Grace Carr A Pennsylvania man reportedly committed a crime not even a day after his release and has landed back in jail, according to authorities. Philadelphia man Thomas Lee Williams, 36, attacked a woman in a parking lot Tuesday night, after his release Tuesday morning. He stole the woman’s car and one-year-old grandson inside, according to Westmoreland County…
Grace Carr on December 9, 2018 A biologically female boxer who identifies as transgender beat her male opponent Saturday night, marking a first in U.S. professional boxing. Transgender boxer Patricio Manuel, 33, beat her biologically male opponent Hugo Aguilar Saturday night in a match at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, according to Voice of America. “I…
President Trump is planning to get rid of John Kelly, his Chief of Staff. The list of the top officials fired or pushed out during the first two years of the Trump administration is getting pretty long: – FBI Director James Comey – Attorney General Jeff Sessions – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson – National Security…
Chuck Ross Sen. Lindsey Graham pledged Saturday to continue an investigation into the FBI’s alleged abuse of the federal surveillance court. Graham is poised to take over the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he will have oversight of the FBI, Justice Department and federal court system. Republicans have accused the FBI of mishandling the infamous Steele…
Evie Fordham A Swedish study appears to show that wanting to run for office is a genetically inherited trait, or even a disease. The study that analyzed political families with both biological and adopted children appeared in the journal Political Behavior in December. “The results clearly suggest that having a biological parent who ran for office is…
Chuck Ross on December 8, 2018 Republish Reprint The chairmen of the House Judiciary and House Oversight and Government Reform Committees released a transcript of an interview conducted Friday with former FBI Director James Comey. Comey appeared in response to a subpoena for his testimony. The former FBI chief initially sought a public hearing before the…
Tim Pearce French protests over a now-scrapped carbon tax proposal are entering their fourth week, but French officials could have avoided the marches and looting if they had listened to scientists’ warnings about green reforms beforehand. French climate scientist Valérie Masson-Delmotte – co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – and a team…
Chris White c Police arrested more than 700 people Saturday morning and searched protesters for items like the now-famed yellows vests they wear to signify allegiance to the country’s working class. Four people have died and scores more wounded during the weeks-long protests, which began in mid-November. Protesters attempted to set a drugstore ablaze on the Champs-Élysées,…
Hanna Bogorowski on December 8, 2018 George H.W. Bush was laid to rest Wednesday alongside his wife, Barbara and daughter, Robin. Their 73 years of marriage saw everything from the Oval Offices to near-death experiences in World Wars to the birth of six children, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Beginning even before Bush himself, a political…
Neetu Chandak on December 7, 2018 A Nebraska elementary school principal was placed on administrative leave Thursday after banning various Christmas decorations like candy canes, reindeer and Christmas trees over religious concerns. Jennifer Sinclair sent a memo to Manchester Elementary School staff about what was acceptable and unacceptable Christmas decor, according to Liberty Counsel, a group that focuses on religious freedom….