GOP presidential candidates jump to defend Iowa governor from Trump's criticism over remaining neutral
A handful of Republican presidential candidates on Monday came to the defense of Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds -- who holds a uniquely powerful position as governor of the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state -- after former President Donald Trump criticized her for staying neutral in the 2024 nominating contest.
2023-07-11 09:57
Rudy Giuliani is negotiating possible resolution to lawsuit brought by 2 Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani is negotiating a possible resolution in his ongoing court dispute with former Georgia election workers Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and Ruby Freeman, after they accused him of defaming them following the 2020 election and already won nearly $90,000 from him for attorneys' fees.
2023-07-11 08:51
GOP battle brews over defense bill as McCarthy under pressure to appease the right on social issues
House GOP leaders are confronting a legislative landmine over a massive defense bill as right-wing lawmakers are pushing for a slew of hot button amendments that could put moderate Republicans in a complicated position and threaten Democratic support for the must-pass bill.
2023-07-11 08:48
Man accused of shooting 4 people from a scooter in NYC appears before judge
A Brooklyn man accused in a string of random shootings across New York City appeared before a judge by video Monday to formally face charges in the rampage that left one person dead and three others wounded, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office.
2023-07-11 08:26
Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been 'relieved of duty' after hazing claims
Northwestern University has parted ways with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald, the school announced Monday. The move comes after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program.
2023-07-11 08:19
Survivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss their case for reparations
The last three known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre -- one of the country's deadliest acts of racial violence -- will appeal a judge's recent decision to dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations to the state Supreme Court, their attorneys announced Monday.
2023-07-11 07:29
White House introduces national strategy to combat deaths from powerful veterinary sedative increasingly involved in drug overdose deaths
The Biden administration has introduced a new plan to combat overdose deaths from xylazine, a powerful veterinary sedative that has increasingly shown up in such deaths across the country, exacerbating the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States.
2023-07-11 07:16
Biden to meet with Zelensky during NATO summit
President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit on Wednesday, an official familiar with the meeting has confirmed.
2023-07-11 05:24
A popular Tennessee soccer coach left his phone at a restaurant. Police say they discovered videos on the device of him allegedly raping unconscious boys
Police have arrested a "popular" Tennessee soccer coach after police say they found videos on his cell phone depicting unconscious boys being raped.
2023-07-11 05:16
James Lewis, convicted of extortion following Tylenol deaths, has died
James Lewis, who was convicted of extortion for promising to stop the 1982 Tylenol poisonings for $1 million -- but denied he was behind the seven deaths, has been found dead, police said Monday.
2023-07-11 05:15
It's not so easy for Biden to evolve on Ukraine joining NATO
President Joe Biden's support for Ukraine has evolved in key ways to give Ukraine ever more deadly firepower for its defense, but he remains opposed to fast-tracking what some allies say is the ultimate protection: inviting Ukraine into NATO.
2023-07-11 04:54
Republican block leaves major branch of US military without a confirmed leader for first time in over a century
A major branch of the US military does not have a Senate confirmed leader for the first time in more than a century, as a result of a Republican senator refusing to lift his block on military nominations.
2023-07-11 04:53