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CHICAGO, IL - Leaving your kids home alone this Christmas to stop by the neighbors’ for eggnog could still bring the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services knocking on your door.

Unlike the parents in the Chicagoland Christmas classic “Home Alone,” Illinoisans can face investigation, arrest and even loss of custody of their children for leaving a minor home unsupervised for too long or unprepared.

Illinois had the highest home alone age in the nation until last year. Most states don’t see a need to legally define when it is OK to leave a child unattended, but Illinois was one of five with statewide laws on the books.

Under the previous state law, it could be considered neglect or abuse when any minor under the age of 14 years was left without supervision for an unreasonable period of time without regard for their mental health, physical health, safety or welfare.

But an amendment to the criminal code clarifies leaving any minor under the age of 18 unsupervised is no longer considered neglect if the child is engaging in independent activities, such as staying at home alone, unless it is for an unreasonable period of time or the conditions constitute an “unreasonable risk” of harm.

The amendment that went into effect June 2023 also no longer specifies an age to determine reasonableness for allowing minors to stay home alone in Illinois. Click here to read more.

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF - An estimated 8 million illegal aliens live in so-called sanctuary cities and states across the United States that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agents, an estimate from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) indicates.

The estimate from CIS relies on a previous analysis from the center that approximated that the total illegal alien population present in the United States is roughly 14 million, with CIS positing that over half of the illegal alien population resides in sanctuary jurisdictions.

“Although there is much imprecision in the data, the bottom line is that close to eight million illegal aliens, equaling 56 percent of the estimated nationwide total, live in sanctuary jurisdictions,” CIS says in its analysis.

The center also details the specific sanctuary states and cities, along with the estimates of how many illegal aliens live in each. CIS estimates that a whopping 3 million illegal aliens reside in California while about 868,000 are believed to live in New York state. Just over half a million illegal aliens are believed to live in Illinois with another 372,000 believed to live in Washington state. Click here to read more.

 

SACRAMENTO, CALIF - California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be missing the days of having unlimited power, so he’s decided to fire up the masses about the possible spread of Bird Flu in California despite such incidents never occurring.

On Wednesday, Newsom declared a state emergency, ordering more “monitoring” and “tracking” resources with the seeming hopes of dialing up another PCR testing pandemic. California will now deploy the largest testing and monitoring system in the nation to hunt down the Super Bird Sniffles.

"This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to respond quickly to this outbreak," Governor Newsom said in the statement Wednesday.

"Building on California’s testing and monitoring system — the largest in the nation — we are committed to further protecting public health, supporting our agriculture industry, and ensuring that Californians have access to accurate, up-to-date information," he added. "While the risk to the public remains low, we will continue to take all necessary steps to prevent the spread of this virus."

The news came on the heels of the CDC reporting the first “severe” Bird flu case in the United States, reporting that an undisclosed individual in Louisiana has been hospitalized after being potentially exposed to questionable poultry. The CDC said its viral genome data showed a strain unrelated to the bird flu cases documented in cattle. Click here to read more.

 

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan’s animal shelters have come a long way in the last 15 years. In 2009, the grim reality was that more than 32,000 dogs and nearly 71,000 cats were euthanized statewide. That’s more than 100,000 animals that didn’t get a second chance at life.

Fast forward to the statistics for 2023, and those numbers have plummeted to 6,999 dogs and 4,371 cats who were euthanized at Michigan animal shelters. This big drop reflects years of effort, innovation, and cooperation among shelters, rescue groups, and communities.

According to data from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), which regulates and oversees the state’s animal shelters, 37,749 dogs and 50,746 cats were adopted out in 2023. The 2024 numbers should be available in the spring of 2025.

However, while adoption rates continue to climb, some shelters still face significant challenges.
The shelter with the highest percentage of dogs euthanized in 2023 according to our Michigan News Source analysis* was Detroit Animal Care and Control (42.9%) in Wayne County. Following close behind were: Kalamazoo County Animal Services and Enforcement (42.2%), Calhoun County Animal Center (41.8%), Eaton County Animal Control (40.1%) and the Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter (39.9%). Click here to read more.

