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Actor Tim Curry has died at the age of 80. Curry is best known for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” He is also known for his role as Pennywise in 1990’s “It” and as the hotel clerk Mr. Hector in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” According to […]
DENVER — The NCAA has scored a victory in its ongoing battle to defend its eligibility rules. On Friday, a federal appeals court in Colorado overturned a lower-court ruling that granted a fifth year of eligibility to dozens of recently graduated student-athletes. The initial lawsuit against the NCAA had requested that those athletes be allowed […]
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione is pleading guilty to federal stalking charges resulting in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione read a statement in court, sharing how he stalked Thompson and shot him, saying he posed as an investor to gain information about the Manhattan conference Thompson was attending at the time of […]
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her position by the end of August, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Trump said Leavitt is stepping down to spend more time with her young children and family. He said he respects her decision and plans to make her one of his top outside advisers. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Todd Blanche has been sworn in as the next Attorney General. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office on Monday. The Senate confirmed Blanche on Saturday after weeks of debate with a handful of Republicans in opposition. The vote was 50-49, with Republican senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as President Trump’s attorney general in a 50-49 vote. Two Republicans, Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, joined Democrats in opposing him. Blanche had been serving as acting attorney general. His confirmation faced questions over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, a […]
DALLAS, Texas — A person shot a Dallas ISD Officer in a Sam’s Club parking lot Thursday. Police say Officer Justin Jones stopped to help a person on a highway and drove them to the parking lot in northwest Dallas. After the person got out of the vehicle, they shot Jones in the lower torso. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has voted 8-5 Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted after the former White House health adviser invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times last week about the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci refused to answer questions, claiming Republican […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks said socialists have completely taken over the Democratic Party. While on Fox News this week, Sen. Banks told Laura Ingraham that to him, it feels like the Democrats have turned their entire party over to the Democratic Socialists of America. “The Democrat Party wants to turn America […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the next U.S. attorney general has cleared a major hurdle in the Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance Blanche’s nomination. That sets up a final vote in the upper chamber to be held in the coming days. Blanche’s nomination had been […]
Minimum Wage For Every U.S. State (Highest to Lowest) Minimum wage laws vary dramatically depending on where you live and work, and the gap between the highest and lowest states is significant. While the federal minimum wage has remained frozen at $7.25 per hour since 2009, more than 30 states have opted to set their […]
WASHINGTON — Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions Wednesday during a Senate hearing, repeatedly invoking his Fifth Amendment right. Fauci opened the hearing with a prepared statement, saying he believes the investigation is aimed at building a case against him. He said that, on the […]