Aug 26 2023 — Associated Press — A white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Fla., Dollar General store on Saturday in a predominately Black neighbourhood in an attack that the local sheriff called “racially motivated.” The shooter then killed himself. “He hated Black people,” Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference. “There is absolutely no evidence the shooter is […]
Aug 5 2023 — Associated Press — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia
Aug 3 2023 — Associated Press — Former and aspiring future president Donald Trump has surrendered to authorities in the heart of the U.S. capital to confront the consequences of his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump’s motorcade arrived at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., about 45 minutes early, steering clear of the growing crowds out front […]
Aug 3 2023 — Associated Press — Follow along for live updates as Donald Trump appears in federal court Thursday after being indicted by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
Aug 1 2023 — Associated Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges focus on schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power and keep him in office despite his loss to […]
Aug 1 2023 — Associated Press — Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on four felony counts that accuse him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Even in a year of rapid-succession legal reckonings for Trump, Tuesday’s criminal case, with charges including conspiring to […]
Jul 31 2023 — Associated Press — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his strident opposition to vaccines. Yet, he insists he’s not anti-vaccine. He has associated with influential people on the far right – including Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn – to raise his profile. Yet, he portrays himself […]
Jul 27 2023 — Associated Press — July is likely to be the hottest month ever, according to just-released data from climate scientists. A group of experts from around the world gathered Wednesday in a media briefing to report new heat data for July that suggests the month will break a record. According to Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist at Leipzig University […]
Jul 27 2023 — Associated Press — The day after Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who violently stormed the Capitol building, breaking through barricades, battling law enforcement and sending members of Congress — who were set to formally certify his reelection loss — running for their lives. “Like all Americans, I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and […]
Jul 26 2023 — Associated Press — The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer testified Wednesday to Congress. The Pentagon has denied his claims. Retired Maj. David Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was Congress’ latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified […]
Jul 26 2023 — Associated Press — A London jury acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges on Wednesday after a four-week trial in which the actor said he was a “big flirt” who had consensual flings with men and whose only misstep was touching a man’s groin while making a “clumsy pass.” Three men accused the Oscar winner of aggressively grabbing […]
Jul 26 2023 — Associated Press — Rudy Giuliani is not disputing that he made public comments about two Georgia election workers that were false, but contends his words are constitutionally protected statements, according to a court filing. That assertion by Giuliani, who as part of Donald Trump’s legal team tried to overturn 2020 presidential election results in battleground states, came Tuesday […]
Jul 26 2023 — Associated Press — The White House condemned Fox News on Tuesday over remarks made by one of its top hosts about the holocaust, denouncing the comments as a “horrid, dangerous, and extreme lie” that “insults the memory of the millions of people who suffered from the evils” committed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. The comments, made by prime […]
Jul 26 2023 — Associated Press — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is expected to appear before a federal judge on Wednesday to plead guilty to two tax crimes and admit possessing a gun as a drug user in a deal with the Justice Department that’s likely to spare him time behind bars. U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was appointed […]
Jul 25 2023 — Associated Press — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republicans may consider an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct, as he faces enormous GOP pressure to demonstrate support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Speaking Monday on Fox News, McCarthy said the questions raised by House Republicans about the Biden […]