On Wednesday, President Joe Biden released 1,491 once-classified documents, as part of the 1992 John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act. According to the documents, the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald visited a Soviet embassy before killing President John F. Kennedy, and he asked one official about getting a Soviet passport. However,… Read More
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen scores book deal
The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal. Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday that it had acquired a planned memoir, “offering… Read More
1 dead as Great Plains wind stir dust, overturn truck
One person has died as a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest, authorities said, closing highways and spawning reported tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa. A semitrailer was stuck by high winds rolled and onto its side on southbound on U.S. Highway 151 in eastern Iowa on… Read More
Nancy Pelosi dismisses Congress insider trading
On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dove into a roiling debate about insider trading. She defended the ability of sitting U.S. congressmembers to trade stocks, much to the anger of oversight groups and even the far-left pundits aligned with her party. Sponsored: What eggs do to senior brains At Wednesday’s’… Read More
Double surge? Delta is back, joined by omicron
The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there is no need… Read More
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, averting a trial but likely extending the time he is already spending behind bars on a state conviction. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted this spring of state murder and manslaughter… Read More
‘Large, pink, and elusive’: Police seek fugitive pig
Authorities in South Carolina are searching for a pig that they say has been “wreaking havoc” in people’s yards. On Monday, police in Sumter posted on their Facebook page that the department had received calls over the weekend about a “large, pink and elusive” pig suspected of causing damage in… Read More
Two loose zebras captured and turned to Maryland farm
Two zebras running loose since escaping a Maryland farm about four months ago have been caught. Prince George’s County Animal Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture weren’t involved in the capture but were told Monday that the animals returned to their herd last week, The Washington Post reported. Sponsored:… Read More
A free man?! OJ Simpson’s parole ends early
O.J. Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, Nevada State Police spokeswoman Kim Yoko Smith said Tuesday. Sponsored: CBD Announcement (must-read) “Mr. Simpson… Read More
Top tech executive sentenced to prison for bribery
A former Netflix executive was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison for taking bribes and kickbacks from tech companies to approve lucrative contracts with the streaming giant. Michael Kail, 52, of Los Gatos also was ordered to forfeit $700,000 and pay a $50,000 fine, the U.S. attorney’s office… Read More
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