A Tennessee court has overturned a judge’s decision to block the release of writings by the transgender-identifying woman who killed three children and three adults during an attack on a Christian school in Nashville in March 2023. The Tennessee Court of Appeals said Wednesday that the city of Nashville must allow inspection of the writings of The Covenant School attacker under public record laws. In August 2024, Davidson County Judge I’Ashea Myles ruled that copyright claims put on the writings preempted public records requests. “Construing the [Tennessee Public Records Act] broadly to promote access to public records, as we are required, we conclude that under these particular circumstances, the only overt action Metro must take to meet its obligation is to allow Petitioners access to the records for personal inspection,” the judges wrote. “Simply put, so long as Metro maintains the records, it must allow Petitioners access … for personal inspection.” The writings of the shooter include journal entries made in the months leading up to the March 27, 2023, attack. After the attack, the Nashville Police Department refused to release the writings, citing an ongoing investigation. A group of parents whose children attended The Covenant School also intervened to block the release of the writings, citing a copyright claim to the materials granted by the attacker’s parents. The parents and the school also said that releasing the attacker’s writings would cause school safety concerns, a position that Myles agreed with in her ruling. “This conclusion strains credulity, and we are neither willing nor able to make the blind logical leap the Covenant Intervenors ask of us,” the appeals court said, noting that many of the writings were made years before the attack. The judges also said that there was no school shooter manifesto exemption to public records law because of fears about the writings inspiring future attacks. “Respectfully, this argument is rooted in speculation about potential future events, not facts present in the record before us. This is a policy debate not contemplated by, or anywhere mentioned in” public records law, the judges said. The parties who sued for access to the writings included Tennessee Star publisher Michael Patrick Leahy, the Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean, and the National Police Association. Leahy was represented by the America First Legal Foundation. “This unanimous ruling by the Tennessee Court of Appeals is a major victory for freedom of the press, the people of the State of Tennessee, and The Tennessee Star,” Leahy said of the ruling. “It is in the public interest for all of these documents to be released to us expeditiously, as the Court of Appeals ruled.” Despite these efforts, portions of the shooter’s writings have already been released through the FBI and through media reports, including The Daily Wire. Ramblings of the shooter posted by the FBI in December 2025 revealed that she hated white people and religion.

Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione spoke out in court on Friday after a New York judge set his state trial date for June 8. As he was being escorted out of the courtroom, Mangione raged against the state trial moving forward, as he also faces a federal trial. Mangione faces multiple state charges, including second-degree murder related to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all state and federal charges. “One plus one equals two. This is the same trial twice,” Mangione said, according to Fox 5 New York. “This is double jeopardy by any common sense definition.” The suspected assassin was unexpectedly ordered back in court on Friday by Manhattan state Judge Gregory Carro. His next appearance in state court wasn’t scheduled until May. Mangione’s lawyer objected to the June 8 trial start date, arguing that the defense team would also be preparing for the federal trial at that time. “Mr. Mangione is being put in an untenable situation,” defense lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said, according to the Associated Press. “This is a tug-of-war between two different prosecution offices.” “The defense will not be ready on June 8,” she added. “Be ready,” the judge replied. Jury selection for Mangione’s federal trial was set for September 8, with opening statements scheduled for October 13. Last week, the judge overseeing Mangione’s federal trial dropped the murder charge that carried a potential death penalty. In a surprising twist to the federal trial, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett agreed with Mangione’s defense team and said that stalking does not constitute “a crime of violence.” The judge acknowledged that her decision was “strange,” but argued that violence is defined by using force, and stalking could technically be committed without using force, ABC News reported. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Joel Seidemann argued for Mangione’s state trial to begin before the federal trial, saying that the state’s interests “would be unfairly prejudiced by an unnecessary delay.” Seidemann also told the judge that Thompson’s family wants the state trial to proceed first, which would also help prosecutors avoid a double jeopardy challenge. New York state law could prevent Mangione from being tried at the state level if his federal trial comes first. Judge Carro said on Friday, “It appears the federal government has reneged on its agreement to let the state, which has done most of the work in this case, go first.” In May, Carro will decide whether prosecutors can use evidence seized from Mangione when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Investigators say that Mangione was found with a 9 mm handgun that connects him to the crime scene and a notebook, where Mangione allegedly discusses taking out Thompson. U.S. District Judge Garnett ruled last week that federal prosecutors can use the items found on Mangione when he was arrested as evidence.

