On Tuesday, Democratic leaders said that they reached an agreement with President Donald Trump to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure, calling the meeting “very productive.”. ...Read Full Story
US federal authorities said an alleged terror plot involving several locations in the Los Angeles area has been thwarted. A man, army veteran Mark Domingo, 26, was arrested by federal agents on Friday in connection with the suspected strike in Southern California.. ...Read Full Story
Police in Baltimore say that a man was killed and six people were wounded Sunday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on a cookout. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the man fled after the shooting.. ...Read Full Story
Police investigating Saturday’s fatal shooting rampage at a San Diego-area synagogue said on Sunday they believe the gunman acted alone and was not part of any organized group.. ...Read Full Story
Police investigating Saturday’s fatal shooting rampage at a San Diego-area synagogue said on Sunday they believe the gunman acted alone and was not part of any organized group.. ...Read Full Story
On Thursday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service raided Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s house and City Hall. The FBI confirmed that agents from the FBI Baltimore Office and the IRS Criminal Division are executing court-authorized search warrants. . ...Read Full Story
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying the summit should help plan joint efforts to resolve a standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. Kim’s first trip to Russia comes about two months after his second summit with President Donald Trump failed because of disputes over U.S.-led sanctions on the North.. ...Read Full Story
Former Vice President Joe Biden officially launched his third bid for the presidency. In a video released early Thursday morning, Biden said that “we are in a battle for the soul of this nation.”. ...Read Full Story
A class-action lawsuit was filed over the popular Rock N’ Play baby sleeper by one named mother, Cassandra Mulvey — on behalf of herself and others — against Fisher Price and Mattel, claiming they marketed the product as safe for infants to sleep in. This month, all models of the sleeper were recalled following more than 30 infant deaths.. ...Read Full Story
On Tuesday, the U.S. government filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their roles in the nation’s opioid epidemic.. ...Read Full Story
Jan. 29 assault announced Tuesday that they filed a federal defamation lawsuit against his legal team, including celebrity attorney Mark Geragos.” data-reactid=”27″ type=”text”>On Tuesday, the two brothers who claimed “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett paid them to stage his Jan. 29 assault announced they’ve filed a federal defamation lawsuit against his legal team, including celebrity attorney Mark Geragos. According to Lissa Druss, a spokeswoman for the brothers’ legal team, Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo are suing Geragos and one of his partners, Tina Glandian. . ...Read Full Story
President Trump and the Trump Organization are suing House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings to stop subpoenas for financial information from the president’s businesses. Mr. Trump filed the lawsuit Monday morning in D.C. District Court, after Cummings authorized subpoenas for Mazars USA LLP, the president’s longtime accountant, along with a few Trump entities. . ...Read Full Story
On Monday, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a “broad cancellation plan” for student debt.. ...Read Full Story
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was the landslide winner in Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday.. ...Read Full Story
More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in nine bombings that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday – the deadliest violence Sri Lanka has seen since their civil war ended a decade ago. . ...Read Full Story
A man will be charged with attempted arson and reckless endangerment after he tried to enter St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York on Wednesday night with gallons of gasoline, lighter fluid and lighters. Police identified the suspect on Thursday as Marc Lamparello.. ...Read Full Story
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election has finally been released. The report comes nearly two years after Mueller began his investigation, and states the special counsel’s office found no evidence President Trump or his associates colluded with the Russian government. It does not, however, come to a conclusion as to whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice.. ...Read Full Story
The Department Of Defense has confirmed that the U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with the 2020 school year. The school in Annapolis, Maryland, currently accepts transgender students and retains midshipmen who transition to another gender.. ...Read Full Story
Sol Pais, the 18-year-old Florida woman who was said to be “infatuated” with 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, was found dead Wednesday near Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, west of Denver, officials there said. Pais was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader said during a press conference. The FBI announced her death in a tweet.. ...Read Full Story
recall of its 13-ounce packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy after receiving reports of an "unexpected solidified ingredient" in some packages, it announced on Tuesday.” data-reactid=”23″ type=”text”>On Tuesday, Mondelēz Global has issued a voluntarily recall of its 13-ounce packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy! cookies, after receiving reports of an “unexpected solidified ingredient” in some packages. . ...Read Full Story
