Employees at Fox News knew that claims blaming election fraud for Donald Trump’s 2020 loss were outlandish and false, even as the network continued to promote them as credible, a newly unsealed court filing appears to show. The document, which pulls from a host of internal communications from Fox News …
Read More »Woman fights off a man at a Florida gym in dramatic video
A video released by authorities in Florida on Wednesday captured a dramatic scene in a gym last month as a woman fought off a suspected attacker later charged with kidnapping and other crimes. The edited security video, released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, shows Nashali Alma, 24, opening the …
Read More »Sen. John Fetterman has checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday night, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., “checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression,” his chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, said in a statement. “While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in …
Read More »Kari Lake’s lawyers hit with bar complaints
A legal group plans to file bar complaints Thursday against four lawyers representing Kari Lake in voter fraud litigation, NBC News has learned. Lake, a Donald Trump acolyte who has refused to accept that she lost the governor’s race in Arizona last year, campaigned on the voter fraud claims first …
Read More »Adani’s fall reignites scrutiny of billionaire’s close ties with Modi
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s rapid downfall has sparked renewed scrutiny on the tycoon’s close ties with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Adani lost his crown as Asia’s wealthiest man in a matter of days, as his fortunes unraveled after a report from U.S. short-seller firm Hindenburg Research in late January alleging fraud. The fallout has reverberated …
Read More »Democrats want more public information on balloon, flying objects
WASHINGTON — Some Senate Democrats said Wednesday that the American people deserve to hear more about the unidentified aerial objects that were shot down over North America this month, but they stopped short of calling on President Joe Biden to deliver a presidential address on the matter. They made the calls …
Read More »CBO says U.S. will breach debt ceiling ‘between July and September’
WASHINGTON — The United States government has enough money to keep paying its bills until at least July, and potentially longer, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates in a report released Wednesday. The U.S. hit the statutory debt ceiling in January and has since been taking “extraordinary measures” to meet …
Read More »Haley jumps into W.H. race earlier than others, a benefit for her
WASHINGTON — If it’s Wednesday … Nikki Haley formally launches her presidential bid in Charleston, S.C., per NBC’s Ali Vitali. … NBC’s Craig Melvin interviews Haley in network exclusive to air Thursday on “Today.” … Mike Pence visits Iowa. … Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., announces she won’t seek re-election. … President Biden travels …
Read More »U-Haul driver was in mental health crisis during deadly New York rampage, police say
A man who went on a deadly rampage with a U-Haul truck Monday in New York City was having an apparent mental health crisis and said he started mowing people down after seeing an “invisible object” coming toward him, police said Tuesday. Weng Sor, 62, was charged Tuesday with murder …
Read More »Missouri man accused of holding woman in basement for weeks could face 5 life sentences
A Missouri man accused of holding a woman captive in his basement until she escaped last year has been indicted on rape and other counts that carry life in prison, the Clay County prosecutor said Tuesday. Timothy Haslett Jr., 40, was indicted on nine charges, including rape, sodomy and kidnapping, …
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