National Public Radio plans to shut down its official Twitter accounts, saying a recent decision by the platform to label it as “government-funded media” undermines its credibility. Being labeled as “government-funded media” or “state-affiliated media” is a warning often applied… Read More »NPR quits Twitter amid dispute over labeling as “state-affiliated media”
Officials said on Tuesday that the gunman who killed five co-workers at a Louisville bank on Monday had legally purchased the high-powered rifle used in the mass shooting less than a week ago. Interim Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel told reporters that… Read More »Louisville bank gunman legally purchased rifle less than a week before mass shooting
On Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit against Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, asking a court to block elements of the congressional inquiry into his case against former President Donald Trump. Trump pleaded not guilty last… Read More »Manhattan DA sues House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan to block inquiry into Trump case
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has issued an apology on Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips – and asking him to suck his tongue – triggered criticism. The video of the incident that… Read More »Dalai Lama apologizes after criticism for video of him kissing boy
A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday, in a mass shooting that left four dead and wounded eight others — including two officers responding to the scene. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey… Read More »4 killed, 8 injured in downtown Louisville bank mass shooting
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