 

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A family is taking legal action after a Detroit-area funeral home mistakenly cremated a woman’s body weeks before they were supposed to.

The woman died late last month.

The visitation was scheduled for Dec. 16, with the funeral set for the next day, but the body was cremated at the beginning of December and the family wasn’t notified until more than a week later.

“I’m supposed to be at a viewing looking at my mom and I can’t,” Saijae Hollis, Rhonda Hollis’ daughter, said.

Saijae Hollis said the visitation for her mother, who died unexpectedly on Nov. 23, was supposed to be on Monday, Dec. 16.

The funeral was scheduled to take place the day after, and then her mother was supposed to be cremated after that.

“The family could say their goodbyes and we’ll be able to cope from there, but it didn’t happen like that,” Saijae Hollis said.

Instead Saijae Hollis says her grandmother, Kathy Hollis, received an unexpected call from Fisher Funeral Home. Click here to read more. Click here to read more.

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Maxwell Breaks Silence: What She Really Said About Clinton, Trump and Epstein’s Death
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WASHINGTON — Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced socialite serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, spoke at length about her ties to former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and her view of Epstein’s death in newly released transcripts of her proffer sessions with the Department of Justice. She also addressed persistent rumors of a secret “list” of Epstein’s powerful associates, calling the notion a myth.

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The interviews, conducted July 24–25, 2025, under a proffer agreement, mark the first time Maxwell has directly addressed federal investigators since her conviction. The transcripts provide a rare glimpse into her perspective on Epstein’s network and the scandals that continue to swirl around his name.

 

Maxwell on Donald Trump

Maxwell said her connections to Trump predated her relationship with Epstein. She recalled that in 1990, while helping her father Robert Maxwell with business matters in New York, she may have briefly met Trump. “My father was friendly with him and liked him very much,” she told investigators, adding that her father also admired Ivana Trump.

She acknowledged attending events at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort but denied recruiting women there on Epstein’s behalf. “I really don’t believe it’s true,” she said when pressed about allegations that she approached women at the property. “In the realm of possibility, it could have [happened], but I have no memory of it”.

Maxwell on Bill Clinton

Maxwell described Clinton as a figure Epstein “greatly admired” and sought to impress. She said she saw Clinton at charity and academic gatherings but insisted he was “never inappropriate” and “never a participant” in Epstein’s sexual misconduct.

Clinton has acknowledged flying on Epstein’s private jet for philanthropic work but denied wrongdoing. Maxwell’s comments, while echoing his denials, underscore Epstein’s desire to cultivate relationships with political elites.

 

Maxwell on Jeffrey Epstein’s Death

The transcripts show Maxwell voicing deep skepticism about Epstein’s official cause of death. “I don’t believe he killed himself,” she told investigators. She suggested Epstein “had many enemies” and said there were “too many coincidences” surrounding the circumstances of his 2019 death in federal custody.

While she did not accuse anyone directly, Maxwell’s doubts echoed the widespread suspicion that Epstein’s death was not self-inflicted.

Maxwell on the Rumored ‘List’

Investigators also asked Maxwell about the long-rumored “list” of Epstein’s friends and associates — sometimes described in media accounts as a supposed ledger of influential figures tied to his activities. Maxwell dismissed the idea outright.

“I never kept such a list, and I never saw one,” she said, calling the notion a “media invention.” She added that Epstein’s social circle was broad and well-known through public appearances, flight logs, and society pages, but insisted there was no secret document cataloging who might have been complicit.

“People have imagined this massive hidden record,” she said, “but it simply didn’t exist in the way it has been described.”

 

Distancing Herself from Epstein

Maxwell continued to dispute prosecutors’ characterization of Epstein’s multimillion-dollar transfers to her. She claimed the money was tied to loans, business deals, and investments, not payments for recruiting underage girls. She described flipping real estate, investing in luxury cars, and earning banking licenses in the 1990s, portraying herself as a woman seeking financial independence rather than an accomplice.

“I always wanted to be independent, financially secure and work for myself,” she said.

Renewed Scrutiny

The release of Maxwell’s interviews is likely to reignite scrutiny of Epstein’s network. For years, questions have swirled about who knew what about his abuse and how far his influence extended. Clinton has denied any knowledge of criminal activity, while Trump has said he knew Epstein socially but “was not a fan.”

