CNN announced earlier this week that they would indefinitely suspend one of their top news anchors, Chris Cuomo, after allegations that he use his journalistic connections to help prepare his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, against recent sexual harassment allegations. The news of the suspension comes after documents... Read More about Chris Cuomo Breaks Silence After Indefinite Suspension From CNN
A central Florida man has been indicted in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on charges of trying to defraud the government out of more than $7 million. 76-year-old Barrie J. Osborne of Celebration, Florida, was indicted on several charges of trying to defraud federal loan programs that were designed for... Read More about Florida Man Indicted After Obtaining Over $7 Million in Loan Fraud Scheme
With the recent passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, House and Senate Democrats are ready to move on to the next flagship item on President Biden’s agenda: the Build Back Better Plan. Build Back Better is a piece of legislation that was originally proposed by President Biden prior... Read More about Build Back Better: What It Does and Doesn’t Do for Immigrants
Columbia University has reached a settlement with students who sued over unfair tuition and fees after classes moved online during the pandemic. When the novel coronavirus prompted a national lockdown, Columbia University along with other universities throughout the nation shut down in-person learning and transitioned to online classes in an... Read More about Columbia University Settles COVID-19 Tuition Refund Suit for $12.5 Million
Sitting en banc, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an amendment to a California law that prohibits possession of gun magazines that can hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. Allowing some exemptions, the court, in an often feisty written debate, voted 7-4 along party lines to uphold the... Read More about Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s Ban on Large Ammunition-Feeding Gun Magazines in Party-Line Vote
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced they are investigating allegations of discrimination at the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas. The civil rights enforcement arm of the Education Department opened three investigations into the school district based on complaints of discrimination against students based... Read More about After Years of Making Headlines, Dept of Education Launches Three Civil Rights Probes Into Southlake, Texas Schools
E-cigarette company JUUL Labs has reached a $14.5 million settlement with the state of Arizona. The settlement comes after the state filed a lawsuit in 2020 alleging the company targeted young people in its campaign ads without letting them know about the risks associated with vaping. Republican Attorney General Mark... Read More about JUUL Labs Reaches $14.5M Settlement With AZ Over Youth-Targeted Marketing
The United States government has neared a settlement with the families of victims and survivors of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. On Valentine’s day in 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz walked into his Parkland, Florida, high school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and went on a shooting rampage that... Read More about U.S. Set to Agree to $130 Mil Settlement With Families of Victims in Parkland Shooting
For the first time since 2010, a lawmaker was formally censured in the U.S. House of Representatives. Paul Gosar, a Republican member from Arizona, posted a 90-second animated video on his official Twitter account that portrayed him killing Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, assaulting President Biden, and brutally repelling migrants trying... Read More about Censuring Rep Gosar is Little More than a Hand Slap for Violent Video
Over the past week, San Francisco has been the target of brazen organized crime retail theft. Last Saturday, roughly 80 individuals rushed into a Nordstrom store just outside of San Francisco in the city of Walnut Creek and made off with over $200,000 worth in merchandise, according to officials. The... Read More about Despite Recent San Francisco Retail Theft Stings, Data Indicates Rates on the Decline
Missouri man Kevin Strickland has been released from prison after serving 43 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. Immediately after Senior Judge James Welsh filed his ruling that set aside Strickland’s conviction Tuesday morning, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office filed a Notice of Dismissal that ordered... Read More about Kevin Strickland Exonerated After Serving 43 Years Behind Bars for a Triple Murder He Did Not Commit
Jacob Chansley, the most recognized man in the crowd that took over the U.S. Capitol building nearly a year ago, has been sentenced to 41 months behind bars after pleading guilty to obstructing an official proceeding. Chansley’s “Q-Anon Shaman” persona, complete with a Viking-styled headdress, patriotic face paint, and an... Read More about ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley Sentenced to 41 Months Behind Bars Following Capitol Riot
Three men were originally convicted of assassinating civil rights activist Malcolm X on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. Two of those men, who maintained their innocence throughout their lengthy prison sentences, were exonerated earlier this week. The three men arrested, convicted, and sentenced to... Read More about After Years Behind Bars, 2 Men Exonerated of Killing Malcolm X
A holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, turned deadly over the weekend when a red SUV plowed through a crowded street after residents came together to celebrate the holiday season. The red SUV is seen on the city’s live-streamed footage speeding through the town's Main Street. Moments later, it came to... Read More about Darrell Brooks Faces Murder Charges after Deadly Wisconsin Parade
Two missionaries who were held hostage in Haiti have been released according to Ohio-based missionary group Christian Aid Ministries. In a statement released Monday, the group details, “As we rejoice about the two hostages who were released over the weekend, we continue to pray for the fifteen who are still... Read More about Two of the 17 Haitian Hostages Have Been Released From Captivity