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A long-lost sport once feared dead is being dusted off and played again in the villages where it was born. “Knurr-and-spell” was once played widely in pubs across England’s South Yorkshire, but had all but vanished by the 1970s. The quirky ball game which bears a similarity to golf  sees players hit a clay ball […] The post Forgotten Centuries-Old Ball Game Making a Surprise Comeback After 50 years appeared first on Good News Network.

In the wake of new crime data, Republicans in Congress are telling The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is delivering on his “law and order” promises. At Thursday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed new findings from the Council on Criminal Justice that showed that the nationwide murder rate has dropped to its lowest number since 1900. Overall, violent crime has reached levels last seen in 2019, when Trump’s first administration enacted similar policies to fight crime, the report noted. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told The Daily Signal the president’s “respect for law and order” is “saving American lives,” stating that this is a reversal from the “last four years of lawlessness.” “Between the apprehension and deportation of illegal criminals as well as a renewed focus safety in American cities, lives are being saved,” Lee added. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal that “The historic decline in crime across the country is a direct result of President Trump’s strong law-and-order agenda and decisive border policies, which empower our patriotic men and women in law enforcement to do their jobs effectively.” President Trump promised to restore law and order to the United States.Newly released data proves he is delivering: the murder rate in America’s largest cities plummeted in 2025 to its lowest level since at least 1900 — marking the largest single-year drop in murders on record.… pic.twitter.com/e5oADwP4wW— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 5, 2026 “Governor Walz should take note of what real leadership looks like,” Roy added. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., who pledged to continue to fight with Trump “side-by-side” in “backing the blue, deporting criminal illegals, and securing our border,” told The Daily Signal that “crime is coming down because President Trump is the Law-and-Order President.” The president has mobilized federal law enforcement agencies at the beginning of his second term to help lower crime in American cities. Republicans believe the Trump administration’s attention to crime is the main driver behind murders plummeting by 21% since 2024, carjackings dropping by 61% since 2023, and shoplifting’s 10% decline since 2024. One of the American cities highlighted in the report was Atlanta, Georgia, which saw increased presence of federal law enforcement in 2025. According to the report, the murder rate has dropped by 14% since 2024. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who urged Trump to increase federal law enforcement presence in Atlanta last year, told The Daily Signal that the president is “committed” to prevent another “Laken Riley” by “restoring law and order.” Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal immigrant while at the University of Georgia in 2024. “His successful federal interventions speak for themselves,” Carter added. “Atlanta – under Democrat leadership – continues to battle a migrant crime problem.” Another key city mentioned in the report was Richmond, Virginia, which saw a 59% drop in homicide rates since 2024. Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., welcomed immigration law enforcement in the state in 2025. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, however, has directed local law enforcement to severely reduce collaboration with federal law enforcement.   The lead researcher from the report, Ernesto Lopez, described the overall drop in crime, specifically homicide, as “welcome news,” and noted that the homicide rate spiked significantly in 2020. On Thursday, Leavitt told reporters that “under President Trump in 2025 the Federal Bureau of Investigation increased violent crime arrest by 100% compared to the prior year.” “The FBI also conducted more than 67,000 arrest in the past year, which she mentioned is 197% more than in the previous year,” Leavitt added. Levitt also noted that the FBI has also disrupted 1800 gangs and criminal enterprises, which marks a 200% increase from 2024, arrested 1,700 child predators, and more than 300 human traffickers across the country. “The FBI has also arrested 6 out of 10 of the FBI’s most wanted,” Levitt claimed. The post Lawmakers Say Trump Is Delivering on ‘Law and Order’ as Crime Plummets appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If the United Nations launches an investigation in Minnesota, it should be into the plight of crime victims, a Department of Homeland Security official says.   This week, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to launch a probe into the Trump administration’s actions in the state, regarding immigration enforcement and response to agitators.   This comes amid the administration’s claims of escalating danger for agents in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as in Customs and Border Protection.  “The ACLU is once again demonizing ICE and CBP law enforcement [who] are facing a more than 1300% increase in assaults and 8000% increase in death threats against them,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Signal in a statement.   The agency released statistics in late January that showed a massive increase in threats and assaults against federal agents.   “The ACLU has shown time and time again it does not care about the innocent American lives taken at the hands of gang members, murderers, drug traffickers, and rapists who have no right to be in this country,” McLaughlin added. “Perhaps the United Nations should investigate the ‘human rights crisis’ that is Minneapolis’ crime rate.”  DHS referred to illegal aliens that ICE arrested in Minnesota who had been charged with violent crimes.   This included one arrest of a foreign national who is a suspected terrorist. Another was previously convicted for terroristic threats, domestic assault, and driving while intoxicated.  Another illegal alien wasn arrested for malicious punishment of a child. Similarly, another was arrested for malicious punishment of a child and disorderly conduct.  One criminal illegal alien was convicted of domestic violence. Another was convicted of larceny.   DHS noted another criminal illegal alien from Cuba was convicted of drug trafficking, while another was convicted of assault.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Minnesota sent an “urgent submission” to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, asking them to investigate alleged discrimination against protesters in the state by federal immigration enforcement.   The U.N. committee defines early warning measures as “aimed at preventing existing situations escalating into conflicts.” It defines urgent procedures as responding to “problems requiring immediate attention to prevent or limit the scale or number of serious violations.”  The ACLU request calls for the U.N. committee to use its early warning and urgent action procedures to probe alleged violations of international human rights obligations.   “The Trump administration’s egregious crackdown in Minnesota is not only flouting the Constitution but also United States international human rights obligations that prohibit the use of racial and ethnic profiling, extra-judicial killings, and unlawful use of force against protesters and observers,” said Jamil Dakwar, director of the Human Rights Program at the American Civil Liberties Union.    The ACLU did not immediately respond to inquiries for this story. The post Homeland Security: ACLU ‘Demonizing’ ICE Agents With Demand for UN Probe appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Back on Tuesday, podcaster, professor, and man of perpetual solemnity Scott Galloway joined both CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 and MS NOW’s The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle to promote a scheme were consumers should either pause or cancel their subscriptions to big tech companies as a way to get the industry to end their relationship with President Trump, which he alleged was akin to manufacturing bosses getting cozy with Adolf Hitler. Cooper was up first, and he wondered, “Have you heard from any of the CEOs of companies that you're focusing on?”   Earlier that night, he told CNN "This is pure grift. And I want to create an analogy, a dark one in early 30s Germany. A lot of the titans of the manufacturing industry in Germany essentially said to Hitler, 'If you crush the unions and make us more profitable, we'll ignore the… pic.twitter.com/31wLQGYhIq — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) February 6, 2026   Galloway claimed that, “I've heard from about a third of them. They're very polite. They understand, and then they go on to say how upset they are about the president's programs, but that they can't speak publicly. And I'm empathetic to that. A good autocrat rewards his allies and punishes his enemies.” He then got to his reduction ad Hitlerum: So, unless it's a collective action, unless they all speak together, I think it's going to be very hard for anyone to go first. But what I remind them is that in early 30s Germany, Hitler made a deal with the largest captains of the manufacturing industry that if they said nothing about his rise and what they sensed was a slow burn to fascism, that they would crush the—that he would crush the trade unions and they would make a lot more money. And then when he rose to power, it was too late. And I think that is a decent or an apt analogy for what's going on here. According to Galloway, “That is, according to the private text messages I get from these individuals, they do not like what's going on, but they're afraid to speak up. And also they see money at the end of the day.” He further declared, “To believe that it could not happen here is naive to history. These folks are enabling what I believe is pretty depraved behavior. And it is time for CEOs to collectively speak up and say what they're saying privately, explicitly to the markets and to the president.” A few hours later on MS NOW, Ruhle listed a couple of examples that she thought were relevant, “Yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a personal visit to the Blue Origin headquarters and was greeted by none other than its founder, Jeff Bezos. This is days after Amazon paid $40 million for the rights to Melania. She was paid tens of millions of dollars. They spent tens of millions of dollars marketing this film. Is this the access Bezos is paying for? Because Blue Origin is his big business that loses huge amounts of money and could certainly benefit from government contracts.”   