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  • US academics urge Biden to do more on Iran

     

    More than 2,000 academics from universities across the United States have written to President Joe Biden urging him to do more to support the anti-government protesters in Iran, many of whom are coming out of Iranian universities and schools as young Iranians take to the streets and face off against the country’s brutal security services.

    ​More than 2,000 academics from universities across the United States have written to President Joe Biden urging him to do more to support the anti-government protesters in Iran, many of whom are coming out of Iranian universities and schools as young Iranians take to the streets and face off against the country’s brutal security services. 

  • Why the Dow ended October up 14%, its best monthly gain since January 1976

    Why the Dow ended October up 14%, its best monthly gain since January 1976

     

    Fed decision day is here — and so is some potential bad news for the market.

    ​Fed decision day is here — and so is some potential bad news for the market. 

  • The Parkland school shooter is set to be sentenced to life in prison today

    The Parkland school shooter is set to be sentenced to life in prison today

     

    The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing to a close an agonizing, monthslong trial in which a jury declined to recommend a death sentence.

    ​The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing to a close an agonizing, monthslong trial in which a jury declined to recommend a death sentence. 

  • Oath Keepers spent over $400 at post-US Capitol riot feast at the Olive Garden, prosecutors say

    Oath Keepers spent over $400 at post-US Capitol riot feast at the Olive Garden, prosecutors say

     

    After the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, members of the Oath Keepers met for a late-night dinner at an Olive Garden in suburban Virginia and spent hundreds of dollars on an Italian feast.

    ​After the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, members of the Oath Keepers met for a late-night dinner at an Olive Garden in suburban Virginia and spent hundreds of dollars on an Italian feast. 

  • 1 killed and 5 others were injured in a drive-by shooting in Denver, police say

    1 killed and 5 others were injured in a drive-by shooting in Denver, police say

     

    One man is dead and five other people were wounded in a drive-by shooting in broad daylight Tuesday in Denver, police said.

    ​One man is dead and five other people were wounded in a drive-by shooting in broad daylight Tuesday in Denver, police said. 

  • Family of a man shot 19 times by Detroit police during a mental health crisis is suing the city and five officers

    Family of a man shot 19 times by Detroit police during a mental health crisis is suing the city and five officers

     

    The family of a 20-year-old Black man who was experiencing a mental health crisis when he was fatally shot by police is suing the city of Detroit and five police officers, family attorney Geoffrey Fieger said.

    ​The family of a 20-year-old Black man who was experiencing a mental health crisis when he was fatally shot by police is suing the city of Detroit and five police officers, family attorney Geoffrey Fieger said. 

  • Secret Service spokesman interviewed by January 6 committee on Monday

    Secret Service spokesman interviewed by January 6 committee on Monday

     

    The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack interviewed Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi on Monday, three sources familiar with the panel’s investigation told CNN.

    ​The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack interviewed Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi on Monday, three sources familiar with the panel’s investigation told CNN. 

  • Chief Justice John Roberts puts temporary hold on release of Trump’s tax returns to Congress

    Chief Justice John Roberts puts temporary hold on release of Trump’s tax returns to Congress

     

    Chief Justice John Roberts agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court order requiring the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service to a Democratic-led House committee.

    ​Chief Justice John Roberts agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court order requiring the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service to a Democratic-led House committee. 

  • Supreme Court rejects Lindsey Graham’s request to block grand jury subpoena

    Supreme Court rejects Lindsey Graham’s request to block grand jury subpoena

     

    The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a subpoena for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in front of an Atlanta special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

    ​The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a subpoena for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in front of an Atlanta special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. 

  • Watchdog accuses Capitol architect of ethics violations over offer to give ‘patriots’ tours

    Watchdog accuses Capitol architect of ethics violations over offer to give ‘patriots’ tours

     

    A federal watchdog is accusing the Architect of the Capitol, who was appointed to by former President Donald Trump, of ethics violations over an offer to provide tours to “patriots” weeks before the November 2020 election.

    ​A federal watchdog is accusing the Architect of the Capitol, who was appointed to by former President Donald Trump, of ethics violations over an offer to provide tours to “patriots” weeks before the November 2020 election.