MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted in U.S. District [...]
ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press
In Missouri, a seven-member commission nominates three appeals court judges to fill state Supreme Court vacancies. The governor then picks from those nominees.
Extreme has announced a 2024 U.S. tour in continued support of their new album, Six. The outing, which marks the second leg of the "More Than Words" outfit's Thicker Than…
We’ve talked about this case – American Society for Testing and Materials et al v. PublicResource.org – a few times before. It was one of two cases brought against Carl Malamud’s Public Resource organization for posting the Code of Federal Regulations on its website, and including with the CFR language the standards promulgated by various […]
ST. LOUIS -- The Harlem Globetrotters will return to the Enterprise Center next year. They bring their signature style to once again take on the Washington Generals on January 6, 2024. There are shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale starting September 25 at HarlemGlobeTrotters.com.
I suppose this is hardly unexpected, but even so: Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday directed top congressional Republicans to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, blowing past G.O.P. divisions as he worked to appease far-right lawmakers who have threatened to oust him amid a pitched fight over spending. Mr. McCarthy said he would task ...continue reading "As expected, Republicans open pointless impeachment inquiry"
U2 bassist Adam Clayton is showing off his artistic talents on an elephant to raise money and awareness for mental health issues. The rocker has decorated and signed a 4-foot-tall elephant statue titled “All At Sea.”…
The Washington Post says that counties with the highest level of legal opioid use from 2006-2013 (i.e., oxycontin) now have the highest level of fentanyl overdoses: According to the Post, "The data confirms what’s long been known about the arc of the nation’s addiction crisis: Users first got hooked by pain pills saturating the nation, ...continue reading "Did the oxy crackdown lead to the fentanyl crisis?"