WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Donald Trump appealed a court order instructing his accountants to release certain financial records of his business to a congressional committee.
A U.S. …
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By David Yaffe-Bellany / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/13/21
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A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday after police pulled a frozen human head out of his freezer, according to the Lancaster Bureau of Police.
Donald Meshey Jr., 32, allegedly told a witness …
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By Kate Feldman / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/13/21
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LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ dad has agreed to honor his daughter’s repeated requests and step down as conservator of her estate, capping a turbulent 13-year run at the helm of the …
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By Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/13/21
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Over the years, despite everything, Herat had the feel of a sanctuary.
Now, with the Taliban claiming its capture, Afghanistan’s third-largest city is among the insurgents’ biggest …
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By Laura King / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/13/21
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A growing chorus of public health experts and educators are calling for COVID-19 vaccine mandates for teachers, but several states with high case rates ban such measures, and teachers unions have yet …
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By Ariel Cohen / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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8/12/21
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A Santa Barbara, California, father suspected of killing his two children in Mexico told the FBI he was a QAnon adherent and had to kill them because they had been infected with serpent DNA and he …
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Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits dropped for the third week in a row, another incremental advance in the labor market’s recovery.
Initial unemployment claims in regular …
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By Peyton Forte / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/12/21
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Tropical Storm Fred will weaken to depression strength Wednesday as it passes over the mountainous territory of the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center …
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By Robin Webb / South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS)
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8/11/21
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NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation Tuesday set the stage for what could prove to be a political free for all next year when candidates vying for governor slug it out to see who …
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By Michael Gartland / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/11/21
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he has no plan to reverse the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan despite advances by the Taliban, arguing that the Afghan army must fight for …
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By Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/11/21
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump may still wield the most political power over the Republican Party, but Mitch McConnell remains master of the Senate GOP.
Despite repeated calls by …
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David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
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8/10/21
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Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said state and local governments should require teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
As back-to-school season approaches and the …
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Hospitals across the U.S. are parceling out beds for COVID patients, hunting for doctors and nurses as the delta variant sweeps coast to coast.
The disease is outstripping any mitigation measures. …
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By Angelica LaVito, Jonathan Levin and Francesca Maglione / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/10/21
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The White House is vetting acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to be nominated for the job on a permanent basis, according to two former SG’s office attorneys.
Prelogar, an appellate …
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By Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/10/21
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A pair of Chicago brothers were hit with felony charges Monday after a traffic stop Saturday night in West Englewood ended in tragedy, with Chicago police Officer Ella French fatally shot and her …
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By Jeremy Gorner / Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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8/10/21
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NEW YORK – A stunning 150 victims of Jeffrey Epstein have received nearly $125 million through an out of court claims program.
The Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program, which …
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By Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/10/21
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It has been 26 days since the Dixie fire ignited in the dense forest of Northern California's Plumas County. It has destroyed more than 400 structures and sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing …
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By By Hayley Smith / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/10/21
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Senate Democrats released the text of their budget resolution that sets up President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic agenda as well as a showdown with Republicans over the debt limit in …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/9/21
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Senate Democrats released the text of their budget resolution that sets up President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic agenda as well as a showdown with Republicans over the debt limit in …
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By Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/9/21
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AMMAN, Jordan – On the verge Monday of seizing its sixth and seventh provincial capitals in less than a week, the Taliban has stunned observers with its lightning takeover of large swaths of …
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By Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/9/21
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