Tag: corruption

How has the livestream of the actors' legal dispute impacted public perceptions as well as survivors of sexual violence? The defamation trial of Hollywood...

Residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson have suspected Russian forces had a special plan for their town since the occupiers took control...

Before the start of the 2020-2021 NBA season, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, directed his team to stop playing the national anthem...

A Congressional committee discovered that while the NFL was investigating his team for widespread workplace misconduct, Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder directed a "shadow...

A new study discovered that gas stoves contribute more to global warming than previously thought due to constant tiny methane leaks while they are...

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is being hailed as a new model for Republican candidates in the post-Donald Trump era, thanks to his come-from-behind victory...

Following two days of testimony from abortion experts, providers, and the state's chief medical officer, a Michigan judge barred county prosecutors from enforcing the...

Portland's official slogan is "The City That Works," but many residents believe the city is anything but that after a turbulent few years. Homelessness and...

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space company, filed a lawsuit against NASA's Moon program in federal court on Monday. The complaint escalates the company's months-long...

The taxonomy of crime that takes place offshore is both diverse and acute. Nonetheless, illegal fishing is at the top of the food chain....

The tropical storm On Tuesday, Elsa was already bringing rain and winds to the Florida Keys, as much of the state braced for the...

A wave of new abortion-rights legislation is sweeping the country, raising concerns about the potential use of personal data to punish people who seek...

Oklahoma is set to execute Benjamin Cole, a 57-year-old man convicted of the murder of his 9-month-old daughter, on Thursday, continuing a string of...

A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop being vague and to provide a firm answer by Thursday evening on whether the prison system...

Fire insurance is typically home insurance that provides protection for damage or destruction to an entire building damaged or destroyed by a fire caused...

Many religious leaders who support the anti-abortion movement have praised the new Texas law that prohibits most abortions in the state. However, some abortion...

An academic study published today discovered that government counts of the devastation caused by coronavirus among the most vulnerable elderly likely missed more than...

Because times are tough, Democrats should resist the urge to tell voters that everything is fine. According to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a...

Dave Bennett, the Maryland man who received the first heart transplant from a genetically modified pig last week, is doing well, according to his...

The Supreme Court denied Kelli Ward, the chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, a request to block a subpoena from a House panel investigating...

The Supreme Court of the United States has consistently prohibited school-sponsored prayer in public schools. Simultaneously, lower courts have generally prohibited public school employees...

California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at...

A recent federal government study found that, while the student population in American public schools has grown significantly more diverse, segregation remains a persistent...

Community groups in New Jersey and California are suing the EPA to force trash incinerators across the country — many of which are in...

Kermit Warren, an unemployed New Orleans shoe shiner, was carrying nearly $30,000 in cash through the Columbus, Ohio, airport last November when federal drug...

Melissa Smith has had a hectic few weeks. In late May, an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma City Community College discovered that her Race and Ethnicity...

One of the three missing people from Colorado's Marshall Fire has been found, according to Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle at a press conference...

Some residents want Buckhead to be its own city, the latest in a string of political schisms based on race and class in the...

The United States produces the most plastic trash of any country, and it ranks third among coastal nations in terms of litter, illegally dumped...

Having long been at loggerheads over trade, technology and capital markets, the world's foremost economic superpowers are turning their attention to climate change as...

Two law enforcement officials said a former New York City police union president who has clashed with city officials over his insulting tweets and...

With his five-year search for the perfect notebook, a veteran tech CEO has added to Silicon Valley's growing list of idiosyncratic productivity hacks. David Selinger...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed a brief opposing Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban as the Supreme Court considers whether to uphold the...

Helene Fox was recovering from surgery to remove endometriosis when she caught Covid-19. It had been six weeks since her laparoscopy and although she...

As the operations in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi entered their second day, China touted its military exercises around...

The major U.S. stock indexes opened sharply lower on Monday as investors weighed a slew of risks, including a possible shift in Federal Reserve...

Democrats hoping to resurrect the party's economic agenda are up against a stumbling block: Sen. Joe Manchin's desire to raise tax rates clashes with...

The Republican Conference's second-highest ranking member publicly called for the removal of GOP conference chair Liz Cheney, who has repeatedly criticized former President Trump...

Pidgeon Pagonis, an intersex activist, noticed last week that the TikTok hashtag #intersex was not working. They couldn't click the tag on one of...

