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American Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- American Press
Little Rock 'walks' all over LSU to force must-win Monday game
Sunday's Game —Little Rock 10, LSU 4 Monday's Game (8 p.m. / ESPN2) — Little Rock vs. LSU LSU coach Jay Johnson was confident he had plenty of options for the NCAA regional's championship round after burning his co-ace starting pitchers to win the first two games. The options are still there — and maybe Johnson can find one who can throw a strike. But the Tigers, who dominated those first two regional games without allowing a run, are fresh out of wiggle room after struggling to find the plate Sunday night in a gift-wrapped 10-4 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock. It sets up a regional winner-take-all game Monday between the Tigers, the No. 6 national seed, and the tournament's latest and perhaps most unlikely Cinderella story. 'We've done a good job all year of bouncing back after a tough game, individually and collectively,' Johnson said. 'It gives me great confidence. 'Less than 24 hours ago, we probably played the cleanest and best brand of baseball that you could possibly play at this level. So I'm excited to see them do that tomorrow.' Throwing strikes would be a start. The Trojans, now 27-33, but still the only team in the NCAA tournament with a losing record, won their third straight game in Baton Rouge since falling to LSU 7-0 in the regional opener Friday night. The latest was a walk in The Box. The Tigers used five different pitchers to issue a season-high 11 walks. It didn't matter that LSU out-hit the Trojans 11-8. Eight of the Trojans' 10 runs reached base via walks, the last one, perhaps fittingly, scoring on the last of the Tigers' four wild pitches. 'Our game tonight kind of speaks for itself where it got away from us,' Johnson said. 'We'll leave it here tonight, turn all our focus to tomorrow and find a way to play great.' The Tigers' hitters won't be doing much finger-pointing. After taking a 3-0 lead in the first, the Tigers had only one base runner over the final four inning — briefly before he was erased by a double play. But LSU stranded 11 over the first five innings, seven of them in scoring position. The Tigers left the bases loaded without scoring in both the third and fourth innings. 'Credit them,' Johnson said of the four pitchers Little Rock pieced together for the nine innings. 'I thought they executed a few good pitches at key times and we … trying to do too much is not a good plan.' Regardless of who wins Monday, Trojan first baseman Angel Canon pretty well wrapped up the regional MVP award. He hit a 2-run homer and a 3-run double against LSU, giving him three bombs, three doubles and 14 RBIs in the Trojans' three wins. The Tigers set the table for him. LSU starter Jaden Noot walked a man just before Cano's home run in the second and Chase Shores walked the first three batters of the third inning before Cano cleared the bases with a double. Somehow LSU stayed within striking distance until the Trojans put it away with four runs in the eighth— all four reaching by walks, three of them scoring before the only hit of the inning. It was LSU's first-ever loss at home to a regional No. 4 seed. They're now 19-1 since the current format began in 1999. Little Rock has done this before. The Trojans needed a tie-breaker just to make the eight-team field of the of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, then won five games in four days to claim a bid to the NCAA tournament. They bounced back from Friday's loss to LSU to beat Rhode Island on Saturday and took down Dallas Baptist earlier Sunday afternoon to get another shot at the Tigers. 'They're a hot team,' Johnson said. 'They've been playing well for the past two weeks. You give a team that's playing well more opportunities, you put yourself in a tough spot. 'Just like everybody else, I would have rather won tonight and wrapped it up. We didn't and that's because the opponent did a great job. I just think about the opportunity for tomorrow.'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Natanael Cano Defies Ban on Narcocorridos, Performs Tumbados at Aguascalientes Fair
Natanael Cano, leader and creator of the corridos tumbados genre, defied the ban imposed by authorities in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes against narcocorridos on Saturday (May 3). During his performance at the Feria Nacional de San Marcos, he played a couple of songs with explicit references to figures of drug trafficking and glorification of crime. In response, the event organizers lowered the audio volume and turned off the lights, bringing the show to an end. Videos on social media show the moment Cano responds to the request of some attendees at his concert during the Feria Nacional de San Marcos, who insisted on hearing 'Cuerno Azulado,' a controversial song in which the musician talks about organized crime and its alleged ties to Mexican authorities. More from Billboard Luis R. Conriquez's Show in Mexico Ends in Chaos for Excluding Narcocorridos Bad Bunny Announces Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour: Here Are the Dates Fans Choose Lali & Duki's 'Plástico' as Their Favorite New Latin Music of the Week ''Cuerno (Azulado)' isn't something you need to ask me for, my friend. 'Cuerno' is something you need to ask your government for. If you want it so badly, do something about it,' the singer responded to the crowd. 