Spirit Airlines is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The low-cost airliner has been dealing with mounting losses and debt. Spirit already furloughed pilots and unveiled plans to begin selling close to two dozen planes. In addition, Spirit is expected to cut jobs as part of an…

A prolific teenage “serial swatter” from California, has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of hoax calls about mass shootings and bomb threats to schools, religious institutions and government officials nationwide. The Department of Justice announced Wednesday, Nov. 13, Alan Filion, 18, pleaded guilty in a Florida federal courtroom to four counts of making interstate threats. He faces up…

President-elect Donald Trump has made his selection for attorney general: Rep. Matt Gaetz. Why it might be an uphill battle for the Florida congressman to get confirmed. And we now know in a clean sweep, Republicans won control of the House of Representatives. Who GOP lawmakers voted to lead them in the next term. These stories and…

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the Department of Justice prosecutor who’s been investigating President-elect Donald Trump, plans to leave his role before Trump takes office, according to The New York Times. Trump has said he would fire Smith “within two seconds” of being sworn in. The federal cases against Trump, including his criminal 2020 election interference…

Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan agreed to delay his decision on Tuesday, Nov. 12, on whether to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s New York hush money convictions until Tuesday, Nov. 19. The delay is to give prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers more time for new arguments following the results of the 2024 presidential election earlier this month. On…

Californians rejected a state ballot initiative in which would have eliminated involuntary servitude for those serving prison sentences. Nearly 54% of voters rejected Proposition 6. The Associated Press reported that 72% of the vote has been counted so far. Some residents refer to the conditions in the state’s prisons as modern-day slavery or forced labor.…

Federal authorities have seized tens of millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine in raids across California, Arizona and Nevada. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 7, that it has charged 48 suspected members of the Sinaloa cartel with distributing meth, fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Authorities say that they found more than…

President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal 2020 election interference case is on hold, at least for now. The judge overseeing the federal case granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to pause the process and give him a month to formally request how to move forward following Trump’s 2024 election victory.  This is likely the first…

A series of racially-charged text messages referencing slavery and targeting Black Americans have surfaced across the United States, prompting a federal response. Recipients of these messages report being informed they were “selected” to pick cotton at “the nearest plantation.” The texts, reportedly sent from unknown numbers, began appearing shortly after the recent presidential election. Many…

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday, Nov. 8, showing a foiled Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before the 2024 election. A criminal complaint reveals that an official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ordered the surveillance and eventual assassination of Trump in September. The assassination attempt comes as Iran faces growing internal turmoil,…