Legal battles against a new Illinois assault weapons ban are mounting. Since Jan. 10, when Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” legislation — which bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons in Illinois — the new law has been hit with a barrage of legal claims. …
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More documents marked as classified found at Biden’s home, White House says
Lawyers for President Biden found more documents marked as classified at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged in a statement Saturday. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six pages of documents marked as classified were found during …
Read More »Woman found dead in New Hampshire over 50 years ago identified; authorities now looking for her killer
Investigators have identified the body of a woman found over 50 years ago in New Hampshire as a Massachusetts resident who was supposed to see her family off at the airport as they prepared to move to Texas, but never showed up. Forensic testing and assistance from the DNA Doe …
Read More »White House proposes lower monthly payments as part of “student loan safety net”
Washington — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms. President Biden announced the repayment plan in August but it was …
Read More »Amazon cutting total of 18,000 workers as tech layoffs mount
Amazon said it is slashing a total of 18,000 jobs, a larger number of positions than it previously announced and the largest set of layoffs in the e-commerce giant’s history. “We typically wait to communicate about these outcomes until we can speak with the people who are directly impacted,” CEO …
Read More »Workers quit at a higher rate in November, while job openings stayed high
U.S. job openings remained high in November and workers quit at a higher rate, suggesting the job market remains tilted in favor of employees. While good news for workers, the latest numbers come as a blow to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool hiring and wage gains in a bid …
Read More »Suspect Bryan Christopher Kohberger arrested in murders of 4 University of Idaho students
A suspect has been arrested for the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, authorities said Friday. Word of the arrest came more than six weeks after roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle were found stabbed to death in their home in Moscow, Idaho, along with fellow student Ethan …
Read More »“Baby June” case: Mom charged, held without bail in 2018 death of baby found floating in inlet
A Florida woman appeared in court Friday on a first-degree murder charge in the 2018 death of her newborn infant, whose body was found floating in a seaside inlet. A Palm Beach County judge ordered Arya Singh, 29, held without bail during a brief hearing. She was arrested Thursday in …
Read More »Which U.S. cities have seen the biggest jump —and decline — in rent this year?
Rents in some cities in the South and Midwest are rising faster than the national average, driven by the migration of residents on the East and West coasts seeking more affordable housing. The trend has caused rent in cities like Raleigh, North Carolina, and Indianapolis, Indiana, to climb more than …
Read More »White House: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest Jan. 6 comments a “slap in the face” to law enforcement, victims’ families
Washington — The White House is reacting sharply to comments made over the weekend by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and how the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, might have gone if she had indeed been its ringleader. The Georgia Republican spoke Saturday at a dinner hosted by the New …
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