On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that he has authorized the release of a transcript of a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that is at the center of a controversy over whether he pressured Kiev to investigate Joe Biden. ... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, the trial began in the case of the murder trial of a former off-duty Dallas police officer charged with shooting and killing a black neighbor last year after the officer entered his apartment by mistake. And in an unusual move, the Judge on the case decided to sequester the jury on the trial. ... [Read Full Story]
At the United Nations during the Climate Action Summit on Monday, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg gave an emotional speech appealing to world leaders about the grave need to stop the effects of climate change.... [Read Full Story]
At least three people are confirmed dead and four were hospitalized on the south side of Pittsburgh, after a “party or event” according to police. ... [Read Full Story]
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said House Democrats “may have to impeach President Donald Trump” following allegations that the President pressured Ukraine to investigate a political adversary. Schiff — a senior Democrat who has long been cautious about efforts to oust the president — said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Trump’s request that a Ukrainian leader investigate a business connected to former vice president Joe Biden’s son would be “the most profound violation of the presidential oath of office.” Additionally, Schiff says that the director of national intelligence’s unwillingness to turn over a recent whistleblower complaint about a call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could amount to a “coverup.”... [Read Full Story]
The American firearms company Colt is suspending production of military-style weapons for civilian use, which includes the popular AR-15.... [Read Full Story]
On Thursday, the House approved 301-123 a stopgap spending measure that will keep agencies afloat through Nov. 21 and avoid a shutdown in October. ... [Read Full Story]
Pennsylvania State Sen. Mike Folmer has stepped down following his arrest on charges of possession of child pornography. Folmer submitted his letter of resignation on Wednesday to Republican colleagues in Harrisburg. According to leadership in the state chamber, after reviewing the charges and speaking to Folmer, they insisted that he resign. “We are sickened and disturbed by the charges brought against Mike Folmer,” the Pennsylvania lawmakers said in a statement.... [Read Full Story]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named hostage negotiatior, Robert O’Brien, as the new national security advisor. “I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!” Trump tweeted.... [Read Full Story]
A teenage girl from Oklahoma was arrested after threatening to enter her former high school and “shoot 400 people for fun.” 18-year-old Alexis Wilson made the threats Sunday while working at a pizza shop in McAlester, Oklahoma. Police say the incident began with Wilson showing a coworker an iPhone video of her shooting her newly purchased AK-47.... [Read Full Story]
Veteran journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts died Tuesday at age 75. ... [Read Full Story]
A U.S. service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, becoming the 17th American to be killed in combat there this year. The identity of the service member is being withheld pending family notification.... [Read Full Story]
One firefighter was killed and six people were injured on Monday when a propane explosion destroyed a new building in Farmington, Maine. Farmington Town Selectman Scott Landry said the firefighters were called in and the building evacuated when the smell of gas was detected.... [Read Full Story]
Following a drone attack on a major Saudi Arabian oil facility on Sunday, President Donald Trump said the United States was “locked and loaded.”... [Read Full Story]
Democrats are calling on Congress to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after allegations of sexual misconduc resurfaced.... [Read Full Story]
On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, with Democrats approving the expansion of its impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.... [Read Full Story]
The alleged gunman in the El Paso shooting, Patrick Crusius, has been indicted for capital murder by a grand jury in Texas.... [Read Full Story]
During an Oval Office meeting on e-cigarettes, President Trump said his administration is moving to ban all non-tobacco flavored vaping products.... [Read Full Story]
According to multiple reports, the Trump administration will not grant temporary protected status (TPS) to Bahamians affected by Hurricane Dorian. It is being widely reported that the administration ultimately decided against offering the humanitarian relief after acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Monday that it was being considered. Granting TPS would allow Bahamians to work and live in the U.S. until it is deemed safe to return home. However, Bahamians can still come to the U.S. temporarily with the right travel documents, without being granted work permits.... [Read Full Story]
Juul Labs Inc. was warned by U.S. health officials that it may have violated the law by making claims its e-cigarette devices are safe; this coming at the same time a mysterious lung ailment is raising new questions about the health effects of vaping.... [Read Full Story]
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that he had fired his national-security adviser John Bolton. The president tweeted. ““I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.”... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, President Donald Trump said that talks with the Taliban to bring peace to Afghanistan after 18 years of conflict are “dead.”... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, President Donald Trump said that talks with the Taliban to bring peace to Afghanistan after 18 years of conflict are “dead.”... [Read Full Story]
50 attorneys general are joining an investigation into Google over possible antitrust violations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the initiative’s leader, announced on Monday the bipartisan investigation into Google’s practices. The bipartisan probe includes attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. California and Alabama are not involved in the probe, Paxton said at a press conference.... [Read Full Story]
Guns N’ Roses have announced the lineup of special guests that will be joining them on their upcoming fall dates on the extended Not In This Lifetime Reunion Tour.... [Read Full Story]
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue Mission coordinator for the Charleston, South Carolina region confirmed rescuers are still trying to find four missing people after a cargo ship capsized near Georgia on Sunday.... [Read Full Story]
On Sunday, former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford has announced he will launch a Republican challenge to President Donald Trump.... [Read Full Story]
The Department of Education fined Michigan State University $4.5 million fine Thursday for its “complete failure to protect students” from sexual abuse by the school’s former sports doctor Larry Nassar and his supervisor William Strampel.... [Read Full Story]
Hurricane Dorian weakened slightly early Friday, becoming a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. ... [Read Full Story]
Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos, was arrested by Connecticut State Police Wednesday afternoon, state police said. Source close to the investigation say that Fortis Dulos is facing an additional tampering with evidence charge. Fotis was picked up at his Farmington, CT home around 2:30 p.m., a source said. ... [Read Full Story]
