Author: Elizabeth Faddis, Washington Examiner

A Colorado police officer was handed a prison sentence for his role in the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia. Austin Hopp, a former police officer with the Loveland Police Department, was sentenced to five years in prison with three years of parole on Thursday. Larimer County District Court Judge Michelle Brinegar described…

Rudy Giuliani will not appear before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot this week as expected, according to his attorney. Robert Costello, Giuliani’s attorney, told CNN his client had been scheduled to have a virtual meeting with the panel Friday, but it was scrapped when the committee rejected a request to allow…

The White House has opted not to use the Oval Office for press events in part because a teleprompter cannot be permanently placed in the room, according to a new report. Aides to President Joe Biden prefer to use a fake White House stage in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is just next door…

Hillary Clinton warned of what may come next if the Supreme Court ends up overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case in which abortion was legalized across the United States. The former secretary of state participated in an interview for CBS Evening News and said a leaked draft opinion, which signals the conservative majority…

Pick your poison: coronavirus or venomous snakes. An Australian COVID-19 testing center in St. Mary’s had to close after multiple people found venomous red-bellied black snakes on the grounds over the course of several days, according to 9News. The snakes were described as being “medium-sized” and are often found in moist habitats such as streams,…

The Biden administration says it has no information to indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin will temporarily transfer power while receiving cancer treatment. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a press briefing on Monday that the United States has been unable to confirm a report from a Telegram channel called “SVR General” that alleged Nikolai…

A Tennessee family says their movements were being tracked for hours by an Apple AirTag device while visiting Walt Disney World. Seventeen-year-old Madison Gaston and her family were on the monorail back to the parking lot when she realized that her movements had been tracked by someone for hours through the use of an Apple…

A Maryland woman returned home from vacation to find two strangers lying in her bed and more than $49,000 in possessions had been stolen. The unnamed woman from Greenbelt approached her residence on April 5 to find that the front door had been damaged. She then walked inside to find all of her furniture and…

Biden administration official Samantha Power called on Congress to approve President Joe Biden‘s request for $33 billion in additional aid for Ukraine. During an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, Power highlighted the benefits of previous aid packages that have been sent to Ukraine. “There are vast swaths of Ukraine that have been…

Ex-Republican state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger of Idaho was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern. A 12-person jury found the 39-year-old von Ehlinger guilty of one felony count of raping the now 20-year-old woman, identified only by the initials J.V. in court, according to the Idaho Stateman. Von Ehlinger was found not guilty…