U.S.Associated PressWoman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison. Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi's office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, when she yelled at police officers to bring out the California Democrat so the mob of Donald Trump supporters could hang her. In January, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden convicted Bauer of riot-related charges after hearing trial testimony without a jury.
U.S.Sacramento BeeWoman driving cross country with boyfriend hasn’t been heard from in weeks, TN cops say
Nikki Alcaraz, who also goes by Nikki Cunningham, was seen in Moriarty, New Mexico, on May 6, according to a post on the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Alcaraz, who lives in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, was traveling with her boyfriend, Steven Tyler Stratton, in a black Jeep Wrangler with camouflage seat covers, according to her family and police. Police officers in New Mexico made contact with Alcaraz and Stratton on May 4 after a witness saw Stratton punch her in the face as she was sitting on the ground in a rest area, according to a report from the Torrance County Sheriff's Office.
U.S.The RootWhite Lawyer Fired For Allegedly Snatching Wig Off The Head Of A Black Woman
New York attorney Anthony Orlich learned actions that demean Black women do indeed have consequences. Lizzy Ashliegh posted a video on TikTok which showed her accusing Orlich of snatching the wig off her head as she walked around New York City. In the video, Ashliegh asked him why he snatched her hair, but he never gives a response.
U.S.Associated PressNo kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. Targeted grazing is part of California's strategy to reduce wildfire risk because goats can eat a wide variety of vegetation and graze in steep, rocky terrain that's hard to access. The changes could raise the monthly salary of herders from about $3,730 to $14,000, according to the California Farm Bureau.
U.S.LA Times3 Marines attacked by 30 teens, young adults in San Clemente over Memorial Day weekend
Three off-duty Marines were kicked and punched by a group of 30 teenagers and young adults near the San Clemente Pier over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. An altercation broke out between the Marines and teens and young adults at 9:50 p.m. Friday, the Sheriff's Department said. Authorities did not say what caused the fight, but one of the Marines told KCBS-TV Channel 2 that it started after he asked the other group to stop lighting fireworks at the beach because firework debris had hit him in the face.
U.S.MoneyWiseNo more 'fire-breathing dragons'? President Biden agreed to cut IRS funding by $21B as part of the debt limit deal — here's how the tax agency plans to cope
But the agreement to put the brakes on the debt limit until January 2025 — which still needs to be approved by Congress — comes with plenty of caveats and cuts to spending. Here's what it covers — and most importantly, what it claws back. Spending cuts, the student loan freeze and more The bipartisan “compromise” bill would restrict spending to avoid a government shutdown for the next two years.
WorldAssociated PressNun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was exhumed in April, according to a statement from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in Gower, Missouri. The nuns had been preparing for the addition of a St. Joseph shrine, and that involved “the reinterment of the remains of our beloved foundress, Sister Wilhelmina,” the statement said. When they exhumed Lancaster, they were told to expect only bones, since she had been buried in a simple wooden coffin without any embalming four years ago.
U.S.TheStreet.comChick-fil-A Is Latest Target of the Bud Light Boycott Movement
There are early signs that Chick-fil-A could become the latest target of a potential boycott campaign. Fresh off of their successful boycotts against Bud Light and Target, some of the louder voices on the far-right side of social media are now targeting Chick-fil-A, the conservative-leaning fast food chain that is famously closed on Sundays in honor of the Christian day of rest. Twitter user Joey Mannarino pointed out in a tweet on May 30 that Chick-fil-A could be added to the boycott list, as the company has "just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion".
U.S.Sacramento BeeBear is swept into raging rapids ‘no human could have survived,’ California video shows
Dramatic video shows a black bear getting swept up in raging rapids after it tried to swim across a river in California. Video posted Saturday, May 27, shows the bear as it hops into the water and is immediately swept downstream by white-capped currents. Volunteer Fire Chief Mike Stewart captured the video from the back deck of the Washington Hotel along the Yuba River in Washington, California, he told McClatchy News.
U.S.Associated PressManson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules
A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole. The appellate court's ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected parole for Van Houten in 2020. All of those recommendations were rejected by either Newsom or former California Gov. Jerry Brown.
U.S.Reuters VideosMount Everest record-breaker sees 'no future' in Nepal
STORY: "This is Everest summit, May 23rd, my 28th summit of Everest." This record-breaking Sherpa says he's done climbing Mount Everest Location: Kathmandu, Nepal (Kami Rita, Mountaineer) “There is no future in Nepal, so why are we sitting here? Now, us climbers, we don't want to stay in Nepal.
U.S.HuffPostRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Memorial Day Message Has A Massive Mistake
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) sent out a Memorial Day message on Twitter ― but it was undermined by a very visible mistake. Greene's message contained a version of the U.S. flag with just 18 stars.
U.S.Associated PressHistoric acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
Evangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence accompanying a 10-2 jury conviction, thanks in large part to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision bearing his name. Ramos v. Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury convictions as unconstitutional, with justices on the 6-3 majority acknowledging the practice as a vestige of racism from the era of “Jim Crow” laws enforcing racial segregation. The 2020 ruling meant a new trial for Ramos, who was acquitted in March — this time by a unanimous jury — after defense lawyers highlighted weakness in the investigation leading to his prosecution.
U.S.Tacoma News TribuneThey can be the size of great white sharks and they swim in Puget Sound. Don’t catch them
A reclusive deep-water species that's generally found on the coast, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists think that sixgill sharks come into Puget Sound to pup. While it's unknown how long they stay for (and what their population sizes and exact diets are), the shallower waters of the Puget Sound have enabled us to learn more about them. The Seattle Aquarium has been studying them since 2003 after they noticed the occasional sixgill underneath their pier.
