Steakhouse customer who went viral for pulling teen’s skirt down at restaurant takes plea deal
A now-fired Utah state employee who made headlines after he became enraged and pulled down a teenage girl’s miniskirt in a crowded steakhouse has reportedly accepted a plea deal. Ida Ann Lorenzo, 49, pleaded “not guilty” to one misdemeanor count of sexual assault. KTVX reported. According to court documents, Lorenzo admitted to “intentionally touching another […]
Plea deal for 9/11 mastermind resurrects specter of Guantanamo’s closing — will it ever happen?
The plea deal with the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks has rekindled questions about the future of Guantanamo Bay, the military prison where the United States has held hundreds of terrorism suspects for more than 22 years. Previous presidents, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden, have said they wanted to shut down the […]
Kirby on prisoner deal trade-off: 'Nobody's delighted'
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that “nobody is happy” about one of the figures that emerged in the recent prisoner swap for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. “Look, nobody’s happy, and we’re not doing backflips here, because Mr. [Vadim] “Krasikov is […]
Las Vegas student mom of Jonathan Lewis, who was beaten to death by mob outside school rips bullies’ plea deal
The mother of a Las Vegas boy beaten to death by a group of bullies last year slammed the county district attorney for “allowing her son to get away with murder” after a ruling meant her son’s suspected killer could not be prosecuted as an adult. Melissa Reddy was horrified when she learned the Clark […]
Loved ones of 9/11 victims react to terror defendant plea deal: ‘Lifetime of pain and suffering’
Families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terror attacks are speaking out following plea deals reached with some of the attacks’ masterminds. Joe Connor, whose cousin Steve Schragh was killed on 9/11 and whose father Frank was killed in the 1975 FALN terror attack at New York City’s Flounce Tavern, told Fox News Digital […]
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over canceled X deal
Disgraced CNN anchor Don Lemon filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that X head Elon Musk refused to pay him after a partnership with the social media platform was shelved. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, alleges that Lemon, who was fired shortly after a controversial interview with Musk in March, violated his contract and used […]
We Didn’t Know About 9/11 Plea Deal Until Yesterday, Can’t Comment on It
During a Thursday broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said the plea deals for three defendants accused of involvement in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, “were developed by an independent military convening authority. The White House was unaware of the […]
9/11 survivors who battled life-threatening illnesses rip terrorists’ plea agreement: ‘Deal with the devil’
Survivors who have been battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses since the 9/11 terror attacks were shocked and outraged to learn that the mastermind and two co-conspirators of the terrorist plot would avoid the death penalty. Several victims made ill by toxic debris from the collapsed Twin Towers on Thursday slammed plea deals reached by […]
Over 700 families of late 9/11 heroes still fighting Saudi Arabia in blockbuster suit after mastermind KSM’s shock plea deal
More than 700 families of heroes killed in the 9/11 attacks are still fighting to hold Saudi Arabia accountable in a massive lawsuit, but they fear that terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s recent plea deal could hinder the two-decade-old case. As news of Mohammed’s plea deal spread from Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday, some 150 family […]
White House claims Biden ‘played no role’ in 9/11 mastermind’s plea deal
The White House announced Thursday that President Biden has “no involvement” in the plea bargaining process for the three masterminds of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “The White House learned yesterday that the Military Commission Convening Agency, negotiated by military prosecutors, has entered into pretrial agreements with KSM and other 9/11 defendants,” a White House […]