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It’s probably too late now to say sorry. Rapper Lil Twist is claiming that his friendship with Justin Bieber, 26, in the early 2010s evolved into that of a drug-charge scapegoat, per the whims of Bieber’s management. Twist, whose real name is Christopher Lynn Moore, made the claims on Philadelphia radio personality Mina SayWhat’s podcast …

Nationals ace Max Scherzer flung another high-and-inside pitch at Major League Baseball owners. The three-time Cy Young winner, who serves as a member of the MLBPA’s executive subcommittee, continues to be outspoken in the midst of salary disputes between the players union and MLB. Scherzer took to Twitter Wednesday to unload another jab at team …

Defund the police. Better still, disband them. Apologize for being White, or maybe not. Or, maybe, reject the notion that racism holds back African-Americans, or perhaps, wrap the whole premise of the foundation and purpose of America around it instead. The dizzying nature of social media, mainstream media, political rallies, and public relations posturing leads …

A series of social justice and open borders lobbying organizations, many linked to billionaire George Soros, are demanding that the federal government end all funding of police in the United States. While the Black Lives Matter movement leads a national “Defund the Police” campaign, left-wing groups are likewise demanding steps be taken by Congress to …

The Labor Department announced Thursday that 1.5 million Americans filed new unemployment claims last week, the tenth straight week of declining jobless numbers since the economy was forced to shutter due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s numbers were lower than most estimates, falling by 355,000 from the previous week’s total of 1.9 million. Continuing jobless …

The European Union is planning to file antitrust charges against Amazon for its habit of copying third-party products, according to a new report. The charges against the ecommerce juggernaut could arrive as soon as next week and are the latest step in a two-year investigation into Amazon’s practices, according to the Wall Street Journal. The …

Some 1.5 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week even as the US emerged from its coronavirus lockdown, the feds said Thursday. Thursday’s figures from the US Department of Labor show more than 44 million people — or roughly 28 percent of the US workforce — tried to join the nation’s unemployment rolls in …

An astonishing number of people seem to think so. As a Christian libertarian, few things worry me more than the rise of socialism in America. A March 2020 Gallup poll found that four out of ten Americans have a positive view of socialism. Among Democrats, 65 percent surveyed said they hold a favorable view of …

The Minneapolis police chief announced Wednesday that he will immediately withdraw from negotiations with the city’s police union as the department considers a suite of reforms after George Floyd’s death. Chief Medaria Arradondo said the city’s contract with the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis will be subject to a review that will focus on the …

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he would seriously consider more direct payments to individuals in the next phase of coronavirus rescue legislation, adding that funds should also be targeted to help sectors struggling to reopen, including hospitality and tourism. Testifying before the Senate Small Business Committee, Mnuchin said the Treasury also planned …