Politics
Sanders wins Oregon, Clinton narrowly takes Kentucky; New Jersey to Trump: not Christie
In a narrow win against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton scraped by with a win in Kentucky by a half a percentage point. Sanders took Oregon easily, and said he would not drop out of the race “until the last ballot is cast” despite pressure from the Clinton campaign. While Sanders and Clinton battle to the finish for the Democratic nomination, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is reportedly looking for a running mate to add to his presidential ticket. A new poll by Quinnipiac University released Wednesday may help Trump narrow down his search. According to 72% of New Jersey voters, Trump should look for someone other than New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose approval rating is currently at its all-time low.
Entertainment
Singer Guy Clark dies at 74
Singer-songwriter Guy Clark died Tuesday in Nashville at age 74 after a long illness, according to his publicist. Clark was well known in the Nashville music community, and wrote songs for other artists as well as recording albums for almost 40 years. Numerous popular artists, including Johnny Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney and many others, recorded Clark’s songs over the course of his career. “It’s what I enjoy,” he once said, speaking of songwriting. “It gets harder, all the time. It doesn’t fall out of the sky, you know. But I have joy doing the work, I enjoy the creative process. I write and build guitars in the same space, and I find that one is right brain and one is left brain, and they kind of feed off of one another. But, I don’t know. It’s just a way to while away the time until you die.”
Washington, DC
Reports of virtual kidnapping scams in D.C. area
Virtual kidnapping scams, where scammers call people and falsely tell them a member of their family has been kidnapped, have been occurring in the Washington D.C. area. The scammers demand ransom money from their victims, threatening to injure or kill their family member if the payment is not sent immediately. The FBI, who has been monitoring these scams nationwide, says the scammers sometimes have someone screaming in the background to make the kidnapping seem more authentic. Victims are encouraged to report the crime to local FBI.
Virginia
Third Va. resident pleads guilty in robbery spree
Joshua Robert Berry of Bluewell, West Virginia, was the last of three people to plead guilty Tuesday in a robbery spree that ended with the death of a North Carolina shopkeeper. The 32-year-old was charged in U.S. District Court in Abingdon with armed robbery conspiracy and using a firearm in a robbery resulting in death. Berry’s accomplices, 27-year-old Emmanuel William Foster and 28-year-old Sarah Looney Berry, previously plead guilty. Authorities say in 2012 Berry and Foster robbed movie theaters in Wytheville and Abingdon while Berry’s wife, Sarah, drove the getaway vehicle. They also robbed a Mount Airy, North Carolina, convenient store that resulted in a shootout, killing store owner Donald Arnder and wounding Foster.
Maryland
Defense to rest in Gray case
Defense attorneys in the case against Baltimore Officer Edward Nero charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray are expected to finish Wednesday, with closing arguments expected Thursday. Nero is facing charges of assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. The defense presented witness testimony Tuesday, including that of former Baltimore commander Timothy Longo. Prosecutors say Nero and two other officers failed to buckle Gray into a seat belt after illegally arresting him, resulting in a critical spinal injury and ultimately his death a week later. The defense says Nero wasn’t the arresting officer when Gray was arrested and that it is the job of the wagon driver to ensure prisoners are buckled properly.
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