A lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and a group of state attorneys general alleging monopolistic practices by social media giant Facebook was thrown out of court on Monday. According to the […]
Lawsuit vs. Facebook tossed out
Chauvin gets 22.5-year jail term
A sentence of 22.5 years was pronounced Friday on Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the second degree murder of George Floyd, a Black man in his custody. Judge […]
An infrastructure deal is stuck
A bipartisan agreement for a huge infrastructure deal has been struck, President Joe Biden announced on Friday. According to the Associated Press, the deal will cost $973 billion over five years, […]
“Cursing cheerleader” wins case
Can a public school student be punished for profane comments made off campus? On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in one case that it was a violation of that student’s constitutional […]
Elections, voting bill is blocked
UPDATE: As expected, the elections and voting bill before the U.S. Senate Tuesday night was blocked when the upper house split 50-50 – along party lines – on a procedural motion. Sixty […]
Court: payment to athletes OK
In a decision that could open the way for college athletes to receive some pay, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the National Collegiate Athletic Association can’t block payments to student-athletes. […]
Bishops, Biden and abortion
The Roman Catholic Church is a strong opponent of abortion. President Joe Biden, a life-long Catholic, supports abortion rights. Are the two in conflict? On Friday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops […]
Biden, Putin: polite and pointed
President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Geneva and discussed arms control and diplomacy as well as more divisive issues. According to the Associated Press, the three-hour […]
We were all in this together
I blame it on the hippies. The counterculture movement of the Sixties transformed America and the effect spilled over worldwide. Old traditions – many of them worth abandoning – were trashed, new […]
U.S. COVID deaths hit 600,000
Despite major gains in the battle against the coronavirus, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States reached 600,000 today (Tuesday). As of the writing of this article, the sum […]
