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Fox News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Dem rep to plead not guilty to federal charges for incident at Newark ICE facility
A New Jersey Congresswoman who was involved in a much-publicized altercation outside an immigration facility last month is expected to appear in court later today to face charges for allegedly obstructing Homeland Security agents. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., is charged in a three-count indictment of forcibly impeding federal officers during the attempted arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at the Delaney Hall immigration facility on May 9. She says she will plead not guilty to the charges. McIver and two other members of Congress said they were conducting a congressional oversight visit that coincided with an immigration protest, when a clash ensued with federal agents. According to a DOJ press release, Baraka was allowed into the facility's secured area and then federal agents warned him to leave but he refused to do so. When officers tried to arrest Baraka, McIver allegedly blocked them, putting her arms around the mayor, and "slammed her forearm" into one officer while grabbing another and using both of her forearms to forcibly strike the second officer. Each of the first two counts carries a maximum eight-year prison sentence. The third carries up to one year. The charges are being brought be Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, who has represented President Donald Trump between his two presidencies. Habba previously said that McIver "assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement." McIver denounced the charges earlier this month, likening them to previous attempts by the Trump administration to silence political opponents. "The facts of this case will prove I was simply doing my job and will expose these proceedings for what they are: a brazen attempt at political intimidation," McIver said in a statement. "This indictment is no more justified than the original charge and is an effort by Trump's administration to dodge accountability for the chaos ICE caused and scare me out of doing the work I was elected to do," she continued. "But it won't work—I will not be intimidated. The facts are on our side, I will be entering a plea of not guilty, I'm grateful for the support of my community, and I look forward to my day in court." Baraka was arrested but had a trespassing charge against him dismissed. Meanwhile, the Campaign for Accountability, a liberal watchdog group, filed an ethics complaint with the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics on Tuesday, accusing Habba of serious ethical misconduct related to her prosecution of McIver and the arrest of Baraka. The complaint alleges they were politically targeted in retaliation for participating in the protest and oversight visit because their policies conflict with those of the Trump administration.
Washington Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Red Sox manager Alex Cora ejected after another shaky start by Walker Buehler in loss to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alex Cora is 0 for 2 in arguing obstruction calls with umpire Alan Porter after the Boston Red Sox manager was ejected Monday night in the fifth inning of a 9-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, the second straight game in which Cora was tossed. Boston was trailing 5-4 when Jarren Duran doubled to lead off the fifth. Abraham Toro grounded to shortstop, but Duran hesitated before breaking for third and was tagged out in a rundown by Angels second baseman Christian Moore.
Al Arabiya
4 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Red Sox manager Alex Cora ejected after another shaky start by Walker Buehler in loss to Angels
Alex Cora is 0 for 2 in arguing obstruction calls with umpire Alan Porter after the Boston Red Sox manager was ejected Monday night in the fifth inning of a 9–5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels – the second straight game in which Cora was tossed. Boston was trailing 5–4 when Jarren Duran doubled to lead off the fifth. Abraham Toro grounded to shortstop, but Duran hesitated before breaking for third and was tagged out in a rundown by Angels second baseman Christian Moore. Moore then spun and threw to second base, where Angels third baseman Luis Rengifo was covering, to nail Toro trying to advance. Cora argued that Rengifo blocked the bag with his knee and was ejected after a long argument with Porter, who made the out call. Porter ejected Cora for arguing a similar play in a game against Minnesota last Sept. 22 after Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta threw to second baseman Vaughn Grissom in an attempt to pick off Byron Buxton. Buxton was safe, but the Twins argued that Grissom blocked Buxton's path to the bag with his knee. The umpires ultimately agreed, and Buxton was awarded third base. 'Our point of view was that he was blocking the bag,' Cora said, referring to Monday night's play. 'I guess the rule is if he's going to be out easy they can do that. But we had a similar situation last year with the same (umpiring) crew … and Alan reversed the call. That was the whole point I was trying to make – it happened six months ago, the same situation, and it was reversed. Maybe he's right, you know, if he was going to be safe, but I wanted to make sure.' Major League Baseball Rule 6.00(h) awards the base to the runner when the fielder is ruled to have impeded the runner's progress while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball. Porter, however, told a pool reporter there was an extenuating circumstance – mainly that Moore's throw arrived well before Toro, who was out by several feet, essentially making an obstruction call moot. 