The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a street preacher who was arrested for evangelizing in a Mississippi town’s no-protest zone where he loudly assailed “drunkards” and “Jezebels” passing by. The court’s unanimous decision allows Gabriel Olivier to proceed with a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Brandon, Mississippi, arguing that restricting his […]
A California jury on Monday ordered Bill Cosby to pay $19.25 million to a woman who says the comedian drugged and sexually assaulted her after a show in 1972. Donna Motsinger won the verdict after three days of deliberations. She is one of dozens of women who have publicly accused Cosby of sexual misconduct since […]
Iran has until the end of the week to allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, before the U.S. will launch attacks on the country’s power plants President Donald Trump said Monday. That escalation could trigger retaliatory attacks on power plants and water desalination facilities in the region, and could even raise the […]
The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing embattled former Secretary Kristi Noem. Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, inherits an agency facing a financial gridlock and a year of controversy. The final vote tally was 54-45, with Democrats John Fetterman of Pennsylvania […]
An Air Canada Express jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the pilot and co-pilot. The crash shut down the airport overnight and halted all flights. The aircraft, a CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation, was arriving from Montreal when it struck an aircraft […]
Before Brandi McWhorter’s father passed away from lung cancer last year, she worked with him to lay out the details of his estate, something she dreaded to discuss. Her father had a few life insurance policies, a 401(k), savings accounts, his house and vehicle to be finalized. Overall, McWhorter, who is 39, inherited roughly $150,000. […]
ICE agents are deploying to airports nationwide Monday to help manage security lines as a Department of Homeland Security funding standoff continues. The move comes as President Donald Trump says agents will be able to make arrests, even as local officials have been told enforcement is not the focus. Passengers at major airports are facing […]
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over whether states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day if they are postmarked by that deadline. The decision sould affect 29 states and Washington D.C., which allow at least some military and overseas ballots to be counted after Election Day, according to the […]
President Donald Trump announced he’s postponing missile strikes on Iranian power plants for five days following “good and productive conversations” with Iran. He shared the news in a Truth Social post Monday, saying, “I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for […]
A passenger jet collides with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. Two people are dead as investigators work to determine how both ended up on the same runway. Plus, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages stretch airport lines for hours. On Monday, the Trump administration will send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to […]