'With all due respect, we came here to Aguascalientes to sing for you, my friend, and with all due respect to the people who are prohibiting us from singing and showcasing our art, we don't give a damn. Do something about it yourselves, don't come asking me for it here' Natanael Cano's performance, announced as one of the star acts of the legendary fair that has been held for 197 years, began with a series of corridos and ballads that adhered to the list previously approved by local authorities. However, after midnight, the setlist included 'Pacas de Billetes,' a song referencing Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, the notorious drug lord who is currently serving a life sentence in the United States following his conviction in 2019. The musician continued with 'El de la Codeína,' a song that references substance trafficking, which led the organizers to lower the sound volume in the venue. In response, the artist's technical team activated its own audio system so Cano could keep performing. However, after finishing the song, the organizers turned off the lights, and the singer abruptly left the stage without the concert officially concluding. Billboard Español has reached out to Natanael Cano's representatives as well as festival organizers and the government of Aguascalientes for comment on what happened Sunday, but has not heard back as of press time. The incident with Cano comes three weeks after the concert by corridos superstar Luis R. Conriquez at the Feria de Texcoco in the State of Mexico on April 11 ended in chaos when he refused to perform narcocorridos, complying with restrictions imposed by local authorities on expressions that glorify crime in public spaces. Conriquez revealed in an exclusive interview with Billboard that local authorities had warned him not to perform narcocorridos during his show at the Feria de Texcoco. 'They said that if I sang a corrido, they would cut off the sound.' The local Congress of Aguascalientes on April 16 approved legislation to penalize 'the dissemination of content, images and artistic or musical expressions that promote activities related to organized crime.' State authorities have not commented on what happened during Cano's show. Aguascalientes is one of 10 states (out of 32) in Mexico that have banned or restricted the dissemination of narcocorridos or expressions that glorify crime. Without a federal law, local governments enforce penalties ranging from hefty fines to up to a year in prison for those who perform music that promotes violence. Grupo Firme, another of the superstar regional Mexican acts that performed at this year's Feria de San Marcos, declined to play corridos during its concerts on April 19 and 20, as previously announced by vocalist Eduin Caz in a social media message saying the band was complying with the new restrictions. Junior H, another leading figure in the corridos tumbados genre, is scheduled to perform at the palenque of the mentioned fair Wednesday (May 7). The new bans implemented in Mexico have expanded to the United States. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. State Department announced on April 1 the revocation of work and tourist visas for the Mexican corridos group Los Alegres del Barranco after it displayed images of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as 'El Mencho,' during a concert on March 29 at an auditorium at the University of Guadalajara. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Epoch Times
30-04-2025
- Epoch Times
Former New Mexico Judge Joel Cano, Wife Released on Bond
A former New Mexico county judge and his wife were released on $10,000 bonds on Tuesday after they were arrested in connection with federal charges of tampering with evidence in an immigration and gang-related case. In a Tuesday hearing, Magistrate Judge Gregory Fouratt ordered the release of former Dona Ana County Magistrate Court Judge Joel Cano and his wife after they secured bonds of $10,000 each, according to local reporters who were in the courthouse. 'I want you to have a chance to convince any other judge you see' that their decisions made in connection with the case were outside of their normal 'decision-making,' Fouratt said in the hearing. Cano and his wife, Nancy, were In a criminal complaint, prosecutors accused the judge of destroying a phone with a hammer and that the device may have contained photos of Ortega-Lopez possessing weapons, which may have belonged to the judge, his wife, and daughter. Officials with Homeland Security Related Stories 4/30/2025 4/30/2025 Nancy Cano was charged with conspiracy to tamper with evidence, prosecutors say. A criminal complaint filed in her case accused her of telling Ortega-Lopez to delete his Facebook account where he may have posted photos with weapons. On Tuesday, Fouratt also ordered that anyone who is a tenant or a guest on their properties must provide proof they are a legal resident of the United States, The judge also told the Canos they must provide the court with any address changes, surrender their passports, not associate with Ortega-Lopez, and avoid contact with potential witnesses, Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News that Ortega-Lopez showed signs of being in a gang or affiliated with criminal activity, including a necklace that said 'kill' and that said 'something about death.' He also had pictures on his cellphone of 'two decapitated victims' and was 'sending them out' to other individuals, the attorney general said. The Canos 'were allegedly giving him assault rifles, AK-47s, AR-15s with a suppresser, a known [Tren de Aragua] member, letting him go to a shooting range to refine and perfect his shooting skills,' Bondi added in the interview. 'What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me.' The Canos had been in custody at the Dona Ana County Detention Center since April 25, Around the same time he was arrested, Cano told local media that he would never put his family at risk if he thought there would be any danger. 'Their papers stated in the upper right-hand corner, 'This Person is Not Subject to Removal.' They each had a specific court date regarding their asylum hearing,' Cano told local news The New Mexico Supreme Court last week issued an order barring Cano, who had resigned from his position in March, from being a member of the state judiciary in any capacity, including officiating at weddings. The now-former judge 'shall never again hold, become a candidate for, run for, or stand for election to any New Mexico judicial office in the future,' the ruling said. In the case, the Canos have yet to enter pleas for their charges, and it's not clear whether they have attorneys.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Feds arrest former New Mexico judge and wife for alleged evidence tampering in immigration case
