Content warning: The following story contains graphic depictions of sexual and domestic abuse. On day three of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, singer Cassie Ventura revealed she received a $20 million settlement. That was just 24 hours after filing a lawsuit against him in 2023. She also testified about years of alleged abuse, […]
Federal authorities arrested a former member of Michigan’s Army National Guard who was allegedly planning a mass shooting at a U.S. Army facility in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of ISIS, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday, May 14. Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is moving to ease limits on certain “forever chemicals” in drinking water, dialing back some rules that were finalized last year. Wednesday’s announcement marks a shift from the Biden administration, which set federal drinking water limits for PFAS due to their health risks. According to the […]
Here’s a fun baseball hypothetical: If you were an MLB general manager and building your team from scratch right now, which player would you take first? Los Angeles Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani or New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge? Why are these two players the only choices? Both are possibly the best players of their […]
President Trump fired the Librarian of Congress and installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting librarian. Members of Congress are challenging the move, believing the position isn’t under the executive branch’s jurisdiction. So is it? According to the Library, it is an agency of the legislative branch. An appellate court ruled in 2024 […]
There have been more than 500 alleged attacks on Catholic churches in the United States since May 2020, according to CatholicVote, a faith advocacy organization. The latest attack happened May 6 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. Police said a man was seen on surveillance video lighting an explosive on an altar inside a Catholic church, WFMZ […]
A new bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would give every American newborn a cash investment from the federal government at birth. The Invest America Act would create a private, tax-advantaged account for each newborn, funded with an initial $1,000 contribution. What is the Invest America Act? The House of Representatives included it […]
Actor-director Dave Franco and actress Alison Brie are being sued over their upcoming horror-comedy film “Together.” Indie filmmakers claimed that the movie copies plot elements, themes and even specific scenes from their 2023 project, “Better Half.” According to the lawsuit filed by StudioFest cofounders Jess Jacklin and Charles Irving Beale, the two were attending the […]
A new investigation links high-ranking Trump administration officials –– including FBI Director Kash Patel –– to Holocaust deniers and other antisemitic extremists. The report by NPR comes as the administration cuts grants to Harvard and other elite universities for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic threats and violence. The White House declined to […]
A forthcoming book about former President Joe Biden accuses officials and aides of covering up the health problems of the onetime commander in chief. The authors, both reporters with mainstream media outlets, claim Democratic partisans did everything they could to prevent the public from knowing how serious Biden’s health issues were during the 2024 presidential […]
