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Trump fraud trial live updates: Cohen combative during forceful cross-examination
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows, has spoken with special counsel Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year, including once before [Read More…]
Pilot who allegedly tried to shut off engines hadn’t slept in 40 hours: Authorities
Joseph Emerson/Facebook (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Stunning new details emerged Tuesday in the terrifying incident aboard an Alaska Airlines plane where an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines mid-flight. Joseph David Emerson, [Read More…]
Manhunt underway for husband accused of killing wife in their Massachusetts home
Massachusetts State Police (GARDNER, Mass.) — A search is underway for a Massachusetts man suspected of killing his wife who should be considered “armed and dangerous,” police said Tuesday. Aaron Pennington, 33, is a suspect in [Read More…]
Would House Democrats help the GOP’s next speaker candidate?
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans’ chaotic speaker battle has left many Democrats saying they’re frustrated yet willing to find solutions for a path forward. But would that include helping a new speaker candidate [Read More…]
Senate Republicans seek concessions on Biden’s $106 billion request for aid to Israel, Ukraine
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans made clear Tuesday they hope to make some major modifications to President Joe Biden’s $106 billion national security funding request that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel. “It’s pretty [Read More…]
House speaker vote live updates: Emmer drops out, 2 candidates back in
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After three weeks without a speaker, House Republicans are again trying to fill the top spot, gathering behind closed doors Tuesday morning to cast secret ballots until [Read More…]
Chemotherapy drug could reduce risk of dying of cervical cancer: Study
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An already-approved chemotherapy drug could reduce the risk of dying of cervical cancer when added to the current treatment standard, according to new research presented at a major medical conference. The [Read More…]
Health care workers report increase in burnout, harassment since the COVID pandemic: CDC
bymuratdeniz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Health care workers are facing a severe mental health crisis, according to a new survey published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Workers said they are experiencing harassment, [Read More…]
‘Beef’, ‘The Last of Us’ singled out for 2023 Gotham Awards
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, “BeefAndrew Cooper/Netflix © 2023 Netflix’s hit series Beef and Max’s smash video game adaptation The Last of Us are among this year’s nominees for November’s 33rd annual Gotham Awards. In [Read More…]
‘Succession’ star Brian Cox welcomes contestants to James Bond’s world in ‘007: Road to a Million’ trailer
Amazon Studios/EON Productions Succession Emmy winner Brian Cox is back on the small screen, diving into the world of James Bond in the trailer to Prime Video’s forthcoming reality competition show 007: Road to a [Read More…]
Mattel’s Barbie cheering for AFC Richmond with new line of ‘Ted Lasso’ dolls
Barbie Mattel is going from co-producing the blockbuster Barbie to celebrating an Emmy-winning show: The toy company’s Barbie brand has announced a collabo to bring characters from Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso to your home. The Ted Lasso x Barbie collection of course [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza to run out of fuel Wednesday night, UNRWA says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
Israeli hostage released says she was kept in tunnels under Gaza
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the two hostages released by Hamas on Monday, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz, spoke with reporters from the lobby of the Tel Aviv hospital where she is being treated, saying [Read More…]
Scientists have discovered an ancient river landscape hidden beneath the East Antarctica Ice Sheet
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Global warming could reveal an ancient river landscape that has been preserved underneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years, according to a new [Read More…]
Icelandic women striking for gender pay equality
Tetra Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, are on Tuesday set to take part in the European nation’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years. Known [Read More…]
More details emerge after off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut off engines on Alaska Airlines flight
Joseph Emerson/Facebook (PORTLAND, Ore.) — The off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines passenger plane allegedly tried to shut down the engines “by engaging the Engine Fire Handle,” according to the airline. The [Read More…]
Club Q to change location, name after tragic mass shooting
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The management team of Club Q, the site of a deadly mass shooting in November 2022, has decided to alter its plans for reopening of the LGBTQ nightclub [Read More…]
Parents describe watching video of Hamas taking 23-year-old son hostage
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The father of 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who Hamas took hostage at the Supernova music festival in Israel, said he has gained some “strength” from seeing a video of his son [Read More…]
TSA investigating after Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for bringing firearm in luggage
Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. officials are investigating after a state senator boarded a flight to Hong Kong with an unloaded firearm in his carry-on luggage. Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson was [Read More…]