Senate Democrats on Tuesday blasted the PGA Tour’s shocking decision to merge with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league, calling on US regulators to probe the deal. The landmark agreement to unify the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund-supported LIV Golf circuit into one entity seemingly ends nearly two years of … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Police in Texas are searching for a group of teenagers that were filmed attacking two 7-11 clerks who refused to sell a cigar to an underage girl. According to the Mesquite Police Department, the girl had tried to purchase the tobacco product at the 7-Eleven on Faithon P. Lucas Boulevard on Saturday night but was … Read more
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 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
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