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North Korea says it will stop sending trash-filled balloons after South Korea’s outcry

North Korea said on Sunday it would stop sending balloons filled with garbage to South Korea after the latter promised “unbearable” measures in retaliation. North Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang said Sunday that North Korea sent the balloons in retaliation for South Korea’s earlier leafleting, which often spreads messages critical of North Korea’s leaders […]

Biden omits free vacations from ethics forms despite Clarence Thomas outcry

WASHINGTON — President Biden once again omitted mention of free stays at the vacation homes of wealthy patrons in his annual ethics form released this week. Days after ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize For documenting two Supreme Court justices who violated the same transparency rules. Biden vacationed four times in 2023 at the homes of […]

Stephen A. Smith Apologizes For Causing ‘Outcry’ With Comments On Black Support For Trump

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on Monday expressed remorse for the hurt he feels he caused with his remarks on black people supporting former President Donald Trump. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) described Smith’s comments in a recent Fox News appearance as “blasphemous” as the organization interpreted him to be suggesting […]

‘I Didn’t Do That’: Biden Throws More Gasoline On ‘Transgender Visibility’ Day Outcry After Speaking To Press

President Joe Biden threw more gasoline on the outcry over his “Transgender Day of Visibility” proclamation after responding to a few questions from the press Monday during the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll. Biden sparked backlash Saturday after the White House issued a proclamation Friday, recognizing “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which annually falls on […]

Illinois official resigns after public outcry over death of Jayden Perkins

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) announced Monday that the members of the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) resigned from her positionfollowing a public outcry over the death of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins. Perkins was allegedly killed by a man with a history of domestic violence who had been released on parole the day before. Pritzker said in […]