Minneapolis Approves Police Overhaul 3 Years After George Floyd Murder
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved an agreement with the state to overhaul its police department. The settlement comes nearly three years after the murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while accompanied by three other officers. Chavin was sentenced to more than 20 years after pleading guilty to federal charges […]
DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Derailment
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against rail owner Norfolk Southern over the February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that sparked a fire and a miles-wide toxic chemical spill. The DOJ said in its filing that it’s seeking to hold the company accountable for “unlawfully polluting the nation’s waterways and to […]
Russia May Move Strategic Nukes to Belarus with Tactical Ones
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that Russia may move strategic nuclear weapons to Belarus along with tactical nukes. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a deal this past weekend with Lukashenko to move tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. Putin also said that Russia had already moved 10 aircraft to Belarus, which shares a border with Ukraine, […]
Millions on Medicaid to Lose Covid-Era Protections This Weekend
A Covid-era rule that allowed for Medicaid waivers and flexibility is set to expire at midnight Friday, impacting millions of current recipients. The April 1 date to end the Medicald expansion was agreed upon by the 117th Congress when it passed the year-end $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill in December. The deadline is occurring as the […]
Wall Street Journal Calls to Expel Russian Ambassador over Journalist’s Arrest
Evan Gershkovich is under arrest in Russia The Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal Thursday evening called on the U.S. government to expel Russia’s ambassador following the arrest in Russia of one of the paper’s journalists. “Thuggish leaders keep doing thuggish things if they think they will pay no price,” the Journal’s Editorial Board […]
DeSantis: Florida Won’t Aid in Extraditing Trump
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday evening that Florida won’t aid law enforcement in any extradition proceedings related to the indictment of former President Trump. “Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda,” DeSantis said, referring to businessman, philanthropist and holocaust […]
Trump Expected to Surrender Tuesday on 30+ Counts
Trump attorney Susan Necheles has confirmed that the former President will be taken to court in Manhattan for arraignment on Tuesday. At that point, Trump will be presented with the charges and will likely enter a plea. The former President will also reportedly experience the usual steps like fingerprinting and being photographed for a mugshot, as […]
Report: Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump
A grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict former President Trump for his role in a 2016 hush money payment to the adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels, the New York Times reported Thursday evening. The felony indictment was filed under seal by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, but will […]
CDC: Hospitalizations from Gun Injuries Increase—Especially for Kids
Hospital emergency rooms saw a sharp increase in patients with gun injuries during the Covid pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Of all age groups, those 14 and younger experienced the largest increase in the proportion of gun injury-related E.R. visits, according to the CDC’s study. The rate was roughly 40 […]
White House Condemns Russia, Warns Americans after Journalist’s Arrest
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday that the Biden Administration condemns “in the strongest terms” the arrest of a U.S. journalist and repeated State Department warnings that U.S. citizens should depart Russia “immediately.” Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal’s Moscow Bureau, was arrested by Russian authorities who have accused […]
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