Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg agrees to testify in House GOP probe, but not on their timetable
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday declined to testify before House lawmakers next week about the prosecution against former President Donald Trump. Bragg’s attorney, Leslie Dubeck, said in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that the district attorney could not attend the session due to “scheduling conflicts,” but Dubeck suggested […]
Four Israeli Hostages Rescued During Raid In Central Gaza
Friends of Almog Meir Jan, one of four Israeli hostages rescued from captivity in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack, gather outside Sheba Tel Hashomer medical center in Ramat Gan for a photo with him after the hostage was transferred. As conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas continues in the Palestinian […]
Russia Jails French Citizen on Charges of Collecting Military Data
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Friday ordered a French national accused of collecting information on Russian military affairs to be detained pending the conclusion of an investigation and trial. Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital on Thursday amid rising tensions between Moscow and Paris after French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about […]
Justices accepting lavish gifts ‘degrades the image of impartiality’
Tim Parlatore, a former lawyer for former President Donald Trump, said Friday that he believes Supreme Court justices receiving lavish gifts and vacations “tarnishes the image of impartiality” and called on Congress to act. Parlatore joined CNN’s Abby Phillips and The Nation’s Ellie Meistal to discuss the revelations in the Supreme Court’s financial disclosure report, […]
NYC woman, 93, left broke despite owning a 10-unit Brooklyn building, family claims
An immigrant Brooklyn woman’s $4 million savings is being denied access to her when she needs it most in the final year of her life because her court-appointed guardian was incompetent, her family claims. Aleksandra Chodowiec, 93, emigrated to the United States alone from her hometown of Wroclaw in western Poland in 1973, when she […]
Maxwell Alejandro Frost lauds White House for positive jobs report
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) praised the White House for the positive jobs report released Friday, saying, “That’s exactly what the president is doing.” The US added more than 270,000 jobs in May, well above the 185,000 expected, Labor Department data showed, but the unemployment rate also rose slightly to 4%. “The numbers don’t lie. Things […]
Border Patrol Reports 2,600 Migrant Apprehensions per Day — Just in 3 Sectors
Border Patrol chiefs in three sectors on the southwest border with Mexico reported daily apprehension rates above 2,600 in their latest weekly reports. The reports from these three of nine sectors on the southwest border exceed President Joe Biden’s new executive order imposing a seven-day average cap of 2,500 migrants per day. On Tuesday, President […]
David Cameron Duped into Prank Call with Imposter Ex-Ukraine President
The British government has admitted that Foreign Secretary David Cameron was tricked into answering a prank call claiming to be from the former president of Ukraine, the latest cabinet minister to be deceived in this way. The British Foreign Office said on Friday that former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is now Britain’s top […]
J.R. Smith warns Dan Hurley about Lakers coaching job: ‘Don’t fall for it’
J.R. Smith issued a brief but stern warning to Dan Hurley as he considers a big-money offer to become the Lakers’ next head coach. “Don’t be fooled.” Smith wrote to X.However, the message tagged the wrong account instead of the official account of UConn’s head coach, who is a two-time defending national champion. Smith played […]
‘Miraculous triumph’: IDF rescues four hostages that were abducted by Hamas during the Nova music festival on October 7
Four Israeli hostages held by Hamas after the October 7 attack have been released Daily MailThe Israel Defense Forces said the hostages had been found and returned to their homes after “complex” operations in two locations in Nuseira, central Gaza. According to reports, the four hostages rescued were Noah Al-Ghamani, 25, Almog Meir Yan, 21, […]