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(NEW YORK) — Actress Felicity Huffman broke her silence on the college admissions scandal that gripped the nation four years ago, discussing serving 11 days in jail for paying to help get her daughter into college. In an exclusive interview with Los Angeles ABC station KABC, Huffman said she owes an apology to the academic […]
(ATLANTA) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case are set to appear in court to seek the dismissal of the case or push back on upcoming deadlines during a pair of back-to-back hearings Friday. Lawyers for Trump, former Trump campaign attorney Ray Smith, and […]
(NEW YORK) — New York City’s Hart Island — the burial site of more than 1 million people who were unclaimed, unidentified or unable to be buried elsewhere — is opening to visitors after decades of being shrouded in mystery and stigma. For Elsie Soto, whose father died of AIDS complications in the ’90s, the […]
(WASHINGTON) — Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who forged a path for women in the law, championed ideological compromise and educated generations of Americans about the rights and duties of citizenship, has died. The court announced her death in a statement Friday morning, citing “complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and and Donald Trump Jr., and other top Trump Organization executives are accused […]
(NEW YORK) — With less than 50 days until the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump’s campaign is making a major weekly six-figure advertisement buy in the Hawkeye State — marking one of the first times the campaign will go up on broadcast TV as the early GOP front-runner takes a big step in seeking […]
(NEW YORK) — After more than 90 minutes of argument, insult, crosstalk and a few props, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended their debate on Fox News on Thursday night on a lighter note, trading compliments. But much of what came before underlined their major differences (and different debate styles) on […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joni Ernst choked on food during a closed-door Republican lunch on Thursday and was rescued by fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who performed the Heimlich maneuver on her. Ernst, from Iowa, later said she was okay and confirmed a reporter’s account of the choking episode on X, replying to […]
(NEW YORK) — Harvard University and the New York City Department of Education are now being investigated for complaints of antisemitism and Islamophobic discrimination on campus, joining seven other schools and districts following the growing protests and tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. These investigations have been opened under Title VI, a law that bans discrimination […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is no longer set to vote Thursday on a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The vote was pulled from the schedule Thursday afternoon, according to a notice from Majority Whip Tom Emmer. It’s not clear yet why leadership pulled the resolution. On Wednesday, Greene […]
