One of the top executives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said he was “happy” to witness the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Nihad Awad, executive director and co-founder of CAIR, expressed his feelings on the terrorist attack on Nov. 24 at the 16th Annual Convention for Palestine […]
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California faces $68 million budget shortfall due to lower tax revenues, officials say
California is facing a $68 billion budget deficit, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said Thursday. Most of the deficit comes from lower than expected tax revenues this year, the office said. NEW CALIFORNIA BUDGET PLAN TO COVER STATE’S $32 BILLION DEFICIT WITHOUT TOUCHING STATE RESERVES California delayed its tax filing […]
Read MoreMichigan judge to deliver final sentences in 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
A judge will hand down the final sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, capping a remarkable investigation that broke into public view on the eve of the 2020 presidential election but produced mixed results in court. Shawn Fix and Brian Higgins pleaded guilty earlier this […]
Read MoreHouse votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for fire alarm stunt
The House of Representatives is formally reprimanding Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., on Thursday morning over his pulling of a fire alarm earlier this year. The House voted largely along party lines, 214 to 191, to censure Bowman, who pulled the alarm despite no immediate threat of a fire in the […]
Read MoreMexico officials face backlash as resources poured into finding allegedly ‘fake’ missing persons
Mexico’s government is pouring resources into detecting what it suggests are “fake” missing people — cases reported by political opponents to embarrass the government, or kidnapped people who return home but don’t notify authorities. Yet officials make no significant effort to find actual missing people, angering the families of Mexico’s […]
Read MoreIndonesia rescue teams suspend search for victims of Mount Marapi volcano eruption that killed 23
The search has ended for any more victims among climbers who were caught by a weekend eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano that killed 23 people and injured several others, officials said Thursday. About 75 climbers started up the nearly 9,480-foot mountain in Agam district of West Sumatra province on […]
Read MoreNJ police trainers face scrutiny after seminar with alleged inappropriate comments, unlawful tactics
A police training seminar in New Jersey included instructors making lewd comments about women, encouraging officers to pull people over for no reason and showing a photo of an ape after talking about pulling over a 75-year-old Black man, according to a new report from the state comptroller. The six-day […]
Read MoreUS national park may soon have massive piece of land auctioned off
Off and on for over a decade, Wyoming leaders have threatened to auction off large chunks of pristine, state-owned parcels of land within Grand Teton National Park to the highest-bidding developer to prod the U.S. government to step in and pay millions to conserve the properties. On Thursday, they might […]
Read More‘Atomic bomb’ remark for Shohei Ohtani’s secret free agency meetings draws heat to radio legend
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, a sports radio legend and ESPN personality, took some heat over a comment he made when talking about Shohei Ohtani’s free agency. Ohtani has not chosen a team yet and reportedly has preferred to keep his meetings with baseball executives private as he goes through the […]
Read MoreMorgan Wallen ‘actually mad’ at how he was portrayed after using a racial slur: ‘I’m really not that guy’
It’s been nearly three years since video of Morgan Wallen using a racial slur went viral on the internet. Since then, the country music star has been simultaneously canceled and uplifted by the court of public opinion; exiled from much of the music community while championed by his loyal fanbase. […]
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