FILE – Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Angola, La. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a […]
BREAKING NEWS: New bill offers $2K a month to teens aging out of foster care, despite potential convictions.giang
In their latest effort to address juvenile crime, lawmakers pushed forward a bill they hope will increase accountability while offering rehabilitation. But republican lawmakers say they are disgusted with how lenient the bill is. “People should be offended and outraged,” said Rep. Nicole Chavez, (R-Albuquerque). During a debate on the house floor Saturday, some lawmakers called the […]
BREAKING NEWS: Red flag laws now being used more to protect gun owners in crisis.giang
Groups of mourners gather for a prayer vigil after a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis in 2021. Indiana is one of 21 states that have a red flag law, which allow police and family members to petition a civil court to remove a firearm from someone who may be a danger to […]
BREAKING NEWS: AG Pam Bondi’s promise to depoliticize Justice Department questioned—Has she done the opposite? .giang
As she sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15, Bondi provided vague but repeated assurances that the Justice Department under her watch would “only follow the facts and the law” and the White House and a President Donald Trump bent on revenge would play no improper role in cases it investigated or brought. She also pledged to […]
BREAKING NEWS: US halts flights to Haiti until Sept. 8 as UN warns of escalating gang violence.giang
1 / 3 Haiti International Airport FILE – A police officer patrols the entrance of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Tuesday extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence, […]