U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas in July 2020. Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted that he wanted to pardon Perry, but Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement that the jury's decision should be respected. Perry's conviction and sentencing serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting the rule of law and the decisions of the jury.
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A New York jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil trial stemming from allegations of rape against writer E. Jean Carroll. Carroll was awarded $5 million in damages and expressed her joy for women across America, saying the court win was not about the money, but securing a victory for all women. The jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse, but not rape, in the case. Roberta Kaplan, Carroll's attorney, said Donald Trump did it and all his denials are not true.
U.S. Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican, has been indicted on 13 counts of fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements to the House. He is accused of inducing supporters to donate to a company under false pretenses, lying on congressional disclosure forms, and applying for and receiving unemployment benefits while employed and running for Congress. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and money laundering, and up to 10 years for the theft of public funds.
On Sunday morning, tragedy struck the city of Brownsville, Texas, when an SUV slammed into a crowd of people waiting at a bus stop, killing eight and injuring eighteen, ten critically. The victims were all male, and several were from Venezuela, leaving relatives of missing people scrambling to locate their loved ones. The Brownsville Police Department is continuing to investigate the crash, and the community is coming together to support the victims and their families.
Key takeaways: The University of Georgia’s football team declined an invitation to visit the White House on June 12 due to a scheduling conflict. The…
The Biden administration has finalized a sweeping restriction on asylum that will disqualify migrants from U.S. protection if they fail to request refugee status in a third country before arriving in the United States. The regulation is intended to discourage illegal immigration and protect the safety of migrants, while also reducing the backlog of asylum cases in the U.S. immigration system. Hundreds of U.S. asylum officers have been trained to enforce the restriction and it is expected to be published on Wednesday, just before Title 42 is set to expire.
California has agreed to pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of Edward Bronstein, who died in police custody in 2020. This is the largest settlement of its kind in the state and the second largest nationally since the George Floyd case. The settlement will be used to fund a trust for Bronstein’s children, and is seen as a sign of progress in the fight for justice and accountability.
Controversial TV anchor Tucker Carlson has announced his return to the public eye with a new show on Twitter, claiming the Elon Musk-owned social media platform is one of the few that supports free speech. The move follows Fox's agreement to pay nearly $800 million to Dominion Voting Systems and Don Lemon's firing from CNN, with whom Carlson had a long-running feud. It remains to be seen how Carlson's show will fare on Twitter, but it is sure to be closely watched by those who have followed his career.