Accountability

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of shooting down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, which crash-landed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Christmas Day. The incident claimed the lives of 38 passengers and crew out of the 67 onboard. Aliyev alleged that evidence points to Russian surface-to-air missiles as the cause, though he clarified there is no indication the attack was intentional.

A man was killed and two others were wounded in a shootout early Monday morning in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, authorities reported.

A tragic drunk driving incident in suburban Atlanta has claimed the life of 37-year-old Jimmy Chang, a prominent realtor and community leader.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram has given District Attorney Fani Willis until January 13 to respond to a court order requiring her to honor a subpoena issued by a Georgia Senate committee. The Senate Special Committee on Investigations had previously sought to question Willis about her role in the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump.

Calls are intensifying for Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to veto portions of a bill passed in the closing hours of the legislative session, which would authorize higher fees for certain public records.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Biden administration "silenced" those who concluded the COVID-19 virus likely leaked from a lab.

Seattle's City Council will begin the new year by seeking a replacement for the District 2 position, following the resignation of Councilmember Tammy Morales. Morales, who represents neighborhoods like Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill, Columbia City, and the Chinatown/International District, announced that she would step down next month, citing mental health concerns. She stated that the pressures of her role had negatively impacted both her mental and physical well-being.

A violent encounter on Chicago’s West Side early Saturday morning left one person critically injured and involved a shootout between police and a gunman.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Friday that 43 individuals across the state have been granted clemency, a decision made in collaboration with the Tennessee Board of Parole.

At a recent press conference at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump made a bold promise to take on the powerful Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) responsible for inflating prescription drug prices in the U.S. Trump criticized PBMs, calling them a “horrible middleman” that profits by driving up drug costs without adding value. He vowed to eliminate the middleman and reduce drug prices to levels “that nobody has ever seen before.”