Month: June 2023

ANALYSIS: The Tale of Two Legal Fates: Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal and Trump’s Indictment

News analysis Lots of presidents have had troublesome family members. Billy Carter, the beer-drinking, public urinating brother of Jimmy Carter, got himself registered as an agent of the Lybian government, sparking a Senate inquiry. Roger Clinton, the ex-convict half-brother of Bill Clinton, earned the Secret Service codename “Headache,” possibly due to antics like reportedly accepting…


Another Person Choosing Assisted Death Under Canada’s Liberalized Laws Over Lack of Support for Disability

A disabled single mother from Ontario is contrasting how fast she was able to start the process for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) compared to support for her disability. “I’m a quadriplegic, single mom raising two kids with disabilities, and I’ve spent the last 79 days trying to raise as much awareness as I possibly…


Wisconsin Elections Chief Meagan Wolfe Faces Uphill Battle for Reappointment

Embattled Election Administrator Meagan Wolfe is up for reappointment by the six-member bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC). But her chances of getting her second four-year term look increasingly bleak, according to some GOP lawmakers. Serving in state government since 2011, Wolfe was unanimously approved as the state’s highest ranking election-officer by the Wisconsin State Senate…


California Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Spokesman of Newsom Recall Campaign

A San Bruno man has pleaded guilty to impersonating the former spokesman and senior advisor for Recall Newsom 2020, an organization that led the unsuccessful effort to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021. Henry Kuhn, 37, reached a plea deal with the Riverside County District Attorney that allowed him to avoid jail but was…


California Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Spokesperson of Newsom Recall Campaign

A San Bruno man has pleaded guilty to impersonating the former spokesman and senior advisor for Recall Newsom 2020, an organization that led the unsuccessful effort to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021. Henry Kuhn, 37, reached a plea deal with the Riverside County District Attorney that allowed him to avoid jail but was…


Starbucks Shares Tumble Amid LGBT Decor Controversy

Shares of Starbucks tumbled on Friday as a union representing the coffee chain’s baristas said on Friday that over 3,500 workers at over 150 locations would walk off the job next week to protest claims that the company banned some LGBT-themed decorations at some of its cafes. The Starbucks Workers United union said in a…


Denny McCarthy Sets 36-Hole Course Record at the Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, Conn.—Denny McCarthy set a new 36-hole course record by following up a first-round 60 with a 65 to extend his lead to four strokes after the morning rounds Friday at the Travelers Championship. The 30-year-old Maryland native started slowly, bogeying the second hole. But that was the only blemish on a round that included…


Outgoing Border Patrol Chief Calls For More Wall Construction

Raul Ortiz, the outgoing top U.S. Border Patrol Agent, said he would have preferred more border wall construction, more personnel to patrol the border, and more consequences to disincentivize crossing attempts. Ortiz recently announced he plans to retire from the Border Patrol, notifying agents that June 30 would be his last day. The border security…


PREMIERING 8:30PM ET: The First Millennial Candidate | The Presidential Roller Coaster: 2024

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy? The first millennial candidate to run for the GOP presidential nomination, a highly successful entrepreneur, and the first willing participant in our little experiment in political TV. …


Los Angeles Metro Bus Driver Stabbed in Venice

A Los Angeles Metro bus driver was stabbed in the back in Venice on June 22, and a suspect believed to be homeless was taken into custody. The stabbing occurred Thursday afternoon along Windward Circle. A witness told KCAL9 he saw the driver, who was outside the bus, get attacked by an apparently homeless man….