A Texas man, Travis Mullis, was executed by lethal injection for killing his 3-month-old son over 16 years ago. Mullis had previously waived his right to appeal his death sentence.Authorities reported that, at the time, Mullis sexually assaulted and then strangled his son, prompting prosecutors to label him a “monster.”“I do regret the decision to…

The Department of Justice filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Visa Tuesday, Sept. 24. The suit alleges the payments processor took part in anticompetitive practices in the debit card market that hurt merchants and consumers alike. “Visa deploys a web of unlawful anti-competitive agreements to penalize merchants and banks for using competing payment networks,” Attorney…

Following the arrest of four people in Switzerland on Tuesday, Sept. 24, after the first known use of a so-called “suicide pod,” an Alabama woman’s accusations against the company behind the device are resurfacing. The woman who would have reportedly been the first person to use the Sarco capsule claimed the company behind it, Last…

Caroline Ellison is the latest to go to prison over the multibillion-dollar FTX fraud scheme. The on-again-off-again girlfriend of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to two years behind bars.  She was a star witness for the prosecution against her former boss and boyfriend, commonly known by his initials, SBF. But the judge said her…

Caroline Ellison, a former top executive with the failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday, Sept. 24, in connection to a fraud scheme that stole $8 billion from investors and customers. The judge and prosecutors agreed to give Ellison a lighter sentence after she pleaded guilty and testified against FTX founder and her…

Tropical Storm Helene is fast approaching Florida with the potential to form into the biggest hurricane to hit the U.S. in over a year. And Donald Trump’s campaign says he’s been briefed by U.S. intelligence officials on threats from Iran to assassinate him. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Florida, Southeast…

Nearly half of the clean energy funds from the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act have been directed to seven key swing states. The move is expected to generate tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs ahead of the 2024 election. According to a new analysis, more than $150 billion has been allocated to electric vehicle plants,…

An execution of a man found guilty of a 1998 murder is set to proceed Tuesday evening, Sept. 24, in Missouri, after the state’s supreme court and governor rejected requests to cancel the scheduled lethal injection.  A jury convicted Marcellus Williams of the stabbing death of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter, inside her suburban St. Louis…

Joe Biden is set to address the United Nations General Assembly for the final time as U.S. president. And with a heavy focus on Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump is reportedly returning to the town of his first assassination attempt. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Biden to address UN…

With another debate looking unlikely between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, “60 Minutes” teased the possibility of two back-to-back interviews with the candidates. It is being billed as one last opportunity for the nominees to make their case for the presidency to a “mass audience” on Oct. 7, 29 days before…