Greece legalized Same-Sex marriage and equal parental adoption rights in Greece. Celebrations erupted in Athens as supporters cheered, while opponents, including Orthodox Church affiliates, protested with banners and prayers. Although Greece became the 16th European Union Country to Allow Same-Sex marriage.
Facebook, Instagram and other Meta sites went down starting around 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, according to Down Detector, a website that tracks user reports of telecommunication and internet disruptions. There were more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook and 40,000 reports for Instagram on tracking website Downdetector.com.
California socialite Rebecca Grossman was sentenced to 15 years to life for killing two boys, Mark, 11, and Jacob Iskander, 8, in a hit-and-run while speeding in 2020. Despite her claims of innocence, Grossman showed no remorse. Prosecutors sought a harsher sentence of 34 years to life.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously supported Trump against Colorado’s bid to remove him from the 2024 primary ballot. Their ruling impacts similar efforts in other states. The case explored the 14th Amendment’s Article 3, barring insurrection-involved officeholders. States can disqualify for state roles but lack power to enforce it for federal positions, particularly the Presidency.
Newly released bodycam footage from a NYC shooting reveals an NYPD officer firing at a man holding his mother by the neck, screaming about a knife, shot dead. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a violent, possibly drug-induced situation in the Bronx.
Trump seeks a $100 million bond to delay a $454 million judgment in his civil fraud case, admitting he may need to sell properties without relief. His lawyers request postponement of various penalties, including loan restrictions and business bans.
Apple got a huge fine of about $1.95 billion from the EU because it wasn’t playing fair with other music apps. They were using their power over the App Store to push out competition. The EU says Apple has been doing this for about ten years, and they’re not happy about it.