The commission reviewing the events that led up to October's Maine mass shooting found that local law enforcement could have taken the shooter into custody and seized his weapons prior to the shooting. Army reservist Robert Card murdered 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, marking the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history....
The leader of the House GOP campaign arm is urging his colleagues to “embrace” former President Trump, which he contends is a winning strategy across all districts. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) is encouraging his conference colleagues to support Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee in 2024, in his push to regain the Oval Office and welcome...
A federal court on Friday halted a new federal rule that would require publicly traded companies to reveal climate change-related information. A panel of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judges issued an order that pauses the rule as litigation against it plays out. The order, from Judges Edith Jones, Stephen Higginson, and Cory Wilson —...
A major settlement reached between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and home sellers Friday could bring signficant changes to the real estate world. The full implications of the $418 milion settlement for the U.S. housing market are not yet clear. Even so, NAR's agreement to scrap longstanding rules governing broker commission fees will slash...
Nathan Wade, who helped lead former President Trump’s criminal prosecution in Georgia, resigned on Friday after a Georgia judge ruled that either he or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) must step down due to a conflict of interest. Judge Scott McAfee's decision comes after news broke in January that Willis and Wade engaged in a once-romantic relationship....
The federal government designated Friday a large area off New England's coast for offshore wind energy development, opening up potential for a lease sale in the Gulf of Maine.