WASHINGTON D.C. - Vice President Kamala Harris’s support for a mandatory gun buyback program—a move critics see as government-led confiscation of firearms—has resurfaced in recent political ads. During an NBC discussion, Harris was asked about her stance on a mandatory buyback, with campaign surrogate Senator Raphael Warnock stating, “We’re not going to be able to get where we need to go without action.”

The ads, summarized by The New York Times, also show Harris opposing fracking, considering the abolition of ICE, criticizing police hiring, and supporting voting rights for felons. These controversial positions spotlight Harris’s progressive views, sparking debate over government overreach and the potential loss of personal freedoms ahead of the 2024 election.

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Justice Department says an illegal immigrant has agreed to plead guilty to charges of having stolen a U.S. citizen's identity to illegally vote in multiple U.S. elections and illegally obtain a passport.

"A nine-count information filed in U.S. District Court charges Angelica Maria Francisco, 42, most recently of Russellville (Arkansas), with false claims of citizenship in connection with voting, false statements in [an] application for a United States passport, use of a United States passport obtained by false statements, and aggravated identity theft," the department announced Thursday.

The department also said Francisco used the stolen identity to obtain the passport in 2011 and that a plea agreement was filed indicating she has agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges.

 

WASHINGTON D.C. - The FBI raided his home. The corporate media crusaded in lies for years to frame him as a Russian spy and insurrectionist. Fascist Democrats seek to imprison him for life, bankrupt him with lawfare, and take away his business empire. He’s constantly smeared as a “felon,” a “racist,” a “rapist,” a “threat to democracy,” and the “next Hitler.” When his 2024 campaign began to pull away from Joe Biden towards a triumphant November victory,” they shot him in the face and then threw the game board on the floor demanding a do-over with Kamala’s scrutiny-free “joy” campaign–a campaign backed by tens of billions of dollars in free corporate media cheerleading. Click here to read more.

 

CHICAGO, IL - If a student asks to go by a different name or pronouns in class, the Chicago Teachers Union wants teachers to keep parents out of the loop, and Chicago Public Schools is going along with it.

A tentative agreement between CTU and Chicago Public Schools would solidify a policy for teachers to withhold information from parents regarding a student’s preferred name, pronouns and gender identity.

“LGBTQ+ Safe Schools. The parties share the goal of school being a place where the identities of students and staff are respected, valued, and affirmed. We must also respect students’ privacy, especially if parents or family members do not know how students identify or express their identity. Similarly, while it is important for staff members to use people’s preferred names and pronouns, we also know that it is possible to make mistakes unintentionally. In general, we should assume best intentions, but recognize that impact must be addressed and people should continually work to improve,” the proposal reads. Click here to read more.

 

CLIVE, Iowa (Gray News) - An Iowa man says he was pleasantly surprised to fi

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nd out he and his wife won a lot more on their lottery scratch-off ticket than he initially thought.

David Russell thought he and his wife had won $500 while playing the Super Crossword game, but that turned out to be $50,000.

“I looked at her and I was speechless,” Russell said. “I looked at her and I said, ‘You better add some zeroes.’”

Russell won the 53rd top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s $50,000 Super Crossword scratch game.

The lucky winner said he bought the winning ticket at Pit Stop Liquors in Newton and brought it home for his wife to scratch while he cooked dinner.

His wife then called for him to turn off the grill and check the ticket. When Russell scanned it, they realized it was a big winner.

“I haven’t been that excited for a long time,” he said. “The excitement hasn’t stopped. I’ve been thrilled to death to tell others, to show others, how real it really is.”

Russell said he and his wife have a couple of ideas for the winnings. Click here to read more.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — A Venezuelan man with alleged ties to a violent transnational criminal organization was arrested Thursday after a physical and sexual assault in Prairie du Chien, police said.

Pririe du Chien is a small town in Wisconsin with a population of only 5400 people.

The Prairie du Chien Police Department responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of East Wells Street around 12:30 p.m., where officers found evidence that a male suspect had been physically and sexually violent toward an adult female. A female juvenile was also injured during the altercation, according to police.

