Shelby Green’s lights were off. She could plug her phone into a wall socket, but it wouldn’t charge. It would be weeks until she received her next paycheck for her job as an undergraduate researcher at Florida State University in chemical engineering. And her bank account was nearly empty. “I had no hot water, no […]
A new video released revealed a bizarre twist in what’s being called the heist of the century. Surveillance footage circulating online allegedly shows two of the Louvre thieves escaping — not on foot, but on a cherry picker. One person wearing a motorcycle helmet and the other in a yellow construction vest lower themselves from a broken window before […]
The NBA has placed a head coach and a player on leave after they were indicted in two separate federal gambling cases linked to organized crime. Trail Blazers head coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier were both arrested Thursday. The two are among 34 people charged in two […]
California billionaires could be subject to a one-time tax of 5% of their global net worth under a new ballot measure. Filed Wednesday by Jim Mangia, president and CEO of St. John’s Community Health, and backed by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), the “California Billionaires Tax Act” aims to bring in […]
President Donald Trump will head to Asia on Friday night, marking his first trip there since returning to office. It’s a high-stakes trip that could reshape global trade and test relations with China. The trip includes stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the president will meet with […]
If presidents have renovated before, why is there an uproar now, and where are the updated plans? We’ll explain what’s underway, what’s on paper and how this compares to past White House changes in this week’s Straight From You. Each week, we take your comments and questions and put them to the test — separating […]
The White House “Major Events Timeline” – a chronological list of milestones on the official website’s “About page” – now includes some controversial new additions. On Thursday, the Trump administration updated the timeline to feature references to President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and Hunter Biden’s past drug use. Social media users noticed the […]
The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that guardsmen opened fire at a vehicle driving erratically near a California base that could serve as a staging area for federal immigration officers. No Coast Guard personnel were injured when the vehicle, a U-Haul truck, tried to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda near San Francisco. ALAMEDA, Calif. […]
President Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that he will not seek a congressional war declaration to continue lethal U.S. strikes on alleged drug traffickers. He also signaled that operations would move from sea to land. New boat strikes in the Pacific Ocean, a B-1 flight near Venezuela and Trump’s assertion of unrestricted presidential power under […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to two charges tied to a mortgage fraud case Friday morning. The investigation was pushed by President Donald Trump, who has called for investigations into those who previously investigated him. James is the third person the Trump administration has targeted with investigations. The Department of Justice […]
