The Justice Department (DOJ) on Thursday announced it is launching civil investigations into two detention centers in South Carolina, citing several reports of inmate deaths and assaults, concerning physical conditions and alleged discrimination of those with disabilities. The probe will look into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention center, operated by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office in...
Nearly half of Arkansas respondents approve of the job Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) is doing as the state’s governor, resulting in the lowest approval rating an Arkansas governor has received since her father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R). In a new Arkansas Poll published Wednesday, the survey found that 48 percent of state respondents...
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley took a jab at fellow candidate Ron DeSantis over rumors that the Florida governor wears lifts in his boots to appear taller. In a Wednesday interview on “The Daily Show,” host Charlamagne tha God asked Haley whether she plans to wear high heels to appear taller than DeSantis on stage...
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with calling the World Jewish Congress and threatening to kill Israeli people, the Department of Justice announced Thursday, part of a recent spike in antisemitic incidents. In a news release Thursday, federal authorities said Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel of Sarasota was charged with transmitting an interstate threat...
One of the five former Memphis, Tenn., police officers charged in the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols has accepted a plea deal for both his state and federal criminal cases. Federal prosecutors charged Desmond Mills and four other officers in September with excessive force, deliberate indifference, conspiracy to witness tamper and obstruction of justice. Mills...
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is launching a multimillion-dollar ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire as the 38-year-old GOP millennial struggles to stand out from the pack against former President Trump and his other 2024 rivals. Ramaswamy’s campaign is so far spending up to $8 million in Iowa and $4 million in New Hampshire...
Efforts to keep former President Trump off the ballot under the 14th Amendment reached the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday, with several justices during oral arguments appearing wary that they should be the ones to determine Trump's eligibility. The case, brought by a left-leaning nonprofit, is one of multiple across the country seeking to prevent Trump...
EXCLUSIVE: A top official, who Secretary Janet Yellen describes as a "true pillar" of the Treasury Department, retired this week after more than 25 years of service, Fox News Digital has learned.