Black man convicted for rape 36 years ago as teenager exonerated
Story at a glance Louisiana man Sullivan Walter was released from prison after a judge vacated his conviction for a rape that took place in 1986. Walter was arrested for the rape at age 17 and is now currently 53. Attorneys for the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office and from the Innocence Project New Orleans worked to correct
Read MoreSanders has highest favorability among possible 2024 contenders: poll
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) clocked in with the highest favorability rating among a list of 23 potential 2024 presidential contenders, according to a new USA Today-Ipsos poll. Forty-six percent of respondents said they had at least a somewhat favorable view toward Sanders, while 41 percent said they had an unfavorable opinion. President Biden had the second-highest favorability rating at 43 percent, although his unfavorability rating was notably higher tha
Read MoreDow drops 750 points following Powell speech at Jackson Hole
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 750 points Friday following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the Fed will press forward with raising interest rates while inflation lingers. Powell gave a keynote address at the Fed’s annual policy summit in Jackson Hole, Wyo., saying that the central bank would be willing to take “forceful and rapid” steps to address inflation even if it means potentially higher unemployment rates an
Read MoreDNC rolls out new ad on abortion access as trigger bans take effect
The Democratic National Committee rolled out a digital ad buy in four states hitting Republicans on abortion following bans on the procedure going into effect in Idaho, Texas, and Tennessee. The five-figure ad buy, which was first reported on by The Hill, is slated to run in Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Colorado. The spots will air on video mediums on seen on platforms like YouTube and Facebook. The spots highlight efforts to restrict abortion. One fifteen-second clip ends with the caption “your state c
Read MoreThe loss of Roe complicates Biden’s plan for safer pregnancies
Climate change, deficit reduction and Medicare reform were the headline achievements of President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act which the president has called “one of the most signif
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