Axios Des Moines reporter’s acquittal lauded as victory for press freedom Press freedom advocates are celebrating a decision by jurors in Iowa to acquit Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri of all charges that she incurred while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last May.Why it matters: The verdict sets a critical precedent for journalists […]
WASHINGTON — People fully vaccinated against the coronavirus finally have guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that guidance, issued on Monday, seems to have raised as many questions as it answered. Even as that guidance permitted small gatherings of unmasked people, it made no concessions to those wanting to travel or […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey. Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Missouri. Wednesday afternoon, […]
The New York Times The Officers Danced at a Black Lives Matter Rally. Then They Stormed the Capitol. ROCKY MOUNT, Va. — One sunny day last spring, Bridgette Craighead was dancing the Electric Slide with three police officers in the grass next to the farmers’ market. It was the first Black Lives Matter protest this […]
Best Life This Is Why the First Dogs Were Really Sent Back to Delaware When President Joe Biden took office, many Americans were eager to see some dogs back in the White House, especially the famous home’s first rescue dog. But on Tuesday, Mar. 9, news broke that the pups had vacated for the time […]
Isaac Sturgeon is accused of shoving a metal barricade at police An American linked to January’s deadly riots at the US Capitol in Washington DC has been summoned to a court in New York after being deported from Kenya. Isaac Sturgeon, 32, of Dillon, Montana, was arrested by the FBI on arrival at JFK airport […]
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Anna Sorokin returns from a recess during her trial at New York State Supreme Court – Richard Drew/AP The fraudster known as ‘the fake heiress’ takes criticism of her as a ‘sociopath’ as a compliment, she has revealed in her first post-prison interview. Anna Sorokin, 30, a Russian-born German citizen who moved to the US […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), America’s ultimate swing voter, told me on “Axios on HBO” that he’ll insist Republicans have more of a voice on President Biden’s next big package than they did on the COVID stimulus. The big picture: Manchin said he’ll push for tax hikes to pay for Biden’s upcoming infrastructure and climate proposal, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal rules guiding colleges in their handling of campus sexual assaults. In an executive order, Biden directed the Education Department to examine rules that the Trump administration issued around Title IX, […]