Jose Luis 'Joel' Cano and Nancy Cano. (Photos courtesy of the Doña Ana County Detention Center) Federal authorities arrested a former New Mexico magistrate judge and his wife on April 24 on criminal charges of evidence tampering related to the prosecution of an alleged gang member from Venezuela. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced it had charged former Doña Ana County Magistrate Jose Luis 'Joel' Cano with one count of evidence tampering and his wife Nancy Cano with one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence. Prosecutors allege that Jose Cano told Homeland Security Investigations agents that he had destroyed a cell phone belonging to Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, a Venezuelan national prosecutors allege has ties to the Tren de Aragua gang. HSI in February searched the Canos' home and arrested Ortega-Lopez for illegal possession of guns and ammunition, according to the DOJ's news release. The DOJ said agents seized three of Ortega-Lopez's cell phones, but he told them about a fourth one, which prompted another search wherein Cano allegedly admitted to destroying it with a hammer. 'Judges are responsible for upholding our country's laws. It is beyond egregious for a former judge and his wife to engage in evidence tampering on behalf of a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member accused of illegally possessing firearms,' U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison for the District of New Mexico said in a statement. 'The U.S. Attorney's Office is committed to dismantling this foreign terrorist organization by disrupting its criminal operations in New Mexico. That starts by prosecuting those who support gang members — including judges.' The DOJ announced the charges against the Canos in the same news release in which they announced the arrest of a Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan for allegedly allowing a Mexican immigrant charged with domestic violence to temporarily avoid arrest by federal agents. 'The allegations against Judge Dugan and Judge Cano are serious: no one, least of all a judge, should obstruct law enforcement operations,' U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. 'Doing so imperils the safety of our law enforcement officers and undermines the rule of law. The Department of Justice will continue to follow the facts — no one is above the law.' In the New Mexico case, immigration authorities arrested Ortega-Lopez in December 2023 in Texas for unlawfully entering the U.S., and released him in April 2024 because of overcrowding at the detention center where he was being held, according to court records. An anonymous source in January tipped off the Homeland Security Investigations office in Las Cruces that Ortega-Lopez and two others were living in an apartment behind the Canos' home, an HSI special agent wrote in an application for a search warrant. The Judicial Standards Commission on March 5 petitioned the Supreme Court to suspend Cano for allegedly committing misconduct by allowing three members of the gang to live on his property in Las Cruces and to have access to firearms. In a response, Jose Cano wrote to the Supreme Court justices that Ortega-Lopez told Nancy Cano that the trio 'all had their legal papers to remain in the U.S. pending their Asylum Court hearings, which were already scheduled,' and that he had verified their court dates. Jose Cano resigned as a magistrate judge on March 21, according to court records. The New Mexico Supreme Court on April 22 barred Cano from holding any judicial office or exercising any judicial authority. Both Canos are scheduled for preliminary and detention hearings Tuesday morning in federal court in Las Cruces. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Fox News
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
GREGG JARRETT: Rogue, leftist judges caused by an obsession with feelings, not facts
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor once observed, "We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts." Judges in America should heed Sotomayor's wise counsel. That some do not gives rise to a form of tyranny from the bench where judges hold the law in contempt in favor of their "feelings." By doing so, they are breaching the public's trust. It is a perilous choice. Recently, two state court jurists allowed their "feelings" to overrule their better judgment. By anointing themselves sanctuary judges and actively shielding illegal migrants, they have placed themselves in legal jeopardy as accessories. Their subsequent arrests tend to prove Sotomayor's point. In Wisconsin, Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting an illegal alien's escape from her courtroom as federal agents arrived to take him into custody on an administrative deportation warrant. The criminal complaint and supporting affidavit state that a "visibly angry" Dugan said, "wait, come with me" and then escorted the defendant from her court to a non-public back door to evade his arrest. Once outside, the defendant, who was also facing domestic abuse charges in Dugan's courtroom, "sprinted down the street." A foot chase ensued, putting citizens and law enforcement at risk of harm. He was apprehended without injury. Days later, Dugan was arrested on the courthouse grounds and charged with federal obstruction and concealment (18 USC 1505 and 1071). A conviction carries a maximum sentence of six years behind bars. In a separate case, New Mexico Judge Jose Luis Cano and his wife were arrested after authorities determined that they knowingly harbored at their home an illegal migrant with suspected ties to the notorious Tren de Aragua