by Rachel Weiner and Spencer S. Hsu More than 100 people convicted of participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol may have to be resentenced after a federal appeals court Friday overturned a sentencing enhancement used to help determine their punishments. The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit came inContinue reading “Appeals court ruling means over 100 Jan. 6 rioters may be resentenced”
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US Navy sailor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for accepting bribes from Chinese officer
Wenheng Zhao collected nearly $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for information, photos and videos, prosecutors said. SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to just over two years in federal prison for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer. Wenheng Zhao, who is alsoContinue reading “US Navy sailor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for accepting bribes from Chinese officer”
Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed
by David Sentendrey GODLEY, Texas – A woman tasked with helping decide sexual education curriculum in Godley ISD has been removed from multiple positions within the district because she’s a convicted prostitute. A FOX 4 investigation also found she is advertising herself online as an escort. The discovery raises concerns about background checks in the district and across theContinue reading “Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed”
5 Notable Museums Opening in 2024 and Beyond
Plan now to see these impressive institutions across the U.S. by Robert Annis Museum fans take note: Several impressive institutions are on schedule to open in the near future. And some dramatic renovations are also in the works (hint: History buffs will be happy). The following options cover a range of interests, but all promise toContinue reading “5 Notable Museums Opening in 2024 and Beyond”
History Lesson Tuesdays: 1877 Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph.
Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. Edison stumbled on one of his great inventions—the phonograph—while working on a way to record telephone communication at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. His work led him to experiment with a stylus on a tinfoil cylinder, which, to hisContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1877 Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph.”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Herman Melville Publishes “Moby Dick” in 1851.
Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in fiction: “Call me Ishmael.” Initially, though, the book about Captain Ahab and his quest to catch a giant white whale was a flop. Its author, Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. As a young man, heContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Herman Melville Publishes “Moby Dick” in 1851.”
Work Begins on Mount Rushmore
October 4, 1927 On October 4, 1927, sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. It would take another 12 years for the granite images of four of America’s most revered presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt—to be completed. The monument was the brainchild of a South Dakota historian namedContinue reading “Work Begins on Mount Rushmore”
True Crime Sundays: Idaho woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in US Capitol breach “I understood what Jesus felt like when he was in the garden of Gethsemane praying and felt so alone,” St Cyr said in a video on Facebook after the sentencing. by Andrew Baertlein, Alexandra Duggan BOISE, Idaho —Continue reading
Trump Off the Ballot?
by Occupy Democrats BREAKING: ABC News drops bombshell, reveals that “efforts to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment” are “gaining steam” as “election officials in key states are preparing legal challenges to Trump’s candidacy.” But it gets WAY worse for Donald Trump… ABC reports that “Arizona, Michigan, and New Hampshire”Continue reading “Trump Off the Ballot?”
The Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, including some of the biggest they’ve heard this term
by Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman Questions about gay rights, student loans, voting laws and affirmative action are all unanswered as the court prepares to release its final decisions of the term. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions leftContinue reading “The Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, including some of the biggest they’ve heard this term”
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