Dec 05 Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, saying 'someone had to step forward' By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case Friday and testified that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue… Continue reading
Dec 05 Frank Gehry, celebrated architect of wildly imaginative buildings, dies at 96 By John Rogers, Associated Press Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin’s DZ Bank Building. Gehry was awarded every major prize architecture has to offer, including the field’s top honor, the… Continue reading
Dec 05 Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Jan. 6 attack appears in court By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A Virginia man on Friday made his first court appearance on charges that he planted a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of a mob’s attack on U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Dec 05 Judge orders release of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida By Associated Press The Justice Department has requested the unsealing of documents from three Epstein-related separate cases: the 2006-2007 Florida grand jury investigation into Epstein, his 2019 sex trafficking case in New York and Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking case, also in New… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favoring GOP In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a redrawn congressional map that could add Republican seats in the midterm elections, only one hostage body remains inside Gaza after Israeli officials identified the latest remains handed… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 7:44 As ICE boosts recruitment, critics concerned over changes to hiring and training standards By Liz Landers, Maea Lenei Buhre ICE is in the midst of an aggressive recruitment campaign at a scale never seen before. The agency is reportedly signing on nearly 10,000 new agents in an effort to meet the demands of President Trump's immigration agenda. But some… Continue watching
Dec 04 Hearing in Luigi Mangione's state murder case reveals new details on his arrest By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Thursday marks the anniversary of last year's killing, which happened on a Manhattan sidewalk. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. Continue reading
Dec 04 New York attorney general challenges authority of federal prosecutor investigating her Trump lawsuits By Michael Hill, Associated Press New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her. Continue reading
Dec 04 FDA officials said without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have killed children. Here's what you should know By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact COVID-19 infection carries a greater risk of myocarditis than the COVID-19 vaccines, scientists say. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: FBI arrests man accused of placing pipe bombs in D.C. on eve of Jan. 6 attack By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The arrest marks the first time investigators have publicly identified a suspect in an act that has been an enduring mystery for nearly five years in the shadow of the violent Capitol insurrection. Continue reading