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US holds off on sanctioning Israeli military units accused of human rights violations in West Bank before start of war with Hamas
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has determined that three military battalions with the Israel Defense Forces committed “gross human rights violations” against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank [Read More…]
Former official told investigators Trump had ‘no standing declassification order’ regarding documents, filing says
In this Nov. 15, 2022, file photo, former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Prosecutors in former [Read More…]
Five takeaways from historic Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday heard historic arguments on whether former President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. He [Read More…]
Walmart US CEO talks inflation, self-checkout, and paying six-figures to non-college degree workers
In this Nov. 24, 2023, file photo, a Walmart store is shown on Black Friday, in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — In an exclusive and far-reaching interview with ABC News, [Read More…]
No cuts: Proposed bill could change skipping the security line at the airport
Travelers use Clear Plus kiosks at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, May 25, 2023. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — California lawmakers have pushed forward a new piece of [Read More…]
Ellen DeGeneres returns to standup, addresses being cancelled
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Live Nation Ellen DeGeneres kicked off her Ellen’s Last Stand … Up Tour on Wednesday, April 24, and didn’t shy away from tackling the controversy surrounding her talk show, and the [Read More…]
US military starts building pier off of Gaza to deliver aid
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has begun to build the long-awaited port and causeway off the coast of Gaza that will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Pentagon [Read More…]
College protests live updates: Hundreds arrested as universities crack down on pro-Palestinian encampments
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of [Read More…]
Five big takeaways from Day 7 of Trump’s hush money trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and Todd Blanche, attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, second left, at Manhattan criminal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
Texas sheriff conducting criminal investigation into deadly National Guard helicopter crash near border
New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, were killed when a UH-72 Lakota helicopter they were flying crashed near, Rio Grande City, Texas, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/25/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEChi Cubs, 3 Houston 1 AMERICAN LEAGUEMinnesota 6, Chi White Sox 3Kansas City 2, Toronto 1Cleveland 6, Boston 4Seattle 4, [Read More…]
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments found in milk samples
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the country. The strain, known as [Read More…]
Boeing crash victims’ families urge DOJ to criminally prosecute company
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The families of victims who died in one of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes met with Department of Justice officials Wednesday regarding the looming decision to [Read More…]
Biden spotlights Trump’s attacks on NFL and football with battleground state ad blitz
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the NFL draft kicks off this week, President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a new digital ad on Thursday taking aim at former President Donald Trump’s past [Read More…]
Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests, threatens intervention
Alex Kent/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Speaker Mike Johnson, claiming that Hamas supports the pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and other of the U.S. colleges, on Thursday threatened congressional intervention, including pulling federal funding [Read More…]
Could a president stage a coup? And 9 more key moments from Trump’s Supreme Court immunity hearing
Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As various Supreme Court justices themselves acknowledged during a high-stakes hearing on Thursday, they could potentially reshape the contours of presidential power when they rule on whether Donald Trump is [Read More…]
Now on Netflix: ‘Dead Boy Detectives’
Netflix/Ed Araquel On Thursday, Netflix dropped all eight episodes of the supernatural series Dead Boy Detectives, based on the beloved comic series from The Sandman‘s Neil Gaiman. Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) are [Read More…]
‘The Bear’, ‘Bluey’, ‘Judy Blume Forever’ and ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl’ all nominated for Peabody Awards
‘The Bear’ – FX/Matt Dinerstein On Thursday, the Board of Jurors of the Peabody Awards announced the 27 nominees for the organization’s 84th annual honors in the categories of Arts, Entertainment, Children’s/Youth and Interactive & [Read More…]
Sophia Bush opens up on finding unexpected love with Ashlyn Harris: “I didn’t see it until I saw it”
Lauren Dukoff/Glamour Actress Sophia Bush is opening up about finding new love with former soccer player Ashlyn Harris. “I didn’t see it until I saw it,” Bush wrote in her cover story with Glamour that was published Thursday. Bush filed [Read More…]
Rebel Wilson’s accusations against Sacha Baron Cohen won’t appear in UK version of book ‘Rebel Rising’
Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI While her new book, Rebel Rising, sees Rebel Wilson making some headline-grabbing accusations against Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, readers across the pond won’t get to read them. According to [Read More…]