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Six men were gunned down in the California desert in January in what authorities believe was a dispute tied to an illegal marijuana-growing operation. Despite the fact that marijuana is legal for recreational use in California, violence like this continues to take place.  Also:  A federal appeals court rejects Donald's Trump's argument that he's immune from being prosecuted for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election due to -- presidential immunity. The mother of a convicted school shooter is herself convicted of manslaughter for buying the gun that her son used to carry out the massacre. Resources: Marijuana killings:  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-29/arrests-announced-after-6-bodies-found-in-san-bernardino-county-desert   https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-03/illegal-marijuana-california-crime-federal-law https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-09/california-cannabis-deaths-father-and-son-mexico-murders-mendocino-county   https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-28/aguanga-riverside-marijuana-grow-murders-laotian Donald Trump:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/06/trump-jan-6-immunity-appeal-denied/ Jennifer Crumbley:  https://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-reaches-verdict-jennifer-crumbley-manslaughter-trial/story?id=106924349  Support the show

Vince McMahon left the WWE after a former employee accused him of sexual assault and sex trafficking in a new federal lawsuit.  The details of some sexual encounters between her, McMahon and other WWE employees are very disturbing, and have allegedly left the victim with trauma so bad that she can't leave her house for weeks at a time.  McMahon has denied all the allegations.  Also: The state of Alabama used a controversial method to execute an inmate that has never been used before, leaving some to believe that it was cruel human experimentation; and A jury finds that Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million as part of a defamation lawsuit she filed against him.  Resources:  Vince McMahon:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wwe-founder-vince-mcmahon-resigns-ex-employee-accuses-lawsuit-sexual-a-rcna135981  https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/01/27/vince-mcmahon-wwe-resigns/  Alabama execution:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/25/alabama-execution-nitrogen-gas-kenneth-smith/  https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/25/us/nitrogen-gas-execution/index.html  Support the show

On Christmas Eve 2002, 27-year-old Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant, vanished into thin air. Her body was found months later in the San Francisco Bay.  Laci's husband, Scott Peterson, was convicted on murder charges for killing Laci and their unborn son and was sentenced to life in prison.  Now, the Los Angeles Innocence Project says new evidence may back Scott's claim that he didn't kill Laci.  Also: Alec Baldwin is once again charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.A young man kills eight people, many of them relatives, in Illinois before dying in a confrontation with police in Texas. The mother of a school shooter goes to trial for buying the gun that her son used to kill four fellow students. A district attorney in Texas is having a grand jury investigate the Robb Elementary shooting after the Department of Justice issued a scathing report about the police response to the incident. Donald Trump warns the Supreme Court of "bedlam" if it doesn't overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to remove him from the state ballot. Resources: Scott Peterson case: https://abcnews.go.com/US/innocence-project-takes-case-notorious-killer-scott-peterson/story?id=106487571  https://abc7chicago.com/scott-peterson-case-new-evidence-innocence-project/14352815/  https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/scott-peterson-innocence-project-evidence/   Alec Baldwin: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/arts/alec-baldwin-charged-involuntary-manslaughter.html  https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-grand-jury-indicts-alec-baldwin-on-new-manslaughter-charge/article_05b5bc9a-b700-11ee-b312-77b2f98dec41.html  Romeo Nance: https://abc7chicago.com/romeo-nance-2200-west-acres-road-joliet-il-killer/14352185/  Jennifer Crumbley trial:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/22/jennifer-crumbley-trial-preview/  Uvalde report:  https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-police-crime-charges-aff5ec50f5819913da41f412dadb5a74  Donald Trump case: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/18/trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot-brief/   Support the show

The Supreme Court has said that it will take on a case that will determine whether cities in the U.S. can ban sleeping in public, even when there are no other options for people experiencing homelessness.  And; Former U.S. President Donald Trump was admonished by two different judges this last week after Trump acted inappropriately in court.  Support the show

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also the GOP frontrunner in this year's presidential election, didn't have a lot go his way recently in several court cases against him -- but the Supreme Court may bail him out.  Also:  Hundreds of Boeing jets are grounded as the Federal Aviation Administration investigates an incident that left a giant hole in the side of an Alaska Airlines plane midflight.U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is accused of domestic violence by her ex-husband.Support the show

