The Empire State Building in New York City went dark on Sunday night to honor the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting over the weekend. One day after the congregants were killed in an anti-Semitic hate crime, the Empire State Building went dark with an orange mast, “shining a light on gun violence awareness,” the […]
As Tennessee students prepare for the new school year, parents across the state are pushing back against a new law that requires the national motto, “In God We Trust,” be displayed prominently in public schools. Tennessee lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the legislation in March, but parents are now sharing concerns about the law as kids head back to school. “I think it […]
A state investigation of the treatment of immigrant teens at a Virginia detention facility found they were not abused or neglected, according to The Associated Press. The probe, which examined the treatment of detainees at Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center in Staunton, confirmed allegations that the detainees were subject to restraint techniques including “strapping them to chairs […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) says he is worried residents of his state are not taking Hurricane Michael seriously even as it made landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 storm. “I am scared to death for people that chose not to evacuate,” Scott told The Weather Channel on Wednesday. “I worry about them every second, and […]
Michigan’s Republican-controlled legislature voted Thursday to give the party power to intervene in court cases ahead of a Democratic takeover of the government, according to the Associated Press. The bill passed the state senate by a 26 to 12 margin, almost entirely on party lines. It will now be sent to Gov. Rick Snyder (R) after a final […]
DENVER – Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday advocated for federal reforms to marijuana, but said he does not advocate for blanket laws to legalize marijuana nationally. “I don’t think the federal government should come in and tell every state it should be legalized,” Hickenlooper told reporters in Denver, responding to a question about his […]
Ohio House candidate Troy Balderson (R) did not comment on Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s (R) claim that Balderson did not invite President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service […]
Lawmakers in California have passed a bill banning the sale of cosmetics that were developed through animal testing, making it the first state in the U.S. to ban such products. The bill now heads to California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), who is expected to sign it. Lawmakers passed the bill last Friday, according to the […]
A middle school substitute teacher has resigned after allegedly telling a black student that his clothes were “prison” attire. Billy Byrd, whose son Nathan attends Rand Road Elementary School in Garner, N.C., shared a post on Facebook claiming that the teacher, identified as Elizabeth Temple, also told students that President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump […]
North Carolina swore in the first black woman to serve as chief justice on the state Supreme Court on Thursday at a ceremony attended by more than 1,000 people. Chief Justice Cheri Beasley was sworn in by Associate Justice Paul Newby and is only the second African-American to serve as chief justice on the state’s highest […]