Day: February 17, 2024

CNN legal analyst clashes with White House over Hur report: ‘Defensive bluster’

1:42 am February 17, 2024

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig challenged White House Counsel spokesman Ian Sams to “respond with substance rather than defensive bluster” after Sams blasted his coverage of the Hur report. On Friday, Honig published a piece for New York Magazine arguing that President Biden knew “all along” he had classified documents in his home and “definitely […]

Baltimore County officer accused of excessive force after pepper-spraying cuffed suspect

1:12 am February 17, 2024

A Baltimore County police officer is accused of using excessive force when he pepper sprayed a handcuffed man in the face and closed him inside a hot patrol car, even as the man repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. In addition to excessive force, Cpl. Zachary Small has been charged with reckless endangerment, misconduct in office […]

3 dead, 2 missing after construction mishap in Italy

1:01 am February 17, 2024

An accident at a supermarket construction site in the Italian city of Florence on Friday killed at least three workers and left two others missing, local officials said. The accident happened when a reinforced concrete beam toppled over a slab of a pre-fabricated building, which then collapsed. Local authorities said rescue teams were searching for […]

Trump NY civil fraud ruling trashed as ‘blatantly unAmerican,’ ‘more fitting in a banana republic’

12:58 am February 17, 2024

Prominent conservative figures ripped into New York Judge Arthur Engoron on social media after he found former President Trump liable for over $350 million in damages and barred him from running his businesses in the state for three years. Engoron’s decision was slammed as “blatantly unAmerican” and “more fitting in a banana republic” than in […]

Travis Kelce donates $100,000 to family of girls recovering from gunshot wounds at Super Bowl parade

12:46 am February 17, 2024

The family of two girls who were shot at the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday has started GoFundMe pages, and they received quite a donation from one of their hometown favorites. Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce donated $100,000 to the Reyes family, whose two daughters are […]