Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier who died by suicide while in federal jail on sex-trafficking charges, had been taken off suicide watch by a doctoral-level psychologist, the Justice Department said in a letter to Congress. Epstein, 66, died on Aug. 10 in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. His death was ruled […]
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State Trooper Murdered While Serving Warrant
An Illinois state trooper died Friday from wounds he suffered hours earlier while executing a search warrant. Illinois State Police SWAT team member Nicholas Hopkins, 33, was shot at around 5:30 a.m. during an exchange of gunfire while he and other troopers were serving the warrant at a home in East St. Louis. Hopkins was […]
California K-9 Officer Dies After Being Left In Hot Car
A California police department is calling the death of an off-duty K-9 left alone in a hot car a “tragic accident.” The Long Beach Police Department officer who worked with Ozzy found the dog dead ten days ago in the middle of the afternoon. AccuWeather reports the high that day in Long Beach was 89 […]
Dow Jones Takes Another Awful Plunge
The stock market fell sharply Friday, after China announced it would slap retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods and President Donald Trump vowed to fight back. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 621 points, a dip of about 2.37 percent, after a series of tit-for-tat tweets by the president […]
China Announces New Tariffs On $75B Of American Goods
China announced Friday it will impose tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, the latest salvo in the year-plus trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The country’s State Council said tariffs of 5 percent to 10 percent will be imposed on a variety of American goods in two batches, with the first […]
Judge In Mexico Approves Recreational Cocaine Use
The court said it would allow both claimants to “possess, transport and use cocaine” but not sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime (MUCD). MUCD, which seeks to end the country’s “war on drugs”, called the ruling a “historic step”. The decision must be reviewed by a higher court before it is enforced. MUCD […]
San Francisco Homelessness Out Of Control
San Francisco is a city of extremes. It has more billionaires per capita than anywhere else in the world, but it also has a homeless problem so severe that it rivals some third-world nations. On any given day you can see souped-up Lamborghinis and blinged-out trophy wives in one part of the city, then walk […]
Portland Left In Chaos As Far Right Rally Explodes
A rally of far-right groups was met by a large counterdemonstration in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. Fears that the showdown would turn violent prompted some downtown businesses to close and led to a massive police presence. At least 13 people were arrested, according to Lt. Tina Jones of the Portland Police Bureau. One person was […]
Fox News Poll Predicts Trump Losing To Warren, Sanders, Biden
A Fox News poll released Thursday showed President Trump losing head-to-head matchups against four of the top Democratic presidential primary contenders. The poll found Trump with 39 percent support among registered voters in head-to-head matchups against Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). The poll found Sanders beating Trump with 48 […]
Wall Street Bounces Back After Worst Day Of The Year
Wall Street rallied Thursday morning, after a severe routing on Wednesday that saw all three major indices notch their biggest declines of the year on fears of an impending recession. By midmorning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained around 100 points. The S&P 500 was up by just under 0.4 percent and the Nasdaq […]
Fugitive Pedophile Hid In Make Shift Bunker For 3 Years
RINGLE, Wis. — A Wisconsin fugitive wanted on child sexual assault and child pornography charges hid out for more than three years in a makeshift bunker powered by solar panels and a pedal generator before a hunter stumbled onto him last week, police said. WSAW-TV reports that several months ago Thomas Nelson of Wausau found […]
Epstein Suicide Leads To Major Shakeup At Manhattan Jail
The warden of the federal lockup where accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein apparently took his life has been temporarily reassigned and two guards tasked with watching the financier were placed on leave, Justice Department officials said Tuesday. The move to reassign the warden, Shirley Skipper-Scott, came days after since Epstein’s body was found at the […]