Rakem Balogun in his hometown of Dallas, Texas, days after being released from prison. Photograph: Allison V Smith for the Guardian Michael German, a former FBI agent and fellow with the Brennan Center for Justices liberty and national security program,
The push to decriminalize marijuana has picked up another high-profile backer — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer — just a week after President Donald Trump endorsed letting states decide how to regulate the drug. “I’ll be introducing legislation to decriminalize
A driver who flipped the bird at a traffic camera is about to be a jailbird. A court in England has sentenced Timothy Hill, 67, to eight months in prison after he was caught using an illegal laser jammer to
(CNN)A prosperity gospel televangelist from Louisiana says Jesus has asked him to buy a new private jet. And wouldn’t you know it, Jesus has real nice taste in planes. In a video recently published on his website, Duplantis says the
Jerry Morales, the mayor of Midland, Texas, and a local restaurateur, is being whipsawed by the latest Permian Basin shale-oil boom. It’s fueling the region and starving it at the same time. Sales-tax revenue is hitting a record high, allowing
Campaigners say ban violates rights to freedom of expression and religion Denmark has joined several other European countries in banning garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab and burqa, in a move condemned by human
Just hours after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former President Obama’s aide Valerie Jarrett, her wildly popular reboot of “Roseanne” was given the boot. ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said in a statement on Tuesday that the network would
Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday he will seek re-election this year, with a formal kickoff in June as he angles for a third term. Following his his insurgent but ultimately unsuccessful bid to capture the 2016 Democratic presidential
SocGen sees potential 18% drop in S&P 500 on earnings risk Birinyi stays optimistic, saying Apple’s bull case is intact In a week where equity investors got spooked by higher rates and peaking growth, robust earnings from tech giants fell