A 59-year-old New Jersey mother was allegedly drunk at the helm when her boat slammed into a channel marker on Memorial Day, killing her 28-year-old son. Jennifer L. Pearson, 59, was charged with death by vessel, a second-degree offense; operating…
Alliance Defending Freedom, the law firm that recently led two successful Supreme Court challenges to uphold state laws that protect women’s sports, has sent a cautionary notice to the WNBA. ADF sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Friday…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday he had referred “discriminatory” religious facilities at two of the state’s major airports to the Justice Department over the installation of Islamic foot-washing stations in its bathrooms. Last week, Abbott directed the state to…
The Pentagon fired the top brass at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes and one of its reporters Friday over alleged insubordination. Stars and Stripes’ longtime publisher Max Lederer, its editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were…
The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, and its private transit security contractor one year after her murder shocked the nation. The suit alleges “systemic failures” left the city’s light-rail system dangerously vulnerable. “This…
In just a little over a week, college football will return to campuses and TV screens across the country. In a sport littered with traditions, perhaps one of the most beloved is the ESPN original program College Gameday, which will…
Vice President JD Vance put Abdul El-Sayed at the center of his attack on the modern Democratic Party, pointing to the Michigan Senate nominee’s past remarks linking criticism of Sharia law to White supremacy as evidence that the party has…
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert denounced those she claims are using the league to “sow divisiveness” over the topic of transgender athletes. Engelbert commented on the matter in Dallas on Thursday, a week after the league issued a statement criticizing concerns…
Black voters could play a decisive role in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race this November, raising the stakes for Democrats as signs of softer support among the historically reliable voting bloc threaten to complicate the party’s path to victory. National…
A Trump-appointed federal judge dealt a blow to Colorado’s effort to ramp up oversight of an ICE detention center by temporarily blocking key provisions in a state law after finding the state likely overstepped its authority. Chief U.S. District Judge…