A Florida jury opted on Thursday to spare Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people at a high school in the city of Parkland in 2018, the death sentence, instead recommending life in prison. Some victims’ families shook their heads in the Fort Lauderdale courtroom as the jury rejected the prosecution’s plea for the Read More…
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White House plans to allow up to 125,000 refugees into US for 2023 fiscal year
The Biden administration plans to allow up to 125,000 refugees into the United States for the 2023 fiscal year, the same lofty ceiling as last year, according to a source familiar with the plan. The refugee ceiling dictates how many refugees can be admitted to the United States, but the administration doesn’t have to hit that number and didn’t Read More…
Trump hints at running for president again in 2024
Former President Donald Trump returned to Washington for the first time since leaving office Tuesday, and hinted at running for office again in 2024. He vigorously repeated his false election claims that sparked the January 6 insurrection at the nearby Capitol. “It was a catastrophe, that election. A disgrace to our country,” he said, insisting Read More…
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of Read More…
Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins
U.S. former President Donald Trump said on Saturday if he were to run for president and win in 2024, he would pardon people charged with criminal offences in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol. Trump, who has not said whether he will run for president again after Read More…
US: Three Georgia men sentenced to life in prison for ‘chilling’ Arbery murder
Jan 7 (Reuters) – A Georgia judge sentenced Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for what he called the “chilling” 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man running through their mostly white neighborhood in the southern U.S. state. Judge Timothy Walmsley also Read More…