Cruz grills Biden judicial nominee over statement calling Kavanaugh 'intellectually and morally bankrupt'

Sen. ted-cruz” target=”_blank”>Ted Cruz< judicial nominee over a past statement that called judiciaryjudiciaryJustice Brett Kavanaugh “intellectually and morally bankrupt.” Cruz went after Jennifer Sung, Biden’s nominee for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, for her signature on the open letter from Yale Law students and alumni denouncing the then-Supreme Court nominee. The letter…

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NYPD, FBI arrest infamous Colombo crime family bosses and associates: sources

The boss and underboss of new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< The Colombo family’s administration and captains used extortion and threats to control the ranks of a Queens, N.Y. labor union, the indictment states. As such, the Colombo crime family’s extortion efforts allegedly caused the labor union to make decisions that benefited the family.  At least two…

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New York City Rikers Island inmate tries to hang himself during politician tour of ‘hellish’ facility

A new-york-city” target=”_blank”>Rikers Island< in front of an Assembly member and a us-regions Monday during a chaotic tour of the out-of-control crime. Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D-Queens), who visited Rikers Island Monday morning alongside more than a dozen state and local elected officials, was inside the punitive segregation unit at the packed Otis Bantum Correctional Center…

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Oldest US veteran of WWII celebrates his 112th birthday

A us-regions man who is the oldest living world-war-two” target=”_blank”>World War II< in the United States has marked his 112th birthday. Lawrence Brooks celebrated Sunday with a drive-by party at his New Orleans home hosted by the National World War II Museum, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. He also received greetings from Louisiana Gov….

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New York City subway escalator attack victim speaks out about injuries: ‘clawed by a tiger’

The new-york-city” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>New York City<, the victim said the attack happened after the suspect pushed his way past her while going up the escalator.  “I said, ‘Say excuse me.’ Just those three words,” the victim told the newspaper. “And then I looked the other way. He aggressively responded, ‘I did say excuse me.’” …

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Towson University shooting decried by police union claiming officers told to ‘stand down'

The union representing us-regions crime sounded off about the suspension of a cop it says was ordered to “stand down” as a gathering of hundreds of revelers partied on campus – before a shooting erupted during the outdoor festivities, injuring three people.  The unidentified, veteran officer was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation…

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