(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) The Philadelphia Eagles franchise came under fire Monday after advertisements using the NFL team’s branding popped up around the City of Brotherly Love, appearing to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president, NBC Philadelphia reported. Unverified reports suggested that the provocative displays might have been part of a guerilla “street art”…
(Headline USA) California lawmakers approved a host of proposals this week aiming to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, combat deepfakes and protect workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology. The California Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, is voting on hundreds of bills during its final week of the session to send to Gov.…
(Headline USA) California lawmakers this week passed a raft of legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for blacks, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking heat because none of the bills would provide widespread direct payments to African Americans. The state legislature instead approved proposals allowing for the return…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) An indictment was filed last Thursday in federal court against a union official for allegedly bombing a methane gas pipeline owned by the Warrior Met Coal company near Brookwood, Alabama in March 2022. Jerry Gale Kerns, 52, who was the Region II Director of the United Mine Workers of America union,…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Local police reportedly killed a mentally ill retired FBI agent on August 22 outside of a high school in El Paso, Texas. “Julio Cordero, 56, was a father of four and a decorated former federal agent struggling with deteriorating mental health since his retirement from the FBI,” Channel 9-KTSM reported last…
(Headline USA) The state and national Democratic parties sued last Monday to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board that could be used by county officials who want to ensure that the 2024 election will be fair, potentially causing delays in finalizing the state’s results. The lawsuit, filed before a state judge…
(Headline USA) The effort to salvage an attempt to recall Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office suffered another legal defeat last Tuesday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, without comment, refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling rejecting an attempt to revive the recall effort, which was led by supporters of former…
(Headline USA) An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said last Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told the Associated Press that King intends to admit guilt to a total of…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, there’s been much reporting on the rallygoers who were either injured or killed at the Butler, Pennsylvania campaign event—and for good reason. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the four Pittsburgh cops injured at the event. Those…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Pentagon announced Thursday that the U.S. Northern Command will assist the Secret Service for the presidential and vice-presidential campaigns through Inauguration Day 2025. “As part of this effort, the Department of Defense is providing the U.S. Secret Service with additional assistance including logistics, transportation and communications, through the 2024 campaign season,” Secret…