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(TEXAS) — Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted Friday on charges of conspiracy and accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities, the Justice Department announced. Prosecutors allege Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, began accepting the roughly $600,000 in bribes beginning as early as December of 2014 from an oil […]
(NEW YORK) — College campuses in the U.S. have been at the center of controversial debate since Hamas launched a terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel responded with a widespread bombing and invasion of the Gaza Strip. Students, faculty and other members of university communities supporting Palestinians in Gaza or the Israeli […]
(NEW YORK) — Jurors in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday were played a recording found on Michael Cohen’s phone, in which the two appeared to be discussing the alleged plan to pay off a former Playboy model who claimed to have had an extramarital affair with Trump. The conversation, which took […]
(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) — Columbia University is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education following allegations of discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their supporters. Palestine Legal, an advocacy group centered on Palestinian Rights, filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of four students and the student group Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine with […]
(HOUSTON) — The Houston area is facing “life-threatening” flood conditions, officials warned, as severe weather pummels parts of Texas. A flood watch is in effect Thursday in southeastern Texas and Louisiana. Numerous flash flood warnings are also in effect, as up to 8 inches of rain has already fallen in some parts of southeastern Texas […]
(WASHINGTON) — It was a toast to teaching at the White House Thursday night as more than 50 of the nation’s top educators gathered for the first-ever Teachers of the Year State Dinner. “How can we be the most powerful country in the world without having the best education system in the world?” President Joe […]
mphotoi/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A homicide investigation is underway after a pregnant woman was found stabbed to death in her Los Angeles County home, authorities said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in Palmdale Tuesday night to conduct a welfare check, authorities said. “When deputies arrived on scene, they forced entry […]
(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Police in Portland, Oregon, are arresting more suspected car thieves and reducing the number of vehicles stolen, thanks to a partnership with cancer researchers. Officer Michael Terrett said he came up with the idea of a more strategic approach to battling car thefts after the city saw a steep rise in stolen […]
(WASHINGTON) — Nearly four in 10 Americans in a new ABC News Ipsos poll say the United States is doing too much to support Israel in its war with Hamas, up from about three in 10 in January. And more trust former President Donald Trump than President Joe Biden to handle the issue, though few […]
