ProPublica has been reporting on family courts’ handling of custody disputes that involve allegations of child or domestic abuse. The reporting shows that a disputed psychological theory that’s been rejected by mainstream scientists has widespread influence on outcomes in family court.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year in high school.
Next week, the man accused of shooting him will be in court.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 5:00am
On the day he was indicted on financial fraud charges in a New York City courtroom, former U.S. President Donald Trump launched an attack against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
One of the handful of Black female prosecutors in the country, Willis has led a criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged campaign interference in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 4:00am
TOPEKA — An attorney representing the Marion County Record in wake of a raid of the newspaper’s office urged Marion law enforcement officials to stop short of examining computers and other seized property pending a court hearing on whether the search violated legal standards.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 3:00am
In July 2023, a 17-year-old was questioned and subsequently banned from American Airlines for three years for doing allegedly "skiplagging." His flight was from Gainesville, Florida, to New York City but had a layover in Charlotte, North Carolina, his intended destination.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/11/2023 - 5:00am
OMAHA — The publicly owned Metropolitan Utilities District has agreed to pay the last claim left in the 2016 Old Market explosion case — bringing MUD’s combined plaintiffs’ payout to $3.15 million.
The $975,000 settlement with M’s Pub was approved Aug. 2 by the MUD Board, said M’s attorney, Tom White.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/11/2023 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/04/2023 - 5:00am
The Justice Department announced its second federal indictment of former president Donald J. Trump on Aug. 1, 2023. The charges are groundbreaking and not just because a former president is facing multiple criminal charges.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/04/2023 - 4:00am
AUSTIN, Texas — A lawsuit in Texas asserting that the state’s abortion ban imperils women by dissuading doctors from ending dangerous pregnancies could provide a template for similar challenges across the country.