Former Attorney General William Barr has been giving television interviews to promote his new memoir. On Sunday, he went on NBC’s Meet the Press with Chuck Todd. Todd pressed him on the role of partisan politics in the office of the attorney general… and lost it when Barr pressed back. Sponsored:… Read More
‘Soft landing’: Federal Reserve to raise interest rates Wednesday
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will launch one of the most difficult tasks a central bank can attempt: Raise borrowing costs enough to slow growth and tame high inflation, but not so much as to topple the economy into recession. With a war raging in Europe and price increases at… Read More
Jussie Smollett’s unhinged rant about his sentencing (Did you see this?)
A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, branding the actor a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself to grab the limelight while the nation struggled with wrenching issues of racial injustice. Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed… Read More
Russia expands airstrikes after hospital attack
Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking near airports in the west of the country for the first time, as observers and satellite photos indicated that its troops, long stalled in a convoy outside the capital Kyiv, were maneuvering in an attempt to encircle the city. Previously,… Read More
Customs seizes 52 reptiles hidden in man’s clothing
A man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing, authorities said Tuesday. The man was driving a truck when he arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing with Mexico on Feb. 25 and was pulled out for additional… Read More
Scientists name pre-dinosaur octopus after Joe Biden
Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses – an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Montana. The researchers concluded the ancient creature lived millions of years earlier than previously believed, meaning that octopuses originated before the era of dinosaurs. QUIZ: Which one of these fruits could help with… Read More
Meet Putin’s would-be scapegoat
In 1975, Russian President Vladimir Putin was beginning his public service career as an intelligence officer for the KGB. Naturally, as president, he has surrounded himself with other “securocrats.” In Putin’s ministry, one security official has taken credit for Russian victories in Syria and Crimea… but he may take the… Read More
Supreme Court says it won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday without comment that it would not review Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, leaving him a free man and ending a two-decade legal drama that shifted the cultural landscape, destroyed the groundbreaking Black actor’s reputation, and sent him to prison for several years in his… Read More
Chelsea Clinton rushes to Biden defense; calls Trump ‘disgraced’
On Wednesday, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton went on ABC’s The View to promote her latest children’s book, She Persisted in Science. Before long, Clinton pivoted to bashing former President Donald Trump and pledging fealty to current President Joe Biden. 9 drugs linked to Alzheimer’s disease? [Sponsored] Co-host Sunny Hostin… Read More
Trade in tatters amid Russo-Ukrainian War
Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling with pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of tankers and bulk carriers have been diverted away… Read More
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