Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to increase penalties for people found guilty of stunt driving, street takeovers and attempting to flee law enforcement. The bill targets irresponsible behavior associated with reckless driving. The practice, referred to as hooning, often involves drifting, donuts and wheelies in public spaces, with some occupants in unsafe areas in the vehicle […]
Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student loan debt as “vile” and suggested that the program will be “rebuked” if he is elected. The Biden administration has canceled loan balances for nearly 4.8 million people by relying on a mix of existing programs and new policies after the Supreme Court struck down […]
Approximately one million people every year flock to the town of Matera in southern Italy. It’s believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to its iconic cave dwellings dating back thousands of years. The delicate buildings aren’t immune to […]
As the Republican Party’s broader offensive against the Justice Department and federal law enforcement intensifies, Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote a Washington Post op-ed this week, calling on some partisan restraint. “Disagreements about politics are good for our democracy. They are normal,” the nation’s chief law enforcement official wrote. “But using conspiracy theories, falsehoods, violence […]
(Bloomberg) — A sweeping regulatory change that’s set to rewire the way US Treasury trades clear will likely stunt advancements in sovereign bond electronic trading strategies, according to Barclays Plc. Most Read from Bloomberg The Securities and Exchange Commission’s overhaul is intended to strengthen the resilience of the $26 trillion US Treasuries market after a […]
A popular YouTuber faces federal charges after a video showed two women shooting fireworks out of a helicopter at a Lamborghini in a social media stunt. Suk Min Choi, who goes by the name Alex Choi on social media, was charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft. The […]
Jun. 4—WASHINGTON, Dc. — Today, Congressman Pfluger issued the following statement after President Biden issued his election-year immigration Executive Order: Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): “The American people are smart enough to understand that pretending to secure the border five months before an election does not make up for President Biden’s years of lawlessness that invited […]
Authorities in France suspect Russia may be responsible for the appearance of five coffins at the Eiffel Tower over the weekend that were covered with French flags bearing the words: “French soldiers in Ukraine.” The plaster-filled caskets were discovered at the foot of the Paris landmark on Saturday morning, with three men arrested in connection […]
Startling video (via The Daily Mail) shows the moment two pilots ejected from their fighter jet, leaving one dead and another fighting for his life in the hospital. Bangladesh Air Force pilot Asim Jawad and his co-pilot, Sohan Hasan Khan, were forced to bail out after a series of daredevil aerial stunts went horribly awry […]
Vladimir Putin cut out the heart of a deer on a hunt with Silvio Berlusconi and served it to him on a tray, making the late Italian prime minister vomit, a former Berlusconi colleague said. The stunt bared the Russian president’s “violent nature,” the colleague said he was told by Berlusconi. Fabrizio Cicchitto, an ex-senator […]
Apr. 24—High profile officials from the Dayton area traveled to the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday to back a bill that would penalize hooning and stunt driving. Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims, Jr., Dayton Police Chief Kamran Azfal, and former Trotwood mayor Mary McDonald each urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to address hooning, which has been a […]
Donald Trump’s latest courthouse antic drew ire on social media. The former president on Thursday left the Manhattan criminal court hosting his hush money trial with a stack of papers in his hands. The presumptive GOP nominee claimed they were “stories from legal experts saying how this is not a case.” “The case is ridiculous,” […]