Texas woman pleads guilty to threatening judge in Trump's election case

If signed by Trump once he takes office, it could allow the quick removal of generals and admirals and purge the ranks of those the future commander-in-chief takes issue with for whatever reason.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella sharply rebuked Elon Musk on Wednesday for weighing in on Italian court rulings that have stymied the government’s plans to process some asylum-seekers in Albania. Musk, who is expected to have a top advisory role in Donald Trump’s new administration, wrote Tuesday on X that “these judges need to go.”

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday handed a suspended prison sentence to a former lawmaker who was found guilty of embezzling funds while leading a group supporting Korean survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery. Yoon Meehyang, who was also convicted of fraudulently receiving government subsidies and unlawfully collecting donations, didn’t attend the verdict, which confirmed a lower court’s sentence of a year and six months in prison, suspended for three years. In a statement on Facebook, Yoon described her conviction as “unjust,” saying she and her colleagues handled the group’s funds properly and “had not pursued private interests.”

A study conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife of the population density of mountain lions in the Western Slope has revealed some healthy numbers.

Biloxi man was found guilty of three counts of indecent exposure and two counts of filming persons in violation of their privacy.

A writer for a conservative media outlet pleaded guilty on Tuesday to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago, after a federal judge refused to pause his case until after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Steve Baker, who has written articles about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot for Blaze News, entered his guilty plea on the day that his bench trial had been scheduled to begin. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper is scheduled to sentence Baker on March 6, but the judge acknowledged that the case may never reach the punishment stage.

Maine’s elections chief, a former civil liberties advocate who sparred with President-elect Donald Trump over ballot access, is acting like a play-by-play sports announcer as she describes the state’s process of determining a congressional winner through ranked choice voting. Shenna Bellows is spending the week streaming the effort live on YouTube and answering questions in real time. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden led Republican challenger Austin Theriault by about 2,000 first-place votes after nearly 400,000 ballots were cast in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, but neither got more than 49%, so the ranked choice process will reallocate other votes to determine a majority, her office announced.

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Jack Smith can make sure his Trump Florida classified docs work isn't forgotten, even if Judge Chutkan and the DOJ decide this case won't ever go to trial.

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On Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.

The president-elect returned to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, a week after his election victory, to meet with House Republicans on Capitol Hill and President Biden in the Oval Office.

In a Cypriot National Guard camp, Ukrainians are being trained on how to identify, locate and dispose of landmines and other unexploded munitions that litter huge swaths of their country, killing and maiming hundreds of people, including children. Analysts say Ukraine is among the countries that are the most affected by landmines and discarded explosives, as a result of Russia’s ongoing war. According to U.N. figures, some 399 people have been killed and 915 wounded from landmines and other munitions since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, equal to the number of casualties reported from 2014-2021.

The accused rioter did not appear in court and may pose a danger to arresting officers, a judge warned.

The media mogul addresses accusations about her support for the Democratic presidential nominee.

A Russian man went on trial Thursday on charges of high treason for a video he had allegedly sent to Ukraine's security services, the latest in a growing series of espionage cases involving the conflict. The Volgograd District Court began hearing a new case against Nikita Zhuravel, who is currently serving a 3 1/2-year sentence for burning a Quran in front of a mosque. The new charges are based on allegations that Zhuravel filmed a trainload of military equipment and warplanes in 2023 and sent the video to a representative of Ukraine’s security agency.

Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders on Wednesday blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week, asserting that they “want to destroy Jews” and recommending the deportation of people convicted of involvement if they have dual nationality. While lawmakers condemned antisemitism and agreed that perpetrators of the violence should be prosecuted and handed harsh punishments, opposition legislators accused Wilders of “pouring oil on the fire” and said his statements during a parliamentary debate were not conducive to “a better society.” Fans from both sides were involved in unrest; a number of Maccabi fans attacked a cab and chanted anti-Arab slogans while some men carried out “hit and run” attacks on people they thought were Jews, according to Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema.

A California teen has pleaded guilty to making "hundreds" of swatting calls in the state of Florida, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Her infant received an over-the-counter cocktail of drugs from her mother.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) announced she would not be joining President-elect Trump for a second term in the White House on Tuesday. “I’ve already announced my bid for reelection & I look forward to serving in this position for the next six years,” Huckabee Sanders said while answering questions after a scheduled speech…

While Fed officials didn’t comment on President-elect Donald Trump's proposed policies, they said the central bank was in a ‘good place’ to respond to any economic developments.

The pro-Trump Texas representative promised complete loyalty to the goals of the president-elect's second term

A new set of rumors reveal a number of features that a March 2025 Apple smart home device may feature.

Ajay Jain Bhutoria, an Indian American fundraising official for the Harris-Walz campaign and the Democratic Party, has been the target of racist text messages demanding he leave the U.S. and return to India. Bhutoria, who serves as deputy national finance chair of the DNC and a former member of President Joe Biden's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, shared one of such messages he received with PTI on Sunday. You do what’s best for India.

A stainless steel version similar to Apple's gold Watch band, once worn by Kanye West and Beyoncé, is now available for $349.

"No action need be taken in light of the error," the prosecutors wrote in a letter to a U.S. District judge of the Bob Menendez trial.

