News
Page: 100
Courtesy Sue Benedict (OWASSO, Okla.) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Wednesday that Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma has “entered into an agreement to remedy violations of Title IX” concerning sexual harassment in its schools following the February death of LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict. The OCR states that its […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the wake of Donald Trump’s Election Day triumph, Republicans hope to leverage their control of the White House and Congress to pass a sweeping new agenda for the U.S. Key to making that happen is the Republicans’ Senate leader, a role that’s been held by Mitch McConnell for […]
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, a move that, if he’s confirmed by the Senate, would place a firebrand and one of Trump’s most loyal allies at the head of the Justice Department. “Matt is […]
FBI (WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities are offering a $25,000 reward in connection with a series of arson incidents involving ballot boxes in Washington state and Oregon during early voting last month. The FBI said Wednesday it is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect sought in three incendiary fires. The agency is offering a […]
Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tulsi Gabbard — a military veteran and honorary co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team — has been chosen by Trump to be his director of national intelligence. Gabbard left the Democratic Party in 2022 after representing Hawaii in Congress for eight years and running for the […]
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met in the Oval Office on Wednesday, resuming a tradition that Trump himself flouted in 2020. The two men, seated by a roaring fire, shook hands before reporters and news cameras. Biden spoke first, calling for a “smooth transition” and telling Trump he […]
JC Olivera/Getty Images (BELTON, Mo.) — The homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized last month, according to police reports. Four officers were dispatched to a home in Belton, Missouri, just after midnight on Oct. 6 after a man called, “indicating a residence had been broken into,” […]
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever to serve nonconsecutive terms in office. Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second […]
Courtesy Goncalves Family (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Parents of the University of Idaho victims are speaking out on the two-year mark of the gruesome quadruple homicide as they await the trial for their children’s suspected killer. For victim Kaylee Goncalves’ parents, one of the devastating milestones this year is Kaylee’s younger sister, Autumn, turning 21 — the age […]
Allison Robbert-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump, ahead of his return to power in January, is announcing who he wants to fill Cabinet positions and other key roles inside his administration. Trump began to roll out his nominees and appointees just days after his election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. They include some of […]
