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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (D) has been arrested on allegations of orchestrating a kickback scheme that funneled thousands of taxpayer dollars for her personal benefit. Anderson, 45, faces federal charges, including five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft related to federally funded programs. The FBI…

On Friday, jurors in the trial of Daniel Penny informed the judge that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the primary charge of second-degree manslaughter. This trial stems from a May 2023 subway altercation where Penny placed Jordan Neely in a chokehold, leading to Neely’s death. Jury…

President-elect Donald Trump has announced the creation of a new White House position dedicated to shaping policy in the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. Tech entrepreneur and investor David O. Sacks has been appointed to this role, which Trump calls the “White House A.I. & Crypto…

President-elect Donald Trump held a high-profile meeting at his Mar-a-Lago residence with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, along with key figures from the pharmaceutical industry. The gathering, reported by Axios, included executives from Pfizer and Eli Lilly, representatives from the Pharmaceutical Research…

A Mexican national with a history of violent offenses, Ivan Lopez-Ramos, 29, has been arraigned on felony charges in Seattle for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation. Lopez-Ramos, previously removed from the U.S. in 2022 due to multiple violent felony convictions, was apprehended in August 2024 and pleaded not…

In the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shocking murder, former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz has come under fire for controversial remarks criticizing the healthcare industry and its executives. The incident has sparked intense debate about accountability in the healthcare system and the consequences of online rhetoric. On Bluesky,…

A powerful earthquake struck Northern California on Thursday, with the epicenter located just off the coast near Fortuna, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Initially measured at a magnitude of 6.6, the quake was later upgraded to 7.0. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a tsunami warning…

Jose Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant convicted of the brutal murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, is seeking a new trial. His attorneys allege that legal errors during his trial warrant a retrial, according to a motion filed Monday in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. The filing claims the verdict delivered…

Jordan Neely’s father, Andre Zachary, has filed a lawsuit against Daniel Penny, the former Marine facing manslaughter charges for Neely’s death on a New York City subway. The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, accuses Penny of negligent conduct, assault, and battery, asserting that these actions caused…

Detectives investigating the December 4 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have revealed a chilling detail: shell casings found at the crime scene were inscribed with the words “Deny,” “Defend,” and “Depose.” This discovery suggests the attack was a calculated act, potentially linked to UnitedHealthcare’s controversial practices. Thompson, 50, was…