Biden Grants Pardons to Family Just Minutes Before Trump’s Inauguration

Former President Joe Biden pardoned his family approximately 15 minutes before President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. According to a press release obtained by CNBC, Biden announced pardons for his brother, James Biden; James Biden’s wife, Sara Jones Biden; his brother, Francis Biden; his sister, Valerie Biden Owens; and his sister’s husband, John Owens. A…

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Florida’s Illegal Gambling Network Shattered Following Raids and Arrests

An illegal gambling network that ran from strip-mall casinos to a warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was taken down this week by state and local law enforcement agencies. Authorities raided slot-machine parlors in suburban West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Zephyrhills, confiscating machines and cash. They also charged officers of a company in…

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Photos/Videos: Thousands of Protesters Rally in D.C. Before Trump Inauguration

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Fox News, thousands of protesters, primarily females, met in Washington, D.C, for the People’s March, which was previously known as the Women’s March. The outlet noted that the crowd was only a tenth of the size of the…

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Joan Plowright, Acclaimed Star of ‘Enchanted April’ and ‘Stalin,’ Passes Away at 95

Joan Plowright, the English actor whose decadeslong career included an Oscar-nominated turn in “Enchanted April” and films “The Entertainer” and “Stalin,” has died. The actor died Thursday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, her family said Friday in a statement to the Associated Press. She was 95. “She enjoyed a long and…

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Military Humvee Sighted Parked Outside Ben Affleck’s Home During Wildfires

After having to evacuate his Pacific Palisades home amid the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, Ben Affleck returned to find a massive military vehicle outside the home Thursday. Photos published by TMZ show a man dressed in military fatigues and a khaki-colored Humvee parked right outside the 52-year-old Oscar winner’s Brentwood estate. The “Gone Girl” star was seen…

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