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FDIC Creates a Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara to Protect Insured Depositors of Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation March 10, 2023 WASHINGTON – Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, was closed today by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect insured depositors, the FDIC created the Deposit Insurance National Bank of…
NASA: Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering Contract Awarded
By Chuck B. Hickam, The Chicago Times February 24, 2023 WASHINGTON – NASA announced Thursday that it has selected Jacobs Technology Inc., of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to manage launch infrastructure, and to operate and maintain ground systems required for flight spacecraft processing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center. According to NASA…
FAA Proposes $175,000 Fine Against SpaceX for Not Submitting Required Pre-Launch Data
Federal Aviation Administration February 17, 2023 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for failure to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data directly to the FAA prior to the August 19, 2022, launch of…
Super Bowl Fans: Leave Your Drone at Home
Federal Aviation Administration Press Release February 01, 2023 FAA designates Phoenix Area a ‘No Drone Zone’ for Super Bowl LVII. State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LVII. Drones will be restricted during the following times and days: Game Day, Sunday, Feb. 12…
Department of the Air Force to Conduct Hackathon
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs January 31, 2023 WASHINGTON (AFNS) – The Department of the Air Force will conduct its next “BRAVO” hackathon March 20 – 24, 2023, this time at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Megan Runyan, Quinn Seys, and Parker Brown, 416th Flight Test Squadron weapons integration engineers,…
McCarthy to Remain in Speaker Race Despite Opposition
By Bernard Lawson, The Chicago Times January 04, 2023 WASHINGTON – Republican Kevin McCarthy is determined to remain in the race for the Speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives despite rising opposition from his own party. In a historic day Tuesday, McCarthy lost three straight votes in the House…
Documents Released Related To JFK Assassination
By Sumner Jacobs, The Chicago Times December 16, 2022 WASHINGTON – The US National Archives released thousands of documents Thursday relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. The documents were released on the order of the White House. The document dump consists of just…
Orion Capsule Splashes Down To Earth From Moon
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times December 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – NASA’s Orion capsule splashed back down on Earth in the Pacific ocean Sunday after making an uncrewed mission around the Moon. The Orion spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California at 9:40 am (PST). …
House Scraps COVID Vaccine Mandate For US Military
By Sumner Jacobs, The Chicago Times December 9, 2022 WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives passed a $858 billion national defense bill that will also end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the US military. As threats from both Communist China and the Russian Federation increase, this will…
Congress Moves To Prevent Looming Rail Strike
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times November 30, 2022 WASHINGTON – Congress may be forced to take drastic action to prevent a looming US rail workers strike that threatens to shutdown an already weakened economy suffering from high inflation and supply chain issues. The Biden administration pleaded with Congress…
Security Risk: Huawei And ZTE Equipment Sales Banned By US
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times November 26, 2022 WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will ban new telecommunications equipment from Communist China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE due to potential risk to US national security. The US Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it will bar the sale or import…
US Chamber Of Commerce Demands Congress To Settle Rail Labor Dispute
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times November 22, 2022 WASHINGTON – The head of the US Chamber of Commerce called on Congress to settle the ongoing railroad labor standoff that threatens to halt shipments of billions of dollars of goods crisscrossing the United States, threatening to interrupt an already…
Pelosi To Resign As Speaker After Defeat
By Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times November 17, 2022 WASHINGTON – Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress after her party’s failure to secure a majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Pelosi said…
FDA: Issues Warning On Infant Head-Shaping Pillows
By The Chicago Times Staff November 4, 2022 WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration released a safety bulletin Thursday urging parents and caregivers not to use head-shaping pillows intended to change an infant’s head shape.. According to the FDA, head-shaping pillows have no proven medical benefit and can create…
Biden Administration Shrinks Strategic Petroleum Reserve To 40-Year Low
By Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times October 9, 2022 WASHINGTON – As the threat of war grows throughout the world and OPEC+ cuts production, the Biden administration has allowed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to fall to a 40-year low in an attempt to keep gas prices “low” ahead of…
Indiana House Passes Abortion Ban
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times August 5, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indiana House passed a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. The bill will now head to the Indiana Senate for review. The bill was passed 62-38 and would ban most abortions with…
Indiana Police Officer Killed During Traffic Stop
by The Chicago Times Staff August 1, 2022 ELWOOD, IN – An Indiana police officer was shot during a traffic stop on Sunday. According to police, 24-year-old Noah Shahnavaz was shot while exiting his squad car while conducting a traffic stop early Sunday in Elwood, Indiana. Shahnavaz was airlifted to…
Biden And Xi Talk To Ease Tensions And Promote Cooperation
By Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times July 28, 2022 WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s call with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will center on tensions facing both nations spanning from intellectual property thrift, espionage, to CCP silence on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a press conference, National Security…
New Mexico: Four Killed In Sheriff’s Department Helicopter Crash
By The Chicago Times Staff July 17, 2022 LAS VEGAS, NM – Four people have been killed after a sheriff’s department helicopter crashed in New Mexico. According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s, three sheriff’s personnel and one employee from the Bernalillo County Fire Department were on board the helicopter assisting…
Ukraine To Receive Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times July 3, 2022 WASHINGTON – The United States will send Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems to assist Ukraine in its fight against Russian forces. The Pentagon announced Friday that Ukraine will receive the advanced National/Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS)…
Monkey Pox Hits Indiana
By The Chicago Times Staff June 19, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana health officials announced the state’s first probable case of Monkey Pox on Sunday. According to the Indiana Department of Health, the alleged infected patient remains isolated while confirmatory testing at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is completed. …
FDA: AUTHORIZES COVID-19 SHOTS FOR INFANTS
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times June 17, 2022 WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 vaccinations for infants allowing for vaccinations to begin next week. The FDA approved the use of shots from Moderna and Pfizer for nearly 18 million juveniles under the age of 5.…
Iran Preparing For Rocket Launch
By Peter Lawrence, The Chicago Times June 15, 2022 BAGDAD – Satellite images indicate that Iran is readying for a space launch Tuesday. Maxar Technologies released images of a launch pad at the notorious Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran’s Semnan province. Images showed a rocket being attached to a launch…
Boeing “Taxi” Capsule Lands Back On Earth
by Clara Thompson, The Chicago Times May 26, 2022 CAPE CANAVERAL – Boeing’s Starliner capsule returned from the International Space Station on Wednesday. Boeing completed it final test flight of the Starliner capsule which will hopefully be released for use by NASA to shuttle astronauts to the ISS. The capsule…
Western Allies To Sanction Putin On A Personal Level
By The Chicago Times Staff February 25, 2022 BRUSSELS – The United States, Great Britain, the European Union announced Friday they will sanction President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister for their roles in the Ukrainian invasion. According to the Biden administration, the U.S. government will levy individual sanction of…
U.S. Advises Families Of Ukraine Embassy Staff To Leave
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times January 23, 2022 WASHINGTON – The US Department of State has advised family members of US Embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the county as the threat of a Russian invasion increases. The State Department has also advised that non-essential embassy staff and…
Kazakhstan Arrests Ex-Intelligence Boss On Treason
By H. Haverstock, The Chicago Times January 8, 2022 NUR-SULTAN – The former intelligence chief of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov, has been arrested and charged with treason in efforts to quell a growing tide of protests. The National Security Committee made the announcement that Massimov, who was fired by President Kassym-Jomart…
Wisconsin: Chicago Woman Rescued After Falling Through Ice
By The Chicago Times Staff December 29, 2021 MANITOWOC, WI — A woman from Chicago was rescued on Monday after she fell through the ice on a lake in northern Wisconsin. The 31-year-old woman was chasing after her dogs, who had run out onto the ice on Pigeon Lake, just…
Disgraced Former Governor Of New York Not To Face Criminal Charges
