Following the release of dozens of transcripts, the public now knows that several advisers and associates of former President Donald Trump took the Fifth Amendment when questioned by members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Political commentators have already suggested that pleading the Fifth …
Read More »Intel community escapes major criticism by Jan. 6 committee for missing ‘foreseeable’ Capitol violence
WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee report’s appendix on the intelligence and law enforcement failures ahead of the Jan. 6 attack highlights new information about missed warning signs but stops short of reaching any definitive conclusions or detailed recommendations about what experts have called the worst intelligence failure since Sept. …
Read More »Trevor Bauer reinstated by MLB’s independent arbitrator
Trevor Bauer was reinstated Thursday by Major League Baseball’s independent arbitrator, allowing the pitcher to resume his career at the start of the 2023 season. The 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers star was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on April 29 for violating the …
Read More »FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is released on $250 million bond
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is accused of misappropriating billions of dollars deposited in the crypto currency exchange, walked out of federal courthouse in New York on Thursday after posting $250 million personal recognizance bond. Bankman-Fried got into a black SUV and was driven away at the start of a …
Read More »Gunman impersonating police officer wanted in shooting of boy and man in Washington, D.C.
Police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer and shot a man and a boy at a facility for youth awaiting trial in Washington, D.C. The attack took place Tuesday in the 6000 block of Clay Street Northeast with officers responding to reports of a shooting at …
Read More »A FTX co-founder and the former CEO at Alameda Research plead guilty to fraud
Two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s top business partners — a co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the former CEO of the hedge fund Alameda Research — have pleaded guilty to fraud, a federal prosecutor in New York said Wednesday. Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang are …
Read More »Zelenskyy meets with Biden in historic trip to D.C.
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Read More »After decades in prison, exonerated Philadelphia man was fatally shot at a funeral
A wrongly convicted Philadelphia man who spent nearly three decades in prison before his release last year was gunned down while attending a funeral, authorities said Wednesday. No arrests were immediately made after Christopher Williams, 62, “suffered gunshot wounds to the head” at Mount Peace Cemetery at 2:20 p.m. EST Friday, …
Read More »Franco Harris, legendary Steelers running back who caught ‘The Immaculate Reception,’ dies at 72
Franco Harris, a Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers known for one of the most famous plays in American football history and considered one of the NFL’s most iconic athletes, has died. He was 72. Harris’ son Dok told The Associated Press his father passed away overnight. …
Read More »Zelenskyy to meet with Biden and address Congress in D.C.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden and deliver an address to members of Congress during a visit to Washington on Wednesday, Zelenskyy and a senior administration official said. In a call with reporters Tuesday night, the administration official detailed a program scheduled for Zelenskyy at the …
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