Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the company’s decision to suspend then-President Donald J. Trump from the platform after his involvement in supporters storming the capitol on January 6, 2021. While the Board agreed with Facebook’s initial response, the Board criticized the company for “not following a clear published procedure” when indefinitely... Read More »
Every 10 years, the United States has a census. The census determines how many seats each state gets in the Electoral College and Congress. In Congress, the 435 members of the House of Representatives are determined by the population of each state, and the Senate has 100 members, which is... Read More »
In a rare showing of bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate passed a $35 billion bill that will reauthorize or create a variety of programs to deliver safe drinking water and address antiquated infrastructure and outdated waste management systems throughout the states. The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021,... Read More »
Josh Duggar, the oldest child from the reality show 19 Kids and Counting, has been charged with possession of and receiving child pornography. He was booked at the Washington County Jail in Arkansas. According to ABC News, “Duggar is accused of downloading child sexual abuse material, some of which depicts... Read More »
President Biden visited a Philadelphia Amtrak station over the weekend in his most recent push to promote his administration’s infrastructure plan. Within the American Jobs Plan, President Biden is proposing $621 billion of the total $2 trillion to go toward transportation and infrastructure to focus on electric vehicle sales, rail... Read More »
Texas law requires drivers to stop at the scene, render aid and exchange information, but a growing number of negligent drivers flee the scene. Across the nation, hit-and-run fatalities increased an average of 7.2 percent each year since 2009, according to a report by the AAA Foundation. There has been... Read More »
Authorities are investigating a Florida elementary school principal after she was caught on camera paddling a six-year-old female student. The video was taken by the student's mother who was in the room while the principal paddled the child. The incident took place on April 13 when the young girl's mother... Read More »
The Senate voted on April 28, 2021 to restore Obama-era limits on methane leaks from gas and oil operations. This is big progress for the Biden administration’s climate goals. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), who was a co-sponsor of the bill with Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Democratic Senate Majority Leader... Read More »
Beginning May 23, 2021, Arizona residents applying for unemployment benefits will need to prove they have actively searched for work to continue receiving weekly benefits. The requirement was previously suspended in March 2020 to help ensure the safety of Arizonans by promoting quarantining at home to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More »
Authorities have identified five individuals as being responsible for the human smuggling operation that was uncovered last week in a Houston neighborhood. The human smuggling house as described by investigators was uncovered after authorities received a call Thursday evening about a possible kidnapping. It was then that the police were... Read More »
Arizona passed an extensive anti-abortion bill into law on April 28, 2021, placing new restrictions in terms of abortions on medical providers, state universities, and the use of public funds. After signing Senate Bill 1457, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey stated, "we will continue to prioritize protecting life in our preborn... Read More »
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Biden administration announced that menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will be banned. In 2013, a citizen petition advocating the ban was circulated and presented. This petition resulted in a lawsuit filed by anti-smoking and medical groups last summer alleging that regulators had “unreasonably delayed”... Read More »
Celebrity divorces come with their fair share of drama and headlines, but the announcement made late Monday that Bill and Melinda Gates were going their separate ways rocked the world in a way many were unprepared for. As co-chairs and trustees of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the couple... Read More »
Manufacturing retail-ready marijuana is a messy business. Companies use various methods to extract the cannabinoids or psychoactive ingredients such as THC oil from the raw plant material. One company that used ethanol to remove the THC was charged with the illegal disposal of this hazardous waste. After being indicted, the... Read More »
It started when a teenager posted a Snapchat filled with swearwords. She lost her spot on the cheerleading squad, her parents sued, and four years later, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments that could lead to a new test defining the First Amendment rights of public school students who use... Read More »
