Vintage Trump remarks after convictions renew dilemma for news media and voters alike
Trump’s remarks full of falsehoods were another reminder that as the November election gets closer, he can be expected to test and exceed the boundaries of fact and fiction once again.
California firefighters battle wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco
California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning Saturday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.
A North Carolina county’s fight against opioid overdoses
Burke County, N.C., is one of thousands of communities in America battling a devastating overdose crisis. New programs and new funding appear to be making a difference saving lives.
Residents want polluted West Virginia water cleaned up. Who will do it?
Slimy water in a West Virginia creek is blamed on an abandoned mine, but clean-up is delayed because it’s not clear who owns it and who should be responsible.
Florida law makes it likely that Trump will retain voting rights despite conviction
Former President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. But he’s likely to retain his Florida voting rights, even if he’s incarcerated in New York.
Display of a captured wolf in a Wyoming bar brings outrage
All of Wyoming is facing criticism after a man there displayed a wolf he captured in a bar.
Biden has introduced a plan to end the Israel-Gaza war. Either side has yet to agree
President Joe Biden has announced a multi-phase plan to bring the war in Gaza to an end. The Israelis and Hamas have yet to agree to it.
Pandemic aid for schools is ending soon. Many after-school programs may go with it
Once the federal money expires, one Tulsa organization estimates its after-school program offerings will shrink from 450 to just 75. That’s unless they can find outside funding.
The Florida deputy who shot U.S. airman Roger Fortson has been fired
On Friday, the Okaloosa County, Fla., Sheriff’s Department said that Deputy Eddie Duran was fired following the completion of an administrative internal affairs investigation amid Fortson’s death.
Trump was found guilty on all counts. What comes next?
After a trial that lasted 21 days and a deliberation that took less than ten hours, a Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 criminal felony counts of falsifying business records.
Trump says he will appeal the charges, but there are still implications for him, and his ongoing presidential campaign for the 2024 election.
So what grounds does Trump have to appeal these charges? And how long could it take to play out? Attorney and NYU law proffesor Andrew Weissmann joins Ari Shapiro to map out what the next phase of the Trump trial will look like.
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Adroit, perspicacious, habile kids faced off at 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee
The finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off Thursday night — and we caught up with some of the contestants before and after the event.
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