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The suspect, identified as Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate, 26, of Venezuela, was arrested and taken to the Crawford County Jail. He faces charges of Domestic Disorderly Conduct, two counts of Domestic Battery, Strangulation/Suffocation, Physical Abuse to a Child, Disorderly Conduct, and two counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault. Police said Coronel Zarate also had warrants in Dane County, Wisconsin, for Strangulation/Suffocation, False Imprisonment, Battery, and Disorderly Conduct.

Authorities believe Coronel Zarate is affiliated with “Tren de Aragua,” a known violent transnational criminal organization involved in various crimes, including homicide, abduction, extortion, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, human smuggling, and human trafficking, according to the National Gang Intelligence Center and the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was notified, and a detainer has been placed on Coronel Zarate, who is not a U.S. citizen.

“Mr. Coronel Zarate was brought to Prairie du Chien from the Dane County area. The victims in this case knew Mr. Coronel Zarate; this was not a random event,” Prairie du Chien Police Chief Kyle Teynor said. “This incident highlights the need to be aware of the dangers that affiliates of these transnational criminal organizations pose to our communities. Violence towards others, no matter the circumstances, cannot be tolerated in our community. Our agency remains committed to holding violent actors accountable for their criminal offenses.”

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LANSING, Mich - After February 2025, every Michigan business must provide paid sick leave to employees — even teenagers who work a few shifts a week while taking classes.

Michigan small businesses are preparing for a minimum wage hike and a mandate to provide sick leave. The wide-ranging mandate applies to part-time, temporary and seasonal workers. Workers who are subject to overtime rules are included, as well as those who are exempt from them.

Many teenage workers will take advantage of the sick leave rule, Midland restaurant owner Tina Anganis told Michigan Capitol Confidential in a phone interview.

“Someone doesn’t have to show up to work for three consecutive days and you can’t fire them; they don’t have to call in,” said Anganis, who owns a Ya Ya’s chicken restaurant. “It’s setting a bad precedent for what kind of morals we want to set in the workplace.” Click here to read more.

 

COLUMBIA, SC - The University of South Carolina required students to affirm the value of "diversity and inclusion" as part of a mandatory training this summer, underscoring the tenacity of diversity programs in the face of public blowback and raising concerns about compelled speech at a school that has marketed itself as a bastion of free expression.

The right answer was that "diversity and inclusion exposes students to people from different backgrounds, thus enriching the overall campus experience." Click here to read more.

 

In December, Drew, a 36-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, drove more than 250 miles (400 km) to Mexico to buy cheap Ozempic to help him lose weight. Going home, he checked the pens. They looked unusual, so he shared photos on social media. The verdict: They were fakes.

Three people on Reddit said Drew's product looked like insulin. "If so, it would be dangerous to use," said one. A surge of insulin can cause a sharp drop in blood sugar that can lead to dizziness, seizures and death. 

The incident sheds light on a wider problem in the manufacturing of highly sought-after drugs, one that lets criminal organizations circulate potentially lethal fakes: forged drug batch numbers. Click here to read more.

 

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. - An undocumented immigrant from Guatemala now living in Russellville, Alabama, is pleading guilty to stealing a U.S. citizen’s ID and using it to get a passport and vote in the 2016 and 2020 elections.

Angelica Maria Francisco, 42, has been living in Russellville, but federal prosecutors say she used the stolen ID to get a passport in 2011 and used that to travel back and forth to her native country, as well as vote in the primary and general elections of 2016 and 2020.

Francisco is pleading guilty to nine charges, including aggravated identity theft and false claims of citizenship connected to voting. Click here to read more.

 

WINDER, Ga — The FBI's threat operation center received anonymous tips about the Georgia high school shooter in the past.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said the tips were over online threats to commit school shootings at an undetermined location and time. Those threats were reportedly made on a Discord account.

"The FBI referred this information to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office for action," saidHosey at a news conferenceat the school Wednesday night. "TheJackson County Sheriff's Office identified and located Gray, who is our suspect in this case, they conducted and investigation at that time and there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now working with the FBI to pursue a further investigation into the 14-year-old's past after four people were killed and nine others were wounded atApalachee High School, according to Hosey. Click here to read more.