A federal judge in Georgia temporarily halted a rule on Tuesday requiring election officials to hand count ballots in the 2024 elections, finding that it introduces uncertainty into the process. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that pausing the new hand count rule was appropriate, given that the election is just weeks away. […]
A man was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder for the killing of a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri, and an officer who responded, prosecutors said. Larry Acree was also charged with first-degree assault in the wounding of the other officer who responded, […]
Twitter owner Elon Musk on Thursday announced, and then rolled out, a feature on the social media platform that allows users to see how many people viewed a post. “Twitter is rolling out View Count, so you can see how many times a tweet has been seen! This is normal for video. Shows how much […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio—An Ohio man facing charges in two homicide cases, including the drug-related death of his infant son, was involved in another slaying after he was mistakenly released from jail late last month, authorities said. David A. Johnson III, 20, of Columbus, was released from the Franklin County Jail on Nov. 29 after a county […]
The Nevada Supreme Court on Nov. 14 turned down a request to halt hand counting of ballots in a rural county. The hand count, which is taking place after all ballots cast in the midterms were tabulated with machines, is essentially a recount or an audit, neither of which are allowed under state law, the Brennan Center […]
