How a real Trump supporter unknowingly became the face of a fake liberal Twitter account
Erica Marsh quickly rose to fame earlier this year as a viral left-wing voice on social media. Her incendiary tweets, often ultra-liberal and hyper-political, drew millions of views and the ire of conservatives, who pointed to her outlandish comments comparing Republicans to pedophiles and conservative Supreme Court justices to Nazis as examples of extreme liberalism run amok.
2023-08-18 08:18
Court documents allege 'elder financial abuse' of Sen. Dianne Feinstein
A petition filed in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been the victim of "elder financial abuse" with regard to the management of a trust.
2023-08-18 07:21
Trump reacts to Georgia indictment for first time on camera: 'I have four of them now'
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday reacted for the first time on camera to the Georgia indictment that accuses him of being the head of a "criminal enterprise" to overturn the 2020 election, dismissing the criminal charges as a "witch hunt" and a "horrible thing for the country."
2023-08-18 06:51
What to know about Trump's criminal indictment in the Georgia election subversion case
State charges unsealed earlier this week against Donald Trump and 18 others in the Georgia election subversion probe opened a new chapter in the former president's post-White House legal saga and forced the nation to turn its attention to yet another complex criminal case concerning efforts to undermine Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
2023-08-18 05:23
North Carolina legislature sends election overhaul bill to governor's desk
North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would make major changes to the state's election laws, the latest in efforts by GOP-led jurisdictions across the country to rewrite election procedures and impose restrictions on voting practices.
2023-08-18 04:55
The body of a 9-year-old boy with autism was found at the edge of a nearby waterway behind a Brooklyn IKEA store, police say
The body of a 9-year-old boy was found at the edge of a waterway after he was separated from his family at an Ikea store in Red Hook, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, police say.
2023-08-18 03:57
Florida's new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
As backlash to Florida's new Black history education standards grows, teachers say they are struggling to navigate what they can and cannot say inside their classrooms, while some parents are turning to alternative methods to educate their children about Black history.
2023-08-18 03:45
America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds
America's wealthiest people are also some of the world's biggest polluters -- not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.
2023-08-18 02:24
Maui's warning sirens stayed silent as wildfires approached Lahaina. Here's what we know
Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui earlier this month, after Hawaii's siren warning system stayed silent while wildfires reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes.
2023-08-18 02:18
Biden turns to Camp David diplomacy for first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea
President Joe Biden is using the presidential retreat at Camp David to help with a diplomatic mission -- hosting the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea, two countries that are putting aside a fraught history in the face of shared security challenges.
2023-08-18 01:23
Dual citizen of France and Canada who mailed ricin to Trump sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison
A dual citizen of France and Canada who sent letters containing homemade ricin to then-President Donald Trump and eight Texas law enforcement officials was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison.
2023-08-18 00:47
Biden admin imposes sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives tied to Navalny poisoning
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives involved in the 2020 poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
2023-08-17 23:54