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(NEW YORK) — Five months after a New York judge held Donald Trump liable for committing business fraud, the former president on Monday appealed his $454 million civil fraud case. Trump and his co-defendants asked New York’s Appellate Division to overturn February’s ruling from Judge Arthur Engoron that found that the former president fraudulently inflated […]
Authorities in Placer County, California, search for missing Jeeper Warren Elliott, who was last seen on July 19, 2024. (Placer County Sheriff’s Office) (NEW YORK) — A 70-year-old man has been missing since Friday after taking his Jeep on an off-road trail in California, authorities said. Warren Elliott was last seen on the Rubicon Trail […]
(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris became the front-runner for the Democratic 2024 presidential nomination after President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the race and endorsing her. Harris has expressed many of the same views as Biden on health care issues, including access to abortion and lowering prescription drug prices, […]
(WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday gave her much-anticipated endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, the most significant endorsement yet in the high-stakes political drama. Her public backing of Harris came about 24 hours after President Joe Biden’s announcement he was bowing out of […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday came after heavy pressure from congressional Democrats, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and more than 30 House lawmakers. Biden, 81, had resisted calls to step aside that grew almost daily following his poor performance in his June […]
(WASHINGTON) — Randi Weingarten, head of the 1.7-million member American Federation of Teachers and a close ally of President Joe Biden, said she’d forgotten to bring something on stage with her at the union’s national convention in Houston, Texas on Monday. “I don’t have tissues — I should, unfortunately,” Weingarten said, before thanking Biden for […]
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies have quickly pivoted to attacking Vice President Kamala Harris since President Joe Biden on Sunday suspended his reelection campaign and the Democratic Party coalesced behind the president’s former running mate. Both the Trump campaign and groups supporting him are accusing Harris of being “complicit” […]
(MIAMI) — 17-year-old transgender teen was stabbed inside a terminal at Miami International Airport at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, sending her to the hospital in critical condition and prompting a disruption of service, police and airport officials said. The victim hasn’t been able to speak due to their injuries, police told ABC News Monday, […]
(MIDDLETOWN, Ohio) — Speaking at his first solo rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. JD Vance attacked the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden stepping down as the party’s nominee and getting behind Vice President Kamala Harris. “If you want to run for president, you’ve got to […]
(BOSTON) — A Massachusetts judge has scheduled the retrial in Karen Read’s murder case for early next year, three weeks after declaring a mistrial in the high-profile case. Read was accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, in January 2022. Prosecutors allege she hit O’Keefe with her car and left him to […]
