Charles Kim

Bernie Sanders Supporters Enraged With DNC Rule Change Forcing Party Affiliation

A new Democratic National Committee (DNC) rule will make sure candidates for president are only affiliated with the party, enraging Bernie Sanders supporters. Fox News reports that the DNC voted June 8 to force presidential candidates in 2020 to declare themselves as Democrats before announcing their candidacies. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who affiliates as an […]

5y ago

Debbie Wasserman Schultz|Donald Trump

Bronx Man Accused Of Setting His Girlfriend On Fire After Catching Her Reportedly Cheating

A lover’s triangle ended with alleged arson and death Sunday afternoon in the Bronx, New York. According to the New York Daily News, Mara LaMinn, 44, went to the 2216 Adams Place apartment he formerly shared with girlfriend Berta Booker, 49, in the Tremont section of the Bronx, New York. When he arrived at the […]

5y ago

Crime|New York

President Donald Trump To Leave Historic Summit 15 Hours Early

President Donald Trump is planning to leave Singapore some 15 hours ahead of schedule after a full day of meetings with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the Associated Press reported Monday. According to the AP report, administration officials say preliminary talks between representatives from the United States and North Korea are “fast moving,” allowing President […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|kim jong un

Casey Anthony Headed Back To Court, Sued By Roy Kronk, Who Found Her Daughter’s Body

Casey Anthony, acquitted by a jury in the murder of her daughter Caylee, may have to defend herself yet again in a defamation lawsuit brought by Roy Kronk, the meter reader that found the child’s remains. Radar Online is reporting that Kronk is trying to have his defamation case against Casey Anthony changed from federal […]

5y ago

casey anthony|caylee anthony|murder

Trump: North Korea’s Kim Could Be U.S. Guest If Summit Goes Well

President Donald Trump believes North Korean dictator Kin Jong Un may be willing to visit the United States if all goes well at next week’s scheduled summit in Singapore, Fox News reported. “Certainly if it goes well. And I think it will be well-received. I think he would look at it very favorably,” President Trump […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|kim jong un|singapore

Starbucks Raises Coffee Prices 10-20 Cents On Tuesday

Paying 10-20 cents more for your Starbucks grande or venti coffee may really wake you up this week. The Seattle, Washington, coffee retailer increased prices for coffee on Tuesday, USA Today reports. According to the report, the coffee increases went into effect at company-owned stores, and the amount of the increase was determined by which […]

5y ago

Business|money|seattle|Starbucks

Colin Kaepernick Wants President Trump’s Testimony In His NFL Collusion Grievance

Colin Kaepernick, the National Football League player that started protesting by sitting and kneeling during the National Anthem, is looking to subpoena President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to testify in his collusion case against the league’s team owners, ESPN reports. According to the story, Kaepernick’s attorneys are trying to issue federal subpoenas […]

5y ago

‘The View’s’ Joy Behar Blames Former President Bill Clinton’s Lewinsky Affair For Trump’s Rise

The View’s co-host Joy Behar said Wednesday that former President Bill Clinton “lowered the bar” on political discourse with his 1998 extramarital affair with intern Monica Lewinsky and that it led to the nation eventually accepting the comments and behavior of President Donald Trump. “[Bill] Clinton bears a tremendous responsibility for causing [a lack of […]

5y ago

joy behar|the view

U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Baker’s Same-Sex Wedding Cake Refusal

The United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in favor of the Colorado baker that refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. According to USA Today, the justices narrowed the ruling to specifics in the case, namely that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission was hostile against baker Jack Phillips and his religious […]

5y ago

gay marriage

Customer Sues CVS, Claims Pharmacy Worker’s Viagra Disclosure To Wife Destroyed Marriage

A Long Island man claims a “chatty” pharmacist’s revelation about who was paying for his Viagra prescription caused his marriage to end, the New York Post reports. The Post reported June 2 that Michael Feinberg is suing the CVS Pharmacy chain because a pharmacist told his wife who was paying for his Viagra prescription, causing […]

5y ago

Teens Turning Away From Facebook, Pew Research Center Finds

In the view of teenagers, it’s definitely “your father’s Facebook,” a recent Pew Research Center report released Thursday finds. In a survey conducted between March 7 to April 10, 51 percent of teenagers ages 13-17 said they regularly use Facebook, compared to more than 70 percent in a similar 2014-2015 survey, the center reported. According […]

5y ago

Facebook|instagram|snapchat|Twitter|youtube

Walmart Rolls Out $1-A-Day College Plan For Employees

Walmart wants to help its employees get their college degrees, and is putting up the cash to make that happen. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the giant retail chain will now help subsidize tuition, books, fees, and help with the application process for employees seeking either an associates or bachelors degree in business or supply chain […]

5y ago

Business|college|education|walmart

Martian Intercourse Could Pose Perils, But Also Might Create New Humans

Forget what you’ve read in science fiction novels, or saw in television and movies regarding romantic liaisons and child-rearing in outer space. Recent scientific studies have revealed some cold, hard facts about what human procreation could mean once we start long space trips and visits to other planets, such as Mars. According to a Space.com […]

5y ago

mars|nasa|science

President Trump Tweets Further Remorse Over Tapping Jeff Sessions As Attorney General

