DOJ Charges Informant for False Statements Against Bidens
A federal grand jury indicted an FBI informant Wednesday for allegedly providing “false derogatory information” about President Joe Biden and first son Hunter Biden and their ties to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holding. Special counsel David Weiss announced the two-count indictment against Alexander Smirnov handed down by a grand jury in the Central District of […]
US Eases Restrictions on Wells Fargo After Years of Oversight
The Biden administration eased some of the restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals. The news sent Wells Fargo’s stock up sharply Thursday as investors speculated that the bank, which has been kept under a tight leash by regulators for years, may be […]
Montana Rep. Rosendale Drops Senate Bid After Trump Backs Foe
Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., said Thursday he is dropping his bid for the U.S. Senate less than a week after he got into the race and on the same day that former President Donald Trump endorsed his opponent. Rosendale, a hard-line conservative, said in a statement that with Trump’s endorsement of fellow Republican Tim Sheehy […]
90-Year-Old Dismissed From Volunteer Role Over Pronouns
A 90-year-old disabled California woman said she has been dismissed from her volunteer role with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society because she asked for clarity on the use of pronouns. The Daily Wire reported that Fran Itkoff, 90, told Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik she was dismissed from the position for failing to abide by […]
Trump Shreds ‘Fake Fani Willis Case’ in Ga.: ‘Game Over’
Donald Trump led a chorus of criticism against Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, whose testimony in a hearing Thursday over her alleged misconduct sparked a wave of reaction, with the former president asserting, “game over.” One lawmaker called Willis’ testimony a “historic meltdown.” Willis was put on the defensive over her admitted romance […]
3 in Custody After Deadly KC Chiefs Parade Shooting
The mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, leaving one dead and nearly two dozen injured, appeared to stem from a dispute between several people, authorities said Thursday. Police Chief Stacey Graves said that a mother of two was killed and the 22 people were injured […]
Philippines: South China Sea Tensions Not All About US-China Rivalry
The Philippines is firmly committed to negotiations for a code of conduct between China and Southeast Asian countries to avert confrontations in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday. Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo also said tensions in the South China Sea were not all about a rivalry between superpowers the United States […]
Judge: Trump Criminal Trial to Start March 25
Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for a delay from the former president’s defense lawyers. The decision means that the first of Trump’s four criminal prosecutions to proceed to trial is a case centered on years-old […]
CBS News Slammed for Firing Catherine Herridge
CBS News is being criticized for firing veteran correspondent Catherine Herridge this week after sources said she had hit “internal roadblocks” with her coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story. Herridge was among 20 CBS News employees who were put out of work with parent company Paramount Global’s overall purge of 800 employees, and sources […]
Waymo Expects to Fix Driverless Hazards With Software
Alphabet’s Waymo had recalled as many as 444 vehicles and fixed an issue with its automated driving systems (ADS) software, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday. Its fifth generation ADS systems with versions released prior to Dec. 20 may have inaccurately predicted the movement of a towed vehicle, according to the […]