The California state Senate passed a bill that would limit the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal proceedings — a controversial and common practice by prosecutors that has garnered national attention amid the indictment in Georgia against rappers Young Thug and Gunna. Bill AB 2799, which is expected […]
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Uvalde school district to face $27 billion class action lawsuit
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is facing a $27 billion class-action suit in connection with the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Attorney Charles Bonner told ABC News that he and several other attorneys served the Uvalde school district with […]
Archives letter shows extent of classified material previously at Mar-a-Lago
Former President Donald Trump allegedly had more than 700 pages of classified material in his possession, according to a May 10 letter from the National Archives to a lawyer representing Trump. The text of the letter was posted by conservative journalist John Solomon on Monday evening. The National Archives then […]
US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
WASHINGTON — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to […]
Mysterious illness killing dogs in one state: Officials
An unidentified illness has killed over a dozen dogs in northern Michigan, according to officials. The Otsego County Animal Shelter said in a statement Friday that over 20 dogs in the county have died due to an illness similar to parvovirus, a highly contagious and often-deadly gastrointestinal disease in dogs. […]
Police hunt gunman who shot child, 9, in her own home
Forensic officers near the scene in Kingsheath Avenue, Knotty Ash, where a nine-year-old girl was fatally shot, in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Officers from Merseyside Police have started a murder investigation after attending a house on Monday night following reports that an unknown male had fired a gun […]
Heavy rain, flooding threat moves east as Dallas reels from deadly downpours
As Dallas reels from deadly flooding, the rain is now moving east. Heavy downpours will strike Louisiana, southeast Texas and southern Arkansas on Tuesday morning. The flooding rains will stay in place over Louisiana and southeast Texas throughout the day. People stand next to a vehicle sitting in flood waters, […]
New oversight plan means closer scrutiny of St. Louis police
ST. LOUIS — Eight years after Michael Brown’s death pushed the St. Louis region front and center into the national debate over police accountability, the city’s elected officials and its police associations are at odds over a new oversight plan. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, a progressive Democrat elected last […]
Deliberations start for 2 men charged in Gov. Whitmer plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jurors returned Tuesday for their first full day of deliberations in the trial of two men accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the government’s second shot at getting convictions in a case that emerged just before the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors […]
Pakistan’s government steps up pressure on ex-PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD — An Islamabad court on Tuesday summoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to appear before the tribunal next week to answer contempt charges over his verbal threats to a judge at a weekend rally. The development indicated that Pakistan’s government is stepping up pressure on Khan, who has been […]