The dispute is the latest clash between the Biden administration and Texas over immigration enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border. A federal judge blocked the law after the Biden administration sued, but the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a brief order it could go into effect March 10 if the Supreme … Read more
Miss some of 2023’s buzziest movies in theaters? No problem. Many of the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards are available to watch from home. Here’s how you can stream this year’s 10 best picture contenders before the awards show airs on March 10 on ABC. ‘American Fiction’ Erika Alexander stars as Coraline and Jeffrey … Read more
When Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, took the stand at her involuntary manslaughter trial in February, she suggested that safe storage of the family’s firearms was under the control of one person: her husband, James. “It was more his thing,” she testified, “so I let him handle that. I didn’t … Read more
More than ever, this week it looks like the Middle East jigsaw is in pieces. Israeli war Cabinet member Benny Gantz is in Washington to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and other members of the Biden administration, while facing criticism at home from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s supporters. Talks continue in Cairo without an … Read more
WASHINGTON — In ruling that states cannot kick Donald Trump off the ballot, the Supreme Court placed significant limits on any effort — including by Congress — to prevent the former president from returning to office. Should Trump win the presidential election and lawmakers then seek to not certify the results and prevent him from … Read more
The New York Police Department has arrested a 23-year-old woman in connection with a performer being attacked last month while playing his cello at a Manhattan subway station. Amira Hunter, was arrested and charged with assault on Wednesday, according to the NYPD. The Brooklyn resident’s arrest comes after Iain Forrest, a 29-year-old electric cellist who … Read more
A shooting at a Mississippi nightclub early Sunday left one person dead and at least a dozen others injured, according to law enforcement officials. The shooting occurred just after midnight Sunday at the Oasis club in West Point, Mississippi. A woman, identified as 20-year-old Taleese Chandler, died, and at least 12 people were injured, the … Read more
A Guatemalan farmworker has been cleared of charges in the heart-attack death of a Florida sheriff’s officer, a case that drew celebrity attention and prompted a nationwide petition for his freedom. NBC News reported on the case of 19-year-old Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, in December, after his attorney obtained and shared body camera video of the … Read more
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the collision and derailment of three Norfolk Southern trains near Easton, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning. The incident left railroad cars along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river itself. Norfolk Southern confirmed that there is no threat to the public and there have … Read more
The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity and inclusion positions due to a new state rule that prohibits the addition of such programs, according to an administrative memo from the university. In addition to slashing all DEI positions, UF has also closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and stopped DEI-focused contracts … Read more