Illinois State Police: No grounds to deny parade shooting suspect's gun license application
The Illinois State Police released a statement Wednesday saying that there were no grounds to deny the shooting suspect in the Highland Park, Ill., Fourth of July parade mass shooting, Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, a gun license. The Illinois State Police wrote, "The individual passed four background checks when purchasing firearms, through the Firearms Transaction Inquiry Program (FTIP), which
Read MoreTrump documentary by Jan. 6 panel witness to debut on Discovery+ July 10
The new documentary on former president Trump, his inner circle and his family is slated to debut this weekend on Discovery's streaming service. The filmmaker behind the series, Alex Holder, recently testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The first episode of "Unprecedented" will air on Sunday, July 10, and featur
Read MoreAmazon Prime members to get free food deliveries through Grubhub deal
Amazon and Grubhub announced a deal Wednesday that will allow Amazon Prime subscribers in the United States to get free delivery from certain restaurants. The e-commerce giant also has an option to purchase a 2 percent stake in Grubhub as part of the deal. Amazon can purchase a further 13 percent stake at a “formula-based price,” calculated primarily by the number of new customers added in the deal. Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to sign up for a free one-year membership of Grubhub’s premium service starting Wednesday, according to a press release from Just Eat Ta
Read MoreFox News hires new legal counsel in defamation case with Dominion
Fox News has added a new lawyer as part of its legal team in its fight with Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing the cable news giant for defamation after it aired false claims about voter fraud following the 2020 election. Fox has hired Dan Webb, a veteran defense attorney and high-profile lawyer, as part of its legal team as it moves to have the case brought by Dominion dismissed. Webb is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and was the special counsel investigating the Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s. More recently, he was
Read MoreDo public officials have the right to censor users who interact with them online?
Several weeks ago, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s order preventing a Texas social media law from going into effect. The Texas law, which prevents large social media platforms from removing posts based on the views that they express, would have stopped Twitter from banning former President Trump from its platform in the wake of Trump's tweets about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. At least until the Supreme Court squarely addresses the merits of the Texas law, s
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