Nebraska state Sen. Mike Flood won a special election Tuesday to replace former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a fellow Republican who was sentenced to two years of probation earlier in the day for a conviction on charges that he lied to federal agents.… Continue Reading
A Look at Recent Amtrak Derailments and Other Crashes
An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing in a rural area of Missouri killing three people on the train and one in the truck. At least 150 others were injured. The crash happened Monday near Mendon, Missouri. Several cars derailed. The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Later Monday, an Amtrak train crashed with a car in Detroit killing two people. The crashes came a day after three people were killed when an Amtrak train smashed into a car in California killing three people in the vehicle.… Continue Reading
51 Migrants Die After Trailer Abandoned in San Antonio Heat
Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat.… Continue Reading
In Flurry of Court Activity, Rulings on Abortion Bans Mixed
A federal court Tuesday allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, while in Texas — which is already enforcing a similar ban based on an embryo’s cardiac activity — a judge temporarily blocked an even stricter decades-old law from taking effect.… Continue Reading
Baltimore Council Passes Police Accountability Board Bill
Baltimore’s City Council passed a bill Monday to create a police accountability board.… Continue Reading
Maryland’s Highest Court Reinstates MOCO Murder Conviction
Maryland’s highest court has reinstated the murder conviction of a man who helped kill two Montgomery County high school students.… Continue Reading
Removed South Dakota AG Presses Ethics Case Against Noem
Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, in his first public comments since being removed from office last week, appeared before a state ethics board Monday to press for an investigation of fellow Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, the person he blames for his impeachment over his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.… Continue Reading
Heckler Charged With Assault After Confronting Rudy Giuliani
A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event was arrested, jailed for more than 24 hours and now faces an assault charge.… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Backs Coach in Praying on Field After Games
The Supreme Court said Monday that a high school football coach who knelt and prayed on the field after games was protected by the Constitution, a decision that opponents said would open the door to “much more coercive prayer” in public schools.… Continue Reading
Feds Seize Websites After Probe of Pirated Latin Music
Federal authorities have seized six websites that prosecutors say were illegally distributing copyrighted music to millions of users.… Continue Reading
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