A Texas man convicted of murder for killing a Black Lives Matter protester in July 2020 will likely receive a pardon from the state’s Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott said in a statement that Texas law allows him to request that… Read More »Texas Gov. Greg Abbott working to pardon man convicted of murdering BLM protester
According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), two Wisconsin police officers were killed on Saturday following a shootout with a suspect during a traffic stop in Cameron, WI. Officials said in a news release that… Read More »2 Wisconsin police officers, suspect killed during shootout at traffic stop
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected an attempt by West Virginia to prevent a transgender student from participating in girls’ sports. In doing so, a law enacted in 2021 called the ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ cannot be enforced against a 12-year-old… Read More »Supreme Court rejects West Virginia attempt to bar transgender female athlete
On Thursday, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed a former assistant district attorney in New York who resigned after leading an investigation into the finances of former President Donald Trump. Mark Pomerantz was one of two prosecutors who resigned in February… Read More »House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenas former NY prosecutor in Trump case
Bob Lee, a technology executive who founded the mobile payment company Cash App, died Tuesday after he was stabbed near downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to a report of a stabbing around 2:35 a.m.… Read More »Cash App founder Bob Lee killed in stabbing in San Francisco
On Wednesday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill repealing the state’s nearly century-old abortion ban, that made it a four-year felony to assist in an abortion. Last month, the state’s House and Senate passed HB 4006, a single-sentence bill, which revokes… Read More »Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bill repealing 1931 abortion ban
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on Tuesday, stemming from an investigation into an alleged hush money payment he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels while he was a presidential… Read More »Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff to ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, died after he was captured in Tennessee. McGrath was Hogan’s deputy chief of staff in 2015 before Hogan appointed him to lead the Maryland Environmental Service in December 2016. He… Read More »Former top aide to ex-Maryland Gov. Hogan dies after manhunt
On Monday, NASA named the team of four astronauts who will launch on a critical test flight next year to slingshot around the moon. At an event held in Houston, the agency announced NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman,… Read More »NASA announces team of four astronauts who will fly around the moon
Under a bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, residents will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit. The governor signed the bill in a private ceremony in his office. The new law, which takes effect July 1st,… Read More »Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit