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Whoopi Goldberg Defends Harrison Butker’s Right to Speak: ‘These Are His Beliefs’

Whoopi Goldberg tells her co-hosts on ABC’s “The View” Thursday to discuss the controversy over Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College. He said he has a First Amendment right to speak about his beliefs. “So the NFL released a statement saying he made this speech in his personal capacity, which […]

Survivors of alleged Illinois youth detention center sex abuse speak up

Three men who say they were sexually abused as children in Illinois youth detention facilities will speak out about their experiences as part of a lawsuit accusing decades of systematic child abuse at those facilities. I came forward for the sake of it. Many of the 95 plaintiffs in the case said they were threatened […]

Biden and Netanyahu to speak after Israel orders partial Rafah evacuation

President Joe Biden will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, hours after Israel’s military announced a partial evacuation of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israeli leaders have remained steadfast in their desire to conduct ground operations in Rafah to complete their north-to-south sweep of Gaza to defeat Hamas, but U.S. and […]

‘Too Many Women Were Allowed to Speak’

Mariska Hargitay, longtime television star LAW & ORDER: Special Victim Response Officedeplored the court’s decision to overturn the rape conviction of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein during a speech in New York on Thursday. actress talked in of variety At Lifetime’s “Power of Women” event, she slammed the court for discounting the testimony of women who […]

Alabama lawmakers advance bill letting inmates speak at parole hearings

A legislative committee advanced a bill Thursday that would allow state inmates to speak at parole hearings by phone or video conference for the first time. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill with amendments that would give victims and law enforcement officials the option to participate electronically instead of driving to Montgomery for parole […]

Donald Trump to Speak at Libertarian Party National Convention

The Libertarian Party has announced that former President Donald Trump will speak at its national convention in late May. The Libertarian Party said in a statement Wednesday: announced Trump is scheduled to speak at the party’s national convention on May 25 after accepting an invitation from the party to “directly address concerns expressed by party […]