Law

GOP lawmakers opposed Biden's climate measure but it's helping their constituents

5:09am August 18, 2023

by H.J. Mai

President Biden's climate measure has driven billions of dollars in clean technology investments. Despite no support from House Republicans, it's Red States which are seeing the biggest benefits.

Former President Donald Trump talks to people in the crowd during the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.

Politics & Government

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice

1:07am August 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election in Georgia or elsewhere, despite Trump's baseless claims.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the Des Moines International Airport after a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump lawyers ask to push back federal election subversion trial to April 2026

9:03pm August 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The suggested April 2026 date is a counterproposal to the Justice Department's recommendation last week that the trial should begin Jan. 2, 2024.

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Aug. 5. Judge Tanya Chutkan received death threats on her chamber's phone line, a court affidavit says.

A Texas woman is charged with threatening the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 trial

8:46pm August 17, 2023

by Emily Olson

Abigail Jo Shry is accused of calling the judge's chambers and leaving a voicemail threatening to "kill anyone" who went after the ex-president, including Democrats and members of the LGBTQ community.

National

New York City officially bans TikTok on all government devices

7:19pm August 17, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

City employees will begin to lose access to TikTok and its website from all city-owned devices and networks, according to a New York City Hall spokesperson.

Hillsong church founder Brian Houston arrives Thursday at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. He was ruled not guilty of a charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes.

Hillsong Church founder found not guilty of concealing his father's child sex crimes

5:45pm August 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. He resigned from his church roles after being charged two years ago.

A stack of the latest edition of the weekly Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building in Marion, Kansas, on Wednesday. The newspaper's front page was dedicated to two stories about a raid by local police on its offices and the publisher's home on Aug. 11.

National

Judge who signed Kansas newspaper search warrant had 2 DUI arrests, reports say

4:20pm August 17, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The Marion County Record now has all of the devices police seized in a raid. Local newspapers report that the judge who signed the search warrant had two drunken driving arrests within a year.

The rich history of music in prisons shows how damaged souls can be worth redemption

1:26pm August 17, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Journalist Maurice Chammah says art and music programs help us understand "there's more to say about [a prisoner] than their crime." Chammah is the author of Let the Lord Sort Them.

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The indictment in Georgia against former President Donald Trump is photographed Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

Trump's tweets count as an 'overt act' in the Georgia case. What does that mean?

12:56pm August 17, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Former President Donald Trump made speeches and tweets that furthered the conspiracy to overturn the election results, according to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' office.

Morning news brief

8:13am August 17, 2023

Federal appeals court ruling deals a blow to abortion pill access. The death toll from the Lahaina fires has increased to 101. Guatemala's presidential elections are this weekend.

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