Back on Tuesday, Professor/podcaster/man of perpetual solemnity Scott Galloway told MS NOW that he tells big tech execs "that in early 30s, Germany, Hitler made a deal with the largest captains of the manufacturing industry that if they said nothing about his rise and what they… pic.twitter.com/GcwgPApG5u — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) February 6, 2026   This was one day before the massive layoffs at The Washington Post, which Ruhle no doubt would have included if she had waited a day. As it was, she neglected to mention that Hegseth’s visit was merely part of a larger tour related to the American defense industry and that particular visit was focused on Space Force and NASA-related matters. Nevertheless, Galloway repeated his tortured Hitler analogy, “This is pure grift. And I want to create an analogy, a dark one in early 30s Germany. A lot of the titans of the manufacturing industry in Germany essentially said to Hitler, ‘If you crush the unions and make us more profitable, we'll ignore the slow burn to fascism.’ And then when it kind of got out of control, it was too late. And I see the same thing here.” Galloway also repeated his claims to have heard from these people directly, “And you've probably heard from them, and so have I, via text message that they hate themselves. I'm like, ‘Well, I hate you too.’ And until you speak out, this, this autocracy, kleptocracy that is enabling a slow burn to fascism from the people that he cares about and that the markets care about, they need to speak out. Enough is enough. This is leading us to a very dark place.” Even if one agrees with Ruhle and Galloway about the price of the Melania documentary, it is a massive stretch to bring Hitler into the conversation. When the big tech companies did what President Biden wanted them to do on “disinformation,” did CNN, MSNBC, and Scott Galloway compare him to Hitler? No, of course not. Here are transcripts for the February 3 shows: CNN Anderson Cooper 360 2/3/2026 8:48 PM ET ANDERSON COOPER: Have you heard from any of the CEOs of companies that you're focusing on? SCOTT GALLOWAY: I've heard from about a third of them. They're very polite. They understand, and then they go on to say how upset they are about the president's programs, but that they can't speak publicly. And I'm empathetic to that. A good autocrat rewards his allies and punishes his enemies. So, unless it's a collective action, unless they all speak together, I think it's going to be very hard for anyone to go first. But what I remind them is that in early 30s Germany, Hitler made a deal with the largest captains of the manufacturing industry that if they said nothing about his rise and what they sensed was a slow burn to fascism, that they would crush the—that he would crush the trade unions and they would make a lot more money. And then when he rose to power, it was too late. And I think that is a decent or an apt analogy for what's going on here. And that is according to the private text messages I get from these individuals, they do not like what's going on, but they're afraid to speak up. And also they see money at the end of the day. Notice how the tariffs do not affect these companies, that there's been carve outs, that there's talk of all kinds of loans to backstop the incredible infrastructure expenses here. This, to believe that it could not happen here is naive to history. These folks are enabling what I believe is pretty depraved behavior. And it is time for CEOs to collectively speak up and say what they're saying privately, explicitly to the markets and to the president. *** MS NOW The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle 2/3/2026 11:53 PM ET STEPHANIE RUHLE: Yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a personal visit to the Blue Origin headquarters and was greeted by none other than its founder, Jeff Bezos. This is days after Amazon paid $40 million for the rights to Melania. She was paid tens of millions of dollars. They spent tens of millions of dollars marketing this film. Is this the access Bezos is paying for? Because Blue Origin is his big business that loses huge amounts of money and could certainly benefit from government contracts. SCOTT GALLOWAY: This is pure grift. And I want to create an analogy, a dark one in early 30s Germany. A lot of the titans of the manufacturing industry in Germany essentially said to Hitler, “If you crush the unions and make us more profitable, we'll ignore the slow burn to fascism.” And then when it kind of got out of control, it was too late. And I see the same thing here. Notice how these big tech companies are not subject to tariffs. That Apple was somehow able to get out of these tariffs. We're even talking now about some sort of bill that might come back with the full faith of the U.S. government, some of these huge infrastructure investments. When Tim Cook goes to the premier with an inscribed hard disk drive, when Amazon overpays for the Melania documentary, this is pure pay for play. When the Ellison family says to Warner shareholders, you should accept our bid because it's more likely to go through because I'm a Republican donor and have my head so far up the orifice of the president, you can't see my legs, that is an admission by these individuals that they now recognize the government as pay for play. And you've probably heard from them, and so have I, via text message that they hate themselves. I'm like, “Well, I hate you too.” And until you speak out, this, this autocracy, kleptocracy that is enabling a slow burn to fascism from the people that he cares about and that the markets care about, they need to speak out. Enough is enough. This is leading us to a very dark place. And what I'm suggesting is an economy that is 70 percent consumer driven, that our hidden weapon that's been hiding in plain sight is our consumer spending. And if you want the biggest bang for the buck, go after big tech subscription services. It is not a huge price to pay and it will have a big impact.