Educators truly show up for their students, no matter how under-resourced they are …read more Source:: Salon.com
News
U.S. wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States on Friday won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a $325-million Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji, with the case now appearing headed for the Pacific nation’s top court. The case has highlighted the thorny legal ground the U.S. finds itself on as it tries to […]
Trump family to testify in fraud case
“Our investigation will continue undeterred because no one is above the law,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. …read more Source:: Salon.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene has spent more on security than any other congressional candidate
The security group used by Greene was also previously used by Kyle Rittenhouse …read more Source:: Salon.com
Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he ‘deflated’ stock price
Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company. The lawsuit filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claims the billionaire Tesla CEO has sought to drive down Twitter’s stock […]
Bethenny Frankel on success built on authenticity: “Not everybody likes me, but people trust me”
Watch the “Real Housewives vet and “Skinny Girl” founder share her tips for getting ahead on “Salon Talks” …read more Source:: Salon.com
Biden to console families in Uvalde, press for action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. The White House said the Bidens would “grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the […]
Gunman entered school unobstructed and started shooting, officials say
The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday entered the school building unobstructed, authorities said Thursday. Contrary to information officials released earlier, the gunman was not confronted by a school police officer before entering Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, state Department of Public Safety South Texas Regional […]
5 Supreme Court decisions from this term that are terrifyingly radical — and not about abortion
Here is what a Supreme Court now stacked with a strong conservative majority has quietly changed …read more Source:: Salon.com
A return to permanent war is here: First it will bankrupt America, then destroy it
When Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene are the only people objecting to endless war, it’s all gone wrong …read more Source:: Salon.com
Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team. […]
Israeli court upholds ban on Jewish prayer at Al Aqsa compound
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli appeal court on Wednesday overruled a magistrate who had stirred Palestinian anger by questioning the legality of barring Jewish prayer at a contested Jerusalem shrine, as the United States warned its citizens over travel in the vicinity. Al Aqsa mosque compound, which Jews revere as a vestige of […]
Texas court spares man who killed girl from execution
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas’ top criminal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a man convicted of killing an 11-year-old Fort Worth girl be removed from the state’s death row. In a three-page opinion, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled by a 6-3 vote that Juan Ramon Meza Segundo does not qualify for execution […]
Explainer: Can U.S. gunmakers be liable for mass shooting?
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – An 18-year-old gunman stormed a Texas elementary school on Tuesday and killed 19 children and two teachers, reigniting a debate in the United States over gun control and the potential legal liability for manufacturers of firearms. Below is a look at attempts to use the courts to hold manufacturers liable […]