Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man
A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth.
Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President Donald Trump in the Washington case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks
It’s time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2. million candles due to laceration and burn hazards.
Appeal arguments are set on an order limiting Biden administration communications with social media
Biden administration attorneys are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to block a lower court’s order that limited executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.
Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge
The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce.
Emmy Awards move to January, placing them firmly in Hollywood’s awards season
The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them directly in Hollywood’s awards season for a change.
Virgin Galactic all set to fly its first tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic is finally taking its first space tourists on a rocket ship ride after years of delays.
Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, a former capital of the kingdom
Smoke and ash lingered over Lahaina after a wildfire devastated Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities and onetime capital of the former kingdom.
A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
Officials are breaking ground in southeast Louisiana on a nearly $3 billion project to fight coastal wetland loss.
Wildfires take Maui by surprise, burning through a historic town and killing at least 6 people
Wildfires have devastated parts of the island of Maui in Hawaii, killing at least six people, damaging or destroying more than 270 structures and reducing parts of historic Lahaina to ash.