'Did the fielder obstruct or was the runner just out?' Porter said. 'We felt that the runner, no matter what the fielder had done in that situation, was out. He was out by a lot. And that's part of also not calling the obstruction. And the other side of it is that it's a very quick developing play there. So we're able to give them a little bit of leeway when they don't have time to set up because it was the rundown and (Rengifo) is running back (toward second base).' Cora wasn't around to see the Angels score four runs in the eighth to snap a 5–all tie, but he saw enough of Walker Buehler's shaky start to acknowledge the veteran right-hander might be losing his grip on a rotation spot. Handed a 3–0 lead before he took the mound, Buehler walked four and hit two batters during a five-run first inning in which he threw thirty-nine pitches. He finished with a career-high seven walks in four innings. The Red Sox rallied to tie the score in the sixth, taking Buehler off the hook for a loss, but he is 5–5 with a 6.29 ERA in thirteen starts. In his previous outing, he gave up eight runs and eight hits over 3 1/3 innings in a loss at Seattle last week. 'You can't walk seven guys in a major league baseball game and expect to be successful,' Buehler said. 'I think we keep trying different things and looking at different stuff, this (pitch) mix or that mix, but at the end of the day, if you don't execute and throw strikes you really don't have a chance. I feel like a broken record. It's embarrassing. It's not who I want to be as a baseball player, obviously. I'd rather get whacked around than do that.' Buehler struggled in his return from a second Tommy John surgery last season, going 1–6 with a 5.95 ERA in sixteen starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he recovered in October to play an integral part in the team's run to a World Series title. He even came out of the bullpen to get the final three outs of the series-clinching win over the New York Yankees. Asked if he was sure Buehler is one hundred percent healthy, Cora said: 'One hundred percent.' When Buehler was asked if he's pitching through anything right now, he said, 'I don't want to talk about that.' Buehler recovered from his brutal first inning to blank the Angels on one hit over his final three frames, perhaps earning a longer leash in the team's rotation. 'The second, third and fourth innings were really good,' Cora said. 'The velocity was up and the movement on his pitches were great. There's a few things mechanically that he feels he needs to do better, but he'll be ready for the next one.' Buehler was a postseason star for the Dodgers as they won three National League pennants and a World Series crown from 2017–20. But is he worried about his spot in the Boston rotation? 'Yeah, I think you have to be,' Buehler said. 'At some point, there's twenty-six guys that are going to help this team hopefully make the playoffs, and if you're not one of them I don't really think it matters what you've done in years past. At some point I've got to put some results out there for myself but also for this organization. … It just sucks, man. I want to contribute to this team so badly. I've enjoyed playing here so much outside of my own performance so it's just really frustrating.'
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Red Sox manager Alex Cora ejected after another shaky start by Walker Buehler in loss to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Cora is 0 for 2 in arguing obstruction calls with umpire Alan Porter after the Boston Red Sox manager was ejected Monday night in the fifth inning of a 9-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, the second straight game in which Cora was tossed. Boston was trailing 5-4 when Jarren Duran doubled to lead off the fifth. Abraham Toro grounded to shortstop, but Duran hesitated before breaking for third and was tagged out in a rundown by Angels second baseman Christian Moore. Moore then spun and threw to second base, where Angels third baseman Luis Rengifo was covering, to nail Toro trying to advance. Cora argued that Rengifo blocked the bag with his knee and was ejected after a long argument with Porter, who made the out call. Porter ejected Cora for arguing a similar play in a game against Minnesota last Sept. 22 after Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta threw to second baseman Vaughn Grissom in an attempt to pick off Byron Buxton. Buxton was safe, but the Twins argued that Grissom blocked Buxton's path to the bag with his knee. The umpires ultimately agreed, and Buxton was awarded third base. 'Our point of view was that he was blocking the bag,' Cora said, referring to Monday night's play. 'I guess the rule is if he's going to be out easy, they can do that. But we had a similar situation last year with the same (umpiring) crew … and Alan reversed the call. 'That was the whole point I was trying to make — it happened six months ago, the same situation, and it was reversed. Maybe he's right, you know, if he was going to be safe, but I wanted to make sure.' Major League Baseball Rule 6.00(h) awards the base to the runner when the fielder is ruled to have impeded the runner's progress while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball. Porter, however, told a pool reporter there was an extenuating circumstance — mainly, that Moore's throw arrived well before Toro, who was out by several feet, essentially making an obstruction call moot. 'Did the fielder obstruct, or was the runner just out?' Porter said. 'We felt that the runner, no matter what the fielder had done in that situation, was out. He was out by a lot. And that's part of also not calling the obstruction. 