Новости за 19.04.2023

LANSING, Mich. — A bill that would allow Michigan police agencies to seize guns owned by those deemed a threat to themselves or others passed the state Senate Wednesday and is headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk for final approval. The Senate voted along party lines 20-17 for the "red flag" proposal, which is a final piece of Democratic lawmakers' initial response to a Feb. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University that left three students dead and five injured. Last week... Читать дальше...

A transgender Montana lawmaker who took her fellow legislators to task over their vote to ban gender-affirming care is now facing calls for censure, The Advocate reports.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced a bid for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. The scion of the legendary political dynasty and noted anti-vaxxer poses little threat to President Joe Biden and has been criticized by his family. But RFK Jr. could use his bold-faced family name to spread discredited claims that vaccines like the lifesaving COVID-19 shots pose health risks. Kennedy, 69, launched his campaign in Boston with a video heavy on imagery from the heyday of his slain father, Robert F. Читать дальше...

The upcoming case between Donald Trump and rape accuser E. Jean Carroll is moving forward, but there are concerns that Trump's lawyers could face some problems before the presiding judge.

An inmate at a Washington state jail strolled out of the facility Wednesday after he impersonated his cellmate who was due for release that day, the New York Post reported.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito postponed a ruling on access to the abortion pill until Friday as the high court continues considering arguments from anti-abortion organizations and the federal government.

Last year, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) shared tweets that warned against hosting drag queen "storytime" events in her Colorado district. Apparently, they decided to do it anyway, and it was an enormous success.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has been railing tirelessly against Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr.'s 34-count criminal case against former President Donald Trump. Bragg, Jordan insists, is a ruthless partisan who is going after Trump for political reasons — not because of the rule of law.

A prominent member of the anti-government Boogaloo movement pleaded guilty to gun and drug-related charges Wednesday and could face up to 13-years in prison, The Detroit News reported.

A California man pleaded guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection on Wednesday and has agreed to cooperate at the trial of members of a far-right militia movement, NBC News reports.

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said Wednesday that from his perspective, it appeared Fox News was desperate to settle with Dominion Voting Systems ahead of the trial that was set to begin this week.

A newly released Lincoln Project video skewers Fox News over 2020 election falsehoods, and it uses the voices of the right-wing network’s top talents to make its point.

A former Texas state lawmaker said he opposed women who do not cover their arms during a House floor debate.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, though his Department of Education and its chair, Manny Diaz, has officially expanded his "Don't Say Gay" law to include all public school grades, from kindergarten through 12th. DeSantis had promoted the highly-controversial and possibly unconstitutional law originally as applying only to children through third grade.

Fox News this week agreed to pay over $780 million to settle its defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over false claims made on the network about the company in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.

NEW YORK — A “controlled demolition” is now planned for the century-old lower Manhattan parking garage that collapsed, killing one, after first responders painstakingly remove cars and debris from the site, FDNY officials said Wednesday. While no one is believed to be trapped or unaccounted for at the four-story Ann St. garage following Tuesday’s collapse, the FDNY will continue to have a presence at the site to put out any potential fires and search for any possible human remains, a department official said. Читать дальше...

A county commissioner in southeastern Oklahoma has resigned days after an audio recording sparked outrage.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Wednesday turned the tables on Republicans who are still accusing Democrats of wanting to "defund" police officers across the United States.

Former New City York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) said he could take on the role of secretary of state if Donald Trump becomes president again.

An official tasked with tracking cross-border threats for the Department of Homeland Security was escorted from his office by federal authorities.

The co-hosts of "The View" wanted more out of the settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News.

It’s coming. Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Heat is building beneath the ocean surface. By July, most forecast models agree that the climate system’s biggest player – El Niño – will return for the first time in nearly four years.

While we may enjoy the company of companion animals or a fleeting encounter with wildlife, many people believe humans have a superior consciousness of the world we live in.

Two Iowa teenagers who beat their Spanish teacher to death after she gave one of them a bad grade have pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, the New York Post reported.

Dominic Pezzola, a leader in the Proud Boys gang, on Wednesday acknowledged that he stormed the United States Capitol building on January 6th, 2021 on behalf of a man who could be "pretty ridiculous."