Category: World

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct darknet drug market previously known as Silk Road, thanked President Donald Trump for setting him free and hinted at what he has planned for his future in a video posted on social media.  Ulbricht, who was known online by his darknet moniker, “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was arrested in…

An order barring commuted Jan. 6 defendants from entering Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Capitol could raise constitutional challenges, one legal expert says.  In a filing Friday, Judge Amit P. Mehta specified the order applied to “Defendants Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallejo, David Moerchel, and Joseph Hacket,” whose…

Idaho lawmakers are moving to bolster their newly restored firing squad as the state’s primary means of execution with eight current death row inmates and the capital murder trial of student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger approaching. “I, along with many others, believe the firing squad is more certain, has less appellate issues, and is more…

Radio host Charlamagne tha God and comedian Andrew Schulz debated how the Democratic Party would react if President Donald Trump proved them wrong by doing “a great job” during his second term in office. On Friday’s “Brilliant Idiots” podcast, Charlamagne asked his co-host Andrew Schulz, and his anti-Trump friend and podcaster, Chris Morrow, what the…

As President Donald Trump settles into his second term in the White House, his love of burgers is well-known. In Texas, a Trump-themed restaurant inspired by the president’s penchant for burgers opened on Election Day. And a post-election photo of Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enjoying a…

Some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive branch nominees are set to appear before Congressional committees next week. The commander-in-chief promises that they will shake up their respective departments if they are approved by the Senate.  Kashyap “Kash” Patel has been nominated to be the FBI’s next director and will appear before the Senate Judiciary…

Nikola Jokić is well on his way to winning his fourth MVP in five seasons, and performances like Thursday night’s are why that’s the case. The Serbian superstar put up perhaps his most impressive game ever, and one of the best in NBA history, en route to his Denver Nuggets‘ 132-123 win over the Sacramento…

Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins wants offensive linemen to start getting some recognition.  While the offensive linemen are named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro teams, there currently is not an offensive lineman of the year award or anything of that ilk. “Offensive linemen don’t have awards for being great. There’s not a…

On Friday, January 24, President Donald Trump was expected to arrive in Los Angeles to see for himself the devastation caused by the recent wildfires, even as new, menacing fires broke out in Los Angeles County and elsewhere in southern California.  But it’s not just the fires that are out of control. So too is…

President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he has terminated the security detail provided to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the taxpayer’s expense. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) requested security for Fauci in 2020 to protect him from threats he received as the top health official and public spokesperson during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump earlier…