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District attorney files response opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team for DNA testing
POOL/ABC News (NEW YORK) — The district attorney in Stanislaus County, California, has filed new paperwork in court opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team — the Los Angeles Innocence Project — for DNA [Read More…]
Supreme Court takes up Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ from criminal prosecution
Former president Donald Trump speaks to the press during his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Apr. 22, 2024. (Angela Weiss/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Against the backdrop of a divisive [Read More…]
Supreme Court to weigh scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, for the first time since overruling Roe v. Wade, will consider the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing [Read More…]
How the Supreme Court stepping into the Trump immunity fray could affect a Jan. 6 trial
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the federal government’s election subversion case, many court experts considered [Read More…]
Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: What’s next?
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday night passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — a bipartisan win months in the making. The package [Read More…]
George Santos ends long shot comeback bid for Congress after being expelled
Rep. George Santos is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him from the House of Representatives, Dec. 1, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/23/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEChi Cubs 7, Houston 2 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland 4, Boston 1Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 2NY Yankees 4, Oakland 3Kansas City 3, [Read More…]
Idina Menzel announces tour including Broadway hits from ‘Wicked,’ ‘Rent’ and more
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Idina Menzel will be bringing Broadway hits to the concert stage. The Rent star announced her Take Me or Leave Me Tour on Tuesday, which will be kicking off in mid-July and running [Read More…]
A very mild to warm pattern ahead for the Heartland; seasonal rains to showery for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the U.S. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Northwest. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should [Read More…]
Ex-cop suspected of killing ex-wife, girlfriend dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
Getty Images – STOCK (WEST RICHLAND, Wash.) — A former police officer suspected in the killings of his ex-wife and girlfriend has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, officials said Tuesday night. [Read More…]
Douglas C-54 plane crashes near river in Fairbanks, Alaska
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — A Douglas C-54 aircraft transporting fuel crashed into a frozen river shortly after takeoff Tuesday in Fairbanks, Alaska, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Two people were on [Read More…]
Students at NYU, Yale, others face arrests, protests amid calls for Israel divestment
NYPD officers detain pro-Palestinian students and protesters who had set up an encampment on the campus of New York University to protest the Israel-Hamas war, in New York on April 22, 2024. (Alex Kent/AFP via [Read More…]
Top three takeaways from Day 6 of Trump’s hush money trial
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Day 6 of former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial featured testimony from David Pecker, the veteran tabloid editor, who described in detail the “catch-and-kill” arrangement he struck with [Read More…]
Secret Service prepares for potential Trump contempt order in hush money case
Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Secret Service held meetings and started planning for what to do if former President Donald Trump were to be held in contempt in his criminal hush money [Read More…]
Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer reunite for the 20th anniversary of ’13 Going on 30′
Snap Stills/REX/Shutterstock Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer are celebrating 20 years of 13 Going on 30. On Tuesday, the stars of the beloved film reunited virtually to talk about the film and walk down memory lane. “Twenty [Read More…]
‘Blink Twice’ trailer: Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut starring fiancé Channing Tatum is here
Amazon MGM Studios The trailer for Zoë Kravitz‘s directorial debut, Blink Twice, has arrived. The coming attraction opens with Kravitz’s fiancé, Channing Tatum, who plays tech billionaire Slater King. He meets cocktail waitress Frida, played [Read More…]
’20 Days in Mariupol’ and ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ among first nominees for 84th Peabody Awards
Apple TV+ On Tuesday, 41 nominees from the Documentary, News, Public Service and Radio/Podcast categories were announced for the 84th annual Peabody Awards. The award’s organizers noted nominees were chosen “by a unanimous vote of [Read More…]
Senate closer to approval of $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday cleared a hurdle toward the passage of a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. In clearing a test vote, [Read More…]
FTC bans noncompete agreements for many Americans but legal battle looms that would delay change
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements in a move that could affect up to 30 million Americans — one out of [Read More…]
Trump ‘ripped away’ abortion rights nationwide, Biden argues as he urges women to back him
President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va., April 22, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called out rival [Read More…]