Day: December 13, 2023

AOC defends Hunter Biden after refusal to testify before Congress; GOP just ‘story telling at this point’

10:02 pm December 13, 2023

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, defended Hunter Biden on Wednesday amid criticism by Republicans after he refused to testify before lawmakers behind closed doors. The president’s son was subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. He instead held a press conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill in which he refused to sit for […]

Missing snowmachine riders found dead in western Alaska

10:02 pm December 13, 2023

Two snowmachine riders in western Alaska were found dead a day after they were reported overdue and a storm hampered search efforts, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers identified the riders as Charlene Habros, 34, and Dustin Gologergen, 55, both of Nome. Troopers, the Alaska National Guard and Nome search and rescue were working to recover […]

Detroit federal building partially closed amid Legionnaire’s disease-causing bacteria outbreak

10:01 pm December 13, 2023

Parts of a federal building in downtown Detroit have been closed because of elevated levels of the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease. The U.S. General Services Administration-Great Lakes Region said water tests from Nov. 8 found legionella in specific test points in the Patrick V. McNamara Building, The Detroit News reported Wednesday. BODY FOUND INSIDE […]

WATCH: White House says Biden ‘proud’ of Hunter despite mounting legal issues, subpoena defiance

10:00 pm December 13, 2023

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were “proud” of their son, Hunter, despite his defiance of a subpoena to testify before Congress and his mounting legal issues. “When it comes to the president and the first lady, they are proud of him continuing to rebuild […]

Albanian high court blocks ratification of migrant deal with Italy

9:16 pm December 13, 2023

Albania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday blocked, at least temporarily, the ratification by lawmakers of a contentious deal that Tirana signed with Rome to process asylum applications of some migrants arriving in Italy by sea in Albania instead. The court’s chief judge, Olta Zacaj, said the court would hold a public hearing on Jan. 18 to […]