China accused the Biden administration on Thursday of playing politics and avoiding responsibility by calling for a new investigation into the origins of the...

As the country grapples with both vaccine hesitancy and a lack of supplies, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest anyone who refuses...

Historians cut into a 36-pound copper time capsule found in the pedestal of a monument to former Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond,...

On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to push a plan to de-escalate the "extreme tension" between Russia...

The Biden administration is mulling over America’s role in Syria’s ongoing conflict as the U.S. tries to break away from Middle East wars, but...

Not every top prospect is an Adley Rutschman or Gunnar Henderson, soaring to the majors and immediately boosting his organization's playoff chances. Some are like...

Women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual assault are suing the banks, alleging that they enabled Epstein's alleged sex-trafficking operation and disregarded warning...

The school police chief who was chastised for allowing officers to remain on campus during a gunman's deadly siege last week in Uvalde, Texas,...

Potential Islamic State attacks on Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the US military to devise new methods of transporting evacuees to Kabul's airport, according...

There's a lot going on at the end of Netflix's battle royale thriller Squid Game, which is a cross between Bong Joon-Oscar-winning ho's film...

After the Rams' loss, Tom Brady issued an important reminder: Never make a permanent decision based on a fleeting emotion. Tom Brady was devastated. Brady, the...

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with the leader of the United Arab Emirates to ensure energy supplies from the oil-rich Gulf...

The Biden administration announced plans on Tuesday to implement some of the nation's toughest regulations against methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, as...

As President Biden puts effort into reversing the Trump-era policies on immigration, it appears as though things have been moving slower than anticipated.  There are...

A common theme on the dockets of some of the most significant cases before the Supreme Court in recent weeks, ranging from affirmative action...

A family in Myanmar has said that government security forces fatally shot a 7-year-old girl as she ran to her father — the youngest...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected yet another major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, allowing the 2010 law to stand despite Republican objections...

According to local authorities, at least seven children and two adults were killed, and over 20 others were injured, in a mass shooting at...

A German court on Tuesday found a 97-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary guilty of aiding in the killing of more than 10,000 people. Irmgard...

Two of the nation's top health agencies authorized and expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to allow older Americans to receive a second booster shot in...

According to the New York Attorney General's Office, a Manhattan bar agreed Wednesday to pay $500,000 to current and former employees who claimed managers...

Due to the nature of the Democrat-led Senate, many Student Loan experts believe there will be quick and direct action from Biden in order...

More than 7,000 millipede species crawl across forest floors and garden beds around the world, pairs of legs pumping as they move through soil...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, danced for joy at the opening of his "giga-factory" electric car plant near Berlin on Tuesday, shrugging off...

The exclusive club of former presidents and first ladies has reunited with an important message: Get the COVID-19 vaccine. Missing from the campaign is...

The South African government announced Friday that it will donate slightly more than 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to other...

Twitter lost over 1.3 million users in the week following Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of the social media platform. According to MIT Technology Review,...

During 2021, cryptocurrency companies bombarded Londoners with a record number of advertisements on public transportation, fueling calls for a ban to prevent people from...

The Supreme Court has expanded parents' and students' rights to use government subsidies to attend religious schools, overturning a Maine program that prohibited the...

A federal judge suggested Monday that the Biden administration was engaging in legal "gamesmanship" in order to resurrect a pandemic-related eviction ban, despite the...

Onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, Dave Chappelle was assaulted by a man who ran up and tackled the...

A Missouri school district has announced that spanking will be reinstated this school year, but with a parental caveat. Merlyn Johnson, superintendent of Cassville School...

In 1995, when Chris Noble was 5 years old and learning how to manage his Type 1 diabetes with the help of his parents...

Floodwaters raced down streets and engulfed lawns along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, courtesy of historic Hurricane Michael. Ian roared closer to the expected landfall...

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus will start flooding into the US economy soon, and some analysts say much of that money could end...

A judge recently ordered a New York woman to remove a Confederate flag-adorned rock from her home or risk losing custody of her biracial...

President Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday for her success in combating domestic extremism and gun violence, as he...

After more than 12 hours of negotiating with a federal mediator, Columbus City Schools and the Columbus Education Association reached a preliminary agreement early...

Last Week a federal judge ruled that California can now begin enforcing their tough net neutrality law. This law to ban internet providers from...

David Baszucki, fresh off a stint as a radio host in Santa Cruz, Calif., founded a small video-game company in 2004. It qualified for...