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The Justice Department says it expects to charge at least 100 more people in connection with the storming of the Capitol, describing the investigation into the deadly attack as one of the biggest in U.S. history. Federal prosecutors disclosed the estimate in court papers Friday as they seek more time to gather and sift through evidence in the sprawling probe before having to move cases to trial. More than 300 people have already been charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob seeking to disrupt the certification of Electoral College votes. "The investigation and prosecution...

The Cabinet Office will set up a secondary base in Scotland as thousands of civil servants are moved out of London under Boris Johnson’s plans. Staff received an email yesterday revealing 500 officials will be moved to the new Glasgow office by 2024. The announcement comes only days after it was revealed other departments, including the Treasury, will move staff to cities around the country.... ...The Cabinet Office said: ‘Decision- makers should be close to the people they serve. ‘That’s why we’ve committed to relocating civil service roles out of central London...'

Donald Trump has made a surprise appearance at a dog rescue fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, after returning to his home base in Florida from New York. The former president delighted attendees at the event - held Friday night to raise money for Big Dog Ranch Rescue - as he took to the stage for an impromptu speech, which was shared to Twitter by journalist T.A. Walker. 'I didn't exactly prepare for this, but I was walking by, and I heard everyone screaming,' Trump was seen telling the crowd as they broke into rapturous applause. .. ...Trump was pictured arriving at Trump...

Thailand joining the list of nations acting over concerns that the Astra Zeneca vaccine causes blood clots... Authorities in Idaho appear to be moving towards a trial next week for Ammon Bundy and... In France four thousand police deploying this weekend to enforce coronavirus restrictions in an around Paris... A 27 million dollar settlement announced between Minneapolis and the family of George Floyd... The federal building in Portland attacked Thursday night... "You need to know the facts before you make a decision" New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo facing a full court press to leave office... A diplomatic incident when...

Mike Cernovich @Cernovich Lol Zuck had a couple of dinners with Trump and that’s all it took to get Daddy T to do nothing. Facebook’s payback to Trump was well-deserved karma. 8:48 PM · Mar 12, 2021

The Biden administration has decided not to allow Fourth of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore — citing the COVID-19 pandemic — in a reversal of former President Donald Trump’s decision to allow them at the national monument. The National Parks Service made the call despite Biden saying in a primetime speech Thursday that COVID-19 likely will wane to the point of life nearing normal by July 4. Parks Service Regional Director Herbert Frost wrote to South Dakota’s tourism office that it it is “only prudent to make plans based on the best available science and public health guidance available today.”......

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly told Republicans during a private meeting that the party’s fundraising efforts have so far been far more successful than those of former President Donald Trump, who this week called for supporters to donate to his new political action group rather than support “RINOs,” or Republicans in name only. McConnell, R-Ky., shared figures Wednesday during a weekly party lunch while responding to Trump’s claims, three people briefed on the meeting told The New York Times, speaking on the condition of anonymity. He reportedly showed data prepared on small cards, with the headline “Super PAC...

“Hope is on the horizon, and help is on the way,” Chuck Schumer said during a Rose Garden event on Friday celebrating the signing into law of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure that now stands as a major early accomplishment of the Biden administration. The message delivered by Schumer, Pelosi, Biden and Kamala Harris was: Government is a force for good. Democratic leaders were not only touting their own achievements but trying to restore trust, which has been dropping steadily for years. “It’s critical to demonstrate government can function — can function and deliver prosperity, security and opportunity for...

A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal debit cards from bank customers, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.Gregory Jean-Louis, a 46-year-old U.S. citizen living in the Dominican Republic at the time of his crime, was charged with fraud conspiracies in the Northern District of Texas and in the Southern District of Florida in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Florida case was transferred to the Northern District of Texas, and Mr. Jean-Louis pleaded guilty in...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in a statement late Friday called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct.

Defendant captured on video stealing rifle, torching car, and fighting with another protestorSeattle – A man originally from Georgia pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to arson and possession of a stolen firearm for his conduct during civil unrest on May 30, 2020, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. TYRE WAYNE MEANS, JR., 25, faces a mandatory minimum 5 years in prison and up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones on June 11, 2021.According to records filed in the case, just after 4 p.m. on May...

United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Chief Judge Kristi DuBose sentenced defendant Bryan Thompson, 44, to 35 years imprisonment on a charge of production of child pornography and a charge of distribution of child pornography. Thompson pled guilty to the charges in December 2020. According to court documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, in November of 2015, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency was provided with details of a joint investigation between the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department in New Mexico and the FBI. The Bernalillo Sheriff’s Department had been...

Former President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to a dog rescue fundraiser in Palm Beach on Friday. “I didn’t exactly prepare for this, but I was walking and I hear everybody screaming and I said, wow what’s going on,” Trump said.

Montgomery, Alabama – On Friday, February 23, 2021, Tawasaki Leonorda Williams, a 35-year-old from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to his prison sentence, Williams was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. The sentence comes after Williams pleaded guilty to the charges in November of 2020. According to court documents, on February 21, 2020, officers...

A dual U.S.-Mexican citizen pleaded guilty today to willfully engaging in financial dealings with Mexican companies that had been identified as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). According to court documents, Jessica Johanna Oseguera Gonzalez, 34, of Guadalajara, Mexico, violated the criminal penalties of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the Kingpin Act) by engaging in property transactions with six Mexican businesses that OFAC previously designated to be “specially designated narcotics traffickers.” These six businesses were so designated because they provided material support to the Mexican drug trafficking organization...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks.

Many of the world's greatest musicians remain highly respected even in death. The world often mourns the loss of the artist and the songs that the artist never got to write. If you go looking through your iTunes or Spotify libraries, you will likely find dozens of those dead musicians. You'll probably want to bring back more than a few, even if it's just so that they can write one more song. In the whirlwind world of music, numerous rock stars die before their prime. Their untimely demises pose a difficult question, one that needs an answer. We asked you,...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Just a day after Texas rolled back COVID-19 restrictions, including those mandating face coverings in public, a woman's arrest has emerged stemming from her refusal to wear a mask. Body camera footage released by Galveston police shows officers confronting the woman inside a Bank of America branch on Central City Boulevard. Advertisement The footage, taken on Thursday, begins with an officer being directed by a bank manager to the woman. The officer encounters the woman who expresses frustration over being told to wear a mask, invoking the state's lifted mandate. However, the officer is heard reminding...

This is a 24 minute video presenting facts and arguments that will likely be used by the defense during the trial. I encourage you to watch the entire video: https://centaurfilmworks.com/ It focuses on the body cams used by the police officers, as well as a surveillance camera and the toxicology report. It puts together a compelling argument that the police officers were not responsible for the death.

Will Hollywood Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Workers Illustration by Zohar Lazar Illustration by Zohar Lazar With vaccines expected to arrive for all U.S. adults by the end of May, the entertainment industry may need to devise new guidelines for on-set and workplace safety as challenges loom. If, a year ago, there had been a guarantee that by March 2021 there would be three COVID19 vaccines being administered to millions daily, Hollywood would have been overjoyed. When cinemas started closing stateside and film and TV studios told workers to stay home, few allowed themselves to think of this moment, much less...