The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by 34 women who alleged sexual discrimination and harassment at its training academy in Quantico, Virginia. The settlement resolved claims that female recruits were routinely subjected to inappropriate behavior and dismissed unfairly from the academy, in…

The controversy surrounding an absentee ballot drop box in Wausau, Wisconsin, took a new turn about a month before Election Day. The box is back and moored to the ground to comply with guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. In September, Wausau Mayor Doug Diny removed the ballot drop…

East Palestine residents may have to wait up to two years before getting paid out by Norfolk Southern for a disastrous train derailment in 2023, according to lawyers on Monday, Sept. 30. Settlement checks were reportedly supposed to go out by the end of this year but now that appears it will not happen after…

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…

The U.S. military has released new video showing a Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16 during an intercept mission near Alaska. The footage, captured on Sept. 23, shows a Russian Su-35 fighter jet swooping just feet from the U.S. aircraft, an encounter military officials have described as “unsafe and…

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…

Green Day has found itself banned from the airwaves on two Las Vegas radio stations following comments made by the band’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong. The punk rock trio is facing backlash after Armstrong trashed Las Vegas during a concert at San Francisco’s Oracle Park. Armstrong, who is an Oakland native, took aim at…

On Monday, Sept. 30, both presidential candidates spent their day focusing on the relief needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has claimed the lives of at least 125 people. The Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris visited FEMA headquarters, where she told them she and President Biden would do everything they could to help the communities…

The newest phase of war in the Middle East appears to have officially arrived as Israel has begun ground attacks in Lebanon. It’s the escalation in fighting there that the United States and its allies have been trying to keep from happening for weeks now. Israel now says there’s intense fighting between its troops and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which…

Tens of thousands of dockworkers are now on strike across the country — what that could mean for you. And the first and only vice presidential debate is just hours away. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Dockworkers begin strike at east and gulf coast ports Thousands of dockworkers along the…