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Lindsey Halligan, holds ceremonial proclamations to be signed by US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge wants to know why Lindsey Halligan is still using the title of U.S. attorney despite a judge ruling in November that she is legally not in the position. Halligan, who was […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Nick Reiner is expected to appear at an arraignment on Wednesday to enter a plea in the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner.The 32-year-old faces two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murders.Nick Reiner made a brief first court appearance on Dec. 17 and waived the right to a speedy arraignment.Since his last appearance, sources told […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House said Tuesday President Donald Trump and his advisers are discussing a range of options to acquire Greenland — adding "utilizing the U.S. military is always an option.""President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "The President and […]

A photo illustration of a physical gold Bitcoin collectible on December 3,2025, in London, England. (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) (MAINE) -- One of the country's top cryptocurrency kiosk vendors has agreed to pay the state of Maine nearly $2 million as part of a settlement to compensate victims of fraud, the state announced on Monday.Bitcoin Depot, which operates more than 25,000 bitcoin ATMs across the country, will pay the state $1.9 […]

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) -- Opening statements are underway in the criminal trial of former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales, who is accused of endangering dozens of children during the police response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School. Gonzales, who is charged with 29 counts of child endangerment, is alleged to have neglected his duty and training during the chaotic response to the shooting, which left 19 children and two teachers […]

(MILWAUKEE) -- Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted last month of obstructing federal immigration agents at her courthouse, has resigned, according to a letter to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.In the letter, Dugan vowed to keep fighting her case but added that Wisconsin citizens "deserve to start the year with a judge on the bench in Milwaukee County Branch 13 rather than have the fate of that Court rest in […]

(NEW YORK) -- Sen. Mark Kelly said he would "absolutely not" have changed his message to U.S. troops about not following illegal orders, despite now knowing that it would result in a censure.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth censured Kelly, a Democrat of Arizona, on Monday for "conduct [that] was seditious in nature," referring to a video Kelly participated in in November that told United States service members they have a right to […]

Columbus police released video footage of a person of interest walking in an alley near the the Tepes’ house in the early hours of Dec. 30, 2025. (Columbus Police Department) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Police have released new video of a person of interest in the mysterious murders of an Ohio dentist and his wife.Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their Columbus home on Dec. 30, Columbus police […]

(CHICAGO) -- The Department of Justice said in a new court filing Monday night that there are more than 2 million documents “potentially responsive” to the Epstein Files Transparency Act that are presently in various phases of review.Federal prosecutors said that “in the next few weeks ahead” about 400 department attorneys in Washington, D.C., New York and Florida “will dedicate all or a substantial portion of their workday to the […]