New Legal Trouble for a Father Still Mourning His Son
North Carolina dad Sameule Jenkins is due back in court this month on charges stemming from the downstream impact of his arrest after the tragic death of his son.
Sameule Jenkins and his wife, Jessica Ivey Jenkins, let their 10- and 7-year-old sons walk a few blocks to and from the grocery store in Gastonia, North Carolina, last spring. Jenkins stayed on his phone with his 10-year-old the whole way to ensure they were safe. The last words he heard were, “Legend, no!”
His 7-year-old son Legend ran into the road and was hit by a car. He died that night.
Legend’s parents were thrown in jail and charged with involuntary manslaughter and child neglect, with bail set at $1.5 million each. They were still behind bars as their son was about to be laid to rest. Click here to read more.
942,000 households behind on energy bills — as utilities hike rates, comply with ‘green energy’ mandates
Nearly a million Michiganders are behind on their energy bills, and an increasing number are facing shutoffs for nonpayment amid the government-forced transition to renewable energy.
Data from the Michigan Public Service Commission, cited by WOOD, shows that about 942,000 Michigan households were at least six days behind on their bills in September, the most recent month for which data is available.
About 339,000 were at least 91 days delinquent during the same month, when DTE Energy and Consumers Energy cut service for more than 40,000 homes.
While the number of households behind on payments has been relatively consistent since 2020, “shutoffs have been slowly rising for the last five years,” WOOD reports. Click here to read more.
No New Somali Refugees Have Entered the US Since Jan. 20, State Department Says
The Somali community in Minnesota has gained renewed scrutiny in the wake of multiple fraud scandals, including a massive $250 million fraud scandal involving the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Futures.
“Since President Trump took office on January 20, 2025, no Somali refugees have been admitted in our nation,” the State Department representative told The Daily Signal. “Admitted refugees during the Biden-era receive reception and placement services, the first 90 days of which have been provided by the State Department.”
The State Department’s refugee admissions program tracks how many refugees the U.S. admits every month. Since Trump signed an executive order suspending entry into the U.S. under the program, only a handful of refugees have been admitted from three countries: Afghanistan, El Salvador, and South Africa. Click here to read more.
CDC Contractor Exposes What Really Drove the Dramatic Drop in Hepatitis B Cases
A very important meeting is underway as ACIP, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, decides whether the Hepatitis B vaccine — recommended for all newborns since 1991 — should continue to be given in the first days of life or whether that decision should ultimately be left to parents.
As of today, Hepatitis B vaccination is required for public school attendance in nearly every state in the United States. If ACIP votes to end the universal birth-dose recommendation and limit it only to infants born to mothers who test positive for hepatitis B, that long-standing school mandate could be displaced to uncertain ground, since most states base their school requirements on ACIP recommendations. Click here to read more.
Derek Chauvin files for new trial, alleging faulty medical evaluation, jury instructions
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed another petition for postconviction relief in Hennepin County District Court seeking to overturn his conviction of second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.
Chauvin argues his conviction should be vacated and he should either be given a new trial or an evidentiary hearing over what he claims was faulty medical methodology and testimony over Floyd’s cause of death, misrepresentation of Minneapolis Police Department training and faulty jury instructions.
Attorney Gregory Joseph wrote in a 71-page memorandum attached to Chauvin’s filing that “while the postconviction relief stage of many criminal cases is generally something of an afterthought, this Court is removed from the hysteria of the day and can finally look at the facts and evidence through a clear lens.” Click here to read more.
