Day: June 17, 2024

Hunter Biden files and quickly withdraws motion for new trial in criminal gun case

10:44 pm June 17, 2024

Hunter Biden’s legal team filed and quickly withdrew a motion for a new trial on Monday, nearly a week after the first son was found guilty on all charges related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018. Biden’s legal team, led by attorney Abbe Lowell, filed a motion in Delaware federal court on Monday […]

Education Dept finds CUNY, Michigan failed to assess if Israel-Hamas protests created hostile environment

10:44 pm June 17, 2024

The University of Michigan and the City University of New York did not adequately investigate if campus protests and other incidents in response to the Israel-Hamas war created a hostile environment for students, faculty and staff, according to the results of investigations by the U.S. Education Department announced Monday. The agreements are the first investigations […]

Israel, Hezbollah on ‘brink’ of all-out war, officials warn

10:28 pm June 17, 2024

Israeli officials warned that the country is on the “brink” of a full-scale war with Hezbollah if the terrorist group continues to increase its aggression in northern Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) made the warning on Sunday, just a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet with Amos Hochstein, a […]

Steelers’ TJ Watt laments lack of playoff success, willing to do ‘whatever is possible to win’

10:24 pm June 17, 2024

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has been as dominant as any defender on the football field since he made his NFL debut back in 2017. Watt has been a six-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro selection. He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2021, when he recorded 22.5 sacks and 21 tackles […]

White House stymied bipartisan support for presidential ethics bill, says top House Dem

10:20 pm June 17, 2024

A Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee alleged Monday that several in her party who had initially indicated support for a bipartisan presidential ethics bill got cold feet after talking to the White House. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., previously announced the filing of a “landmark federal ethics reform bill” with Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., […]