Giorno: 27 Dicembre 2024

Treasury Not Expecting Extraordinary Measures on Jan 2

The U.S. Treasury does not expect that it will be necessary to start taking extraordinary measures on Jan. 2 to prevent the United States from defaulting on its obligations, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday.Yellen wrote on Friday the…[#item_full_content]

Bodycam Footage Details Beating Death of N.Y. Inmate

Graphic body camera footage released Friday sheds new light into the death of an inmate at a New York prison facility earlier this month, with corrections officers apparently unaware the footage was being recorded.[#item_full_content]

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Delay TikTok Ban

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.[#item_full_content]

Sports Broadcaster Greg Gumbel Dies After Cancer Fight

Greg Gumbel, a sportscaster for CBS and NBC who earned a large following for his coverage of Super Bowls, the Olympics and college basketball, has died at 78.[#item_full_content]

Court Rejects Jury Pool Prejudice Argument in Capitol Riot Case

A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by a man convicted of taking part in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, who claimed that the jury pool held “prejudice” against him.[#item_full_content]

Newsmax Gains Access to Saydnaya Prison, Syria’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse’

Newsmax this week gained access to Syria’s infamous Saydnaya jail, where prisoners of the Assad regime are rumored to be trapped underground.[#item_full_content]

Another Florida House Dem Switches to GOP

Republicans in Florida have expanded their supermajority in the state House as Democrat Rep. Hillary Cassel announced Friday she was switching her party affiliation to Republican.[#item_full_content]

Bolton: Stefanik Has Her Work Cut Out on UN Reform

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next ambassador, has her “work cut out for her” in helping to reform the United Nations and its “profound failings,” former U.N. ambassador John Bolton said.[#item_full_content]

Trump says fate of TikTok should be in his hands when he returns to White House

President-elect Trump says he should be the one to make the decision on whether TikTok can continue operating in the United States due to the unique national security and First Amendment issues raised by this case, he said in an amicus brief Friday. Trump’s argument comes in an amicus brief “supporting neither party,” filed Friday, […]

Police searching for man who allegedly groped 5-year-old near New York migrant shelter

The New York Police Department Special Victims Unit is searching for a man suspected of groping a 5-year-old girl near a government-funded migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan. New York local news source 1010 WINS reported the girl and her mother, who have not been identified by authorities, are residents of a migrant shelter funded by […]