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  • Former Atlanta police officer indicted in the 2019 shooting death of Jimmy Atchison

    Former Atlanta police officer indicted in the 2019 shooting death of Jimmy Atchison

     

    For more than three years, Jimmy Hill has kept a weekly vigil outside the offices of the Fulton County district attorney in Atlanta, distributing fliers about his son’s death at the hands of police and demanding justice.

    ​For more than three years, Jimmy Hill has kept a weekly vigil outside the offices of the Fulton County district attorney in Atlanta, distributing fliers about his son’s death at the hands of police and demanding justice. 

  • ‘Out of control’: No one knows how much to tip

    ‘Out of control’: No one knows how much to tip

     

    A new checkout trend is sweeping across America, making for an increasingly awkward experience: digital tip jars.

    ​A new checkout trend is sweeping across America, making for an increasingly awkward experience: digital tip jars. 

  • Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh facing new tax evasion charges

    Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh facing new tax evasion charges

     

    Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who has been accused of killing his wife and son and being involved in financial crimes and fraud schemes, is now facing a new set of tax evasion charges.

    ​Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who has been accused of killing his wife and son and being involved in financial crimes and fraud schemes, is now facing a new set of tax evasion charges. 

  • McCarthy says five GOP hardliners could derail the entire House Republican agenda

    McCarthy says five GOP hardliners could derail the entire House Republican agenda

     

    House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday that five conservative hardliners have not budged in their opposition to his speaker’s bid, offering dire warnings that their hard-fought Republican majority could be derailed if they don’t bend.

    ​House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday that five conservative hardliners have not budged in their opposition to his speaker’s bid, offering dire warnings that their hard-fought Republican majority could be derailed if they don’t bend. 

  • Donald Trump’s NFT superhero trading cards timed the market all wrong

    Donald Trump’s NFT superhero trading cards timed the market all wrong

     

    Donald Trump’s entrance into the NFT world came at the worst possible moment.

    ​Donald Trump’s entrance into the NFT world came at the worst possible moment. 

  • Accused NYC subway shooter now faces more federal charges

    Accused NYC subway shooter now faces more federal charges

     

    Frank James, the man authorities have said was behind the mass shooting inside a New York City subway that left dozens injured in April, now faces 10 counts of a terrorist attack and other violence against a mass transportation system, according to a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury Friday.

    ​Frank James, the man authorities have said was behind the mass shooting inside a New York City subway that left dozens injured in April, now faces 10 counts of a terrorist attack and other violence against a mass transportation system, according to a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury Friday. 

  • Garland instructs prosecutors to end sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine

    Garland instructs prosecutors to end sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine

     

    Attorney General Merrick Garland instructed federal prosecutors Friday to end sentencing disparities between offenders convicted of crimes involving crack and powder cocaine, a decadeslong policy that has led to disproportionate prison sentences for Blacks.

    ​Attorney General Merrick Garland instructed federal prosecutors Friday to end sentencing disparities between offenders convicted of crimes involving crack and powder cocaine, a decadeslong policy that has led to disproportionate prison sentences for Blacks. 

  • North Carolina voter ID law had racially discriminatory intent, state Supreme Court says

    North Carolina voter ID law had racially discriminatory intent, state Supreme Court says

     

    The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that struck down the state’s 2018 voter ID law, agreeing with the lower court that it had been passed with the intent of targeting Black voters who were unlikely to vote for Republicans.

    ​The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that struck down the state’s 2018 voter ID law, agreeing with the lower court that it had been passed with the intent of targeting Black voters who were unlikely to vote for Republicans. 

  • Transgender death row inmate set to be executed in January files clemency application with Missouri governor

    Transgender death row inmate set to be executed in January files clemency application with Missouri governor

     

    A transgender woman who is scheduled to be executed in Missouri next month for murdering a woman in 2003 has filed a clemency application with the governor, citing struggles with brain damage and childhood trauma, the petition says.

    ​A transgender woman who is scheduled to be executed in Missouri next month for murdering a woman in 2003 has filed a clemency application with the governor, citing struggles with brain damage and childhood trauma, the petition says. 

  • Federal appeals court throws out case brought by Connecticut high school girls challenging trans-inclusive sports policy

    Federal appeals court throws out case brought by Connecticut high school girls challenging trans-inclusive sports policy

     

    A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a case brought by four cisgender high school girls in Connecticut who claimed the state’s trans-inclusive sports policy violated their civil rights and deprived them of a “chance to be champions.”

    ​A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a case brought by four cisgender high school girls in Connecticut who claimed the state’s trans-inclusive sports policy violated their civil rights and deprived them of a “chance to be champions.”