BusinessTheStreet.comBeyond 'Quiet Quitting': Another Workplace Trend Is Making Employers Even Angrier
DON'T MISS: While the practice does not come with a catchy term, working a side hustle that you keep quiet from your primary boss is definitely on the rise. In This Economy, The Side Hustle Life Is Very Real According to a wide-scale study conducted by consulting firm Deloitte, 46% of polled Generation Z workers and 37% of millennials said that they worked a second part-time or even full-time job in tandem to their main work. As first reported by Fortune Magazine, some of the most popular side hustles include selling online products, delivering food orders or working for a ride-share company and writing marketing materials on the side.
U.S.ReutersUS urged not to use bomb-grade uranium in nuclear power experiment
Former U.S. State Department and nuclear regulatory officials on Tuesday urged the U.S. Energy Department to reconsider a plan to use bomb-grade uranium in a nuclear power experiment, saying that its use could encourage such tests in other countries. The Energy Department and two companies aim to share costs on the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) at the Idaho National Laboratory and use more than 1,322 pounds (600 kg) of fuel containing 93% enriched uranium. Bill Gates-backed company TerraPower LLC, the utility Southern Co and the department hope the six-month experiment will lead to breakthroughs in reactors that could help reduce pollution linked to climate change.
BusinessFox NewsBLM donated just around 30 percent of its nearly $87M in recent cash to other charitable foundations
The most prominent Black Lives Matter nonprofit has disbursed only around a third of its recent cash hauls to other charitable nonprofits. The BLM Global Network Foundation, the movement's primary nonprofit, raised roughly $87 million in contributions between mid-2020 to mid-2022. It most recently disbursed $4.5 million in grants to groups such as the Love Not Blood Campaign, Center for Black Power, Anti-Police Terror Project and the Trans Justice Housing Project, its tax forms show.
WorldThe TelegraphAt 34, Jon has incurable bowel cancer – all because the NHS turned into a Covid-only service
What Jon didn't know was that one of the people lockdown would condemn to death would be him. How could he possibly have known? Jon was 32, a music journalist turned PR who had recently married Nikki, his childhood sweetheart.
WorldReutersTurkey wants action from NATO hopeful Sweden over flag incident
Turkey called on NATO hopeful Sweden on Tuesday to prosecute those responsible for projecting the flag of an outlawed group onto the parliament building in Stockholm, on the day of Turkish elections that extended President Tayyip Erdogan's rule. A Swedish parliament spokesperson said a number of people projected messages onto the building in Sweden's capital late on Sunday, adding it had no documentation about what was projected. The warning could raise the stakes ahead of a mid-July NATO summit at which some alliance members are urging Turkey to back Sweden's membership bid, after a year of delays over concerns that Stockholm must do more to take on militant groups.
PoliticsHuffPostDonald Trump Marks Memorial Day With Unhinged, All-Caps Rant
Donald Trump predictably made Memorial Day all about himself on Monday. The former president began a post on his Truth Social platform innocuously enough when he wished a “happy Memorial Day to all.” Trump was similarly self-indulgent on 2018's Memorial Day when he suggested fallen soldiers “would be very happy” about the state of the economy under his administration.
BusinessINSIDERElon Musk warns house prices are set to plunge - and says commercial real estate is in meltdown
Brace for the intense pressure on commercial real estate to spread to house prices, Elon Musk says. Investors are worried about real estate in a period of higher interest rates and tighter lending. Elon Musk is once again ringing the alarm on the US real-estate sector.
PoliticsReutersPoor GenXers without dependents targeted by US debt ceiling work requirements
The debt ceiling deal that U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Kevin McCarthy agreed over the weekend adds new conditions to food aid that will impact one segment of the U.S. population specifically - GenXers with no dependents. The deal targets recipients of the Supplementary Nutrition Program, or SNAP, between the ages of 50 and 54, adding new requirements that they work 20 hours a week to receive the aid. Previously, work requirements to receive SNAP ended at age 50.
U.S.Miami HeraldAlligator snapping turtles found in an unexpected part of Florida, baffling experts
Alligator snapping turtles can weigh more than 200 pounds, so it's tough to imagine a new population has just been discovered in Florida's Homosassa River. Where they came from and how they went missed are among the many questions state biologists are trying to answer, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Nine have been trapped, including one that weighed 99 pounds, the institute told McClatchy News.
U.S.Fox NewsMaryland police to make arrests in beating death of dad after schoolyard fight: report
Police secured arrest warrants for the angry mob accused of beating a doting Maryland dad to death while he protected his kids from bullies over a $30 dispute, a source told The New York Post. The warrants stem from the brutal melee on Friday, May 19, when Christopher Wright, 43, suffered brain damage after three teenagers and two adults confronted his 14-year-old son at their Brooklyn Park, Maryland, home to continue a schoolyard fight. Wright's fiancée, Tracy Karopchinsky, told 11 News that the attackers turned their attention on Wright after he refused to let them fight the boy.
WorldReutersChinese jet carried out 'aggressive' maneuver near US military plane, Pentagon says
A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver near a U.S. military plane over the South China Sea in international airspace, the United States said on Tuesday. The U.S. military command responsible for the Indo-Pacific said the maneuver by a Chinese J-16 aircraft occurred last week and forced the U.S. RC-135 plane to fly through its wake turbulence. "The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate – safely and responsibly – wherever international law allows," it said in a statement.
