Alec Baldwin’s assistant director on the set of “Rust,” Dave Halls, was sentenced to six months of probation, a $500 fine, and 24 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.[0] The charge stemmed from Halls’ failure to check for live bullets before handing […]
Continue readingFormer US President Donald Trump has become the first former president in American history to be criminally indicted, with a Manhattan grand jury voting to indict him on Thursday on charges related to paying hush money to a former porn star.[0] While the specific charges remain unknown as the indictment is still under seal, the […]
Continue readingCalifornia’s plan to provide reparations to Black residents who qualify could cost the state $800 billion, according to a state panel.[0] The proposed reparations are meant to address generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration, and housing discrimination faced by Black Californians. The California Reparations Task Force, created by state legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in […]
Continue readingOn Monday, August 9th, a shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville left three children and three adult staff members dead.[0] The suspected shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale, was fatally shot by officers who responded to the scene.[1] The victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9; Mike Hill, 61; William Kinney, 9; Katherine Koonce, 60; Cynthia […]
Continue readingIsrael has been facing mounting domestic turmoil in recent months as hundreds of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to protest against the government’s proposed overhaul of the judiciary system. The opposition has centered around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s push to give the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) more power over the judiciary, which […]
Continue readingEarly Saturday morning, a shooting at a south Columbus nightclub left two people dead and four others injured, according to the Columbus Division of Police.[0] Officers with the division responded to Tha Plug nightclub in the 1500 block of South High Street around 5:10 a.m. following reports of a shooting.[0] A male adult, the fifth […]
Continue readingAmid an ongoing battle against abortion-inducing medication taking place across the country, Wyoming has become the first US state to ban abortion pills after the governor signed a bill on Friday night making prescribing or selling them illegal.[0] The “Life is a Human Right Act” makes it a felony punishable by five years imprisonment and […]
Continue readingSacramento,[0] – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, one of the oldest penal facilities in the country, into a Scandinavian-style center for inmate rehabilitation.[1] The prison is set to be renamed the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, and the inmates serving sentences there will be moved elsewhere in the […]
Continue readingOn Thursday, the Office of the Solicitor General recommended that the Supreme Court reject Exxon Mobil and Suncor’s petition for certiorari and allow the climate accountability lawsuit filed by the City of Boulder and Boulder County to proceed in Colorado state court. This development is a key victory for climate accountability lawsuits around the U.S.[0] […]
Continue readingOn March 14, the U.S. European Command released footage of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet colliding with an American MQ-9 Reaper drone above the Black Sea.[0] The incident, which reportedly took place in international airspace, marks the first known physical contact between U.S. and Russian forces since the latter’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[1] […]
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