Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting Democrats’ calls for his recusal from cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the 2020 election after flags flown at his personal residences sparked controversy. Alito provided further details of the incidents as he responded to […]
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a lengthy jury instruction, Judge Juan Merchan asked jurors to treat the former president as “another member of the community” as they embark to determine Donald Trump’s fate in his hush money criminal trial. “It is not my responsibility to judge the evidence […]
J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The upcoming Cricket World Cup in Nassau County, New York, along with associated events in New York City, could be viewed by extremists as “an attractive opportunity to perpetrate acts of violence or disruption,” according to a new assessment by the […]
Creativeye99/Getty Images (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 […]
Louisville Metro Police Department (LOUISVILLE, K.Y.) — All charges have been dismissed against star golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested while in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship earlier this month. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell addressed the court Wednesday on a motion to dismiss the charges. The golfer, ranked […]
San Francisco Police Dept (SAN FRANCISCO) — David DePape’s state trial on charges in the 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi is underway after DePape was sentenced in his federal trial for the hammer assault. Opening statements are set to begin in the case on Wednesday for the break-in and attack […]
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, M.A.) — Harvard University announced that it will no longer be speaking out on political or social issues that don’t impact the institution’s “core function,” after months of unrest on college campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. The move follows guidance and recommendations from the […]
U.S. Marshalls (DIALBLO, C.A.) — A convicted rapist dubbed the “Bad Breath Rapist” has been caught more than 16 years after he fled Massachusetts, according to authorities. Tuen Lee — who was arrested in Northern California on Tuesday — broke into a co-worker’s house and raped her on Feb. 2, […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a break at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Justin Lane/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche called witness Michael Cohen “an MVP of liars,” while prosecutors said the former president committed a […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — One person has died and seven people were injured, including one critically, after an explosion rocked downtown Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, officials said. The explosion occurred near Central Square Tuesday afternoon, police said, urging people to avoid the area. It is unclear what caused the […]
