Nation Oct 17 Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a U.S. mass shooting The heroic “good guy with a gun” who can stop an attack even before law enforcement can arrive has long been a rallying cry by gun rights advocates, arguing that armed citizens can act as a first line of self-defense…
Nation Oct 01 Former cop who fatally shot Botham Jean in apartment that she mistook for hers gets parole A white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.
Nation Sep 28 A bankrupt Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property as its legal troubles grow The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy. The plan hopes that a buyer will preserve the “historic mission” of the century-old private Christian girls camp, where 27 campers and counselors died in a…
Politics Aug 31 Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misused $10 million, but no charges have been filed Despite the lack of charges, the report ignited a new round of criticism aimed at Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state Republicans over the charity receiving $10 million from a state Medicaid settlement intended to help poor children get…
Nation Aug 21 Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn’t happen.
Nation Aug 14 Army temporarily halts Apache helicopter training missions after deadly Texas crash No cause of the Wednesday crash has been released because the investigation has just begun. A safety investigation team from the Army Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is trying to determine what happened, the Army said.
Education Jun 26 Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms.
World May 14 Oklahoma judge allows former death row prisoner to be released on bond while awaiting retrial The decision clears the way for Richard Glossip, 63, to leave a lockup for the first time since his arrest nearly 30 years ago over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times. The…
Nation Apr 28 Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training before flood, investigator says Young and inexperienced Camp Mystic counselors were not trained to help campers during floods or other emergencies, and feared making decisions on their own, an investigator into the flood that killed 27 counselors and campers told Texas lawmakers Monday.
Nation Apr 08 Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid bid to renew license The investigation disclosed Tuesday comes as the state considers whether to allow the all-girls camp to reopen this summer.