Soon after a judge unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s massive filing laying out why Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in the election interference case in D.C., Trump accused the Justice Department of violating its long-standing practice of not taking public steps in politically related cases close to an election. “FOR 60 DAYS PRIOR Continue reading
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Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy review: TV action man eager to set the world to rights
But under the facial fuzz, it’s still the same Grylls Irish viewers will recognise from Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Bear Grylls Survival Story and other dollops of small-screen derring-do. He remains, in other words, the light entertainment equivalent of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, bounding into the danger zones relying on nothing beyond a Continue reading
Garth Brooks: Country star accused of rape in lawsuit
In May 2019, the accuser alleges that Mr Brooks asked her to travel with him on his private jet to a Grammy tribute in Los Angeles. When they arrived at the hotel, Mr Brooks had only booked a single suite with one bedroom for them both to share, according to the legal action. Her lawsuit Continue reading
Election-denying ex-county clerk sentenced to 9 years behind bars
There’s no shortage of local election officials who bought into Donald Trump’s lies about his 2020 election defeat, but by any fair measure, Tina Peters is a special case. A former Colorado county clerk who promoted 2020 election conspiracy theories was sentenced Thursday to 9 years behind bars for charges including official misconduct in connection Continue reading
Massachusetts governor implements new gun law weeks ahead of schedule
Maura Healey immediately implemented new gun legislation on Wednesday that not only cracks down on unserialized “ghost guns,” and attachments like bump stocks and trigger cranks, but also requires applicants to demonstrate basic safety principles and complete live-fire training before being granted a gun license. State lawmakers approved the gun reform law in July, which Continue reading
Father, daughter sue after alleged IVF mix-up show there is no biological relation
A Las Vegas father and daughter have filed a lawsuit against an IVF doctor, embryologist and related staff after the results of a 2023 DNA test allegedly showed the father and daughter, now 18, are not biologically related to each other. The father, who is remaining anonymous along with his daughter, alleges in his lawsuit, Continue reading
Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC
This year’s flu vaccine significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn’t as effective as the vaccine used in the prior season, according to an early study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Thursday. This often provides a glimpse as to what the upcoming flu season may potentially Continue reading
Remand prisoner Simeon Burke could be released with ‘one flick of a pen’, judge says
Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading
Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city’s district attorney said Thursday. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Continue reading
Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC
This year’s flu vaccine significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn’t as effective as the vaccine used in the prior season, according to an early study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Thursday. This often provides a glimpse as to what the upcoming flu season may potentially Continue reading