St. Charles County Department of Corrections via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four days before the penalty phase is scheduled to begin, attorneys for Sayfullo Saipov sought on Thursday to strike the government’s decision to seek the death penalty, in part because of what the defense said was possible ethnic […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the “Rust” on-set shooting, have filed a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film’s producers, according to the family’s attorney. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges negligence, battery, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — America’s energy secretary says Utah has role to play as the nation transitions from fossil fuels to clean energy. Secretary Janet Granholm was at the University of Utah on Wednesday and promoted Utah FORGE, the Energy Department’s largest and most advanced laboratory for what’s called […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Legislature’s 45-day session has reached the halfway point and there are still quite a few bills to deal with before adjourning. More than 11-hundred bills have been introduced so far and even more are expected before the session ends on March 3rd. A […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers is pushing for steps to clean up the state’s air. During a press conference on Wednesday, the Republicans and Democrats who make up the Clean Air Caucus outlined dozens of bills and proposals aimed making Utah’s air better. One […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the Rust on-set shooting, plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film, according to the family’s attorney. Their attorney, Gloria Allred, said she will be holding a press briefing […]
Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Massachusetts legislator said he’s going to change a proposed bill that would have given state inmates reduced sentences if they signed up to donate an organ, following an outcry from several groups. Last month, Democratic Rep. Carlos Gonzalez co-introduced a bill that would establish […]
Illustration via FBI (NEW YORK) — After nearly 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft last year, U.S. officials are calling on manufacturers to warn customers of potential risks. The acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Billy Nolen, wrote to laser manufacturers and distributors on Thursday asking them to […]
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kamilah Moore, the chair of California’s Reparations Task Force, is a direct descendant of enslaved people in the United States. Now, she’s one of several leaders behind the nation’s groundbreaking reparations effort to examine the impact slavery and systemic racism has had on Black […]
Blair family (NEW YORK) — The wife of a California public defender who died in Mexico last month is revealing new details deepening the mystery surrounding her husband’s death at a resort in Baja California. “He was my rock in this world,” Kimberly Williams told ABC News Chief National Correspondent […]
