The US Office of Special Counsel has concluded that Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge violated the Hatch Act, the law that limits the political activities of all federal civilian executive branch employees, when she commented on Ohio politics from the White House podium earlier this year. Fudge, who joined White House press
Continue ReadingBill Maher sounds more concerned with missing his show than testing positive for Covid-19. The host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” tweeted his thanks to supporters Thursday. A spokesperson for HBO, which is owned by CNN’s parent company, WarnerMedia, confirmed the news to CNN. “Thanks to all wishing me get well – hard
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — When Abigail Mack posted a video to TikTok reading her college admissions essay, she never imagined it would get over 17 million views. “People just around the world are proud of me is crazy,” said Mack. The Cardinal Spellman High School valedictorian shared the
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon. The incident, first reported by The Washington Post, was just the latest of several hostile confrontations the Georgia congresswoman has had with her Democratic colleagues, but her interactions with the New York Democrat predate Greene’s election to Congress
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The owner of a video store in Leominster has been arrested for allegedly hiring dozens of shoplifters to steal items from numerous stores that he later sold on his person eBay and Amazon accounts. John Duplease, who owns Adopt A Video on Central Street,
Continue ReadingAccording to “The Resident” showrunner and executive producer Andrew Chapman, there was a time when the medical drama took some heat from those in the field. “We were really the first show to show problems in medicine and to really attack them and we took a lot of flack from doctors all across the country
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Beginning Monday, Scout Lake Group Campground and Day Use Area will be closed during the weekdays for the safety of forest users and contractors while logging operations are conducted as part of the Greater Suttle Lake Vegetation Management Project.
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Changes to masking rules on federal property are likely coming soon, the White House said Friday, after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that Americans who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks outdoors or indoors except under rare certain circumstances. “It may take a couple of days, but
Continue Reading Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, has struck a deal with federal prosecutors to greatly reduce his criminal case and plans to help investigators. Read the document here:
Continue ReadingTrader Joe’s customers don’t have to wear a mask while shopping, the grocery chain said Friday. The news follows new guidance that allows fully vaccinated people to go without masks under most circumstances. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks or practice social
Continue ReadingStudents at an upstate New York high school were given a writing assignment about whether Derek Chauvin should be granted a new trial over the murder of George Floyd because of questions about one of the jurors. Chauvin was convicted on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in April for kneeling on
Continue Reading In accepting her new position to replace Liz Cheney as conference chair of the Republican party, Rep. Elise Stefanik went after President Joe Biden and what she called his “far-left radical socialist policies.” Stefanik argued that because of Biden, the US is in an economic crisis and has just experienced the worst jobs report in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GRANTSVILLE, Utah (KSL) — A 52-year-old woman died after she was pulled into a machine at a Purple mattress manufacturing facility on Thursday. According to Grantsville Police Sgt. Jeff Watson, at about 4:41 p.m. dispatchers received a call about a woman who had gotten her arm caught in
Continue ReadingThe ransomware extortion website used by the group responsible for the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline has gone offline, according to cybersecurity experts and a screenshot viewed by CNN. The site previously housed announcements from the criminal ransomware group, identified as DarkSide, as well as files of stolen data from other ransomware incidents, screenshots showed. It
Continue ReadingRobert De Niro injured his leg on location, but the show will go on. A rep for the legendary actor provided a statement to CNN about the incident on Friday. “While at his on-location home in Oklahoma for the filming of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Robert De Niro injured his quadriceps muscle
Continue Reading“L O V E L Y Oakland!” the house description began. It went on to give a slew of details about the 1,484 square-foot home — light-filled, charming, Mediterranean-style, with a yard that “boasts lush front landscaping” — and finished by describing the “cozy fireplace” and “rustic-chic” pressed tin ceiling in the living room. It
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Every once in a while, opportunities present themselves to help a neighbor in need. The next time that happens, will you rise to the occasion? Maybe Ms. Bobbie can be your inspiration. Houston resident Bobbie Tallent drives the only pink taxi in the city. It
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FREEPORT, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a little girl from Freeport who touched many hearts got an emotional surprise Wednesday. Abigail Arias captured attention when she became an honorary Freeport Police Officer. She said she wanted to fight the bad guys, and her rare cancer. Sadly, she
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Alabama Rep. Shane Stringer is no longer a captain with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, the office announced Friday. According to the MCSO, Sheriff Sam Cochran made the decision Wednesday “because of different political views held by his administration.” The MCSO statement did
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Less than two weeks after the state announced it would increase early release credits for 76 thousand inmates, 41 of California’s 58 district attorneys are challenging the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. “We’re talking about the most violent offenders that are now subject to
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