Pandemic: Florida reported more than 8,900 new coronavirus cases on Friday, another one day record as the state’s re-opening of bars, restaurants, beaches and public spaces backfires.   Florida and Texas, with cases also rising, ordered all the bars closed. The Dow …

Mexico Quake: The death toll is rising after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico yesterday. Dozens of buildings are reported to have collapsed in Mexico City and at least 216 people are reported dead. Twenty-one children died when their …

Freedom: President Obama Commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning,  originally known as Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst who handed over a trove of secret documents to WikiLeaks. She will be released this May rather than in 2045. A White …

Federal Case: After a briefing on Russian hackers by the intelligence chiefs, Democratic congressional leaders are furious that FBI director James Comey, who spoke openly about the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email, wouldn’t say whether his agency is investigating whether …

Berate the Press: So much about Trump. In his first press conference since July 27th, President-elect Donald Trump said that to avoid conflicts between his business and government he would turn over his holdings to a trust run by his …

Murder Town: The city of Chicago finished 2016 with 762 murders, more than New York and Los Angeles combined. Another four thousand people were wounded by gunfire in bullet city. It’s an enormous increase from the 485 Chicago murders reported …