Heavy snow and strong winds hammered parts of the central U.S. on Thursday and began moving into the Great Lakes region, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and creating hazardous travel conditions a day after pummeling Colorado. The spring blizzard — the second “bomb cyclone” storm system to hit the region in…
Month: April 2019
Hillary Clinton Says Julian Assange Must ‘Answer For What He Has Done’
NEW YORK ― On the same day as Julian Assange’s arrest on a single conspiracy charge from U.S. prosecutors, former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton said the WikiLeaks co-founder must now face the consequences of his past actions. “The bottom line is he has to answer for what he has done ― at least as it’s been…
Israel Spacecraft Beresheet Fails In Attempted Moon Landing
YEHUD, Israel, April 11 (Reuters) – Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed onto the moon on Thursday after a series of technical failures during its final descent, shattering hopes of a historic controlled landing on the lunar surface. The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communications failures during the landing sequence, which lasted around 21 minutes,…
Inspector General Finds Chicago Gang Database Outdated, Inaccurate and Damaging
Chicago police do not have proper standards in place to ensure the accuracy of the gang data they collect and share with more than 500 agencies, according to a Thursday report from the city’s inspector general. The report released by the office of Joe Ferguson, the inspector general for the city of Chicago, highlighted major concerns…
The White House Has A Rat Problem And Everyone’s Making The Same Jokes
President Donald Trump called his former personal attorney Michael Cohen a “rat” last year for turning on him. Now, it looks like his White House has a problem with another kind of rat. On Thursday, Bloomberg White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted images of rodent traps on the grounds of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: Given that the White…
Chicago Sues Jussie Smollett To Pay For Cost Of Investigating False Hate Crime Report
The city of Chicago is suing Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of police overtime used during the investigation of the “Empire” actor’s report of a hate crime. The city announced its lawsuit in a statement Thursday, noting that Smollett’s refusal to reimburse the city for the investigation as a reason for the civil suit. In…
White House Sought To Drop Off Detained Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities: Report
White House officials reportedly plotted in recent months to retaliate against so-called sanctuary cities by releasing detained immigrants in their jurisdictions, The Washington Post reported Thursday. According to emails obtained by the Post, officials have put pressure on U.S. immigration authorities at least twice in the last six months to help them implement the plan,…
John Legend Burns GOP Lawmaker: ‘Bro. Please Tell Me You’re Not This Dumb’
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who became a social media laughingstock over a failed attempt at a “gotcha” moment during a hearing with former Secretary of State John Kerry, is getting laughed at all over again. Massie on Thursday doubled down on his bizarre attempt to accuse Kerry of practicing “pseudoscience” because he has a political…
Women Sexually Abused By Catholic Nuns Speak Up: She Told Me It Was ‘God’s Love’
The predator nun walked into Trish Cahill’s life straight out of the blue, on a busy summer day in the late 1960s. Cahill was a teenager back then, wire thin with long, chestnut brown hair framing her face. She was babysitting her cousins in Glen Rock, New Jersey, and there were eight of them to…
Congress Recesses Without Approving Aid To States Hit By Damaging Storms
WASHINGTON ― Lawmakers left town for a two-week recess without approving long-delayed relief to several states hit by devastating storms and flooding earlier this year. Republicans and Democrats were unable to reach an agreement on a disaster aid bill because of a partisan standoff over how much financial assistance should go to Puerto Rico, which…