Ebrahim Noroozi - File / AP Taliban Thumb Nose at UN Over Concerns About Crackdown on Women On Monday, the Taliban rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan. By The Associated Press August 26, 2024
Timothy D. Easley - Photo, Pool / AP Federal Judge Rules Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend, Not Faulty Warrant, Is the Legal Cause of Her Death A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant. By The Associated Press August 23, 2024
Bill Pugliano - Photo / Getty Images Heartland Judge Tosses Machine Gun Possession Case, Questions If Ban Is Even Valid Under Second Amendment A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment. By The Associated Press August 23, 2024
Robert Willett / The News & Observer - File / AP Court Rules County Speedway Can Sue Top Health Official over COVID-19 Closure The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that a North Carolina racetrack closed for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue. By The Associated Press August 23, 2024
Ethan Miller / Getty Images Democrat Charged with Murdering Investigative Journalist Spins Wild Tale in Court, Claims He's Being Framed by Realty Company A former official's defense of himself came in the form of a wild accusation, but it may not hold up in the face of overwhelming evidence. By Jared Harris August 23, 2024
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Admin Rule Impacting Millions of American Workers On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down a Biden administration rule that banned employers from using non-compete agreements. By Owen Klinsky August 21, 2024
Steve LeBlanc / AP Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Phasing Out Toxic PFAS in Firefighters' Gear Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Thursday a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS, in firefighters’ protective gear. By The Associated Press and August 15, 2024
Joff Lee / Getty ImagesCommentary Ex-Cafeteria Worker Steals $1.5M Worth of School's Chicken Wings, Gets Hit with Major Prison Sentence A Harvey, Illinois woman pled guilty Friday to stealing over a million dollars of chicken wings from the school district. By Samuel Short August 13, 2024
Mario Tama / Getty ImagesCommentary Flashback: Political Chameleon Kamala Harris Mocks Progressives as Unrealistic The Kamala Harris we're seeing in 2024 is radically different from the person we saw publicly criticizing progressives years ago. By Jared Harris July 23, 2024
Kent Nishimura - AFP / Getty Images Democratic Governor Pushes Back on Biden's Green Energy Plan, Signs Law Pumping the Brakes on All New Projects The debate has exposed a rift among Democrats, particularly those at the federal level versus those at the state and municipal levels. By Owen Klinsky July 19, 2024