Day: November 19, 2024

Washington state Democrat pushes to give homeless special civil rights

9:40 pm November 19, 2024

A Democratic state representative in Washington state is pushing legislation that aims to make homelessness a civil right, according to a report. State Rep. Mia Gregerson is promoting a bill that would make homeless people a protected class and shield them from “discrimination based on housing status,” according to a draft of the bill obtained […]

Bragg’s office vies to suppress Jordan Neely’s drug abuse, psyche records in Marine vet’s chokehold trial

9:26 pm November 19, 2024

NEW YORK – Defense attorneys for Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who is on trial in New York City for the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely, want to call a forensic psychiatrist to the witness stand to explain how the effects of the latter’s drug abuse and mental health issues may have impacted “the degree […]

Boxing great Evander Holyfield floats trilogy fight with Mike Tyson

9:25 pm November 19, 2024

Evander Holyfield was at the spectacle boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on Friday and thought it might be a good idea to get one last lick in the ring. Paul defeated Tyson via unanimous decision. Tyson, at 58, went all eight rounds with the YouTuber-turned-boxer and later revealed he nearly died from […]

Bipartisan panel urges Congress to toss out decades of trade policy they say China has been exploiting

9:22 pm November 19, 2024

A federal China commission released its sprawling yearly report to Congress on Tuesday, for the first time recommending lawmakers end China’s favored trade status and the provision that allows goods under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, established by Congress as a bipartisan entity to investigate and […]

Wyoming judge strikes down state abortion laws, ruling them unconstitutional

8:37 pm November 19, 2024

A state judge knocked down two laws restricting abortion in Wyoming on Monday, ruling that they violated protections in the state’s constitution that allow patients to determine the health care choices that are best for them. The first law prohibited abortion entirely, with an exception for instances where the life of the mother is in […]