Fmr NYPD Commissioner to Newsmax: Daniel Penny Jury May Be on His Side

Jury deliberations resumed Thursday in the trial of Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran charged in the choke hold death of a man on a New York City subway last year, and former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik told Newsmax that it may bode well for Penny that the jury is still out in his case.

Sexual misconduct at Veterans Affairs facility is ‘disturbing and disgusting,’ House committee chairman says

Investigative documents shared with a congressional committee revealed “disturbing and disgusting” sexual relationships and misconduct among workers at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility in Tennessee, the committee chairman said Wednesday. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, has been looking into allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault and […]

Sen. Johnson to Newsmax: ‘Let Hegseth Meet With Senators’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, should continue to “meet with senators” to defend himself against recent allegations and to make his case for the Pentagon.

Former Proud Boys Leader to Testify at Federal Trial

Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio was expected to testify Thursday at the trial of a retired Washington, D.C., police officer accused of leaking confidential information to the far-right group leader after Tarrio and other Proud Boys burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner.[#item_full_content]

SKorea Leader Probed After Attempt at Martial Law

South Korean prosecutors opened an investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol, his interior minister, and the now-former defense minister for their roles in an attempt to impose martial law, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.[#item_full_content]

Cuba Calls Trump Plan for Mass Deportation Unrealistic

A proposal by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for mass deportation of immigrants living illegally in the United States — that may include Cubans — is unrealistic and unfair, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister said Wednesday.[#item_full_content]