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‘Miracle’: Pastor credits divine intervention after man pulls gun on him during sermon
Getty Images – STOCK (PITTSBURGH) — A Pennsylvania church pastor said it’s a “miracle” he’s alive after an assailant drew a gun on him and pulled the trigger as he was giving a sermon Sunday [Read More…]
College protests updates: Columbia calls off schoolwide commencement ceremony
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…]
Conviction could cost Trump key votes, polls show, but until then his trial doesn’t seem to change minds
Mark Peterson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump is standing trial in New York on felony charges connected with hush money paid to allegedly conceal claims of an affair from voters before the 2016 presidential [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: Hush money trial begins third week of testimony
Flanked by attorneys, former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom for his arraignment proceeding at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
Ex-Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade says ‘day of reckoning’ coming in Trump case
Nathan Wade, Fulton County prosecutor, at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, March 1, 2024. — Alex Slitz/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Nathan Wade, the former Fulton County, Georgia, special [Read More…]
For the jury in Trump’s hush money trial, evidence of a criminal conspiracy comes in bits and pieces
In the days ahead of the 2016 election, Michael Cohen wired Stormy Daniels’ lawyer $130,000 and entered into a confidential settlement agreement to kill the story, according to prosecutors. — Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (NEW [Read More…]
Body found in home of man who allegedly attempted to shoot pastor during sermon, police say
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NORTH BRADDOCK, Pa.) — A church service in Pennsylvania came to a terrifying halt on Sunday when authorities say a man pulled a gun on the pastor and allegedly attempted to shoot [Read More…]
224 people rescued amid Texas flood watch: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’
Edith Polverini/Getty Images (HOUSTON, Texas) — More than 20 million people remain under a flood watch in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday. Harris County, Texas, Judge Lina Hidalgo said Sunday that 224 people and [Read More…]
College protests updates: Police clear protest encampment at USC
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…]
14-year-old girl killed, 5 other teens hurt in Buffalo shooting: Police
WKBW (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Saturday night outside a house party in Buffalo, New York, several blocks from the supermarket where a 2022 mass shooting occurred, according to police. The shooting unfolded just after 11 p.m. [Read More…]
Several injured in shooting in Long Beach, California, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — About seven people were injured in a shooting in Long Beach, California, late Saturday, police said. Officers responded at about 11:15 p.m. to the area near the intersection [Read More…]
Vehicle crashes into White House gate, killing driver; Secret Service says ‘no threat’
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A vehicle traveling “at a high rate of speed” crashed into a gate at the White House complex late Saturday, killing the driver, a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson [Read More…]
Pro-Palestinian protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment
Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they could face arrest if they didn’t go. The move, [Read More…]
A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex
WASHINGTON (AP) — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President [Read More…]
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. But when asked at a news conference about the lightning [Read More…]
April 2024 Marks Second Highest Tornado Activity in U.S. History
In April 2024, the United States experienced its second-highest number of tornadoes on record, according to the National Weather Service. Data indicates that only once before, in 2011, has the country seen more tornadoes in [Read More…]
10-month-old abducted by suspect who allegedly killed 2 women, injured 5-year-old: Police
New Mexico State Police (NEW MEXICO) — An urgent search is underway in Clovis, New Mexico, after police say a 10-month-old baby was abducted, two women were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds, including the [Read More…]
How pro-Palestinian protests unfolded on college campuses across the US: A timeline
Barry Winiker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — College campuses in the U.S. have been at the center of controversial debate since Hamas launched a terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel responded with a [Read More…]
Flood watch in effect for over 11 million people in Texas and Oklahoma
Edith Polverini/Getty Images (TEXAS) — A flood watch remains in effect for more than 11 million people in Texas and Oklahoma on Saturday morning as a number of flood warnings are in effect as residents [Read More…]
North Carolina HBCU faces battle with IRS, risks being shut down
Ryan Herron/Getty Images (NORTH CAROLINA) — Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is in an ongoing battle with the IRS and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Board of Trustees after the historically [Read More…]