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Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego will soon offer a resolution to block the Pentagon from offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran and pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the effort.Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego will soon offer a resolution to block the Pentagon from offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, […]

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face Josh Kraft, the son of the Patriots owner, in November.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face Josh Kraft, the son of the Patriots owner, in November.  Read More 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has appointed three Democratic members to sit on the GOP’s new panel investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol – casting the move as an effort to avoid allowing the committee to “whitewash” the violence from that day.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has appointed three Democratic members to sit on the GOP’s new panel investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol […]

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Some 44% of people worldwide with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to a new study, but they would know to get lifesaving treatment if they did get tested.Some 44% of people worldwide with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to a new study, but they would know to get lifesaving treatment if they did get tested.  Read More 

Among the many weird things President Donald Trump and his administration have said and done vis-à-vis Jeffrey Epstein in recent weeks is Trump’s curious denial of writing the disgraced financier a lewd birthday letter two decades ago.Among the many weird things President Donald Trump and his administration have said and done vis-à-vis Jeffrey Epstein in recent weeks is Trump’s curious denial of writing the disgraced financier a lewd birthday letter […]

The cook convicted of killing three lunch guests with the world’s most toxic mushrooms was sentenced to three life sentences with a non-parole period of 33 years on Monday, bookending a real-life crime drama that’s gripped Australia and spawned multiple podcasts and documentaries.The cook convicted of killing three lunch guests with the world’s most toxic mushrooms was sentenced to three life sentences with a non-parole period of 33 years on […]

A fugitive father who had been hiding for years with his three children in the dense New Zealand wilderness is believed to have been shot dead during an armed confrontation with police responding to a break-in, New Zealand police said Monday.A fugitive father who had been hiding for years with his three children in the dense New Zealand wilderness is believed to have been shot dead during an armed confrontation […]