Lawyers for President Donald Trump say a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging Trump’s ability to block his critics from following him on Twitter. The lawyers filed papers late Friday to try to put an end to a Manhattan federal court lawsuit that makes First Amendment claims. They say Trump’s […]
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Swastika found on green of vandalized golf course
Authorities say vandalism at a Maine golf course will be investigated as a possible hate crime because of a swastika that was found carved into the green on the course’s first hole. Police suspect the damage at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course in Monmouth was done by teenagers sometime late Sunday […]
Towering flames prompt more evacuations as California wildfires kill 35
Towering walls of flames prompted more mandatory evacuations in Northern California early Saturday as firefighters continued battling 17 large wildfires around the state which authorities say have killed at least 35 people, left hundreds missing and leveled entire neighborhoods. The blazes — among the deadliest in the state’s history — […]
President Trump pats himself on back after health stocks take a dive
President Donald Trump is pointing to a fall in health insurance stocks as a sign of the success of his order immediately ending payments to insurers that help cover out-of-pocket costs for low- and middle-income Americans. In tweets Saturday morning, the president also suggested that insurance companies had received a […]
Accusers share their stories of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged advances
Dozens of women have come forward with explosive allegations of sexual harassment, and in some cases, assault, by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Oscar winners Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mira Sorvino claimed that they were forced to rebuff Weinstein’s unwanted advances. Others alleged sexual assault. A spokesperson for the movie […]
Freed Canadian hostage says Haqqani extremists killed infant daughter, raped US wife
After being held hostage for five years by a Taliban-affiliated terrorist network in the mountains of Afghanistan, a Canadian man, his American wife and their three children born in captivity arrived in Toronto Friday night. Joshua Boyle — who arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport with his wife Caitlan Coleman […]
5 arrested in 1983 ‘racially motivated’ murder of 23-year-old black man in Georgia
Five people in Georgia have been arrested in connection with a “racially motivated” murder that occurred more than 30 years ago, authorities said. The victim, Timothy Coggins, was found dead in Sunnyside, Georgia, on Oct. 9, 1983, the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Friday. Coggins’ body […]
Dazed Californians brace for more ‘extreme fire behavior’ as death toll rises to 34
Firefighters are facing dry and windy conditions as they battle California’s deadliest wildfires that authorities say have killed at least 34 people, left hundreds missing and devastated entire neighborhoods in California. Intensified by strong winds and low humidity, the 17 wildfires as of today have charred more than 221,754 acres […]
Harvey Weinstein’s brother insists ‘business is continuing’ amid scandal
Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company, told ABC News in a statement Friday that the studio remains unaffected by the scandal involving his older brother, Harvey Weinstein. Though the Wall Street Journal reported that the production company was likely to be shuttered or sold, Bob Weinstein insists that that […]
Army fires 2-star general amid improper relationship probe
The two-star general who heads U.S. Army Africa has been fired and recalled to Washington, amid allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with the wife of an enlisted soldier, the Army said Friday. An Army statement provided to The Associated Press said that Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington was removed from […]