Edward James, a Florida death row inmate convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl and murdering her grandmother, is seeking a halt to his scheduled execution by the U.S. Supreme Court. James, 63, was convicted in the 1993 crimes in Seminole County and faces lethal injection on Thursday. Despite appeals citing cognitive decline, the Florida Supreme Court and federal appeals court have rejected delays, making this the state’s second execution this year.
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California man arrested after alleged threat to bomb Coachella
Local police in California arrested 40-year-old Davis Darvish on Saturday for threatening a bombing at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival after he approached security at the Agua Caliente Casino. Although no weapons or explosives were found during his detention, police quickly utilized automated license plate recognition technology to track his vehicle, leading to his arrest in Palm Springs about an hour later. Darvish is currently held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio...
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