The 91st annual “Oscars” on Sunday night didn’t have a host, but there was no lack of surprises or diversity. “Green Book,” somewhat of an underdog, took the Oscar for best picture, […]
“Green Book,” “Rhapsody” top Oscars
Kraft and Kelly are facing sex charges
Two major celebrities are now entangled in separate legal troubles involving alleged sexual misconduct. Police in Jupiter, Florida on Friday said that Robert Kraft, owner of the Super Bowl champion New England […]
16 states sue to block emergency plan
Sixteen states – including California – are joining in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency in order to provide funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
President declares emergency at border
A national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border was declared Friday by President Donald Trump, a move that Congressional Democrats and others vowed to block. In a speech from the Rose Garden at […]
Border bill passes; is “emergency” next?
UPDATE: The House of Representatives passed the border security bill by a margin of 300-128 Thursday evening. President Trump will sign the bill on Friday and speak from the White House rose […]
Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” is convicted
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of numerous drug trafficking counts on Tuesday. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 25 at which the 61-year-old […]
Trump called investigations “partisan”
In the State of the Union message he delivered Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump made an appeal for unity and an end to political division, but denounced […]
Arctic weather slamming the Midwest
The Midwest is hunkering down as mighty winds and heavy snow are lashing the central part of the nation. The Associated Press is reporting that over 1,000 airline flights in and out […]
U.S. govt. will re-open for three weeks
A deal to end the partial shutdown of the federal government was announced on Friday. According to the Associated Press, the agreement is only good until Feb. 15. President Donald Trump said […]
GOP, Demos fail to end the shutdown
The dogfight over the partial shutdown of the federal government continued on Thursday, when the U.S. Senate rejected both a Republican plan and a Democratic proposal to end the deadlock. With 60 […]
