Snowboarder pleads not guilty

(AP) — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI’s top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown to California.U.S.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1547, King Henry VIII of England died and was succeeded by his 9-yearold son, Edward VI.In 1871, France surrendered to Germany, ending the Franco-Prussian War.In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the modern U.S. Coast Guard.

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Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court

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Republicans appeal decision that threw out GOP-controlled seat

(AP) — Republicans on Monday appealed a judge’s decision to throw out the lines of New York City’s only GOP-controlled House seat, a case that could have national reverberations in the fight for control of Congress.The appeal came just days after a judge ruled U.S. Rep.

Making way

Japanese American soldiers promoted to officer ranks

(AP) — Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.

Native Americans are getting swept up by ICE; ‘there will be mistakes’

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity surges nationwide under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, some Native Americans have been detained alongside immigrants.

SHERIFF’S REPORT MONDAY

Responded to a report of a business alarm in the 900 block of N. Main St., Thomas.Responded to a report of a fire in the 8500 block of N. 2110 Rd., Butler.Responded to an animal call in the area of State Highway 54 and E. 980 Rd.,Weatherford.Responded to a report of a fire in the 9400 block of N.

U.S. trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America

(AP) — President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how it would be spent if it did.