Giorno: 18 Aprile 2023

Iowa Senate passes controversial child labor bill

Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the Des Moines Register reported. Supporters of the bill — mainly Republicans — said it would give children valuable opportunities to work and get paid, whereas opponents […]

Judge: Mississippi must allow religious exemption from school vaccine requirements

Mississippi must join most other states in allowing religious exemptions from vaccinations that children are required to receive so they can attend school, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden handed down the decision Monday in a lawsuit filed last year by several parents who say their religious beliefs have led them […]

Bidens report an adjusted gross income of $579,514

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reported a federal adjusted gross income of $579,514, according to their 2022 federal income tax returns, which were released by the White House Tuesday. The president and first lady filed their income tax return jointly and paid $169,820 in combined federal, Delaware, and Virginia income taxes, according […]

US charges diamond, art dealer allegedly tied to Hezbollah with evading sanctions

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against a diamond and art dealer who had allegedly funded Lebanon’s terrorist wing Hezbollah. It also sanctioned what it believes is a vast money laundering network connected to him. Nazem Ahmad, who had already been sanctioned in 2019 by the U.S. under global terrorism sanctions regulations for acting as […]

Man, 84, Charged With Shooting Black Teen at Door Surrenders

An 84-year-old white man charged in the shooting and wounding of a Black teenager who mistakenly walked up to the suspect’s house in Kansas City has surrendered to police, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday.Andrew Lester had been charged a day earlier with…