Новости за 31.08.2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Lester will stand trial in the shooting of Ralph Yarl in a Kansas City Northland neighborhood earlier this year, a judge ruled Thursday. Clay County Judge Louis Angles found during a preliminary hearing that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to establish probable cause that Lester had committed a crime. Angles set Lester’s arraignment for 9 a.m. on Sept. 20. The 84-year-old Lester is the white Kansas City homeowner who was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of Yarl... Читать дальше...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday assured residents ahead of Hurricane Idalia, vowing to push “to make people whole" if they were affected by the storm and saying insurance companies should step up to make speedy repairs.

Hawaii is truly where the heart is for Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who together launched a new fund for Maui wildfire relief. The media mogul and Hollywood superstar announced Thursday the formation of the People’s Fund of Maui, which they kicked off with a $10 million donation. The recent blaze have left at least 115 dead and nearly 400 people still unaccounted for. “As we have seen firsthand, the impacts of these wildfires have been devastating, and we’re here to ensure with... Читать дальше...

UPDATE: Zachary Rehl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Philadelphia Proud Boys leader Zachary Rehl is set to be sentenced in court on Thursday along with other members of the militia group. Earlier in the day another leader, Joseph Biggs, was given 17 years in prison as he sobbed in court.

Prosecutors asked for over 30 years for Biggs and 30 years for Rehl, though it isn't expected that it will be that high.

But Rehl's defense, Norm Pattis, is confused about why members of the militia are being sent to prison... Читать дальше...

A handful of Republican senators are wondering if they should start debating Mitch McConnell's leadership abilities in the wake of a second incident where he froze up while speaking to reporters, Politico reported.

Newly released transcripts from Donald Trump’s deposition earlier this year in a New York State civil fraud case show prosecutors were irked with the former president’s long-winded ramblings, Insider reports.

Union NJ Transit locomotive engineers and trainmen voted Thursday to strike, an action that union officials assured riders wouldn’t happen until federal mediation and negotiation requirements are exhausted. Roughly 81% of the 494 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen returned ballots, and of those, almost all were in favor of a future strike against NJ Transit if negotiations fail to produce a new contract for its members, BLE&T officials said. Of 399 ballots returned... Читать дальше...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' super PAC, called "Never Back Down," has given up in Nevada which will hold its primary on Feb. 8, 2024, reported NBC News.

A key finding in a state police report into a south Biscayne Bay boat crash that took the life of a teenage girl and permanently disabled another last year is under question following body camera footage released to the Miami Herald this week. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigator wrote in his report that the boat captain — prominent Miami real estate broker George Pino — declined to take a blood alcohol test because his lawyer wasn’t around. But the officer’s body... Читать дальше...

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has demanded District Attorney Christina Mitchell resign over what he alleged was an intentional and ongoing effort to block the city’s probe into last year’s massacre at Robb Elementary School, which claimed the lives of 21 people. McLaughlin brought the allegations against Mitchell in a lawsuit filed earlier this week in Uvalde County District Court, ABC News reported. He is seeking an order that would require the district attorney’s office to turn over all evidence from the mass shooting to Jesse Prado... Читать дальше...

Oliver Anthony, the viral musician whose hit song still sits atop the Billboard Hot 100, sat down with Joe Rogan for an hourslong interview that covered politics, porn, mental health and much more. Many assumed the lyrics in Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” — which discuss “minors on an island” and people abusing welfare — denoted a Republican mindset, but Anthony has since tried to separate himself from any political affiliation. During his interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the overnight... Читать дальше...

Claiming Canada’s new warning to its LGBTQ people is a “political” attack on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and not an “actual concern,” several Fox News hosts on Thursday delivered caustic commentary against the Canadian government and U.S. cities including LGBTQ-friendly San Francisco and New York.

By Joshua Holzer

On June 20, 2023, Hunter Biden, the second son of President Joe Biden, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors related to tax-related charges and the illegal possession of a firearm.

On July 26, the plea agreement was challenged by the judge in the case. She wanted to know more about any immunity being offered, given that Hunter Biden is under several federal investigations.

After the prosecution and defense failed to renegotiate the deal, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Aug. Читать дальше...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has received medical clearance to stay on the job after a health scare shown on national television fueled speculation about the 81-year-old’s ability to serve.

Roger Stone, an adviser to former President Donald Trump, forcefully insisted Thursday that no evidence could incriminate him in the Jan. 6 attacks or the plot to use phony electors.

Donald Trump on Thursday moved to have his Georgia election racketeering case severed from his co-defendants who are seeking a speedy trial , according to court documents obtained by Politico’s Kyle Cheney.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has fallen on hard times.

Not only has he been indicted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for his alleged efforts to keep former President Donald Trump unlawfully in power, but this week he also lost the defamation lawsuit filed by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom he falsely accused of stealing votes during the 2020 election.

Given this, Giuliani will likely be on the hook for millions of dollars, both to pay... Читать дальше...

In the wake of the Jacksonville shooting this month that left three Black people dead, carried out by racist Ryan Palmeter, Salon published an op-ed written by two religious leaders who say that, despite the fact that there's no evidence the shooter was influenced by far-right Christianity, the ideology "quietly fueled" his rampage.

The Justice Department has prioritized the protection of election workers from waves of threats they have received since Donald Trump's election loss in 2020.

Local leaders in Texas' increasingly progressive major cities were joined by workers' rights advocates and other pro-democracy groups on Thursday as they applauded a district court judge's ruling that a Republican-authored law aimed at superseding local regulations is unconstitutional and should be temporarily halted.

Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher were reimagined as soulless vampires in a biting satire that premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sobbed in court Thursday as he was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday held a press conference in which he shot down a campaign by insurgent Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore to call a special session to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

A 6-month-old baby in Atlanta is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex, WDBJ, reported.

The jury presiding over the case of January 6 defendants Brandon Fellows' federal case is afraid they have been doxxed.