Aug 03 See sketches from inside the D.C. courtroom where Trump pleaded not guilty to 2020 election charges By Dan Cooney The indictment, signed by Special Counsel Jack Smith, charges Trump with conspiracy to defraud the nation, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Continue reading
Aug 03 2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China By Julie Watson, Associated Press The indictment says Wei made contact with a Chinese government intelligence officer in February 2022 and provided photographs and videos of the ship he served on. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:04 What happened in the courtroom during Trump's third arraignment this year By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens For the third time this year, former President Trump was arraigned on criminal charges. He was in federal court Thursday in Washington just a few blocks from the Capitol where a mob of his supporters rioted on Jan. 6. Trump… Continue watching
Aug 03 Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits tick up from 5-month low By Associated Press Thursday's report comes just a day before the July jobs report will be released, which will provide a broader and more detailed look at the labor market and economy. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 21:29 Bill Barr: Trump committed a 'grave wrongdoing' in Jan. 6 case By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Cybele Mayes-Osterman Former President Trump returned to Washington Thursday to face a federal judge on charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Geoff Bennett spoke with former Attorney General Bill Barr about the historic legal case… Continue watching
Aug 03 Palestinian foreign minister says Biden's inaction amid Middle East violence surges is 'weak' By Isabel Debre, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden had initially won plaudits from the Palestinians when he rejected the Trump administration's unabashedly pro-Israel stance. Continue reading
Aug 03 Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine's emergency service says four of its workers were wounded in a second round of shelling as they fought a fire at St. Catherine's Cathedral. Continue reading
Aug 03 Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed By Associated Press Mexico's Foreign Relations Department reported for the first time on Wednesday that a body had been found along the floating barrier, then reported a second body about three miles upriver away from the buoys. Continue reading
Aug 03 Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county By Associated Press Attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper, who represent Thompson's family, said Thursday that settlements were reached with the county and other "unidentified entities."… Continue reading
Aug 03 Trump pleads not guilty to federal felonies related to the 2020 election By Michael Kunzelman, Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Trump pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential… Continue reading