By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org Illinois state Sen. Mark Walker already was working on legislation to bolster the state’s protections for consumers. But now that President Donald Trump has attacked the federal government’s consumer watchdog, Walker said it’s even more important … Continued
By COREY WILLIAMS Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was “incinerated” inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit medical facility, Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday. Thomas Cooper from Royal … Continued
By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a … Continued
The Washington County Board approved a $4.5 million settlement in the case involving a sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Benjamin Evans in 2018. Benjamin Evans, 23, of Lake Elmo. (Courtesy of Benjamin Evans family) According to the terms of a … Continued
By HALELUYA HADERO In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the United States. Questions about the fate of the popular video … Continued