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(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump is seeking $15 billion in damages from The New York Times and Penguin Random House in a defamation lawsuit that alleges the newspaper and publisher engaged in a campaign to damage his reputation ahead of the 2024 election. Alleging that the Times has become a "leading, and unapologetic, purveyor of falsehoods," Trump's attorneys argued that a series of articles about Trump -- including a report that Trump's […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- At least 13 people have been wounded, five critically, in two shootings that erupted over a span of 12 hours at homeless encampments in Minneapolis with the city's mayor saying he wouldn't be surprised if they are connected.The shootings on Monday marked the fourth and fifth mass shootings to occur in Minneapolis in the past three weeks, including one on Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School that left two children dead […]

(ATLANTA, Ga.) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will remain disqualified from prosecuting the election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear her appeal of the matter."Members of the public may well be interested in the case underlying this petition for certiorari," the concurring opinion read. "But our focus in assessing whether to grant review under our certiorari jurisdiction is […]

(NEW YORK) -- A judge dismissed two murder charges related to acts of terrorism as Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, made his first Manhattan courtroom appearance in five months on Tuesday.Judge Gregory Carro tossed out the most severe charge, first-degree murder, accusing Mangione of murder as a crime of terrorism.The judge said the evidence presented to the grand jury was insufficient to support the terrorism […]

(NEW YORK) -- Formal charges are expected to be announced on Tuesday against Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin accused of shooting Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray is set to hold a news conference to announce the charges against Robinson after they are filed in the late morning and will be made available to the public immediately after that, according […]

(NEW YORK) -- A 67-year-old South Dakota man has been sent to prison for over 10 years after being convicted of attempting to disclose classified information on U.S. Air Force systems to the Russian government, officials said.The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that John Murray Rowe from Lead, South Dakota, was sentenced to 126 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine […]

(NEW YORK) -- On the eve of court scheduled appearances for high-profile suspected gunmen Tyler Robinson and Luigi Mangione, a new law enforcement assessment warned of calls for further violence against politicians, business leaders and other dignitaries.The assessment -- prepared by the NYPD counterterrorism and intelligence bureau after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk -- said the killing of the conservative pundit last week and UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year stems from […]

(Orem, UTAH) -- The suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk had an "obsession" with the conservative influencer, based on the alleged shooter's digital footprint, FBI Co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Monday on Fox News.Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah native, is accused of fatally shooting Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.Bongino said the suspect appeared to have exhibited "multiple warning signs.""I believe co-workers […]

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City man has been charged with murder after he intentionally hit three people with his car, including a 16-year-old girl, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office.Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, was arraigned on Sunday on charges of murder, attempted murder, assault, vehicular manslaughter and "other crimes" for "intentionally driving his vehicle at four people, including a teenager […]