Huawei Technologies founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei has whipped up a storm on Chinese social media after he was seen with disgraced Chinese classical pianist Li Yundi, when they visited the telecommunications equipment giant’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan over the weekend. Ren, 79, accompanied Li on a tour of the European-themed campus – […]
A woman who was abused by paedophile glam rock star Gary Glitter has been awarded £508,800 in damages from the disgraced musician. A judge ruled the ‘I’m the leader of the gang (I am)’ singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, must pay one of his victims the substantial sum following his 2015 conviction for […]
Disgraced ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is set to be questioned under oath on Wednesday about her role in the Horizon scandal which unfolded under her watch. Ms Vennells, who was chief executive at the company from 2012 to 2019, will give evidence over the course of three days at the Horizon IT inquiry. The […]
George Santos says he’s going to make Cameo videos as his drag persona, Kitara Ravache. Santos previously denied having been a drag queen despite evidence of him dressed in drag. After being expelled from Congress, Santos has used Cameo to earn money. The disgraced former congressman George Santos announced on Monday that he was bringing […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn’t had much success running for office. He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020 as a third party candidate. He lost badly both times but is on the ballot again in 2024, this time as a Democrat seeking the […]
State Rep. Jack Daniels gets sworn in to represent the 32nd House District. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) After a section of the Akron-Canton area hasn’t had representation in the Ohio Statehouse for months due to former Republican lawmaker Bob Young being arrested thrice and convicted of domestic violence, business owner Jack Daniels has been […]
MSNBC Michael Avenatti, the lawyer convicted of stealing from former client Stormy Daniels, gave his first prison interview Tuesday about Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York. The case centers around alleged payments from Trump to Daniels to keep her quiet about their affair—and the alleged falsification of business records to cover up those payments […]
Disgraced former 7th Circuit Judge Scott DuPont, whom the state Supreme Court unanimously removed from the bench in 2018, is running for a circuit judge seat. The Florida Supreme Court removed DuPont, stating that he was unfit in 2018 to serve on the bench and citing egregious campaign violations as well as judicial canon violations. […]
Mar. 25—Disgraced former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on several state felony charges, a little over a year after he was found guilty of federal charges in a $61 million bribery scheme. According to a release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the new charges, filed Monday in Cuyahoga County, include: — […]
Disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos Thursday made a surprise return to Congress for the State of the Union address. The ousted Long Island Republican lawmaker was spotted on the floor of the House of Representatives chatting with far right-wing ally Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) before President Biden was expected to deliver the much-awaited annual speech. “I […]
Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021, ahead of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. via Associated Press WASHINGTON ― In an alternate universe somewhere, Donald Trump, fresh off his coup attempt that sought to end the 237-year-old republic, is disgraced and gone from politics forever, banished by his own party for […]
Feb. 14—Historic buildings of Spokane have lost one of their greatest advocates. Architect and developer Richard Ronald “Ron” Wells, who championed dozens of projects that reshaped, preserved and enhanced the character of Spokane’s downtown before bizarre legal troubles derailed his reputation, died Sunday evening. He was 75. Bill Main, 71, the owner of Re/Max of […]