All posts tagged "Death"

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) has received "credible death threats" following her vote against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker of the House, and law enforcement is investigating the matter, reported Politico's Olivia Beavers on Wednesday.

Miller-Meeks, who didn't reveal the specifics of the death threats, is one of a small group of Republicans who initially voted for Jordan but changed her vote to a no in a later round.

Jordan, a hard-right ally of former President Donald Trump, was nominated for speaker by the GOP after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was initially selected over Jordan, bowed out of the race. Just a day after Scalise was nominated, it became clear a small contingent of far-right lawmakers would hold the line against him and prevent him from securing the necessary votes. Nearly two dozen Republicans have voted against Jordan, leaving the speakership vacant and the House paralyzed after the historic vote of a small faction of Republicans to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the role....

Law enforcement in Colorado is looking into several instances of rocks and other items being thrown at vehicles, including one resulting in the death of a 20-year-old woman who was driving her car when struck.

Alexa Bartell was reportedly killed after unidentified individuals threw a large rock at her car, causing it to smash through her windshield and into her. Bartell was on the phone with a friend when the rock struck her, and her friend was then able to track her phone and locate her crashed vehicle with Bartell still clinging to life inside, according to CBS News, which cites the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Bartell ultimately passed away.

The outlet reports that there were several other similar cases of people throwing rocks at vehicles in that same area. Bartell's is the only death that has been reported at this time, according to reports....

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court Tuesday took up the case of a man on death row who failed to launch an appeal against his sentence in time because his lawyers had left their firm and left no forwarding address.