Maxwell’s denial of a “list” may quiet some speculation but is unlikely to end the fascination with Epstein’s high-profile ties. Her insistence that Clinton and Trump were not involved in abuse will not silence critics, especially given her conviction for enabling Epstein’s exploitation.

 

A Story That Refuses to Fade

Six years after Epstein’s death and more than two years into her sentence, Maxwell remains central to the scandal. Her interviews reflect both an attempt to defend her reputation and a refusal to accept the narrative prosecutors advanced.

“I’ve never had any problem to speak to anybody,” she told investigators at the outset of the interviews, noting that she had asked to meet with the government years earlier. “I offered myself and I kept asking.”

Now, with her words public, the controversy surrounding Epstein, Maxwell, and the powerful world they inhabited is once again thrust into the spotlight — with two former presidents and the specter of a rumored “list” ensuring the story remains alive.

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Michigan spends six figures begging residents not to commit suicide

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spent more than $3.1 million in advertising across social media on 68 media campaigns from 2024 to 2025, according to documents obtained through a records request.

The department ran ad campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Snapchat, TikTok and LinkedIn. The state of Michigan also spends taxpayer dollars to buy your attention through advertisements on gas pumps and highway billboards.

The documents show what state lawmakers can or should do with taxpayer money.

The state health department spent $111,260 from 2024-25 urging residents not to kill themselves. The funding was advertised for the suicide hotline. Click here to read more.

 

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A new experimental vaccine has been developed that appears to be successful in preventing recurrences of the deadly colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

A study led by the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, tested the ELI-002 2P vaccine on 25 patients previously treated for pancreatic and colorectal cancers.

The vaccine could “help prevent or delay cancer recurrence in high-risk patients whose tumors are driven by KRAS mutations, which are responsible for half of colorectal cancers and more than 90 percent of pancreatic cancers, researchers noted,” The Hill reported.

The patients were tested a year after the vaccine had been administered, and the average relapse-free survival times were significantly greater than historical norms.

Oncologist Dr. Thomas Marron told News Nation the results are “extremely promising. Pancreatic cancer and colon cancer are really terrible cancers, and oftentimes even if patients can have curative-intense surgery, unfortunately this cancer tends to come back as microscopic bits of the cancer have already spread. Click here to read more.

 

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The Department of Education on Tuesday announced it was placing five northern Virginia school districts on "high-risk status" within the federal grant system, after they declined to obey the department's directive to change their policies regarding transgender students using bathrooms that align with their chosen gender identity.

The school districts made their respective decisions to reject the department's Voluntary Resolution Agreement last week.

The Education Department found last month that Arlington Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools and the Prince William County Public Schools violated Title IX by allowing students access to "intimate, sex-segregated facilities" based on the students' chosen gender identity instead of their biological sex. Click here to read more.

 

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resident Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed that his administration would not approve wind or solar projects, calling the alternative energy sources part of the "scam of the century!"

Trump has long criticized the alternative energy forms, notably pointing to the impact of wind turbines on the bird population. Earlier this week, he called for stopping windmill operations due to an energy crunch.

"Any State that has built and relied on WINDMILLS and SOLAR for power are seeing RECORD BREAKING INCREASES IN ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY COSTS," Trum posted on Truth Social. "THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY! We will not approve wind or farmer destroying Solar. The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!! MAGA."

Last month, Trump called windmills a "con job" and warned European leaders against their production, in part due to them being made in China.

 

Man who tried to rape 7-year-old agrees to be castrated as part of plea deal

VERNON PARISH, La. - A Louisiana man agreed to be physically and chemically castrated as part of a plea deal.

Thirty-seven-year-old Thomas Allen McCartney, of Leesville, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13.

As part of the plea deal, McCartney also agreed to serve 40 years in state prison, according to the Vernon Parish District Attorney’s Office.

When McCartney was arrested in 2023, authorities said he had been caught sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. He was already a Tier 3 sex offender in Louisiana, having been previously convicted of attempted aggravated rape in 2011. Click here to read more.

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