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Rep. Duncan Hunter's Corruption Case Just Got More Complicated

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Congressman Duncan Hunter walks out of the San Diego federal courthouse after an arraignment hearing on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

San Diego Congressman's Wife Will Change Plea in Campaign Finance Case

There's a development in the campaign finance case against congressman Duncan Hunter. A filing in San Diego federal court indicates his wife, Margaret Hunter, will change her plea in court Thursday. Last year, Margaret Hunter joined her husband in pleading not guilty to charges of spending $250,000 of campaign money. Congressman Hunter’s attorney says the change in his wife's plea doesn’t change anything in the case against his client.
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New Head of Federal Immigration Agency Raises Red Flags

Immigrant advocates in California slammed the Trump administration’s pick to head the federal agency that manages legal immigration. But it's not just advocacy groups that are troubled.
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An Inside Look at the Basement Cells at San Ysidro's Port of Entry

The San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego has a bottleneck of asylum-seekers trying to make it to the United States. The asylum-seekers are held down several flights of stairs and out of view from where most people cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Reporter: Alex Hall

No Prison Time for Stanford Coach in Admissions Scandal

Former Stanford University sailing coach John Vandemoer will not face prison time after pleading guilty to accepting bribes as part of a sweeping college admissions scandal that grabbed national headlines and shocked the U.S. higher education system.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy

S.F. District Attorney Turns to AI to Reduce Racial Bias in Courts

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, San Francisco prosecutors are turning to artificial intelligence to reduce racial bias in the courts, adopting a system that strips certain identifying details from police reports and leaves only key facts to govern charging decisions.

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