Author name: Emma Clarke

A jury on Wednesday acquitted former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer Adrian Gonzales, 52, on all 29 felony counts of child endangerment related to his actions during the May 24, 2022, Robb Elementary School shooting, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. Gonzales, who was among the first officers to respond […]

The United States Senate has advanced the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee Anne-Leigh Moe to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. The vote was 53–46. Trump celebrated the confirmation with a post on his Truth Social account. “I am pleased to announce the nomination of Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to

The discovery of the unsent message has become a painful anchor in a case already defined by uncertainty. Investigators now move through every digital footprint around that moment, tracking timestamps, cell tower pings, and gaps in activity, hoping that somewhere in the silence lies a pattern they missed before. For them, those seven words are

For years, cannabis has been sold as a gentle escape: a plant, not a pill; a remedy, not a risk. Yet for thousands of heavy or long-term users, especially those who started young, it’s quietly turning into a trap called Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome. Their lives shrink around the fear of the next attack. Jobs are

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday that the city is in an “impossible situation” and that the current circumstances are “not sustainable” after a federal immigration agent shot a man during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation, sparking renewed tensions and protests. The comments came a week after Renee Good, a Minneapolis woman, was

Sen. John Fetterman’s latest remarks may go down as one of the most revealing moments for Democrats since their post-election reckoning began. In a refreshingly blunt interview, the Pennsylvania Democrat openly acknowledged what many voters — and even lawmakers — have quietly suspected for months: no one appears to be in charge of the Democratic

Vice President JD Vance addressed thousands of pro-life advocates Friday at the 53rd annual March for Life, urging them not to lose hope amid concerns about the Trump administration’s pace on abortion policy. Speaking to a crowd gathered on the National Mall in Washington, Vance acknowledged internal debates within the pro-life movement over whether sufficient

A major shake-up inside the U.S. intelligence community unfolded this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, following the unauthorized disclosure of a classified assessment related to recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The firing signals a clear message from the Trump administration: internal dissent that spills

At 3:47 a.m., the world is supposed to be quiet. Hospitals never are, but my office at St. Catherine’s usually was. The surgical floor slept behind thick glass and fluorescent hum, and my screen glowed with next week’s schedule: gallbladders, hernias, a tumor resection that had me double-checking every name like it was a prayer.

Violent crime declined significantly across major U.S. cities in 2025, according to a new year-end report released by the Council on Criminal Justice. The nonpartisan organization analyzed crime trends in 40 large cities and found that 11 of 13 major crime categories decreased compared with 2024. Nine of those categories declined by double digits, the