Day: October 4, 2023

Sen. Rand Paul says criticism of Ukraine funding is a ‘growing movement’ in Washington

11:51 pm October 4, 2023

As the House searches for a new speaker and the Senate works to get Ukraine assistance back into a spending bill come November 17 when the current deal expires, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says there is a “growing movement” within the Republican party to cut additional funding altogether. “We have problems funding Social Security, we […]

New York student freed after ‘hellish’ 5 months in Dubai following airport altercation: report

11:48 pm October 4, 2023

A 21-year-old New York City college student, who spent five “hellish” months in the United Arab Emirates over an altercation at a Dubai airport has been freed, an advocacy group said. Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, a Lehman College student in the Bronx, was detained in July and charged with a year sentence after she […]

Mother of Chicago woman found dead in freezer reaches settlement 6 years later

11:17 pm October 4, 2023

The mother of a 19-year-old Chicago woman who was found dead in 2017 in a freezer at a suburban hotel where she had attended a party has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the hotel and others. A settlement was reached in August, Cook County court records show, but it has not been entered […]

Giants lineman rips fans amid struggles, wonders whether they ‘flip hot dogs and hamburgers somewhere’

11:06 pm October 4, 2023

The New York Giants’ offensive line’s play has been a hot topic and target of criticism for years now, and that remains the case through the first quarter of the 2023 season. Evan Neal, the 2022 NFL Draft’s seventh overall pick and right tackle for the Giants, spoke after practice Wednesday after another abysmal offensive […]

‘Open category’ for transgender swimmers scrapped due to lack of interest at World Cup in Germany

11:05 pm October 4, 2023

An “open category” swimming event to accommodate transgender athletes has been canceled in Germany due to a lack of interest. World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, originally announced in July that the Berlin Swimming World Cup would be the first competition to have an “open category” for all swimmers. The event announcement followed backlash from […]

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