Man Who Shot Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Gets 21 Years in Prison
The man who shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker and stole her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said.The Lady Gaga connection was a coincidence, authorities have said. The motive was the value of the French…
More rail strike dates announced after RMT rebuffs pay offer
Read More Hopes of a deal to avert severe Christmas rail disruption were dashed on Monday night when the RMT union announced additional strike dates and rebuffed a pay offer from Network Rail just before the industry’s deadline. The union said it would put the offer to members in an electronic referendum this week but […]
Sunak backs down on housebuilding targets after pressure from Tory MPs
Read More Rishi Sunak is to drop compulsory housebuilding targets to see off an embarrassing backbench rebellion, prompting criticism he is putting party unity over the national interest. The move, which comes in the middle of a national housing crisis, will spark fresh concerns that the prime minister is too weak to take on unruly […]
Avenatti Gets 14 Years for Fraud Scheme
Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced in Southern California on Monday to 14 years in prison and ordered to pay $7 million in restitution after admitting he cheated four of his clients out of millions of dollars.
White House maintains support for keeping military vax mandate as Congress weighs rolling it back in NDAA
Post Content The White House on Monday maintained its support for keeping the military COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place as House and Senate Republicans threaten to block the national defense bill from moving forward unless the rule is lifted. In August 2021, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memo making COVID vaccines mandatory for all […]
Dept of Education Disbands ‘Parent Council’ After Lawsuit
Amid criticism from conservative groups, the Department of Education said that it will disband its National Parents and Families Engagement Council, according to a news release.
White House says US, China diplomatic channels may ‘expand’ following Biden, Xi meeting
Post Content The White House said Monday that diplomatic channels between the United States and China will not only stay open, but may “potentially expand” after President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 last month. White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said that following the G-20, administration […]
Biden ‘Would Consider’ Dropping Military Vaccine Mandate
While Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is adamant about keeping the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service member, President Joe Biden is weighing removing the requirement for service.
Biden faces new Dem pressure to take stronger action at Mexico border
Post Content WASHINGTON – With the expiration of Title 42 this month, moderate Democrats are imploring the White House to adopt stricter border policies ahead of President Biden’s possible re-election campaign. “Do they have the tools? Yes. Do they have the will? I don’t know. But certainly the tools are there,” Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, […]
Matt Hancock accused of rewriting history in pandemic book
Read More Matt Hancock has been accused of rewriting history as he seeks to rescue his reputation with the launch of a book about helping to lead the UK’s response to Covid. Fresh from spending three weeks in the Australian jungle on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!, the former health […]