Alaskan native tribes are among several groups that have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in regard to the protection of Alaska's Tongass National Forest. In late October, the Trump administration rolled back protections for the Tongass National Forest by exempting parts of it from the protections provided under... Read More »
A fire that broke out at a black church in Springfield, Massachusetts, earlier this week is being investigated by local and federal authorities as a possible hate crime. The fire started at around 5 a.m. on Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr., Community Presbyterian Church. Local firefighters spent roughly... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a new ruling last week that requires law enforcement to have a warrant for conducting a vehicle search. This new ruling overturns the 2014 case of Commonwealth v. Gary in which police were allowed to conduct warrantless searches. In 2014, police were given the authority... Read More »
Niki Williams, 46, a former employee of the Houston Independent School District, has been sentenced with one year of probation for her role in the 2019 “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal. The college admissions scandal rocked the nation last year when wealthy parents, including the likes of fashion designer... Read More »
Popular wedding dress designer Hayley Paige Gutman has announced her resignation from JLM Couture after a year-and-a-half-long battle with the company regarding the terms of her new contract. Gutman addressed the controversy in an emotional Instagram video where she explains in the caption, "It is with a heavy heart that... Read More »
The individual responsible for bombing downtown Nashville on Christmas morning has been identified as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner of Antioch. Warner, who lived in a nearby suburb, was a self-employed IT services contractor who worked predominantly from home. The explosion happened around 6:30 am early Christmas morning and was accompanied... Read More »
Texas U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen has not delivered a ruling on a hearing that will determine the fate of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The case was brought on by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. His office is representing nine other states that are seeking... Read More »
The disappearance of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht has run cold for over 32 years, but new evidence in the case has led to charges against David Misch, 59. Earlier this week, Alameda County’s District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley announced charges against Misch, which included the kidnapping and murder of Garecht. According... Read More »
The family of a U.S. college student arrested in the Cayman Islands for breaking quarantine is appealing to the US government for help. Eighteen-year-old college student Skyler Mack has been sentenced to four months behind bars in the Cayman Islands after she broke the island's COVID-19 quarantine protocol. The teen’s... Read More »
A U.S.House Oversight Committee led by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-SC, is investigating HHS officials, including the director of the CDC, over the handling of the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic. This week, the committee issued two subpoenas to U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield. The... Read More »
Last week, Congress passed legislation on a second stimulus package that would aid Americans with up to $600 in direct payments. The legislation happens to be the longest bill ever passed by Congress, coming in at a whopping 5,593 pages. The legislation is a combination of the second coronavirus relief... Read More »
On December 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied a request to rehear a decision that puts tighter restrictions on abortions in Arkansas. The request was filed by the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights and was done so in an effort to block new... Read More »
Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Brian Kolodziej is facing felony misconduct charges after an investigation into his inappropriate relationship with the victim of a rape case he was assigned to in 2018. In September 2019, Kolodziej resigned from his position during the middle of a child sexual abuse case in... Read More »
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing a California biotech company after it made false statements about a Coronavirus blood testing kit. The company, Decision Diagnostics Corp (DECN), and its owner and CEO Keith Berman are accused of allegedly misleading investors throughout March and June by promoting a... Read More »
Alaskan environmental groups have filed a request with the federal courts to block the Interior Department from moving forward with an auction of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Refuge). The environmental groups who have filed the request include the National Audubon Society, the... Read More »
