A sentence of life in federal prison was handed down Monday to the father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. According to The Associated Press, Travis McMichael, […]
Life sentences in “hate” crimes
Senate passes domestic bill
The U.S. Senate, divided on party lines, gave President Joe Biden a victory Sunday for his domestic agenda by passing his proposed “Inflation Reduction Act.” With the two parties evenly divided and […]
Democrats advance key bill
Working overtime on the weekend, the U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to begin debate on a Democratic-backed bill with regulations and funding on climate change, clean energy, health and taxes. In a […]
U.S. hiring boomed in July
The U.S. job market defied predictions of a recession by adding 528,000 jobs in July and recovering all of the jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic. According to The New York Times, […]
Alex Jones must pay $4.1m
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax, was ordered Thursday by a Texas jury to pay $4.1 million to the parents of […]
Kansas backs abortion rights
Supporters of abortion rights won a big victory in Kansas on Tuesday as voters in that strongly Republican state rejected a ballot measure that could have banned almost all abortions in that […]
U.S. drone kills 9-11 plotter
Declaring it “one more measure of justice,” President Joe Biden on Monday announced that a U.S. drone attack in Kabul – the capital of Afghanistan – had taken the life of one […]
Drone crashes Russian party
In a particularly embarrassing incident on Sunday, the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was blown up by a device carried on a drone. Six people were reported killed. The attack […]
Indiana abortion ban advances
By the margin of 26-20, the Indiana State Senate on Saturday voted to send to the state’s lower house a bill that would create a ban on abortions with exceptions only for […]
Climate, energy bill is revived
A climate, energy and tax package pushed by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress – legislation once believed to be dead – has been given new life. Sen. Joe Manchin III […]
