U.S./World News

Trump Pardons Flynn Despite Guilty Plea in Russia Probe

Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 2:00am

Washington – President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn last week, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty to lying to the FBI and then reverse himself before the Justice Department stepped in to dismiss his case.

Home Price Gains Accelerate With Pandemic Demand

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 12/01/2020 - 12:00am

Washington – U.S. home prices jumped in September as strong demand, low interest rates and the smallest number of available homes on record combined to push up housing costs.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released last Tuesday, showed that home prices rose 6.6% in September from a year earlier, much higher than its 5.3% increase in August.

Jury Duty? No Thanks, Say Many, Forcing Delayed Trials

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 5:00am
Heather Schmidt, left, and her husband Nicholas Philbrook watch as their son Andrew, 4, plays with their daughter Alexis at home, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Camarillo, Calif. (AP)

Hartford, Conn. – Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook’s home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s who is at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19.

Ohio Court Rules Video of Judge’s Shooting Is Public Record

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 1:00am

Columbus, Ohio – Surveillance video showing an Ohio judge being shot and wounded at a courthouse before the assailant was himself shot and killed is a public record that should be released, the Ohio Supreme Court said in a case brought by The Associated Press.

Idaho Supreme Court Orders State to Disclosure Its Execution Drug Source

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 12:00am

Boise, Idaho – Idaho prison officials must turn over information about where they got lethal injection drugs used in recent executions, the state Supreme Court ruled Nov. 20, the latest turn in a long-running challenge over transparency in executions that’s playing out nationwide.

Americans Across Party Lines, Regions Embrace Marijuana

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 5:00am

Helena, Mont. – Bill Stocker could be considered the archetype of a conservative voter: He’s a retired Marine and former police officer who voted for President Donald Trump. But he’s also among the majority of South Dakota voters who broadly legalized marijuana this month.

Judge Nixes Suit Over California Home Pot Delivery

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 4:00am

Los Angeles – In what could be a temporary victory for California’s legal cannabis industry, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn a state rule allowing home deliveries statewide, even into communities that banned commercial marijuana sales.

5 States OK Eradicating Racist Language, Symbols

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 3:00am

Birmingham, Ala. – Alabama voters reversed themselves from a few years ago and removed racist vestiges of segregation from the state constitution that courts long ago ruled unconstitutional. Rhode Island did a similar a U-turn to eradicate the word “plantations” from the state’s official name.

Online Shopping Surge Could Lead to Holiday Delivery Delays

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 2:00am
A UPS employee takes packages from a conveyor belt for loading onto a truck at a UPS facility in New York, May 9, 2017. Carriers like FedEx and UPS have been ramping up their holiday hiring while asking store clients to move their shipping volume on lighter days in their network. Stores are also pushing their customers to buy early to smooth out the peaks in the weeks leading up to Christmas. (AP)

New York – Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays.

Toilet Paper Limits, Empty Shelves Back at U.S. Stores

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 1:00am

Looking for toilet paper? Good luck.

A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, leaving shelves bare and forcing retailers to put limits on purchases.

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