A woman’s vulnerable decision to come forward and accuse a Senate candidate of sexual assault revealed a stubborn social issue the #MeToo movement thought to resolve: Believing victims. Hours after Jenny Racicot came forward in Politico with allegations that Graham Platner sexually assaulted her during a 2021 encounter, people rushed to discredit and question her […]
A Florida man on death row is set to become the oldest inmate to be executed in state history. Dennis Sochor, 74, who has been on death row since the 80s, is set to be put to death Tuesday. The scheduled execution has resurrected the ethical arguments surrounding the death sentence, but it’s also raised […]
Federal immigration officials fatally shot a man in Maine on Monday, the latest killing under the Trump administration’s efforts to remove people they say are here without authorization. The most recent fatal shooting by an immigration official occurred last week in Houston. In Maine, the shooting comes just days before Democrats start the process of […]
A dozen states led by Democrats are suing to stop the largest media deal in Hollywood history — a $111 billion megamerger that would place CBS News and CNN under one roof, both under the control of an ally to President Donald Trump. Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the states are challenging a […]
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, erstwhile fixer and intermittent friend, is out of prison, back in the public eye — and calling out his haters. Cohen has a new show on New York City’s Trump-friendly conservative talk radio station WABC, where, in his first episode Sunday evening, he took great lengths to detail his […]
A federal judge sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, calling it an abuse of the judicial process. In her scathing ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams lambasted the Trump administration, saying the lawsuit was an inside play and the lawyers should be penalized. The judge also barred […]
The United States has one of the world’s highest incarceration rates. A majority of people who leave jail end up returning. Jails often are de facto mental health treatment centers. The criminal justice system, particularly the carceral parts of it, is under strain. In response, cities and counties across the nation are investing hundreds of […]
The Senate returns to Washington Monday without Lindsey Graham, while South Carolina Republicans begin choosing who will fill one of the GOP’s most prominent Senate seats. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump signals he already has a preferred successor. Graham died Saturday night at 71 from an aortic dissection caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary […]
The fight over the Strait of Hormuz is escalating again Monday, with both the U.S. and Iran now claiming control of one of the world’s most critical shipping routes. As a result, oil prices were up more than 3% on Monday, sitting at around $73 a barrel. It comes after a weekend of exchanged strikes […]
A familiar face to moviegoers around the world is gone. Sam Neill, best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in “Jurassic Park,” has died at 78. The New Zealand actor had been battling blood cancer for five years, but announced in April that he was cancer-free. In a statement, his family said his death was […]
