The Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act -- a long list of names as disparate as Janis Joplin, Julian Assange and former Vice President Dick Cheney -- has sparked an outcry on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are accusing the DOJ of failing to comply with its final obligation under the law.
The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Senior U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are expected to announce the move during a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, the paper said.
In loosening the limits on mercury, a powerful neurotoxin that can impair babies' brain development, the EPA is arguing it would reduce "unwarranted costs" for utilities that own and operate coal plants across the country, the Times reported, citing internal agency documents.
For months, President Donald Trump has railed against Latin American narcoterrorists flooding the United States with "lethal poison." He has used the scourge of drug trafficking as a rationale for dozens of military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, which have left more than 140 people dead.
But when it comes to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez, who was tried and convicted in the U.S. in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison for taking bribes and allowing traffickers to export more than 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S., Trump has taken a decidedly softer tone. Hernndez, he said, has been "treated very harshly and unfairly" " so unfairly that on Dec. 1, Trump pardoned the former president after he served less than four of those 45 years. Read more
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, social media uncovered an old clip of Vice President JD Vance promising to protect opposing views.
As part of their training, the original report in Government Executive says, some callers may express suicidal ideation, and they give examples using a theoretical employee named Fiona. "It's important for Fiona to keep the caller engaged and to remind her that suicide is only one option," the trainer tells the workers in a video. The Government Executive has a copy of the video, it says. Workers receiving the training were shocked and asked for clarification.
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's young grandson wandered out of her house for the second time in seven months over the weekend. Her adult son is now facing a second child abuse charge as a result. Boebert, who represents Colorado's 4th Congressional District, told 9NEWS there's "no excuse" and that she's "very frustrated this happened."
"If a woman ever wins the presidency it will be after fighting the full might of the Epstein class." This sums it up.
Stephen Colbert is laying into his soon-to-be-former network over an axed interview with James Talarico, a Democrat and Trump critic.
The comedian criticized CBS, whose lawyers advised "The Late Show" that it could not air the Feb. 16 interview with the Texas state representative, who is running for Senate in a competitive primary against fellow Rep. Jasmine Crockett, "in no uncertain terms."
Boaz won't post it, so, I will.
What we know The crimes occurred in an underground storm shelter near a home in Brent, involving at least ten victims for at least two years. Those children's ages were between 3 to 15 years old. Officials believe there are more who may have been too drugged to remember. Officials are expecting more charges and arrests. The Department of Homeland Security is investigating potential gang connections and the immigration status of the suspects.
The crazed gunman who killed two people and critically injured three others at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon has been identified as a transgender dad who railed against anti-trans hate in family legal disputes and deranged social media rants. Robert Dorgan, 56 " who shot four family members and a family friend before he turned the gun on himself following the deadly rampage at the Pawtucket ice rink " used the female alias Roberta Esposito, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said during a press conference Monday night. "We have identified the person, the suspect, by a birth name, the birth name was Robert Dorgan," Goncalves said. "We have also learned that the person does go by the name of Roberta, also uses a last name of Esposito." Read more
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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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
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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Investigators say former police chief David Crawford committed 13 arsons in five Maryland counties over the course of nearly a decade before he was caught in 2021. Read more
This is hitting the local schools across the region and nationwide. Now not only are people fishing to find a name, any name, things are being made up(?). Read more
