April 25, 2024

FEAR FACTOR: Tripledemic Concerns Heighten as COVID, Flu, and RSV Cases Surge

The following article by Austin Williams is sponsored content from The Wellness Company. The new year is kicking off with a notable uptick in cases of the flu, COVID-19, and RSV which is fueling fears about the emergence of a so-called tripledemic. Amid this surge, healthcare professionals are grappling with increased patient loads. While establishment

Massachusetts sees first two cases of deadly West Nile virus

Two Massachusetts residents have contracted the mosquito-born West Nile virus in the state’s first human cases of the year. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday, August 29 that one woman in her 70s was exposed to the virus in another area of the country and a man in his 40s was exposed […]

Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill to increase legal payouts in Boy Scout sex abuse cases

Victims of child sexual abuse in Ohio will see more compensation for the crimes committed against them while in the Boy Scouts of America after Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new law guaranteeing it Thursday. The measure was enacted amid the organization’s bankruptcy settlement, first filed in 2020 after tens of thousands of men […]

European court rules Turkey violated rights in ByLock app cases

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the rights of a Turkish teacher who was convicted of terrorism offenses, were violated due to the heavy reliance on evidence related to his use of a phone app.  The Turkish government had presented the use of the ByLock encrypted messaging app as evidence of criminal […]

GOP may consider bill allowing Trump, other ex-leaders to move cases to federal court

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are considering a new bill that would allow former President Trump and other former presidents and vice presidents to move civil and criminal cases from state courts to federal courts, a response to the vocal criticism of the case Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has pursued against Trump. The […]

DOJ agrees to $144M settlement in Sutherland Springs shooting civil cases alleging background check negligence

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has reached a $144 million agreement in principle to settle civil cases stemming from a 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, which left 26 dead.  Officials said the settlements will resolve claims from more than 75 plaintiffs, who alleged “the Air Force was […]

Alaska House censures lawmaker for suggesting fatal child abuse cases could be ‘a benefit for society’

The Alaska legislature censured one of its members Wednesday after the lawmaker attempted to argue a point that fatal child abuse can be a “cost savings” measure because the child would not then need supportive government services. The legislative body voted 35-1 to censure Rep. David Eastman, a Republican who represents Wasilla, following his comment […]

Report: NYC Drops Most Rioting, Looting Cases from 2020

After New York City descended into widespread looting and vandalism in mid-2020, the Bronx District Attorney (DA) has dropped charges against a majority of the arrested rioters, NBC New York reported Friday. The outlet continued: NYPD [New York Police Department] data reviewed by the NBC New York I-Team shows 118 arrests were made in the…

Attorney General Garland: Biden DOJ Budget Includes $85M Increase to Probe Domestic Terrorism Cases

Attorney General Merrick Garland told House lawmakers Tuesday that the Biden Administration’s 2022 budget request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) would seek an $85 million increase from last year’s budget for domestic terrorism investigations and cases. “Our budget supports my commitment to protecting our national security, including addressing both international and domestic terrorism while…

Justice Thomas Blisters Court on Rejecting Election Cases

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official group photo at the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C on November 30, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) After the Supreme Court turned away two Republican appeals over Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot deadline changes, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas issued a blistering dissent against the decision to reject […]

Clarence Thomas Dissent in Election Cases: ‘Our Fellow Citizens Deserve Better’

“Our fellow citizens deserve better and expect more of us,” Justice Clarence Thomas declared Monday, when the Supreme Court decided — by one vote –to hear none of the 2020 election cases raising issues of voter fraud and illegal votes. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett voted with the liberal justices to deny review…

Terrorism-Related Cases In Germany Quadruple In One Year

The number of terrorism-related cases investigated by German authorities have quadrupled over the past year, newspaper Welt am Sonntag revealed Sunday. Prosecutors have opened more than 900 cases so far this year, compared to 240 throughout 2016. Just 80 cases related to terrorism reached the courts in 2013. The federal prosecutors office can’t keep up […]

Germany Finds 1,500 Cases of Child Marriages Among Refugees including 361 Girls Under the Age of 14

You’re going to just love the new Europe! German officials found over 1,500 cases of child marriages among the the unvetted migrants they allowed into their country the past two years. 361 of the child brides were under the age of 14. The Daily Caller reported: The German government agreed on a proposal Wednesday to […]

12 Recent Cases Where Christians Were Punished for Their Beliefs on Marriage: FRC

The Family Research Council has compiled a reporting listing 12 cases this past decade in America where Christian business owners have been punished or threatened with punishment for holding traditional beliefs about marriage in order to comply with anti-discrimination laws regarding gay people. (Photo: Family Research Council/Carrie Russell)Aaron Klein talked before those gathered at the […]

How FIVE Separate FBI Cases Are Probing Virtually Every One Of Clinton’s Inner Circle And Their families

Influence Peddling, Acting for Putin’s Ally, Hiding Classified Secrets And Sexting  The extent to which Hillary Clinton’s key advisers are now the focus of major FBI investigations is becoming clear. The Clintons’ long-term inner-circle – some of whom stretch back in service to the very first days of Bill’s White House – are being examined […]

One Ohio Mosque Has Been at the Center of SIX Terror Cases

The website for Masjid Omar Ibn El Khattab, just a mile from the Ohio State University campus, proclaims itself “the Muslim Heart of Columbus.” And yet the mosque, described as one of the most ideologically hardline in the city, has grabbed the media spotlight once again: former attendees were recently reported as having joined the Islamic State […]

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