Teen Accused of Shooting Tourist in Times Square, Firing at Officer Arrested
A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg in Times Square on Thursday night, then firing at a police officer while fleeing, was arrested just outside of New York City on Friday, police officials said. The teenager was taken into custody at a residential house that police believe may be linked to […]
Magnitude 5.7 Quake Strikes Mauna Loa Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves and cutting power in a nearby town but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. The earthquake, which didn’t cause a tsunami and which the U.S. Geological Survey initially […]
Iran-Backed Iraqi Group to Resume Strikes on US Troops
The Iranian-backed group held responsible for a drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan on Jan. 28 said Friday it will resume attacks on U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq. The statement by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq comes days after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on Wednesday killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi […]
Taiwan Reports 8 Chinese Balloons at Start of New Year Holiday
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday it had detected eight Chinese balloons crossing the Taiwan Strait in the previous 24 hours, two of which flew across the island, in an uptick of activity at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite the strong objections of the […]
Report: Fani Willis Made US Marshals Hand Deliver Subpoena
Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis failed to accept a subpoena issued by the House Judiciary Committee via email earlier this month, forcing U.S. Marshals to hand deliver it to her personally, The Daily Caller reported Friday. The subpoena was issued by Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Feb. 2. Jordan was demanding […]
Woman Who Threatened Judge in Trump Docs Case Gets 3 Years
A Texas woman was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of threatening a Florida judge who is overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. Tiffani Gish, 50, of Houston pleaded guilty in November to threatening U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. The Justice Department […]
Paul Begala: Report ‘Terrible’ for Dems, Biden Made Worse
Democrat strategist Paul Begala said Friday the special counsel’s report on President Joe Biden is “terrible for Democrats” and said Biden should respond by going “on the attack 24/7.” But instead, Begala, former adviser to President Bill Clinton, said Biden made it worse Thursday night by saying “I really am sharp” in the aftermath of […]
Megacap Rally Pushes S&P 500 Further Above 5,000
Big gains in megacap stocks such as Nvidia pushed the benchmark S&P 500 above the 5,000 mark Friday, after modest revisions to 2023 inflation figures supported assumptions that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. Nvidia climbed 2.8% to a record high after Reuters reported the company was building a new business unit […]
Former Maryland Gov. Hogan Launches Senate Run
Former Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan is launching an unexpected run for Senate, a source familiar with the matter told Politico. Hogan is expected to file paperwork ahead of the state’s filing deadline on Friday and The Hill reported his decision came after intense lobbying from both National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines, R-Mont., […]
Toobin Predicts ‘Slam Dunk Victory’ for Trump in Supreme Court Case
Donald Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado state Supreme Court ruling to disqualify him from the state’s 2024 ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban” will be a “slam dunk victory” for the former president, legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said. “I don’t usually like to predict the outcome of Supreme Court cases based […]