Businesses Sue Seattle Over ‘Occupied’ Protest Zone
SEATTLE (AP) — A collection of Seattle businesses, property owners and residents sued the city Wednesday over its tolerance of an “occupied” protest zone, saying officials have bee...
Trump Campaign Sues Dem Super PAC Over TV Ad
WASHINGTON (Newsmax)- The re-election campaign of President Donald Trump is suing the largest political organization supporting Democratic rival and former Vice President Joe Biden...
Prosecutor Decides Not To Charge Officer Who Shot Black Teen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor said Wednesday that he will not file charges against the white police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager who pointed a gun ...
Wisconsin Governor Activates National Guard After Violence
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor activated the National Guard on Wednesday to protect state properties after a night of violence that included the toppling of two statues ...
Crowds Tear Down Statues, Attack Wisconsin State Senator
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor said Wednesday he was prepared to activate the National Guard to protect state properties after protesters outside the state Capitol tore ...
3 Men Indicted On Murder Charges In Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor on Wednesday announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia.
Prosecutor Joyette Hol...
As His Feud With Trump Erupts, John Bolton Goes From Pro-Israel Hero To ‘John Who?’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In 2015, the Zionist Organization of America gave John Bolton a standing ovation when he said he wanted to be U.S. president. In 2018, the ZOA gave him its D...
Trump Signs Order To Strengthen US Child Welfare System
NEW YORK (AP) — Tackling a lower-profile issue for the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at strengthening child-welfare programs nationw...
Mel Gibson Says Winona Ryder Is Lying About ‘Oven Dodger’ Remark
HOLLYWOOD, CA (JTA) — Actor Mel Gibson said Winona Ryder’s allegations that he called the Jewish actress an “oven dodger” at a party 25 years ago “is 100% untrue.”
Ryder, who fi...
Appeals Court Orders Dismissal Of Michael Flynn Prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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New Poll Shows Biden Leading Trump By Largest Margin In Past Year
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A new poll released Wednesday shows Joe Biden leading President Trump by a significant 14-point margin- 50% to 36%. The New York Times/Siena College poll demon...
Trump Rally Flop In Tulsa, But A Hit On Television
NEW YORK (AP) — Now it's apparent where many of President Donald Trump's supporters who stayed away from Saturday's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were instead: they were home ...
Ocasio-cortez Wins New York Democratic Primary
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has defeated her challengers in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District, in her first defense of the se...
Florida Officer Who Shoved Protester Referred To Prosecutors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A police officer who was suspended for pushing a kneeling black woman to the ground at a George Floyd demonstration in Florida is under scrutiny again ...
Mitch Mcconnell Wins GOP Nomination In Bid For 7th Term
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cruised to the Republican nomination Tuesday night in pursuit of a seventh term, but his general election challenger m...
White House Wins Ruling On Health Care Price Disclosure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration won a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose the actual prices for common tests and proced...
Seattle Mayor Proposes $20M In Cuts To Police To Help Budget
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will propose $20 million in cuts to the police budget in the remainder of 2020, the most of any department as the city attempts to fill a ...
Police Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor Shooting Fired
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after th...
Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes For Use Of Blackface In Sketches
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel apologized Tuesday for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and other Black celebrities but said his delay in addressing the subje...
Obama Raises $7.6 Million At Fundraiser For Biden’s Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama warned Democrats against being “complacent or smug” about the presidential race at a grassroots fundraiser Tuesday for presumptive D...