Jeffrey Epstein allegedly said Bill Clinton ‘likes’ young girls, documents reveal

Former President Bill Clinton was alleged to prefer young girls and to have a close personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in documents released Wednesday related to the lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre against former Epstein lover and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. In one document, the deposition of Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg, revealed that Sjoberg alleged Epstein had … Read more

Pritzker names new head of embattled Illinois family services agency

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday named his director of juvenile justice to take over the troubled Department of Children and Family Services. Heidi Mueller, 49, will replace Marc D. Smith, who has been at the helm since 2019 and has been held in contempt of court numerous times for improper housing of young people under … Read more

Suicide-prevention net beneath Golden Gate Bridge completed, say officials

Stainless steel mesh beneath iconic 1.7-mile span took decades of advocacy and is already working A long-awaited suicide prevention barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge has been completed, officials announced on Wednesday, marking the culmination of a tireless campaign by families who lost loved ones at the famous structure. Crews had been working to finish … Read more

Who was Jeffrey Epstein and what are the court documents about?

Formerly redacted names of the financier and sex offender’s network were revealed in records unsealed on Wednesday Click here to read the documents in full Previously redacted names of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s expansive network of friends and business associates have been revealed this week in the form of nearly 1,000 pages … Read more

Activists troll disgraced former Harvard president with ‘moving day’ sign, U-Haul trucks outside campus home

A group of activists targeted disgraced former Harvard University President Claudine Gay outside her official campus residence Wednesday, trolling her with a “moving day” billboard and U-Haul trucks just one day after her resignation. “It’s moving day Claudine Gay!” the digital mobile billboard read before changing to another screen that said, “Sponsored by the TENS … Read more

California police show severe racial bias in stops and searches, data finds

Black residents were stopped the most, while Native Americans were searched most frequently compared to all racial groups Law enforcement in California handcuffed and detained Black and Indigenous residents during traffic stops at significantly higher rates than white people in 2022, according to data released on Wednesday. The annual racial profiling report from a state … Read more

Virginia drops last remaining charge against DC-area elections official

Prosecutors have dropped the last remaining charge against a northern Virginia elections official who had been accused of misconduct related to the 2020 elections. A judge on Monday formally dismissed a misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duty against Michele White, the former registrar in Prince William County, a suburb outside the nation’s capital, after … Read more