Equality Society In rural Alabama, a mass shooting America ignored | View caption Hide caption Why did a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 party go largely unnoticed? It points to the different ways America views different kinds of gun violence. For the town itself, that adds to the struggle to find healing. Seeking some…
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Jon Tester faces another tough Senate campaign in Montana as the GOP braces for a possible primary
BIG SANDY, Mont. — As Republicans set their sights on recapturing control of the Senate next year, there may be no bigger prize, both figuratively and literally, than Montana. Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is seeking a fourth term in a state where former President Donald Trump won by more than 16 percentage points in 2020…
Public safety: SCOTUS upholds Biden regulation for ‘ghost guns’
First Look Public safety: SCOTUS upholds Biden regulation for ‘ghost guns’ In a rare win for gun reform advocates, the Supreme Court reinstated a Biden administration rule to rein in the proliferation of firearms without serial numbers. The number of ghost guns reported at crime scenes has increased tenfold in five years. | View caption…
Has Texas lost its pro-business mojo?
“Politicians in Texas love to talk about how business-friendly the state is,” Michael Marks wrote at Texas Standard. “And for years, the data has backed that up.” Ever since CNBC started ranking America’s top states for business, Texas has been in the top five, placing first or second every year from 2008 to 2019. Skip…
Who is Fani Willis, the DA leading the Trump probe in Georgia?
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County, where former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result, said last week that she will reveal her charging decisions in the matter by Sept. 1. “The work is accomplished,” she told NBC affiliate WXIA. “We’ve been…
Who is Fani Willis, the DA leading the Trump probe in Georgia?
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County, where former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result, said last week that she will reveal her charging decisions in the matter by Sept. 1. “The work is accomplished,” she told NBC affiliate WXIA. “We’ve been…
10 things you need to know today: August 6, 2023
1 Shelling kills at least 3 across Ukraine during overnight airstrikes Overnight shelling throughout Ukraine killed at least three people on Sunday, officials said. Two of these people were killed and four more injured following a Russian airstrike in the Kharkiv region. One of the attacks, via a Russian-led guided bomb, had landed on a…
Trump indictment over 2020 election puts US in uncharted terrain
Trump indictment over 2020 election puts US in uncharted terrain | View caption Hide caption In a post on Truth Social soon after he learned of the new charges, Mr. Trump lashed out at special counsel Jack Smith, calling him “deranged” and accusing him of interfering with the 2024 election by “putting out yet another Fake…
Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
BUCHAREST, Romania — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday to be released from house arrest and will instead be put under judicial control measures, his spokesperson said. Tate won’t be able to…
Journalists critical of Musk kicked off Twitter for ‘doxxing’ his jet
First Look Journalists critical of Musk kicked off Twitter for ‘doxxing’ his jet Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who had written about owner Elon Musk and an account that tracked the location of his private jet. Mr. Musk says sharing his personal whereabouts constitutes doxxing and violates the platform’s rules. | View caption…