Category: Politics
Greta Thunberg responds to Trump’s tweet criticizing Time naming her Person of the Year
The president has long wished to be named Time’s Person of the Year and wasn’t too happy with Thunberg being awarded that honor
Catherine Pugh, former Baltimore Mayor, pleads guilty to federal fraud and tax evasion charges
The former Baltimore Mayor pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges and related crimes.
Boynton Beach Police seek public’s help searching for Bigfoot
“We don’t need your name – just Bigfoot’s location.” ~ Boynton Beach PD
Final report: RFK’s granddaughter, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, died of a drug overdose
A toxicology test found methadone, fluoxetine, norfluoxetine, diazepam, nordiazepam and alcohol in her system.
Will Donald Trump throw ceremonial first pitch for World Series Game 5?
After the Astros won Friday, there were no Twitter messages from the president – at least as of early Saturday – saying one way or another if he still intended to show up to Sunday’s Game 5.
Mariia Butina released from U.S. federal prison and deported to Russia
She was arrested in 2018 after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to act as a foreign agent in the U.S. She was facing up to 15 years in prison.
Betsy DeVos held in Contempt for failing to correct fraudulent federal student loan repayment practices
US Dept. of ED demanded incorrect loan payment from 16,034 students. Of those, 3,289 student borrowers made loan payments which they were not actually supposed to pay.
Arizona State Official charged in human smuggling, baby adoption scheme
The Maricopa Co. Assessor would pay pregnant women from the Marshall Islands $10K to deliver their babies in the U.S. and then charge U.S. families $40K to adopt the babies, with their health care paid for by State Medicare Services
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam pleads guilty to defrauding contributors to a youth basketball team
$87,215 that Gilliam told contributors was going toward school supplies and a basketball team for underprivileged kids instead lined his own pockets
Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office evacuated after receiving suspicious package
This is the second suspicious package sent to Bernie Sanders this month
