Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration took steps Thursday aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, releasing $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds for lead pipe removal and announcing plans by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose stricter rules to limit exposure… Continue reading EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water
US pulls out of settlement talks in family separation suits
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government withdrew Thursday from settlement negotiations to end lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who were forcibly separated under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy, the American Civil Liberties Union said. Justice Department officials informed… Continue reading US pulls out of settlement talks in family separation suits
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 52 | Friday, December 24, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol led by his supporters. Trump’s attorneys asked the Supreme… Continue reading Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records
Murder victim’s family seeks $44 million lawsuit against Rutherford County, accused killer
Terence Corrigan | Special to the Daily News Journal The family of a Bedford County murder victim is seeking up to $44 million in damages from Rutherford County and a criminal informant accused of committing the crime. The family claims the county’s actions — releasing Steven Lokey, who had previously been convicted of a felony — led to the wrongful… Continue reading Murder victim’s family seeks $44 million lawsuit against Rutherford County, accused killer
Rutherford County will pay out $6M for illegally arresting and detaining hundreds of children | WPLN News
Rutherford County is under a court order to stop detaining juveniles for minor infractions after a lawsuit was brought against the county. The suit stems in part from a 2016 incident at Hobgood Elementary, in which students were arrested at school. Blake FarmerWPLN News Hundreds of young people in Rutherford County will receive money in… Continue reading Rutherford County will pay out $6M for illegally arresting and detaining hundreds of children | WPLN News
Jan. 6 panel seeks interview, records from Rep. Scott Perry
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection requested an interview and documents from Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the first time the committee publicly sought to sit down with a sitting member… Continue reading Jan. 6 panel seeks interview, records from Rep. Scott Perry
Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge Thursday rejected a motion by Fox News to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought against the cable news giant by Dominion Voting Systems over claims about the 2020 presidential election. In the 52-page ruling Delaware Superior… Continue reading Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit
Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: 5-plus years
VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection. Robert Palmer, 54, of… Continue reading Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: 5-plus years
How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19
VOL. 45 | NO. 50 | Friday, December 10, 2021 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode onto the stage at a Southern California church, radiating Kennedy confidence and surveying the standing ovation crowd with his piercing blue Bobby Kennedy eyes. Then, he launched into an anti-vaccine rant. Democrats “drank the Kool-Aid,” he… Continue reading How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19
Labor board certifies first union at a US Starbucks store
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 51 | Friday, December 17, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board confirmed a vote Friday to form a union at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, meaning the coffee retailer, for the first time, will have to bargain with organized labor at a company-owned U.S.… Continue reading Labor board certifies first union at a US Starbucks store