Explosive Device Found in George Soros’ Mailbox
Francois Mori/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. An explosive device was uncovered Monday at the Westchester County home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist who has been a longtime target of right-wing conspiracy theorists. Authorities confirm that a staffer first found the suspicious package inside a mailbox. Upon opening the…
American Woman Can Now Get Abortion Pills Shipped to Their Homes
Charles McQuillan/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the first time, women in the United States who want abortions but are unable either to get to a clinic or afford clinic care can log on to a website, find evidence-based information about the procedure, and get abortion-inducing medication shipped directly to their homes.…
The Washington Supreme Court Just Banned Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Teens
kali9/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Washington’s state Supreme Court has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to sentence teen offenders to life in prison without parole because their brains are less developed than those of adult offenders, arguing that they should be granted a second chance because of their potential for…
Video Shows Men in MAGA Hats Beating Protestors in NYC
Sandi Bachom Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last night, videos began circulating on Twitter of what appeared to be a pro-Trump gang inflicting violence on protestors after a Republican club event in New York City. The incident occurred right after a Metropolitan Republican Club event featuring Gavin McInnes, founder of the…
Senate Confirmation Appears Likely for Two More Judges Hostile Toward Abortion
Chad A. Readler, nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, is sworn in to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations on October 10, 2018.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two appeals court nominees with strong anti-choice histories are likely to become the…
Capital Punishment Has Officially Ended in Washington State
The death chamber at Washington State Penitentiary Ted S. Warren/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Washington state just abolished capital punishment. On Thursday morning, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty is unconstitutional because it’s racially biased and arbitrary applied. “[T]he use of the death penalty is…