Category: News


More than 100 lawmakers call on Biden to regulate weapon used in Colorado shooting


More than 100 lawmakers called on President Joe Biden to take executive action and enforce regulations regarding the AR-556 pistol, according to a letter obtained by USA TODAY.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/31/lawmakers-call-biden-regulate-gun-used-boulder-shooting/4823342001/

Derek Chauvin trial live: 9-year-old, teen who recorded video of George Floyd’s death among witnesses


Six witnesses took the stand Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and several broke down in tears recounting their memory of the day George Floyd died.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/30/derek-chauvin-trial-live-tuesday-witnesses-take-stand-donald-williams/7018720002/

Maryland ready to get rid of state song, a Confederate call to arms


Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maryland-ready-get-rid-state-song-confederate-call-arms-n1262425

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs athlete bill into law over concerns from transgender community


Transgender students in Tennessee will be required to compete in school sports according to their sex at birth after Gov. Bill Lee signed a controversial bill into law Friday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/03/26/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-signs-transgender-athlete-bill/7023674002/

From $15 million to $0: As racial tensions simmered, Trump administration sought to defund DOJ ‘peacemaker’ unit


As racial tensions spilled into America’s streets, the Trump administration repeatedly sought to eliminate a long-standing Justice Department unit that for decades has mediated racial, ethnic and gender clashes that are once again surging across the country.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/27/trump-tried-defund-doj-peacemakers-used-repair-race-relations/6965530002/

Grandmother harassed by then-LSU player Derrius Guice claims Ed Orgeron lied to investigators


Every fall for the past five years, 74-year-old Gloria Scott has made the trip from her home five miles south to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, where she works part-time security at football games.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/03/26/coach-orgeron-lied-says-grandmother-harassed-lsu-football-player/7016148002/