Giorno: 5 Ottobre 2023

Schumer responds to calls for Trump to be speaker of House: ‘No thanks, we’re good’

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., snapped back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., online Thursday afternoon as calls for former President Trump to become the next speaker of the House echo among some GOP lawmakers. “No thanks, we’re good,” Schumer said on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to the congresswoman. “We’ve seen […]

Mass. Mulls Swap: Indigenous Peoples Day for Columbus Day

Massachusetts considers replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day amid controversy over alleged genocide and discrimination.

Wisconsin GOP eyes complete ban on public nudity after minor photographed at naked bike ride

Wisconsin Republicans want to make it a crime to be naked in public for any reason and for a child to attend any event, like a naked bike ride, where people don’t have clothes on. A state Senate committee held a hearing Thursday on two bills introduced after a photograph circulated earlier this year of […]

Festival Closes Central Park’s Great Lawn Until April

The rain-soaked annual Global Citizen Festival, held Sept. 23 on Central Park’s Great Lawn in New York City, caused an estimated $1 million in damage to 12 acres and led to that part of the park being closed until at least April, sparking calls to move the event from the…[#item_full_content]

Elon Musk’s X Strips Headlines From News Links

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has stripped headlines from news articles shared by users, in a move likely to further worsen relations with media groups.[#item_full_content]

Gun Deaths, Overdoses More Than Doubled in US Kids

America’s kids are safer now than a decade ago when it comes to many types of injury, with two glaring exceptions: drugs and guns. That’s the crux of a new study that looked at injury trends among U.S. children and teenagers between 2011 and 2021. It found that nonfatal…[#item_full_content]

Wisconsin lawmakers hear $614M Milwaukee Brewers stadium overhaul proposal

The chief architect of a plan to hand the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover stadium improvements defended his proposal Thursday in front of a legislative committee, promising the deal will keep the team in Milwaukee for another generation without new taxes. Republican state Rep. Rob Brooks has developed a pair of bills […]

Brooklyn Subway Shooter Who Wounded 10 Gets Life in Prison

The man who set off smoke bombs on a crowded New York subway train before shooting 10 people in April 2022 was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison over one of the most violent attacks ever seen on the city’s transit system.

Trump Team Asks Judge to Toss Jan. 6 Case, Citing Presidential Immunity

Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president.[#item_full_content]

Report: Agent in Hunter Laptop Case Misses Testimony

FBI agent Elvis Chan, who has been accused of lying under oath about his part in censoring the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, did not appear Thursday for his scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.[#item_full_content]