GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight
Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block legislation establishing a commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.
Author: Associated Press
34th mayoral candidate killed in Mexico before June elections
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Yet another mayoral candidate in north-central Mexico has been killed, bringing to 34 the number of candidates murdered ahead of the June 6 elections. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday the killing was “without doubt” the work of organized crime gangs. Alma Barragán was killed Tuesday while campaigning for the mayorship of the city of…
Federal judge in South Carolina dismisses Bowen lawsuit
A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed former Louisville and South Carolina basketball player Brian Bowen II’s lawsuit against Adidas in its entirety.
West Virginia transgender athlete law challenged in court
A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday challenging West Virginia’s new ban on transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges.
Lawrence says Tebow is “a guy you want to be around”
Trevor Lawrence is excited to have Tim Tebow as a teammate.
Biden asks US intel officials to investigate COVID-19 origin
President Joe Biden is asking U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble” efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said there is insufficient evidence to conclude “whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident.”
SC high court hears 1st suit in monument protection law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Supreme Court has heard its first challenge to the state law protecting Confederate and other historical monuments since it passed 21 years ago. Justices on Tuesday questioned not only if the entire Heritage Act was constitutional, but if a clause that requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to remove or alter any…
Charleston shooter lawyer: Racist delusion showed incapacity
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Dylann Roof’s attorneys argue the “delusional belief” of the man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation should have meant he couldn’t represent himself at trial. Attorneys told an appeals court Tuesday that Roof’s theory that he’d be saved by white nationalists – but only if…
Charleston shooter lawyer: Racist delusion showed incapacity
His attorneys argue the “delusional belief” of the man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation should have meant he couldn’t represent himself at trial. Attorneys for Dylann Roof told an appeals court Tuesday that Roof’s theory that he’d be saved by white nationalists – but only if he kept mental health evidence out of his defense – should have shown his trial judge he wasn’t competent.
SC governor signs bill supporting free parking at the beach
Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill clarifying that beach towns can’t eliminate free parking along state roads without permission from South Carolina officials.
