In an unexpected decision, a Georgia judge ruled that the conspiracy to commit election intereference case against Donald Trump and several associates can continue if Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis either steps aside from...
In a case of what prosecutors described as “gross negligence,” a Michigan jury convicted James Crumbley on charges of involuntary manslaughter for his role in his son’s deadly rampage at Oxford High School nearly three years...
Does the Chinese government have officials inside TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, pulling the strings? And does the storing of data from the popular social media app outside of China protect Americans? These questions appear...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that...
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: Debunking conspiracy theories What prompted the idea for the course? I am interested in how...
The first trial ever of a former president, the so-called “hush money” case against former president and likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin with jury selection in New York on March 25, 2024, though...
As the Israel-Hamas coNFLict in Gaza continues to escalate, with the death toll surpassing 30,000, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, discussions surrounding U.S. policy towards the region have amped up. Amidst this dialogue,...
As Congress moves ahead with legislation that could ban TikTok, the popular platform has found an unlikely ally in Washington: Donald Trump. Over the last week, Trump has railed against a bill that would remove TikTok from U.S. app...
Elections are the bedrock of democracy, essential for choosing representatives and holding them accountable. The U.S. is a flawed democracy. The Electoral College and the Senate make voters in less populous states far more influential...
A Fulton County judge has tossed out six of the 41 state charges against Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia’s expansive election interference case against the former president and others. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott...
Special Counsel Robert Hur testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, offering his first public comments on why he chose not to seek...
Friday is the Deadline for Nonprofits to Register for 401Gives – More organizations expected to participate than ever before as the state’s largest nonprofit philanthropic effort aims to raise $4 million+ in a single day April...
When I started covering crime as a reporter for small newspapers in the 1980s, I was assigned to walk to the police department lobby each morning and look through all of the previous day’s police reports, clipped to a board on the...
Russians will vote in a presidential election from March 15-17, 2024, and are all but guaranteed to hand Vladimir Putin a comfortable victory, paving the way for him to remain in power until at least 2030. While the result may be a...
It’s just over six months until Election Day. The president faces a tough fight for reelection. His approval rating has cratered below 40% in the polls, his party is divided over a foreign war, and a bipartisan chorus declares that...
If you ask American voters what their top issues are, most will point to kitchen-table issues like the economy, inflation, crime, health care or education. Fewer than 5% of respondents in 2023 and 2024 Gallup surveys said that climate...
TikTok is once again making headlines as it mobilizes an unconventional force to combat a bill threatening its existence in the United States: online influencers. TikTok has enlisted the support of these digital personalities to try...
Campaign finance data released at the end of January 2024 revealed that Save America, a political action committee founded and controlled by former President Donald Trump, spent more than US$50 million in 2023 on legal fees resulting...
Two things are certain concerning Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. First, he will be reelected as president in the rigged election scheduled to run from March 15 to 17, 2024, by a resounding – if fraudulent – margin. Second, he...
Through the decades, corporate boards have been mostly white and mostly male. That started changing in the early 1970s. Fueled by the historic gains of the Civil Rights Movement that broke down racial and gender barriers, a variety...
Much of the discussion over illegal immigration to the U.S. has in recent weeks moved its focus south to the Darien Gap. This treacherous route that spans parts of Central and South America has seen an increasing number of people...