Why some US Capitol rioters are getting no jail time
By Tierney Sneed, CNN When it comes to holding the January 6 US Capitol rioters to account, the Justice Department has plenty of tools in its…
Continue ReadingNews
China accuses US of politicizing COVID-19 origins research
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China went on the offensive ahead of the release of a U.S. intelligence report on the origins of…
Continue Reading
New Jersey governor signs anti-hazing law with harsher penalties and school policy requirements
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new anti-hazing bill into law Tuesday that requires schools to adopt policies against…
Continue Reading
Spain wrangles with migrant laws as border pressure persists
MADRID (AP) — A group of at least 40 migrants has attempted to swim from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Local media…
Continue Reading Pay for your kid’s college? 3 times to think twice
By CECILIA CLARK of NerdWallet Parent student loan debt has skyrocketed to over $103 billion with more than 3.6 million borrowers. And for many…
Continue Reading Turkish drones in northern Cyprus heighten regional unease
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An air base hosting Turkish drones in the breakaway…
Continue Reading The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms
By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny…
Continue Reading The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms
By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny…
Continue Reading Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria’s coast
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says an oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside…
Continue Reading Poland, Belgium end Afghan evacuation as clock ticks down
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Belgium ended their evacuations from Afghanistan, but other European nations…
Continue Reading ‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONROE, La. (AP) — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
CNN, KUSA By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the…
Continue Reading Herschel Walker begins Georgia GOP Senate bid amid unknowns
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker says he “can’t sit on the sidelines anymore” as he joins…
Continue Reading Industry group sees $8.2B insured damage from German floods
BERLIN (AP) — An insurance industry group says that devastating floods in western Germany last month likely caused insured damage to the tune of…
Continue ReadingMore than 270 homes were destroyed in central Tennessee as flash flooding killed 18, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than 270 homes in central Tennessee were destroyed in deadly flooding that killed 18 people and left three still…
Continue Reading Reports: Russian says he swam to Japan, wants asylum
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Reports and officials say a Russian man from a Russian-held island claimed by both Tokyo and Moscow…
Continue Reading