The Justice Department released more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, just one day after the department said it concluded its review. The release comes one month after federal law required the department to release all the files. It includes 3.5 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some of which […]
An Illinois judge sentenced a former deputy sheriff to 20 years in prison Thursday for the 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 about a possible prowler near her home. A jury had convicted Sean Grayson, who is white, of second-degree murder in October. In addition to the maximum sentence […]
Federal prosecutors filed assault charges Thursday against a man accused of spraying liquid onto Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a town hall event. The man, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces up to a year in prison if convicted. Kazmierczak faces one count alleging he “forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated an officer and employee of the United States” […]
The story behind the new documentary “Melania,” chronicling First Lady Melania Trump’s life in the 20 days before her husband returned to office last year, has some people questioning the real motives behind the film. And as it opens on 1,500 screens nationwide Friday, the movie is facing some tough box office projections. Experts who […]
Authorities say they charged a Minnesota man for allegedly trying to break Luigi Mangione out of jail using a barbecue fork, random documents and a pizza cutter. Mangione is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024. Investigators said 36-year-old Mark Anderson […]
Local authorities in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin gave the green light Monday for Microsoft to expand its data center footprint on the site originally planned for a Foxconn factory. The approval for 15 new data centers comes as state regulators weigh changes to electricity rates from the regional utility company, We Energies. Microsoft’s 15 new data […]
Democratic senators struck a deal with the Trump administration to avoid another government shutdown on Thursday evening, multiple news outlets are reporting. President Donald Trump confirmed the agreement on Truth Social, stating that “Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together to get the vast majority of the Government funded until September.” “I am working […]
Sixteen people whom Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday were “rioters” face federal charges for allegedly assaulting federal officers in Minnesota. Their court records, however, painted a complex picture of what led to the charges. Bondi made the announcement on her X account, adding that she was in Minneapolis as agents are carrying out […]
As Starbucks kicked off Investor Day in New York City on Thursday, the coffee giant highlighted improving sales and revenue. The company said that in the most recent quarter ending in December, same-store sales rose by 4% and revenue increased by 6%, driven by holiday beverages, the annual Red Cup Day and the “Bearista” cup […]
Tensions between Washington and one of its oldest allies are intensifying — and this time, it’s about more than just a real estate deal for Greenland. Security officers at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen pulled up 44 Danish flags left by veterans to honor their fallen soldiers. Why 44? Because that’s how many Danes were […]
