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John Lamparski/Getty Images, FILE (BOSTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and attorney from the famed political Kennedy family, announced on Wednesday that he is running for president in 2024 as a Democrat. Son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, the 69-year-old launched […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two key members of the far-right Proud Boys group testified Tuesday hoping to prove their innocence in the seditious conspiracy case against them for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, while admitting some of their actions were wrong. Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola both acknowledged […]
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday was expected to decide whether to wade into a legal challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill, a case that could restrict access to the drug mifepristone nationwide — even in states where abortion is legal. If the Supreme Court […]
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The start of the trial in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, which was scheduled to get underway Monday, has been delayed by one day, the judge in the case announced Sunday night. Judge Eric Davis said the trial would get underway on Tuesday. Jury selection […]
Wicki58/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Air Force on Tuesday said it has begun its own investigation into how a young airman allegedly was able to access possibly hundreds of highly classified documents he’s accused of posting on the internet. Top officials also announced that the unit 21-year-old Airman 1st Class Teixeira was assigned to — Otis […]
John Baggaley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to agree on the need to clarify a long-standing rule for when U.S. employers must accommodate the religious practices of employees but stopped short of suggesting a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier deserves his job back. The case, which could have an impact on […]
powerofforever/Getty Images (BISMARCK, N.D.) — Lawmakers in North Dakota advanced an abortion bill Monday that seeks to ban the procedure with few exceptions. The state House passed SB 2150 with a vote of 76-14, mostly along party lines, which makes performing or aiding an abortion a class C felony, which is punishable by up to […]
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A convicted stalker from Colorado is asking the Supreme Court this week to toss out the law that put him in prison for sending hundreds of messages on social media to a singer-songwriter who felt threatened by the contact. Billy Raymond Counterman, who spent four-and-a-half years behind bars, says […]
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of Republican lawmakers on Monday called for a ban on the use of TikTok by their colleagues in Congress, escalating an attack on the China-based social media app over data security fears that has rapidly gained momentum on Capitol Hill. Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. […]
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Border Patrol apprehensions in the Southwest increased last month, as warming spring temperatures allowed migrants to more easily make their way to the U.S., according to Customs and Border Protection. Migrant encounters by Border Patrol agents increased 25% from February to March, according to CBP, marking the lowest February […]
