Day: June 30, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signs into law Republican revisions to upcoming abortion restrictions

4:11 pm June 30, 2023

Last-minute revisions to North Carolina’s new abortion restrictions that take effect this weekend were signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Roy Cooper. The Democratic governor’s decision to act quickly on changes from the Republican-controlled legislature should minimize the immediate results from a pending legal challenge. Still, a federal judge might temporarily block parts of […]

NFL players betting on league match-ups puts ‘stain on the game,’ former Jets safety says

4:10 pm June 30, 2023

The NFL has indefinitely suspended six players since the end of the 2022 season for betting on NFL games. Indianapolis Colts players Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry, along with free agent Demetrius Taylor, were hit with indefinite suspensions on Thursday for violating the NFL’s gambling policy by betting on league games. The gambling suspensions are […]

3 businessmen allegedly bribed VA sheriff to get appointed as auxiliary deputy sheriffs

4:04 pm June 30, 2023

A Virginia sheriff has been indicted on federal public corruption charges for allegedly handing out auxiliary deputy sheriff’s appointments in exchange for cash bribes and large donations to his reelection campaign. Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins is charged in a 16-count indictment, along with three businessmen who are accused of paying bribes to Jenkins. The […]

KS Gov. Laura Kelly says state will still allow transgender residents to alter driver’s licenses despite law

4:00 pm June 30, 2023

The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing transgender residents to alter their driver’s licenses and birth certificates, despite a new law aimed at preventing it. Gov. Laura Kelly issued a directive that allows agencies under her control to defy a legal opinion issued earlier this week by Republican state […]

Biden slammed Supreme Court affirmative action ruling but once led fight against school desegregation

3:58 pm June 30, 2023

President Biden chastised the U.S. Supreme Court following its affirmative action ruling but previously led a fight against school desegregation. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rejected using race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. The ruling was considered a significant blow to affirmative action policies […]