A Texas man died on Thursday shortly after drinking a mystery liquid as he was being convicted of child sexual abuse, officials say. Edward Leclair, 57, was on trial in Denton, Texas, for five counts of sexual abuse involving one underage victim. He had been free on bond until the verdict on Thursday. “As these
An Oklahoma woman was sentenced to life in prison for her role in convincing her lover to murder her pastor husband. The woman claims that her pastor husband put her through decades of sexual and emotional abuse. Kristie Evans, 49, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday by Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger.
The New York Times is going all in on radical “climate change.” First, reporter Cara Buckley issued the paper’s latest profile Friday in praise of disruptive eco-nuts: “These Groups Want Disruptive Climate Protests. Oil Heirs Are Funding Them.” They’ve taken hammers to gas pumps and glued themselves to museum masterpieces and busy roadways. They’ve chained themselves to
Some of the 87,000 new agents whom Democrats propose to hire at the Internal Revenue Service could come with some extra firepower. On Friday, House Democrats gave final passage to the tax and spending bill they dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, which, among other things, would double the size of the IRS with 87,000 new
Adam Kinzinger tweeted today that he noticed some men are not so manly. Some are also not so corrupt. Here is Kinzinger’s tweet. Observation: there is a group of Gen X and millennial men that feel the need to act “manly,” yet, they have done nothing many would consider “manly” in their life. So… They
During the 2010s, Sri Lanka had one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia. Things took a 180-degree turn at the end of the decade as the country’s economy stumbled. In May 2022, the government defaulted on its debt for the first time in history. As inflation continued to spiral out of control, with a massive shortage of
Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed about 12 times – including in the face and neck, a US district attorney’s office has said. One of the wounds in the facial area caused a puncture to Sir Salman’s eye, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office said. Another, to the abdomen, caused a puncture of the author’s liver.
A new report from an iOS privacy expert said the system’s Facebook and Instagram apps can track a user’s interaction with external websites. Felix Krause, an iOS privacy expert, wrote last week that the apps can monitor a user’s interactions with external websites without user consent. Krause is the founder of fastlane, “an open source
In the wake of the raid on Donald Trump’s home in Florida, many on the right are demanding answers, and some are, to use an expression, out for blood. It certainly feels like, under Democrat administrations, the FBI embraces its inner fascist and tramples on the rights of citizens — particularly Republicans. As a result,
While absolutely necessary, the U.S. assassination of al-Qaida’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri will no doubt only contribute further to the resurgence of al-Qaida and Islamic State (IS), rather than weaken them. These groups will likely coalesce into one entity under the leadership of the Taliban. In the absence of a comprehensive strategy to counter the ideological
Almost 10 months ago, actor Alec Baldwin’s prop gun was discharged on the “Rust” movie set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Baldwin has maintained that he did not pull the trigger of the gun, telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos last December that he had “no idea” how a live bullet got
As California wrestles with how to meet the state’s demand for power while also reducing its reliance on fossil fuels, Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed keeping open California’s last nuclear plant for another five to ten years. Diablo Canyon Power Plant provides nearly a tenth of California’s electrical power. The plant was scheduled to close
Candace Ortiz at Mediaite reported that former New York Times editorial staff Bari Weiss offered a little story to Sen. Tim Scott on her podcast. “I wanna tell you a little story that I’m not sure if you know,” Weiss began, discussing his proposed police-reform bill that was endorsed by a range of people including
In the run-up to November’s midterm elections, Twitter is priming itself to go on a censoring spree in the name of fighting misinformation. What could possibly go wrong? The social media platform made the announcement Thursday that it was “activating enforcement of our Civic Integrity Policy for the 2022 U.S. midterms.” The tech giant said it
Another radical left prosecutor got caught breaking the rules. Baltimore’s top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby was just held in contempt of court — for violating a gag order in a high-profile murder case. The case is surrounding the 2015 shooting death of Kevin Jones. Prosecutors have unsuccessfully tried Keith Davis Jr. four separate times. Davis claims
In this article UAL AAL International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airlines want people to take a European vacation this summer — as long as it’s not their employees. Carriers are discouraging their
A bill that aims to help the US meet its climate targets has passed its final hurdle and is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden next week. The Inflation Reduction Act is a dramatically scaled-back version of a previous bill backed by Mr Biden that was blocked by maverick Democrat senators,
See the New York Times ideological hypocrisy regarding single-issue voters: When Democrats cynically employ the word “freedom” but apply it only to the single issue of abortion, it’s a praiseworthy political tactic. But when it’s Democrats joining Republicans to support actual freedom by opposing harmful vaccine mandates, mask mandates, and school closings, it’s potentially dangerous.
Former President Donald Trump made a stunning accusation Friday morning in response to a report from the Washington Post that when the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week they were attempting to retrieve documents related to nuclear weapons. “Nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax, just like Russia, Russia, Russia was a Hoax, two
My dad remembers when his family got their first television. It was black and white, and there were only three channels available. But they were thrilled to be able to watch shows right in their own home. He never dreamed one day he’d have a device in his pocket that could play any show at
The U.S. National Archives responded to a claim made by former President Donald Trump that former President Barack Obama had taken 30 million pages of documents from the White House. Trump made the claim while defending himself after the FBI performed a search warrant at his residence in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
As of Saturday morning, famed author Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator fighting for his life after being stabbed on stage in New York. New York State Police said the suspect ran onto the stage and attacked Rushdie, 75, at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state, reports the BBC. Rushdie was stabbed at
MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle illustrated some bizarre fact checking standards on Friday’s edition of The 11th Hour. She argued that President Biden is fighting inflation simply because Democrats just passed something called the Inflation Reduction Act while also thinking a Democratic politician is a credible source to fact check GOP claims about the IRA’s provision that
In 2021, the IRS issued a report that described what the tax-collecting agency could do with nearly $80 billion in new funding, if only Congress would pass the American Families Plan. The Internal Revenue Service was making the case that the Biden administration’s plan to supercharge funding of the IRS would reap dividends for the
Joe Biden’s advisers are reportedly pushing him to launch his 2024 presidential campaign early, a move that comes with certain risks. This would look suspicious to many voters, who would ask why he felt the need to do it. It could easily come across as an unspoken admission that they’re worried about his chances. It
Author Salman Rushdie was attacked while on stage for a panel in Chautauqua in western New York on Friday. State troopers confirmed in a press conference Friday afternoon that Rushdie was stabbed at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. Rushdie is still undergoing surgery, according to a statement from
Author Salman Rushdie will likely lose an eye and has suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver after he was stabbed, his agent has said. The 75-year-old remains on a ventilator after being airlifted to hospital and undergoing hours of surgery following the attack in New York state. “The news is
On Friday, Morning Joe made everyone wish they had just stayed in bed by having New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay come on the show. Her dangerous anti-Republican rhetoric included calling the Republican Party’s behavior in the wake of the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago “treasonous” and “stomach churning.” Gay lectured viewers: “Patriotism is not simply about waving a flag, it is actually about doing the right
Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp, and the swamp has clearly done everything it could to drain him. The more details that come out about Monday’s raid on his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, the more questions we have, the more suspicious the actions of the Justice Department look, and the more outlandish the accusations
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California claimed during a Thursday evening MSNBC appearance that outrage over the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Monday raid on Mar-a-Lago led to a standoff with a gunman who allegedly tried to break into an FBI office in Cincinnati. “In the last 48 hours since the FBI searched Donald Trump’s home,