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Kyle Rittenhouse starts Texas nonprofit to fight gun reform

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

(NewsNation) — Conservative activist Kyle Rittenhouse has launched a nonprofit dedicated to fighting gun reform efforts and defending the Second Amendment. Rittenhouse was acquitted of first-degree intentional homicide and four other charges related to the fatal shooting of two Black Lives Matter protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020, an act he said was self-defense. After moving to Texas, Rittenhouse has become involved in Texas politics, rallying with right-wing candidates, including a Texas secessionist leader. The Texas Tribune first reported on the nonprofit, which filed papers with the Texas secretary of state's office in July 2023. According to the papers, the goal of The Rittenhouse Foundation is to protect Second Amendment rights through education and legal assistance. Trump: Report on Monday will result in ‘complete exoneration’ in Georgia Rittenhouse supporters donated more than $2 million to aid his legal defense, but conservative politicians and activists complaine...

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis put California beach home on Airbnb

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

(KTLA) – Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis would like to host you at their guest house in Santa Barbara, California, this weekend. The couple made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis poke fun at controversy over their bath-time routine for kids "I have a really dumb idea," Kutcher explained to Kunis in the video. “It’s dumber than my mustache, I promise … I think we should have complete strangers come and stay with us at the beach. It’s so nice here."Kunis appeared to laugh in disbelief, while Kutcher assured her he was being serious. "I think they'll like it," the "That 70's Show" actor said. Kunis agreed."OK, so we're doing it? Great!" Kutcher said, finalizing the plans while his partner appeared to be processing the idea. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis play ping pong at Clayton Kershaw's 6th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose on Aug. 23, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Kershaw's Challenge)"It’s not the craziest idea I’ve had … st...

Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge in Trump case, Texas Democrat 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

(The Hill) -- A Texas woman has been charged with threatening to kill the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election case and a House Democrat who is running for Houston mayor.Abigail Jo Shry called Judge Tanya Chutkan’s chambers at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 5, just days after Trump was indicted on charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. After investigators traced her call, she later admitted to making the threatening phone call.Court documents show that she called Chutkan a racial slur before threatening to kill anyone who comes after Trump, all Democrats in Washington, D.C., — including Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a 15-term Democrat who announced in March that she would run for the local election in Houston — and members of the LGBTQ community. She told Chutkan that “you are in our sights, we want to kill you,” according to the documents. Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind Prosecutors a...

CVS closing location on Madison Avenue in Albany

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- CVS is closing its location at 1026 Madison Avenue in Albany. A CVS spokesperson said the store's last day will be September 26. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "Maintaining access to pharmacy services in the communities we serve is an important factor we consider when making store closure decisions," said CVS spokesperson Amy Thibault. "Other factors include local market dynamics, population shifts, a community’s store density, and ensuring there are other geographic access points to meet the needs of the community."All prescriptions at this location will be transferred to the CVS Pharmacy at 613 New Scotland Avenue in Albany. Patients can also choose to fill their prescriptions at another CVS or another pharmacy of their choice. All employees are being offered other positions in the company, said Thibault. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma cancels SPAC performance This is the second CVS store closure in Albany this ...

Horse rescued from swamp in Dutchess County

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

MILLBROOK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A horse and its handler were rescued after being stuck in a swamp in Dutchess County early Wednesday morning. Multiple crews responded to help the human and horse, with the human stuck waist-deep in mud. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Around 7:28 Wednesday morning, the Millbrook Fire Department was called for a person and horse stuck in a swamp. The human was freed from the mud at 8:02 a.m. as crews began extricating the horse. A tow truck from Matt's Auto Body was called in with the Patterson Fire Department's Equine Rescue Team called in and placed on standby. The equine team was called in around 8:22 a.m. with additional manpower to free the horse. Queensbury eatery to be on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ Ten minutes later, the horse was successfully extricated from the swamp. According to the Millbrook Fire Department, both the horse and the person were uninjured.

Officer-involved shooting in north St. Louis

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter flew over an officer-involved shooting in north St. Louis.That was around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday on Linton Avenue Near Penrose Street in the Fairgrounds neighborhood. The police have not said what led to the shooting. Task force formed to help sidewalk squatters The man who was shot was conscious and breathing when police took him to a nearby hospital. No officers were injured.

Driver injured in Alton, Illinois rollover crash

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

ALTON, Ill. -  A driver was injured in a single-car rollover crash Thursday morning in Alton.The crash happened on East Broadway at Allen Street. The car knocked over a streetlight and caught fire. Cannabis recall in Missouri: Dispensaries pulling 60K products The driver managed to get out of the car

Police investigating bump-and-robbery carjacking in Webster Groves

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A reported bump-and-robbery carjacking took place in Webster Groves.On South Elm Avenue in Webster Groves, a car hit a driver from behind, according to the police. Three people wearing masks pulled a gun on the driver and stole his black Dodge caravan. Task force formed to help sidewalk squatters They left the vehicle they used in the accident. It had been stolen from St. Louis City.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Opinion: If the Earth burning isn’t enough, what will spark climate protests?

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

What does it take to launch a successful social movement – one that brings pressure on world leaders to bring about actual policy changes?Of course, there needs to be a sense of profound injustice, something that makes a segment of the population break out of their day-to-day focus on meeting immediate needs – food, shelter, earning a living, caring for loved ones –  and take to the streets and demand change.There must also be a sense of urgency, the perception that action is needed soon, if not immediately. Either the consequences of inaction will quickly become intolerable or frustration over long enduring social injustice builds to the boiling point.Examples of social movements that have brought about meaningful political, economic, and societal changes include the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s, the women’s suffrage movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the anti-war movement in reaction to American intervention in Vietnam, and the outpouring of grief, anger, a...

Chef Thach Tran leaves Ace East Serve to devote himself to health food

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:20:35 GMT

The avocado toast at the Energy Bar Cafe in downtown Denver. (Provided by Energy Bar Cafe)Chef Thach Tran has shifted to the healthier side of cooking.After six years working for the Secret Sauce restaurant group in Denver, Tran has left his job as executive chef of Ace Eat Serve to fully take over his own spot, the Energy Bar Cafe in the Colorado Athletic Club-Tabor Center downtown.“The cafe fell into our laps,” said Tran, explaining how the manager of the gym contacted him last year after he signed up for a membership. “He knew I worked at Ace and asked if I knew anyone who could operate the coffee space.”Thach Tran, left, and his husband, Dustin Tran. (Provided by Energy Bar Cafe)Suddenly, Tran started thinking about what it would mean to run his own spot, something very different from the Peking duck, bao buns and signature sauced wings he became well-known for at Ace. He went home and started working out plans with his husband, Dustin Tran. He found out ...