[ad_1] CNN — The Los Angeles Dodgers have officially cut ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, the team announced Friday. The former Cy Young award winner was previously suspended by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, but was reinstated last month …
Read More »Ukraine: Kyiv dismisses Putin’s call for ceasefire as ‘hypocrisy’
[ad_1] CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, according to a Kremlin statement Thursday. But the proposal was swiftly dismissed as “hypocrisy” by Ukrainian officials. Putin’s …
Read More »Trump accused in lawsuit of causing wrongful death of Officer Brian Sicknick in US Capitol attack
[ad_1] CNN — The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in egging it on. The civil lawsuit, …
Read More »McCarthy takes desperation for speakership to new level
[ad_1] CNN — Kevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker, he’s ready to gut his own power just to get the job. The California Republican unveiled major concessions on Wednesday evening after he was stung by right-wing radicals who blocked his bid for power in six humiliating votes – …
Read More »Gregg Berhalter: US Soccer announces investigation into men’s head coach as he releases statement on 1991 domestic violence incident
[ad_1] CNN — US Soccer has launched an investigation into men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter, the organization announced Tuesday, as the coach released a statement addressing a previous domestic violence incident between himself and his-now wife. While US Soccer did not provide details of the incident, Berhalter issued …
Read More »Bill Cosby sued for sexual battery under new New York lookback law, following similar lawsuit from 5 accusers
[ad_1] CNN — A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by sitcom star and comedian Bill Cosby is suing him for sexual battery after five other women sued him in early December, according to a lawsuit filed last Friday. The suit, filed in New York’s Supreme Court, alleges plaintiff …
Read More »‘This made us all unemployable’: Trump White House aides respond to January 6 in angry text exchange
[ad_1] CNN — A text exchange between Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff Julie Radford and White House aide Hope Hicks reveals their anger over then-President Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, hurting them professionally, according to newly released documents collected by the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill …
Read More »January 6 transcripts: Highlights from the latest release
[ad_1] CNN — The House January 6 committee on Sunday released another wave of witness interview transcripts. The new release is part of a steady stream of transcript drops from the House select committee in recent days, complementing the release of its sweeping 845-page report. The latest transcript drop comes …
Read More »How Josh Shapiro rode his record as Pennsylvania attorney general to the governor’s mansion
[ad_1] CNN — Josh Shapiro had a massive spending advantage and a weak Republican opponent, but the incoming Pennsylvania governor thinks Democrats should still take note of how he made voters see his fight-for-the-little-guy speeches as more than just talk – and racked up the party’s biggest margin in any …
Read More »Kinzinger: I ‘fear for the future of this country’ if Trump isn’t charged over Jan. 6
[ad_1] CNN — Outgoing Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday he fears for the future of the country if former President Donald Trump isn’t charged with a crime related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, though he believes the Justice Department will “do the right thing.” …
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