"The Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and populist vision of a "rainbow coalition" of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday. He was 84."
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When NYC taxi drivers went on strike in late 2021, NYS Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) supported them by going on a two-week hunger strike in front of City Hall. Meanwhile NYS Governor Mario Cuomo (D) was forced to resign because of NYS AG Letitia James' report about his horrendous sexual misconduct (published 3 Aug 2021), as well as his misrepresenting the number of COVID deaths in NYS nursing homes which resulted in him returning his cherished Emmy Award.
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Republican candidate for Texas Attorney-General Aaron Reitz says he is ready, day one, to wage a "civilizational battle with anti-American forces on the left."
The Lone Star State
Hyatt Hotels Chairman Thomas Pritzker said that he would retire and renounced his relationship with sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
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Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear on President Donald Trump over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the "Epstein administration."
Massie slammed Trump for "rubbing shoulders" with Jeffrey Epstein's associates during an appearance Sunday on ABC News' This Week, where he was discussing a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Monday it was formally notified by the FBI that the bureau will not share any information about its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti.
"The FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti," BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement.
A federal judge Monday ruled in favor of Black activists who were fighting for the return of slavery memorial panels that were placed at a historical Philadelphia site in 2002. The National Park Service removed several panels from the President's House in Philadelphia, citing a March 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump to prohibit exhibitions or programs at federal sites based on race. President's House features exhibits about George Washington and among the 34 historical panels, 13 were created after a group of activists lobbied the city and the park service to include information about the nine men, women and children who were enslaved by Washington there.
Jeffrey Epstein expressed sympathy for Brett Kavanaugh as he faced sexual assault allegations during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, according to newly released files. The Justice Department released emails and text messages sent by the late sex offender during Kavanaugh's contentious 2018 confirmation and suggested that Republicans should have been harder on accuser Christine Blasey Ford, reported The Guardian. "Ive sat in Kavanaugh chair. Im thinking of November," Epstein sent Sept. 22, 2018, to a person whose name was redacted. It's not clear what he meant by his reference to November.
Jurors heard opening statements Monday morning in the trial of Colin Gray, the father of the teenager who allegedly killed four people at his Georgia high school in 2024 " the latest case testing the limits of who is responsible for a school shooting. Gray, the father of Colt Gray, has pleaded not guilty to nearly 30 charges, including two counts each of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Read more
Don't touch the Potomac. That's D.C.'s message nearly a month after a sewer pipe collapse sent millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river. Why it matters: We've become so much more of a river town " and as of now, it's anyone's guess whether the Potomac will be usable at all this year. The big picture: There's no sugarcoating it " the pooh deluge is among the worst raw sewage spills in history, and a disaster for recreation, wildlife and the cottage industry that surrounds the river. Read more
The Canadian prime minister is spearheading discussions between the EU and a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc after calling on middle powers to join forces.
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies seeking information behind social media accounts, according to a report in The New York Times.
Retired US Army Colonel Kevin Charles Luke (62) was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison by the Honorable US District Judge James Moody Jr for unlawfully disclosing classified information relating to the national defense of the US.
Another US Army Officer Jammed Up By a Siren
Moving across the country in the early 1900s wasn't as easy as it is now. That's when Tristan Stark's ancestors traveled to eastern Montana from Oklahoma to settle at the ranch the family still calls home.
Blount County officials have arrested and charged Franc Maloney, a foreign national from Canada, with multiple counts of felony voter fraud. District Attorney Pamela Casey announced that a grand jury indicted Maloney for unlawfully voting in nine state and federal elections, despite not being a U.S. citizen. The elections in question date back to 2017 and include the November 2024 general election and the March 2024 Republican primary election, among others. Read more
Robert Dell, a former pastor at The Rock Church in St. Petersburg, and his wife Jaclyn Dell, were convicted of running a multi-million-dollar organized retail theft scheme while simultaneously defrauding vulnerable Floridians.
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