Guns are back in focus at the U.S. Supreme Court. Wednesday, Justices heard arguments about the future of bump stocks. Those are the devices that can make semi-automatic rifles fire faster like a machine gun. Bump stocks were prominently used in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre where in a matter of minutes, more than 400 […]
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Supreme Court examines whether to strike down ban on gun bump stocks
Supreme Court examines whether to strike down ban on gun bump stocks Guns are back in focus at the U.S. Supreme Court. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Wednesday, Justices heard arguments about the future of bump stocks. Those are the devices that can make semi-automatic rifles fire faster like a machine gun. Bump stocks […]
US supreme court hears arguments over bump stock ban
The US supreme court has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether bump stocks, a firearm accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns, will be allowed back on to the civilian market. The result of this case could also determine whether the US Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives […]
How gun accessories called bump stocks ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court
When gun accessories known as bump stocks first hit the market more than a decade ago, the U.S. government initially concluded the devices did not violate federal law despite enabling semi-automatic weapons to spray bullets at the rapid-fire rate of a machine gun. That changed after a gunman with bump stock-equipped rifles killed 60 people […]
Supreme Court hears arguments about US ban on gun ‘bump stocks’
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled over the technical aspects of “bump stocks” on Wednesday as they considered the legality of a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on these devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns in a case targeting another […]
The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to a Trump-era ban on a gun accessory known as bump stocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory used in a Las Vegas massacre that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. A Texas gun shop owner argues the Trump administration didn’t follow federal law when it reversed course […]
Supreme Court hearing over ‘bump stocks’ ban and Texas Panhandle wildfire: Morning Rundown
Protest voters loom over Joe Biden’s Michigan win. A nuclear weapons plant evacuates some staff as a wildfire tears through Texas. And a Willy Wonka-inspired attraction was so bad the cops were called. Here’s what to know today. Biden nabs Michigan primary win despite ‘uncommitted’ movement President Joe Biden’s victory in the Michigan Democratic presidential […]
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser gets pay bump to $26 million after a 38% drop in profits
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser got a 6% pay bump for her performance in 2023, a year the bank’s profits dropped 38% and Fraser began a dramatic restructuring that will result in an estimated 20,000 job cuts. The board awarded her total compensation of $26 million, Citigroup (C) said in a Tuesday regulatory filing. The amount […]
PepsiCo profit gets a bump as charges fade, though revenue slips in fourth quarter
PepsiCo’s profit rose in the fourth quarter thanks in part to lower charges, though revenue declined slightly. The food and beverage company also said Friday that it is boosting its annual dividend by 7% and plans to buy back about $1 billion of its shares. For the three months ended Dec. 30, PepsiCo earned $1.3 […]
A Trump criminal conviction could give Biden a bump, new poll finds
If former President Donald Trump is convicted on criminal charges, it could be a boon for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, a new poll released Wednesday found. Biden and Trump remain statistically tied among registered voters, according to the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But if Trump were criminally convicted, 51 percent of those surveyed said they […]
Laketown clerk will see significant pay bump in 2024
LAKETOWN TWP. — Elected officials in Laketown Township will be making more across the board in the upcoming fiscal year. Board members voted in favor of raising each of their salaries by 3% during a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 10, plus an additional raise for the clerk in recognition of added election duties. Wednesday’s salary resolution […]
Why Intel Stock Slumped Today Despite an Analyst’s Price Target Bump
When a stock pundit increases their price target on a company’s shares, they tend to rise at least modestly in price. Unfortunately for stockholders of storied tech hardware company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the opposite occurred on Thursday — their company lost 0.4% of its market value following the move. That, however, more or less matched […]