'And the other side of it is that it's a very quick developing play there. So we're able to give them a little bit of leeway when they don't have time to set up because it was the rundown, and (Rengifo) is running back (toward second base).' Cora wasn't around to see the Angels score four runs in the eighth to snap a 5-all tie, but he saw enough of Walker Buehler's shaky start to acknowledge the veteran right-hander might be losing his grip on a rotation spot. Handed a 3-0 lead before he took the mound, Buehler walked four and hit two batters during a five-run first inning in which he threw 39 pitches. He finished with a career-high seven walks in four innings. The Red Sox rallied to tie the score in the sixth, taking Buehler off the hook for a loss, but he is 5-5 with a 6.29 ERA in 13 starts. In his previous outing, he gave up eight runs and eight hits over 3 1/3 innings in a loss at Seattle last week. 'You can't walk seven guys in a major league baseball game and expect to be successful,' Buehler said. 'I think we keep trying different things and looking at different stuff, this (pitch) mix or that mix, but at the end of the day, if you don't execute and throw strikes, you really don't have a chance. 'I feel like a broken record. It's embarrassing. It's not who I want to be as a baseball player, obviously. I'd rather get whacked around than do that.' Buehler struggled in his return from a second Tommy John surgery last season, going 1-6 with a 5.95 ERA in 16 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he recovered in October to play an integral part in the team's run to a World Series title. He even came out of the bullpen to get the final three outs of the series-clinching win over the New York Yankees. Asked if he was sure Buehler is 100% healthy, Cora said: 'One hundred percent.' When Buehler was asked if he's pitching through anything right now, he said, 'I don't want to talk about that.' Buehler recovered from his brutal first inning to blank the Angels on one hit over his final three frames, perhaps earning a longer leash in the team's rotation. 'The second, third and fourth innings were really good,' Cora said. 'The velocity was up and the movement on his pitches were great. There's a few things mechanically that he feels he needs to do better, but he'll be ready for the next one.' Buehler was a postseason star for the Dodgers as they won three National League pennants and a World Series crown from 2017-20. But is he worried about his spot in the Boston rotation? 'Yeah, I think you have to be,' Buehler said. 'At some point, there's 26 guys that are going to help this team hopefully make the playoffs and if you're not one of them, I don't really think it matters what you've done in years past. 'At some point, I've got to put some results out there for myself, but also for this organization. … It just sucks, man. I want to contribute to this team so badly. I've enjoyed playing here so much outside of my own performance, so it's just really frustrating.' ___ AP MLB:
BreakingNews.ie
17-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Josef Puska's two brothers and their wives guilty of offences after murder of Ashling Murphy
A jury has convicted Jozef Puska's two brothers of withholding crucial information from gardaí investigating the murder of school teacher Ashling Murphy, while the two men's wives have also been found guilty of burning the killer's bloodstained clothes in an effort to obstruct his prosecution. Jozef Puska (35) murdered Ms Murphy (23) on January 12, 2022, by repeatedly stabbing her in the neck after attacking her while she exercised along the canal towpath outside Tullamore, Co Offaly. He was later convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence. Advertisement Jozefina Grundzova (31) and Marek Puska (34). Photo Collins Courts The Central Criminal Court jury on Tuesday accepted the prosecution's case that Jozef Puska's brothers, Lubomir Jnr (38) and Marek (36) misled gardai by failing to disclose crucial and vital information when they gave witness statements, while their wives - Viera Gaziova (40) and Jozefina Grundzova (32) - burned Jozef's clothes to impede his arrest or prosecution. Lubomir Puska Jnr (35) and Viera Gaziona (38). Photo Collins Courts The 12 jurors unanimously found Josef Puska's brothers guilty, while his sisters-in-law were found guilty by majority verdicts. All four family members were living with Jozef Puska, his wife Lucia, and 14 children at Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly when the offences occurred in January 2022. All defendants had pleaded not guilty to all charges. It was the State's case that the two brothers misled gardaí and withheld 'crucial, relevant and significant' information when they gave voluntary interviews in Tullamore two days after Ms Murphy's death. Advertisement This included information that Jozef returned home on the night of the murder with visible injuries, admitted to killing or seriously injuring a woman with a knife and subsequently travelled to Dublin. The 12 jurors at the Central Criminal Court gave their verdict in relation to the two brothers after deliberating for 13 hours and 40 minutes over five days, before returning again to the courtroom 16 minutes later to reveal their decisions on the charges against the wives of the two brothers. Following the four verdicts, presiding judge Ms Justice Caroline Biggs thanked the panel of seven men and five women for their service and excused them from jury service for life. The four family members were remanded on continuing bail until July 7, when their sentence hearings will take place. More to follow.
