Ex-inmates Steven Smith, Allah-Son-Allah charged in 1995 Christmas Eve cold case murder of prisoner Michael Jones

The two inmates are responsible for stabbing fellow inmate Michael Jones with a buck knife inside Sing Sing prison on Christmas Eve in 1995.

Two ex-inmates, including a convicted killer, were charged in the cold case murder of a fellow Sing Sing prisoner who was brutally stabbed to death almost 30 years ago inside the Westchester maximum-security facility. Inmate Michael Jones, 32, was fatally stabbed in the chest with a buck knife on Christmas Eve in 1995. The knifing, … Read more

PETA hounded by advocacy group’s billboard over Pete Davidson dog fight

PETA hounded by advocacy group's billboard over Pete Davidson dog fight

A Washington, DC-based advocacy organization that takes on activist groups is hounding PETA over its ongoing feud with funnyman Pete Davidson. A new billboard defending Davidson appears in Times Square starting Wednesday morning that slams the animal advocacy group, claiming “PETA can’t handle Pete’s BDE,” according to the Center for Organizational Research and Education (CORE). … Read more

Southern Poverty Law Center adds parental rights advocates to ‘Hate Map’ 

Southern Poverty Law Center adds parental rights advocates to ‘Hate Map’ 

The Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday labeled several parents’ rights organizations “hate and antigovernment groups” alongside groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. The extremism watchdog’s “Year In Hate and Extremism 2022” report counts 1225 “hate and antigovernment extremist groups” being present in the US last year, up from 733 in 2021, with several … Read more

Metro official Sarah Meyer apologizes for cringe tweet

Metro official Sarah Meyer apologizes for cringe tweet

A high-ranking Washington, DC transit official who used to work for the MTA apologized Tuesday after she posted a photo on Twitter of a commuter’s crotch to complain about manspreading. Sarah Meyer, the chief experience officer at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) issued the mea culpa less than 24 hours after she posted … Read more

Biden green rule would throttle defense industry despite arms backlog

Biden green rule would throttle defense industry despite arms backlog

WASHINGTON – House Republicans are trying to thwart a Biden-proposed rule that would require the Pentagon to select only the greenest contractors for multimillion-dollar weapons awards – even as the defense industry races to keep up with growing production needs. In November, Biden proposed the “Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule,” which would blackball contractors … Read more

OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone charged with forced labor, sexual abuse

OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone charged with forced labor, sexual abuse

The founder of a wellness company focused on “orgasmic meditation” allegedly ran the business like a cult — coercing and grooming members into having sex with investors and clients for more than a decade, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Nicole Daedone — founder of “orgasm cult” OneTaste — and the controversial company’s former head of … Read more

Conservative Republicans block bills from reaching House floor in protest of McCarthy

Conservative Republicans block bills from reaching House floor in protest of McCarthy

Conservative Republicans on Tuesday retaliated against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal with President Biden to raise the debt ceiling by blocking bills from reaching the floor of the lower chamber.  Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to defeat the GOP’s rule measure needed to bring four bills – related to gas stoves and regulatory reform … Read more

7 shot during high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia

7 shot during high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia

Seven people were shot when bullets flew outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia Tuesday, according to officials and local reports. Two suspects were taken into custody following the shooting across from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Altria Theater, where Huguenot High School was hosting its commencement ceremony, said Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards. … Read more