LOS ANGELES A member of the Avenues street gang who was on the run for well over a decade plead not guilty this morning to federal hate crimes charges stemming from…
Friend of San Bernardino Terrorist Enrique Marquez Agrees to Plead Guilty Thursday
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Enrique Marquez Jr. – a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack – agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with Farook…
Check Casher Sentenced to Prison for Cashing Fraudulently Obtained Tax Refund Checks
GEORGIA Check casher sentenced to prison for fraudulently cashing 250 tax-refund checks worth $645,000, officials said Tuesday. A federal judge sentenced George Rowell, 61, Columbus, Georgia resident to 18 months in prison…
Former Detective Sentenced for Filing False Report to Cover Up a Burglary
LOUISIANA A federal judge Monday sentenced a former detective with the Ville Platte Police Department to 18 months in prison for filing a false report to cover up a burglary, according to…
Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Report $3.5 Million Income to IRS
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced prominent Santa Barbara Attorney Darryl W. Genis to two years in federal prison for failing to file tax returns for several years, according to officials. U.S….
NYT Charles Blow: “The Resistance Movement is Stretching its Wings”
The Power of Disruption Charles M. Blow FEB. 13, 2017 The Trump resistance movement is stretching its wings, engaging its muscles and feeling its power. It is large and strong and tough….
Center-left Frank-Walter Steinmeier elected president of Germany
A parliamentary assembly met at the Reichstag in Berlin to elect centre-left politician Frank-Walter Steinmeier the new president of Germany. Steinmeier, who once characterised Donlad Trump as a “hate preacher”, references the…
Russia Direct Publication Analysis: Why the Russian economic crisis is far from over
Jan 17, 2017 By Pavel Koshkin Editor-in-Chief of Russia Direct, a publication ANALYSIS Despite encouraging signs, Russian economists and politicians continue to express only cautious optimism about the future of the economy. In…
Just Saying: HBO Documentary, The DigieZone Express, and the National Security “Advisor”
HBO DOCUMENTARY It is a hole, an abyss, that entombs and gradually devours the mind, soul, and spirit — solitary confinement in an American prison. The images and sounds of this concrete…
A Great Valentine’s Story About an Elderly Couple
DENVILLE, N.J. — At St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville, New Jersey, they still can’t stop talking about it. A few months ago, emergency responders got a call for a man with chest…
Florida police officer who mistook doughnut glaze for meth resigns
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida police officer who thought doughnut glaze was meth has been disciplined. Orlando Police Corporal Shelby Riggs-Hopkins resigned because of the incident, WFTV reported. Riggs-Hopkins was never trained…
HBO Bill Maher: Maher and Piers Morgan Exchange Verbal Jabs
Published on Feb 10, 2017 Bill Maher and Piers Morgan exchange jabs during heated debate over Donald Trump. This occurred on Fridays episode (ep 414) of Real Time with Bill Maher. Who…