MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman’s office because he was upset with the federal TikTok ban with multiple counts on Wednesday, including arson. Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney filed a complaint against 19-year-old Caiden Stachowicz charging …
Read More »Trump’s pardons delight Jan. 6 offenders
WASHINGTON — Gina Bisignano’s strategy paid off. For years, the Jan. 6 defendant had done anything and everything she could to delay her criminal case in connection with her actions during the Capitol attack, hoping and praying that Donald Trump would be re-elected and pardon her. On Monday, just two …
Read More »Trump issues more immigration orders on third day in office, while enforcement details remain unclear
In his third day in office, President Donald Trump signed more executive orders aimed at shutting down the U.S. southern border to immigration and ramping up deportations — though large scale deportation raids had yet to materialize as of Wednesday afternoon. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, …
Read More »New York,’ dies after brain surgery due to ski accident
Jewelry designer Lynn Ban, who starred in the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire: New York,” died weeks after she underwent emergency brain surgery due to a skiing accident, her son announced Wednesday. “She always had a smile on her face even when times were tough during her recovery process,” her …
Read More »‘We’re in the era of the billionaire,’ human rights expert says. Here’s why wealth accumulation is accelerating
The rich are getting richer. The combined wealth of the world’s most wealthy rose to $15 trillion from $13 trillion in just 12 months, according to Oxfam’s latest annual inequality report — notching the second largest annual increase in billionaire wealth since the global charity began tracking this data. Last year alone, roughly 204 new …
Read More »Rep. Sarah McBride says Trump’s executive order can’t erase the LGBTQ community
Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender member of Congress, called President Donald Trump’s executive order proclaiming there are only two sexes that are not changeable “red meat for his extreme base.” “This is red meat for the online trolls who are doing his bidding every single day, but …
Read More »Natalie DiDonato, former ‘Mob Wives’ cast member, reported missing in Las Vegas
The family of “Mob Wives” cast member Natalie “Nat D” DiDonato reported her missing, launching a Las Vegas police search for the 44-year-old former reality TV figure, authorities said Wednesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed in a statement to NBC News that a “missing person report has been …
Read More »Elon Musk undercuts Trump’s Stargate AI investment announcement
Elon Musk claimed overnight Tuesday that tech giants OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank don’t have enough money to fulfill their high-profile pledge to invest $500 billion in U.S. AI infrastructure. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the comment just hours after President Donald Trump unveiled the massive project at the White House on his first full day in office. “They …
Read More »Jamie Dimon on Trump tariffs: ‘Get over it’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday the looming tariffs that President Donald Trump is expected to slap on U.S. trading partners could be viewed positively. Despite fears that the duties could spark a global trade war and reignite inflation domestically, the head of the largest U.S. bank by assets said they could protect American …
Read More »Trump’s expansive Jan. 6 pardons were a last-minute decision
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon virtually every person charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was a decision made at the last minute as inauguration approached — and one that surprised some of his supporters and aides. “He is who he …
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