Parolee Charged with Murder:  A parolee who killed his girlfriend and father, and also critically wounded his sister, last week during a rampage in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was charged Tuesday with murder and attempted murder.  My Valley News reports that 38-year-old Jason Lynn Barton, who has prior convictions for spousal abuse, use of illegal drugs and assault resulting in great bodily injury, shot his girlfriend Wednesday during an argument outside of a gas station, and then stole a running vehicle that he used to drive to where his father and sister were located, shooting them both multiple times in the street.  Barton immediately fled the scene and drove to San Diego, where he was unaccounted for until Thursday morning after employees at a restaurant alerted authorities when they saw Barton come in possessing a firearm.  A brief confrontation ensued when police arrived, but Barton eventually surrendered and was arrested.  Along with the two murder counts and attempted murder charge, Barton faces a special circumstance allegation of taking multiple lives in the same crime and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

Brief Asks High Court to Uphold Amnesty Suspension:  A brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requests that the high court uphold a federal appeal court's November decision to suspend President Obama's attempt to grant amnesty to over 4 million illegal immigrants and ignore the federal government's petitions for further review of the case.  Anna Giaritelli of the Washington Examiner reports that the brief argues that Obama's actions on immigration are an "affront to the rule of law" and that rewriting national immigration law "requires the full and careful consideration of Congress."  The federal government was sued by 26 states last January for disregarding Congress' legislative authority over immigration policy in order to grant lawful presence and welfare benefits to almost one-third of the total illegal immigrant population, and a total of three courts have ruled in favor of the Texas-led state coalition.  A decision by the Supreme Court on whether it will review the case this term is expected in early 2016.

Two Myanmar Men Sentenced to Death for Murder of British Tourists:  A Thai court has sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death for murdering two British vacationers last year on Thailand's Koh Tae Island.  ABC News reports that Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun, both 22, will face execution for killing 24-year-old David Miller and raping and killing 23-year-old Hannah Witheridge on a Thai beach in September 2014; Miller was struck in the head by a single blow with a garden hoe and dragged to shallow surf where he drowned, and Witheridge was raped and bludgeoned to death, also with the garden hoe.  The Myanmar men were arrested shortly after the couple's bodies were found and confessed to the crime to Thai police, but later recanted, insisting that the confessions were made under duress.  But DNA evidence on Witheridge's body, along with the suspects being in possession of Miller's phone and sunglasses at the time of their arrest, led to their convictions.  Defense attorneys for the two men have accused Thai police of mishandling the case and will likely appeal the guilty verdict.

Rape Victim Forced to Call Boyfriend Calls 911 Instead:  A kidnapped Georgia woman who was assaulted early Monday called 911 after her attacker told her to call her boyfriend so he could hear her being raped.  Fox News reports that Daeontae Smith, the dispatcher, took the woman's call and played along, acting as though he was her boyfriend and alerted police when she revealed her location.  Police were dispatched to the scene where the alleged attacker, 27-year-old Robert Giles, was arrested in the act.  He faces charges of rape, false imprisonment and obstruction.