NEW YORK CITY, New York— Former President Donald Trump left the New York Attorney General’s office after a day-long deposition Thursday. New York Attorney General Letitia James, filed a lawsuit last year alleging that Trump, his children, and the Trump organization provided false financial statements to lenders, in order to enrich themselves. The suit is seeking $250
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UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Mass. Air National Guardsman suspected in classified documents leak taken into custody by federal agents. (CNN) — A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is expected to be arrested soon in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online, according to a law enforcement source. The
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) UPDATE — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed in a morning news conference on Tuesday that the investigation against Francisco Garduño is underway for the death of 40 migrants in late March. The President mentioned the decision to remove them or not will be determined once charges are filed. López Obrador
Continue Reading Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. You can also reach a crisis counselor by messaging the Crisis Text Line at 741741. (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 5:25 p.m. ET] The Louisville Metro Police Department just released bodycam video of officers responding to the Monday bank shooting
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The national emergency for Covid-19 is officially over, more than three years after it was declared by Former President Trump. The White House says President Biden signed legislation on Monday that ended the national emergency for Covid-19. The White House had opposed the measure but did say the President will sign it if it passed.
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Former President Donald Trump is expected to be back in New York City to face another legal battle Thursday – this time in a civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources told CNN. It alleges he and his children were involved in financial fraud at the Trump organization that lasted more than
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Stationed at Army posts thousands of miles apart, two soldiers faced a flurry of criminal charges after they allegedly assaulted women within days of each other in early 2017. One soldier was accused of physically assaulting his wife and firing a gun as she tried to flee their home near Fort Hood in Texas. Police
Continue Reading (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 5:41 p.m. ET] The Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday voted to reappoint Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending the ousted lawmaker back to occupy the House District 52 seat as an interim representative. The decision to return Jones to his seat — vacated days ago when
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(CNN) — A 23-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning and livestreamed the attack that left four dead and nine others wounded, authorities said. The gunman was identified as Connor Sturgeon, an employee at Old National Bank, according to interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel. He was killed
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Five people were killed and six others hospitalized in a shooting at a bank building Monday morning in downtown Louisville, police said. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters officers who arrived on the scene “encountered active gunshots still being fired inside the location at that time.” “The
Continue Reading (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that he did not disclose luxury travel paid for by a Republican donor because he was advised at the time that he did not have to report it. In a rare statement sent via the Supreme Court’s public information office, Thomas said that the trips he and his wife, conservative activist
Continue Reading (CNN) — The Biden administration proposed Thursday a new federal rule change that would allow for schools to enforce some restrictions on transgender student athletes, but opposes policies that “categorically” ban those students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender. “The proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when they categorically ban
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Volkswagen is recalling 143,000 Atlas SUV’s because of a “sporadic” air bag issue. Some of these vehicles are experiencing a faulty sensor on the front passenger side that is deactivating the airbag. VW is advising drivers not to let anyone ride shotgun or in the front passenger seat until the issue is fixed. While it’s
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mike Pence will not appeal a federal court ruling ordering him to testify in a special counsel probe into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to subvert the 2020 election, a spokesman for the former vice president said Wednesday, teeing up a historic moment in both the special counsel’s investigation and for
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(CNN) — Four children have been killed and four more injured in an axe attack at a daycare center in the southern Brazilian city of Blumenau. Those killed — three boys and a girl — were aged between five and seven, local police say. Jorginho Mello, the governor of the state of Santa Catarina, said
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LOS ANGELES, California— Three thousand miles from his New York legal drama, Donald Trump won a substantial victory in another court. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the former president in his effort to recoup additional legal fees from adult film star Stormy Daniels. Daniels alleges she had an affair with Trump
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A federal judge in Alaska has declined to block progress on the controversial Willow oil drilling project while lawsuits against the project proceed. That’s while two separate lawsuits filed by environmental and Indigenous groups to stop it from moving through the court system. They had asked the judge to stop ConocoPhillips from the project until the cases are
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MANHATTAN, New York— This morning, one of the nation’s busiest courts will receive its most high-profile defendant in history, Former President Donald Trump is set to surrender on criminal charges. Trump arrived in New York Monday afternoon. Streets were blocked off to make way for his motorcade. The same convoy that will escort him to
Continue Reading (CNN) — The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” and did not act proactively amid concerns over a firearm in the boy’s possession the day
Continue Reading McCarthy to meet with Taiwan’s president in California on WednesdayOriginally Published: 03 APR 23 10:32 ETUpdated: 03 APR 23 17:57 ETBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is poised to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday — a historic event that comes amid warnings from China.The California Republican’s office shared details
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Former President Donald Trump is expected to travel to New York on Monday. One day ahead of his historic arraignment. Trump becoming the first president, current or former, to face criminal charges. He’s due to surrender at a Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, following last week’s grand jury indictment. Sources say, Trump faces more than 30 counts related to
Continue Reading (CNN) — A tornado touched down in metro-Little Rock Friday, as tornado watches were issued for millions of people from Arkansas to Iowa, and as the Storm Prediction Center issued a rare “high risk” Level 5 out of 5 alert for parts of the Midwest and Mid-South. Due to the tornado emergency in the Little
Continue Reading (CNN) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter — the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. The indictment has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days. The charges are not publicly
Continue Reading (CNN) — Key House Republican leaders lined up to defend former President Donald Trump on Thursday following the news that Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury — a sign of the powerful grasp Trump still has on his party on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that “The American people will not tolerate this injustice,”
Continue Reading (CNN) — A yearslong probe into a hush money scheme involving former President Donald Trump and adult film star Stormy Daniels may be nearing an end. Trump announced on social media Saturday that he anticipates he will be arrested as early as Tuesday in connection with the case, though a spokesperson for the former president said his team has
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UPDATE: The lockdown at Joint Base Andrews has been lifted. The incident remains under investigation according to JAB’s twitter account. UPDATE ON LOCKDOWN: At 6pm lockdown will be lifted and all personnel released. No suspect was found as described in initial call to Security Forces who've swept the base and will continue to go door
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(CNN) — Nine US service members were killed after two helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division crashed late Wednesday in southwestern Kentucky, officials said. There were no survivors. The two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed around 10 p.m. in Trigg County near the Tennessee border, officials at nearby Fort Campbell said early Thursday. They were taking part
Continue Reading (CNN) — Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “a few days” for the treatment of a respiratory infection, the Vatican said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the health of the 86-year-old pontiff. “In recent days Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to Policlinico A. Gemelli for some medical checks,” Vatican spokesman
Continue Reading (CNN) — A Maryland appellate court has reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast “Serial.” The appellate court said the lower court had violated the rights of the victim’s brother, Young
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UPDATE: According to ABC News, Nashville Police Chief John Drake says the suspect was female and identified as transgender but didn’t immediately provide more details. (CNN) — A shooter who killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville Monday had maps of the school, a manifesto and scouted
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