Two investigations have substantiated allegations that one of California's most powerful union presidents tried to strong-arm fellow labor leaders into backing a proposed billionaire tax, and engaged in a pattern of threatening conduct toward women in the process. Dave Regan, president of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, one of California's largest and most politically influential […] The post SEIU union boss accused of extorting labor leaders, intimidating women to force billionaire tax endorsement appeared first on American Almanac .
Two investigations have substantiated allegations that one of California's most powerful union presidents tried to strong-arm fellow labor leaders into backing a proposed billionaire tax, and engaged in a pattern of threatening conduct toward women in the process. Dave Regan, president of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, one of California's largest and most politically influential unions, faces findings from two separate probes that paint a picture of coercion, intimidation, and, in one case dating to 2009, alleged physical assault against a female colleague. The national SEIU is now preparing an evidentiary hearing, and Regan has been temporarily barred from SEIU California offices. The allegations center on Regan's push to secure…Open
A 39-year-old Florida woman faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly drugged a 69-year-old man she met on a dating app at least three times, with the Polk County sheriff calling her a "black widow" motivated purely by money. Samantha Adams slipped benzodiazepines into a glass of whiskey she served to her victim at his […] The post Florida woman charged with attempted murder after allegedly poisoning man she met on dating app appeared first on American Almanac .
A 39-year-old Florida woman faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly drugged a 69-year-old man she met on a dating app at least three times, with the Polk County sheriff calling her a "black widow" motivated purely by money. Samantha Adams slipped benzodiazepines into a glass of whiskey she served to her victim at his Haines City home on August 17, leaving him hospitalized with an overdose, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office . The 69-year-old man, whose name has not been released, passed out later that evening and woke up in a hospital bed, where staff told him he had suffered a benzodiazepine overdose, a drug he told investigators he had never taken. Adams now sits in the Polk County Jail on $42,500 bond, charged…Open
A family is desperately searching for a missing grandmother who vanished during a trip to Las Vegas two weeks ago. Alisa Goods, 63, of Brooklyn, New York, was last seen Aug. 8 leaving a friend's home to go to a CVS store. When she failed to return, her friend reported her missing to police. Days after she disappeared, Goods' family on the East Coast began receiving alarming messages demanding money and bitcoin, raising new concerns about her whereabouts. NewsNation's Jessica Kartalija is following the multistate investigation. More: https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/family-receives-mysterious-texts-after-woman-missing-las-vegas/ Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live"…
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. — File photo by Gabryelle Dumalag Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 13, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has sharply condemned China’s [...]
AI:Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has issued a scathing condemnation against China, accusing the communist regime of utilizing extortion and blackmail tactics following its recent actions targeting more than 100 Filipino citizens. This aggressive maritime maneuvering by Beijing underscores the ongoing regional tension and the persistent threat posed by China's expansionist agenda in the Pacific.Open
Carolina Moscoso Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 13, 2026 A new warning from Foreign Affairs is putting China’s economic model at the center of a potentially dangerous global financial problem: persistent [...]
AI:China's flawed economic model is emerging as a primary driver for a potential global financial catastrophe, according to recent warnings from Foreign Affairs regarding the stability of their internal systems. This development coincides with increasing reports of Chinese extortion and blackmail tactics in Asia and their exploitation of regional conflicts to expand their influence through exports. As China continues its aggressive expansionism, the structural weaknesses within its economy threaten to trigger a systemic collapse that could destabilize international markets far beyond its borders.Open
Six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home, the Pima County Sheriff's Office has released two ransom notes in full, including one that claims she "perished shortly after she was taken" and is now "buried in nature." The sheriff's office made both letters public on Friday, pulling back the curtain on […] The post Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie disappearance released in full, one claiming she died shortly after abduction appeared first on American Almanac .
Six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home, the Pima County Sheriff's Office has released two ransom notes in full, including one that claims she "perished shortly after she was taken" and is now "buried in nature." The sheriff's office made both letters public on Friday, pulling back the curtain on documents that had been held as evidence since early February. The first note, received by Arizona television station 13 News on February 2, demanded $4 million in bitcoin and threatened to kill Guthrie's mother if the family did not pay. The second, received four days later, abandoned the ransom demand entirely and instead offered an apology, claiming the 84-year-old had died of a heart-related…Open
Greta Van Susteren says newly obtained FBI documents expose a devastating failure during the 2010 Aruba sting targeting Joran van der Sloot. The operation was designed to record van der Sloot allegedly accepting $25,000 in an extortion and wire-fraud scheme involving information about the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. But despite recording the transaction, the FBI did not arrest him. Van der Sloot left Aruba and traveled to Peru. Two weeks later, on the fifth anniversary of Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, he murdered 21-year-old Stephanie Flores. In this special “Record Rewind” edition of the “Greta Wire” podcast, Greta reveals what the FBI’s own notes say about the decision not to make an arrest. Former U.S. Attorney…
