According to the office of the state’s attorney general, West Virginia has asked the Supreme Court to take “emergency action” so that the state can enforce its law that prohibits transgender women from competing on female school sports teams. The law in question prohibits transgender women from wearing the uniform of the same gender in which they identify. The enforcement of a law was halted by a divided federal appeals court earlier this month while the panel considers a comprehensive challenge to the law. The application to lift the injunction was submitted to the Supreme Court on Thursday, according to…
Author: Sam Houston
At least two people have died because of the storms that are still hitting California, and officials say that nearly 10,000 people have been told to leave their homes as severe flooding threatens several coastal counties. The strong storms have brought a lot of rain to the central and northern parts of the state, which caused the Weather Prediction Center to issue a Level 4 of 4 warning about the area getting too much rain. The state of emergency declaration that Gov. Gavin Newsom asked for Thursday night has been approved by President Joe Biden. This means that money can…
On Thursday, in response to a question posed at a town hall meeting by a transgender student from Virginia, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin asked for gender-neutral restrooms to be installed in public schools. “Look at me. “I am a transgender man,” Niko, a 17-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, declared during a CNN town hall event. Niko is a transgender man. “Do you really think that the girls at my high school would feel comfortable sharing a restroom with me?” “Do you really think that they would feel comfortable sharing a restroom with me?” On Thursday, Youngkin, who last year in the…
Five more people were arrested by Mexican police on Friday in connection with the kidnapping of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico. The bodies of the two Americans who were killed were returned to US diplomats, and questions about last week’s violent kidnapping are still being asked. The Attorney General of Tamaulipas, Irving Barrios Mojica, said on Friday that a total of six people have been arrested, one of whom was caught on Tuesday. “The Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office (#FGJT) performed an arrest warrant against 5 people linked to the events of March 3 in Matamoros, for the crimes of aggravated…
Police said a truck driver from Texas who had been following the woman and listening to her podcast carried out a home invasion early on Friday morning in the state of Washington and killed the podcast host and her husband. The suspect, who has been identified as Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, 38, is believed to have entered the couple’s home in Redmond, which is located around 15 miles northeast of Seattle, through a window at approximately 2:00 a.m. on the day of the shooting. The woman’s mother managed to flee the house and go to the home of a neighbor where she…
In recent days, former President Donald Trump has been given the opportunity to testify in front of a grand jury in Manhattan over the hush money issue involving porn actress Stormy Daniels. This is an indication that criminal charges may be forthcoming. The office of the Manhattan district attorney is said to have made the offer known to Trump’s legal team, as reported by the New York Times. Since the scandal involving hush money broke in 2016, this office, which is headed by DA Alvin Bragg, has been conducting an investigation into the matter for the past five years. In…
Who: Selena Gomez, 30, an actress and singer nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy, and Justin Bieber, 29, a musician who has won two Grammys. How They Met: Justin’s people called Selena’s people, which is how so many famous people get together. In an interview with DJ Skee in 2009, Justin said that the Disney Channel star was his celebrity crush. His manager, Scooter Braun, then reached out to Selena’s mom, who was her manager at the time, to set up a meeting between the two. Selena insisted for years that Justin was more like a brother than a…
This coming April will mark the introduction of Mario in an animated feature film for the first time. But, with just one month left until the film’s release, Nintendo has unveiled yet another trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. On Thursday, a special Nintendo Direct was broadcast on Nintendo’s YouTube page in order to provide the premiere of the final trailer. The teaser revealed a lot more of the movie than we had seen previously, including the fact that Mario and Peach’s mission in the film is to rescue Luigi from Bowser’s grasp, which is the central conflict…
According to a report that was published on Thursday by The New York Times, prosecutors in the office of the Manhattan district attorney have recently offered former President Donald Trump the opportunity to testify next week before a grand jury that’s been investigating a hush money payment scheme. This is a sign that they are getting close to the conclusion of their investigation. CNN was informed by a source that Trump’s attorney recently conferred with the office of the district attorney. According to another person acquainted with the case, his legal team has been concerned about the intentions of Manhattan…
A former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives in the state of Ohio was found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of racketeering conspiracy counts in connection with a scheme involving bribes totaling sixty million dollars. Both former Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Mathew Borges, who were both convicted on Thursday, could face up to 20 years in prison for their roles in the scheme to accept bribes in exchange for ensuring the passage of a billion-dollar bailout for a nuclear energy company. The scheme was orchestrated by former Speaker Householder. Former Ohio Republican…