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Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty on Thursday A man described by U.S. prosecutors as a neo-Nazi and white supremacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to a hate crime for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year. Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to attempting to stop people from exercising their religion with an explosive or fire and attempting to destroy a building used in interstate commerce in a plea deal with prosecutors. While each of the two crimes carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison, prosecutors in return promised not to ask a judge to impose a sentence of more than 20 years when Holzer is sentenced January 21. The Pueblo, Colo., man was arrested November 1, 2019 after receiving phony pipe bombs and dynamite from undercover FBI agents he had been meeting with. One agent posing as a white supremacist had reached out to him online after seeing Holzer's social media posts promoting white supremacy and violence, according to the facts agreed to by

Phil Collins sent a cease and desist letter to the Trump campaign demanding that it no longer play the British rocker’s 1981 hit song In the Air Tonight after the president’s team used it during Wednesday’s rally in Iowa. The song was played to the crowd of hundreds of supporters who gathered near the tarmac at Des Moines International Airport on Wednesday as President Trump was arriving on Air Force One. As the plane carrying the president made its approach for landing, the song played in the background. As Trump deplaned Air Force One and came down the stairs, he was met with roaring applause. The president made a grand entrance to Survivor’s hit song Eye of the Tiger. Representatives for Phil Collins have sent a cease and desist letter to the campaign of President Trump demanding that it no longer play his 1981 hit song In the Air Tonight at his rallies. Trump is seen right in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday The campaign played the song in the background as Air Force One landed a

Harvey Weinstein is allegedly broke and will die in prison if he is not released, his attorney said during a hearing on Friday. The disgraced media mogul is currently serving a 23-year sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in February. Weinstein's attorney argued before Judge Angela Mazzarelli during a virtual hearing in the Appellate Division First Department, reported Page Six. Barry Kamins cited the 68-year-old former producer's ailing health as reason for why should be freed while appealing his rape conviction. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO   Harvey Weinstein's attorney argued during a hearing on Friday that he should be freed on bail while appealing his rape conviction because otherwise he will die in prison due to his multiple health issues. Pictured: Weinstein appears at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, July 2018 Weinstein's attorneys say he is wheelchair-bound, going bli

An unlicensed Pinkerton security guard accused of fatally shooting a pro-police protester following opposing rallies will be charged with second-degree murder, Denver's District Attorney Beth McCann has announced. The charge will be filed against Matthew Dolloff, 30, on Monday - the deadline for prosecutors to bring charges - in the death of Lee Keltner, 49, McCann said in a statement released on Thursday.  She did not elaborate on her decision to prosecute Dolloff, who was protecting a KUSA-TV producer at the time, for second-degree murder, rather than the first-degree murder charge he was arrested on suspicion of after the shooting on October 10. People convicted of second-degree murder face a mandatory sentence of between 16 and 48 years in prison. Scroll down for video  Pinkerton security guard Matthew Dolloff, 30 , on Monday will be charged with second-degree murder for the killing of Lee Keltner, 49   In this October 10 photo, Dolloff, a TV station security guard, right, turn

A Boston news anchor says she has been fired from her job for breach of contract after she appeared in the new Netflix film starring Adam Sandler. Alaina Pinto announced on her Twitter feed on Thursday that she was dismissed from her job as a newscaster by the independent television station WHDH after making a cameo on Hubie Halloween, the Netflix comedy. ‘Earlier this week I was let go from 7 News,’ Pinto tweeted. ‘I am posting this because I want to be open and honest with all of you. Alaina Pinto says she has been fired from her job as a newscaster for the Boston television news station WHDH Pinto says that she was dismissed after violating her contract by making a cameo appearance in Hubie Halloween, the Netflix film starring Adam Sandler ‘Earlier this week I was let go from 7 News,’ Pinto tweeted. ‘I am posting this because I want to be open and honest with all of you.' ‘Last year, I participated in a cameo in the recently released Netflix movie by Adam Sandler, "Hubie

A grandmother was heading to work in Philadelphia last week when a man she did not know approached her, asked how she was doing, then splashed acid in her face and ran off.  The victim, identified as 61-year-old Helen Jones, was left blind in both eyes and suffering from severe burns on her face as a result of what police described as a random, unprovoked attack that took place in the Germantown neighborhood on October 6.  According to police, Jones had exited her home in the 5100 block of Newhall Street at around 6.15am and was walking to her car parked just a few steps away when she was accosted by the stranger.  Scroll down for video  Helen Jones, 61, was walking to her car on October 6 in Philadelphia when a man approached her, asking if she was OK, then splashed chemicals in her face The unprovoked attacked occurred in the 5100 block of Newhall Street in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, just steps away from Jones' home  Her stepdaughter, Aneesha Summerville, told WPVI t

Coca-Cola is bidding farewell to Tab, the company's first-ever diet soda that became a cult favorite in the 1970s, after sales in the US fizzled.  The soft drink giant on Friday announced it will phase out the soda as well as other under-performing products by the end of 2020 as it works to streamline its beverage lineup amid a challenging year. 'We're forever grateful to Tab for paving the way for the diets and lights category, and to the legion of Tab lovers who have embraced the brand for nearly six decades,' Coke group director Kerri Kopp said in a statement.  'If not for Tab, we wouldn't have Diet Coke or Coke Zero Sugar. TaB did its job.' Coca-cola is discontinuing Tab, its diet soda pioneer that was first introduced in 1963. Pictured: An ad for Tab and sugar-free Tab from 1979  Tab became a cultural icon in the 1970s and 80s before fizzling out after the company released Diet Coke in 1982 It made a brief comeback in 2006 when Coca-Cola released a Tab

The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and sent spending soaring. The Trump administration reported Friday that the deficit for the budget year that ended on Sept. 30 was three times the size of last year's deficit of $984 billion. It was also $2 trillion higher than the administration had estimated in February, before the pandemic hit. It was the government's largest annual shortfall in dollar terms, surpassing the previous record of $1.4 trillion set in 2009. At that time, the Obama administration was spending heavily to shore up the nation's banking system and limit the economic damage from the 2008 financial crisis. The 2020 deficit, in terms of its relationship to the economy, represented 15.2% of total gross domestic product, the sum of all the goods and services produced by the country. That was the highest level since 1945, when the U.

A Chicago man is in police custody after he was allegedly seen sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl during a remote learning session online.   Police said the young girl, a student at a city public school, was forced to perform a sex act on the man at a home in Chicago's South Side on Thursday.  The girl's teacher witnessed the abuse after the incident was streamed online on the school's remote learning application and reported it to the school principal who alerted the police, authorities said.   A seven-year-old Chicago girl was allegedly seen being forced to perform a sex act on a man during a online school session on Thursday (stock image)  Chicago Police were called to a home in the 200 block of East 89th Place in Chatham around 1.30pm after the girl's teacher witnessed the abuse and reported it, authorities said. Pictured: General view of the neighborhood Officers were called to a home in the 200 block of East 89th Place in Chatham around 1.30pm.  The suspect wa