NEWS OF THE DAY
From Across the Nation
1 Campaign 2020: Labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta on Friday endorsed Joe Biden for president, giving him the backing of one of the nation’s most prominent Latino leaders. The endorsement comes as the campaign says it’s ramping up Latino outreach, expanding some of the efforts it launched in key states during the primary in an effort to strengthen Biden’s support. Huerta, who is based in Los Angeles, will appear on Sunday at an online Todos Con Biden, or Everyone with Biden, event and said she plans to do “whatever I possibly, humanly can to make sure that Joe Biden gets elected.”
2 Suspect arrested: Authorities arrested a man in Colorado after he allegedly killed his girlfriend and her two young sons and left their bodies in the desert in San Bernardino County. Louis Gabriel Lucero, 35, was arrested and is being held in Eagle County, Colorado, on an unrelated charge Thursday, officials said. Deputies initially responded to the home Lucero and his girlfriend, Erlinda Villareal, 42, shared after a relative in the house called authorities. The couple were gone but deputies discovered signs of a struggle inside, authorities said. Villareal’s body, along with those of her 9 and 12yearold sons, were found eight miles away.
3 Mother charged: A Wisconsin woman has been charged after the body of her young son was found in a duffel bag in her car apparently months after he died. Sagal Hussein, 25, of Howard faces nine counts, including chronic neglect of a child causing death, hiding the corpse of a child and obstruction of an officer. The investigation into 5yearold Josias Marquez’s whereabouts began after a neighbor reported seeing Hussein’s two other children outside unsupervised. Hussein was arrested March 30, and a search warrant was issued. Investigators then found the decomposed body of the child.
4 Admissions scandal: An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune and a former investment executive who participated in the college admissions cheating scheme won’t get to serve their punishments at home, but they can delay going to prison until this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, a judge in Boston has ruled. Michelle Janavs and Douglas Hodge, the exCEO of Pacific Investment Management Co., can remain free until at least June 30, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled Thursday. Gorton denied their requests for home confinement instead of prison time, saying he will “not forfeit his obligation to impose a sentence that is warranted by a defendant’s criminal conduct” despite the coronavirus outbreak. 5 Cooper baby: Anderson Cooper is a father. The CNN anchor announced the birth of his son, Wyatt, Thursday evening on his show. His son was born Monday via a surrogate, Cooper said, and is named after his father who died when Cooper was 10. The anchor said he felt it was important, amid stories about those who are suffering and dying during the coronavirus pandemic, to “hold on to moments of joy.” “As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way,” Cooper wrote on Instagram.