A deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan this afternoon killed eight people and injured 11 others. New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill detailed how the incident, which is being investigated as possible terrorism, unfolded in a press conference. O’Neill said that at 3:05 p.m., the male suspect — driving a […]
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8 dead after truck plows into people in NYC in ‘cowardly act of terror’: Mayor
A man driving a rental truck plowed into pedestrians and cyclists on a jogging and bike path in lower Manhattan in New York City Tuesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and injuring many others in what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called a “cowardly act of terror.” […]
Witnesses describe chaotic scene after NYC crash
Andrew Howell was walking along the bike path near Chambers Street in lower Manhattan this afternoon when he saw a truck plow into two cyclists riding about 20 feet in front of him. The impact sent one of the victims straight up into the air, and the man was motionless […]
What’s next in the Mueller investigation
The indictment of two Trump campaign advisors and the announcement of another’s guilty plea Monday marked a milestone in the special counsel‘s ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Aside from the ensuing legal processes for former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate, Rick Gates, who both […]
Fellow soldiers, intelligence analyst testify in Bergdahl’s defense
After days of emotional testimony about fellow soldiers who were injured or killed in the aftermath of his disappearance, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl‘s defense team brought in its own troops to describe the man who walked off his base and the man who came home. In its second day of witness […]
Dartmouth College professors under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct
Three Dartmouth College professors are now the subjects of a criminal investigation after the school received allegations of sexual misconduct, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said today. The Ivy League school had placed the three professors — Todd Heatherton, Bill Kelley and Paul Whalen — on paid leave and […]
Collusion: The word at the heart of the Russia investigation
Part of the debate surrounding what did or didn’t happen behind the scenes in the Trump presidential campaign stems from the vague nature of the word at the heart of the investigation: collusion. President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied that there was any collusion between his campaign team and Russia […]
Trump tries to distance himself from ex-adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to FBI
In his first response to George Papadopoulos’ guilty plea, President Donald Trump today attempted to distance himself from the foreign policy adviser who joined his 2016 campaign and, later, served on a presidential international business advisory council. “Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who has already […]
Trump ex-adviser ‘probably’ discussed Russia with staffer charged in Mueller probe
Carter Page, a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, said last night he “probably” discussed Russia with the Trump adviser who has been charged in special counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation. “It may have come up from time to time, again, you know, there’s nothing major,” Page said on MSNBC’s […]
Trump’s chief of staff calls Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee an ‘honorable man’
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Monday called Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an “honorable man” and suggested that a a lack of compromise caused the Civil War. “I would tell you that Robert E. Lee was an honorable man,” Kelly said in an interview on Fox […]