Lawyers on both sides of the Idaho student murders case have asked the court to restrict TV cameras in court as the unexplained slaughter of four undergrads continues to attract national attention. Suspect Bryan Kohberger’s defense asked Latah County District Judge John Judge to bar cameras from the courtroom in […]
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Several injured in Illinois explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility
An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east plant in the ADM processing complex in Decatur, Illinois. Several employees were injured and transported to […]
Read MoreMilwaukee police will hide victims’ gender, race after claims of ‘misgendering’
The Milwaukee Police Department will no longer list a crime victim’s race or gender in public releases after previous instances of misgendering transgender crime victims. “It’s a way to preserve the dignity and privacy of all victims,” Heather Hough, Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) chief of staff said last week, according […]
Read MoreMinnesota meat processing plant accused of employing minors to pay $300K in penalties
A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties after an investigation found it employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they worked overnight shifts and longer hours than allowed by law. Tony Downs Food […]
Read MoreAuburn University hunts for suspect who attacked woman headed to campus
Auburn University in Alabama is searching for a suspect accused of pushing down a woman walking toward campus and assaulting her. The assault, which was reported to Auburn’s campus safety and security team, occurred on Sunday just after 8 a.m. at the intersection of Miller Avenue and South College Street, […]
Read MoreVP Biden’s niece updated Hunter’s company on Chinese sovereign wealth fund during stint at Treasury: emails
President Biden’s niece emailed Hunter Biden and the president of his company information about China Investment Corporation (CIC), China’s largest sovereign wealth fund, when she was serving in the U.S. Treasury Department during the Obama-Biden administration. Casey Owens was serving as a special assistant for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue […]
Read MoreTeacher returns to classroom after posting former student’s nude photos online: ‘It doesn’t sit right’
A New Jersey high school teacher quietly resigned and gained employment at another school after facing blowback for sharing mysteriously procured nude selfies of a former student online. On Aug. 21, a court ordered Christopher Doyle to pay $10,000 to Kaitlyn Cannon in damages, per a partial summary judgment shared […]
Read MoreWest Virginia’s former Democratic minority leader Doug Skaff resigns from state House of Delegates
Del. Doug Skaff is resigning from the West Virginia House of Delegates after stepping down as the chamber’s Democratic leader last month. Skaff, who has represented Kanawha County as a Democrat in the House for nearly 11 nonconsecutive years, delivered a resignation letter to Speaker Roger Hanshaw on Friday, according […]
Read MoreOn September 11, we pay a debt of honor
On Monday, all across our country, Americans will pause to reflect and remember the fateful, tragic events of September 11, 2001. The terrorists who attacked the United States on that day, sought not just to take the lives of U.S. citizens, they hoped to break America’s spirit. But they failed. […]
Read MoreKeith Olbermann lashes out at Chuck Todd for final monologue before resignation: ‘A–‘, ‘Fraud’
Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann went off on former “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd in a fiery post on X after the anchor announced that he was stepping down as the face of “Meet the Press.” “The amazing thing is, [Todd] really thinks he did that, rather than set […]
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