Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” must not have gotten enough of Austin during its recent residency in the city. On Monday night, the Jon Stewart-hosted show aired a segment looking into the Austin Police Department’s sensitivity training meant to reduce dog shootings by officers. (The American-Statesman wrote about such training sessions in September.) The Daily Show Get…
By Brandon K. Scott A District Court judge reversed his decision to throw out an online solicitation of a minor indictment last week, rescinding the order Wednesday. Judge Kelly Case, of the 9th state District Court, on Oct. 29 granted a defense motion to quash the indictment against Massingill due to “a lack of specificity”…
More Culture Wars? Judge Andrew Napolitano | Nov 06, 2014 Because of the way the news business works, I am writing this column before the close of the polls in the so-called midterm elections, and hence as I write, I do not know their outcome. Will the Republicans or the Democrats control the U.S. Senate…
By Brandon K. Scott Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on Tuesday pleaded no contest to a Class A misdemeanor charge of reckless assault for causing injury to his 4-year-old son. Peterson will serve two years of probation on a deferred sentence that would wipe the criminal conviction from his record if successfully completed….
National: States ditch electronic voting machines | The Hill Nov 3 2014 » The Voting News States have abandoned electronic voting machines in droves, ensuring that most voters will be casting their ballots by hand on Election Day. With many electronic voting machines more than a decade old, and states lacking the funding to repair or…
