CHICAGO—An arrest warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was heading home from work. Chicago police said Saturday in a community alert that the warrant was issued Friday and that the department is seeking information that will lead to the man’s apprehension. “The subject […]
WASHINGTON—Six people were shot late Friday outside Decades nightclub in the nation’s capital, police said. The shootings happened around 11:30 p.m. in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington. Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle said officers were called after a dispute started inside the nightclub and “spilled into the street.” The six people who […]
On Thursday, anti-Israel student protesters occupied a museum building at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. A San Diego grandma visiting with her granddaughter expressed frustration at the disruptions.
During Thursday’s deliberations at the U.S. Supreme Court on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned that a decision in the case has future implications for whether future presidents are shielded from vicious cycles of malicious prosecution that could effectively end the presidency as we know it. In the course […]
NEW YORK — The start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district will be June 30, transit officials said Friday. Under the so-called congestion pricing plan, the $15 fee will apply to most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during daytime hours. Tolls will […]
WASHINGTON -Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, will step down from that role in June to focus on fighting efforts to force a sale of the video app in the U.S., the company said on Friday. Andersen will remain at the company and become its special counsel to lead TikTok’s […]
ATLANTA—Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN, according to the network. Harlow, who joined CNN in 2008 and most recently co-hosted “CNN This Morning,” announced her parting from the cable news giant in an email to colleagues. She called her time at CNN “a gift.” “I have been inspired by you and learned so much from […]
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill Saturday morning into a concrete baseball dugout in northern Illinois’ Woodstock. The children, ages 12 and 13, were hospitalized with mild to moderate injuries. They were among four children in the parked minivan which is believed to have […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions. People gathered in the streets in the Elkhorn area of Omaha amid the scattered remains of the homes and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen […]
NEW YORK—Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Mr. Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to […]
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) on Friday unexpectedly announced his retirement after 16 years in Congress, despite earlier plans of seeking reelection. “Polls suggest that because of YOUR support, I could remain in the job forever, and we were looking forward to another spirited campaign for a final term in office,” the 76-year-old Trump endorsee said […]
The White House has condemned anti-Semitic remarks from a Columbia University student protest organizer who said, “Zionists don’t deserve to live in this world.” Andrew Bates, the White House deputy press secretary, said in a statement on April 26 that spreading this kind of “dangerous” rhetoric should “serve as a wakeup call.” “It is hideous […]
Tensions remain high at Columbia University. On Friday morning, counter-protesters rallied outside the school, calling for Israeli hostages to be brought home. Arguments broke out as anti-Israeli students joined in the conversation.
Newly released body camera footage reveals that a top prosecutor in New York state refused to pull over for speeding and instead drove home and called the police chief to get out of it. The interaction between Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley and Officer Cameron Crisafulli was made public on Friday. The video was […]
The troubled Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank has imploded, with federal regulators seizing it and arranging for it to be taken over by fellow regional lender Fulton Financial, in what marks the first bank failure of 2024. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on April 26 that Republic First Bank—which did business as Republic Bank—was […]
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Friday that he would back former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the 2024 election and that he believes the real threat to democracy is not the former president but the progressive movement and its backing by the Biden administration. Mr. Barr made the remark in an […]
Three women have likely contracted HIV from receiving “vampire facials” at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico, making them the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during a cosmetic injection procedure, the CDC said. The cosmetic process known as a “vampire facial,” a less invasive alternative to a facelift, is intended to rejuvenate […]
President Joe Biden’s job approval rating for the 13th quarter of his presidency is the lowest of his term and is the worst among all presidents in modern history, according to a recent Gallup poll. President Biden “averaged 38.7 percent job approval during his recently completed 13th quarter in office, which began on Jan. 20 […]
Hertz Global had one of its worst days on record Thursday, with shares dropping 24 percent after the company posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss. The news highlights Hertz’s struggles with its electric vehicle (EV) rental business, which seemingly forced a change in its CEO. The company is slimming down the business due to weak demand, […]
Over the last several days, the Epoch Times website has experienced large-scale cyberattacks from the Chinese communist regime. A government intelligence agency confirmed to The Epoch Times the source of the attacks. Deputy chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Benedict Rogers said the paper’s truthful reporting on the regime makes it a target.
