'Dangerous and disgraceful': Michigan Republican busted for 'racist statements'

Rep. Angela Rigas, chair of the Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government, released a scathing statement Wednesday evening blasting Attorney General Dana Nessel over continued delays in producing requested documents related to the Flint water criminal prosecutions. Nessel’s office delivered numerous documents to Rigas’s office on Wednesday,...

Sacramento residents and Social Security recipients nationwide can expect changes to their payments this May. Nearly 74 million Americans will receive benefits electronically, with payment dates based on birth dates. For those born between the 1st and 10th, payments will arrive on May 14. Beneficiaries born from the 11th to 20th will see payments on May 21, while those born after the 20th will be paid on May 28.

A white man who hurled racial slurs at Black patrons of a Mississippi bar was hospitalized after being severely beaten, and local authorities say they're investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. Memphis, Tennessee Fox affiliate WHBQ reported that a Tippah County, Mississippi man, who was apparently heavily intoxicated,...

Early Thursday morning, May 22 on X, formerly Twitter, First Lady Melania Trump announced that she was using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for her audiobook. Trump tweeted, "A NEW ERA IN PUBLISHING I am honored to bring you Melania – The AI Audiobook – narrated entirely using artificial intelligence in my own voice. Let the future of publishing begin."

CENTRAL CITY — Pastor Jennifer Banks and other leaders of Abundant Life Church were not sure what to expect when the mayor of this Western Kentucky town called a meeting to talk about their plans for helping people who are experiencing homelessness. They had briefed the mayor and a...

House Democratic Leadership has strongly condemned interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba's decision to charge Rep. LaMonica Mclver (D-N.J.), calling it "an attack on the American people." The Justice Department announced on Monday that it has filed charges against McIver, accusing her of assaulting law...

After a spate of tornadoes ravaged the Midwest and caused billions of dollars in damage, many state governments are stll clamoring for President Donald Trump's administration to send federal disaster aid. This apparently includes Missouri, and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is drawing attention to the fact that his ruby-red state is still waiting for federal help.

Spring is in the air … robins are bouncing around the backyard, yanking up worms, flowers sporting all colors of the rainbow are stretching hard for the sky, and former Vice President Mike Pence is tiptoeing onto the Sunday morning news shows and delicately trying to detach himself from America’s angry, orange 300-lb cyst.

Donovan Elliot, 61, admitted to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin, with sentencing scheduled for September in New Jersey. A Queens Village, New York, man pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to drug trafficking charges involving multiple kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced heroin, federal prosecutors announced.

A new warning from Brazilian pulp exporter Suzano SA has raised concerns about the potential for toilet paper shortages and price hikes in the United States. While store shelves currently remain well stocked, the company reports that ongoing supply chain disruptions and new U.S. tariffs are already affecting shipments.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – A growing trend of stolen vehicles near Monterey Circle and Mosley Avenue led Alameda police to uncover a far-reaching identity theft scheme last month, resulting in the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of stolen items, fraudulent documents, and a firearm, police stated.

Like Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, Robert De Niro and Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen was among the celebrities who endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign and was disappointed when she narrowly lost to now-President Donald Trump. The Boss isn't shy about attacking Trump during his concerts, and Trump is angrily...

In fewer than 100 days, the Trump administration has promoted drilling, mining and development of public lands while undercutting the science, scientists and laws that protect the environmental fabric of the West, conservationists say. The president maintains he is pursuing his agenda in the name of national security and a better life for Americans.

If you blinked or slept, you likely missed it. But perceptive and confused Marietta and Cobb County residents reported feeling a small earthquake today around around 9:05 am. The quake was confirmed by the US Geological Society as a magnitude 4.1 quake centered 12 miles SE of Greenback, TN. Quake reports available as of 9:40 am on the USGS website showed reports being filed from throughout North Georgia, including the Cobb County area. Residents who felt the quake can file a report with the USGS using the "Felt Report" site.

STORM PREDICTION CETNER FORECASTS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS & EXTREME NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. METRO AREAS INCLUDE Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...

FRESNO, Calif. — A chaotic brawl in southwest Fresno took a horrifying turn earlier this month when a woman allegedly shouted for a teenager to “shoot the girls,” leading to gunfire that injured three females, police stated.

Public education and First Amendment advocates on Thursday celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to allow the nation's first religious public charter school in Oklahoma—even though the outcome of this case doesn't rule out the possibility of another attempt to establish such an institution. "Requiring states to allow religious...

For Rae Vermeal, the experience of one Pima County senior illustrates the complexity of the housing struggle for older people in the region. The woman owns her home and gets $967 through Social Security.

An analysis by the National Alliance to End Homelessness shows that as many as 9 million people could become homeless if the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ends rental assistance.

DELANO, Calif. — A deadly altercation inside Kern Valley State Prison in Delano has prompted a homicide investigation, officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Wednesday.

Santa Clara, CA – A stolen high-end e-bike worth $7,000 has been successfully recovered in Santa Clara, thanks to sharp police work and the Bay Area-wide TRAK alert system, police announced.

President Donald Trump's administration may soon be caught off-guard by a burgeoning organic grassroots movement, according to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. During the Monday episode of her show, the primetime cable news host began by remarking on the wave of protests that swept Serbia after a train station's collapse killed 15 people last fall. She noted that Serbia has a "Trumpian" president who awarded the contract for the poorly built train station to a political benefactor, and used that as a pivot point to argue that all authoritarian leaders around the world are inherently corrupt. And she observed that in March, Donald Trump Jr. visited Serbia's embattled president as the Trump family seeks to build a $500 million luxury hotel development in the capital city of Belgrade.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Everyone keeps asking the same thing: When will the housing market crash? According to Dave Ramsey, it won’t. At least not in 2025.

Mexican Cartel drones were detected crossing the border into Texas 1,216 times between April 2024 and April 2025 by sensors installed by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Even more alarming, DPS Texas Rangers Captain Troy Wilson told a US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the drone-detection network Texas has in place covers just 14% of its 1,254-mile border with Mexico. So the actual number of cartel drone incursions is likely much higher than they know.

One new book is delving into how church-sponsored summer camps across the United States can end up causing "harm" to kids in the cause of converting them into true believers. Religion News Service (RNS) recently interviewed author Cara Meredith, who wrote the book "Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation." Meredith described her Christian upbringing — which included annual week-long stays at Christian summer camps — as both happy and positive but also riddled with trauma when reliving old memories. Meredith went from attending summer camps to working at them seasonally, to being invited to address young campers as a guest speaker.

SHENANDOAH – A day after the ailing pharmacy chain filed for a second bankruptcy, Rite... The post Local Rite Aid stores listed for sale following bankruptcy filing first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel .

MAGA America is about to catch the worst of what President Donald Trump’s tariff are bringing, and Trump knew all along his tariffs would bring it, says The New Republic’s ‘Daily Blast’ podcast host Greg Sargent and Groundwork Collaborative Executive Director Lindsay Owens. Retail giant Walmart...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court came to a 4-4 tie on a case brought by Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters to allow taxpayer dollars to subsidize a Catholic charter school. ABC News reported that the stalemate — in which Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the Court's three...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared to downplay the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs while speaking at an event organized by Axios on Wednesday. During his talk, Lutnick said, "You go to the store now, you feeling the pain of tariffs? No, because there is no pain." "Do any of...

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Finding a good job after 50 can feel like running a race where the rules changed overnight. Experience, loyalty, and wisdom used to be assets. Now, they’re seen as potential liabilities before the interview even starts.