Day: December 18, 2023

5 months. 5 burglaries. Another restaurant shutters as crime pushes businesses to brink in blue city

7:53 pm December 18, 2023

A nearly 10-year-old wine bar shuttered months after the restaurant’s owner warned rising crime was scaring customers away and threatening businesses across the city. The Pursuit Wine Bar & Kitchen in Washington, D.C., announced earlier this month that it would close Sunday, marking the second restaurant on the H Street Corridor to close in recent […]

Charles Barkley criticizes CFP officials’ decision to leave out Florida State

7:51 pm December 18, 2023

The conversation over whether Florida State should be in the College Football Playoff reached Charles Barkley over the weekend and he backed the Seminoles’ bid. Florida State finished the season undefeated and won the ACC Championship but to the eyes of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, it wasn’t enough – especially without quarterback Jordan […]

Harvard College sees drop in early applicants compared to last year: ‘Harvard’s reputation has been damaged’

7:40 pm December 18, 2023

Harvard College reported on Thursday its early application total and the results show a significant drop from last year. The Ivy League institution reported that they received 7,921 early applications and accepted 692 students. The submissions are a 17% drop from last year, which saw 9,553 applications. Bob Sweeney, a retired college counselor at Mamaroneck […]

Senate sex tape: US Capitol Police ‘taking it seriously,’ source says

7:06 pm December 18, 2023

U.S. Capitol Police are continuing to investigate the filming of a sex tape inside a prominent hearing room at the Hart Senate Office Building, a source told Fox News on Monday. While there are currently no pending charges in the case, a security source did not rule out the possibility. Fox is told that the […]

Utah mommy blogger Ruby Franke pleads guilty to 4 counts of aggravated child abuse

7:03 pm December 18, 2023

Ruby Franke, the Utah parenting blogger accused of abusing her six children with her blogging co-host — and co-defendant — Jodi Hildebrandt, appeared in court on Monday and entered a plea deal. Franke, 41, pleaded guilty to four of six counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse in a St. George courtroom. “With my deepest regret […]