Josh Duggar, the oldest child from the reality show 19 Kids and Counting, has been charged with possession of and receiving child pornography. He was booked at the Washington County Jail in Arkansas. According to ABC News, “Duggar is accused of downloading child sexual abuse material, some of which depicts... Read More about Josh Duggar Charged with Possession of and Receiving Child Pornography
President Biden visited a Philadelphia Amtrak station over the weekend in his most recent push to promote his administration’s infrastructure plan. Within the American Jobs Plan, President Biden is proposing $621 billion of the total $2 trillion to go toward transportation and infrastructure to focus on electric vehicle sales, rail... Read More about Tracking President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Amid Republican Pushback
Texas law requires drivers to stop at the scene, render aid and exchange information, but a growing number of negligent drivers flee the scene. Across the nation, hit-and-run fatalities increased an average of 7.2 percent each year since 2009, according to a report by the AAA Foundation. There has been... Read More about Texas Hit-and-Run Accidents on the Rise; Pedestrians and Cyclists Most Often Hurt
Authorities are investigating a Florida elementary school principal after she was caught on camera paddling a six-year-old female student. The video was taken by the student's mother who was in the room while the principal paddled the child. The incident took place on April 13 when the young girl's mother... Read More about Florida Principal Under Investigation After Paddling Student
The Senate voted on April 28, 2021 to restore Obama-era limits on methane leaks from gas and oil operations. This is big progress for the Biden administration’s climate goals. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), who was a co-sponsor of the bill with Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Democratic Senate Majority Leader... Read More about Obama-Era Methane Gas Emissions Limits Reinstated
Beginning May 23, 2021, Arizona residents applying for unemployment benefits will need to prove they have actively searched for work to continue receiving weekly benefits. The requirement was previously suspended in March 2020 to help ensure the safety of Arizonans by promoting quarantining at home to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More about Arizona Reinstates Requirements for Unemployment Benefits As Businesses Face Staffing Shortages
Authorities have identified five individuals as being responsible for the human smuggling operation that was uncovered last week in a Houston neighborhood. The human smuggling house as described by investigators was uncovered after authorities received a call Thursday evening about a possible kidnapping. It was then that the police were... Read More about Five Individuals Charged with Smuggling After 90 Migrants Found in Houston House
Arizona passed an extensive anti-abortion bill into law on April 28, 2021, placing new restrictions on abortions for medical providers, state universities, and the use of public funds. After signing Senate Bill 1457, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey stated, "We will continue to prioritize protecting life in our preborn children, and... Read More about Arizona Passes Extensive Anti-Abortion Bill Further Challenging Abortion Rights Throughout the Country
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Biden administration announced that menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will be banned. In 2013, a citizen petition advocating the ban was circulated and presented. This petition resulted in a lawsuit filed by anti-smoking and medical groups last summer alleging that regulators had “unreasonably delayed”... Read More about FDA to Ban Menthol in Cigarettes and Cigar Products
Celebrity divorces come with their fair share of drama and headlines, but the announcement made late Monday that Bill and Melinda Gates were going their separate ways rocked the world in a way many were unprepared for. As co-chairs and trustees of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the couple... Read More about Power Couple Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27-Year Marriage
Manufacturing retail-ready marijuana is a messy business. Companies use various methods to extract the cannabinoids or psychoactive ingredients such as THC oil from the raw plant material. One company that used ethanol to remove the THC was charged with the illegal disposal of this hazardous waste. After being indicted, the... Read More about Cannabis Manufacturer Reaches Plea Agreement on Illegal Ethanol Dumping Charge
It started when a teenager posted a Snapchat filled with swearwords. She lost her spot on the cheerleading squad, her parents sued, and four years later, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments that could lead to a new test defining the First Amendment rights of public school students who use... Read More about Supreme Court Hears Student Social Media Free Speech Arguments
A 40-foot wooden cabin cruiser that capsized off the coast near Point Loma is being investigated as a possible human smuggling attempt. The incident has resulted in the death of four people. More than two dozen others were injured and sent to nearby hospitals, and one individual was critically injured.... Read More about Four Killed After 40-Foot Ship Suspected of Human Smuggling Breaks Apart in SoCal Shores
This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether the U.S. government can block a Guantanamo Bay detainee from obtaining information for a criminal investigation. This subpoena has previously been denied by lower courts citing State Secret Privilege due to the information potentially harming national security. Zayn... Read More about Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Whether C.I.A. Black Sites Can be Protected as State Secrets
Some companies have started listing a completed COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for getting a job with them. Either that or the employee must be willing to get one within 30 days of hire. These requirements are appearing for waitpersons in Manhattan, machine operators in Louisville, and office workers in... Read More about So You Want a Job? Have You Been Vaccinated?