• KHON2

    What is a grand jury?

    Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Tiffany Kaeo joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss grand juries including how they differ from a preliminary hearing, how jurors are selected, why proceedings are held in secret, who can get called to testify, investigatory powers, and whether their decision must be unanimous. In certain countries around the world, you could []

  • Grand jury charges Medford man with selling explosives

    MEDFORD, Ore. — A federal grand jury charged a Medford man Thursday with illegally possessing and selling explosives. According to court documents, in March 2024 the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement Team or MADGE notified special agents of 56-year-old Wesley Allen Armstrong’s alleged possession of and desire to sell explosives. Later that month, Armstrong […]

  • Once again, Arizona Republicans block efforts to repeal the 1864 abortion ban

    After House Republicans repeatedly thwarted a bid to repeal the ban, two Senate Republicans backed a push in that chamber to move the repeal forward. By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror A bid to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban that was written when Abraham Lincoln was president will move forward in the state Senate, while Republicans in the House of Representatives for the second week in a row blocked efforts to repeal the law.  On Wednesday, two Senate Republicans supported a...

  • Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority

    Three district attorneys in Georgia have renewed their challenge of a commission created to discipline and remove state prosecutors, arguing it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Their lawsuits filed Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta challenge Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, a body Republican lawmakers revived this year after originally creating it

  • Biden plans sweeping effort to block Arctic oil drilling

    The U.S. set aside 23 million acres of Alaska's North Slope to serve as an emergency oil supply a century ago. Now, President Joe Biden is moving to block oil and gas development across roughly half of it.

  • Arizona Republicans again block effort to repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban

    After decrying state supreme court ruling on ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, lawmakers ensure its potential to take effectAfter days of nationwide debate over the Arizona supreme court’s recent decision to uphold a near-total abortion ban from the 19th century, Arizona’s Republican-controlled statehouse has again quashed an effort to repeal the ban.Republicans, who hold a one-seat majority in both the Arizona house and senate, on Wednesday shot down a procedural measure in the...

    • Neowin

    YouTube is making a bigger effort to go after third-party apps that block its ads

    Google's YouTube division has revealed it is making more of an effort to make third-party apps less usable if they attempt to block out ads created for the video streaming service.

  • Chibok girls: US renews commitment to Nigeria’s anti-terrorism efforts

    As Nigeria marks a decade since the tragic abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, the United States has reiterated its unwavering support for the country in combating terrorism and safeguarding its populace.

  • ​Charity recruits hundreds of volunteers in an effort to block flights of illegal migrants to Rwanda

    A controversial charity is planning new court challenges to Rwanda deportations despite a minister pledging yesterday that flights would finally take off 'within weeks'.

  • Grand National: Renewed safety fears over race - but organisers insist changes have been made

    Horse racing carries risk, just like football or F1, a boss at the Aintree course has told Sky News - as today's Grand National faces renewed scrutiny despite changes intended to make it safer. Two horses were put to death after falling at fences at the Merseyside track - Giovinco in Friday's first race and Pikar in the last. They were the first deaths at this year's Grand National Festival on the second day and comes after four fatalities last year - including in last year's showpiece race. The...

    • KSBW

    Conservative revolt in the House blocks effort to reauthorize a key US spy tool

    Section 702 permits warrantless surveillance of foreigners overseas and allows the FBI to collect data from Americans if they're communicating with those foreigners.

  • Republicans announce effort to block Joe Biden's gun background check expansion

    Republican senators said Thursday they will pursue legislation to overturn President Biden’s new gun control regulation that would expand the universe of gun sales subject to background checks.