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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — “Numerous” law enforcement officers were struck by gunfire in an incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon, police said. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department described the incident as an “active situation” and said a SWAT team was on scene. The number of people shot and the nature of their injuries was not […]

(NEW YORK) — After former President Donald Trump spent the day in a courtroom in downtown Manhattan last Tuesday, one of the star witnesses in the criminal hush money case against him went live on social media to talk about the trial as thousands listened. “Trump 2024?” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney and “fixer” […]

(WASHINGTON) — Ralph Puckett Jr., Colonel, United States Army, Retired. A name of honor and now for history. Medal of Honor recipient Puckett’s cremated remains will lie in honor Monday afternoon at the center of the Capitol rotunda — one of the nation’s highest honors. To lie in state or honor at the U.S. Capitol […]

(NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared for […]

(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded […]

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three police officers were wounded in a fatal standoff with a gunman in Louisiana on Sunday, officials said. Kenner Police were called to the 700 block of Farm Avenue at approximately 9:45 a.m. local time after two people were shot outside of a residence, according to a statement from […]

(NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared for […]

(NEW YORK) — When Palestinian American Lena Badr learned about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, she said she was “horrified and immediately concerned” about what Israel’s retaliation would mean for the Gaza Strip where part of her family resides. Badr scrambled to reach her family, to send money in anticipation of the hardships […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A line of strong thunderstorms is pushing through Louisiana and southeastern Texas on Monday, making for a stormy morning from Houston, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the area until 9 a.m. CT on Monday. Flash flood warnings are also in effect along the […]