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…
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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…
What Julian Assange’s Arrest Means For Freedom Of The Press
U.S. prosecutors’ indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could trigger a protracted fight over press freedom in the United States, warn First Amendment experts. The Department of Justice is preparing to extradite Assange, whom British authorities arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, to the U.S. to face a charge of criminal computer hacking…
Homer Simpson’s Attempt To Salute New Corporate Overlords Goes Very Wrong
Disney announced on Thursday that all 30 seasons of “The Simpsons” will become part of its upcoming Disney+ streaming service. The company released a short clip of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie celebrating the move as only “The Simpsons” can: Disney+ is scheduled to debut in November with a massive library of content, including more…
1 Killed, 3 Injured In Drive-By Shooting At Crowd Gathered For Nipsey Hussle Memorial
Violence struck again at a massive event honoring Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles on Thursday. Four people were shot, one fatally, as they stood with crowds packed along a 24-mile route to view the rapper’s hearse as it passed by. Three men and a woman were hit in the drive-by shooting from a gray Hyundai…
Texas Lawmakers Are Considering The Death Penalty For Women Who Get Abortions
Texas lawmakers worked well into Tuesday morning as they listened to hundreds of Texans testify in support of a bill that would criminalize abortion and threaten the death penalty to any woman who undergoes the procedure. In total 446 people testified in support of the “Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act,” or House Bill 896, which…
Man Accused of Being Golden State Killer May Get The Death Penalty
Prosecutors in California said Wednesday they plan to seek the death penalty if the man accused of being the “Golden State Killer” is convicted, despite California currently having a moratorium on executions. Four of the six California counties prosecuting Joseph James DeAngelo said in court that they will seek the death penalty if he is…