By Clara Thompson and Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times December 29, 2021 WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah stated on Tuesday that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will not face criminal charges criminally following a “thorough” investigation into claims of inappropriate sexual behavior leveled against…
Woman Who Slapped Man On Flight Charged With Assault
By The Chicago Times Staff December 28, 2021 ATLANTA – Patricia “Patty Breton” Cornwall was charged with assault on Monday after a violent mid-flight altercation that went viral on social media. The scuffle that erupted on a Delta flight from Tampa, Florida to Atlanta last Thursday was recounted in a…
New York Times Ordered To Return Project Veritas Memos
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times December 28, 2021 NEW YORK – The New York Times was ordered to return documents belonging to activist group Project Veritas by the New York Supreme Court. On Friday, Justice Charles Wood of the New York Westchester County Supreme Court ordered the return…
Unabomber Transferred To Prison Medical Facility
By The Chicago Times Staff December 24, 2021 DENVER – The U.S. Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday that Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, 79, was moved to the Federal Medical Center Butner medical center in eastern North Carolina. Kaczynski, aka The Unabomber, is serving a life sentence without parole following his 1996…
Manchin Claims He Can’t Support Biden’s Democrat $2 Trillion Bill
By Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times December 19, 2021 WASHINGTON – Senator Joe Manchin told Fox News Sunday that he could not support Biden’s $2 trillion social and environment bill. According to Manchin “I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t. I’ve tried everything…
San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency
December 18, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO – In the face of increasing crime, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. According to the statement, Breed declared that under the emergency measure the city would be allowed to “. . . eliminate bureaucratic barriers,…
Cold Blooded: Tesla Employee Murders Coworker At End Of Shift
By Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times December 17, 2021 FREEMONT, CA — A Tesla employee allegedly shot a coworker in head in a stunning after work ambush. Anthony Solima, 29, was charged Thursday with murder and the special circumstance of lying in wait, as well as possession of an…
Damaged Navy Attack Submarine Arrives in San Diego
by The Chicago Times Staff December 15, 2021 SAN DIEGO – The Seawolf class attack submarine involved in an underwater accident in October completed a surface voyage from Guam to San Diego for repairs. According to a Tuesday report from the US Naval Institute News, the USS Connecticut arrived in…
Indiana Police Officer Saves Children From Retention Pond After High Speed Chase
by The Chicago Times Staff December 14, 2021 ST. JOHN, IN — A police officer in Indiana saved the lives of two small children when the car they were riding in drove into a retention pond on Sunday. Just outside St. John, Lake County Sheriff officers were conducting a traffic…
DeSantis To Deport Illegal Migrants Dumped By Federal Government
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times December 13, 2021 Tallahassee — Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced his intention to deport illegal migrants who were secretly flown into Florida from the southern border by the Biden administration. DeSantis included $8 million in the state budget last week to transport the…
FORMER NFL PLAYER GLENN FOSTER JR. DEAD
by The Chicago Times Staff December 9, 2021 Alabama – Former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr died in police custody on Monday. According to a New Orleans newspaper, after being arrested for allegedly speeding in Pickens County, Alabama, Foster was re-booked on felony charges for allegedly assaulting another detainee. A…
EX-U.S. MARINE’S PARENTS URGE FOR JAILED SON’S FREEDOM
by Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times December 6, 2021 WASHINGTON — The parents of Trevor Reed, a former United States Marine imprisoned in Russia, requested President Joe Biden on Monday to mention their son’s plight with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden and Putin are scheduled to meet via video…
Houston: Man Who Bought Lamborghini With Covid Relief Money Gets 9 Plus Years
by Harold W. Reid, The Chicago Times December 1, 2021 HOUSTON – Lee Price III, 30, was sentenced to more than nine years in prison after pleading guilty in a case in which prosecutors claimed he spent federal COVID-19 relief money on a Lamborghini Urus, a Rolex watch, and strippers.…
Prosecutors Ask Supreme Court To Overturn Cosby Conviction
by The Chicago Times Staff November 29, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors have asked the United States Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, claiming in a petition released Monday that the verdict was overturned due to a questionable agreement that the comedian claimed provided him with lifetime immunity.…
American Airlines Stowaway Found In Wheel-Bay
by The Chicago Times Staff November 28, 2021 MIAMI — On Saturday, a man hid inside the wheel-bay of an American Airlines flight 1182 from Guatemala to Miami. According to a spokesperson for US Customs and Border Protection, a 26-year-old man was apprehended after hiding in the airplane’s wheel-bay. “A…
