A Texas judge has ruled that Alex Jones must use his Infowars media empire to pay over $1 billion in debts owed to families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims. The decision, issued Wednesday by Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin, places Jones’ assets under the control of a court-appointed receiver, who will oversee the sale of Infowars and other holdings tied to Free Speech Systems LLC.
A Guatemalan national accused of supplying THC-laced gummies that sickened 12 Long Island middle school students has been released without bail, despite facing multiple felony drug charges. Suffolk County prosecutors said 22-year-old Wilmer Castillo Garcia distributed the marijuana-infused gummies traced to an Instagram account he allegedly operated.
Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) has refiled legislation to vacate the seats of lawmakers who skip work without authorization, after House Democrats once again absconded to block a quorum during a special session. Gov. Greg Abbott called the second special session Friday, but only 97 members were present—three short of the quorum needed to conduct business.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher criticized prominent Democrats for refusing to appear on his program, saying party leaders are “too afraid of too many things.” Maher revealed that both Bill and Hillary Clinton, along with former Vice President Kamala Harris, have repeatedly declined invitations to join him, even during Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.
Gun violence in the United States has declined during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office compared to President Joe Biden’s final year, according to new data from the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). The numbers, released Thursday in a post on X, reveal decreases in overall gun deaths, gun injuries, and even incidents categorized as “mass shootings” under GVA’s broad definition.
A suspected illegal alien was struck and killed after running onto a freeway in Monrovia, California, while attempting to evade federal immigration agents on Thursday. City officials confirmed the man fled from a Home Depot parking lot where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting an enforcement operation, before darting onto the 210 Freeway and being hit by a passing vehicle.
