Ruby Franke, 42, was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for brutally abusing her son, 12, and daughter, nine, in a 'concentration camp-like setting'. Newly released prison phone calls to her husband, Kevin, reveal her religious fanaticism in which she blames her circumstances on the devil. Sickening images of the injuries she inflicted on her kids and videos of her arrest were also made public earlier this week
ROCKFORD — Rockford's St. Patrick's Day parade and Paddyfest will take
Tuesday morning is mostly quiet and cool across New Mexico. Light rain and snow showers are moving through western NM and the I-40 corridor between Grants and Holbrook, AZ. The Continental Divide is snowy, and the roads are snow covered and slick. Showers will end throughout the morning, and skies will be drier through early []
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The victim of a Mission house fire who suffered major injuries died Sunday, the Mission Fire Department announced. The house fire occurred at 1:14 p.m. on Friday at the 200 block of Guadalupe Street. Authorities say a concerned neighbor reported that the single-family home was on fire. At the scene, firefighters []
The narrow majority that House Republicans have enjoyed this session is dwindling by the day.Rep. Mike Gallagher, one of the few Republicans to object to the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Friday that he'd be leaving Congress before his term is complete, according to the House Press Gallery. In a statement, Gallagher said he'd leave office on April 19.Several other Republican members have also announced in recent months that they'd be leaving the...
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Michael RaineyMarch 21, 2024The Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House, released on Wednesday a 2025 budget
After weeks of frenzied denials from Republican politicians that they do not want to ban IVF (or, in the case of House Speaker Mike Johnson, concerningly ambiguous and non-committal comments on the fertility technology), a new budget backed by 80% of House Republicans proved—again—that it was all bullshit. First reported by HuffPost on Thursday, the House Republican Study Committee—which comprises 80% of the caucus, including Reps. Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brian Mast, Steve...
WASHINGTON — A new budget by a large and influential group of House Republicans calls for raising the Social Security retirement age for future retirees and restructuring Medicare. The proposals, which are unlikely to become law this year, reflect how many Republicans will seek to govern if they win the 2024 elections. And they play into a fight President Joe Biden is seeking to have with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election. The budget was released...
This Friday, Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson over his pushing through of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill that angered far-right lawmakers. “Today I filed a motion to vacate after Speaker Johnson has betrayed our conference and broken our rules,” Greene said in regards to the package that was passed to avoid a government shutdown. According to The Independent's Eric Garcia, the move worked out great for Greene since she "has shown...
More snow shower activity is around this morning as winds continue to whip off the Great Lakes. Today will be similar to Monday with peeks of sun, plenty of clouds, and an occasional snow shower as
Hong Kong activist Ma Chun-man has been denied early release after being jailed in 2020 over a national security case. He is the first prisoner to be made ineligible for early release after a new domestic national security law was enacted on Saturday. Citing sources, local media outlets reported on Monday that Ma was expected […]