
Federal government executes the first woman in nearly 70 years
(CNN) Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and pronounced...

ODU coach Chris Malone fired for ‘appalling’ tweet about Stacey Abrams
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP/WAVY) — Chattanooga has fired a former Virginia Tech all-conference lineman and former Old Dominion and James...

NEWLY ELECTED MICHIGAN PROSECUTOR WILL STOP SEEKING CASH BAIL
As prosecutors nationwide tackle bail reform, advocates press for more steps to take money out of detention decisions. Eli Savit, the new...

Michigan man spends 37 years in prison, freed after witness says she lied
A Michigan man by the name of Walter Forbes was wrongfully imprisoned for 37 years until a witness admitted that she lied in her story....

NEW YORK ENDS A PUNISHMENT THAT TRAPS PEOPLE IN POVERTY
A new law will stop the suspension of driver’s licenses when New Yorkers fail to pay fines, though the governor weakened the legislation...

Historic D.C. Black churches attacked during pro-Trump rallies
Thousands of people marched in support of President Trump two days before the electoral college confirmed the 2020 election. (The...

Michigan Op-ed We Deserve Better #Incarcerated
In 1976 William Garrison was 16 years old, barely old enough to drive, when he was sentenced to life without parole for murder. In...

SAVE LISA MONTGOMERY! ADD YOUR NAME
Dear Brothers & Sisters, I am writing on behalf of Lisa Montgomery, who is currently incarcerated at FMC Carswell. The Trump...

Gov. Whitmer signs 'clean slate' bill to erase marijuana convictions
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is signing multiple bills on Monday that will erase some crimes for people...

New Jersey Governor Promotes Marijuana Legalization Referendum In New Ad
In case he hasn’t made it abundantly clear already, the governor of New Jersey wants residents to vote in favor of a referendum to...

Robert Ryland, the first black to integrate U.S. pro tennis dies
NEW ORLEANS — Robert Ryland, a Xavier University of Louisiana alum and the first to integrate the mainstream U.S. pro tennis tour, died...

California releases some incarcerated individuals doing time for murder. Advocates push to free more
Terebea Williams was 22 when she shot her boyfriend, drove 750 miles with him bleeding in the trunk of his own car, and then dragged him...

Keeda Haynes Wants To Give A Voice To Her Community
Keeda Haynes, a public defender from Tennessee, is one of the Democrats challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), who has been in...

Unidentified federal agents in camo and rented minivans are grabbing people off Portland's streets
President Trump has sent an unknown number of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, ostensibly to project federal property amid weeks of...

John Lewis, congressman and civil rights icon, dies at 80
Lewis passed seven months after a routine medical visit revealed that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and...