HBO’s new legal drama War is pure escapist fun with an irresistible British accent. Legal ethics, human decency, an honest day’s work in court: Goodbye to all of that. Taking as its subject the fictional “biggest divorce trial in British legal history,” War pits Dominic West’s ruthless tech mogul Morgan Henderson against his equally cruel […]
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s admirable directive has been out for some time: Among the groups frowned upon in the new, non-woke armed services are “beardos” and “weirdos.” Alas, this demographic appears to still be represented in the health technology field, or at least those who have failed in it, as well as those who […]
The House Freedom Caucus is directly rejecting a new Axios report that claims some members within the group want Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) out. A small group in the caucus is allegedly unhappy with the 32-year-old freshman lawmaker as he continues building his national profile during the midterm elections, Axios reported on Thursday without naming […]
Erika Kirk’s attorneys filed a motion for a speedy trial in Utah on Thursday, rejecting the defense’s request for a 2029 trial date in the case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer. Kirk wants the trial regarding her late husband’s murder to start at the “earliest practicable date” in 2027, preferably by the state prosecutors’ proposed […]
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he intends to use the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic oil refining capabilities in the hope of putting downward pressure on record-high diesel and gasoline prices. Trump told a crowd of supporters at a Sioux City, Iowa, campaign rally that he would be invoking the wartime production […]
Canada’s military disclosed on Thursday that a live grenade exercise was the cause of a recent deadly fire at an Alberta base, where four Canadian service members were killed and 39 people were injured. The grenade training sparked the fast-moving grass fire that was picked up by strong winds at the Canadian military base on […]
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against a 22-year-old Utah man for attempting to commit a hate crime after he allegedly threatened online to blow up a synagogue and investigators found six improvised explosive pipe bombs at his home. Skyler AJ Rose of Ogden was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt […]
The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday, letting New Hampshire prohibit voters from using student identification cards to prove their identities before casting ballots in the midterm elections. The decision reverses a federal judge’s order blocking New Hampshire from enforcing a law that barred student IDs from being used for voter ID. The law […]
The New York City Council has voted to end the Big Apple’s horse-drawn carriage industry, which has been around for more than 160 years. The legislation passed in a 40-7 vote on Thursday afternoon. Its approval came just over a week after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a deal with City Council Speaker […]
Federal and California officials announced separate healthcare fraud crackdowns on Thursday, with federal prosecutors charging 15 people in cases alleging more than $2 billion in losses and state Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announcing charges and arrests against 103 providers accused of defrauding Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, of more than $4.5 million. Justice […]
