Jon Hallford, described by grieving families as a ‘monster’, pleaded guilty to nearly 200 counts of corpse abuse A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison Friday. During the sentencing hearing, family members … Read more
Move by Pete Hegseth marks latest escalation by Trump administration against the Ivy League school The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Pentagon is ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University, marking the Trump administration’s latest escalation against the Ivy League school. “The @DeptWar is formally ending ALL Professional … Read more
Vice-president given hostile reception by some in Milan US broadcast cuts out crowd’s show of dissent The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the … Read more
A federal judge ruled Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration from suspending federal disbursements for the Gateway Tunnel Project.
California governor accused the administration of trying to ‘distract’ from Trump posting a racist video of the Obamas California governor Gavin Newsom debunked a claim by senior Trump officials that his state plans to release more than 33,000 undocumented criminals from its jails. On Friday, Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, posted … Read more
Anti-ICE protesters have surrounded federal agents, Democratic leaders have denounced enforcement operations and tensions in Minneapolis have boiled over, but legal experts say none of it yet crosses the line into a constitutional breakdown or would justify the use of federal emergency powers by President Donald Trump. Legal analysts say the unrest, while volatile, does … Read more
Initial announcement sparked fury from US cattle ranchers as economists say change will have little impact on prices Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation to hike the US’s low-tariff imports of Argentine beef, though economists have said the attempt to lower costs for US consumers will likely have little impact on prices. A White … Read more
Eddie Speir is not afraid of a fight with the Florida GOP establishment. In 2024, he took on 10-term incumbent Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and won just under 40% of the vote, positioning himself as a constitutional conservative outsider against an entrenched moderate Republican. Now, with Buchanan’s Jan. 27 announcement that he would be retiring … Read more
Nathan Smith, 27, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was music producer, artist, engineer and NYU graduate American rapper Lil Jon said on Friday that his son, Nathan Smith, has died, the record producer confirmed in a joint statement with Smith’s mother after police found a body in a pond north of Atlanta, Georgia. “I … Read more
Indictment alleges Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr changed the records of five patients, three of whom died A Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant – including some who died later, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. Dr John Stevenson Bynon … Read more
