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ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is “concerned” that fighting between Israel and Hamas, in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack, could spill over into a broader conflict throughout the Middle East that would imperil American military forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday. “We’re concerned about potential escalation. In fact, what we’re […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday defended his recent accusation that President Joe Biden has “blood on his hands” after Hamas’ terror attack on Israel earlier this month, which has spurred a wider war. Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Scott, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was pressed […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Sunday bemoaned the nearly three weeks — and counting — that the chamber has gone without a speaker amid conservative infighting over how to fill the key leadership role. “This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen, because if we […]
Alex Haenke (EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan State University has issued an apology following an image of Hitler appearing on the scoreboard before Saturday night’s game. Before the rivalry game against Michigan began, the image appeared on the jumbotron as part of a trivia question about Hitler’s place of birth. Michigan State issued a statement, […]
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (DETROIT) — The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday morning, police and the synagogue said. The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue put out a statement later in the afternoon identifying the victim as board president Samantha Woll. Detroit police responded to a 911 call […]
Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington, D.C., on Friday temporarily halted the limited gag order she had placed on the former president on Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan requested briefings from the government and from Trump’s lawyers following Trump’s appeal […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Months after missing the first primary debate stage — which prompted a complaint with the Republican National Committee — businessman Perry Johnson has decided to suspend his short-lived presidential campaign, he announced Friday. “With no opportunity to share my vision on the debate stage, I have decided at this time, […]
Placer County Sheriff’s Office (AUBURN, CA) — Danny Serafini, a former MLB pitcher, and a woman were arrested in connection with the 2021 shootings of a California couple, police said. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said Serafini, 49, and Samantha Scott, 33, were arrested Friday in Nevada following a two-year investigation into the murder of […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images NEW YORK — Four years before Lehman Brothers collapsed and set off the worst U.S. financial disaster since the Great Depression, Ruhi Maker warned top officials at the Federal Reserve that the nation’s housing bubble could wreak “enormous” economic damage. Maker, a housing attorney in Rochester, New York, told Fed officials that […]
Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Jury selection for the first trial in the Fulton County district attorney’s election interference case began Friday morning. Kenneth Chesebro is facing seven counts after opting for a speedy trial following the indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 others in August. Chesebro was scheduled to be tried alongside […]
