleges the police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims.
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FILE - Patty Limon watches her daughters Annaalexis Limon and Monica Limon place a Venezuelan flag, painted by Annaalexis, at a memorial where eight migrants were killed, and several others injured the day before while waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2023. A Texas jury has found George Alvarez guilty of intoxication manslaughter, Friday, June 28, 2024 over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)
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Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
Attorney General Merrick Garland says he's disappointed the Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction.
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FILE - In this photo from surveillance video provided by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District via the Austin American-Statesman, authorities stage in a hallway as they respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre in a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, according to multiple reports Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
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FILE - A Uvalde police officers patch and badge is seen as he stands watch over a special city council meeting in Uvalde, Texas, March 7, 2024. The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre in a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, according to multiple reports Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - Reggie Daniels pays his respects a memorial at Robb Elementary School, June 9, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, created to honor the victims killed in the school shooting. The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre in a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, according to multiple reports Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Visitors pose for photographs outside the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
