Day: October 18, 2023

Ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court justice fights subpoena over Protasiewicz impeachment advice

7:09 pm October 18, 2023

A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is fighting a subpoena ordering her to appear in court in a lawsuit related to advice she gave about possible impeachment of a current liberal justice, calling it “unreasonable and oppressive.” Republican lawmakers have threatened possible impeachment of current Justice Janet Protasiewicz related to comments she made during the […]

Media accused of parroting Hamas’ talking points on Gaza hospital blast, IDF spox says terror group ‘lying’

7:05 pm October 18, 2023

An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson blasted mainstream media outlets for running with Hamas’ claim that Israel was responsible for the explosion that rocked the al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. “This is an organization that will butcher babies in their bedrooms, they’ll have no problem lying to you,” IDF Lt. Col. Peter Lerner […]

Father convicted of terrorism after remains of 3-year-old found in tunnels of New Mexico compound

7:05 pm October 18, 2023

A father has been convicted of terrorism after the remains of his 3-year-old son were found in an underground tunnel at a makeshift compound in New Mexico in 2018. Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and members of his family had fled from Georgia with the toddler to the remote desert so they could engage in firearms and […]

CA Gov. Newsom makes big legislative moves from supporting controversial bills to vetoing progressive measures

6:15 pm October 18, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom again seized the national spotlight this year as he signed some of the most ambitious laws in the country to raise worker wages and to force companies to disclose a wide range of climate emissions, efforts that further cement the state’s — and the governor’s — status as a leader on […]

2 Kansas prison employees fired, 6 reprimanded after injured female inmate mocked

6:15 pm October 18, 2023

Two employees at a Kansas prison were fired, and six others were disciplined, after accusations that they mocked and failed to help an injured female inmate. Other inmates at the Topeka Correctional Facility said the injured inmate spent two hours crawling back to her cell after hurting herself in September, KCUR-FM reported. Inmates told KCUR […]