Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University New York Attorney General Letitia James hit former president Donald Trump with a US$250 million lawsuit on Sept. 21, 2022, citing “staggering” amounts of falsified business information and fraud. The civil lawsuit alleges that Trump, his company…
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography and sex abuse charges in his hometown of Chicago. 55-year-old Kelly, who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world, was found guilty of…
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Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University The 9/11 terrorist attack on the World…
John Logan, San Francisco State University Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang…
A man was arrested after his 7 dogs attacked a 71-year-old man, mauling him to death, as he was walking to a neighborhood store. The incident happened on July 18 in Fresno,…
Martha Davis, Northeastern University The Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade is already having profound effects across the United States, from Florida to Wisconsin. And the ruling…
Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of…
After firing more than 70 rounds during the Highland Park 4th of July parade, killing 7 and injuring dozens, the suspected gunman drove to Madison, Wisconsin, and “seriously contemplated” another shooting in…
A 21-year-old man linked to the mass shooting during the Highland Park Fourth of July parade has been charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder, authorities announced Tuesday. Lake County State’s Attorney…
The suspected shooter is in custody after a mass shooting in north suburban Highland Park Monday. 6 people were killed, and dozens were injured after a gunman opened fire from a rooftop…
Wendy Bach, University of Tennessee It’s clear that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will make it harder for women to get an abortion across much of…
When authorities found dozens of migrants dead inside a trucker under the sweltering Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, according to a…
Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs…
Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein who lured underage girls, was sentenced to 20 years on five criminal counts, including sex trafficking. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the sentence holds her…
