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Daily Dumpster FiresPowerful California political dynasty explodes as estranged wife levels disturbing new incest claims at prodigal sonZack Scrivner, 52, spent seven years on the Bakersfield City Council and 14 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors.

PoliticsJudge rejects Trump administration arguments for withholding boat strike justification memoA federal judge on Wednesday ruled the Trump administration must turn over a Department of Justice (DOJ) memo that legally authorizes the Pentagon’s lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected two of the administration’s three arguments to keep the…

PoliticsMan who allegedly harassed Katie Miller indicted for cyberstalking in MassachusettsThe man allegedly contacted Katie Miller by phone and text over 40 times in around two months and left "disturbing messages about the victim and her husband," the Justice Department said.

CelebrityTom Sandoval granted restraining order against ex Victoria RobinsonThe ruling comes just over three months after Sandoval sought protection from the father-daughter duo following an alleged violent altercation at his Los Angeles home.

Celebrity‘House of Horrors’ Grandma Supported Entire Family After 16 Grandkids Moved InA lawyer for Christina Siders, the grandmother of the 16 children that were rescued from an Ohio “house of horrors,” claimed she supported her entire family after her son and his wife moved in with their kids. Siders, 67, was charged with 19 counts of child endangerment after she was arrested…

CelebrityChrista Pike's Failed Lethal Injections Lead Governor to Pause ExecutionsTennessee’s governor has paused all executions after convicted murderer Christa Pike survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital. Officials transferred Pike, 50, to a medical facility alive after her execution failed the evening of Wednesday, September 30, because protocols didn’t allow for…

PoliticsStates sue to block Trump's rollback of power plant emission rulesDemocratic attorneys general, governors and mayors sue the Trump administration over its repeal of climate regulations for power plants.

PoliticsJudge blocks Trump's firing of top federal prosecutor in SeattleAttorney General Todd Blanche announced in July that President Trump had fired Roger Rogoff as the U.S. attorney in Seattle, less than an hour after he was sworn into the post.

HeadlinesOlympic canoeist David Hearn has Reflecting Pool vandalism case tossed by judge with prejudiceThe judge claimed that Pirro's office had “shot first and asked questions later” by charging Hearn in a “a lightning-fast indictment process.”

HeadlinesStick-wielding lunatic admits to bashing beloved Central Park artist more than 20 times so she ‘couldn’t hit me anymore’: prosecutorsProsecutors said Rogers, who was homeless, died from blunt force trauma to her head -- and the stick was found broken into pieces and covered in blood near her body.

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CelebrityCuban influencer faces trial over video of security officerCuban content creator Anna Sofía Benítez Silvente and her mother went on trial on privacy charges at the Municipal People's Court of East Havana.

PoliticsJudge rules officers have no standing to sue over Capitol Jan. 6 plaqueA federal judge ruled Wednesday that two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have no standing to sue over their names — and those of other first responders — not appearing on a plaque commemorating law enforcement's response to the attack. U.S. District Judge Dabney…

HeadlinesLindsay Clancy’s lawyer sets record straight after shock evidence claims at killer mom’s hearingLindsay Clancy's lawyer set the record straight after making an apparent stunning reversal of his trial strategy of arguing the insanity defense for the accused killer mom.

PoliticsDonald Trump Suffers 26th Straight Loss In Voter Roll QuestA court has ruled that the Department of Justice does not have a right to Georgia's unredacted voter roll.

PoliticsReflecting pool vandalism charges against David Hearn permanently dismissedIn August, prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against David Hearn because the damage had been caused by a contractor's "botched installation."

PoliticsJudge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after Trump commentsA D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently banned Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing charges against a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Florida ManThese new Florida laws are now in effect: What you should knowA series of new Florida laws take effect Thursday, including changes involving career-offender registration, gang classifications and license plate frames.

PoliticsChrista Pike's failed execution follows another in Tennessee this yearIn May, officials called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, after failing to place an IV.

HeadlinesChrista Pike likely has ‘brain injury’ after botched execution — here’s what went wrong: ‘Degraded’ drugs, damaged veinsTennessee death row inmate Christa Pike will likely have brain damage after her botched execution, during which she chillingly lifted her head and asked if the pain she was feeling was normal. Pike, 50, was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after the Tennessee Department of Corrections administered…

CelebrityHollywood filmmaker loses High Court fight with council after it locked him out of his family's crumbling 'Downton Shabby' estateHopwood DePree had been working to restore 600-year-old Hopwood Hall, located in Middleton, Greater Manchester, after the property fell into neglect.

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PoliticsNCAA transgender athlete lawsuit tossed by judge: What to knowThe judge held that the NCAA isn't subject to Title IX because the organization doesn't receive federal funding.

PoliticsDefiant Riley Gaines insists her trans athlete lawsuit fight goes on after judge threw out her case - and she plans to go to the Supreme Court with some very…In a ruling handed down on Monday, Judge Tiffany R Johnson concluded that the NCAA is not subject to Title IX regulations because it does not qualify as a recipient of federal financial assistance.

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Daily Dumpster FiresTraumatized witnesses reveal Christa Pike’s hair-raising question after botched executionPike, who would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, somehow survived the double dose of the highly potent sedative, Pentobarbital.

HeadlinesChrista Pike Execution Doctor Previously Botched Lethal InjectionThe doctor who said he was "overseeing" Pike's execution has been involved in a number of other high profile cases.

PoliticsWhere the Trump administration's lawsuits seeking voter data standThe Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to force them to hand over their unredacted voter rolls containing voters' sensitive information.

PoliticsSen. Marsha Blackburn sues ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith, says he illegally obtained her phone recordsSen. Marsha Blackburn sued former special counsel Jack Smith and the Justice Department in Tennessee federal court Wednesday.

PoliticsJudge keeps DoorDash driver shot by ICE behind bars for alleged assaultA Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by an ICE agent in Texas will remain in custody on charges that he assaulted an officer while trying to evade arrest, a federal judge ruled.

HeadlinesFailed execution in Tennessee and Cornell student’s police statement reveals new details: Morning RundownTennessee failed to execute the lone woman on its death row after two lethal injections.

PoliticsPro-life group says mail-order abortion pills violate federal law, urges Trump admin to take actionThe Restoration of America Foundation urges Attorney General Todd Blanche to enforce the Comstock Act against mail-order abortion pill shipments.

Headlines6 people traffickers sent to prison for roles in deadly Channel crossingA French court convicted six people smugglers of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of 31 migrants in a small boat sinking in the English Channel.