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Jack Smith has resigned as special counsel, Justice Department says in court filing

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Jack Smith, who investigated Donald Trump over allegations of interfering with the 2020 election and unlawfully retaining classified documents after leaving the White House, has formally resigned as special counsel after submitting his final report on the probes to Attorney General Merrick Garland.Smith resigned Friday, according to a court filing that noted his departure in a footnote.His resignation was widely expected following Trump's reelection in November, as both his cases against the president-elect were dismissed due […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

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Judge orders DOJ to respond to Trump co-defendants’ allegations about Smith report

Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is ordering the Justice Department to respond to arguments made by President-elect Donald Trump's former co-defendants in his classified documents case by 10 a.m. Sunday.Cannon wants the government to address whether anything in the first volume of special counsel Jack Smith's report, which deals with Smith's Jan 6 investigation, bears on any aspect of Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case.The judge's order immediately followed a filing from DOJ that repeatedly […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

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FBI questions people from Hegseth’s past ahead of Senate confirmation hearing: Sources

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FBI has interviewed multiple individuals about Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's personal life as part of its background check investigation, asking questions about alleged extramarital affairs, his relationship with alcohol and his character, according to sources familiar with the matter.As part of the background investigation, the FBI reached out to people in Hegseth's past, including individuals Hegseth has known much of his adult life, according to multiple sources familiar with the FBI's outreach and […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

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Tulsa race massacre probe finds 1921 horror was ‘coordinated, military-style attack’

Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images(TULSA, Okla.) -- The Justice Department provided new insight and chilling details about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, describing the two-day raid that killed 300 Black residents and destroyed their businesses as a "coordinated, military-style attack" conducted by a white mob of over 10,000 people.The DOJ released a 126-page report Friday following a four-month investigation into the attacks, which took place between May 31 and June 1 in 1921. In addition to the murders and property destruction, […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

Music News

Sam Moore of Sam & Dave dead at 89

C Brandon/RedfernsSam Moore, the tenor half of the iconic soul duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89.A statement from Moore's rep shares that he passed away on Friday in his Florida home due to complications recovering from surgery.Born Oct. 12, 1935, Moore began recording music in the '50s. After meeting baritone Dave Prater, they formed Sam & Dave, and put out their first music in the early '60s.Upon being signed to the legendary label Stax Records, Sam & Dave […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

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California fires weather forecast: Fire danger expected to increase as winds pick up

KABC(LOS ANGELES) -- There has been a reprieve from the strongest winds in Southern California over the past 24 hours, but winds are expected to pick up later Saturday into the night, raising the fire danger yet again.The fire outlook for Saturday is back at the "Critical" level for much of southern California as dry, gusty winds fan the flames.Wind alerts, including a High Wind Warning, are in effect for much of the Los Angeles area as this next round […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

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Green Beret’s suicide death revives questions about PTSD, risks to brain health

K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Image(LAS VEGAS) -- Six years before packing a rental truck with firework mortars and gas cannisters before shooting himself in the head -- an act he called a "wake-up" call to America in a note later found by law enforcement -- Army Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger told an ex-girlfriend he was spiraling."Sometimes, I get so hopeless and depressed, it's [expletive] ridiculous," he texted, at one point describing a close-range firefight in which […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025

Music News

Who needs Dylan? Timothée Chalamet to be host and musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Joe Maher/Getty ImagesTimothée Chalamet does his own singing and guitar playing in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and it looks like he’s getting ready to do it live.The actor has been booked to not only be the host of the Jan. 25 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, he’s going to be the musical guest, as well.While it's unknown if Chalamet will sing as Dylan during the broadcast, the announcement comes after he was nominated for a Golden […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025

Music News

After more than 300 weeks, Elton John’s ‘Diamonds’ tops the UK album chart

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIElton John has landed another #1 album in the U.K., but it sure took him a long time to get there.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 2017 best-of, Diamonds, tops the U.K. Official Chart after spending 374 weeks on the chart. When the album was first released it debuted at #5 and eventually peaked at #2 — until now.Diamonds now holds the record for having both the most weeks in the top 40 and the most consecutive weeks in the top […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025

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