Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate delivers fiery, bitter concession speech: 'This does not end well'
belterz/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis) — Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race culminated Tuesday in a victory for the liberal candidate and a fiery, bitter concession speech by the conservative contender that underscored the acrimony by the end of their
Michigan man charged with assault for allegedly hitting clerk on head with frozen fish
fotofrog/Getty Images (WARREN, Mich.) — A Michigan man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a grocery store clerk with a 4-pound frozen fish during a dispute, prosecutors said. The incident occurred Sunday around 7:13 p.m. local time at
Reported antisemitic incidents reached all-time high in 2022, ADL says
Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just days after a new report revealed antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in 2022, a new ad campaign calling on non-Jewish people to condemn such discrimination crossed millions
Pence won't appeal judge's decision ordering his testimony before grand jury investigating Jan. 6
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a district court ruling and will comply with the grand jury subpoena requesting documents and testimony related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election, his
Bob Lee, Cash App founder and former Square executive, dead after 'horrific' act of violence: DA
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Bob Lee, Cash App founder and executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, is dead after a “horrific” act in San Francisco on Tuesday, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on
Who is Brandon Johnson? Chicago mayoral win is victory for Chicago Teachers Union
Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Before his victory speech Tuesday, Chicago’s mayor-elect Brandon Johnson was introduced at the podium by the president of his greatest benefactor: The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). The alliance, which puts the city’s
Former Gov. Bill Richardson calls for 'Brittany Griner-type campaign' to free WSJ reporter and other American detainees
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly a week after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia, former Gov. Bill Richardson, an expert on political prisoner negotiations, called the journalist’s detention “unacceptable” and spoke about what
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bill repealing 1931 abortion ban
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Wednesday repealing the state’s nearly century-old abortion ban. Last month, the state’s House and Senate passed HB 4006, a single-sentence bill, which revokes the
'Karma': Trump's indictment prompts reaction from Central Park 'Exonerated Five'
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump called for the return of the death penalty in a series of ads in 1989 amid the case of the “Central Park Five” – five Black and brown boys wrongfully
Police body camera video shows fatal shooting of DC teen
Body camera footage shows a vehicle that crashed into a house after an officer shot the driver, in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2023. — United States Park Police (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Park Police released video