Trump bid to ax sentencing denied by New York’s highest court, leaving Supreme Court as last hope
New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to halt his sentencing Friday, and prosecutors urged the U.S.
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Burned homes and rattled nerves: LA residents grapple with toll of wildfires
Intense winds scattered embers across huge swaths of land, burning down some houses while leaving some unscathed Tell us: how have the California wildfires affected you? Ash was falling gently over the Historic Highlands neighborhood of Pasadena, California, on Thursday as residents began to grapple with the toll of the Eaton fire still being fought … Read more
‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police during traffic stop in North Carolina
Edgar Maddison Welch traveled from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., in 2016 and fired shots in Comet Ping Pong restaurant, acting on a conspiracy theory that had spread online.
King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral
A report from Jimmy Carter’s—and Joe Biden’s—long goodbye.
Anita Bryant, singer and anti-gay rights crusader, dies aged 84
Bryant was Miss Oklahoma and Florida Citrus spokesperson before leading anti-LGBTQ+ ‘Save Our Children’ campaign Anita Bryant, a multi-Grammy nominated singer and former Miss Oklahoma who later became a high-profile campaigner against gay rights in America, has died at the age of 84. In an announcement on Thursday, Bryant’s family announced that Bryant died at … Read more
Conservatives blame California wildfires on a small fish, DEI and more
President-elect Donald Trump inaccurately blamed water shortages in Los Angeles on policies meant to preserve an endangered fish called the Delta smelt.
Harris’ ‘ice princess’ demeanor, Bush’s belly-tap were key expressions at Jimmy Carter’s funeral: expert
During the 2024 campaign cycle, Americans witnessed what appeared to be no love lost between President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. However, at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral the two recent presidents appeared to be enjoying each other’s company and largely ignored other dignitaries arriving around them, including Vice President Kamala Harris and … Read more
Gunman in ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy attack fatally shot by North Carolina police
During traffic stop, officers fire at Edgar Welch, 2016 shooter at eatery mistakenly thought to be center of pedophile ring The gunman involved in the 2016 “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory attack on a Washington DC pizza restaurant that was mistakenly thought to be at the center of a pedophile ring has died after being shot by … Read more
Musk blasts Soros in series of posts after Biden gives him nation’s top civilian award: ‘Hatred of humanity’
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk has issued blistering criticism of liberal megadonor George Soros in recent days after President Biden awarded the Hungarian-born progressive with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “A travesty that Biden is giving Soros the Medal of Freedom,” Musk posted on X last week in response … Read more
Laken Riley Act overcomes filibuster in Senate as Dems give GOP helping hand
The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster during a procedural vote on Thursday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote. The measure sailed past the filibuster by a margin of 84-9. Democrats who voted against it were Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Andy Kim, D-N.J., Ed Markey, … Read more