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Dec 21 2023
News
Man Imprisoned For Nearly 50 Years Ruled Innocent by Oklahoma Judge
After spending almost 50 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, an Oklahoma judge ruled that former prisoner Glynn Simmons is innocent. He is now officially a free man! According to The Associated Press, 71-year-old Glynn Simmons was exonerated by Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo for a murder he was convicted of in 1975. He was released in July when prosecutors admitted that
Black EnterpriseDec 23 2023
News
LeBron James scores season-high 40 points as Lakers snap skid
LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap their losing streak. The Lakers finally brought an end to their four-game skid with a 129-120 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night. The 38-year-old James was 13 of 20 from the field, hitting five three-pointers without a miss, and made all nine of his free throws. He also had seven rebounds, seven
Daily MailDec 20 2023
News
Justices who removed Trump from Colorado ballot attended Ivy League law schools
The 4-3 majority of liberal Colorado Supreme Court justices who ruled Monday night that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the 2024 presidential ballot in the state attended Ivy League colleges, while those in dissent attended state law schools. The four Democratic-appointed justices who ruled to nix Trump from the primary ballot included three Ivy League graduates, showing a stark
Washington ExaminerDec 20 2023
News
Ex-Alabama correctional officer sentenced in assault of restrained inmate and cover-up
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A former correctional officer in Alabama was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for using excessive force on an inmate and lying on a report in an attempt to cover it up, federal prosecutors said. Mohammad Shahid Jenkins, 52, a former lieutenant and shift commander at the William E. Donaldson correctional facility in Bessemer, Alabama, “willfully deprived
NBC News DigitalJan 03 2024
News
True the Vote Wins 'Monumental' Election Case Against Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight
Election integrity group True the Vote declared a legal victory Tuesday against Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight after a federal judge ruled their mass challenges of the eligibility of voters in the 2021 Senate runoff elections in Georgia did not violate the Voting Rights Act.
In a 145-page order, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, an Obama appointee, said Fair Fight failed to show TTV’s
TownhallDec 20 2023
News
Ex-Alabama correctional officer receives prison sentence for inmate assault and cover-up
A former correctional officer in Alabama was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for using excessive force on an inmate and lying on a report in an attempt to cover it up, federal prosecutors said. Mohammad Shahid Jenkins, 52, a former lieutenant and shift commander at the William E. Donaldson correctional facility in Bessemer, Alabama, "willfully deprived inmate V.R. of his
Fox News DigitalDec 28 2023
Opinion
2023 Was a Wash. 2024 Could Be Historic
Time to review my 2023 predictions—20 correct and 12 wrong for a 62.5% success rate, down from 74.2% last year. I blame four bad Oscar and Grammy picks.
Here’s what I got right. Ukraine gained on the battlefield but isn’t back to its prewar borders. The West provided critical aid but with growing war weariness. Vladimir Putin threw more into the fight, including violent convicts, but
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Dec 21 2023
News
NE Gov Opts Out Of Feeding Poor Kids During Summer
Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration has decided that Nebraska won’t be participating in a new national child nutrition program that could have delivered an estimated $18 million in grocery-buying benefits next summer to kids and their families. The decision comes despite a monthslong effort by food banks and other advocates to persuade the governor to opt into the Summer EBT program. The program
JoeMyGodDec 24 2023
News
LeBron James returns and scores 40 points, as Lakers snap 4-game losing streak with win over Thunder
LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 129-120 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak. The 38-year-old James was 13 of 20 from the field, hitting five 3-pointers without a miss, and made all nine of his free throws. He also had seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. Oklahoma City trimmed what had been a 26-point
NBC Los AngelesNov 28 2023
News
Kansas men's basketball takes on Eastern Illinois in non-conference matchup
Kansas forward K.J. Adams Jr., left, pressures Eastern Illinois forward Kooper Jacobi (40) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Charlie Riedel, AP Eastern Illinois forward Kooper Jacobi (40) and Kansas guard Johnny Furphy (10) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game
The Topeka Capital-Journal