George Nyavor

  • Woman Charged With Deliberately Running Over Boyfriend And Infant Son

    Aaliyah Ross, a 27-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, faces multiple serious charges after allegedly intentionally running over her boyfriend and their 16-month-old son during a confrontation. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began as an argument between Ross and her 25-year-old boyfriend. During the altercation, Ross placed a 4-year-old and a 6-month-old…

  • Supreme Court Ruling Grants Former Presidents Broad Immunity, Potentially Delaying Trump Trial

    In a landmark decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents possess certain immunities from prosecution, significantly impacting the criminal case against Donald Trump regarding his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. This 6-3 ruling effectively delays the possibility of a trial before the November election. The Supreme Court’s ruling…

  • Texas Caregiver Faces Murder Charge, Probed For 20 Deaths In Unlicensed Facilities

    Regla “Su” Becquer, the proprietor of Love and Caring for People LLC, a Texas-based network of unlicensed assisted living homes, has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a resident earlier this year. Arlington police are now delving into the circumstances surrounding at least 20 additional deaths at her facilities. Becquer stands…

  • Steve Bannon Set To Begin 4-Month Prison Term For Contempt Charges Today

    Longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, is scheduled to commence his four-month prison sentence at a federal facility in Connecticut on Monday, July 1, 2024. This follows a prolonged legal battle where Bannon unsuccessfully appealed his conviction for contempt of Congress related to the investigation into the January 6 Capitol attack. Initially…

  • D.C. Council Advances Reparations For Black Residents With Budget Approval

    The Washington, D.C., City Council has greenlit funding in its 2025 budget to establish a reparations task force aimed at addressing historical injustices against Black residents. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, the D.C. Council approved a $21 billion budget, which includes $1.5 million allocated for the reparations task force. This initiative marks the city’s commitment…

  • Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Correspondence School Law, Overturns Lower Court Decision

    The Alaska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that deemed two statutes unconstitutional for directing public funds to private schools. The case revolved around provisions in a state law enacted a decade ago, permitting families enrolled in correspondence school programs to receive reimbursements for education-related expenses. Governor Mike Dunleavy, a staunch supporter of…

  • Creditors Seek Contempt Charges Against Giuliani in Bankruptcy Case

    Attorneys representing Rudy Giuliani’s creditors in his bankruptcy proceedings have filed a motion requesting the court to hold the former New York City mayor in contempt and impose sanctions. The motion alleges that Giuliani has repeatedly flouted court orders to produce essential financial documents related to his personal and business finances. According to the motion…

  • White Couple Charged With Enslaving Adopted Black Children

    Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, a couple from West Virginia, face serious charges for allegedly enslaving their adopted Black children, forcing them to perform labor, and confining them in inhumane conditions. This case has raised significant concerns about racial targeting and human trafficking. Lantz, 63, and Whitefeather, 62, were initially arrested in October…

  • Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia as a free man, having resolved through a plea deal a U.S. Justice Department case charging him with obtaining and publishing government secrets on his secret-spilling website. It was a stunning resolution to a polarizing drama that landed at the intersection of press freedom and national security,…

  • Professor Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Grant Fraud Scheme

    A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland has indicted a Pennsylvania man for allegedly defrauding the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) out of approximately $16 million in federal grant funds. According to court documents, Hoau-Yan Wang, 67, a tenured medical professor at a public university’s medical school and a paid advisor to…