NATO To Decide Counter Move As Russian Troops Mass Along Ukrainian Border
by Harold W. Reid and H. Haverstock, The Chicago Times November 27, 2021 WASHINGTON — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a stern warning to Russia on Friday that any attempt to invade Ukraine would be costly. Following large scale war games in western Russia this year, Ukraine claims Moscow has…
Santa Cruz County Mask Mandate To Include Private Homes
by The Chicago Times Staff November 23, 2021 SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz County has implemented a mask mandate that includes a controversial order that face coverings be warn in private homes regardless of vaccination status. Indoor masking is required not only in public places and enterprises, but also…
U.S. To Release 50 Million Barrels Of Oil From Strategic Reserve
by The Chicago Times Staff November 23, 2021 WASHINGTON – The Biden administration ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve on Tuesday in collaboration with India, the United Kingdom, and China. The Biden administration’s decision is directed at global energy markets facing increasing inflation…
Colorado: Teens Arrested In High School Shooting
by The Chicago Times Staff November 23, 2021 AURORA, CO — According to Aurora police, three teens were arrested in connection with the shooting of three students in a high school parking lot on Friday. According to police, one 16-year-old teen and two more 16-year-old males were arrested on Sunday. …
UN Report: Africa Has Highest Number Of Child Soldiers
by The Chicago Times Staff November 23, 2021 NEW YORK – According to a UN report, minors in West and Central Africa are the most likely to be recruited by armed organizations and they also have the highest number of victims of sexual abuse. In a report released Tuesday by…
WAUKESHA: DRIVER IN SUV KILLS 5, INJURING 40 AT CROWDED PARADE
by The Chicago Times Staff November 22, 2021 WAUKESHA, WI – A driver in a red SUV crashed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, killing 5 people and injuring up to 40. According to Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson a red SUV broke through police barriers and rammed into parade-goers,…
WAUKESHA: DRIVER IN SUV CRASHES INTO CROWDED PARADE
by The Chicago Times Staff November 21, 2021 WAUKESHA, WI – A driver in a red SUV crashed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, killing an unknown number of people and injuring up to 20. According to Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson a red SUV broke through police barriers and…
Air Force Pilot killed In Runway Accident
by The Chicago Times Staff November 20, 2021 DEL RIO, TX – The U.S. Air Force announced Friday that a pilot was killed and two others were injured in an accident at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas. According to the Air Force, two T-38C Talon training planes…
RITTENHOUSE NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
by The Chicago Times Staff November 19, 2021 KENOSHA, WI — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all counts after pleading self-defense in the tragic Kenosha, Wisconsin, killings that sparked a national debate over weapons, vigilantism, and racial injustice. If Rittenhouse, 18, was found guilty of the most serious accusation against…
FBI Whistleblower Exposes Garland’s Monitoring Of Parents
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times November 15, 2021 WASHINGTON – According to Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, an internal FBI email leaked by a whistleblower exposed that the counterterrorism unit is monitoring “threats” against school board members, despite Attorney General Merrick Garland’s denial. According to the…
Syphilis Cases Explode In Southwestern Indiana
by The Chicago Times Staff November 17, 2021 EVANSVILLE, IN — The Vanderburgh County Health Department is responding to an adult syphilis outbreak in the Evansville area, with assistance from the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH). Cases of syphilis have been reported to be on the rise in Daviess, Dubois,…
Family Killed In Gary Train Accident
by The Chicago Times Staff November 16, 2021 GARY, IN — A freight train struck a car in Gary, Indiana, killing a mother and her children on Tuesday morning. Around 7:20 a.m., a train collided with the car on Howard Street between Miller Avenue and 6th Place. According to Gary…
Lone Gunman Opens Fire In Gary Church
by The Chicago Times Staff November 13, 2021 GARY, IN — A lone gunman opened fire at a crowded funeral outside a church in Gary on Saturday afternoon, killing one and wounding another. According to Gary police, the shooting occurred around 2:19 p.m. at SS Monica and Luke Catholic Church,…
Creeping Fascism: Google Censors Climate Change Denial Ads
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times October 9, 2021 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – The continuing march of censorship on social media was propelled forward this week by Google’s decree that digital ads and creators promoting climate change denial on YouTube will be censored. In a statement, Google claimed the…
Panama Warns Biden Administration: 85,000 Haitian Migrants On Their Way To U.S.
