Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison, a punishment that fueled speculation that the President will Stone. The sentence is less than what prosecutors originally asked, but the Justice Department overruled them. ... [Read Full Story]
Democrats took to the debate stage on Wednesday leading up to the Nevada caucuses, this time with the addition of billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, his first time participating in a debate. Though Bloomberg is not competing Nevada, he has surged in recent polls that qualified him for his first debate of the 2020 Democratic primary. ... [Read Full Story]
Almost 20 years after the slaying of his best friend, high-profile real estate heir Robert Durst will finally stand trial in her killing. The trial will likely last up to five months. On Wednesday, jury selection began in California. ... [Read Full Story]
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption, including seeking to sell an appointment to Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital. But Trump said he had been subjected to a “ridiculous sentence” that didn’t fit his crimes. The commutation will allow Blagojevich’s release from prison four years before he would have been eligible for parole. It will also clear his convictions.... [Read Full Story]
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, this after hundreds of lawsuits related to sexual abuse allegations have been filed. The organization listed liabilities as being between $100 million and $500 million, with an estimated $50,000 or less in assets. Attorney Paul Mones, who represents “hundreds””of sexual abuse victims in multiple lawsuits, called this week’s bankruptcy filing a “tragedy,” saying, “these young boys took an oath. They pledged to be obedient, pledged to support the Scouts and pledged to be honorable. Many of them are extremely angry that that’s not what happened to them and the Boy Scouts of America did not step up in the way they should have.”... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he’ll start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits. Bezos says he will call his new initiative the Bezos Earth Fund.... [Read Full Story]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that drew cheers from a committee room packed with gun advocates. Four moderate Democrats joined Republicans in Monday’s committee vote, rejecting legislation that would have prohibited the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms, including popular AR-15 style rifles, and banned the possession of magazines that hold more than 12 rounds.... [Read Full Story]
Search and rescue crews on a recovery mission Sunday following an avalanche a day before on Muddy Pass near Vail, Colorado. According to law enforcement, three mono-track riders from Eagle County triggered a large avalanche Saturday afternoon. All three males were buried, but one victim managed to dig out of the slide. The other two never surfaced, officials say.... [Read Full Story]
An Ohio man who fatally shot his ex-wife and her husband says they ambushed him and his current wife in the driveway of their home, causing a shootout between all parties. ... [Read Full Story]
The CDC has confirmed another case of the coronavirus infection, the 15th confirmed case in the United States. The person infected is a U.S. evacuee from China located in Texas. Health officials say the person was evacuated from China to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. The patient is reportedly in stable condition and is in isolation at a nearby hospital. Officials say the infection was confirmed through laboratory testing on Wednesday night.... [Read Full Story]
President Donald Trump’s longest serving aide, Hope Hicks, is expected to return to the administration in the coming weeks. Hicks, who departed in early 2018, will return in the coming weeks as a senior adviser reporting to Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law. Her official title will be counselor to the president.... [Read Full Story]
Two Ohio State University football players are facing charges of kidnapping and raping a woman, according to court documents filed in Franklin County Municipal Court in Ohio. Amir Riep, 21, and Jahsen Wint, 21, are charged with rape with the threat of force, and kidnapping with engaging in sexual activity, both in the first degree.... [Read Full Story]
Police in South Carolina on Wednesday released video of a girl exiting a school bus, the last known footage of the 6-year-old before she went missing. The girl, Faye Swetlik, got off that bus in Cayce, just outside of the capital city of Columbia, at about 3:45 p.m. on Monday. She was last seen playing in her yard before she was reported missing to police at about 5 p.m.... [Read Full Story]
Sen. Bernie Sanders was declared the winner in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, with candidates Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar close on his heels. Sanders led Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., by less than 2 percent of the vote. Klobuchar, the senator from Minnesota, came in third place. When it comes to delegates awarded to the candidates on Tuesday, however, Sanders tied Buttigieg in New Hampshire with nine delegates apiece. Klobuchar earned six delegates.... [Read Full Story]
Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted on Tuesday in Chicago, according to reports. The indictment, brought by special prosecutor Dan Webb, stems from the alleged January 2019 hoax attack against the former star of the Fox TV series “Empire.”... [Read Full Story]
Authorities shot and killed a man who opened fire on police Monday at a Walmart in Arkansas, leaving two officers injured.... [Read Full Story]
The Trump administration is requesting $25.2 billion for NASA in fiscal 2021, a 12% increase which includes $3.3 billion to kickstart development of a human-rated lander for the Artemis moon program. Nearly half of the budget request, $12.3 billion, is devoted to new and ongoing projects focused on the return to the moon and eventual flights to Mars.... [Read Full Story]
Following Halsey’s appearance on Bring Me The Horizon’s EP “Music To Listen To…,” the artists have collaborated once more for a track on the Birds Of Prey soundtrack, titled “Experiment On Me.”... [Read Full Story]
U.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a 21% cut in foreign aid and slashing social safety net programs in his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021, according to senior administration officials. The budget will seek an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia, but will also raise funds by targeting $2 trillion (1.55 trillion pounds) in savings from mandatory spending programs in the United States.... [Read Full Story]
One suspect is in police custody after two New York City police officers were shot and wounded half a mile apart on Saturday night and Sunday morning, in what officials are calling “assassination” attempts.... [Read Full Story]
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the Mississippi prison system, this coming after a string of inmate deaths in the last few months. Federal prosecutors announced that they are looking into conditions at four state prisons following the deaths of at least 15 inmates since late December.... [Read Full Story]
A person of interest was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon following a massive manhunt for the gunman who shot two Maryland detectives.” The Anne Arundel Police tweeted, “we have a person of interest in custody in reference to the shootings of our detectives. We do not believe there is any further threat to our community.” ... [Read Full Story]
A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashing and breaking apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring over 100 more passengers.... [Read Full Story]
A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashing and breaking apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring over 100 more passengers.... [Read Full Story]
On Wednesday, the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on charges of abusing his power and obstructing Congress, bringing an end to the third presidential impeachment trial in United States history.... [Read Full Story]
President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address late Tuesday, less than 24 hours before the GOP Senate is expected to vote to acquit him of impeachment charges. Republicans stood numerous times to applaud, but two moments between Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) went viral, highlighting party tension. ... [Read Full Story]
The Iowa Democratic Party released the majority of the results from the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday, which show Mayor Pete Buttigieg with a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders in state delegates- but Sanders with a slight edge in the popular vote. No winner has been announced, but the state party has provided results from 71% of precincts from all 99 counties. ... [Read Full Story]
The California Highway Patrol said a gunman killed one passenger and wounded five others on a Greyhound bus traveling from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday morning.... [Read Full Story]
Two people were killed and another wounded in a shooting at a Texas A&M-Commerce University residence hall Monday, according to campus police. The Texas A&M-Commerce University Police Department said it was investigating three gunshot victims in Pride Rock Residence Hall on campus.... [Read Full Story]
A funeral Saturday in Florida led to gunfire, killing a teenager and a man and leaving two other people wounded, police said. Riviera Beach police said in a statement that the shooting happened near the Victory City Church shortly after 2:30 p.m. Riviera Beach is a suburb of West Palm Beach.... [Read Full Story]
