Tag: Top

The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in a racist attack at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, would be willing to plead guilty to federal charges — including hate crimes — if prosecutors agree to take the death penalty off the table, his attorneys said Friday.

​The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in a racist attack at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, would be willing to plead guilty to federal charges — including hate crimes — if prosecutors agree to take the death penalty off the table, his attorneys said Friday. 

Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Donald Trump arrived Friday at a courthouse in Washington, DC, for a closed-door hearing on a Justice Department request to hold the former president in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena issued this summer ordering him to turn over classified records.

​Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Donald Trump arrived Friday at a courthouse in Washington, DC, for a closed-door hearing on a Justice Department request to hold the former president in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena issued this summer ordering him to turn over classified records. 

The second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie producer accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them, entered its sixth day Friday in the hands of a Los Angeles jury.

​The second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie producer accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them, entered its sixth day Friday in the hands of a Los Angeles jury. 

President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program remains blocked by federal courts for now. But for some borrowers, the recently extended federal pandemic pause on payments delivers an even bigger benefit.

​President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program remains blocked by federal courts for now. But for some borrowers, the recently extended federal pandemic pause on payments delivers an even bigger benefit. 

• Justice Department demanding Trump team attest classified documents have been returned
• Opinion: Why this week of Trump was different

​• Justice Department demanding Trump team attest classified documents have been returned
• Opinion: Why this week of Trump was different 

Workers at the Ultium Cells plant, co-owned by General Motors and Korean giant LG, voted overwhelmingly this week to join the United Auto Workers union. It’s a huge win for the UAW that has major significance for the auto industry.

​Workers at the Ultium Cells plant, co-owned by General Motors and Korean giant LG, voted overwhelmingly this week to join the United Auto Workers union. It’s a huge win for the UAW that has major significance for the auto industry. 

Since Hawaii’s Mauna Loa began erupting last week, photographer CJ Kale has sacrificed hours of sleep, rising before dawn to catch the volcano against the sunrise and working late into the night to capture its magnificent glow.

​Since Hawaii’s Mauna Loa began erupting last week, photographer CJ Kale has sacrificed hours of sleep, rising before dawn to catch the volcano against the sunrise and working late into the night to capture its magnificent glow. 

Another key inflation measure shows price pressures remained stubbornly high in November, despite the Federal Reserve’s months long efforts to fight inflation through higher interest rates.

​Another key inflation measure shows price pressures remained stubbornly high in November, despite the Federal Reserve’s months long efforts to fight inflation through higher interest rates. 

As a repeal of the US military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate took a step closer to becoming law on Thursday, military officials and experts are warning it’s a change that could have adverse ripple-effects on military readiness and the ability of service members to deploy around the world.

​As a repeal of the US military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate took a step closer to becoming law on Thursday, military officials and experts are warning it’s a change that could have adverse ripple-effects on military readiness and the ability of service members to deploy around the world.