State Supreme Court Suspends Judge For Allegedly Engaging In Sexual Escapades In Courthouse
According to a petition filed June 27 in the court of Oklahoma Chief Judge John Cain IV, Assistant District Judge Brian Lovell was suspended for allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct and corruption while on court time. The 58-year-old Garfield County judge was suspended immediately for allegedly “exchanging sexually explicit messages and images with a court […]
Ecuador Suspends China Visa Waiver Deal to Curb Illegal Migration
Ecuador’s government will soon reinstate entry visa requirements for Chinese nationals after authorities recorded an “alarming” increase in their illegal immigration, many of whom have since left for other countries in the region, including the United States. The “temporary” measures, which will come into effect on July 1, will suspend the visa waiver agreement. Signed […]
Barclays suspends sponsorship of Live Nation music festivals after acts quit over Israel ties
Barclays on Friday suspended its sponsorship of all Live Nation music festivals for 2024 after various artists pulled out in protest of the bank’s ties to defense companies that have ties to Israel. The cancellations also include Live Nation festivals scheduled to take place across the UK this summer, including Latitude, Download and Isle of […]
NC School Suspends Teen for Saying ‘Illegal Alien,’ Compares to ‘Saying the N-Word’
A North Carolina teenager was suspended from school for using the term “illegal immigrants” during a classroom discussion, an action that school administrators likened to “saying the N-word.” Christian McGee, 16, was suspended for three days in April after asking a teacher whether the word “alien” referred to “space aliens or illegal immigrants who need […]
Coast Guard suspends search for missing dad and teen son who disappeared on shrimping trip
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for a 50-year-old man and his teenage son who went missing Saturday off the Texas coast while out shrimping. The man and his 15-year-old son, identified by the family on a fundraising page as Benedict Jaramillo and Angel Alejandro Jaramillo, respectively, set sail aboard the My […]
Coast Guard suspends search for 3 missing after boat capsized in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday called off the search for three people missing after their boat capsized in the Gulf of Alaska. The Coast Guard said it received a distress call Wednesday morning from the 21-foot Hughes Craft vessel near Iarick Bay, about 35 miles southwest of Seward. Charter boat capsize may have been […]
US Coast Guard suspends search for missing Florida diver: ‘Deeply saddened’
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Sunday that it has called off the search for a missing diver in Florida who went missing while freediving during an exploratory trip to a World War II-era shipwreck. In a post on X, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the identity of the missing diver as Virgil Price, 39. The […]
MLB suspends Astros’ Ronel Blanco 10 games with fine after sticky substance ejection
Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected and suspended for 10 games Tuesday night for having a sticky substance in his glove. MLB announced the expected suspensions Wednesday, including an undisclosed fine for violating the league’s strict policy on sticky substances for pitchers. GM Dana Brown said via The Athletic that Blanco will not […]
COVID origins: HHS suspends EcoHealth Alliance grants after finding taxpayer funds used in risky research
The Department of Health and Human Services has suspended all funding allocated to EcoHealth Alliance immediately across government. – The company was conducting gain-of-function research at its Wuhan lab using taxpayer funds before the coronavirus pandemic began. HHS made this decision citing evidence contained in the House Coronavirus Select Subcommittee’s staff-level report on the nonprofit […]
USPS Suspends Delivery To County After Beach Reclaims Streets: REPORT
USPS reportedly suspended delivery to a Citrus County neighborhood in Florida, due to poor road conditions. The residents of Inverness Village 4 reportedly won’t be getting mail from their mailboxes after the USPS issued a letter on May 3 stating that the roads were impassible. The letter said the USPS hopes to install a “cement […]