Day: February 1, 2024

Thousands rally in Slovakia against government’s plan to close the special prosecutor’s office

10:15 pm February 1, 2024

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Mass street protests intensified Thursday across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code and eliminate the office of the special prosecutor that deals with major crime and corruption. Thousands were rallying as the protests spread to 31 cities and towns across the […]

Maine man gets 48 years for killing girlfriend in hit-and-run, fleeing to Mexico

10:08 pm February 1, 2024

A Maine man who ran over his girlfriend with a vehicle in Acadia National Park and then fled to Mexico was sentenced Thursday to 48 years in prison for murder. COLORADO POLICE FIND CHILD’S CONCRETE-ENCASED REMAINS INSIDE STORAGE UNIT Raymond Lester, 37, of Portland, was convicted in November of killing his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, in […]

Dem Rep. Cuellar says big cities getting just a ‘drop’ of border chaos, says Trump, GOP better on this issue

10:00 pm February 1, 2024

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas., told MSNBC host Al Sharpton during an interview that President Biden and the Democratic Party are not as competent at securing the border as Republicans and former President Trump. Republican governors, including Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, have sent buses of asylum seekers to Democratic-controlled states and cities, a tactic Republicans have […]

Suspected illegal migrants land boat on San Diego beach and flee into wealthy village

9:58 pm February 1, 2024

Fox News has obtained footage of a speedboat full of suspected illegal immigrants landing on a beach in California on Tuesday and then fleeing into a wealthy seaside village. The video, which was taken by a local resident who was in the water at the time, shows a white-colored speedboat dashing up toward Marine Street […]

Hollywood moguls, billionaires flood Biden’s victory fund with six-figure donations

9:16 pm February 1, 2024

Hollywood moguls and other deep-pocketed billionaires came out in full support of President Biden’s re-election during the last quarter by pushing millions of dollars into his victory fund, filings show. Several of his affluent supporters cut six-figure checks to the Biden Victory Fund — a joint fundraising venture comprising Biden’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee, all 50 […]