Two people diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, who were at one point on board a quarantined cruise ship have died, Japan’s health minister said in Parliament on Thursday. Also, 13 more coronavirus cases were reported Thursday, bringing the total number of cases on the ship to 634. The deaths appear […]
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Trump Ally Roger Stone Gets 3 Year Prison Sentence
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison for lying to Congress and witness tampering, and criticized President Trump for trying to influence the outcome of the case over his longtime adviser. Thursday’s sentencing hearing follows a tumultuous stretch that saw Trump attack the original prosecutors, the […]
Sanders Opens Up Commanding Lead In National Polls
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has jumped out to a double-digit lead over the rest of the 2020 Democratic primary field, appearing to cement his position as the front-runner to win the party’s presidential nomination, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll. The survey found that 32 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor […]
New Airport “Real ID’s” Deadline Coming Fast
WASHINGTON — The nation’s airports are warning of chaos for passengers if the White House doesn’t postpone the looming Real ID deadline. The law requires airline passengers to present a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports as of Oct. 1. Those licenses require more proof of identification […]
Coronavirus Death Toll At Nearly 2,000
• 1,868 dead, 72,436 confirmed cases in mainland China • Wuhan hospital director dies of coronavirus • Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan could end as early as Wednesday • Apple says coronavirus will hit revenue expectations • Japan plans HIV drug trials for coronavirus There were 1,886 new confirmed infections as the total number […]
Convictions Of Cartel Hitmen Vacated For Murder Of ICE Agent
Two Los Zetas cartel assassins have had their convictions partially vacated in the killing of a federal agent in Mexico nine years ago, according to a new report. Jose Emanuel “Zafado” Garcia Sota and Jesus Ivan “Loco” Quezada Pina had been convicted of four counts in the murder of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime […]
Border Patrol Agent Gets 6 Years For Helping Drug Smugglers
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who admitted helping traffickers smuggle drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border has been sentenced to six years in prison on drug and bribery convictions. A federal judge in Tucson on Friday imposed the prison term on 50-year-old Jose Antonio Yanez of Pirtleville, a small community on the outskirts of Douglas. […]
Man Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Trying To Drown Puppy
A New Jersey man who tried to leave an 8-month-old puppy to drown in a cage was sentenced to a year in state prison Friday. Aaron Davis, 36, was convicted of fourth-degree animal cruelty in December after leaving the pit bull in a cage along the rising tide of Sandy Hook Bay in July 2018, […]
Top 2020 Dem Considering Hillary For Vice President
He’s with her? Mike Bloomberg could team up with Hillary Clinton to try to take down President Trump in November — by making her his running mate. Bloomberg’s internal polling has found the combo “would be a formidable force,” campaign sources told the Drudge Report Saturday. Clinton, who lost her 2016 White House bid to […]
US Deficit Soars 25% In First Fiscal Quarter Of 2020
The budget deficit for the first four months of fiscal 2020 is $389.2 billion, the Treasury Department reported. That’s a 25% gain from the same period a year ago. Over the past 12 months, the gap has been nearly $1.1 trillion as the national debt has swelled past $23 trillion. The sea of red ink […]
1400 Deaths, 63,000 Infected As Coronavirus Continues Spreading
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the new coronavirus, which has killed almost 1,400 people and is still spreading in China, could be around for at least another year. With the Chinese government reporting 121 more deaths and more than 5,000 new confirmed and suspected cases Thursday alone, the […]
Lawyer For Trump’s Porn Mistress Convicted For Extortion Of Nike
Lawyer Michael Avenatti has been found guilty on all counts of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. The verdict was confirmed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, which brought the case. Avenatti faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison. A judge set sentencing for June. The jury’s decision in […]