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DA Reopens Cornell Fraternity Rape Case, Saying the Lawsuit Doesn’t Match the 2024 Police Statement

Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has reopened the criminal case against seven current and former Cornell fraternity members, and the reason he gives is…

By Mark Masterson · Oct 1 · 3 min read

Economy
75% of SNAP’s Administrative Costs Shift to the States Thursday, the Same Day Benefits Rise

Sep 29
Law & Justice
An ICE Officer Shot an Austin Delivery Driver in the Back. By Dawn He Was in a Detention Cell With the Bullet Still in Him

Sep 23
News Media
Gloria Steinem Died at 92. The Equal Rights Amendment Still Is Not in the Constitution.

Sep 3

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A Taser Failed in Times Square. The Next Sixty Seconds Were the Whole Story.

A woman carrying two kitchen knives stabbed two people along Seventh Avenue in Times…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 31

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Target’s Apology Describes a Safeguard the Company Cut in 2025, Not One That Failed

Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume on Monday and said it was sorry, calling…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 27

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Three States Have Issued Orders About Baby Gabriel. Only One of Them Can Be Obeyed.

A judge in Dallas spent Tuesday deciding who is allowed to hold a two-week-old…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 26

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Illinois Refused Sean Grayson a Medical Release in July. He Died in Prison in August.

Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County deputy who shot Sonya Massey in her own…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 26

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Tennessee Required Three Checks on the Bus Where Winter Jones Died

Winter Jones was six years old, autistic and nonverbal, and on Thursday afternoon she…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 16

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Five Killed Across Three Missaukee County Scenes Before the Suspect Was Found Dead

A 911 call from a house on LaChance Road just before noon on Friday…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 14

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Geno Auriemma Points Out the WNBA Is Fighting About a Player Who Does Not Exist

Geno Auriemma noted the WNBA has never had an openly transgender player, then asked…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 14

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The Justice Department Just Charged the Woman Who Spent Her Career Tracking Hate Groups

Federal agents arrested Heidi Beirich in California on Wednesday. She is the first individual…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 13

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A Licensed Daycare in Hopkins Was Also Someone’s Home, and Three People Died Inside It

Police in Hopkins, Minnesota, were called to an in-home daycare on Wednesday morning and…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 12

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Colin Gray Is the First Parent Convicted of Murder for a School Shooting, and He Got 15 Years

A Georgia judge sentenced Colin Gray to 15 years in prison on Thursday for…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 30

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Jason Alexander Finally Apologized to Courtney Stodden. She Wants More Than Words

Fourteen years after a Funny or Die sketch had him rubbing a cellphone across…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 23

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Two Teenagers in Custody After Shooting Spree Kills Five Family Members Across East St. Louis

A shooting rampage across three locations in southern Illinois has left five members of…

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Supreme Court Upholds Transgender Athlete Bans in a 6-3 Ruling That Redefines Sex Under Title IX

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More Than 100 Venezuelans Deported From the U.S. Are Dead or Missing After Twin Earthquakes Collapsed Their Hotel

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York Revolution Forfeits Game After Players Refuse Pride Night Jerseys

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