Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes requests court toss her conviction
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asked the court to toss her fraud conviction on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to avoid jail time, Bloomberg reported. Holmes’s lawyer, Amy Saharia, claimed that the 38-year-old did not misrepresent her blood-testing startup Theranos to investors and did not know she was misrepresenting the company, according to Bloomberg. Saharia also contended that prosecutors did not meet the
Read MoreJoe Biden wants to have it both ways on crime and policing
Joe Biden wants to rewrite history. Just recently, the president traveled to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and gave a speech trying to convince voters that – suddenly, magically, overnight – he’s become very, very concerned about crime. That he and his Democratic colleagues are pro-police, despite what you might have heard and seen over the past several years. Biden unveiled his
Read MoreMost local election offices aren't on social media: report
Story at a glance Data collected during the 2020 presidential election show the majority of local election offices in the United States did not have a social media presence. This is concerning, as young individuals — who use social media the most — tend to face registration and voting hurdles. Researchers suggest increased utilization
Read MoreHow flooding can lead to water crises like the one in Mississippi
Story at a glance More than 150,000 residents in Jackson are without clean tap water. The main water treatment facility for the city of Jackson, the O.B. Curtis Water Plant, failed in recent days following flooding. Officials are currently scrambling to restore access to safe d
Read MoreGinni Thomas pressured Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn 2020 election results
Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, the spouse of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly pressured several Wisconsin lawmakers to change the 2020 election results in the state, according to emails obtained by both The Washington Post and CBS News. Ginni Thomas reportedly reached out to the chair of the Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee, state Sen. K
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