Archives for August 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday banned political appointees at the Justice Department from participating in political campaign events, changing a longtime policy at an agency under intense political scrutiny and fending off allegations of partisanship. … [Read more...] about Garland restricts Justice Dept. appointees' political activities amid GOP criticism

A New Jersey township has cut down the shade trees lining its town square in order to deter the homeless from congregating there. … [Read more...] about New Jersey town topples trees from town square in bid to clear out homeless

A 19-year-old male student died and two 18-year-old women were injured Monday night when a column collapsed on their hammocks at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. … [Read more...] about Column collapse on the first day of class kills one and injures two at Lewis & Clark College

A 27-year-old Mississippi woman has been given a 30-year prison term, with five years suspended, for the 2018 stabbing death of her boyfriend, prosecutors said Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Mississippi woman stabs boyfriend to death; gets 30 years

Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91, Russian media reported Thursday. … [Read more...] about Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91