Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris discussed her victory in the Democratic primary, noting a 12% margin. She highlighted the lack of public awareness about district attorneys’ roles and the importance of restorative justice, which she expanded to handle four times more cases. Sartoris addressed criticisms about her restorative justice program, emphasizing its effectiveness in reducing recidivism.
A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues.
Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.