Covid-19 No Longer a Global Health Emergency, says W.H.O.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Friday that Covid-19 was no longer a global health emergency. The announcement came amid the 15th meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, which convened on Thursday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred with the committee’s statement, agreeing that the “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) […]

Feinstein Says She’ll Return to Senate but Gives No Date

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said Thursday she plans to return to the Senate, but she gave no firm date for her return. “The Senate continues to swiftly confirm highly qualified individuals to the federal judiciary, including seven more judicial nominees who were confirmed this week. There has been no slowdown,” said the 89-year-old member of […]

Judicial Activist Moved to Cover Up Payments to Ginni Thomas: Report

A conservative judicial activist arranged for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni to be paid tens of thousands of dollars in consulting fees while specifying that her name be kept off billing paperwork, The Washington Post reported Thursday evening. Citing reviewed documents, the Post reported that in January 2012, activist Leonard Leo “instructed GOP […]

Russian Mercenary Leader says Fighters to Pull Out of Bakhmut

The leader of the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Friday he would hand over control of the offensive in Bakhmut next week, pointing to a shortage of ammunition. “I am withdrawing the units of PMC Wagner from Bakhmut because in the absence of ammunition they are doomed to senseless death,” he said […]

Fifth Proud Boy Found Not Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy

The jury in the trial of former Proud Boys leaders on Thursday found one defendant—Dominic Pezzola—not guilty of seditious conspiracy surrounding his actions during the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. The verdict came several hours after the jury found his co-defendants—Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Carmen Hernandez and Joe Biggs—guilty […]

Politicians Weigh in on New York City Subway Choking

The death of a man who’d been put in a chokehold by a fellow subway rider has elicited divided reactions from Democratic New York Politicians. The death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely Monday night has been ruled a homicide by the New York City medical examiner. The 24-year-old man who put Neely in the chokehold was […]

Judge Rules to Prevent Trump from Speaking of Some Hush Money Case Details

New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan ruled Thursday to keep former President Trump from discussing certain evidence in his hush money felony case. Merchan said the ruling would only apply to evidence obtained by the prosecution and turned over to Trump attorneys to prepare for trial. “I am not going to do anything…to […]

Trump Seeking to Move Felony Trial to Federal Court from Manhattan

An attorney for former President Trump said Thursday his legal team would seek to move his Manhattan criminal case to federal court. The move is being seen as a long-shot bid to get the trial out of state court where the indictment was brought, and put it before a jury pool consisting of a different […]

Biden Lays Path for Sanctions Against Sudan

President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order that laid the groundwork to levy sanctions against Sudan. A humanitarian crisis has exploded in the eastern African nation as two of its top generals wage civil war against each other. In late April the Pentagon dispatched Navy SEALs to evacuate U.S. diplomats from Sudan, where citizens […]

Jury Reaches Partial Guilty Verdict in Proud Boys January 6 Seditious Conspiracy Trial

After more than seven days of deliberation, the jury in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leaders reached a partial verdict that found at least four of the five defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy. The verdict came after a months-long trial related to the Proud Boys’ actions amid the deadly January 6, 2021 […]

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