Day: May 3, 2023

California reparations panel hints at $1.2 million payments to each Black resident

1:00 pm May 3, 2023

Economists advising California’s task force for reparations have estimated that it will cost $1.2 million per Black resident, paid over a lifetime. California is one of multiple states debating the feasibility of economic reparations for Black Americans whose ancestors were victimized by the Atlantic slave trade and its legacy, despite the fact California was designated […]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams slams ‘irresponsibility’ of White House on immigration

12:50 pm May 3, 2023

New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday criticized the “irresponsibility” of the White House regarding immigration. The comments came during a press conference, where Adams complained his city has taken in a burden of asylum-seekers due to failures by both parties in the nation’s capital. “It is not about the asylum-seekers and migrants, […]

Republicans demand answers from regulators on possible Chinese exposure of Americans’ financial data

12:00 pm May 3, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Two Republican members of Congress are demanding answers from top financial regulators concerning the possibility Americans’ financial data may have been, or is at risk of being, exposed to members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through two widely-used stock trading platforms operating within the U.S. In a Wednesday letter to the heads of the […]

Al Franken thinks he knows the Supreme Court. Here’s what he’s missing

12:00 pm May 3, 2023

On Wednesday morning, Chief Justice John Roberts should get up, look into the mirror and declare “I deserve good things. I am entitled to my share of happiness. I refuse to beat myself up. I am an attractive person. I am fun to be with.” That mantra from SNL’s “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley” seems […]

Texas mass shooting: Authorities announce additional arrests after 4-day manhunt ends with fugitive’s capture

11:58 am May 3, 2023

Authorities said Wednesday that additional arrests have been made in connection to the deadly shooting of five people in Cleveland, Texas. The suspected gunman, Francisco Oropesa, was apprehended in Conroe, Texas, Tuesday evening after a four-day manhunt. The FBI said he was found hiding in a laundry closet. At a press conference early Wednesday, Lt. Timothy […]