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times September 30, 2021 PANAMA CITY — Nearly 30,000 Haitian migrants have already crossed the US-Mexico border in recent weeks, but Panama’s foreign minister says far more are on their way. In a new interview with Axios, Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes stated that more…
AMTRAK DERAILMENT: 3 FATAL CASUALTIES REPORTED
by The Chicago Times Staff September 25, 2021 HARVE, MT — According to the KXLY TV station, 3 passengers have been killed in an Amtrak train running between Seattle and Chicago that derailed Saturday in central Montana. The train derailed between the Havre and Shelby stops in Montana. Passengers’ reports…
Giant Sequoias Unmolested By Wildfires
by The Chicago Times Staff September 21, 2021 THREE RIVERS, CA — Despite a wildfire burning on the western side of California’s Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks, the ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest were unharmed Tuesday. The KNP Complex, which began as two lightning-sparked…
Wildfires Threaten California Giant Sequoia Groves
by The Chicago Times Staff September 18, 2021 THREE RIVERS, CA — Two lightning-sparked wildfires in California merged and raced to the edge of an ancient sequoia grove, temporarily driving away firefighters who were attempting to protect the world’s tallest tree by wrapping its base in protective foil. According to…
BIDEN DRONE STRIKE IN KABUL KILLED 10 CIVILIANS NOT ISIS TERRORIST
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times September 17, 2021 WASHINGTON — General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of US Central Command, stated on Friday that it is unlikely any ISIS-K members were killed in a Kabul drone strike on August 29, which resulted in multiple civilian casualties. “We now…
CLINTON LAWYER MICHAEL SUSSMANN INDICTED FOR LYING TO FBI
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times September 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury handed down an indictment against Democratic lawyer Michael Sussmann sought by Special Counsel John Durham, accusing him of lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation. Sussmann is accused of concealing his work for…
BIDEN TO MANDATE VACCINATIONS ON COMPANIES
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times September 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday that employers with more than 100 employees will be mandated to require coronavirus vaccinations or test employees on a weekly basis. The dictate will require all employers with more than 100…
4 TALIBAN PRISONERS EXCHANGED FOR BOWE BERGHDAHL NOW SENIOR MEMBERS OF TALIBAN GOVERNMENT
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times September 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — Four of the five Guantanamo detainees released by former President Barack Obama in exchange for former US Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdahl in 2014 now hold senior positions in the Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan. According to the Afghan…
BIDEN CHECKS WATCH DURING TRANSFER OF REMAINS OF SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
by J. B. Comstock, The Chicago Times August 30, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden was caught checking his watch during a solemn ceremony at Dover AFB honoring the 13 US troops killed in a terror attack near Kabul’s airport. As the flag-draped coffins were carried off the Air Force C-17…
BIDEN WALKS AWAY FROM CITIZENS LEFT IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER SAYING U.S. WOULD STAY
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times August 30, 2021 WASHINGTON — Under orders of President Biden, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announced Monday evening that the last of the United States troops stationed at Kabul International Airport had left, completing the military’s drawdown in the country, despite…
HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL RETURNS TO REMOTE LEARNING AFTER TWO STUDENTS WERE MURDERED FRIDAY
by The Chicago Times Staff August 29, 2021 HAMMOND, IN — After two students were shot on Friday, high school and middle school students in Hammond will attend class remotely on Monday. “As we prepare for the start of the week, we want to assure families that School City of…
BIDEN SURRENDERS TO TALIBAN DEMANDS – THOUSANDS COULD BE LEFT BEHIND
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times August 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden surrendered to Taliban dictates Tuesday by ordering all US military personnel to leave Afghanistan by August 31. Biden believes the challenges of evacuating American citizens and Afghan allies can still be achieved, but only…
FATHER SHOT IN HEAD WHILE DRIVING WITH HIS CHILDREN
by The Chicago Times Staff August 21, 2021 HOUSTON – Two children take control of vehicle after seeing their father fatally shot while driving in Houston Friday night. According to the Houston police, an unidentified man was driving eastbound on I-10 when two boys, aged 7 and 10, heard what…
CUOMO OUT: HARRIS-BIDEN PURGES FIRST RIVAL FOR 2024
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times August 10, 2021 ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, a year after he was widely praised nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic’s darkest days. This removes Cuomo as…
