Opening statements began on Friday in the trial of the man accused of killing 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in February. Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is charged with murder and other crimes in a case that helped fan the immigration debate during the recent election cycle.
The family of Malcolm X, a civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1965, filed a $100-million federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, the CIA, and the New York Police Department of allowing his murder to be carried out. The lawsuit alleges the law enforcement agencies concealed evidence that they had known of the plot to kill him but did nothing to stop it.
Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, is weighing in on President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Tucker explores what U.S. health policy will be like under Kennedy and what challenges the former independent presidential candidate will face.
Topics in this episode include:
- Trial Begins for Laken Riley Murder Suspect
- Trump Picks ND Gov. Doug Burgum to Lead Interior Department
- Trump Picks Jay Clayton as Manhattan’s Top Federal Prosecutor
- DeSantis Plans Special Elections to Replace Trump’s Florida Picks
- Trump Says Musk’s Efficiency Panel Will Issue Reports
- Musk Recruiting ‘High-IQ’ Staff to Work for DOGE
- Trump Taps RFK Jr. to Lead Health and Human Services
- Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Health Secretary: Analysis
- Vaccine Maker Stocks Tumble After RFK Jr. Pick
- Dem Governors Planning to Thwart Trump Policies?
- LA Times Owner Say Big Changes Coming
- Poll: 46 Percent Would Support Harris in Run for California Gov.
- Nancy Pelosi Files for Reelection
- Trump Team Responds to 2017 Hegseth Allegations
- Malcolm X’s Family Sues US Law Enforcement Agencies
- NJ Residents Shocked by Scale of Jennings Creek Wildfire
- 30 Arrested Over NYC Gang Warfare
- American Airlines Flight Told to Avoid Mountains
- Iran Backs Lebanese Government on Israel Cease-Fire Talks
- Energy Secretary Opposes Canceling EV Tax Credit
- Moolenaar Pushes Bill to End China’s Special Trade Status
- Russian Air Attack Damages Energy Installations in Ukraine
- Ukrainian Troops Train Near France’s WWI Battlefields
- North Korea Leader Orders Mass Production of Suicide Drones
- American Man Arrested in Tokyo for Vandalizing Shrine
- UK Economy Contracts in September Amid Push for Growth
- Federal Reserve May Have More Rate Cuts Planned
- Powell Discusses Reaction to Trump Policies
- Biden Finalizes $6.6 Billion Deal for Domestic Chip Production
- FTC’s Holyoak Concerned About AI Collecting Children’s Data
- Eli Lilly Sues Health Resources and Services Administration
- ‘Kindness Is Cool’ Campaign Visits Times Square
