Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

With Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) at the helm and Democrat-led majorities in the House and Senate, Illinois lawmakers are pushing an “assault weapons” ban and firearm registration requirements.

The Telegraph reports that an “assault weapons” ban–Senate Bill 107–is being sponsored by State Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield). The legislation bans the sale of numerous commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms including certain pistols and shotguns, and requires registration of certain firearms that gun owners may already possess.   Continue reading “Illinois Democrats Push ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, Firearm Registration”

PJ Media

Thousands of Central American migrants left a Mexico City shelter Thursday to resume their journey northward toward the U.S. border. The 2,400-strong caravan precedes a much larger group of asylum seekers south of the Mexican border that is heading to America for better economic opportunities.

Friday morning, 1,890 of them were seen boarding buses and semi trucks, courtesy of the state of Querétaro, Mexico.   Continue reading “Massive Migrant Caravan Expected to Reach Texas Border Monday or Tuesday”

WCPO

PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A suspect was taken into custody at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, ending an intense 12-hour standoff that resulted in the shooting death of one Clermont County deputy and the wounding of another at The Green at Royal Oak Apartments.

In a brief statement, Capt. Jeff Sellers of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said a SWAT team moved in and the suspect surrendered.   Continue reading “Suspect in custody after one deputy killed, another wounded during 12-hour standoff”

Oddity Central

A 27-year-old man from New Delhi, India, wants to take his parents to court for bringing him into this world without first asking for his consent.

Raphael Samuel is an anti-natalist, a person who believes that people should abstain from procreation because giving birth to sentient beings without asking for their consent is morally wrong. Samuel doesn’t have anything against children or life itself, he simply believes that a life form which has not given its consent to live should not be brought into the world and thus to be subject to the hardships of life. Because he considers himself a victim of life without “forced life”, the young Indian plans to take his parents to court.  Continue reading “Man Wants to Sue Parents for Giving Birth to Him Without His Consent”

Yahoo News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An officer from the Transportation Security Administration jumped to his death from a balcony inside Florida’s busiest airport Saturday, creating panic that brought some security checkpoints to a halt for hours, grounded flights and caused serious delays.

Panicked passengers rushed past checkpoints leading to about half of the gates at Orlando International Airport after the man jumped, resulting in checkpoint closures for up to three hours and some flight cancelations.   Continue reading “TSA officer jumps to his death at Orlando airport”

Trib Live

ASHLEY — Two women who said they were coerced into sex with a Pennsylvania police officer filed a federal lawsuit alleging he violated their constitutional rights.

Mark Icker, 29, of Dickson City is facing sexual assault, official oppression and related charges alleging he pressured the two women into performing oral sex on him to avoid arrest in December, the Citizens’ Voice newspaper reported.   Continue reading “Lawsuit: Pennsylvania officer coerced 2 women into sex to avoid arrest”

The Weather Channel

As the first of two storm systems hit California on Saturday, power was knocked out for tens of thousands, evacuation orders were issued and heavy rain, snow and high winds made driving treacherous.

A Ventura County search-and-rescue team member died in a crash about 7:30 Saturday morning on northbound Interstate 5, ABC 7 reported. Two other team members were injured, one of them critically and the other had minor injuries. Seven other people were involved in the crash that occurred near Pyramid Lake during a heavy rainstorm. Their conditions were unavailable.

Continue reading “Officer Killed in Freeway Crash, Boulders Washed onto Highways as California Storms Intensify”

Star Telegram

FORT WORTH, TEXAS  A Texas man who admitted to killing his estranged wife by tying a massive chunk of concrete to her and throwing her off a bridge into a lake has been sentenced to life in prison.

Prosecutors in Fort Worth say Rodolfo “Rudy” Arellano pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder. He’ll serve life behind bars without chance of parole. Continue reading “Man who tied concrete to wife gets life term in her drowning”

CDL Life

A truck driver is lucky to have escaped unharmed after he followed his GPS onto a small Arkansas bridge and wound up in a river.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, in the Yell County town of Ola, according to a report from THV 11.   Continue reading “Trucker follows GPS onto wooden bridge, causing it to collapse into river”

RT

Twitter has announced that it took down about 2,000 accounts in Venezuela, most of which it claimed were “engaged in a state-backed influence campaign.” This comes amid accusations of a US-led coup attempt.

The San Francisco-based social media giant released a blog post on Thursday saying that it removed 1,196 accounts located in Venezuela which it deemed to “appear to be engaged in a state-backed influence campaign targeting domestic audiences.” It also removed another 764 accounts, however, noted: “We are unable to definitively tie the accounts located in Venezuela to information operations of a foreign government against another country.”   Continue reading “Twitter takes down hundreds of accounts linked to Venezuela amid US calls for regime change”

Reason – by Jessica Corbett

In response to reports this week that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn’t plan to impose drinking water limits on two toxic chemicals linked to various forms of cancer and other health issues, 20 senators on Friday sent a letter to acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler imploring him to craft nationwide restrictions.

The chemicals in question are PFOA and PFOS, which belong to a group called PFAS. Politico reported Tuesday that Wheeler had signed off on an unreleased plan that would leave the pair off the list of materials regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.   Continue reading “Senators Demand Federal Limits for Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water Amid Reports of ‘Unconscionable’ Inaction by Trump’s EPA”

Eurasia Diary

Plans by Venezuelan officials to ship 20 tons of gold overseas have reportedly been halted as the embattled presidency of Nicolas Maduro faces international pressure to cede power to a transitional government and protect the country’s hard assets.

The gold bars, worth around $850 million, were weighed and separated in the central bank but won’t be leaving the country anytime soon, according to reports.   Continue reading “Plan to pull nearly $1B in gold out of Venezuela reportedly halted”

The News Articles

The town of Atlanta, in anticipation of website hosting Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl, wasted a whopping $23 million on a pedestrian bridge for soccer lovers that may now be blocked off for the massive recreation on account of safety dangers.

The bridge — which was once to start with meant to price $13 million — connects Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a public transit station. It was once meant to permit tens of hundreds of lovers to simply get entry to the stadium with no need to go 4 lanes of vehicular visitors.   Continue reading “Super Bowl security crackdown prompts closure of pedestrian bridge that cost Atlanta $23M”

Yahoo News

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S.-bound Central American migrants resumed their northern journey on Thursday, Mexico City officials said, part of a growing group of would-be asylum seekers who say they are fleeing violence and poverty back home.

Around 2,400 migrants left a city shelter to begin the journey from the Mexican capital early Thursday morning, the latest caravan to embark upon the risky path to the U.S.-Mexican border despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s determination to prevent them from entering.   Continue reading “Latest group of Central American migrants proceed with northern trek”

CarScoops – by Brad Anderson

General Motors will start laying off approximately 4250 salaried employees from Monday morning.

The Detroit News reports that the layoffs form part of a broad restructuring effort and that involuntary separations will continue through February. The carmaker will also cut contract jobs through January, potentially leading to a total of up to 8000 job losses. Among these job cuts will be those that see GM’s global executive workforce reduced by 25 per cent.   Continue reading “GM To Start Laying Off 4,250 Employees From Monday”