Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
[ad_1] A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South…
Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable
[ad_1] A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then developed pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 is in stable condition after being placed on…
Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns
[ad_1] Authorities say they’ve taken down a criminal racket in which corrupt lawyers and doctors used hundreds of desperate people, including drug addicts and homeless individuals, to feign trip-and-fall accidents…
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
[ad_1] The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to look for the origins of the coronavirus say the search has “stalled” and warn the window for…
Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
[ad_1] Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation’s election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but roughly two-thirds of the money remained unspent just weeks…
Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests
[ad_1] KENOSHA, Wis. — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by one of their colleagues, and they’d recently gotten…
2nd night of protests against GOP convention in Charlotte
[ad_1] Protesters have returned to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to demonstrate for a second night as GOP officials gathered in the city for the Republican National Convention August…
Far-right provocateur vs. Florida congresswoman in November
[ad_1] FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A far-right Republican candidate banned from social media sites because of her racist and anti-Muslim speech is celebrating a congressional primary victory in Florida while…
Telephone service begins between UAE and Israel as ties open
[ad_1] Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has begun as the two countries opened diplomatic ties By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press August 16, 2020, 4:40 PM 4…
Racist videos bring attention to US House race in Georgia
[ad_1] A Republican congressional primary runoff has Georgia voters choosing between a businesswoman who sends racist videos and supports a far-right conspiracy theory, and a neurosurgeon who promises to improve…