Category Archives: National News

Trump fraud trial live updates: Donald Trump set to attend trial today

Trump fraud trial live updates: Donald Trump set to attend trial today

ftwitty/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and and Donald Trump Jr., and other top Trump Organization executives are…read more »

UNLV suspected shooter identified: Sources

UNLV suspected shooter identified: Sources

mbbirdy/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News the deceased suspect in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting is Anthony Polito, 67. Polito, the sources say, had applied for a college professorship at UNLV, but was not hired. He has ties to North Carolina and Georgia, where he previously worked as…read more »

‘Concerned and afraid’: Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid rise in hate

‘Concerned and afraid’: Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid rise in hate

The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hanukkah has taken on a new meaning this year for many in the Jewish community after Israel was attacked by terrorist group Hamas on Oct. 7. More than 1,200 people in Israel were killed, and 6,900 others injured, according to Israeli officials. An estimated 236 people are said to…read more »

Harvard’s president answers backlash over response to calls for ‘genocide of Jews’

Harvard’s president answers backlash over response to calls for ‘genocide of Jews’

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the face of bipartisan backlash, Harvard University’s president on Wednesday tried to clarify answers she gave during a congressional hearing on Tuesday when asked how she would respond to calls for the “genocide of Jews.” Claudine Gay, one of three university presidents grilled before the House Education Committee over how…read more »

Nevada attorney general announces charges against six Trump ‘alternate electors’

Nevada attorney general announces charges against six Trump ‘alternate electors’

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has announced felony charges against six so-called “fake electors” for their alleged role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, his office announced Wednesday. Among those charged are some of the top officials from the Nevada Republican Party, including Nevada Republican Party…read more »

‘Heinous’: Three killed in shooting on UNLV campus

‘Heinous’: Three killed in shooting on UNLV campus

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A gunman opened fire at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Wednesday, killing three and injuring another in a “heinous” incident that shattered the peace of the campus, officials said. The gunman, who law enforcement officials have not named, went floor to floor in Beam Hall and was only stopped…read more »