WEDNESDAY APRIL 17 2024 5A Still, he was engaged at first, chatting with law- yers, passing notes with his lead attorney, Todd Blanche, and looking intently at Merchan. Then, he closed his eyes, and appeared to briefly fall asleep, his chin toward his chest. He did not react to notes from his lawyer before seeming to jolt awake. Many of decisions Monday dis- pleased the former presi- dent, including the delay in deciding whether Trump could miss a day in court to go to his son Bar- graduation in May. Merchan also shot down a request that Trump be allowed to miss court to attend next Su- preme Court arguments over his assertions of al- most complete immunity a ruling that earned the former ire.
go to my graduation, or that I go to the United States Supreme Trump said, adding that he be able to cam- paign as regularly as he would like because he would be in court. is about election interfer- As the day ended, Trump blasted out a fund- raising pitch by email. JUST STORMED OUT OF KAN- GAROO it read, though Trump had not in fact stormed out. been FORCED to endure would make any patriotic American FROM PAGE 1A COURTROOM project and that the Islam- ic Revolutionary Guard Corps be declared a ter- rorist organization, as a way to curb and weaken Katz wrote in a post on X. must be stopped now before it is too first-ever direct Iranian attack on Israel has already prompt- ed movement in Western capitals most urging Israel to exercise restraint but also prompting re- newed security guarantees including from U.S.
Presi- dent Joe Biden, vowing Monday to defend Israel. United States is committed to Biden told White House reporters ahead of a meeting with Iraqi President Mo- hammed Shia Al-Sudani committed to a cease-fire that will bring the hostages home and prevent any conflict from spreading beyond what it already FROM PAGE 1A ISRAEL settings, such as training sessions and orientations. Those concepts included a belief that some individu- als are privi- and any sugges- tion that are not created Though Senate Bill 6 took up most of the oxy- gen in the debate, one bill with serious implications on the DEI land- scape passed the Senate without much discussion. Senate Bill 191, which dealt with the per- formance-based funding model for higher educa- tion, got a House floor amendment to exclude race-based from being used in the model. This comports with a recent opinion from Re- publican Attorney General Russell Coleman.
Coleman called the current model, which includes the number of degrees earned by minor- ity and low-income stu- dents as one of many metrics for success and subsequent funding, un- constitutional. This bill did not receive significant discussion in the Senate when it first passed unanimously. However, Senate Demo- cratic Floor Leader Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, was one of two senators to change his vote to a later. When asked about the issue of DEI in general, Stivers said that popular perceptions of the legisla- ture are sometimes unfair. know some people like to report this, but I think this caucus has has been very good about being race Stiv- ers said.
we seek, and what some people want to portray us as, is everybody Austin Horn: 706-571-8597, FROM PAGE 1A BILL RYAN C. HERMENS Members of the Kentucky state Senate meet on the final day of the 2024 legislative session at the Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort on Monday, April 15, 2024. A man charged with the murder of Scott County Deputy Caleb Conley pleaded guilty to charges related to a separate case out of Northern Kentucky. Steven Sheanshang, 46, pleaded guilty Mon- day to charges of bur- glary and being a per- sistent felony offender, according to court docu- ments. The indictment for the Kenton County said Sheanshang entered a home unlawfully to commit a burglary on May 17.
Herald-Leader news partner WKYT reported prosecutors will seek a 20-year sentence for these charges. The sentencing is scheduled to take place on June 10. One week later, Sheanshang was arrest- ed for charges related to the fatal shooting of Conley and injuring another individual in Fayette County while fleeing police. He also faces charges in Fayette and Scott counties. Sheangshang is charged in Scott County with murder of a police officer, convicted felon in possession of a hand- gun, burglary, vehicle theft, wanton endanger- ment and fleeing police.
He was arrested on May 23 after shooting Conley during a traffic stop on I-75 in Georgetown, authorities have said. The Fayette charges include assault, robbery, felon in possession of a handgun, tampering with physical evidence, fraudulent use of a cred- it card and theft by un- lawful taking. He report- edly committed the crimes in Lexington after the shooting on I-75. Scott County case is sched- uled for trial in February 2025 and expected to last 20 days, according to court documents. State prosecutors are seeking the death penal- ty against Sheanshang related to the murder charges.
His next court appear- ance is scheduled for May 9. He is currently incarcerated at the Bourbon County jail, according to court re- cords. Man charged with murder of KY deputy pleads guilty in separate case out of Kenton County BY TAYLOR SIX.
