Founder of the secretive self-help group NXIVM charged with sex trafficking The founder of the secretive self-help group NXIVM has been arrested for sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy charges. Keith Raniere, also known as “The Vanguard” to members within the organization, was charged today in Brooklyn federal court with […]
USA Today News
White House Probes Loans to Kushner’s Business White House attorneys are examining whether two loans totaling more than $500 million to Jared Kushner’s family business may have violated any criminal laws or federal ethics regulations, according to a letter from a federal ethics agency made public Monday. The Office of […]
Judge denies motion to drop case against widow of Pulse gunman A judge has denied a motion for dismissal by lawyers for the widow of the Pulse gunman after they said new details from prosecutors reveal the shooter’s father was an FBI informant who is currently under a criminal investigation. […]
Citizenship question to be put back on the 2020 Census The Commerce Department has reinstated a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, a move some argue can be counterproductive to getting accurate counts of who lives in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the total number of people […]
Not in a punch-back mode’: Why Trump has been largely silent on Stormy Daniels The counterpuncher, so far, has held his punches. President Trump exercised uncharacteristic public restraint Monday following an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” in which adult film star Stormy Daniels described, in vivid detail, a consensual sexual […]
U.S. sends China to-do list to reduce trade imbalance: WSJ Alarm over a possible trade war between the world’s two largest economies has chilled financial markets as investors foresee dire consequences should trade barriers go up due to President Donald Trump’s bid to cut the U.S. deficit with China. Treasury […]
Vote Leave: Activist to give MPs evidence of ‘rule breaking’ The Brexit activist who has accused the Vote Leave campaign of exceeding legal spending limits said his claims will be backed up by evidence presented to MPs. Shahmir Sanni alleged that the official Brexit campaign used a different group, BeLeave, […]
Toxic Gases Blamed for Iowa Family’s Death in Mexican Condo Four members of an Iowa family whose bodies were recently found in a condominium in Mexico died of inhalation of toxic gases, the authorities said on Saturday. Kevin Sharp, 41; his wife, Amy, 38; and their children, Sterling, 12, and […]
Jewish groups attack Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism “Enough is enough,” Jewish groups have said in a letter accusing Jeremy Corbyn of failing to tackle anti-Semitism. The Labour leader has said he is “sincerely sorry” for the pain caused by “pockets of anti-Semitism” in the Labour Party. Mr Corbyn said he […]
Carles Puigdemont Is Arrested in Germany Drawing E.U. Giant Into Catalan Fight Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia wanted in Spain on rebellion charges, was detained on Sunday in Germany on an international arrest warrant, in a move that drags Berlin into Spain’s festering territorial dispute. Mr. Puigdemont was […]
