(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A new investigative report gives a scathing review of Gov. Tim Walz’s handling of Minnesota’s fraud scandal — reporting that his administration allowed the fraud to run rampant.
The Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee released its final 84-page report Tuesday, saying Walz led...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Gavin Newsom and Xavier Becerra could avoid deeper scrutiny in a political corruption scandal involving several former aides and consultants after Newsom’s former chief of staff secured a plea deal, a defense attorney said Friday.
Dana Williamson, Newsom’s former chief of staff, entered a plea agreement that...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) It is widely considered to be one of the most annoying --- and effective --- commercial jingles of all time.
Three decades later, the original child performers in the ubiquitous Kars4Kids jingle, written in the mid- to late-1990s, are all now approaching middle-age. And yet, the...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) With Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., last month having declared that the pro-election-integrity SAVE Act was now off the legislative agenda entirely, a few “America First” lawmakers were stepping up to fill the gap.
On Friday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.,...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A report from federal agencies showing discrepancies between population and voter registration in a dozen states may help to explain why Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has forced the election-integrity reform bill known as the SAVE Act off the legislative agenda.
Nearly a quarter of...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Cuban government has said that it has run out of oil reserves under the ramped-up US oil embargo on the country, which has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis and widespread power outages across the country.
“We have absolutely no fuel oil, absolutely no diesel,” Vicente de...
(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Michigan House Republicans passed a resolution calling on Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson to release records tied to her past involvement with the Southern Poverty Law Center following a federal indictment against the organization.
House Resolution 313, introduced by State...
(Headline USA) A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos to social media was given a $1.25 million preliminary bond on attempted murder and other charges on Friday.
Dalton Eatherly, 28, is accused of shooting another person in the middle...
(Headline USA) An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 terror attacks in Europe in retaliation for the United States and Israel’s war with Iran, including firebombing a bank in Amsterdam and stabbing Jewish men in London, has been arrested and charged with supporting Iran-backed terrorist organizations.
According to...
(Headline USA) A former New York City judge who resigned last year while under investigation for professional misconduct was charged Wednesday with abusing his position to swindle real estate investors out of at least $5 million and then using some of the loot to pay his own bills.
Edward Harold King,...
(Headline USA) A top California Democratic political aide agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary.
The case has drawn attention to Becerra in his bid for...
(Headline USA) Six people who were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, Texas, were from Honduras and Mexico and included a 14-year-old boy, all part of a human smuggling effort, authorities said Thursday.
Police released more details about the discovery made Sunday in Laredo, near the U.S....