How Trump’s payout delays just made E. Jean Carroll more money
President Donald Trump spent three years and multiple rounds of appeals trying to avoid paying author and journalist E. Jean Carroll a $5 million jury verdict. But that fight cost him about $800,000 more. On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the release of $5.8 million to Carroll after the Supreme Court refused to hear Trump’s […]
No prison for former Wisconsin judge convicted of blocking ICE arrest
A former Wisconsin judge will not go to prison for helping a Mexican national escape immigration enforcement. That’s after a jury convicted her of felony obstruction in the case. A U.S. District Judge sentenced Hannah Dugan to no time behind bars, but she will have to pay a $5,000 fine. Dugan had faced five years […]
Point Mugu’s Target Mission Shapes Navy Lethality
The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s threat target systems department at Point Mugu, Calif., has been trying to sink the Navy fleet since 1946, and the fleet is better for it.
A blogger sent a lawmaker a photo of Shrek’s penis. Now he faces 6 months in jail
The author of the Ohio-based political blog “The Rooster” said he plans to fight hard — and take his legal case all the way to trial — after he was put in handcuffs for texting a state senator a picture of Shrek’s penis. The blogger now faces the prospect of jail after he was busted […]
How New Jersey is trying to rein in data centers and lower electric bills
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a suite of new laws on Tuesday aimed at lowering electric utility bills and ensuring data center developers pay for power grid upgrades. Electricity bills are rising nationwide, and the Garden State has been no exception. The governor’s office cited an environmental consulting firm’s report stating that the three […]
US carries out fresh round of strikes in Iran
The U.S. said on Wednesday afternoon that it carried out another round of strikes on Iran, according to military officials. In a post on X, U.S. Central Command said that, at the president’s direction, the military has started additional strikes on Iran. They said the attacks are meant to “degrade [Iran’s] ability to threaten freedom […]
Congress wants to regulate crypto. But police say the plan fails
A cryptocurrency company has stymied a Wisconsin sheriff’s office investigation into an investment fraud that cost two families nearly $800,000. Beginning two years ago, the perpetrators bilked money from Walworth County residents and converted it to crypto, according to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators tracked the cash through a tangled online web before finding […]
Democrats race to replace Platner before he even leaves the race
Graham Platner remains on the ballot, but inside Maine’s Democratic Party, the conversation has already shifted to who would replace him if he steps aside. With Sunday’s withdrawal deadline approaching, party leaders are weighing potential nominees while Platner decides whether to continue his campaign. Platner, who has denied a rape allegation reported by Politico, has […]
Trump says ceasefire has collapsed after Iran retaliates with strikes in Bahrain, Kuwait
President Donald Trump says the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is “over” after the two countries traded new strikes overnight. In new comments, the president said he is still open to negotiations, but he believes the ceasefire is finished. “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re […]
