Apr 5, 2023: Sutherland Springs shooting victims reach tentative $145M agreement with DOJ | USA Today Jul 7, 2021: Judge rules Air Force responsible for 2017 mass shooting at Texas church | The Hill Nov … Continue reading Mass Shooting at Sutherland Springs Texas Church Leaves 26 Dead and 20 Injured
Oct 11, 2017: In Chicago, Illinois, by a vote of 15-2, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to repeal a one-cent-per-ounce soda tax. The repeal is set to go into effect on December 1, … Continue reading Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago Votes to Repeal Soda Tax
Jun 14, 2024: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-guns-bump-stocks-b3bd1b4163d78514a6d5acc5b44c8b3d https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/conservative-supreme-court-majority-strikes-down-ban-on-bump-stocks Jan 6, 2023: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3803247-appeals-court-strikes-down-ban-on-gun-bump-stucks Nov 14, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3734368-supreme-court-again-rejects-challenge-to-bump-stock-ban Oct 3, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3672082-supreme-court-turns-away-challenge-to-ban-on-gun-bump-stocks Jul 1, 2020: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/505380-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-illegally-manufactured Oct 3, 2019: Las Vegas shooting victims: MGM Resorts to pay settlement up to … Continue reading Gunman Kills 58 and Injures 527 at Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas Nevada
Sep 24, 2017: In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office with her party receiving 33.5% of the vote (compared to winning 41.5% of the vote in Germany's last election in 2013). … Continue reading German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins Fourth Term
Sep 13, 2017: At the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C., Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2017. The legislation is co-sponsored by 16 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate: … Continue reading Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2017
Aug 21, 2017: Barcelona fugitive shot dead had knives, wore fake bomb belt | The Washington Post Aug 20, 2017: Barcelona attack: Spain terror cell had 120 gas canisters | BBC Spain: Police think extremists … Continue reading Thirteen People Killed and 100 Injured in Terrorist Attack in Barcelona Spain
Nov 23, 2021: Charlottesville rally organizers found liable by jury | The Hill Nov 19, 2021: Jury finishes deliberations without reaching a verdict in Charlottesville Unite the Right civil trial | CNN Nov 18, 2021: … Continue reading One Person Killed and 19 People Inured at White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville Virginia
Nov 3, 2017: The "Fourth National Climate Assessment | Volume I" (NCA4) was released today. This assessment concludes, based on extensive evidence, that it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, … Continue reading 2017 U.S. Global Change Research Program Climate Science Special Report (CSSR)
Note: Because it's such a large topic, information regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is posted here. Nov 17, 2017: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360973-murkowski-obamacare-fix-not-precondition-for-tax-vote http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360911-republicans-still-backing-trump-judicial-nominee-with-no-trial-experience http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360855-gop-chairman-explodes-in-anger-after-dem-says-tax-bill-benefits-rich http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/360917-gop-chairman-breaks-with-trump-on-elephant-trophy-imports http://thehill.com/homenews/media/360920-megyn-kelly-on-trump-criticizing-franken-how-tone-deaf-mr-president https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/17/roy-moore-will-not-step-down-his-wife-kayla-moore-says Nov 16, 2017: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/360704-house-passes-sweeping-tax-bill-in-victory-for-gop … Continue reading President Donald Trump | The Third 100 Days
Jan 20, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3821657-ftc-asks-court-to-hold-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-in-contempt Mar 9, 2018: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/09/martin-shkreli-sentenced-7-years-prison/359705002 Mar 5, 2018: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/05/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-forfeit-nearly-7-4-m-assets-he-faces-sentencing-foer-including-rare-wu-tan/396080002 Feb 28, 2018: In a letter to Brooklyn federal court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, Shkreli asked the judge for leniency. 'Pharma Bro' asks judge … Continue reading Martin Shkreli Fraud Trial Begins Today