At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year, according to a new Gallup poll.
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A 15-year-old girl fatally shoots a teacher and a teenager at a Christian school in Wisconsin
A 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and a teenager and prompting a swarm of police officers to descend on the school in response to a second grader’s 911 call.
Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be tough to tell from miles away. But there are clues.
Today in History: ‘The Simpsons’ made its debut
On Dec. 17, 1989, the animated television show ‘The Simpsons’ made its debut.
Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway
This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the public domain. But they include a deep well of canonical works whose 95-year copyright maximums will expire. And the Disney icon’s public domain presence expands.
Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut
Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off, officials announced Monday.
Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture.
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold
TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it.
Police say at least 5 dead, more injured in Wisconsin school shooting
Multiple injuries have been reported Monday in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin, police said.
Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.