transnational criminal gang, which is a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Cano and his family allegedly gave the man access to guns with a suppressor. He was taken into custody. Meanwhile, Cano resigned his office while the state supreme court permanently banned him from ever serving on the bench. But that was the least of his worries. The criminal complaint states that Cano confessed to destroying incriminating evidence. He is charged with federal evidence tampering, and his wife is facing a conspiracy offense (18 USC 1519 and 371). If convicted, the maximum sentence is 20 years in prison. Right on cue, a slew of Democrats voiced their predictable outrage and condemnation by suggesting that judges are above and beyond the law — liberal judges, that is. Minnesota's two leftist U.S. senators both howled in unison that the arrests were a Trump-inspired vendetta that demolishes the rule of law. How exactly, they didn't say. In truth, the charges against Dugan and Cano constitute a responsible effort by federal authorities to uphold the rule of law irrespective of status. Of course, they are presumed innocent and will get their day in court to contest the charges. But judges hold no special immunity. Those who believe otherwise delude themselves into thinking that their lofty positions somehow absolve or insulate them. That is a mistaken belief, teased by hope out of arrogance. Like everyone else, judges must conform their own conduct to the requirements of the law that they are sworn to uphold. When they do not, they can and should be prosecuted. It is not unprecedented. In a strikingly similar case seven years ago, Massachusetts Judge Shelly Joseph was indicted by federal prosecutors for helping an illegal migrant sneak out of her courthouse to avoid arrest and deportation. Joseph later struck a deal with a Biden-installed prosecutor to drop all charges in exchange for judicial disciplinary proceedings. It is not just politicians on the progressive left who are incensed over the recent judicial arrests, regardless of the facts and evidence. At least one other Wisconsin judge has vaulted into the fray as a self-appointed face of resistance. Fellow Wisconsin Judge Monica Isham decided to deploy her own personal and professional protest over Dugan's arrest by announcing that she would refuse to do her job. She informed other jurists in the state that she would undertake a boycott by closing down her courtroom in the absence of further "guidance" and "support." She wrote in an email, "I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp…" Overlooking the incendiary and absurd use of the term "concentration camp," Isham fails to realize that there is nothing illegal about law enforcement officers making arrests inside courthouses. It happens all the time. Yet, she apparently feels "triggered" by recent events and bemoans that "I no longer feel [emphasis added] protected or respected as a judge." Minnesota's two leftist U.S. senators both howled in unison that the arrests were a Trump-inspired vendetta that demolishes the rule of law. How exactly, they didn't say. There's that pesky word "feel" again, as if a judge's tender feelings have anything whatsoever to do with fidelity to the law. I would suggest that Isham consult with Justice Sotomayor for the very guidance she demands. "Sanctuary jurisdictions that shield criminal aliens endanger American communities," said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. "This Justice Department will not stand by as local officials put politics over public safety," he added. Blanche made those suitable remarks as federal prosecutors brought the charges against Judges Dugan and Cano. It was same argument — and warning — issued long ago by one of our most prominent and progressive Supreme Court Justices, Louis Brandeis: "Our government … teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." If, by their own behavior, judges feel free to disregard the law or violate it with impunity, chaos ensues. Where law ends tyranny begins, noted John Locke. That is precisely what is happening. Lawless sanctuary policies inevitably embolden judges to abandon their legal duties and join the liberal cause. Often, they cite local ordinances or state statutes protecting illegal migrants in order to justify their sanctuary status. Conveniently, they ignore the established principle that federal law takes precedent under Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution. Decades ago, Congress passed a law to combat those who aid and abet illegal immigration. Lawmakers made it a crime — punishable by up to five years in prison — to "conceal, harbor, or shield from detection" any person in the U.S. illegally (8 USC 1324). It is also a conspiracy felony to "interrupt, hinder, or impede" federal officers in the discharge of their duties (8 USC 372). Obstruction and concealment are additional crimes, as noted above. The illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 requires states and municipalities to cooperate with federal authorities on immigration requests (8 USC 1373). That same law empowers a president to withhold federal financial support from cities and states that thwart the law by ignoring detainer requests. This includes the failure to honor outstanding deportation orders. She wrote in an email, "I have no intention of allowing anyone to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and sent to a concentration camp…" Democrats spent the last four years insisting that "no one is above the law." None were outraged over the indictments and arrest of then-former President Donald Trump. Indeed, they cheered his prosecution. Yet, they are now apoplectic over the charges brought against two jurists who stand accused of defying the law. Apparently, presidents are not above the law, but judges are. The rank hypocrisy is self-evident. Democrats selectively apply their "feelings" to facts instead of the law to facts. Where is Justice Sotomayor when you need her?
