Donald Trump pardoned New Orleans criminal justice advocate Syrita Steib-Martin as one of his last acts in office Wednesday. The pardon, according to the White House, relieves Steib-Martin of paying nearly $2 million in restitution for a crime she was convicted of when she was 19. She was one of…

A college professor in Michigan learned his fate this week in connection with the death of his autistic son, who drowned earlier this in his family pool. CBS 3 reports that former Grand Rapids Community College professor, Timothy Koets, was sentenced Monday to serve two to 15 years behind bars…

A week after the presidential election, the Minneapolis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People elected a new president of its own: Angela Rose Myers, the second consecutive 25-year-old president of the august civil rights organization’s local office.  “Young civil rights leaders is our brand,” Myers…

Late on Tuesday night, the last night in office for the 45th president of the United States, the White House announced that Donald Trump delivered 73 pardons and 70 commutations as expected. As has been the case in the prior two batches, a number of the wealthy and politically connected…

President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals. Todd Boulanger – President Trump granted a full pardon to Todd Boulanger. Mr. Boulanger’s pardon is supported by numerous friends, as well as by past and present business associates. In 2008, Mr….

January 19, 2021 FAIRMONT — Commissioners here voted Tuesday to hire a new town manager, subject to the results of a contract negotiation to be conducted by the town’s attorney. After emerging from a closed session that lasted almost 30 minutes, commissioners unanimously voted to hire Henry “Hank” Raper to…

By elevating the case against Williams, prosecutors are indicating they believe she is the culprit behind the theft of a laptop from Pelosi’s office, despite conflicting indications from other rioters and social media posts. Aides to Pelosi say the laptop was only used for presentations. The impending new charges are…

“America is an idea … It instills in every person in this country the belief that no matter where you start in life, there’s nothing you can’t achieve if you work at it.” Joseph R. Biden, April 25, 2019 On Jan. 20, 2021, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., known to most…

via WSB: ATLANTA (WSB) — A Georgia college student jailed in the Cayman Islands for breaking COVID-19 rules returned home on Friday, Jan. 15. Skylar Mack, 18, spent more than a month in jail after breaking quarantine rules for tourists when she and her boyfriend went to a Jet Ski…

Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating love: love for your partner, love for your friends, love for your family, love for … your favorite genre of TV, true crime? This Valentine’s Day, skip the rose deliveries and fancy dinners and instead join Oxygen for a Date with Death, a four-night Valentine’s Day weekend…