Catherine Caruso

Trump Criticizes AFL-CIO Chief Richard Trumka On Labor Day

According to CBS News, President Trump celebrated his second Labor Day as leader of the free world by criticizing AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka via Twitter. Referring to a Fox News interview with Trumka that aired on Sunday, the President claimed that the leader of the nation’s largest federation of labor unions “represented his union poorly […]

6y ago

california

San Bernardino Shooting Sees At Least 10 Injured At Apartment Complex

At least 10 people were shot and injured at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California, on Sunday. This is the second mass shooting to occur in the San Bernardino area in nearly three years. According to San Bernardino Police spokesperson Captain Richard Lawhead, three victims are in “extremely critical” condition, but none have yet […]

6y ago

china|cnn|cuba

Microwaves Suspected In Attacks On U.S. Diplomats In China And Cuba

CNN reported Sunday that scientists believe that microwaves are responsible for the “sonic attacks” on U.S. diplomats, who have reported unexplained head and brain injuries since returning from their trips to China and Cuba. According to Douglas Smith, the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Brain Injury and Repair, the weaponization of microwaves […]

6y ago

afghanistan|money|pakistan|United States|Washington

U.S. Cancels $300 Million In Aid To Pakistan Over Militant Groups

According to HuffPost, the Pentagon announced their final decision to cancel nearly $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad’s failure to reign in Afghan militant groups in the nation’s capital. President Trump previously suspended the military aid funds earlier in the year after accusing Pakistan of responding to U.S. support with “nothing but […]

6y ago

amsterdam|dutch|News

Dutch Authorities Say Amsterdam Stabbing Suspect Had ‘Terrorist Motive’

According to CBS News, Dutch authorities believe that the suspect who was shot and detained for stabbing two American tourists at the central railway station in downtown Amsterdam on Friday had “terrorist motive.” Dutch investigators said that they came to this conclusion based on what the suspect first said to the police upon his arrest. […]

6y ago

canada|foreign policy|Politics|Twitter|United States

Former U.S. Ambassador Says Trump’s Treatment Of Canada Is ‘The Definition Of Insanity’

According to CNBC, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman said that President Trump’s recent treatment of Canada is “the definition of insanity.” During an interview on CNBC‘s Squawk on the Street, Heyman claimed that President Trump could risk creating irreparable to damage to the relationship between the two countries amid the President’s turbulent NAFTA […]

6y ago

canada|Twitter

Trump Confirms Leaked Comments About Canada And NAFTA

According to Politico, President Trump confirmed reports about off-the-record comments he made earlier today, regarding Canada and the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement. In a private interview with Bloomberg News, which was later published in the Toronto Star on Friday, Trump reportedly said that the United States will not be willing to compromise with Canada […]

6y ago

cnn|New York|News|The Voice|Twitter

‘The Village Voice’ Ceases All Publication After 60 Years

According to CNN, the New York weekly newspaper The Village Voice has ceased all publication after more than 60 years of local journalism. Owner Pete Barbey officially announced the newspaper’s closing on Friday after laying off half of its staff. “This is a sad day for The Village Voice and for millions of readers,” Barbey […]

6y ago

animals|cats|murder|Washington

Washington State Serial Cat Killer Responsible For Killing Over A Dozen Cats

According to local authorities, a serial cat killer has been on the loose in Thurston County, Washington and is believed to be responsible for the mutilations and deaths of more than a dozen cats. The bodies of seven missing household cats were recently recovered in early August, some of whom had been missing since February. […]

6y ago

Coca-Cola Buys Costa Coffee For $5.1 Billion

According to NBC News, Coca-Cola has agreed to purchase the UK brand coffee chain Costa Coffee for $5.1 billion. Costa, which has maintained over 4,000 stores in 32 countries, was previously owned by Whitbread, which acquired the coffee chain in 1995. Whitbread plans to reportedly use its sale profits to expand another one of their […]

6y ago

cnn|harvey weinstein|nbc|ronan farrow

Ronan Farrow’s Former Producer Says NBC Tried To Kill Weinstein Story

Former NBC News investigative producer Rich McHugh, who worked with journalist Ronan Farrow on the explosive Harvey Weinstein report, is now claiming that the network attempted to effectively kill the story in the middle of their investigation. According to a statement McHugh released to CNN on Thursday, he was ordered to kill the Weinstein story […]

6y ago

Crime|death|murder|texas

Former Texas Police Officer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Killing Unarmed Black Teen

Former Texas police officer Roy Oliver was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for fatally shooting an unarmed African American teenage boy last year, NPR reports. Oliver was employed as an officer in Balch Springs when he shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in April 2017. After responding to a report of underage […]

6y ago

Lindsey Graham Says Trump’s Criticism Of John McCain ‘Pisses Me Off To No End’

In a Thursday interview with John Dickerson on CBS This Morning, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham revealed his anger about President Trump’s attitude toward and criticism of the late Senator John McCain. “It pisses me off to no end, and I let the president know it,” CBS News reports. Graham, who was close friends with […]

6y ago

college|Harvard|jeff sessions|United States

Justice Department Sides With Asian-American Students Suing Harvard For Discrimination

According to CNN, the Department of Justice has sided with a group suing Harvard University for discrimination against Asian-American students applying to the university, claiming that the Ivy League institution “engages in unlawful racial balancing” during the admission process. The Department of Justice formally offered up their support for the group’s lawsuit during a court […]

6y ago

florida|jacksonville|maryland|mental health

Jacksonville Shooter David Katz Was Legally Armed

David Katz, who recently went on a shooting rampage at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday, was legally armed at the time of the shooting, USA Today reports. The 24-year-old shooter was able to legally obtain his two handguns in his home state of Maryland – a state with some of the […]

6y ago

constitution|North Carolina|Politics|supreme court|United States

North Carolina Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judges

According to NBC News, federal judges ruled again on Monday that North Carolina’s congressional map is unconstitutional as Republican lawmakers drew it with “excessive partisanship.” Upon re-examining the case, a three-judge panel reaffirmed their previous decision, ruling in favor of Democrats and election advocacy groups, who contested the district boundaries drawn in 2016 and sued […]

6y ago

Donald Trump|robert mueller|Rudy Giuliani|russia

Rudy Giuliani Says He Hasn’t Heard From Robert Mueller In Weeks

On Monday, President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani claimed that neither he nor the president’s other lawyers have heard anything from special counsel Robert Mueller in almost three weeks. Claiming that Mueller’s team previously informed him that the special counsel is “still studying” the Trump legal team’s most recent letter, Giuliani said, “I figured we […]

6y ago

lauryn hill|Music

Lauryn Hill Counters Robert Glasper’s Claims Of Stolen Music, Poor Treatment

Singer Lauryn Hill has finally responded to the accusations made earlier this month by jazz musician Robert Glasper that she “stole” or plagiarized songs on her renown 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Rolling Stone reports. Hill also addressed the accusations that she had mistreated her band while they were touring in the past. […]

6y ago

Watch Theresa May ‘Dad Dance’ During South Africa Visit

According to ABC News, British Prime Minister Theresa May was spotted dancing with a group of school children during her recent visit to Cape Town, South Africa. While May’s first visit to the continent was to announce her plans to boost the United Kingdom’s investment in Africa post-Brexit, May also met up with a group […]

6y ago

andrew miller|FBI|robert mueller|Roger Stone|russia

Roger Stone Predicts He Will Be Indicted Next In Russia Investigation

According to The Guardian, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone believes that he will be the next person to be indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. “Robert Mueller is coming for me,” Stone claimed in an email sent out to his supporters on Sunday, asking […]

6y ago