(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are sending a bill to create a new state flag to Governor Spencer Cox. The Utah House passed Senate Bill 31 in a 40-35 vote yesterday. The Senate approved the bill in an 18-to-9 vote a few minutes later. The votes complete a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Legislature will finish its 45-day session today in Salt Lake City. Multiple bills were moved to the governor’s desk yesterday, including a pair of bills that crack down on social media companies. Parental consent will be required for children to be active on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Legislature has passed a bill to ban abortion clinics in Utah starting next year. The Senate approved the bill along party lines on Thursday. The House passed the measure earlier in the session and now needs to approve two Senate amendments before sending the […]
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A town hall in East Palestine, Ohio became heated as an exasperated and furious crowd shouted their frustrations at state and federal officials and a Norfolk Southern representative. It’s been four weeks since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in the town […]
WLS-TV (CHICAGO) — An 18-year-old was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a Chicago police officer after the two exchanged gunfire at close range. The officer was responding to a call about a person with a firearm Wednesday when he was shot multiple times, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said during […]
ABC News (WALTERBORO, S.C.) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Friday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife and their youngest son. Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the […]
Prince George County Police Department (COLLEGE PARK, Md.) — College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned Wednesday, a day before he was arrested and charged with 56 counts of child pornography. His charges included 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative […]
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee has become the first state to restrict drag performances in public. HB 9, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, makes “a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property” — or where it can be viewed by minors — a […]
ABC News (SAN FRANCISCO) — Russell Jeung’s family was forcibly removed from their homes in Monterey, California, in the late 1800s. “When the townspeople wanted the Chinese out, the landlord evicted them. When the Chinese wouldn’t leave, a fire burned down the entire village,” Jeung, co-founder of the Stop AAPI […]
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Cashay Henderson, a Black transgender woman fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is remembered by her family as “a jokester,” “independent,” “unapologetic,” and someone who “walks to the beat of her own drum.” And though she’s remembered as a strong, bright presence in the lives of […]
