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The White House has spoken out after Spain’s goalscoring hero was spotted wearing a ‘Make Spain Great Again’ cap during the celebrations that followed his country’s World Cup triumph. Ferran Torres found the net in extra time in New Jersey…
A federal terrorism trial is opening Wednesday for the man convicted of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie, shifting focus from the details of the violent attack itself to the alleged ideological motivations behind it. Hadi Matar, 27, was already convicted…
Roger Rogoff, the top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired less than an hour after being sworn in by federal judges, sued the Trump administration on Tuesday in a legal challenge that tests the president’s authority to remove court-appointed…
President Donald Trump planned to attend a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday evening to honor four U.S. service members recently killed in Middle Eastern combat. The ceremony represents one of the most solemn…
Based on my comprehensive research, I now have enough information to write the article. The headline discusses families waiting for the $1,000 deposit while the president touts the accounts. I found information about delays and issues with enrollment (from the…
Donald Trump’s lawyers are making a striking new push in court, asking that writer E. Jean Carroll return the $5.6 million she recently received after winning her sexual abuse and defamation case against him. The move came after a federal…
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is scheduled to announce the preliminary findings of an independent autopsy into the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells on Wednesday morning at the 117th NAACP National Convention in Chicago. The announcement comes as the case…
Georgia running back Dante Dowdell will miss an indefinite amount of time after suffering serious injuries in an off-campus accident during the summer, coach Kirby Smart announced Tuesday at SEC Media Days in Tampa. Dowdell was injured near his home…
— A London court heard Tuesday that Ann Widdecombe, a former British lawmaker and government minister, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer as she sat eating lunch at her home in southwest England. Joshua Kerry, 28,…
Attorney Laura Sgro, representing five women who accuse a renowned Jesuit priest of sexual and spiritual abuse, has issued a forceful criticism of the Vatican’s closed legal system, taking particular aim at the secrecy surrounding the investigation and her clients’…
Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, a 28-year-old Mexican tourist, died on July 14 after being struck by a tractor-trailer while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in St. Augustine, Florida. His death has become the focal point of mounting concerns about…
Benjamin Del Real, a 25-year-old active-duty Army private first class, was enjoying a family trip to Washington when his visit took a tragic turn. On May 23, walking with his sister and father near the White House, Del Real found…
The American summer road trip has become more than just a vacation option—it is now the dominant way millions of Americans choose to travel during the warmest months of the year. From coast to coast, families and friends are hitting…
Progressive Insurance has secured a landmark sponsorship deal with Cleveland’s new WNBA franchise by purchasing both available jersey patch spots, marking the first time in league history that a single sponsor has claimed both advertising placements on a uniform. The…
New Jersey’s Governor Mikie Sherrill announced Tuesday that a software error in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system resulted in approximately 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote, marking a significant administrative failure that took place under the previous administration. The…
— An external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation has found that Bill Gates and foundation staff met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein approximately 30 times between 2011 and 2014, even as employees raised concerns about the reputational risks…