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Full House expected to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Tuesday is expected to hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for his testimony from the [Read More…]
Ex-Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg agrees to pay Seminole County nearly $2M in restitution
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, the one-time associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz who in May pled guilty to multiple charges including [Read More…]
Senate Democrats raise debt limit by $2.5 trillion, averting financial calamity
uSchools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate narrowly averted financial calamity Tuesday by passing legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion dollars. All Democrats voted to raise the debt limit. No Republicans joined them. [Read More…]
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered to relinquish reported $5.1M in book proceeds
The Crown Publishing Group (NEW YORK) — An ethics commission has ordered former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to turn over a reported $5.1 million in proceeds from his pandemic leadership book to the New [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee recommends holding Mark Meadows in criminal contempt
rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Monday recommended the full chamber hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s last White House chief of staff, in contempt of [Read More…]
‘A defining tragedy’: US COVID death toll eclipses 800,000 as winter surge intensifies
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — As Americans gather to toast the end of another particularly difficult year, many loved ones will be notably missing from holiday celebrations, a glaring reminder of the tragic realities of the [Read More…]
OJ Simpson granted early release from his parole
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (LAS VEGAS) — O. J. Simpson was granted an early discharge from his parole by Nevada state officials. Simpson, 74, has been on parole since October 2017 following a nine-year prison stint on [Read More…]
Man exonerated in killing of Malcolm X files civil claim seeking millions
Bettmann Archive via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Muhammad Aziz, one of two men exonerated last month in the killing of Malcom X, filed a civil claim Tuesday against New York state, seeking $20 million [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Pfizer says ‘game changer’ pills could save thousands of lives
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 798,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
TSA has confiscated record number of guns at airports in 2021
TSA (WASHINGTON) — The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year — some 5,700, most of which were loaded. The report comes at a time when the [Read More…]
Belarus jails husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for 18 years
Aliaksandr Bukatsich/iStock (LONDON) — A court in Belarus has sentenced the husband of the leader of the country’s pro-democracy movement, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, to 18 years in prison, convicting him in a closed-door trial widely condemned [Read More…]
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to NOAA report
Mlenny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists have long predicted that sea level rise will be one of the most disastrous consequences of global warming — and now, they’re discovering that the northernmost region, the biggest contributor [Read More…]
Hopeful Fulbright scholars in Afghanistan await update from State Department
Courtesy Maryam Jami (WASHINGTON) — Maryam Jami, 23, an attorney in Herat, Afghanistan, who calls herself a “mini-human rights activist,” still dreams of obtaining her Masters of Law in the United States as a Fulbright [Read More…]
“F*** you” — Kristin Davis unloads on ‘…And Just Like That’ cast age shamers
HBO Max (NOTE LANGUAGE) Kristin Davis has some choice words for trolls taking shots at her and her fellow …And Just Like That co-stars. Well, really just two: “F*** you.” In an interview with U.K.’s The Sunday Times Style magazine, Davis unloaded [Read More…]
“Belfast”, “West Side Story” lead Critics Choice film nominations
L-R – Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Judi Dench in “Belfast” — Focus Features/Rob Youngson The Critics Choice Association has announced its picks for the year’s best movies, and Kenneth Branagh‘s Belfast and Steven Spielberg‘s [Read More…]
‘And Just Like That…’ he’s alive: See Chris Noth in Peloton ad after shocking series surprise
Peloton/Maximum Effort (SPOILERS AHEAD) Sex and the City fans were served a major surprise at the end of the first episode of the new sequel series, And Just Like That… — and Peloton was at the center of the [Read More…]
“Don’t ever give up!” Kim Kardashian announces she’s passed California’s “Baby Bar” exam
Gotham/GC Images Kim Kardashian has announced to her more than 269 million Instagram followers that she passed California’s “Baby Bar” exam on the fourth try. The First-Year Law Students’ Examination helps assess the preparation of lawyers-to-be for a [Read More…]
‘Dune’, ‘Licorice Pizza’, ‘Ted Lasso’ among 2022 Golden Globes nominees
HFPA Nominations for the 79th Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, with Snoop Dogg doing the honors — not that they’re being televised on NBC this year. A blistering racial controversy behind [Read More…]
Biden administration accelerates plans for a national EV charging network
baona/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris will announce the administration’s EV Charging Action Plan on Monday to fast-track a nationwide charging network for electric vehicles. The plan outlines steps for how federal agencies, such [Read More…]
Last-minute shipping dates for USPS, FedEx and UPS, plus Free Shipping Day details
Dmitry Vorobyev/iStock (NEW YORK) — Have gifts to ship that you want to arrive by Christmas? Then taking a trip to the post office might be in your future! Each year, we spend time sweating [Read More…]