Georgia prosecutors probing Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election got an early boost in the spring of 2022. It came from another set of investigators who were way ahead of them: the House Jan. 6 select committee. Committee staff quietly met with lawyers and agents working for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A probe designed to scour the sky for bursts of X-rays that could help illuminate mysterious phenomena linked to black holes and merging stars, took flight this week. The Einstein probe, named for the famous […]
Jan. 9—A shooting in Otego Saturday led to the arrest of six people for a variety of charges, and led to further charges for the resident on Tuesday, State Police and the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to a media release, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office and the Oneonta Police Department started an investigation […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco is facing a lesser charge after a judge in the Dominican Republic analyzed evidence that alleges the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and paid her mother thousands of dollars for her consent. Originally accused of commercial and sexual exploitation and money […]
Sen. Tom Wright, who was trespassed on Sept. 2 from the Beacon Center domestic violence shelter after he angrily confronted and placed his hand on an administrator, had previously levied explosive allegations about the facility that fell apart under scrutiny and when he opted to drop the matter. Wright alleged in a complaint to regulators […]
Watch “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday morning for more coverage. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Donald Trump‘s refusal to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago as he sat watching TV inside the White House, according to sources familiar with what […]
WASHINGTON — Three years after a right-wing mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the federal government has secured hundreds of convictions on charges ranging from unlawful picketing to seditious conspiracy. Now, in a year shaping up to be one of the most consequential in American politics, prosecutors […]
An emergency door panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night, depressurizing the cabin and forcing the jet to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon. The Boeing 737-9 jet carried 171 passengers and six crew members, Alaska Airlines said. No injuries were immediately reported. One mother had to hold to her […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A plan by Israel’s military to mount an internal investigation into the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war is drawing criticism from rightist government ministers, who want a more sweeping review of policy towards the Palestinian enclave. The armed forces chief, Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi, informed the security cabinet of […]
TOKYO (AP) — Transport officials and police began separate investigations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, a day after a large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway and burst into flames, killing five people. The accident occurred Tuesday evening when the Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 plane landed on one […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are seeking testimony from Biden family business associate Michael Lewitt as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. In a letter Thursday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan cited Lewitt’s ties to James Biden, the president’s younger brother and a former business associate […]
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association’s bid to end a corruption probe by state Attorney General Letitia James that the gun rights group has viewed as politically motivated. The unanimous decision by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan […]