Retreating Trump drops Letitia James lawsuit after $1m fine for ‘frivolous’ Hillary attempt
‘Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start,’ US District Court judge writes
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Peru protesters fight running battles with police after thousands march in Lima
President Dina Boluarte vows to punish protesters as crowds continue to call for her resignationA march billed as the “takeover of Lima” escalated into running battles between protesters and riot police amid stone-throwing and swirls of teargas on Thur…
Two dead after small plane crashed outside of New York City after reporting engine issues
The aircraft was bound for Ohio
Legendary US rock singer and songwriter David Crosby dead at age 81
David Crosby, one of the most influential rock musicians of the 1960s and ’70s and who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with two different groups, has died at the age of 81.
Trump’s demand to jail Supreme Court leak reporter condemned as ‘appalling’ by press freedom advocate
‘Saying this can have a chilling effect’
Thousands of anti-government protesters take to streets of Peru’s capital
Thousands of people poured into Peru’s capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest Thursday against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into politica…
Officer who hit woman in McDonald’s dispute placed on leave
An Ohio police officer who struck a Black woman as she was taken into custody at a McDonald’s has been placed on paid administrative leave while authorities investigate
California bill calls for revenue sharing in college sports
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually
Biden insists there’s ‘nothing’ in classified paper scandal, polls tell otherwise
Phrase, first coined by Gertrude Stein in 1937, has become a popular one on Capitol Hill
Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman
A federal jury has convicted a Kansas man who admitted he threatened to kill a congressman