On this day in 2002
MAY 22, 2002 An Alabama jury convicted Bobby Cherry of taking part in the Ku Klux Klan’s 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church that killed four girls. Cherry received four…
Alabama attorney general wants absentee ballot lawsuit dismissed
Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand since 2016. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) The Alabama attorney general’s office…
Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, on Tuesday said he wants to see Republicans go on the record with a vote on a bipartisan border bill. In…
States need to keep PFAS ’forever chemicals’ out of the water. It will be expensive.
Jackson Quinn brings PFAS water samples into a temperature controlled room, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans being loaded from a grain bin onto a truck on June 13, 2018 in Dwight, Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding $300 million in grants to expand…
Former U.S. official offers lesson in military aid — and political power — at Menendez trial
Sen. Bob Menendez walks past press photographers and gawkers after leaving court Monday, May 20, 2024, in Manhattan, where his corruption trial entered its second week. (Dana DiFilippo | New…
Lawsuit: Business partner of alleged serial rapist made extortion payments to Johnson City police
Eight Johnson City women who are participating in a lawsuit against Johnson City over its handling of rape reports spoke at a February press conference in Knoxville to push back…
Patrick Leahy: The Leahy law should be applied to Israel
This commentary is by Patrick Leahy. He served as a U.S. senator from Vermont for 48 years. In the 1980s and ’90s, the United States gave training, weapons and ammunition…
All 92 counties opt in for 2025 public health funding
Each of Indiana’s 92 counties appears to have opted into the 2025 Health First Indiana program, which provides enhanced funding to local public health departments. (Getty Images) Every county in…
Some human trafficking advocates object to Florida’s new tip line
Florida Channel screenshot of Attorney General Ashley Moody speaking in Coral Gables on May 13, 2024. Quality Journalism for Critical Times A law set to go into effect in Florida…