Suspect in Laken Riley murder pleads not guilty
The sole suspect in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley pleaded not guilty Friday. Riley’s alleged murderer, Jose Ibarra, 26, is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela and had been arrested previously after crossing the border in 2022 on charges such as shoplifting. His illegal status was known to authorities before the murder, but he was not […]
Trump conviction could help Fani Willis with ‘aura of invincibility’ shattered
Donald Trump’s criminal conviction by a New York jury could aid Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s election interference case against the former president. “When we think about the conviction of President Donald Trump, it doesn’t have a direct effect on the president’s trial in Georgia,” legal expert John Acevedo said in a statement to […]
Fear and the end of political power
The Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli famously mused in The Prince that although it is preferable to have both, it is better for a political leader to be feared rather than loved. A leader who is loved but not feared is easily taken advantage of, Machiavelli writes. But the fear of punishment is far stronger […]
Elon Musk says he’ll testify in SEC investigation of his Twitter purchase
After dodging the Securities and Exchange Commission for months, Elon Musk has finally agreed to testify in the agency’s investigation into his 2022 acquisition of Twitter. The SEC began investigating Musk’s purchase of Twitter, now known as X, on May 22 over concerns about whether Musk broke federal securities law when he bought stock in […]
Trump and the GOP did this to themselves, too
There is no denying that the conviction of former President Donald Trump was an electoral ploy by Democrats achieved by manipulating the law to target the GOP nominee. There is also no denying that Trump and the GOP did a fair share of this damage to themselves. To get all of the stipulations out of […]
Three ways the first Trump-Biden debate will be unlike any since 1987
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to face off in a debate again on June 27. The first presidential debate of the 2024 election is set to be a major departure from past debates, however. Here are three ways the Trump-Biden rematch debate will be unlike any others since the Commission […]
Death penalty possible for Idaho man convicted of killing ex-wife and two children
An Idaho jury is set to weigh the death penalty Friday after convicting a man of killing his first wife and two children. Chad Daybell was found guilty Thursday by an Ada County jury on first-degree murder and conspiracy charges relating to the deaths of his first wife and the two children of his second […]
Buzz: Household debt to Feds $815,788; Trump-Levin share well-done steaks
Former President Donald Trump has been widely mocked for eating steak well done and with ketchup. But he has an ally in radio talk show biggie Mark Levin. “We like our steaks well done,” Levin told Trump on his show this week. Trump laughed his food critics off. “We eat food that some people say […]
North Carolinians pay a quarter less than national average
(The Center Square) – Three weeks from summer, and into the first unofficial week of it, North Carolinians are paying a quarter less per gallon of gas than the national average. Thursday morning’s averages, according to the American Automobile Association, are $3.31 for the state and $3.56 for the nation for unleaded regular. That’s down […]
Biden grants narrow exception to US weapons restrictions to allow Ukraine to defend Kharkiv
BIDEN RELENTS, SORT OF: Three weeks after Russian forces launched a cross-border assault into the northeastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine, President Joe Biden has authorized a narrow exception to the ban on the use of U.S.-supplied weapons against targets on Russian soil. In response to pleas from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and growing pressure from […]