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Former Colorado GOP official sentenced to prison for election scheme
A judge sentenced a former Colorado county clerk, election official and prominent Donald Trump supporter to nine years in prison on Thursday, Oct. 3, for leading a data breach scheme during the 2020 presidential election. A jury found Tina Peters guilty of four felonies, and seven charges in total, in August 2024. She was cleared… -
DeSantis sends National Guard to ports amid strike, makes election changes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, launched a potential port strike workaround on Thursday, Oct. 3 for his state. At a press conference, he said he will send the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard to critical ports to maintain order, and if possible, resume operations. “There are ships that have nothing to do… -
Eric Adams case: Phone locked, next in line for mayor donations in question
Federal investigators said they still can’t get in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ cellphone, nearly a year after they took it. According to charging documents, Adams claimed in November 2023 that he changed his password after he found out about the corruption investigation. He said he wanted to stop his staff from deleting anything… -
Omaha police chief says actions justified in deadly shooting; video released
The chief of the Omaha Police Department said Wednesday, Oct. 2, that an officer followed protocol when he shot an armed man eight times, killing him. The incident happened Saturday, Sept. 28, after officers Noah Zendejas and Alex Atkinson stopped Steve Phipps for expired plates. Police shared body-worn camera footage that showed Phipps outside his… -
Who is Harold Daggett, the union boss leading the port strike?
The union boss leading the port strike on the East and Gulf Coasts is in the spotlight as he joins workers on the picket lines. As a former port worker himself and now president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), Harold Daggett has been a strong advocate for labor protections. He has consistently called out… -
Appeals court rules betting on US elections can resume
A federal appeals court cleared the way on Wednesday, Oct. 2, for Americans to bet on the 2024 congressional elections. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked the appeals court to block the prediction exchange platform Kalshi from offering congressional control contracts. The contracts allow buyers to bet on which political party will control the House… -
Israel bans UN secretary-general for response to Iran attack
Israel’s foreign minister has banned the United Nations secretary-general from entering the country over his initial response to Iran’s missile attack on the country. Foreign Minister Israel Katz said U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ failure to call out Iran made him “unwelcome” in Israel. Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday,… -
Court upholds free speech rights in favor of Texas citizen journalist
A Texas court has ruled a citizen journalist can sue a county sheriff. Justin Pulliam was shut out of a press conference in July 2021 while being told he wasn’t the local media. Pulliam has an investigative YouTube channel called Corruption Report. The page is described as “confronting tyranny to protect our individual rights and… -
Red Cross gets 3,000 missing person requests in wake of Helene
Crews continued on Tuesday, Oct. 1, to search for hundreds of missing people following Hurricane Helene. According to FEMA, the Red Cross got 3,000 requests from people looking for loved ones in a 24 hour period. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees FEMA, said the agency has delivered 1.9 million ready-to-eat meals, 1 million… -
Amtrak unveils new campaign to compete with air and road travel
Amtrak is hoping a new marketing campaign will get more people on board. The “Retrain Travel” ads will mostly appear online and around transit hubs. It is all part of Amtrak’s continued effort to try and sway people who prefer to drive or fly. An exclusive report by the Wall Street Journal explored the challenges… -
Helene and other storms unleash 40 trillion gallons of rain
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast in the last week from Hurricane Helene and two other other storm systems. That’s enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys stadium 51,000 times, or enough to fill all of Lake Tahoe. It could also fill more than 60 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Ryan Maue, a former… -
Arizona sheriffs say they won’t enforce proposed immigration law
Sheriffs from at least four Arizona counties say they will not enforce a controversial immigration measure if voters approve it in November. Proposition 314, also known as the Secure the Border Act, would make it a state crime for migrants to cross illegally in the United States. The law would lead to state and local… -
Judge overturns Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban
A judge in Georgia’s Fulton County overturned the state’s “heartbeat’ abortion ban. The ban made it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after the six week mark or around the time a heartbeat can be detected. Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., signed the state law in 2019. However, it didn’t take effect until July 2022 after the…
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