Vulnerable Republicans stay silent on Trump conviction
Vulnerable House Republicans are treading carefully over former President Trump’s shocking conviction, wary of wending their way into thorny debates about hush money, porn stars and the integrity of a once-cherished criminal justice system that Trump has criticized. While Republican leaders and many Republicans, including some on the front lines, rushed to Trump’s defense after […]
Serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought dozens of female victims to his pig farm, dead after prison assault
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who committed a string of killings near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, luring his female victims to a pig farm, has died after being assaulted in prison, authorities said Friday. He was 74. Correctional Service Canada said in a statement that Pickton, an inmate […]
US accuses Hyundai, suppliers of using child labor
The Department of Labor has filed a complaint accusing the Hyundai plant and two Alabama companies of illegally employing children. The Department’s Wage and Hour Division We conducted a survey to study It turns out that the 13-year-old was working 50 to 60 hours a week on an assembly line operating machines that turned sheet […]
Elon Musk’s X to stage town hall with Donald Trump
Elon Musk’s social media platform X will host a town hall meeting with former President Donald Trump, three years after he was banned from the site following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who was convicted Thursday of conspiring to make hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels, […]
Protesters Assault, Interrupt Harvard Interim President at Alumni Day Speech
During a Graduates Day event in Harvard Yard on Friday, protesters disrupted a speech by Harvard Interim President Alan Garber, throwing green glitter all over him as he spoke. Harvard University interim president Alan Garber was attacked with a glow-in-the-dark bomb. Now that we have it at our attention, torturing baby monkeys is neither scientific […]
Joe Biden Gives Ukraine Permission to Hit Targets in Russia with U.S. Weapons
U.S. officials said Friday that President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to attack specific targets on Russian territory. A senior American official talked Fox News described the authorization as a “limited” policy shift designed to give Ukraine the means to defend the city of Kharkiv from Russian long-range artillery fire. “The […]
‘Won’t take it for granted’
Jose Iglesias was more emotional about the opportunity to play in his 1,097th MLB game than he was about his first. The 34-year-old infielder found out he’d been promoted by the Mets from Triple-A late Thursday night and reminisced about his time as a top prospect in the Red Sox organization and his time in […]
Lawmakers invite Netanyahu to address Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Dynamo, N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Dynamo, N.Y.) have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. “The horrific attacks of October 7th shocked the world and forced the nation […]
Gable Steveson’s surprise Bills signing comes with WWE diss
A former wrestling rival of Gable Steveson has criticized the former Olympic gold medalist for signing with the NFL. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Friday that the Bills signed Steveson, who was recently released from his WWE contract, to play on the defensive line. Trevor Lee, who performed as Cameron Grimes in WWE’s developmental organization NXT […]
Armed thugs try to steal Chicago homeowner’s Ferrari and Range Rover, but he grabs his gun and foils their plan, police say
Illinois State Police say an armed homeowner thwarted a plot by a trio of car thieves to break into his house and steal his keys. The homeowner, who did not want to be made public, He told WGN-TV He described the incident that happened Monday morning at his home on Sheridan Road outside Winnetka. “There […]