On Monday, Washington will become the third state in the nation to allow punishment for “stealthing,” the act of removing or tampering with a sexually protective device before or during intercourse without a partner’s consent. While California and Maine also have laws against the practice, Washington’s law is more expansive. It adds dental dams, spermicides, […]
US Dollar vs Japanese Yen Weekly Technical Analysis The US dollar initially pulled back just a bit against the Japanese yen, but then since has broken above the 160 yen level. The 160 yen level of course is a large round psychologically significant figure and an area that I think a lot of people are […]
An Abington couple who allegedly disciplined children by forcing them to perform Army planks and drink hot sauce are facing more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges. The father of the victims contacted Abington Township police on April 30 alleging his children, ages 11 and 9, were abused during a weekend visit with their mother, Aubrey […]
Billionaire businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said Brexit hasn’t worked and that voters will turn to Labour as a result. The Manchester United co-owner and Ineos founder was a vocal supporter of the UK leaving the EU but has criticised the government’s delivery of Brexit, saying it has ultimately failed to address immigration. Ratcliffe, who […]
Some lawmakers and conservative groups are promoting legislation that would allow North Carolina parents to seek penalties against public schools for having books that the parents consider to be obscene. Legislation will soon be introduced to remove exemptions that public schools have from the state’s obscenity laws, according to Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the […]
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prosecutors asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump‘s criminal hush money trial on Tuesday to fine the former U.S. president $10,000 for violating a gag order that prevents him from criticizing witnesses and others involved in the case. As Trump watched from the defense table, […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday weighs the constitutionality of municipal ordinances that punish homeless people for camping on public property when they have nowhere else to go. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will review an appeals court ruling that said several ordinances enacted by the small city of Grants Pass, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war looms. Several measures introduced and passed in the House and Senate seek to both publicly condemn Iran and punish the Islamic […]
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office wants the judge overseeing the first trial against a former American president to start it off with a lunging attack, asking the court to personally sanction Donald Trump for his verbal onslaught against witnesses in the case. Shortly after noon, assistant district attorney Christopher Conroy formally asked the judge to […]
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel fumed at the referee’s explanation for allowing Arsenal to escape punishment for a “kid’s mistake” during an exhilarating Champions League quarter-final first leg. Bayern felt they were denied a clear penalty in the 66th minute of the breathless 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium after Gunners defender Gabriel inexplicably picked up […]
Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City side to hurt and punish Real Madrid as they clash again in the Champions League. The holders take on the competition’s record 14-time winners in the first leg of their quarter-final at the Bernabeu on Tuesday. It is the third successive season the two clubs have met in […]
The Nicolás Maduro regime is about to approve a new law that would provide its security forces more tools to quash dissension inside Venezuela by turning protesting into a criminal act that could be punished with a stiff prison sentence. The bill, known in Venezuela as the law against fascism, could be used against anyone […]