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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page indicted on election offenses
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County Executive Sam Page was formally indicted by a grand jury Wednesday. Page was charged with two counts of committing class four election offenses, one count of stealing $25,000 or more, and one count of stealing $750 or more. In the report from the grand jury, the election-related charges stemmed from 'purposely expended public funds on a flyer to advocate the defeat, or oppose the passage, of a ballot measure on the April 8, 2025 ballot.' The other charges allege more than $25,750 of county funds were used 'with the purpose to deprive St. Louis County thereof by deceit…that such expenditure was authorized, which representation was false and known by (Page) to be false' throughout mid-March. The county executive has recently been under investigation after a complaint from a resident who believed a flyer mailed at the expense of taxpayers was designed to persuade voters against a proposition, known as Proposition B, that would have given council members authority to remove county department heads, according to prior FOX 2 reports. During a council meeting Tuesday, Page noted, 'I can't imagine that anyone has done anything wrong. I will cooperate fully with the investigation, and then I'll also be focused on the good work that we're doing for the county.' According to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, following the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office citing a conflict of interest a judge appointed him as a special prosecutor. After that, the Attorney General's Office initiated a grand jury proceeding against Sam Page, resulting in the felony indictment. 'I conducted this investigation into Sam Page's alleged misuse of public funds because the people of St. Louis County deserve accountability, not corruption,' said Bailey via a news release Wednesday. 'Public officials must follow the law, and my Office will work to ensure that they always do.' This is a developing story. More will be posted as it comes into the FOX 2 newsroom. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword


The Hill
2 days ago
- Health
- The Hill
Ken Paxton goes after New York Clerk for refusing to enforce abortion pill judgement
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton escalated a brewing conflict between Texas and New York's abortion laws. On Monday, Paxton announced he filed legal action against New York Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck for refusing to enforce a $100,000 penalty against Dr. Margaret Carpenter. In February, a Texas district court ruled in favor of the state of Texas over Carpenter after she failed to file a response to Paxton's complaint. However, Bruck refused to enforce the judgement against the Ulster County resident. 'In accordance with the New York State Shield Law, I have refused this filing and will refuse any similar filings that may come to our office. Since this decision is likely to result in further litigation, I must refrain from discussing specific details about the situation,' Bruck said in a prepared statement at the time. 'Dr. Carpenter is a radical abortionist who must face justice, not get legal protection from New York liberals intent on ending the lives of as many unborn children as they can,' said Attorney General Paxton in a press release. 'No matter where they reside, pro-abortion extremists who send drugs designed to kill the unborn into Texas will face the full force of our state's pro-life laws.' New York vs. Texas In 2023, New York passed a 'Shield Law' to protect their medical providers providing gender-affirming and reproductive care. 'The Shield Law broadly prohibits law enforcement and other state officials from cooperating with investigations into reproductive or gender-affirming health care ('protected health care') so long as the care was lawfully provided in New York,' the New York Attorney General's Office says. According to court filings, Carpenter is 'not a resident of the State of Texas, but is a resident of the State of New York that has done business in Texas,' and 'has not and does not maintain a regular place of business in Texas.' 'It's going to get us answers about the Shield Law and Shield Laws nationwide,' Bruck said over the phone on Monday. 'There's a lot of unknowns in this whole process right now, I'm mostly curious as to how it will all shake out.' Earlier this month, Bruck released another prepared statement after Paxton tried to enforce the judgement again. 'We have received your letter regarding the Dr. Margaret Carpenter judgment originally submitted for filing on March 17th, 2025. The rejection stands. Resubmitting the same materials does not alter the outcome,' Bruck wrote on July 14. 'While I'm not entirely sure how things work in Texas, here in New York, a rejection means the matter is closed. Have a good day. Excelsior.' KXAN reached out to the Texas Attorney General's office via email. New abortion proposals in special session On July 9, Texas Governor Greg Abbott added 'Protect Unborn Children' to an expansive special session call sheet, allowing new anti-abortion legislation to be taken up in the 30-day special session. As of Monday, eight anti-abortion bills had been filed in the Texas House: House Bill 37 by State Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, House Bill 65 by State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, and House Bill 66 would allow parents of an aborted fetus to take civil action against the provider of an abortion pill. The bills are partial refilings of Senate Bill 2880 from the regular session, which failed to get out of the House State Affairs Committee after passing the Texas Senate. House Bill 58 by State Rep. Mike Schofield, R-Katy, would create a special prosecutor to enforce abortion laws — along with election and human trafficking laws. House Bill 69 by State Rep. Ellen Troxclair, R-Marble Falls, would prevent a physician from giving an abortion-inducing drug to a woman not physically present at a physician's appointment. House Bill 70 by Troxclair would prevent the transportation or the funding of transportation for minors. House Bill 95 by State Rep. Nate Schatzline, R-Fort Worth, would prevent selling abortion-inducing drugs online House Bill 163 by State Rep. Brent Money, R-Canton, would treat unborn children as full citizens for certain felony offenses. None of these bills have been referred to a committee yet.


Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
18 dead after bus travelling from Lima to Peru overturns on highway in Andes region
A bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The double-decker bus belonging to the company 'Expreso Molina Líder Internacional' went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca(Unsplash/Representative) The double-decker bus belonging to the company 'Expreso Molina Líder Internacional' went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region, Junin's health director Clifor Curipaco told reporters. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Videos broadcast on local television showed the bus split in two, while firefighters and police tried to rescue the injured. It was not the first fatal bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on Jan. 3, leaving six people dead and 32 injured. A study by the Attorney General's Office found that driver recklessness and excessive speed are the main causes of accidents in Peru. Road transportation is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency assistance is so slow and disorganized. In 2024, there were approximately 3,173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, according to official data from the Death Information System.


Indian Express
5 days ago
- Indian Express
Bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
A bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The double-decker bus belonging to the company 'Expreso Molina Líder Internacional' went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region, Junin's health director Clifor Curipaco told reporters. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Videos broadcast on local television showed the bus split in two, while firefighters and police tried to rescue the injured. It was not the first fatal bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on January 3, leaving six people dead and 32 injured. A study by the Attorney General's Office found that driver recklessness and excessive speed are the main causes of accidents in Peru. Road transportation is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency assistance is so slow and disorganized. In 2024, there were approximately 3,173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, according to official data from the Death Information System.


Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The double-decker bus belonging to the company 'Expreso Molina Líder Internacional' went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region, Junin's health director Clifor Curipaco told reporters. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Videos broadcast on local television showed the bus split in two, while firefighters and police tried to rescue the injured. It was not the first fatal bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on Jan. 3, leaving six people dead and 32 injured. A study by the Attorney General's Office found that d river recklessness and excessive speed are the main causes of accidents in Peru. Road transportation is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency assistance is so slow and disorganized. In 2024, there were approximately 3,173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, according to official data from the Death Information System.