A jury was selected in a single day Monday for the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the young, aspiring police officer who shot three people that attacked him while he patrolled the streets of Kenosha during riots and looting last year. Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning. #1… Read More
Jesse Jackson rushed to the hospital
Rev. Jesse Jackson was rushed to a hospital near Howard University in D.C. after a fall, his daughter tweeted on Monday. Jackson became injured while walking into the site of a student protest, the university tweeted. Jackson’s nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, told CNN on Tuesday that Jackson had fallen… Read More
Census analysis finds undercount… but less bad than predicted
The 2020 census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected, according to an analysis by a think tank that did computer simulations of the nation’s head count. The analysis, done by the Urban Institute and… Read More
California opioid lawsuit: drug companies win
A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson issued a tentative ruling on Monday that said the governments hadn’t proven the pharmaceutical companies used deceptive marketing… Read More
Trump’s Halloween party pulls surprising guests
Former President Trump hosted a Halloween party on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago. The party drew several conservative celebrities, including professional golfer Dustin Johnson and model Paulina Gretzky, daughter of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Sponsored: Which food causes age-related memory loss? They all appeared in several Instagram photos by two other attendees:… Read More
SCOTUS won’t hear case about partner of Hunter Biden
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former business partner of presidential son Hunter Biden who was seeking to overturn his criminal conviction for securities fraud. As is typical, the justices did not comment in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that reinstated the fraud… Read More
Fed to try curbing inflation by cutting economic aid
With inflation at its highest point in three decades, the Federal Reserve is set this week to begin winding down the extraordinary stimulus it has given the economy since the pandemic recession struck early last year, a process that could prove to be a risky balancing act. Chair Jerome Powell… Read More
How ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ became code among Republicans
When Republican Rep. Bill Posey of Florida ended an Oct. 21 House floor speech with a fist pump and the phrase “Let’s go, Brandon!” it may have seemed cryptic and weird to many who were listening. But the phrase was already growing in right-wing circles, and now the seemingly upbeat… Read More
Supreme Court takes up Texas Heartbeat Act
The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. The justices are hearing arguments Monday in two cases over whether abortion providers or the Justice Department can mount federal court challenges to the… Read More
Report: Joe Biden exposed to COVID-19?
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Sunday that she had tested positive for the coronavirus — and she may have exposed President Joe Biden. According to her statement, she first started canceling meetings on Wednesday and a member of her household tested positive sometime before that. Just one day… Read More
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