Elite University Rejects Pro-Palestinian Students’ Divestment Demands

Brown University on Tuesday rejected a request by students to divest from 10 companies accused of supporting “Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.” The university’s governing body, the Brown University Corporation, voted against the student-led proposal, agreeing with the Brown University Advisory Committee on Resource Management (ACURM) that the relationship between the university and business is […]

Maricopa County election official rejects Trump claim that glitch involving 98,000 Arizona voters means someone is ‘trying to rig the election’

Maricopa County Recorder Steven Richer speaks about elections and disinformation at a McCain Institute event in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2024. At left is Arizona Luminaria editor-in-chief Diana Nanez. (Photo courtesy of the McCain Institute) WASHINGTON – Arizona election officials gave the assurance Wednesday, a day after asking the Arizona Supreme Court for guidance […]

Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid To Transfer Case To Federal Court

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's New York criminal case cannot be transferred to federal court. Judge Alvin Hellerstein The verdict was given Judge Hellerstein disagreed with Trump's claim of presidential immunity, ruling that the court had no basis for finding bias. Trump was convicted in May of 34 counts of […]

California Legislature rejects bill to make kindergarten mandatory

Sacramento — A bill that would have required all California families to send their children to kindergarten failed in the state Assembly on Thursday, the latest in a string of failed attempts over the past few years to make preschool mandatory. This law: AB 2226, The bill aimed to require the state's youngest students to […]

Legal gaming debate in Alabama to continue after House rejects Senate changes

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed a motion of no consent to the Senate gambling bill, sending it to a six-member conference committee. House Speaker Nathaniel Leadbetter appointed three state Reps. Andy Witt (R-Harvest), Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) and Sam Jones (D-Mobile) to serve as House members. “From the beginning, the House omnibus […]

Texas Executes Convicted Murderer After Supreme Court Rejects His Final Appeal

Texas executed convicted murderer Ramiro Gonzalez by lethal injection on Wednesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal, according to multiple reports. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed that Gonzalez, 41, was given a lethal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. according […]

Arizona Rancher George Alan Kelly Rejects Plea Deal in Shooting of

Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly boldly chose not to take a plea deal in connection with the shooting death of an immigrant near the U.S.-Mexico border. The 75-year-old landowner reportedly rejected a deal Wednesday that could have limited his sentence to eight years. FOX10 Phoenix. The trial is now set for March 21st in Santa […]