Scottish Labour interim leader Alex Rowley has resigned over his alleged misconduct in the past, the party has said. His resignation comes after The Scottish Sun published a report of allegations leveled at him by a former partner. His partner, a 49-year-old woman, had accused him of subjecting her to years of “emotional blackmail and […]

The Drug Lords of today exist because of the extraordinary profits resulting from criminalization. Estimates run in the half a trillion range globally per year. By way of comparison there are only twenty or so countries with a national economy of that size. The situation is exactly analogous to the prohibition era. When gunfights, beatings, […]

Congressional Republicans pushed ahead on Monday on a U.S. tax code overhaul as a Senate panel considered the issue, but risks lay ahead with major intraparty disputes unsettled and President Donald Trump returning soon from Asia as the debate heats up. While overseas at a leaders conference, Trump tweeted some tax bill suggestions early on Monday […]

RT should “keep fighting and digging up the truth” despite persistent attempts by US authorities to crack down on the international news channel, former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone said. Speaking after RT America was forced by the US to register as a foreign agent, Livingstone said lawyers should look into whether the move could […]

Witnesses across Alabama reported a mysterious “boom” that rocked their counties on Tuesday evening. NASA said the origin of the blast “remains unclear” as social media went awash with conspiracy theories and even devoted a song to the unexplained event. The sound blast could have been generated by a “bolide, large supersonic aircraft or a […]

In his first interview since being sucker-attacked 10 days ago while doing yard work in Kentucky, Sen. Rand Paul said there was “no justification” for what happened. Struggling to breathe and talk, the result of six ribs being broken in the incident, Paul told Secrets that he knew of no motive that would have sparked […]

Boris Johnson is set to meet with Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of a British woman jailed in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. It follows an apology by the foreign secretary for “anguish” caused by false remarks he made about the reason for her travels. Ratcliffe will meet Johnson and his consular specialists at the Foreign Office on […]

Two US congressmen currently in office have sexually harassed female colleagues or staffers, Congresswoman Jackie Speier has revealed. The revelations came at a hearing of the House of Representatives held on Tuesday to discuss how it handles misconduct. “I have had numerous meetings with phone calls with staffers, both present and former, women and men […]

The flood of recent sex-related accusations against Harvey Weinstein, Roy Moore and other prominent men has forced members of the establishment media to acknowledge former President Bill Clinton’s alleged sex crimes. Paula Jones, Kathleen Wiley and Juanita Broaddrick have long accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or worse. Broaddrick accused Clinton of violently raping her […]

The sex abuse scandal that first hit Hollywood and Westminster has now swept the corridors of Britain’s illustrious educational institutions. Former pupils at one of the UK’s top girls’ schools have said they were sexually abused while studying there. Two ex-pupils of St Paul’s Girls’ School in West London have revealed details of their abuse, […]