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Man pleads not guilty to multiple charges, including attempted murder, in Queens stabbing spree
A New York man pleaded not guilty Friday to attempted murder - other charges in what police claimed was mostly unprovoked series of stabbings across the city this week.
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Supreme Court appeals Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up the extraordinary appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate named Richard Glossip, a man who even the state attorney general said should not be executed.
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Prosecutor: Hollywood Casino armed robbery suspect held multiple employees at gunpoint
A man has been formally charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and multiple other charges after an attempted armed robbery caused chaos at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg over the weekend.
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Houston Steps Towards Transparency: Mayor Whitmire Empowers Independent Police Review
In a landmark move, Houston's Mayor John Whitmire reinforces his commitment to transparency and justice by inaugurating the Independent Review Committee for the Houston Police Department (HPD). The committee's mission is to dissect and evaluate suspended incident reports, offering a beacon of hope for victims seeking closure since 2016.
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Police: Man arrested after walking into Walmart wearing body armor, armed with long rifle, 2 guns
A North Carolina man has been charged after he walked into a Walmart wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying an assault-type rifle, a handgun in his waistband and an additional handgun holstered on his side, according to police.
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5 Things for Tuesday, May 16: White House, Syria, Cyberattack, Mexico
Hope your coffee is extra strong, because there is a LOT to get through this morning. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Russia's Lavrov Warns US Over Syria in Heated Start to Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began a meeting with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Moscow with a warning -- do not strike the Syrian regime again.
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Tennis players hit the suite spot at the US Open with private viewing room access
As Andy Murray battled to a nearly five-hour win at the US Open on Tuesday against Yoshihito Nishioka, small clusters of spectators took in the action on Arthur Ashe stadium.
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Donations for Puerto Rico Pour In From Orlando's Hispanic Community
On the eastern side of Orlando, in a heavily Puerto Rican community, donations are pouring in from people worried about family on the Caribbean island ravaged by Hurricane Maria.
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Israeli judoka Tal Flicker: 'Sport should overcome all the politics'
As Tal Flicker prepares to fight for gold on home soil at this week's European Judo Championships, the memories of the last time he stood upon the podium come flooding back.
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Trump's attacks on LeBron fit a disturbing pattern
There's no disputing that Donald Trump's pattern of attacking well-known African-Americans as having "low IQs" or being of low intelligence is parroting the white nationalist view that blacks are inherently less intelligent than whites. The only question is whether Trump was intentionally espousing the views of white supremacists.
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Obama's 'circular firing squad' remarks may not persuade 2020 Democrats
In Berlin, the city famous for once dividing itself in two with a wall, former President Barack Obama tackled the issue of division in politics and his worries for the Democratic Party's future: "Among progressives in the United States ... is a certain kind of rigidity where we say, 'Uh, I'm sorry, this is how it's going to be.'" Obama argued, at an Obama Foundation event on Saturday, that party infighting usually leads to the weakening of a movement by "creating what's called a 'circular firing squad' where you start shooting at your allies because one of them is straying from purity on the issues."
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The Court of Public Opinion: Where Punishment is Almost Certain, Actual Guilt Not so Much
To be clear: the court of public opinion is always in session. The court’s docket stays full and public jurists are always ready to decide cases based on ‘evidence’ presented by the media. The call to public jury duty is rarely dodged, unlike its true civic counterpart.
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Mexican vacation and organic food are on the alleged Capitol rioters' wish lists
Before you plan an insurrection, it's a good idea to clear your calendar for the weeks after. Maybe make arrangements for someone to water your plants, feed the dog and pay your bills -- in case that, you know, there are consequences.
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Supreme Court makes it more difficult for prisoners to argue they had ineffective counsel
The Supreme Court said Monday that state prisoners may not present new evidence in federal court in support of a claim that their post-conviction counsel in state court was ineffective in violation of the Constitution.
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Alito's mentions of Ashley Madison and children wearing KKK costumes cap an awkward Supreme Court day
As the Supreme Court gathered for more than two hours on Monday to discuss whether a graphic designer can refuse to do business with same-sex couples, the justices somehow strayed into dueling hypotheticals concerning Black and White Santas and dating websites.
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Suspect in racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket faces federal hate crime charges
Alleged mass shooter Payton S. Gendron faces multiple federal hate crime charges carrying the potential of the death penalty in the killing of 10 Black people last month at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, the US Justice Department said Wednesday.
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Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death
As jury selection got slowly underway Monday in the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their Georgia neighborhood, potential jurors said they came in with negative feelings about the case and worried about the personal consequences of serving on the jury.
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Buju Banton & Snoop Dogg Live The “High Life” On New Collab
The moment has finally arrived! GRAMMY® winning, multiple Billboard chart-topping artist, and international reggae icon Buju Banton unveils his anticipated new album, Born For Greatness, today via Gargamel Music/ Roc Nation Records / Def Jam Recordings. Listen HERE.
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Trump faces another 14th Amendment candidacy challenge, this time in Minnesota
A liberal group filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot in Minnesota, the second major lawsuit in two weeks that hopes to invoke the 14th Amendment’s arcane “insurrectionist ban.”