With five pointed words, President Donald Trump issued his most stinging rebuke to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Twitter Wednesday. After quoting U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-SC, who criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation and said that President Trump could have picked from a variety of qualified lawyers to head the Department […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|robert mueller|russia

U.S. Firm Ends Search For Mystery Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

The fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, and it’s 239 passengers, may never be known as a private United States search firm said it would be giving up its quest to find the missing plane Tuesday. According to CBS News, private search firm, Ocean Infinity, of Texas, said Tuesday it would stop looking for the […]

5y ago

Flight MH370

Porn Star Attorney Michael Avenatti Battles ‘Wall Street Journal’ Report Of Stonewalling Federal Prosecutors

The attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti, is back in the news this week claiming a Wall Street Journal article Monday is not true. “Any media report citing ‘unnamed sources’ (and not a single document) suggesting we are delaying the investigation into Mr. [Michael] Cohen and [President Donald J. Trump] is completely […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|News

South Korea Could Join Potential Trump-Kim Summit

There may have to be another seat at the negotiating table if President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un actually sit down in Singapore, USA Today reports. According to the newspaper, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is reportedly interested in attending the historic summit with the other leaders should it actually come […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|kim jong un|north korea|South Korea

Former NAACP Chapter President Rachel Dolezal Facing Felony Welfare Fraud Charges

The “transracial” woman that served for a time as president of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter in Spokane, Washington, is facing up to 15 years in prison for alleged welfare fraud. Rachel Dolezal, the Caucasian woman who claimed to be black and ran her local NAACP chapter until 2015, […]

5y ago

Crime|NAACP|rachel dolezal

Uber Disengaged Emergency Braking System Before Automated Car Killed Pedestrian

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report, released Thursday, determined that Uber disengaged the braking system of the self-driving vehicle involved in a fatal pedestrian accident in Arizona in March. According to Reuters, the on-board radar system of the automated 2017 Volvo XC90 “saw” Elaine Herzberg, 49, as she walked her bicycle outside the […]

5y ago

Arizona|Uber

Woman’s Lawyer Apologizes To Texas State Trooper Accused Of Sexual Abuse During DWI Arrest

The lawyer for a Texas woman accusing a state trooper of sexual abuse during a recent DWI arrest is now apologizing to the officer after the release of body cam footage of the incident showed that he acted appropriately. “The body camera footage released directly contradicts with the accounts reported to my office,” Attorney Lee […]

5y ago

White House: North Korean Summit Off

President Donald Trump canceled the planned historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on Thursday. In a letter to Kim, President Trump said that recent hostile comments from his regime made the planned summit in Singapore on June 12 “inappropriate,” according to Fox News. “Based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|kim jong un|north korea

Jess Phoenix, California Democrat, Dodges Lava, Won’t Sweat Being Splashed With Water A La Tomi Lahren

Volcanologist and Democratic congressional candidate in California’s 25th District, Jess Phoenix, wouldn’t let a splash of water get her hot under the collar when she spends her time dodging spurts of lava. Phoenix reacted Wednesday to conservative commentator Tomi Lahren having water thrown at her during a brunch with family members by posting a photo […]

5y ago

Politics|Tomi Lahren|Twitter

Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Hit With $10M Judgement For Old Firm’s Bankruptcy Case

Adult film star Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, will have to pay a former colleague $10 million, a federal bankruptcy court judge in California ruled Tuesday. According to Bloomberg, the judge, sitting in Santa Anna, California, granted a motion for judgment against Avenatti’s old law firm, Egan Avenatti LLP, which had been in Chapter 11 […]

5y ago

FBI|Michael Avenatti|Michael Cohen|Stormy Daniels

Reporter Physically Removed From EPA Water Pollution Hearing

Reporters from at least three different news organizations were reportedly kept out of a public hearing Tuesday dealing with cancer-causing chemicals at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. According to the Boston Globe, reporters from the Associated Press, CNN, and E&E News were told that there was not enough room in at a hearing […]

5y ago

cnn|Donald Trump|EPA

ACLU Wants Amazon To Quit Peddling ‘Rekognition’ Facial-Recognition API To Law Enforcement

Civil liberties groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are concerned that low-cost facial recognition software marketed by online retail giant Amazon to law enforcement agencies could lead to chilling abuses, allowing police to track millions of people in real time. The Associated Press reports that software sold by Amazon Web Services (AWS), known […]

5y ago

amazon|Business|News

Dow Closes Above 25,000 As China Trade War Fears Fade

Stocks rose 298 points or 1.2 percent in trading on Wall Street Monday, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 25,000 for the first time since March as investors’ fear of a trade war with China eased over the weekend. According to an article in The Street, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that talks between […]

5y ago

china|Donald Trump

Gina Haspel, First Female CIA Director, Takes Helm After Swearing-In

Gina Haspel officially became the first woman to ever lead the Central Intelligence Agency Monday morning during a ceremony at the organization’s Langley, Virginia headquarters. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony, broadcast live on CNN, with Pence administering the Oath of Office to Haspel, 61. “(Gina Haspel is) someone who […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|News|Politics

Charles Kim

Charles W. Kim is an award winning journalist from New Jersey. He has more than 20 years professional experience covering news on the local, state and national levels. Charles enjoys publishing on a variety of hard news and political topics. He is known for having a keen news sense, contagious enthusiasm, and unwavering integrity, as well as years of accumulated knowledge that enables him to continue to reach new heights in the field.