Day: February 14, 2024

Lawmakers, politicians battle online in social media firestorm after Mayorkas impeachment: ‘It’s absurd’

4:12 pm February 14, 2024

Social media influencers, journalists and politicians lit up social media after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives in a historic vote. The office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Mayorkas’ impeachment trial will begin later this month. The vote quickly sparked fierce debate online, with pro and anti-Mayorkas […]

Los Angeles suspected gang members arrested after killing 4 in a series of California shootings

4:11 pm February 14, 2024

Two suspected gang members were arrested in connection with a series of shootings in the Los Angeles area that killed four people, including a 14-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday. The shootings occurred over a span of a few hours late Sunday and early Monday in the cities of Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy and Los Angeles, […]

Chrystul Kizer, accused of killing her alleged abuser, arrested in Louisiana after 2 weeks on the run

4:03 pm February 14, 2024

A Wisconsin woman accused of killing a man who sexually assaulted her and other underage girls was arrested in Louisiana after nearly two weeks on the run. U.S. marshals took Chrystul Kizer, 23, of Milwaukee, into custody on Monday. She was being held in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, online jail records show. Kizer was […]

Famous London theater bans comedian after leading chant against Jewish attendees: ‘No place on our stages’

4:02 pm February 14, 2024

A famous London theater has banned comedian Paul Currie after attendees reported that he led a chant against Jewish members of the audience and shouted at them to leave the venue. “Such appalling actions are unacceptable and have no place on our stages, now or ever. We will not be inviting Paul Currie back to […]

Texas father detained in Russia sentenced to 21 years in penal colony despite ‘almost no evidence’

3:10 pm February 14, 2024

A Russian court sentenced a Texas father to 21 years in a penal colony on charges of child abuse Tuesday, despite “almost no evidence” and multiple U.S. investigations that resulted in no charges. David Barnes, 66, was accused of abusing his two sons in 2018 and 2014 by his then-wife, Russian Svetlana Koptyaeva. Police in […]