Saturday, 12 August 2023

Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren't set aside, says new Illinois law

Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work

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3 unaccounted for after house explosion that destroyed 3 homes, damaged at least 12 others

Authorities say three people are unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others

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Friday, 11 August 2023

Denver house explodes and partially collapses, hospitalizing 1

An explosion caused a four-unit apartment building in Denver to partially collapse, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries

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Judge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case

Judge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case

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EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?

The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s probe of Hunter Biden is bringing renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in history

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Thursday, 10 August 2023

How to help or donate in response to the deadly wildfire in Maui

Many people are looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires that swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui even as emergency operations continue on Thursday

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Police fatally shoot armed man in northeast Arkansas, but his family says he was running away

A northeast Arkansas man was fatally shot by police who say he pointed a gun at them

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White supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman

A self-proclaimed white supremacist has been arrested on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue

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Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President Donald Trump in the Washington case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss

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Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Atlanta begins to brace for the potential of a new Trump indictment as soon as next week

Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a new indictment that could come as soon as next week in a Georgia prosecutor’s investigation into the Republican ex-president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state

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Things to know about a vote in Ohio, court action in Kansas and Utah and other abortion developments

Ohio voters rejecting a measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution is one of several developments related to abortion policy in several states this week

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Tuesday, 8 August 2023

Riverfront brawl brings unwelcome attention to historic civil rights city in Alabama

Police in Alabama’s capital city say three people are expected to be in custody Tuesday on charges including misdemeanor assault in connection with a riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention

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‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name

The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association

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