Month: May 2019

MoreISO/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New York federal judge on Wednesday declined to block Congressional subpoenas seeking financial information about President Donald Trump and his family from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. Attorneys for the president, [Read More…]

AndreyPopov/iStock(NEW YORK) — The nearly 400 graduates of Morehouse College who received a life-changing surprise Sunday when their commencement speaker promised to pay off their student loans recognize how lucky they are. “Even graduating from [Read More…]

Casimiro/iStock(NEW YORK) — A wave of new abortion bans in states like Alabama and Georgia, and a long list of subsequent lawsuits challenging them, has led to confusion about where the law stands from state [Read More…]

Casimiro/iStock(NEW YORK) — A wave of new abortion bans in states like Alabama and Georgia, and a long list of subsequent lawsuits challenging them, has led to confusion about where the law stands from state [Read More…]

Bill Chizek/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Central Command is requesting additional defensive capabilities that could lead to as many as 5,000 to 10,000 additional troops being sent to the Middle East to deter Iran, a U.S. official [Read More…]

Tero Vesalainen/iStock(NEW YORK) — Americans are finally starting to reach across the aisle again — at least when it comes to dating. Many Americans have traditionally dated people with a different political affiliation, but that [Read More…]

Zolnierek/iStock(NEW YORK) — A former New York City teacher was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for providing the materials and paying for teenagers to build explosives, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Christian Toro pleaded [Read More…]

Atlanta Police(ATLANTA) — A white Atlanta police sergeant was fired after a cell phone video surfaced showing him allegedly yanking a black woman from her car, slamming her to the ground, punching her in the [Read More…]

bestdesigns/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As new fighting in Syria’s last opposition-held province intensifies, the U.S. is increasingly warning the regime of Bashar al Assad and his backer Russia against escalating the conflict, especially by deploying chemical weapons. [Read More…]

Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The CEO of the company that processes background checks for Uber and Lyft called the alleged Somali war criminal who drove for the companies an “edge case.” Checkr [Read More…]

David McNew/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors in New York charged Michael Avenatti with additional financial crimes Wednesday, including allegedly forging the signature of his former client Stormy Daniels and diverting nearly $300,000 owed to her [Read More…]