VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called Monday for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities said motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend. Biden said people must speak out about injustice.… Continue reading Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida
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Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows testified in court Monday that actions detailed in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of participating in an illegal conspiracy to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss were all part of his job as White House chief of staff.… Continue reading Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, he issued a statement denouncing the criminal case as targeting attorneys “for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their… Continue reading Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
Free speech or orderly business: House sign rules remain blocked, judge rules
A Nashville judge ruled on Monday afternoon that controversial Tennessee House rules banning signs from the chamber’s galleries and committee rooms will remain blocked. As a special legislative session began last week, the House adopted new rules. But the ACLU of Tennessee promptly sued after state troopers removed activists from a House committee hearing for… Continue reading Free speech or orderly business: House sign rules remain blocked, judge rules
‘Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!’: Memories from the crowd at MLK’s March on Washington
It’s 1963, and 15-year-old Clayola Brown just heard the news on the car radio in Philadelphia: There was going to be a march on Washington. She recalls the deep, heavy baritone of civil rights activist and march organizer A. Philip Randolph, describing the inequities of Jim Crow America and the promise of freedom and economic… Continue reading ‘Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!’: Memories from the crowd at MLK’s March on Washington
Trump, all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a… Continue reading Trump, all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail
Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000
VOL. 47 | NO. 34 | Friday, August 18, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The former New York mayor was indicted last week along with Trump… Continue reading Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000
Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war
VOL. 47 | NO. 34 | Friday, August 18, 2023 BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — Three men accused of aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were anarchists who considered themselves “the new founding fathers” and were preparing for bloodshed, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. “They didn’t like the U.S. government. They didn’t like… Continue reading Prosecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war
Devastated Tuohys ready to end conservatorship for Michael Oher, lawyers say
VOL. 47 | NO. 34 | Friday, August 18, 2023 MEMPHIS (AP) — A prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher want to end a conservatorship that he’s challenging in court, their lawyers said. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy intend to enter into a consent order to end the… Continue reading Devastated Tuohys ready to end conservatorship for Michael Oher, lawyers say
Michael Oher vs. Tuohy family in ‘The Blind Side’ conservatorship: Here’s what we know
Michael Oher is taking legal action against the Tuohy family over a decade-plus-long conservatorship that inspired “The Blind Side” movie. Oher says he was never adopted. Here’s what else we know. { // query dom only after user click if (!vdContainer) { vdContainer = document.getElementById(‘videoDetailsContainer’); vdShow = document.getElementById(‘vdt_show’), vdHide = document.getElementById(‘vdt_hide’); } vdContainer.hidden = !(vdContainer.hidden);… Continue reading Michael Oher vs. Tuohy family in ‘The Blind Side’ conservatorship: Here’s what we know