Trump blasts ‘highly conflicted’ judge after Michael Cohen’s first day of testimony wraps
Former President Donald Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan as “highly conflicted” after Michael Cohen wrapped up his first day of witness testimony in the NY v. Trump trial Monday. “We have a corrupt judge, and we have a judge who is highly conflicted, and he’s keeping me from campaigning,” Trump said outside of the courtroom. “He’s Read More
Maine Gov. Mills declines to remove embattled sheriff from office
Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday declined to take the rare step of removing a sheriff accused of improprieties including the transfer of guns from an evidence locker to a gun dealer without proper documentation. Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright was also accused of failing to ensure proper certifications were in place for school resource Read More
Illegal immigrant captured in Northeast US is wanted for ‘very serious crimes’ in home country
A Colombian national who was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Massachusetts this week, and is wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide, was released into the U.S. last year. The unnamed 49-year-old national was arrested in Colombia in 2014 and charged with aggravated homicide, aggravated theft and possession of a weapon. Read More
How a Denton divorce could imperil IVF access in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court is considering taking up the question of whether frozen embryos should be treated as people, not property, in a divorce case.
Democratic Indiana state Rep. Rita Fleming retires after primary win
Indiana state Rep. Rita Fleming announced Monday that she is retiring, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. The Democratic lawmaker from Jeffersonville in southern Indiana was first elected to the statehouse in 2018. Fleming’s statement said she is leaving office immediately. “I have 15 grandchildren, and they and the rest of Read More
Biden torched by Republicans for tougher immigration rule ahead of November election
Republicans slammed President Biden for a newly proposed Department of Homeland Security rule that they claim is just an election-year move to help him in a close match with former President Trump. “Biden is announcing these new rules on criminal migrants because they have released migrants with links to terrorism into America and are now Read More
Turkey’s Erdogan meets Greek PM, sees ‘no unsolvable problems’ in ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitotakis that there were “no unsolvable problems” between their countries as the leaders met in Ankara. Turkey and Greece have long been at odds over issues including maritime boundaries, energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean, flights over the Aegean Sea, and the division of Cyprus. Read More
Dutch faculty join student walkout after police cleared encampment
NewsFeed “We have a centre for genocide studies on this campus… We need our institutions to step up.” Faculty at the University of Amsterdam joined students in a walkout to protest Dutch police forcibly clearing student encampments and echoed their calls for cutting ties with Israeli universities. Published On 13 May 202413 May 2024 Adblock Read More
Top US Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins
Jury selection begins in trial accusing top Democrat of accepting bribes and acting as unregistered foreign agent. Jury selection has begun in the corruption trial of Bob Menendez, a top United States senator who is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for a range of favours and acting as an unregistered agent of the Egyptian Read More
NY v. Trump: Cohen testifies to paying Stormy Daniels from his own pocket
Michael Cohen, who served as former President Trump’s personal attorney, testified in Manhattan court that he used his own funds to pay a former pornographic actress $130,000 to quiet her claims of an alleged affair with Trump. Cohen took the stand in the NY v. Trump case Monday, where he told the court that as Read More