Federal judge slams Supreme Court in gun case while reluctantly ruling in favor of convicted felon
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled in favor of a convicted felon in a gun case on Wednesday while simultaneously slamming a recent landmark Second Amendment decision that expanded gun rights and changed the framework lower courts must use as they analyze firearm restrictions.
2023-06-30 07:26
West Virginia State Police recorded videos of females in academy showers and locker room, lawsuit says. Alleged victims speak out
The West Virginia State Police is being accused of fostering a "culture of misconduct toward women" in its ranks, including the placement of a hidden video camera inside a women's locker and shower room, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday.
2023-06-30 07:23
Koch network raises more than $70 million, launches new anti-Trump ads in early voting states
The influential network associated with conservative billionaire Charles Koch has collected more than $70 million for political races, the group announced Thursday, as it gears up to help shape the outcome of next year's contests up and down the ballot and encourage Republican voters to bypass former President Donald Trump in the White House nomination fight.
2023-06-30 07:20
Wagner's global operations: War, oil and gold
(Reuters) -The abortive mutiny by Russia's Wagner group last week calls into question the fate of the group's wide network
2023-06-30 06:59
US judge temporarily blocks Mississippi law on state police permits for some protests
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that requires people to get permission from state police before protesting near government buildings in the capital city of Jackson
2023-06-30 06:53
Biden administration could soon approve sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
The Biden administration is strongly considering approving the transfer of controversial cluster munition warheads to Ukraine, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, as the Ukrainians struggle to make major gains in their weeks' old counteroffensive.
2023-06-30 06:45
Virginia sheriff charged with handing out deputy badges for bribes, US attorney's office says
A Virginia sheriff is facing federal fraud and conspiracy charges as the US Justice Department claims he handed out deputy sheriff badges in exchange for money to help fund his reelection campaign, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
2023-06-30 06:28
Anthony Nesty is a significant presence at US swimming nationals in a sport struggling to diversify
In a sport still struggling to diversify, Anthony Nesty is a significant presence on the pool deck at the U.S. national championships
2023-06-30 06:22
Wall Street execs host Biden fundraisers as president closes out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz
President Joe Biden closed out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz Thursday with a pair of Manhattan fundraisers hosted by Wall Street power brokers, a funding push designed to put Biden on strong financial footing for a 2024 White House contest expected to set spending records
2023-06-30 06:15
Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in Astroworld crowd surge, his lawyer says
An attorney for rapper Travis Scott says a grand jury has declined to indict him in a criminal investigation into a massive crowd surge that killed 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld music festival in Houston
2023-06-30 05:57
Judge rejects Donald Trump bid to dismiss E. Jean Carroll's first defamation lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss the first of
2023-06-30 05:54
Hold the Ozempic before surgery, US doctors say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO People taking popular diabetes and weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and
2023-06-30 05:52