Renowned economist and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) critic Peter Schiff said he would have bought the leading cryptocurrency far earlier had he anticipated the “bubble” to grow as big as it is currently. Don't Miss: Dogecoin millionaires are increasing – investors with $1M+ in DOGE revealed! 1 in 4 Americans own a share of Bitcoin according to NASDAQ — this platform touts returns as high as 12.5% APY and is giving $100 in welcome rewards if you sign up today. What Happened: On Monday, Schiff, in his ch

Firefighters in Buenos Aires have been praised for the effective intervention, after they revived a choking child that was brought to their station by a distraught mother on November 11.The dramatic incident was captured by a security camera at the San Jose station, as the firefighters got to work clear the one-year-old’s airway until an ambulance arrived.The Lomas Fire Department said the mother and her baby were later transported to the hospital for further checks.They praised Sgt Hernan De Grazia, Cpl Matias Galota, Cpl Mauro Nardoni, and firefighters Nicolas Subiria and Luciana Flores for their “professionalism and effective action”. Credit: Bomberos Lomas de Zamora via Storyful

If Donald Trump and Elon Musk didn’t have such an antagonistic relationship with Hollywood, one could almost imagine a studio commissioning a blockbuster film about the on-off bromance between the real estate mogul turned reality TV star turned US President – and the Democrat-leaning tech entrepreneur turned MAGA cheerleader turned co-head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.

Dan Ives just revealed why the incoming Trump administration could be good for the technology sector.

Here's an update on weather conditions in Bay County and information on the developing 99L in the Caribbean.

Despite a yearslong effort to curb China’s technological advances, a top Microsoft (MSFT) executive is warning that the country is not as far behind as the West might think.

The mothers of two young people killed in a 2023 crash along a rural road near Windsor, N.S., are welcoming the charges laid against the alleged driver of the vehicle after an agonizing 15-month wait as the RCMP investigation stretched on.Police said Wednesday they have charged Drake Robert Brown, 22, with 10 offences related to the Aug. 24, 2023, crash, including two counts of criminal negligence causing death, two counts of dangerous driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving cau

After Trump's victory, the Latino backlash against Prop. 187 and the subsequent Democratic takeover of California looks more like an exception than a rule.

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) said late Tuesday that it closed a hugely important deal, in which giant Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) will invest billions in the California-based upstart. The Volkswagen deal ensures that Rivian will have ample cash to launch its smaller, higher-volume R2 and R3 models -- and opens up a potentially lucrative new market for its technology. In a nutshell, Rivian and Volkswagen have formed a joint venture that will take the technology Rivian is developing for its upcoming R2 model and adapt it for some of Volkswagen's upcoming electric vehicles.

The post-election stock market rally sparked by Donald Trump's victory has begun to lose momentum. Huntington Private Bank director of wealth strategy Dan Griffith joined Market Domination Overtime to analyze the key factors driving this shift. Griffith highlights that investors are primarily concerned about the evolving tax landscape. Griffith explains there will be "a different tax picture" in the future, noting that these changes particularly impact small and mid-market business owners. With the current tax cuts set to expire in 2026 and Republicans gaining control of both the House and Senate, Griffith expects most of these tax benefits to "go away." However, he states: "The real question is.... with the deficit still out there and the budget rules still in place, which ones are gonna be picked?" To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Angel Smith

$20 million in 25 years: Season for Caring hits milestone in second-best year. Donations will help Austin families throughout the year.

Here’s what the Utah congressman hopes to achieve in the next two years.

NAUGATUCK, Conn (WTNH) — A man accused of sexual assault was extradited from Pennsylvania to Connecticut, police said. On Nov. 7, police arrested Kevon Beckford, 31, on a sexual assault warrant and charged him with criminal attempt at sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury to a minor, police said. This comes […]

Longtime Donald Trump critic George Conway dismissed the proposed advisory group as a "nonexistent department" during an appearance on MSNBC.

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for US attorney general and secretary of state illustrate a potential hardline approach to Big Tech and China.

President-elect Trump returned to the White House for the first time since being elected 47th President of the United States and since leaving his first term in 2021, thanking President Biden for the "smooth transition."

President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $145.4 billion in spending for climate efforts. It's unclear how much of it the administration has protected from President-elect Donald Trump.

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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will continue pushing lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even with the possibility of federal spending cuts that could affect states after Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the U.S., and it receives billions of dollars a year from the federal government. One of the biggest chunks of federal money is for Medicaid, a government health insurance program for low-income residents.

WASHINGTON -He's a wealthy Floridian who has taken aim at fellow Republicans while pushing to consolidate power in Washington, and his name is not Donald Trump. Senator Rick Scott fell short in his attempt to lead Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, but his bid exposed underlying tensions between the burn-it-all-down approach of some of Trump's supporters and the tradition-minded lawmakers who will work with him next year. Scott, 71, is a relative newcomer to the Senate who lacks leadership experience, fundraising clout and personal alliances compared to Senator John Thune of South Dakota, who won the job.

Donald Trump said he would staff his second White House differently. His early selections make clear how much loyalty matters this time.

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown. Just over 17 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect lawmakers to the 225-member parliament for a five-year term. The president, Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, was elected in September but his National People's Power (NPP) coalition had just three of parliament's 225 seats, prompting him to dissolve it and seek a fresh mandate.

A federal judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, finding it unconstitutional.

U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran for talks on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after he appealed to Iran's leadership to take steps to resolve longstanding issues with his agency over its nuclear programme. Iran's state news agency IRNA carried a video showing Grossi meeting the spokesperson for Tehran's state atomic energy agency, Behrouz Kamalvandi, after his arrival. The International Atomic Energy Agency head has for months sought progress with Iran on issues including a push for more monitoring cooperation at nuclear sites and an explanation of uranium traces found at undeclared sites.