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U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obstruction law helps cases of Jan. 6 defendants

The U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — A former Pennsylvania police officer who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that delayed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results cannot be charged with obstructing an official proceeding unless a lower […]

Fetterman calls ‘abandon Biden’ campaign dumb, says it helps Trump

Sen. John Fetterman said progressives saying they will abandon President Joe Biden over his response to the Israel-Hamas war is ‘the dumbest shit’ he’s ever heard. “That whole abandoned Biden thing — that’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said Sunday morning in an interview with Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.” […]

Local company steps in and helps elderly man left without power

MARSHALL, Okla. (KFOR) — A Logan County man was left in the dark for days after losing his power during an overnight storm. You may remember Bill Cardin, an 88-year-old man located in Marshall, Oklahoma. He lost his power and was told by OG&E that he would need to move his meter and electric pole […]

Tip helps police identify human remains found in Glendale backyard

Glendale police said they believe they identified the human remains found earlier this month following a social media post that asked the public for information. In the post to X, formerly known as Twitter, police said the remains were found in the backyard of a home near West Cactus Road on June 8. They described […]

Baltimore’s $1,000 monthly cash assistance program helps with income, housing independence, mental health

Study results halfway through a pilot program distributing $1,000 in unconditional monthly cash assistance to Baltimore parents suggest that guaranteed income “improved at least some aspects of life” for participants. A report by a consulting agency evaluating the two-year Baltimore Young Families Success Fund pilot said participants’ income, housing independence and mental health all improved […]

McKeesport students’ experience with gun violence helps shape priorities in Attorney General report

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office published a report on Tuesday offering information about the impact of gun violence on teenagers. The ‘teenTALK’ report comes after Attorney General Michelle Henry visited four school districts in the last year, including McKeesport, for “candid conversations with students about how gun violence impacts their mental health and what changes […]