PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad,” ruling that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby. Cosby, 83, flashed the […]
Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned the sexual assault conviction for Bill Cosby, who has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. In the ruling on Wednesday, the 7-member Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Cosby had been denied a fair trial in 2018. The 83-year-old actor was […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State Election Board, accusing them of passing laws that make it harder to vote in predominately Black areas. The DOJ is specifically focused on striking down Senate Bill 202, which includes several provisions that hinder voters, […]
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on Thursday, officially recognizing June 19 as a federal holiday. “Juneteenth marks both a long, hard night of slavery and subjugation and the promise of a brighter morning to come,” Biden said during a signing ceremony at the White House, according to NBC […]
Gun rights groups have made significant gains in efforts to relax gun possession laws. Several states have passed similar bills this year, including Tennessee, Utah and Iowa. Montana and Wyoming also expanded the ability to carry without a permit. Legislation passed in Louisiana but is expected to be vetoed. Republican-controlled legislatures in Pennsylvania and Ohio […]
Illinois has become the first state to pass a bill that will ban police from lying to youth during interrogations Springfield, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state Sunday to pass a bill that will ban police from lying to youth during interrogations — a practice that adds significantly to the risk of false confessions and […]
Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that aimed to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The bill, which needed 60 votes to pass, failed with a 54 to 35 tally, CBS News reported. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Republicans for their decision. He asked if they had forgotten how […]
An Idaho bill aiming to ban the study of critical race theory is awaiting the governor’s signature after passing the state House and the Senate reports CNN. The subject, which scholars describe as the study of inequality and racism in the U.S., is viewed differently by proponents of the bill. According to the Idaho lawmakers, […]
Philadelphia teenager Akayla Brown has garnered nearly $2 million in scholarship offers, and was recently named a recipient of the esteemed Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship Award. In an interview with NBC 10 Philadelphia, the 18-year-old from South Philly shared that she has received 18 acceptance letters from various prestigious colleges and universities. She ranks […]