Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, has reportedly hired an attorney who previously represented former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner during the FBI’s probe into potential ties between President Trump’s campaign staff and Russia. Biden tapped attorney Abbe Lowell, of the firm Winston and Strawn, to handle expected congressional oversight probes once Republicans…
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Al Roker readmitted to hospital over ‘complications’
Al Roker has been readmitted to the hospital following last month’s health scare, his “Today” show colleagues announced on Thursday. The veteran weather anchor was admitted last month after a blood clot in his leg sent multiple other clots to his lungs, he wrote on Twitter. Roker was released on Thanksgiving, he noted on Twitter,…
Chasten Buttigieg tells Boebert to ‘Get off Twitter’ after Colorado shooting
Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, accused Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) of encouraging the hate that led to Saturday’s deadly shooting in Colorado and told her to “Get off Twitter.” Five people were killed and at least 25 were injured after a shooter, believed to be 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, opened…
R. Kelly files motions for new trial or reversal of conviction
R. Kelly filed two motions in Chicago’s federal court Tuesday requesting a new trial or reversal of his child pornography and sex abuse convictions, the Chicago Tribune reports. The embattled R&B artist was found guilty in September of three counts of child pornography. He was acquitted charge of a conspiracy to obstruct justice stemming from…
Judge who signed Breonna Taylor warrant loses reelection, blames ‘false narratives’
A Kentucky judge who signed off on the police raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor lost her reelection bid on Tuesday, the Louisville Courier Journal reported. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mary Shaw was defeated by Tracy Evette Davis, who captured 100,906 votes to Shaw’s 98,530, according to the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office. Shaw…
Skechers says Ye escorted out of building after unannounced visit
Ye was escorted out of a Skechers corporate office in Los Angeles after arriving at the premises uninvited, the shoe corporation announced Thursday. The rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, “arrived unannounced” and was filming without permission, Skechers said in a statement. “Two Skechers executives escorted him and his party from the building after a…
Kim Kardashian condemns anti-semitism amid Ye backlash over comments
Kim Kardashian on Monday condemned anti-semitism amid backlash against her former husband Ye over comment he’s made that were deemed anti-Jewish. “Hate speech is never OK or excusable,” the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star wrote on her Instagram story. “I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful…
3.8 million Texas students to take home DNA identification kits 5 months after Uvalde
About 3.8 million Texas students will be sent home with at-home DNA and fingerprint identification kits in the following weeks in case of an emergency, according to multiple reports. The Child I.D. kit distribution is a result of S.B. No. 2158, passed in 2021 following the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas,…
Acting LA council president pressures more members to resign over leaked tape remarks
Los Angeles’ acting city council president announced the removal of two council members from several committees on Monday in a push to get them to resign amid backlash. Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon have faced calls to step down after a tape leaked of L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez making racist comments…
Partisan split highlighted in celebrations of Indigenous People’s Day, Columbus Day
Lawmakers, governors and members of the Biden administration celebrated two very different holidays on Monday, with Democrats tending to favor Indigenous People’s Day while Republicans mostly stuck with the older Columbus Day. Political figures took to Twitter on Monday, pushing different reasons for the day’s significance. Many Democrats, including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Sens….