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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. (Ariana Cubillos / Associated Press) The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “president-elect” of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have … Read more

The University of Iowa has placed one of its fraternities on interim suspension after an alleged hazing incident last week. Alpha Delta Phi has been accused of having 56 blindfolded pledges “with food thrown on them” in the fraternity house’s basement, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Iowa City Press-Citizen. The pledges were discovered … Read more

Oz has been an outspoken supporter of Trump and in recent days expressed support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for the nation’s top health agency Mehmet Oz and former U.S. President Donald Trump at a 2022 campaign event during Oz’s unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate.Photo by Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images/File WASHINGTON — … Read more

Mifepristone, a medication used in combination to end a pregnancy, was banned under a law struck down by a state judge in Wyoming. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) A state judge this week struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. The decision … Read more

Dory Graae, owner of Pete’s Terrace and The Post, was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in July. The charge was stayed on Nov. 15. Dory Graae, owner of Pete’s Terrace and The Post in Waskesiu, was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in July. The charge was stayed by the Crown on Nov. 15.Photo … Read more

A New York state judge tossed a lawsuit against the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer Tuesday — clearing Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey of allegations he forced an underling into an abusive sexual relationship with him. Judge Nicholas Moyne dismissed the case brought by former NYPD cop Tabatha Foster against Maddrey, which accused the chief of … Read more

President-elect Trump’s new border czar is giving more clarity on exactly how the military will be used to aid in the mass deportations of illegal immigrants that the incoming administration has promised. Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during Trump’s first term, debunked frenzied speculation from some … Read more

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Deanne Criswell on Tuesday doubled down on her insistence that there is no evidence of widespread political discrimination within the agency — even when presented with evidence that employees have acknowledged it as a common practice. Earlier this month, revelations surfaced that FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington instructed relief workers canvassing Lake … Read more

An Andy Warhol portrait rejected by Donald Trump more than 40 years ago is up for auction — and the famed artist’s diaries reveal his first impression of the future president. When Trump met Warhol in 1981, the former was a burgeoning business mogul and the latter was among the most famous American artists of … Read more

A disgraced Maryland teacher who had sex with a teenage student nearly two-dozen times was slapped with a 30-year prison sentence – but will only serve one year behind bars for the crime.  Melissa Marie Curtis, 32, was handed the three-decade sentence with all but 12 months suspended for engaging in sexual acts with the … Read more