NASA: MARTIANS WANTED, APPLY INSIDE
by The Chicago Times Staff August 6, 2021 HOUSTON — NASA began accepting applications for four people to live in Mars Dune Alpha for a year on Friday, in preparation for eventually sending astronauts to Mars. This is a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat created with a 3D printer and housed inside…
NEARLY 1,000 UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT KIDS FOUND ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER IN A SINGLE DAY WITH NO END IN SIGHT
by The Chicago Times Staff August 5, 2021 TEXAS – Nearly 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children were apprehended in a single day this week, as the numbers of migrants coming to the southern border continue to surge with no sign of slowing down despite the heat of the summer months. The…
SEN. CRAMER WANTS MANDATE VACCINE PASSPORT STATES TO ALSO MANDATE VOTER ID
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times August 3, 2021 WASHINGTON — Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, will introduce legislation that would require states mandating vaccine passports, or cards proving vaccination, to also require voter identification. The proposed legislation comes after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (aka Warren Wilhelm…
NO MASK MANDATE FOR LADY PELOSI, SETS HER OWN RULES
by, Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times July 30, 2021 WASHINGTON – Democrat House Speaker “Lady” Nancy Pelosi, brazenly removed her mask to pose for a photo with Texas’s newest congressman, appearing to violate Capitol Police’s mask policy. The day after Capitol Police were directed to arrest staffers and visitors…
MISSILE GAP? PENTAGON TAKES NOTE OF CHINA BUILDUP OF NUKES
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times July 27, 2021 WASHINTON – According to a recent American Federation of Scientists’ report, Beijing is building 110 more missile silos causing many in the Pentagon to worry about China’s nuclear buildup. According to the AFS report, satellite images show China constructing a…
135 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AT RIO GRANDE VALLEY BORDER
by The Chicago Times Staff July 20, 2021 RIO GRANDE VALLEY — In the first two weeks of July, 135 detainees at the Rio Grande Valley crossing point tested positive for COVID-19, according to Customs and Border Protection. The cases in the Rio Grande Valley sector detention facilities now account…
FBI AGENT WHO TESTIFIED IN WHITMER KIDNAPPING ATTEMPT CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
by The Chicago Times Staff July 19, 2021 DETROIT — On Monday, a special agent with the FBI who was involved in the operation that resulted in the arrest of a group of men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was criminally charged in connection with a…
NEVADA WOMAN PULLS 13 TEETH FROM DENTIST PATIENT
by The Chicago Times Staff July 19, 2021 Washoe County, NV — According to Washoe County police, a Nevada woman broke into a dentist’s office, stole money, and pulled 13 teeth from an unconscious patient on two separate occasions. Deputies say Laurel Eich, who is not a dentist, broke into…
BIDEN “DECIDES”: U.S. WON’T SEND TROOPS TO HAITI
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times July 15, 2021 WASHINGTON — Following the death of Haiti’s president last week, President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the US will beef up security at its embassy in the country, but there is not a whisper’s chance of sending American soldiers…
WISCONSIN GAS STATION GUNMAN SUICIDE
by The Chicago Times Staff July 15, 2021 CALEDONIA, WI — Authorities said Thursday that a Wisconsin gunman who killed a 22-year-old man while pumping gas shot himself in the head after exchanging gunfire with an undercover sheriff’s investigator. According to the state Department of Justice, John McCarthy, 32, of…
CALIFORNIA: LARRY ELDER ENTERS CALIFORNIA’S RECALL ELECTION
by The Chicago Times Staff July 14, 2021 LOS ANGELES — Larry Elder, a conservative talk show host, has announced his intention to run for governor of California in the September recall election. Elder announced his candidacy on Monday in a press release and video. “I am running for governor…
MICHIGAN: 160 BOWLING BALLS FOUND UNDER BACK STAIRS
by The Chicago Times Staff July 14, 2021 MUSKEGON, MI — A Michigan man demolished his home’s back landing and discovered 160 bowling balls underneath the stairs. David Olson said he noticed a spherical object in the sand behind some cinder blocks while dismantling the stairs behind his Muskegon home…
TERRORIST STATE IRAN PLOTTED TO KIDNAP NYC JOURNALIST
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times July 14, 2021 WASHINGTON — According to federal prosecutors, Iranian intelligence operatives planned to kidnap an Iranian-born American author and journalist who is critical of the Tehran regime in New York City for “rendition” to Iran. Masih Alinejad, a journalist and outspoken women’s…
BIDEN TO DECIDE ON SENDING US TROOPS TO HAITI
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times July 13, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering sending US forces to Haiti after the country’s crisis-plagued government requested assistance following President Jovenel Moise’s assassination. The possibility of sending US forces to the country is still a whisper away from decision…
