A deadly tornado ripped through Alabama on Sunday that was part of a severe storm system, causing at least 23 deaths and catastrophic damage, as well as unleashing other tornadoes around the Southeast. Lee County Sheriff Jay
On Sunday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said he plans to request documents from more than 60 people linked to the President, saying “it’s our job to protect the rule of law. That’s our core function.
Owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of soliciting prostitution in Florida, court records show. Attorneys for the 77-year-old Kraft electronically filed the plea Monday in Palm
Israel’s top prosecutor said on Thursday he intends to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, a move that can shift the balance of power in the country’s April 9 election. The Israeli leader faces
In a televised hearing in Congress on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen accused him of breaking the law while in office, and said the President knew in advance about a WikiLeaks dump of
On Wednesday, the Wake County district attorney’s office said that Leslie McCrae Dowless — the North Carolina Republican political operative at the center of an absentee ballot fraud scheme that led the state to order a re-run
According to sources close to the case, when President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen takes the stand before a congressional committee on Wednesday, he will for the first time publicly accuse President Donald Trump of potentially
Russian state TV has listed potential targets in the U.S. in the event of a nuclear strike — and claimed that its new hypersonic missile technology could reach them in less than five minutes. Reuters called the
On Monday, stocks moved up higher on Wall Street after President Donald Trump agreed to hold off on raising tariffs on Chinese goods, which would have escalated a trade war between two of the world’s largest economies.
U.S. District Court Judge Gray Miller has ruled that the Military Selective Service Act’s male-only registration is unconstitutional. The challenge was brought by a group known as National Coalition for Men. The Selective Service System had argued
Officials say that a California man who was wrongfully convicted for killing an ex-girlfriend and her son four decades ago has reached a $21 million settlement with the city of Simi Valle, California. Craig Coley, 71, was
Pope Francis ended a landmark Vatican meeting on clerical sexual abuse with an appeal “for an all-out battle against the abuse of minors,” which he compared to human sacrifice. Howeer, his speech did not offer concrete policy
More than 3,000 public school educators hit picket lines in Oakland, California in a fight for higher wages, smaller class sizes and better overall working conditions. The first teacher strike in Oakland in 23 years comes 2
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during in an interview on Thursday that he is ruling out a Kansas Senate race in 2020. Pompeo, who represented Kansas’ 4th Congressional District from 2011 to 2017, says he’ll serve
The high school student from Covington, Kentucky involved in a videotaped incident in January at the Lincoln Memorial has sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow plans to target the United States with new hypersonic weapons if Washington deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe. Putin said during his 15th State of the Nation address before the federal assembly
Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont and the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic primary, has officially launched his 2020 presidential campaign. “I am writing to let you know I have decided to run for president of
A massive storm that began heading across the U.S. on Tuesday with heavy snow, ice conditions, and torrential rain to more than 200 million Americans over the next few days. 39 states will be affected, including every
On Sunday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida made a surprise visit to Cucuta, Colombia — a town along the Venezuelan border — visiting centers where the humanitarian aid is being stored. The senator also sent a
On Monday, North Carolina’s elections director, Kim Strach, said she found evidence of fraud tainting the District 9 House race, the last undecided contest nearly three months after the 2018 midterms. Strach said her investigation found “a
Authorities say a man who killed four people during a hostage situation inside a Mississippi home has died at a hospital. Mississippi Public Safety Department spokesman Capt. John Poulos said the suspect was shot during the 12-hour
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from federal prison, after being convicted of having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl in 2017. 54-year-old Weiner began serving a 21-month prison sentence at the Federal Medical Center
Amazon said Thursday it is canceling its plans to build a new major campus in New York City. Following a yearlong public search for a new second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, Amazon in November announced plans to build
On Thursday afternoon the White House said that President Trump will sign a compromise bill to fund border security, but he will declare a national emergency to build the wall. The Senate passed the bill Thursday afternoon,
According to daily figures released by the Treasury Department, the U.S. national debt has topped $22 trillion for the first time in history. The debt has ballooned by more than $2 trillion in the two years since
On Wednesday, Ford Motor Co said it was recalling about 1.48 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America due to a potential transmission downshift issue that could increase the risk of a crash. Ford said select 2011-2013
A judge ruled Wednesday that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson was another
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has “unequivocally” apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so. Omar’s tweets drew bipartisan criticism, including a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy
Republican and Democrats said they reached “an agreement in principle” on legislation to fund the government past the Friday deadline and avert another shutdown. The proposal would fund all seven remaining appropriations bills, includes $1.375 billion in
President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has postponed his scheduled closed-door appearance Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee due to “post-surgery medical needs,” his attorney said Monday in a statement. Cohen’s attorney, Lanny Davis, said that