Health officials are reporting that the number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April 11, in the country’s second-worst outbreak in nearly two decades.. ...Read Full Story
Hours after a massive fire engulfed the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, a city official said the structure of the building had been saved. The fire at the cathedral caused the roof to collapse, destroyed a spire and spread to one of the building’s two rectangular towers. The mayor’s office said those living near Notre Dame were evacuated as a safety precaution. The Paris prosecutors’ office ruled out arson and possible terror-related motives, and said it was treating it as an accident, . ...Read Full Story
Hours after Rep. Ilhan Omar released a statement reporting death threats following a tweeted attack from President Donald Trump, the President Trump again tweeted about Omar, saying: “before Nancy [Pelosi], who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made. She is out of control, except for her control of Nancy!” The President visited Minnesota on Monday to talk about taxes in a district that neighbors Omar’s own. Omar commented on the president’s visit on Twitter saying: “The Great State of Minnesota, where we don’t only welcome immigrants, we send them to Washington.” Omar is a Somali-American refugee.. ...Read Full Story
A large, flightless bird — similar to an emu and native to both Australia and New Guinea — killed its owner when the man fell down on his property in Florida, authorities said.. ...Read Full Story
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially launched his presidential campaign on Sunday, entering the field of Democrats vying to take on President Donald Trump in 2020.. ...Read Full Story
The former attorney for Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California on 36 counts, including embezzling from a paraplegic, court documents show.. ...Read Full Story
Authorities have arrested a person in connection with suspicious fires at three historic black churches in southern Louisiana, a federal prosecutor said. The suspect was in state custody, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced in a news release labeling the fires “despicable acts.” . ...Read Full Story
Police in North Carolina said that a gas explosion partially collapsed a North Carolina building and set it ablaze on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen. Durham Police Department public affairs manager Wil Glenn said a contractor boring under a sidewalk hit a 2-inch gas line, triggering the explosion. One person was killed and 15 people were taken to area hospitals, Glenn said at a news conference. One firefighter was seriously injured, he also said.. ...Read Full Story
Federal prosecutors have announced the dismantling of one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever investigated by the FBI, charging 24 people in a $1.2 billion alleged scam involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment companies.. ...Read Full Story
On Wednesday, approximately 10 million people are under winter alerts, including blizzard warnings, and approximately 26 million people are under alert for high winds, affecting Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota and Nebraska.. ...Read Full Story
Attorney General William Barr hopes to release special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, with redactions, “within a week,” he told members of a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.. ...Read Full Story
Fleetwood Mac have postponed the final dates of a North American tour as Stevie Nicks recovers from the flu. Fleetwood Mac’s April 2 show in Boston, MA and April 3 appearance in Philadelphia, PA were cancelled on short notice last week and, now, The Toronto Star reports the group’s remaining four Canadian concerts – including Monday night’s show in Toronto – have also been put on hold.. ...Read Full Story
President Donald Trump is removing the director of the U.S. Secret Service, the White House said on Monday. This comes just a day after the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.. ...Read Full Story
President Donald Trump is removing the director of the U.S. Secret Service, the White House said on Monday. This comes just a day after the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.. ...Read Full Story
On Monday, New York legislators introduced a bill that would amend the state law to permit the N.Y. Department of Taxation and Finance commissioner to release any state tax return of President Donald Trump’s that has been requested by the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Committee on Taxation for any “specific and legitimate legislative purpose.” . ...Read Full Story
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday.. ...Read Full Story
An American tourist who was kidnapped alongside her driver in a national park in southwestern Uganda has been rescued unharmed, the Ugandan military said on Sunday.. ...Read Full Story
Officials said on Thursday that the pilots of a Boeing 737 MAX jet followed the procedures for stopping a new anti-stall system, but they still couldn’t prevent last month’s crash of the Ethiopian Airlines jet which killed 157 people. It was the second recent fatal crash of a 737 MAX. Ethiopia’s Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said “the crew performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft.” Ethiopian Airlines also said in a statement on Twitter Thursday that the pilots were in “full compliance with the emergency procedures.”. ...Read Full Story
On Thursday, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio announced a presidential bid as he joined a diverse group of Democrats looking to take on President Trump in 2020. In his first television interview as a candidate, Ryan said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” that he was a “progressive who knows how to talk to working-class people” and said he could win back Rust Belt states lost to President Trump in the 2016 election.. ...Read Full Story
