AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
May 08 2023
News
'Livid and outraged': Community mourns after Waukegan coach, counselor fatally shot while driving
The deadly shooting Saturday night of Waukegan High School volleyball coach and middle school counselor Niolis Collazo has police looking for answers and city officials enraged. "As a Waukegan resident and as mayor, I am livid and I am outraged," Mayor Ann B. Taylor said in a statement Monday afternoon. "While we don't know the details of how Ms. Collazo became the victim of gun violence in
The Daily HeraldJun 21 2023
News
Jan. 6 rioter who electroshocked D.C. Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to 12.5 years
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who drove a stun gun into the neck of a D.C. police officer who was abducted by the mob during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison on Wednesday. Daniel "D.J." Rodriguez, a California man who traveled to D.C. with fellow Trump supporters who belonged to a Telegram group called the "PATRIOTS 45 MAGA Gang," pleaded
NBC News (Online)Nov 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
What 2022 Candidates Have Said About the Country's Top Issues
Leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, AllSides has examined where candidates in key races stand on the country’s biggest issues.
Now that the elections are upon us, we’ve compiled our coverage of candidates’ stances on abortion, immigration, climate change, healthcare, voting rules, and gun control to offer a guide as a new group of lawmakers gets set to take office.
Rose MercerJul 09 2023
News
Malaria alert issued by CDC after new cases in Florida
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a public health alert following the first cases of malaria being acquired inside the U.S in 20 years were reported. Florida health officials earlier this month confirmed two more cases of malaria in the state, bringing the total up to six. Officials said the malaria infections happened in May and June. The new cases brought the
NewsweekMay 05 2023
News
Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty
Former North Carolina Representative Madison Cawthorn plead guilty on Friday to a third-degree misdemeanor charge for bringing a loaded gun into Charlotte Douglas International Airport, WSOCTV reports. The former congressman's guilty plea halted a trial set to begin Friday after being delayed in January, resulting in his sentence to pay a $250 fine. Prosecutors reportedly asked to confiscate
SalonJul 11 2023
News
Utah State University football player accused of rape and drug distribution
LOGAN, Utah (ABC4) — A Utah State University football player is facing several first-degree felony charges after being accused of rape, aggravated kidnapping, and selling Adderall on campus. Kingsley Krey Holliday, 22, faces two counts of knowingly distributing a controlled substance, one count of aggravated kidnapping, one count of rape, and one count of forcible sodomy, all of which are
ABC4 UtahJul 13 2023
News
Air Quality Alert Issued for Friday, Saturday Across Minnesota
(KNSI) – Canadian wildfires are again prompting an alert about the air quality in virtually all of Minnesota, including the St. Cloud area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is raising its color alert to orange or unhealthy for sensitive groups from 8:00 a.m. Friday through 3:00 p.m. Saturday. The air could cause issues for people with lung disease, asthma, heart disease, children, and
KNSI RadioJul 06 2023
News
Reproductive Rights under attack in IOWA Special Session
Earlier this year, the Iowa Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3 on Iowa’s 2018 law that banned abortion after 6 weeks. This had the effect of making abortion legal in Iowa. One justice recused because of ties to the lawsuit. Yesterday, IA Gov. Reynolds called a special session for July 11. The only issue will be an abortion ban. Iowa has turned from a purple and occasional blue state to a solid red
Daily KosJul 06 2023
News
What we know about the situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant
Ukrainian officials have heightened warnings in recent days that Russia plans to blow up the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant -- the largest nuclear plant in Europe. The plant has been at the center of concern since Russian invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops stormed the plant and took control on March 4, 2022, at one point kidnapping two top Ukrainian energy company officials.
ABC News (Online)Jul 06 2023
News
Zaporizhzhia Prepares For 'Worst Case Scenario' Over Plant Fears
Authorities in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia near Europe's largest nuclear plant, under Russian control, said Thursday they are preparing for the "worst" as fears of sabotage mount. Kyiv and Moscow accused each other this week of planning an incident at the plant, which fell to Russian forces at the start of their invasion launched in February last year. Kyiv has said Russia has placed
Barron's