INDIANA POLICE OFFICER MURDERED OUTSIDE FEDERAL BUILDING
by The Chicago Times Staff July 7, 2021 TERRE HAUTE, IN — A police officer in western Indiana was shot and killed near a federal building on Wednesday, just hours after a Chicago officer and two federal agents were shot while working undercover. Terre Haute Police Department Sgt. Ryan Adamson…
PENNSYLVANIA MAN CHARGED WITH 41 FELONIES AFTER 3-WEEK CRIME SPREE
by The Chicago Times Staff July 7, 2021 DELAWARE — Authorities in Delaware have charged a Pennsylvania man with murder after he was apprehended last month after a 3-week crime spree that prosecutors believe is simply the “tip of the iceberg.” Keith Gibson, 39, was charged with 41 felonies on…
13-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES AFTER SECOND COVID-19 VACCINE SHOT
by The Chicago Times Staff July 6, 2021 ZILWAUKEE, MI — The CDC is looking into why a 13-year-old Michigan boy died in his sleep after receiving his second COVID-19 vaccine dose. Jacob Clynick is described by health officials as a healthy boy who has no underlying medical conditions. On…
GEORGIA GOLF COURSE SLAYINGS: TWO VICTIMS – MANHUNT OF SUSPECT BEGINS
by The Chicago Times Staff July 5, 2021 ATLANTA, GA — Two more victims were discovered in the back of a pickup truck allegedly driven by the man who shot a pro golfer in Pinetree Country Club, in Atlanta’s Cobb County, on Saturday afternoon, prompting a manhunt in Georgia for…
ATLANTA WOMAN SURPRISED BY AFRICAN SERVAL ON BED
by The Chicago Times Staff July 2, 2021 ATLANTA – Georgia authorities are trying to locate an African serval a woman was awoken by the cat when it jumped on her bed. Kristine Frank was asleep at her home in the Historic Bookhaven neighborhood of Atlanta Wednesday when she was…
FREEDOM OF SPEECH WINS: SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CHEERLEADER’S PROFANITY POST
by The Chicago Times Staff July 1, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of a Pennsylvania cheerleader that was wrongfully suspended by a public school for a vulgar social media post. In an 8-1 vote in favor of Brandi Levy, who was 14-years old when she…
STREET THUGS ASSAULT POSTAL WORKER IN BROOKLYN
by The Chicago Times Staff June 30, 2021 BROOKLYN, NY – Street thugs assault US Postal worker in Brooklyn in broad daylight. The 57-year-old mailman was on duty pushing his cart though his route in Greenpoint Monday when two thugs on bikes attempted to block his path as he crossed…
RAPE CONVICTION OVERTURNED: BILL COSBY FREED FROM PRISON
by The Chicago Times Staff June 30, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released ordered his release from prison this Wednesday. The ruling was based on the prosecutions failure to uphold an agreement made with the previous prosecutor not to charge Cosby.…
NOAA DESIGNATES NEW NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY IN WISCONSIN’S LAKE MICHIGAN
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration June 22, 2021 Today NOAA announced the designation of a 962-square-mile area of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan as a national marine sanctuary. Such sanctuaries are protected waters that include important habitats and, in cases like this one, archeological sites. “Preserving this region furthers the Biden-Harris Administration’s…
PENTAGON UFO SIGHTING REPORT LEAVES QUESTIONS
by The Chicago Times Staff June 26, 2021 WASHINGTON – Department of Defense report on UFO sightings has left many wondering how many sightings went unreported or occurred before the Pentagon began tracking data. According to Pentagon insiders only 1 of 144 sightings analyzed over the past 8 months have…
TRUMP JUDGES BLOCK BIDEN POLICIES
by The Chicago Times Staff June 26, 2021 WASHINGTON — In the early months of the new administration, judges chosen by former President Trump have hampered President Biden’s initiatives on numerous fronts. There are still many court cases pending against past Biden programs — and the president’s judgments could be…
A-1 JOB: COW SAVED BY SONGWRITER DIANE WARREN
by The Chicago Times Staff June 24, 2021 LOS ANGELES — After a herd escaped from a Southern California slaughterhouse and stampeded through a neighborhood, songwriter Diane Warren stepped in to save the life of a cow that had avoided capture for more than a day. According to Warren and…
PURGE BEGINS: RUDY GIULIANI SUSPENDED FROM PRACTICING LAW
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times June 24, 2021 NEW YORK — The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court concluded Thursday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be temporarily barred from practicing law after a finding that he made false statements to courts…
O. J. SETTLEMENT WILL GO TO GOLDMAN FAMILY
by The Chicago Times Staff June 15, 2021 LAS VEGAS — According to local publications quoting court records, a settlement struck between O.J. Simpson and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas must go to the family of Ron Goldman, the man who was murdered together with Simpson’s ex-wife in Los Angeles…
PILFERED US MILITARY GUNS MAKE THEIR WAY TO LOCAL CRIMINALS
by The Chicago Times Staff June 15, 2021 WASHINGTON — An Associated Press investigation found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes in the first public accounting of its kind in decades. Pistols, machine guns, shotguns, and…
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