Month: September 2021

Oklahoma Schedules First Executions Since 2015

The first executions since 2015 in Oklahoma were scheduled Monday. They’re slated to start on Oct. 28. Oklahoma officials say the seven inmates scheduled to be executed have exhausted all of the appeals and that no further legal impediments to their executions remain, state judges said. Additionally, the inmates last month who had joined a…


Gas Price Surge, Just One More Headwind for World Economy

LONDON—Soaring gas prices that threaten to push up winter fuel bills, hurt consumption and exacerbate a near-term spike in inflation are another blow to a world economy just getting back on its feet after the coronavirus shock. The gas market chaos, which has driven prices 280 percent higher in Europe this year and led to…


Missouri Official Asks Supreme Court to Suspend Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s Law Licenses

A Missouri official last week asked the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who were seen wielding guns last year to defend their home from Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists who walked through their private, gated neighborhood. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, both personal injury lawyers, pleaded not guilty in October…


Can Truckers, Trumpers, and Radio Hosts Help Rescue America?

Commentary Hint at an upscale cocktail party that you listen to talk-radio hosts such as Alex Marlow, Andrew Wilkow, or Mark Levin, and you’re likely to be sipping Chardonnay alone for the remainder of the event. Politely disagree with “top drawer” corporate executives, professionals, or academics who rush to offer the opinion that Donald Trump…


Bitcoin Attempts Recovery as Evergrande-Led Selloff Eases

Cryptocurrency prices bounced off 1–1/2 month lows on Tuesday as a heavy selloff overnight linked to concerns about a possible loan default by property developer China Evergrande eased slightly, but investors braced for more volatility. Bitcoin, the biggest and the best known cryptocurrency, traded around $43,000, recovering from a fall to $40,192 earlier in the…


Federal Officer Arrested at ‘Justice for J6’ Rally Won’t Be Charged: Prosecutor

A federal law enforcement officer who was taken into custody at the rally in Washington over the weekend will not be charged even though U.S. Capitol Police officers said he was illegally carrying a gun on Capitol grounds. Anthony Belli, 27, of Toms River, New Jersey, was seen being arrested at the rally, which was…


Oil Rises 1 Percent as US Storm Aftermath Tightens Supply

TOKYO—Oil prices rose on Tuesday as analysts pointed to signs of U.S. supply tightness, ending days of losses as global markets remain haunted by the potential impact on China’s economy of a crisis at heavily indebted property group China Evergrande. Brent crude gained 95 cents or 1.3 percent to $74.87 a barrel by 0645 GMT,…


Biden to Take COVID-19 Booster Jab on Camera: White House

President Joe Biden will take a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on camera, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday. Psaki was responding to a question about how soon Biden, 78, would get his booster shot, which would be the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA-based vaccine. “He will do so, and he will do so…


2 GOP Operatives Charged With Funneling $25,000 From Russian National Into 2016 Presidential Election Campaign

Two Republican political operatives have been charged with allegedly funneling $25,000 from an unnamed Russian national into a 2016 Presidential election campaign. Jesse Benton, 43, of Louisville, Kentucky, previously worked as an aide to Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), while Roy Douglas “Doug” Wead, 75, of Bonita Springs, Florida, previously served as an adviser to multiple presidential…


Psaki Defends Not Requiring Negative COVID-19 Tests, Vaccine Proof From Immigrants

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday defended the Biden administration’s decision not to require negative COVID-19 test results or proof of vaccination from people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Psaki, responding to a question from a reporter on whether border patrol officials ask to see proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or negative test…