LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — At least one person is dead and 19 are injured after a vehicle reportedly plowed through a group of people in Charlottesville, Va. Saturday. The incident occurred in the early afternoon during clashes between white supremacists, Black Lives Matter, Antifa and other groups….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Grace Carr A man and his transgender wife filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that they were subjected to sexual harassment and discrimination during their year of work at an Amazon warehouse. Dane Lane and his trans wife, Allegra Schawe-Lane, filed their lawsuit with the U.S. District Court, in which they claim that they were…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Nick Givas Media Reporter CNBC’s “Power Lunch” co-anchor Brian Sullivan compared Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a fictional mother of dragons Wednesday on “Morning Joe.” “Perhaps the Trump administration is getting its advice from ‘Game of Thrones,’” Sullivan said. “Remember the dragon episode last Sunday, ‘Fire and Fury’? It seemed like…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: RYAN PICKRELL China/Asia Pacific Repo North Korea has released a Korean-Canadian pastor after detaining him for several years. Hyeon Soo Lim was “released on sick bail” Wednesday for “humanitarian reasons,” according to North Korean state media. Lim was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against the state two years ago, and since…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jack Crowe President Donald Trump’s support has reached an all time low as 59 percent of respondents in a poll released Monday say Trump’s first six months in office have been a failure. Only 38 percent of respondents said they approve of Trump’s overall job performance while 56 percent…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jacob Bojessonon The Eiffel Tower was evacuated shortly before closing Saturday night after a knife-wielding man tried to force his way into the Paris landmark. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. local time and the suspect was “very quickly overpowered and arrested,” the company that runs the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by CHRIS WHITE Global warming contributed to the suicides of tens of thousands of Indian farmers during the last 30 years, according to a study published Tuesday. An increase of just 1 degrees Celsius on an average day during the growing season was associated with 67 more suicides, according to a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: HOLMES LYBRAND Fact Check Editor at The Daily Caller News Foundation PolitiFact rated a claim that illegal immigrants commit fewer crimes than U.S. born citizens as “Mostly True,” by merging illegal and legal immigrants into one group. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa claimed that “undocumented immigrants” commit fewer crimes than…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: JONAH BENNETT National Security/Politics Reporter More than 50 Democrats have written a letter urging Secretary of Defense James Mattis ignore President Donald Trump’s announcement banning transgenders from the military. The Democratic House members called the announcement “unconstitutional” and further argued Friday that transgenders do not harm combat readiness. “As…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: NICK GIVAS Media Reporter Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters called President Donald Trump a “flawed man with no real values” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday.“He is a flawed man with no real values, and no real appreciation or understanding for government or public policy,” Waters said. “No, I have no hope…