Courts
Vance Boelter, Minnesota shooter, pleads guilty to avoid death sentence in federal murder casesVance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday to six counts in the murders of former Minnesota House Speaker and her husband and the shootings of a state senator and his wife. Boelter, 58, shot and killed the… Read More
Government
Latin America’s conservative wave followed collapse of billions in U.S. funding schemesA wave of conservative political victories in Central and South America has followed cuts to State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development funding. The results, including… Read More
Culture
Economy picks up steam in time for party primaries to sort out midtermsThe American economy is showing resilience in the face of geopolitical headwinds, with fresh data pointing to accelerating growth, solid job creation and consumer spending that continues to defy… Read More
Courts
Bolton to plead guilty to mishandling classified documentsFormer U.N. Ambassador John Bolton has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents in a bid to avoid jail time. Bolton would also be subject to… Read More
Public Education
Weaker unions means more education reform, 50-state study findsA gap in union muscle maps directly to power for education reformers, according to an analysis by The Lion of a report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Read More