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Publishing news is quiet in this final stretch of the year, so here’s a snackable round-up of interesting bookish stuff. Grab a cup of something cozy and follow your curiosity. 🚫 A federal judge has struck down portions of the Arkansas book banning law that could have sent librarians and booksellers to prison. 📚 Publishers […]
(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump has warned federal employees who have been working on a remote basis that if they want to keep their jobs, they will need to return to their given office spaces. However, forcing government employees back into the office may not be as easy as threatening them with termination, a Republican […]
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, is accused of setting a homeless woman on fire while she was sleeping on a Coney Island-bound F train. BROOKLYN (CN) — The man accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway has been indicted on four counts of murder and one count of arson, Brooklyn District […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people […]
This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch. Their nicknames are […]
WASHINGTON (WCIA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding over $2 million to transfer car crash data in Illinois to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced last week that NHTSA would be receiving the $2,038,000 to create an […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after he was accused of submitting fraudulent tax returns and applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic aid programs. The signed plea agreement was approved Friday by a federal judge in Delaware. Smallwood, of Mullica Hill, New […]
In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk declared victory last week on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform he owns: “Your actions turned a bill that weighed pounds into a bill that weighed ounces!” […]
Organizations representing judges and attorneys had urged Congress to vote for the bill. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying “hurried action” by the House left important questions unanswered about the life-tenured positions. The legislation would have spread the establishment of the new […]
A report from Canada’s chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan‘s assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. The chief actuary’s paper, published Friday, says the calculation that claims Alberta should get 53 per cent […]