A Minnesota jury on Friday found five of seven defendants guilty of most of the crimes they faced related to a scheme in which they misused millions of dollars meant to feed children during the pandemic.
A convicted felon somehow continues to defy the odds that Democrats had hoped would destroy him by leading +1.5 in aggregate polling. This should worry Democrats on the eve of the first of two debates coming tomorrow. While Democrats had hoped the label of "convicted felon" would subdue the lead Trump has maintained for months, it continues to appear that no one cares.
Tesla has announced two more recalls of the Cybertruck, both of which affect over 11,000 vehicles produced since the car first became available late last year. Cybertruck owners will need to bring their cars in for service because of faulty windshield wiper motors and a cosmetic piece that could come off the vehicle while it's being driven.
Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' acting prime minister, has been chosen as the next NATO head. He will replace outgoing Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg after his term ends in October.
Jun 26, 2024 Stranger Things In just the latest example of how Donald Trump needs to be praised on a daily basis, he just posted a video to Truth Social which showed a group of people thanking him in various ways. This includes one young man who calls him God Emperor, and a woman who said he is the Chosen One.
Another one of Mark Cuban's critiques of Donald Trump has gone viral on social media, with the business mogul offering four takedowns of the former president's policies. Read more
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
Former President Donald Trump's legal team is threatening litigation against the nonprofit investigative outlet ProPublica, for a story published at the start of this month alleging his business and campaign are paying "significant financial benefits" to witnesses in cases against him. ProPublica revealed the threat against them in a post on X Wednesday. Trump's attorney sent ProPublica a cease-and-desist letter demanding this article not be published. It warned that if the outlet and its reporters 'continue their reckless campaign of defamation, President Trump will evaluate all legal remedies,'" stated the post.
01:03 Putin Warning: World 'Close To Point Of No Return' By Hugh Cameron Live News Reporter FOLLOW A Russian millionaire responsible for the country's nuclear shield is being tried in a Moscow court in the wake of a series of attacks by Ukraine.
Evgeny Novitsky, founder and former president of Moscow-based conglomerate AFK Sistema, and current chairman of RTI Systems, a defense contractor which primarily serves the Russian Ministry of Defense, faces fraud charges. Read more
In the digital domain, a dark undercurrent of hate and extremism is thriving. Dubbed Active Clubs, these groups form a clandestine network of white supremacist and nationalist organizations, often masquerading as workout and mixed martial arts (MMA) training groups to drive recruitment.
The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally has dropped more than 40 percent in the three weeks since President Biden announced broad restrictions on asylum claims, administration officials said Wednesday. This is the lowest level of illegal crossings since Biden took office, DHS said. Read more
President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon today for the thousands of US military veterans who were convicted or forced out of the military under the Uniform Code of Military Justice article 125 which previously banned gay relationships. People who want their convictions overturned can now apply online for a certificate of clemency which may help them obtain government benefits that were previously denied.
Trump made the comment on Monday via Truth Social, his proprietary social media platform. "DRUG TEST FOR CROOKED JOE BIDEN???" Trump wrote in all capital letters. "I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!" - DONALD The Trump team has made the hypothetical use of drugs at Thursday's CNN Presidential Debate, a prominent talking point " continuing the former president's longstanding claim that Biden is unable to speak for long periods of time without medication Read more
Pyongyang announced early this week that it will be sending troops in the form of a military engineering unit to support Russian forces on the ground in the Donetsk region. The troops are expected to arrive on the battlefield as soon as next month. The DPRK has already supplied almost two million rounds of artillery ammunition, rockets for Russian multiple launch rocket systems and, it is alleged, ballistic missiles to support Putin's forces since the two leaders met in Russia in September. The active participation of North Korean combat troops raises the specter of escalation to the conflict, especially as commentators think it will not go well for Pyongyang's sappers on the battlefield. Read more
An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said.
After what started as an eight-day mission, US astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore have now spent the better part of a month on their space capsule attached to the International Space Station as engineers work out the problems with Starliner. It remains unclear when exactly the astronauts will be able to make their return to Earth. A Boeing spokesperson told the Guardian they have "adjusted the return of Starliner Crew Flight Test until after two planned spacewalks on Monday, June 24, and Tuesday, July 2" and that they "currently do not have a date for the return, and will evaluate opportunities after the spacewalks".
