Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the wildly popular “Rick and Morty” show on Adult Swim, is facing felony domestic violence charges in California. He’s also now out of a job. Both Adult Swim and Hulu announced this week they were cutting ties with Roiland. The actor, writer and producer is charged with one count of…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is at a standstill. Russian troop losses are approaching 200,000. Dozens of Western tanks are on their way to the Ukrainians. So, naturally, the Russian general in charge of the Ukraine war wants to make sure his troops shave. General Valery Gerasimov is Russia’s top general. He was recently appointed…

The House Speaker McCarthy plans to take a trip to Taiwan; the FDA suggests an annual COVID-19 vaccine; and more Big Tech layoffs. These stories and more highlight the daily midday rundown for Jan. 23, 2023.  Potential McCarthy trip to Taiwan The Pentagon is in the process of planning the places House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…

The Leopards are coming. After months of saying “no,” Germany indicated over the weekend it would not stand in the way of Poland sending its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. It’s a definite shift in policy. Up until now, both Germany and the United States were steadfast in their denial to send Ukraine main battle…

Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter; Trump is poised to start tweeting again; and a bill is debated that would allow 12-year-olds to get vaccinated without parental consent. These stories and more highlight our daily afternoon rundown for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.  Alec Baldwin charged in film set shooting Prosecutors announced Thursday morning…

Twitter is now offering a new annual plan to pay for its blue checkmark. The tool was originally used to identify verified accounts of important public figures. Twitter Blue is Elon Musk’s product that charges users for the checkmark. It ruffled some feathers when he first proposed it, but one group welcomed the chance to pay…

The Biden administration is not the world’s only government that asked Twitter to censor posts related to COVID-19. According to the latest Twitter Files, Germany did too, in collaboration with BioNTech, one of the pharmaceutical giants behind the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. This week, the Intercept’s Lee Fang reported the latest findings from the Twitter Files.…

Google told the Supreme Court that if it guts Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, it would upend the internet, encourage suppression of legitimate speech and proliferate offensive speech. The tech giant is being sued by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was killed in 2015 during an Islamic State group (ISIS) terrorist attack…

The Border Patrol opened a 153,000-square-foot facility in El Paso, Texas, that will have the capacity to hold 1,000 migrants. Customs and Border Protection said the facility’s primary purpose is to safely and expeditiously process individuals in Border Patrol custody. The new center is weatherproof, climate controlled and will also provide space for eating, sleeping…

C-SPAN’s Co-CEO Susan Swain is asking House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to allow her organization’s cameras in the House chamber full time. Swain is renewing the perennial request after experiencing success covering the 15 ballot House Speaker vote. “C-SPAN, a private not-for-profit public affairs network, commits to covering House debates in the same manner we…