Hollie McKay

Second Amendment January 20, 2021

Behind Nikki Goeser's ongoing harassment from her husband's jailed killer

Almost 12 years ago, Nikki Goeser's world was shattered when Hank Wise, a man who had been stalking her, fatally shot her husband Ben inside a crowded Tennessee restaurant.

HEALTH January 18, 2021

Is anything being done to stop another pandemic emerging from China?

A year since the words "novel coronavirus" crept into news headlines, and over 2 million lives have been claimed as a result of the disease – officially termed COVID-19. Moreover, it has permeated every pocket of the planet, morphed into dozens of different strains, shuttered the world economy, overwhelmed health care resources, and rendered millions with unknown long-term ramifications.

Venezuelan Political Crisis January 12, 2021

Maduro remains Venezuela's president two years after the US declared him 'illegitimate'

Two years ago, the Trump administration government took a bold stance when it declared that it was no longer recognizing Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela.

Julian Assange January 11, 2021

Pamela Anderson appeals Trump to pardon Assange and stand up for free speech

EXCLUSIVE: Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are making a final appeal to the outgoing President Trump to show his commitment to free speech by granting a full pardon to the jailed publisher.

CRIME January 11, 2021

The rise of the concealed carry woman: 'We have to empower each other'

With everything from the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic to civil unrest permeating much of the country through the summer, 2020 saw an unprecedented spike in both gun sales and concealed carry permits.

Capitol Protests January 8, 2021

How Wednesday's Capitol riot came to fruition and who made it happen

The congressional endeavor of certifying the Presidential winner in the Electoral College is typically a banal ritual. Only this year – following weeks of mounting emotions, filed lawsuits to overturn the results and insistence from President Trump and his supporters that the election was stolen – it became a jaw-dropping event pockmarked by thousands storming the Capitol building, shots ringing out, tear gas deployed, and lives lost. So what happened? How did should a showdown come to be?

Capitol Protests January 7, 2021

Ashli Babbitt, woman killed in Capitol riots, described as patriot who 'loved America with all her heart'

As dramatic scenes unraveled in the Capitol on Wednesday – with a horde plowing through security – the jarring live video showed a woman draped in a Trump flag who has been shot by a plainclothes officer as she allegedly purported to breach the storied chambers via the window. She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and later died from her wounds.

FOREIGN POLICY January 6, 2021

The Mexican government's new banking bill purports to buy up dirty cash

Organized crime and drug cartels south of the border could soon see a swell of cash if a new bill passes through Mexico City's Congress next month, compelling the Central Bank to buy money of questionable origin.

Human Rights January 6, 2021

Trump signs anti-female genital mutilation law that increases punishment of perpetrators

A new law that its backers called a pivotal step in protecting vulnerable young women and girls across the United States from the "barbaric and medically unnecessary procedure" of female genital mutilation was signed into law by President Trump on Thursday.

CRIME January 6, 2021

Death row inmate Lisa Montgomery appeals to Trump to stop pending execution

With less than a week to go before her scheduled execution at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Jan. 12, attorneys for Lisa Montgomery are pleading with President Trump to agree to her clemency petition and save her life.