In light of recent accusations of inappropriate behavior from multiple women, former Vice President Joe Biden said he will be more mindful of personal space — stopping short of offering an apology. In a video posted to his Twitter account, Biden, 76, said:. ...Read Full Story
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report, while Democrats also put pressure the Justice Department to release the document without redactions.. ...Read Full Story
At least one person is dead and two injured in a chemical plant fire on the outskirts of Houston, officials said.. ...Read Full Story
Presidential candidate Julián Castro unveiled on Tuesday a proposal to change crossing the border without legal permission a civil violation instead of a misdemeanor crime in his first major policy platform. Castro posted his detailed immigration platform on the website Medium Tuesday morning and in a news release.. ...Read Full Story
Early on Monday, several U.S. airlines experienced system outages due to a technical glitch in a shared computer program, authorities said. The Aerodata program — which monitors balance and weight of flights — crashed for a short time. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said several carriers were affected by the outage, including American, Delta, United, Southwest and Alaska Air. Dallas-based Southwest issued a ground stop order for a short time.. ...Read Full Story
The House Judiciary Committee will prepare subpoenas this week, seeking special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report. This comes as the Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report’s release.. ...Read Full Story
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney defended the Trump administration’s plan to cut off aid to three Central American countries, adding that El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras could do more to curb the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.. ...Read Full Story
On Sunday, former Vice President Joe Biden said he believed he had never acted inappropriately — this coming after allegations by a female activist who said that he made her feel uncomfortable by kissing her at a campaign event in 2014.. ...Read Full Story
On Thursday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged Facebook with allegedly encouraging, enabling and causing housing discrimination through its targeted advertising practices. HUD said that Facebook is violating the Fair Housing Act – federal legislation that prohibits discrimination against people seeking to buy or rent a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance or engaging in other housing-related activities.. ...Read Full Story
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected for the second time in three days a bid by gun rights activists to block the President’s new ban on “bump stock” attachments that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly.. ...Read Full Story
On Wednesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos fought back after receiving criticism over her exchange on Capitol Hill about the Trump administration’s proposal to cut funding from the federal budget for Special Olympics.. ...Read Full Story
On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh City Council gave initial approval to gun-control legislation introduced in the wake of 2018’s synagogue massacre. It is expected to be challenged in court by Second Amendment advocates who point out that state law doesn’t allow municipalities to regulate firearms.. ...Read Full Story
On Tuesday, the Senate failed to advance the Green New Deal, the ambitious plan to combat climate change proposed by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, after what Democrats said was a politically-motivated show vote.. ...Read Full Story
The House of Representatives failed to garner enough votes to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the resolution crafted to terminate his national emergency declaration to divert military funds and build a wall along the United States border with Mexico. Since Congress could not override Trump’s veto from earlier this month, which now means the national emergency declaration will go on as the White House has planned.. ...Read Full Story
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U.S. prosecutors from New York and California have charged President Donald Trump-critic and attorney Michael Avenatti with extortion and bank and wire fraud. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said Avenatti was arrested Monday in New York.. ...Read Full Story
Attorney General William Barr said on Sunday that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump’s election team and Russia in the 2016 election. Barr said he had determined that Trump did not obstruct justice during the investigation.. ...Read Full Story
Officials said on Sunday that a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has died in what police are calling an apparent suicide. The student’s age, sex and name have not been released; however Coral Springs Police Department Public Information Officer Tyler Reik said the deceased was a juvenile and a current student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.. ...Read Full Story
On Thursday, Facebook said that an internal security review found the passwords of hundreds of millions of users had been stored on company servers without encryption, but that no passwords were leaked and the company has found no indication the sensitive data was improperly accessed.. ...Read Full Story
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that they will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws. This comes in the immediate aftermath of last Friday’s shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, Ardern, which killed 50 people in the country’s worst mass shooting.. ...Read Full Story
