A Colorado jury convicted on Thursday one of the two former Aurora, Colorado police officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died upon being restrained and injected with ketamine. In a split decision, the jury found officer Randy Roedema guilty of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted officer Jason Rosenblatt. [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a response Monday to a motion from former president Donald Trump’s legal team asking a Florida judge to adjourn the trial date in his classified documents case. Filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith, the DOJ’s response outlines various reasons as to why Trump’s motion, which his co-defendants joined, [...]

A Russian rocket attack Thursday destroyed a cafe and grocery store in Hroza, Ukraine, killing at least 51 civilians, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukranian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated on Telegram that a six-year-old child was among the dead in Hroza, a village of around 300 people. The search and rescue mission continues into Friday, [...]

The US Supreme Court kicked off its Fall 2023 term Monday by hearing oral arguments in a statutory interpretation case examining federal sentencing laws. The issue before the court in Pulsifer v. United States is whether a nonviolent drug offender can receive a sentence below the mandatory minimum for their offense if they do not [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday to allow Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce bans on gender-affirming care for minors. In a 2-1 vote, the court dismissed a challenge brought by families of transgender minors, holding that the bans did not discriminate on the basis of sex. The bans at issue, [...]

Imprisoned Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and placed in a tiny “punishment cell,” his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov said Sunday in a Facebook post. According to Prokhorov, Kara-Murza was moved to IK-6, a maximum-security penal colony in Omsk. The post shares information from a letter penned by [...]

President of United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain filed a complaint Thursday against Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), alleging he threatened workers’ ability to strike in violation of US federal labor law. UAW members have been on strike against three major automakers in the US—including Ford, Stellantis and General Motors—for about a week over pay and [...]

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was charged Monday with three counts of attorney misconduct by the Disciplinary Commission of the Indiana Supreme Court. The disciplinary complaint alleged that Rokita’s statements regarding an investigation into Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard violated state confidentiality laws. The complaint focuses on comments Rokita made about his ongoing investigation into a [...]

The US Supreme Court temporarily stayed on Thursday a lower court ruling which would have restricted the Biden administration’s ability to encourage social media platforms to remove content it considers misleading. The decision temporarily halts a July preliminary injunction imposed upon the Biden administration by a federal court in Louisiana. In the Biden administration’s application [...]

Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was released on bail Sunday after being arrested by the Karatu District Police in his hotel room for allegedly holding an illegal gathering and obstructing police duties. According to the police statement, Lissu was held for interviewing before being released. Since returning from exile earlier this [...]