Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) says he plans to appeal the ruling by a federal judge that temporarily blocked a state law that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill temporarily blocked the law just days before it was meant to take effect on Jan. 1. The GOP-controlled legislature...
Homicide rates in the United States over the past year have plummeted at a record pace. Preliminary figures from data analysis firm AH Datalytics found homicide is down nearly 13 percent from this point last year. "The overall trend was extraordinarily positive and should be recognized as such," analyst Jeff Asher wrote in his end-of-year...
Wisconsin election officials have declined to review a complaint attempting to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. Madison, Wis., brewery owner Kirk Bangstad filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday, claiming Trump should be removed from the ballot due to his actions surrounding the Jan....
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) in October remarks said Ugandan leaders, including President Yoweri Museveni, should “stand firm” in the face of international outrage over the passage of a law criminalizing same-sex conduct, including potentially the death penalty for individuals convicted of “aggravated homosexuality.” “Whose side do we want to be on?” Walberg asked during Uganda’s National...
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon called out GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley over her recent comments on the Civil War, making note that she mocked him earlier this year over his remarks about her age. "Nikki Haley wants grace for using a poor choice of words when, after I misspoke in some comments involving her,...
About 4.8 million BlendJet portable blenders have been recalled after reports saying the product overheats and may catch fire, as well as having blades break off, which has resulted in injuries. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the recall involves BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders. The commission advises customers to immediately stop using the...
Boeing instructed customer airlines to inspect their 787 Max jets for loose bolts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday. The request comes after the manufacturer discovered two aircraft with missing bolts in the rudder control system, raising concerns about faults across all aircraft. “The issue identified on the particular airplane has been remedied,” Boeing...
An Arkansas group has resubmitted proposed constitutional amendments to the state attorney general. The amendments aim to mandate paper ballots for elections.