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Trials in ricin case postponed

July 9, 2008 - 9:00 pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah man accused of failing to report that deadly ricin was being made in his basement is working out a plea bargain with federal prosecutors.

A federal judge postponed a Monday trial for Thomas Tholen, 54, after his defense attorney filed court papers saying a plea agreement was at hand.

Tholen faces on a felony count of knowing about a crime but failing to report it. His cousin, Roger Bergendorff of Las Vegas, is accused of cooking up the ricin in the basement of Tholen's house in a Salt Lake City suburb.

A trial for the 57-year-old Bergendorff also has been postponed. His lawyer says there have been talks about a plea bargain.

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Israel goes deep into Rafah amid evacuations

By Wafaa Shurafa, Joseph Krauss and Samy Magdy The Associated Press

May 12, 2024 - 7:30 pm

The exodus of Palestinians from Rafah accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern Gaza city.

Jewish families across the Bay Area are pushing back against what they describe as an overt ant ...

By Hannah Wiley Los Angeles Times

May 12, 2024 - 7:25 pm

A seventh grade Jewish student at Roosevelt Middle School in San Francisco grew accustomed to seeing her classmates display their support for Palestinians.

In this photo provided by Duke University, commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld speaks during th ...

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle to tiny numbers at colleges

By Moriah Balingit The Associated Press

May 12, 2024 - 7:18 pm

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement with about 30 students chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers.

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Blinken’s advice for Netanyahu: Exit Gaza

By Josh Boak The Associated Press

May 12, 2024 - 7:03 pm

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s message to Netanyahu about Gaza.

The north portal of the Yucca Mountain exploratory tunnel. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Yucca Mountain: Where GOP Senate candidates stand

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 12, 2024 - 8:17 am

Plans to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s nuclear waste repository have long received opposition from both sides of the aisle. But, is that changing?

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Nevada may expand cash-for-water rights programs for imperiled regions

By Alan Halaly / RJ

May 12, 2024 - 10:26 am

Farmers have shown overwhelming interest in getting paid to retire rights to pump groundwater in rural Nevada. Could a state-run program save the water below us?

Road signage points the way to the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Ne ...

Burning Man removes pro-Palestinian sculpture from website

By Ruben Vives Los Angeles Times

May 11, 2024 - 6:47 pm

Debates and protests sparked by Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip have worked their way into seemingly every corner in the world — even the free-spirited desert festival in Nevada known as Burning Man.

Eden Golan representing Israel with the song 'Hurricane' performs during the final dress rehear ...

Swiss singer captures win at Eurovision

By Jill Lawless The Associated Press

May 11, 2024 - 6:30 pm

Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday night

Ilya Tarshansky, a survivor of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, watches his video presentation wi ...

‘All kinds of nightmares’: Survivor of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel speaks in California

By Rosalio Ahumada The Sacramento Bee

May 11, 2024 - 3:09 pm

Ilya Tarshansky, a survivor of the Oct. 7 surprise Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, spoke to an audience of about 100 people at the Folsom Community Center on Thursday.

Houthi supporters raise their machine guns during a rally against the U.S.-led strikes against ...

Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

May 11, 2024 - 2:47 pm

A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden, officials said.