Lawyers will deliver closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of the first two police officers to be prosecuted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a neck hold and pinned down by officers in a Denver suburb before paramedics injected him with a powerful sedative. McClain …
Read More »Chef and TV personality Michael Chiarello dies at 61 after being treated for allergic reaction
Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for “Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello” and appeared on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters,” has died. He was 61. Chiarello died Friday at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in …
Read More »As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel — or any number of other problems at home and abroad. On Monday, the ousted former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, quickly jumped …
Read More »Judge upholds most serious charges in de@dly arest of Black driver Ronald Greene
A judge delivered a victory Monday to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, allowing the most serious charge of negligent homicide to go forward against a trooper captured on body-camera video dragging the Black motorist by his ankle shackles and forcing …
Read More »Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents
President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. It’s a possible sign that the investigation is nearing its end. Special counsel Robert Hur is examining the improper retention of classified documents by Biden from his time …
Read More »How Trump’s MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire
Charlie Kirk’s $4.75 million Spanish-style estate is tucked away in a gated Arizona country club that charges nearly a half-million dollars for a golf membership. It boasts a guest casita, “resort-style” pool and striking views of the Sonoran Desert. The Make America Great Again political movement has been lucrative for …
Read More »Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
PHOENIX (AP) — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. In ninth grade, a few sessions of her health class were dedicated to the risks of sexual behaviors. That was the extent of her sex education in school. At no point was there any content that …
Read More »Tax Evasion Crackdown: IRS Bolstering Resources for Scrutinizing Partnerships, High-Income Earners
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is ramping up efforts—with new hires, improved technological capabilities and a new division—to target business entities and private citizens and hold them “accountable” to the agency. On Sept. 15, the IRS announced over 3,700 employee positions available for tax enforcement work focusing on high-income earners, …
Read More »Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Remain Illegal in Oklahoma, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Oklahoma has rejected a request to block a new state law that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender transition procedures to minors. The law, Senate Bill 613, which bans medical treatments like puberty-blocking drugs or hormone therapy for those under …
Read More »Judge Grants Activist John Sullivan’s Request to Subpoena California Filmmaker for Jan. 6 Trial
A federal judge in Washington D.C. has approved Jan. 6 defendant John Earle Sullivan’s request to subpoena a California filmmaker who followed him around the Capitol and was filmed in the Rotunda giving him a hug and telling him, “We did it!” Mr. Sullivan’s defense attorney on Oct. 5 asked …
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