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NASHVILLE, TN - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two federal committees will be conducting an investigation into Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for allegedly “aiding and abetting” illegal immigration, Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles announced on Monday.
The Congressman, along with a gaggle of Tennessee elected officials at the state level and representatives from law enforcement agencies, announced the Homeland Security and Judiciary committees will look into the mayor, his conduct and whether or not the city used federal dollars “in criminal enterprise” related to immigration.
“I will not back down. I will not relent. I will always stand with law enforcement,” Ogles said during a Memorial Day press conference inside the state capitol building. “I want my community, and I want my country back.”
The investigation stems an ongoing escalation between community members and federal immigration authorities. Ogles called for an investigation into the mayor’s office after O’Connell criticized a “joint safety operation” conducted by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials and troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol at the beginning of May. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - FDA Commissioner Marty Makary says the “Make America Healthy Again” report on potential causes of chronic diseases in American children calls for a shift from a “reactionary” to a “proactive” healthcare system in the United States.
The Trump administration official, who appeared for “Sunday Morning Futures” interview with Fox News anchor Jackie DeAngelis, argues that more focus should be placed on food and environmental toxins rather than fixating on drugs and treatments.
“Scientists have been waving the flag for years, saying you have got to look at this body of scientific data. And the modern medical establishment really has been disconnected. We have been so busy focusing on treatment, on billing and coding in a high-throughput model,” Makary said. Click here to read more.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas family is suing Airbnb after finding a camera hidden in a smoke detector on one of their trips.
“I looked at my wife and I said, ‘That’s a damn video camera,’” Eliot Young remembered. “And she thought I was crazy and said I was paranoid.”
Young, his wife and their two teen sons flew to Scottsdale, Arizona, for MLB spring training, rest and relaxation last year.
But Young says after unpacking and lying down, the smoke detector right over the bed made him uneasy.
After a Google search the next morning, Young found the exact same smoke detector with a hidden camera online.
“I reached up, pulled the camera down and confirmed it had an SD card slot. It was Wi-Fi accessible,” Young said. Click here to read more.
CALICO ROCK, Ark. — A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday, state corrections officials said.
Authorities said Grant Hardin, the former police chief in the town of Gateway, was serving a 30-year sentence for first degree murder. ADOC said Hardin was also serving an additional sentence for rape.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections said Hardin was wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement when he escaped. Officials said Hardin was not wearing a Department of Corrections uniform, and all DOC-issued equipment has been accounted for.
Officials are investigating the events leading up to his escape.
"The Benton County Sheriff's Office is taking every step to assist the Arkansas Department of Corrections in locating Hardin," Lt. Shannon Jenkins said. "Hardin has strong ties to Benton County and we will be on high alert." Click here to read more.
NEW YORK, NY - Financial privacy has attracted increased attention in recent months for both better and worse. In some ways, it seems the concerns held by privacy activists are finally being heard. In other ways, it seems that government officials are doubling down even further on decades-old mistakes. So, let’s take a few minutes to review what the government has been doing.
Surveillance at the Border
Starting with both good news and bad news, there have been significant developments at the southern border. The Trump administration called for surveillance of cash transactions over $200 back in March. Since then, however, the Institute for Justice and the Texas Association of Money Services Businesses took the issue to court. Both organizations secured temporary restraining orders after explaining that the costs of the new surveillance requirements would mean the end of many small businesses. Click here to read more.
