Government ‘weaponization’ subcommittee holds 1st hearing: ‘I have never seen anything like this’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — At the first public hearing by the House Judiciary subcommittee committee on the alleged “weaponization” of the federal government, Republicans on Thursday continued to make arguments criticizing federal age…
House votes to block 2 DC bills, drawing some local outrage and calls for statehood
J.Castro/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After months of contention which began shortly after the midterm elections, the House, led by the Republican majority, voted Thursday to prevent a pair of local Washington, D.C., bills from going into effect.
One o…
New Jersey leaders mourn councilman killed in workplace shooting
Russ Heller/Facebook(MILFORD, N.J.) — New Jersey leaders are mourning the loss of a councilman who was killed in what police said was a targeted workplace shooting on Wednesday.
Russell Heller was fatally shot outside utility company PSE&G’s Somerset…
Yahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce by the end of the year
maybefalse/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Yahoo will lay off 20% of its workforce by the end of the year, including 1,000 employees this week, the company announced Thursday.
The cuts are focused on the company’s ad tech division, Yahoo for Business, which…
State Senate committee hears gun safety training bill
Donita Sinclair, whose son was shot and killed at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, testifies on SB 5232 (Image courtesy of TVW) The State Senate’s version of the bill to require safety training before buying a gun
US Senate Committee grills Southwest Airlines exec over Xmas failure
Southwest Airlines chief operating officer, Andrew Watterson, takes Senate panel’s questions on Christmas meltdown A top Southwest Airlines executive takes the hot seat in a U.S. Senate committee to answer questions about the airline’s colossal failure at
‘Most oppressive legislation’: Mississippi House passes controversial bill
Philip Gould/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi House passed a controversial bill that would form a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the majority-Black city of Jackson.
Black residents make up 82.8%…
Minnesota factory employees praised for disarming colleague who shot at, chased co-worker
Google Maps Street View(NEW YORK MILLS, Minn.) — Authorities are praising a group of factory employees they say disarmed a 21-year-old colleague who allegedly shot at and chased a co-worker at a boat manufacturing facility in northern Minnesota on Thu…
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources
Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing probes into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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Josh Gad confirms he’s coming back for ‘Frozen 3’, jokes about “crossover” with ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Zootopia’
ABCAfter Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed during an investment call Wednesday that the company was readying a third Frozen film, a fifth Toy Story adventure and a second Zootopia movie, Josh Gad had a bit of fun on social media.
First, Gad confirmed he’d…