Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending 30 years in jail for crime he did not commit. Duncan was overwhelmingly elected into the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position. State lawmakers have eliminated the longstanding position before he can take office. read more
Found guilty: "David Rivera (60) and Esther Nuhfer (51) obtained a $50 million contract with a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned and state-controlled oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), to advance the interests of the Venezuelan regime in the US. read more
Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz rallied down the stretch to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby by a neck, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer in history to win the race. The longshto paid $48.24 on a $2 win wager.
A bipartisan effort to expand what Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can buy has sparked an unexpected rift among Democrats, after Minnesota's lieutenant governor publicly criticized members of her own party over a narrowly focused food policy change. read more
Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit alleging that OpenAI abandoned its mission and should be blocked from taking the company public later this year. read more
A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump has reportedly merged with a critical minerals group that last year was lined up for $1.6bn in US government support to mine critical mineral tungsten in Kazakhstan. read more
Donald Trump told a Florida crowd that it is "treasonous" to say the US is not winning the war in Iran. The US president was speaking at The Villages in Florida, the world's largest retirement community, when he made the remarks. read more
In testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a Pentagon official placed the cost of the Defense Department's Operation Epic Fury at about $25 billion, a figure that did not fully account for damaged or destroyed equipment or U.S. military installations damaged. read more
The Wall Street Journal reports that the new powerful technical tools that track immigrants is also being used on U.S. citizens. read more
Former Homeland Security Secretary and noted slayer of puppies Kristi Noem is drawing criticism after reports that, nearly two months after her firing, she appears to still be living in government housing typically reserved for top Coast Guard leadership. read more
U.S. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed in an April 30 congressional hearing that Russia is supporting Iran in the current war with the United States. read more
This May 1, labor councils from Milwaukee to North Carolina, from UFCW locals to teachers' unions, are marching with a demand that cuts to the heart of today's crisis: Workers Over Billionaires. read more
President Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday that he was considering pulling some U.S. troops out of Germany stunned defense officials, who scrambled to figure out if the president was serious about following through on his threats this time. read more
In addition to conducting high seas piracy of ships in Greek territorial waters which were delivering humanitarian aid and food to suffering Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continues to kill Muslims in the Middle East with American taxpayer-funded munitions. read more
