Rihanna, A$AP Rocky have second child together, a boy named Riot Rose
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are giving the world the first look at their second child together, a boy they’ve named Riot Rose
2023-09-20 04:46
Witness testimony disputes IRS whistleblower allegations in Hunter Biden probe as Republicans begin impeachment inquiry
New testimony from a number of FBI and Internal Revenue Service officials casts doubt on key claims from an IRS whistleblower who alleges there was political interference in the federal criminal investigation of Hunter Biden's taxes.
2023-09-20 04:30
Ray Epps, ex-Marine targeted by a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor in riot
Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory, has been charged with a misdemeanor in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and is expected to plead guilty
2023-09-20 04:28
FTX attorneys accuse Sam Bankman-Fried's parents of unjustly enriching themselves with company funds
Lawyers for collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading are accusing Sam Bankman-Fried's parents of exploiting their influence over their son and the company he founded to enrich themselves by millions of dollars
2023-09-20 04:27
Trump’s public statements are being influenced by his lawyers, legal expert says
Donald Trump’s public statements have changed in line with advice from his lawyers, a legal expert has suggested. Harry Litman, a former US attorney and former deputy assistant attorney general for the Western District of Pennsylvania, wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Monday night that the former president “continues to employ the same braggadocio. But listen carefully, he’s begun to pepper his proclamations with hedges, such as ‘in my opinion’ or ‘that’s what I think.’ That’s lawyer-prescribed to try to shield him from outright lies”. One example of this came when Mr Trump was speaking to Megyn Kelly of SiriusXM. Mr Trump insisted that there’s no “ritual” to declassifying secret information as he argued that he was allowed to have the boxes of files found at Mar-a-Lago which led to one of the indictments against the former president. Mr Trump was speaking to Kelly when he returned to one of his familiar talking points, calling Special Counsel Jack Smith “deranged”. “We have a deranged guy named Jack Smith who has been overturned at the Supreme Court a number of times, and he gets overturned ... because he goes too far,” Mr Trump told Ms Kelly. “They don’t even mention the Presidential Records Act. This is all about the Presidential Records Act.” “I’m allowed to have these documents, I’m allowed to take these documents – classified or not classified. And frankly, when I have them, they become unclassified. People think you have to go through a ritual – you don’t, at least in my opinion, you don’t,” Mr Trump added. But a number of social media users didn’t seem to think slipping in “in my opinion” would help Mr Trump in the courts. Responding to Mr Trump’s comments to Ms Kelly, Jennifer Rubin, a Washington Post columnist, wrote that it was “another public confession. Like taking candy from a baby”. “Someone should tell him, that the US isn’t governed by opinions, it’s governed by laws,” one user said. Conservative anti-Trump lawyer George Conway also noted that Mr Trump appeared to be making comments putting him in further legal jeopardy, saying that “interviewers should be required to read him his rights”. “Credit to @megynkelly for letting him confess to the crimes in the indictment. She’ll see this played at the trial by the government,” Bradley Moss added. “I want Dude to say this to Jack Smith in open court during his criminal trial,” Tony Michaels said. Mr Trump’s shift in language comes as Mr Smith’s office has asked for a narrow gag order from Judge Tanya Chutkan in the federal election interference case against Mr Trump in Washington DC to prevent him from attacking possible witnesses and jurors. Read More Dominion’s $1.6bn defamation case against Newsmax will go to trial weeks before Election Day Trump ex-aide claims he wrote ‘to-do lists’ on back of classified documents – live updates White House hits back after House sets first Biden impeachment hearing for 28 September
2023-09-20 04:26
US House moves ahead with defense policy bill, 'culture wars' fight ahead
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives voted 393-27 on Tuesday to send its version of
2023-09-20 03:55
Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight
The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees unless the university cuts diversity, equity and inclusion spending by $32 million
2023-09-20 03:54
Israeli military raid kills 2 in West Bank. Officials say 3rd man killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
Palestinian health officials say at least two people have been killed in an Israeli military raid in the northern West Bank
2023-09-20 03:53
Exclusive: Ukraine's special services 'likely' behind strikes on Wagner-backed forces in Sudan, a Ukrainian military source says
Speaking to CNN, a Ukrainian military source described the operation as the work of a "non-Sudanese military." Pressed on whether Kyiv was behind the attacks, the source would only say that "Ukrainian special services were likely responsible."
2023-09-20 03:16
Deion Sanders condemns death threats against player whose late hit left Hunter with lacerated liver
Deion Sanders stood up for Henry Blackburn after the Colorado State safety received death threats for a late hit that sent Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter to the hospital with a lacerated liver
2023-09-20 02:57
Michigan attorney general blames Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial acquittals on 'right-leaning' jurors
Michigan’s attorney general is suggesting conservative politics played a role in the acquittal of three men in the final trial related to a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
2023-09-20 02:56
Pennsylvania governor launches automatic voter registration
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that the state will now automatically register eligible Pennsylvanians to vote when they obtain or renew identification cards and driver licenses.
2023-09-20 02:50