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- Oklahoma mother Angila West said no one informed her – nor any other relatives – that her adult son, who is deaf, had been stabbed and hospitalized.
- She said police never arranged for her son, Robert "Bobby" Osborne, to speak with an American Sign Language interpreter.
- Oklahoma City Police reportedly told West they didn't have a sign language interpreter on duty. “We wi...
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US judge cites Dr. Seuss in dismissing Blagojevich suit: ‘Just Go. Go. GO!
A federal judge shut down former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s (D) latest attempt to regain ballot eligibility by quoting Dr. Seuss, underlining the former governor’s fall from political star to laughingstock.
Blagojevich sued the state of Illinois in 2020, alleging the General Assembly’s decision to remove him from office and bar him from running again violated his civil rights. The former governor was impeached and convicted on corruption charges stemming from all...
Yellen, OMB director testify before House on economic outlook: Watch live
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is slated to testify before the House Thursday afternoon regarding the economic outlook of the United States.
Earlier Thursday, Yellen made the case for President Biden’s 2025 budget proposal, which includes tax hikes for the wealthiest Americans and an expanded child tax credit.
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the president’s budget proposal, Yellen also said the Biden administration will “continue to oppose mis...
Yellen, OMB director testify before House on economic outlook: Watch live
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is slated to testify before the House Thursday afternoon regarding the economic outlook of the United States.
Earlier Thursday, Yellen made the case for President Biden’s 2025 budget proposal, which includes tax hikes for the wealthiest Americans and an expanded child tax credit.
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the president’s budget proposal, Yellen also said the Biden administration will “continue to oppose mis...
Summer coming early? New NOAA forecast map predicts warm 3 months ahead in these states
(NEXSTAR) – Spring has hardly sprung, but summery weather may already be just around the corner. A long-range forecast released by the Climate Prediction Center Thursday shows nearly all U.S. states are leaning toward warmer-than-average weather this spring.
With its three-month outlook, the Climate Prediction Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is speaking in terms of probabilities – not certainties.
That m...
Summer coming early? New NOAA forecast map predicts warm 3 months ahead in these states
(NEXSTAR) – Spring has hardly sprung, but summery weather may already be just around the corner. A long-range forecast released by the Climate Prediction Center Thursday shows nearly all U.S. states are leaning toward warmer-than-average weather this spring.
With its three-month outlook, the Climate Prediction Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is speaking in terms of probabilities – not certainties.
That m...
Alina Habba responds to claims Trump is seeking foreign legal funding
Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba responded to claims that he could be seeking foreign sources to pay his massive legal fees, but said she “can’t speak” about the strategy.
Rumors about the future of Trump’s businesses are circulating, as he attempts to pay the $454 million due in his New York civil fraud case just days before the deadline. Trump critics question if the former president might secure the funds from an outside source, such as Saudi Arabia or...
Alina Habba responds to claims Trump is seeking foreign legal funding
Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba responded to claims that he could be seeking foreign sources to pay his massive legal fees, but said she “can’t speak” about the strategy.
Rumors about the future of Trump’s businesses are circulating, as he attempts to pay the $454 million due in his New York civil fraud case just days before the deadline. Trump critics question if the former president might secure the funds from an outside source, such as Saudi Arabia or...
I defended the Capitol from Trump’s mob. I know he’s an insurrectionist.
When I received my acceptance letter almost a decade ago to the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington D.C., my imagination raced with the intense, life-or-death scenarios I would be confronted with on a regular basis in order to protect and serve the citizens of our nation’s capital.
But even while contemplating such scenarios, I never imagined what I experienced on Jan. 6, 2021, or that I would be one of a few dozen officers standing in between former Preside...
I defended the Capitol from Trump’s mob. I know he’s an insurrectionist.
When I received my acceptance letter almost a decade ago to the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington D.C., my imagination raced with the intense, life-or-death scenarios I would be confronted with on a regular basis in order to protect and serve the citizens of our nation’s capital.
But even while contemplating such scenarios, I never imagined what I experienced on Jan. 6, 2021, or that I would be one of a few dozen officers standing in between former Preside...