Category Archives: Breaking News

One day before her criminal trial was to begin, a key member of former President Donald Trump’s legal team, Sidney Powell, pleaded guilty to illegally conspiring to overturn the Republican’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. Trump and 18 of his close allies and supporters were indicted in a sprawling anti-racketeering case. Powell, a Dallas-based lawyerContinue reading “Trump co-defendant Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election case”

The January 6th attack on the Capitol was a violent assault on American democracy, but the current Republican caucus, which is dominated by extremists, is even more dangerous because it is making it impossible for the government to function. Sixteen days without a functioning House of Representatives, but Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a conservative firebrandContinue reading “GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win election to become House speaker”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting an increase in cryptosporidiosis, commonly known as “Crypto,” a disease caused by microscopic parasites. Health officials said the parasite can be found on surfaces, including hands, or in food and water that have been contaminated with human or animal feces infected with the it. SymptomsContinue reading “Health officials reporting a nationwide increase in parasite-borne disease”

The appraiser listed in a series of Trump Organization documents as having assessed the value of such properties as 40 Wall Street, Trump Tower, and the retail space adjoining Trump Tower known as “Niketown” testified that he never actually evaluated several of the buildings in question. Doug Larson, an executive vice president at real estateContinue reading “Trump Organization ‘trumped up’ false appraisal documents”

A tragic and disturbing hate crime took place in Plainfield, Illinois, where a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was fatally stabbed, and his mother was critically injured. The perpetrator, Joseph M. Czuba, their landlord, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of committing a hate crime, and aggravated battery with aContinue reading “Muslim child stabbed to death in Illinois”

A bombshell report in the Times of Israel delivered the stunning news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped fund Hamas – the group dedicated to destroying his nation – in order to divide the Palestinian movement so there would never be a peaceful two-state solution. Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel on October 7 andContinue reading “Netanyahu aided Hamas to divide Palestinians seeking peaceful solution”

More than 1,300 Israelis and 2,200 Palestinians have been killed since Hamas launched a nonsensically barbaric military attack on the Jewish State, provoking swift and severe retaliatory action as the conflict threatens to expand into an Iranian and American war. While pledging full support to Israel, a longtime American ally, President Joe Biden said theContinue reading “Israelis, Palestinians & the world are all victims of Hamas violence”

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, financial fairness advocate Lisa McCormick and Better Markets Derivatives Policy Director Cantrell Dumas, each sent recent letters to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urging the agency not to move forward with proposed rules that would weaken margin requirements and restrictions on using money market funds in uncleared swaps. The CFTC, anContinue reading “Critics oppose rule that would weaken risky derivatives market regulation”

Sea ice at both poles hit record lows in 2023, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. In the Antarctic, sea ice reached its maximum extent on September 10, at 16.96 million square kilometers (6.55 million square miles). This is the lowest maximum extent in theContinue reading “Polar ice coverage at both ends of the Earth hit record lows in 2023”

The owner of a marketing company admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to exchange illegal kickbacks. Eric Karlewicz, aka “Anthony Mazza,” 44, of Chestnut Ridge, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to an information charging him with conspiracy to violate the FederalContinue reading “Conspirator admits to role in $127 million health care benefit fraud”

Today in front of thousands of supporters on the lawn of Independence Hall, Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. made a historic announcement, declaring himself an independent candidate for President of the United States of America.  The son of 1968 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy—the candidate declared that his voice represents allContinue reading “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. declares independence from corporations & parties”

One extreme year followed another, and consequently, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in just two years. Glaciers in Switzerland lost 6% of their volume in 2022. However, 2023 saw 4% destroyed, representing the second-largest decline since measurements began. The Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences reported thatContinue reading “Glaciers in Switzerland lost 10% of their volume in two catastrophic years”

Israeli forces are responding to an unprecedented early-morning attack by Islamist Hamas militants by launching strikes by land and air on the Gaza Strip following weeks of rising tensions along the region’s volatile border. Saturday’s surprise attack from Hamas, which came during a major Jewish holiday and followed the 50th anniversary of the start ofContinue reading “Israel retaliates after massive surprise attack by Hamas, as GOP invents lies”

President Joe Biden’s decision this week to move forward with border wall construction that Democrats have long denounced shocked allies and immigration advocates. Biden pledged “not another foot” of border wall would be constructed, calling it a breach of faith for dozens of private Texas landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border. A US District Court judgeContinue reading “Bombshell: Biden betrays buddies by building border barrier”

A third-party or independent campaign for president in the United States is virtually a mathematical impossibility but Dr. Cornel West began his implausible quest for the White House as a prospective nominee of the People’s Party before switching to the Green Party, which had ballot access in nearly 20 states across the country. West, whoContinue reading “Shamelessly aimless, Dr. Cornel West abandons the Green Party”

A series of shocking and tragic shooting incidents in New Jersey have left residents shaken and authorities scrambling to address the surge in gun violence. In Belleville, Essex County, a horrifying incident unfolded that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Erica Voloshin of Nutley. The suspect, 43-year-old Scott Hurring, allegedly shot Voloshin in the neckContinue reading “Gun violence erupts in New Jersey, leaving a trail of tragedy and fear”

A civil trial on alleged fraud by former president Donald Trump and his company began Monday, with attorneys for New York Attorney General Letitia James and the disgraced former president presenting opposing views on whether he misrepresented business deals by drastically inflating the value of his real estate properties. Both sides are expected to relyContinue reading “Trump on trial in $250 million New York civil lawsuit over business fraud”

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced the selection of Laphonza Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein. Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, a national organization dedicated to electing women who support abortion rights, will be the first openly LGBTQ person to represent California in the Senate. SheContinue reading “California Governor replaced late Senator Feinstein with head of EMILY’s List”

In a stunning reversal, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday passed a 45-day stopgap funding bill with the help of more than 200 Democrats, averting a government shutdown at the last minute. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, includes none of the GOP’s spending cuts or border policies. The only addition: $16 billionContinue reading “House Speaker abandons GOP right wing to avert government shutdown”