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Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case

Former President Donald Trump arrives at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Oct. 2, 2023. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Federal authorities are currently investigating a series of threats made online to a potential witness related to special counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, according to a new court filing from Smith's team. In the filing late Wednesday in federal court in Florida, Smith's team asked U.S. District Judge […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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Baby decapitated during labor at Georgia hospital ruled a homicide

Family handout(NEW YORK) -- The parents of a newborn who had been decapitated during birth held a press conference on Wednesday after the Clayton County, Georgia Medical Examiner’s Office declared the baby's death a homicide. Dr. Roderick Edmond, one of the family’s attorneys and a medical doctor, pointed particularly to the hospital staff’s alleged attempt to hide the decapitation from the parents. "It’s diabolical in my mind," Edmond said. "That they tried to basically force her to get the baby […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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Possible tornado hits southern California as storm dumps even more rain

Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A storm sweeping through southern California overnight unleashed damaging winds and even more rain on an already saturated area. A possible tornado hit a neighborhood of Grover Beach, south of Los Angeles, on Wednesday night. There was some property damage as well as downed power lines and trees in the area, but no reports of injuries, according to Five Cities Fire Authority Chief Steve Lieberman, who said his crews would […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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At least six unaccounted after Pennsylvania home went up in flames during shooting incident: DA

WPVI-TV(NEW YORK) -- At least six to eight people are still unaccounted for after a massive housefire engulfed a Pennsylvania residence where authorities were responding to an emergency call, officials said Wednesday. While responding to the home Wednesday afternoon, officers were "immediately met by gunfire," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told reporters during a press briefing Wednesday. During the incident, the house became engulfed in flames while shots were still being fired from the home, Stollsteimer said. There is […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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Trump again asks judge in Georgia election case to disqualify DA Fani Willis, calling her arguments ‘preposterous’

David Becker/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his request to the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and dismiss the indictment against him, saying that her "egregious misconduct demands" it. The filing refers specifically to comments Willis made during a church speech in early January after the misconduct allegations were first lodged against her, during which she suggested the accusations were racially motivated. Trump has accused her of […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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E. Jean Carroll defamation case: Judge denies Trump’s motion for mistrial

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual assault. Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined that […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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Trump civil fraud trial: NY AG says Weisselberg plea should not affect case

ftwitty/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $370 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 accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of engaging in a decade-long scheme in which they used "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" to […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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New Hawaii bill would ban foreigners from buying land on the Islands

Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post via Getty Images(HONOLULU) -- A new bill in Hawaii aims to ban foreigners from purchasing land in the Aloha State. State Sen. Brenton Awa, who introduced the bill, says it could address concerns about the ongoing housing crisis in the state. “During the pandemic, right before I got into office here, we saw the home prices jump up $400,000 within a year, and that was because people outside were coming in," Awa told local news […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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17-year-old shot and killed by officer conducting welfare check

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A teenager was shot and killed by a police officer conducting a welfare check at a residence in Nebraska, state police said. The Nebraska State Patrol said it is investigating the shooting, which occurred Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, a city located about 90 miles west of Omaha. "The Columbus Police Department was conducting a welfare check on a subject following a report of potential self-harm," Nebraska State Patrol said in a press release. During the […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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