A white man who murdered two Black Kroger shoppers in 2018 was sentenced to two life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Gregory Bush, 53, pleaded guilty but mentally ill in Jefferson Circuit Court to two counts of attempted murder and wanton endangerment for the Oct. 24, 2018…
in Colorado and most other states, prisoners aren’t near the front of the line for initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine now being distributed Amber Johnson is terrified her 63-year-old father will get the coronavirus. He has high blood pressure, asthma and is pre-diabetic, and she worries he’s especially vulnerable as an inmate in Colorado, where…
The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion of the U.S. vaccination drive Tuesday, while a second vaccine moved to…
Granholm was reportedly a top contender for the post if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency in 2016. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to head the U.S. Department of Energy. For years, Granholm has been passionate about clean energy issues. The Democrat was reportedly considered a top contender…
“We’ll be back early and we’ll be on schedule to get the job done,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, A bipartisan quartet of congressional leaders is pushing hard and in tandem for a long-delayed COVID-19 relief package, hoping to seal an agreement as early as Wednesday that would extend aid to individuals and businesses and…
Myon Burrell’s harsh punishment raised questions about the integrity of the criminal justice system that put him away for the death of a young girl killed by a stray bullet A Black man sent to prison for life as a teenager took his first steps of freedom Tuesday to the sound of ringing bells and…
New York’s probe into his finances and the Trump Organization awaits America’s departing president. The New York State investigation into President Donald Trump’s finances and the Trump Organization will be awaiting America’s outgoing leader when he departs the White House in January. A judge in New York has ruled that the Trump Organization must turn…
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been trying to do damage control after she proudly posed for a selfie with a known white supremacist last week. However, the damning photo with a former Ku Klux Klan leader has instead magnified attention to her affiliation with and welcomed support from people who have not only…
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The release of a prisoner who has maintained his innocence while serving a life sentence for murder in Minnesota since he was a teenager drew attention to the questionable circumstances surrounding his case from 2002. Myon Burrell was freed Tuesday night after media organizations reported there was new evidence that all but exonerates him in…
