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Kavanaugh Curtails Concerns about Partisanship in Second Day on Court

Kavanaugh Curtails Concerns about Partisanship in Second Day on Court

by Bryan Wood | Oct 10, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON —In his second day on the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared impartial in a case Wednesday that centered around due process rights of immigrants, keeping to his confirmation promise to reach across the aisle and operate “on a team of...
The National Law Enforcement Museum hopes to reconcile history of brutality

The National Law Enforcement Museum hopes to reconcile history of brutality

by Bryan Wood | Oct 9, 2018 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – The upcoming opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum will be used as a way to lessen distrust between police and a majority of the public a week after a Chicago police officer was found guilty in the death of a black teenager. On Friday, Jason Van...
National Guard Provides Relief Following Hurricane Florence

National Guard Provides Relief Following Hurricane Florence

by Bryan Wood | Oct 9, 2018 | Environment

A stale, metallic smell filled the air in the wake of Hurricane Florence as National Gurad troops and vehicles plowed through high floods to bring a sense of security and relief to Lumberton, N.C., — a beleaguered city nearly marooned from the rest of the state....
Senate Questions Olympics Officials on Sexual Assault

Senate Questions Olympics Officials on Sexual Assault

by Bryan Wood | Oct 3, 2018 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON – Leaders from several Olympic sports told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday that they need more money to adequately address sexual abuse allegations from their athletes. “Monsters are often in plain sight,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said...

Madison v. Alabama Could Block Executions for Prisoners with Dementia

by Bryan Wood | Oct 3, 2018 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday posed the idea of expanding the reason that a person cannot be executed to include severe dementia in a case involving a 68-year-old Alabama man with dementia who murdered a police officer 33 years ago. “We...
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