Far-right Republican Rep. Gino Bulso held up a bill in the Tennessee legislature on Thursday that would have outlawed first cousin marriage with a surprising argument: if gay first cousins […]
A city man received probation last week after pleading guilty to a weapons charge.
It appears Republicans are going to give it another shot. Several GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to defund National Public Radio (NPR) after
Acting Chairman of Benue State Internal Revenue Service, Emmanuel Agena, has disclosed that 35 people who engage in illegal tax collectors in the state are facing prosecution. He stated that the agency was targeting to generate over N16bn in 2024. The BIRS acting boss, who disclosed this on Monday while speaking with journalists, added that Read More
A former Philadelphia police officer who killed a 12-year-old boy and allegedly fired two of the shots during a foot chase after the boy had discarded his gun pleaded guilty to murder Friday, the prosecutors’ office said. Edsaul Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the March 1, 2022, death of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. “Justice must be even-handed. Everyone must be accountable under the law,”...
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York attends a news conference. Officials say he stole around 40 checks payable to the law department. [ more › ]
A Chicago woman accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly five years ago has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder
Lawmakers in Maine voted this week to advance a bill making the state a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming care, in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, and abortions. On Thursday, Maine’s […]
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Lawmakers in Georgia’s legislature have scuffled as the parliament started debating a divisive new law dubbed the foreign agent bill. Hours later, hundreds of people protested against the legislation outside the parliament in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The draft — proposed by the ruling party
Lawmakers in Georgia’s legislature scuffled on Monday as the parliament debated a divisive new law dubbed the foreign agent bill. Hours later, hundreds of people protested against the legislation outside the parliament in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
A Tucson man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of a 6-year-old boy from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly five years ago pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Clarisa Figueroa, 51, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a bright yellow []