Three former New Mexico State Basketball players -- Kim Aiken Jr., Doctor Bradley and DeShawndre Washington -- were charged with criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact and false imprisonment for allegedly holding down other players and student staff members and violating them.  This is the latest in a string of unfortunate events for the program in the last year, which included another former player shooting a University of New Mexico student during an altercation and lawsuits against the school for the alleged sexual crimes.  Also:  The U.S. Supreme Court adopts a code of ethics, but it lacks any enforceability, and;A mother and her former boyfriend have been charged in the 1988 death of a 5-year-old girl in Georgia. Support the show

Authorities in Nevada have charged 60 year old Duane Davis with the 1996 murder of influential rapper Tupac Shakur, who was only 25 at the time of his death.  Davis had tied himself to the fatal shooting in his 2019 memoir, a move that no doubt piqued investigators' curiosity.  Also:  Rep. Kevin McCarthy is given the boot as  Speaker of the House after just nine months on the job.Sen. Diane Feinstein dies at the age of 90.Donald Trump's civil trial over allegations that he inflated his financial worth has got underway, and;A 9-year-old girl was found safe after allegedly being abducted in New York state. Support the show

One man was shot and taken to a hospital during a protest around the re-introduction of a statue depicting controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate in Espanola, New Mexico, on Thursday.  The alleged shooter, Ryan Martinez, was taken into custody a short time after. The victim is Jacob Johns, a Native American man from Spokane, Washington.  Onate and statues depicting him have been a controversial topic for several years now. There was a shooting at a similar protest in Albuquerque a few years ago, which calls into question why government officials in Espanola wanted to re-introduce the statue this week.  Resources:  https://www.abqjournal.com/news/man-shot-during-juan-de-o-ate-statue-rally-in-espa-ola/article_946dcd3c-5e2d-11ee-9363-97e4e793df8a.html#tncms-source=home-featured-7-block https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/sheriffs-official-ids-suspected-shooter-in-violence-at-planned-site-of-o-ate-statue/article_631b4766-5d63-11ee-a392-db0eabb068dc.html Support the show

NFL legend Deion Sanders has turned the University of Colorado Boulder's football team, which went 1-11 last season, into the talk of college football with a hot 3-0 start.  Coach Prime changed the culture with controversial methods -- like unloading players into the transfer portal and turning the swag factor to 11 -- but the results seem to speak for themselves.  Also: A federal judge has struck down New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's ban on firearms in public places in Albuquerque -- a measure she put in place after two children were killed in separate shootings in less than a month in the state's biggest city.  Support the show

Last week, 11-year-old Froylan Villegas was killed outside a AAA baseball stadium in Albuquerque when an unknown gunman opened fire on the car he and his family were riding in.  In response, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a 30-day gun ban in public spaces in Albuquerque. The measure has drawn backlash from both Democrats and Republicans, and lawsuits over the order's constitutionality are already being filed.  Support the show

Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right activist group the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.  Also: Donald Trump faces racketeering charges in Georgia.That 70s Show star Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after he was convicted of raping two women, and;An 11-year-old boy was killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after someone fired 14 bullets into the car he and his family were in.Support the show

For U.S. President Donald Trump now faces additional charges for allegedly directing staff members to delete security video footage at his Mar-a-Lago residence. Trump is already facing charges for mishandling classified U.S. documents and keeping them at Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House.  Also:  Three former military officials told Congress that the U.S. government has more knowledge about UAPs, formerly known as UFOs, than it's leading on. One former official also said that "nonhuman biologics" were collected at UAP crash sites. USC freshman Bronny James, son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered cardiac arrest during practice Monday. He was released from the hospital on Thursday, and the family says it will release more information soon; andSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, freezes mid-sentence during a press conference and has to be helped away by colleagues. Resources:  Donald Trump charges:  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/politics/trump-documents-carlos-de-oliveira-charged.html  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/27/trump-carlos-deoliveira-classified-indictment/  Aliens: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/are-5-memorable-moments-congress-ufo-hearing-rcna96476  Support the show