A Texas man who was arrested for posing a “credible threat” to the state Capitol was released on bond Wednesday, just hours after he was first taken into custody. Benny Caldera Jr. was arrested at his home northeast of San Antonio at 3 a.m. on Wednesday after the Texas Department of Public Safety received a […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike to move forward after it was halted hours earlier by a federal appeals court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit stayed Pike’s execution in the eleventh hour, as judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced on Wednesday that Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff has agreed to allow an independent investigation into the school’s handling of a female student’s allegations that she was drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024. Hochul had announced her intention to have an independent investigation into Cornell’s report […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) dismissed the agreement President Donald Trump reached with top executives of artificial intelligence as “entirely unenforceable.” Jeffries, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, said the “notion of entering into a voluntary agreement that is entirely unenforceable and that allows the industry writ large to police itself is not the right […]
President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him that an Israeli plumber was responsible for stabilizing a hijacked Flydubai flight, emphasizing that the passenger had no experience operating a commercial aircraft. Trump recounted his call with Netanyahu to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The president said he spoke with the […]
President Donald Trump defended the legality of the controversial advertisements promoting himself by saying that he is not on the ballot in November, as critics claims they are political in nature and could violate federal law. “Well, I’m not running for office,” Trump said in his first comments addressing the ads. “So, the ads are, […]
President Donald Trump denied hearing leaked audio of Ken Paxton, the Republican Texas Senate nominee, complaining that the Republican National Committee midterm convention did not help boost his campaign against Democrat James Talarico. “Well, I haven’t heard that, but I can tell you that the convention was amazing, as you probably know,” Trump told reporters […]
The FBI suspects a former California firefighter staged his own death to avoid facing federal child sexual abuse material charges. Charles Jonathan Harris, a former firefighter with the Alameda County Fire Department, was indicted in March 2023 on a federal charge of possessing child sexual abuse material. Weeks later, Harris and his brother went fishing […]
A federal judge has approved the negotiated settlement that clears the way for Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to merge. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, determined that the proposed settlement “reflects a procedurally sound resolution” of the legal dispute. Martinez-Olguin’s decision came almost one week after […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the chairman of Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, said Ken Paxton was “just wrong” to suggest President Donald Trump’s visit to Texas in September was a drag on his candidacy. “The truth of the matter is, President Trump and the midterm convention was a boost in the right direction,” Scott told reporters […]
