Jul 06 Trump property appraiser held in contempt in New York civil probe By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A company that has performed hundreds of property appraisals for Trump has been held in contempt of court for missing a deadline to turn over documents in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the former president's business practices. Continue reading
Jul 06 Biden speaks with Brittney Griner’s wife, reassures effort to bring her home By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged that he is working to win her release as soon as possible. Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Lake County, Illinois prosecutor gives update on arrest of alleged Highland Park shooter By Michael Tarm, Kathleen Foody, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting… Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Vice President Harris delivers remarks in Highland Park, IL after July 4th shooting By Associated Press U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the city of Highland Park on Tuesday, a day after a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July Parade, killing seven and wounding dozens of others. Continue reading
Jul 06 California forest fire forces new evacuations By Associated Press Evacuation orders have been expanded for remote communities near a wildfire that's chewing through California forests. Continue reading
Jul 06 Vice President Harris calls on Congress to ban assault weapons By Associated Press In a speech to educators in Chicago on Tuesday, Vice President Harris decried the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, and renewed the call for an assault weapons ban. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 3:41 Police search for a motive in Highland Park mass shooting By Lisa Desjardins, Tommy Walters A seventh person has died from the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Police said today the gunman pre-planned the July Fourth attack for several weeks. More than 30 other people were injured after the suspect fired over 70 rounds… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:12 Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering on how her community is coping after July 4 attack The scene of chaos in Highland Park, Illinois allegedly came from a calculated plan, weeks in the making. Officials say the shooter used an AR-15 style rifle, with a second one found with him when he was arrested. The rampage… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: NATO takes another step toward Finland and Sweden memberships In our news wrap Tuesday, NATO's 30 nations signed accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, more than 50,000 people in Sydney, Australia are under evacuation orders amid a flood emergency, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 8:11 Supreme Court’s EPA ruling raises climate change concerns The Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency has many worried about whether the Biden administration can reach its climate goals. Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University, one of six scientists who filed an amicus… Continue watching