Archive

Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma must execute Richard Glossip

Share Twice in the past decade the Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing Richard Glossip. Now the state has joined Glossip to argue that newly uncovered evidence shows prosecutors violated his rights at trial. But even with the Oklahoma’s rare confession of error, both the state’s highest court for criminal cases and the state’s… Continue reading Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma must execute Richard Glossip

BPD: 3 missing minors believed to be together

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help finding three missing juveniles who are considered at-risk because of their ages and not having been missing before. The three minors are believed to be together.

Supreme Court declines to block EPA methane, mercury rules

Share The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from Republican-led states and industry groups to block a rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that imposes more stringent standards on emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. At the same time, the justices turned down a similar request from Oklahoma and industry… Continue reading Supreme Court declines to block EPA methane, mercury rules

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best… Continue reading The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics