The first bank failure of 2024 happened last week when Republic First Bank, a financial institution based out of Philadelphia, was seized and closed by federal regulators. The bank reportedly faced mounting financial difficulties due to a decrease in the number of deposits it received and its mortgage lending. The bank was seeking funds to continue its […]
New York Police Department riot police officers stormed Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, which had been occupied and barricaded by protesting students. On Tuesday night, hundreds of NYPD officers with tactical vehicles arrived on campus, sealing it off. An email from the university went out to students, ordering them to stay in place. After securing […]
A battle in the Supreme Court appears likely after three federal judges rejected Louisiana’s new congressional district map that gave the state a second majority-black House district. The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that the state cannot use the voting district map that was drawn up in January. The judges agreed with the plaintiffs, […]
Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy won the New York special election in the state’s 26th Congressional District to replace former Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins, narrowing the House Republican majority even further ahead of the 2024 election. Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson, a West Seneca supervisor who is an Army and FBI veteran, on Tuesday night. Kennedy has been […]
At least 55 people were injured when a bus collided with a Los Angeles Metro train on Tuesday in the California city. Two of the victims were hospitalized with serious injuries, officials said. The bus crossed into the path of an E Line train, Dave Sotero, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Metro, told the […]
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized new energy efficiency standards for residential hot water heaters, the most significant of several actions it has taken meant to reduce emissions from everyday products. The Department of Energy estimated the new standards, which will take effect for newly manufactured electric water storage heaters beginning in 2029, will save […]
A lawyer testified in former President Donald Trump‘s trial in New York on Tuesday about his experiences negotiating deals in 2016 to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with Trump. Keith Davidson, a Los Angeles-based attorney known for his work with nondisclosure agreements, spoke about his frustrating interactions with Michael Cohen, Trump’s former […]
Ukraine will not compel military-aged men to return for mobilization against Russia‘s invasion, according to a senior Ukrainian official. “So there will be no restrictions or forced returns of Ukrainian citizens of any sex or age to a country that is at war,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said Tuesday, per a Ukrainian media […]
A nonprofit ethics watchdog is calling for an investigation into Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) for allegedly violating Senate Ethics Rules by linking official action with solicitations for campaign contributions. In a letter sent to Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and James Lankford (R-OK) on Monday, the leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, the Foundation […]
Los Angeles County prosecutor Diana Teran is facing 11 felony charges for allegedly obtaining confidential information on 11 deputies in 2018 while working at the sheriff’s office and then using the information while working for District Attorney George Gascon three years later. While working under Gascon, Teran allegedly used some of the improperly obtained data […]
