Nick Givas Radio host and political commentator Dan Bongino said former attorney general Loretta Lynch may have obstructed justice in an an effort to protect Hillary Clinton. “I’m going to be listening for every word out of her mouth because Loretta lynch should be talking to a lawyer and so should Jim Comey,” Bongino said on “Fox…
Steve Birr Police in New York City recently arrested a narcotics dealer for allegedly selling a fatal dose of the potent opioid to a special education teacher who overdosed in a school bathroom. Authorities charged 31-year-old Kashawn Lyons for drug distribution Friday, which carries a prison sentence of 20 years to life. He, along with…
Rob Shimshock Maryland lawmakers voted Friday to give voters the option to direct all of the state’s casino profits to K-12 public education, instead of reserving some of them to balance the budget. The state’s principal teachers’ union, the Maryland State Education Association, reported that Maryland has appropriated a total of nearly $2 billion in…
Chris White Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt used his own money on weekend flights to Oklahoma to watch football games and taxpayer cash on first-class flights, according to a report Saturday from The Associated Press. Pruitt dipped into his own pockets for economy flight trips on weekend trips home to watch Oklahoma Sooners football…
Will Racke Federal agents raided an eastern Tennessee meatpacking facility on Thursday following a months-long investigation into allegations the owners were employing illegal immigrants to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes, according to court records. Agents with the IRS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) served a search warrant at cattle slaughterhouse Southeastern Provisions,…
Gabrielle Okun A hug counts as sexual harassment, the New York City government said in an April 4 press release. The New York City Commission on Human Rights launched a new ad campaign to fight sexual harassment in the workplace, according to the Wednesday release. The bilingual Spanish-English campaign posters feature common excuses people use to disguise sexual…
A friend of mine recently posted a handful of pictures on social media of the neighborhood tea party her daughter and several other little girls had. An older mentor joined in as well, teaching the girls the basics of polite table manners. Following the party, my friend asked the girls what their favorite part had…
I’m someone who holds an ongoing interest in the origins of secularism. It’s a fascinating question to me: How did Christianity grow from a small, persecuted movement in Palestine to become the European cultural phenomenon known as “Christendom”, only to be relegated to an ostensibly marginalized position in modern Western society? According to one answer:…
David Sivak Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison claimed Tuesday that the federal minimum wage from 1968 would be nearly $12 an hour today if adjusted for inflation. Verdict: True The minimum wage had its strongest purchasing power in 1968, equivalent to $11.65 an hour in 2018 dollars. Some workers were only eligible for a second, lower…
Gabrielle Okun Pennsylvania parents of a young child face child endangerment charges for allegedly running a prostitution ring, police said Tuesday. Brittany Patrick, 26, and her boyfriend Lukas Trout, 27, who are parents of an 18-month-old child, are facing multiple charges including child endangerment, The Associated Press reported. Authorities also charged Patrick with prostitution and Trout for…