UPDATE: The number of persons reported killed in the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been increased to 11 people, according to multiple news sources. ––––––––––– At least eight people are dead […]
11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue
Kavanaugh wins confirmation to court
Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the post of associate justice on the Supreme Court by the U.S. Senate on Saturday. Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s second appointment to the high court, was approved […]
Senate panel backs Kavanaugh, but ….
On a party-line vote, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Friday to send the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate. All 11 Republicans voted in favor […]
Cosby sentenced to 3-to-10 in prison
Bill Cosby, one of the most prominent comedians and actors of the last century, was sentenced on Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman […]
Kavanaugh, accuser testify Monday?
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hear testimony on Monday, Sept. 24 from both Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of a sexual assault […]
Arizona Sen. John McCain dead at 81
John S. McCain, a U.S. Senator who was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008, is dead at the age of 81. The cause was brain cancer. A […]
Paul Manafort is guilty on eight charges
Paul Manafort, who served as manager of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, was found guilty on Tuesday by a federal jury in Alexandria, Va. of eight counts of financial crimes. He was […]
“Queen of Soul” is dead at age of 76
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died at age 76 in her home in Detroit on Thursday. Her publicist made the announcement, saying the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer. Franklin […]
Grand jury report tells of ‘predator priests’
Over 300 Catholic priests sexually assaulted 1,000 or more children in Pennsylvania over a period of decades, while church officials covered up the attacks. That’s is the report of a special grand […]
Monsanto hit with $289 million judgment
Monsanto, one of the nation’s biggest chemical and agribusiness corporations, was ordered Friday by a San Francisco jury to pay $289 million to a man dying of cancer. The jury concluded that […]
