In reality, the vast majority of crime is small potatoes: about 80 percent of court cases are misdemeanors.
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From Pearl Jam to Congress to Springsteen: Five of the biggest Ticketmaster dustups
Story at a glance Ticketmaster provoked outrage this week among Taylor Swift fans when its presale of tickets for her upcoming tour descended into chaos. The fiasco illuminates a ticket-selling industry populated with scalpers, ticket-buying bots and desperate buyers. Over the last three decades, Ticketmaster has squared off with musical acts, lawmakers and the Department…
Alito denies involvement in leak of 2014 contraception case: reports
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has denied that he was involved in the leaking of a 2014 court ruling to a former anti-abortion activist following a New York Times report that a leak occurred. Multiple news outlets reported that Alito issued a statement denying that he or his wife disclosed the court’s ruling in Burwell v….
Sunday shows preview: Special counsel appointed in Trump probes; Pelosi to step down
The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigations into former President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (Calif.) decision to step down from Democratic leadership will likely dominate this week’s Sunday shows circuit. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that he was appointing longtime prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to lead…
Will Congress kill the push for data privacy?
Speaker Pelosi believes a better privacy bill is still possible.
Democrats look to make inroads with rural voters after glimmers of hope in 2022
Democrats are looking expand their outreach to rural voters over the next election cycle, broadening a strategy they say played a pivotal role in helping them win several key races in 2022. Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s (D) campaign credits his work appealing to rural voters, in part, for becoming the first Pennsylvania candidate to win…
Obama says voters learned lesson from 2010, 2014 midterms
Former President Obama said on Thursday that voters learned from Democrats’ losses in the 2010 and 2014 midterm elections that a party losing control of Congress in the midterms can limit a what a president can accomplish. Obama told Trevor Noah on “The Daily Show” that voters might have thought during those two midterms that…
Borrower returns library book 47 years past due, provides explanation in ‘thoughtful letter’
Perhaps wisely, the borrower also returned the book anonymously, through the mail, thereby avoiding the disapproving glare of any librarians at the front desk.
Back to the moon at any cost
The answer is a mixture of local politics and geopolitics.
Biden turns 80 as election talk swirls
Questions about Joe Biden’s age have loomed over his presidency ever since he entered the White House. On Sunday, Biden will reach a major milestone when he is expected to spend his 80th birthday quietly with his family, many of whom will be at the White House to mark another occasion: His granddaughter Naomi’s wedding. …