Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed Thursday that they are in merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West Coast.
Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper’s revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.
Black man punched and pulled from his car by Florida officers on video is set to speak to public
A Black man who was shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law officers during a traffic stop will speak to the public on Wednesday.
Bryan Kohberger and his victim’s families will have a chance to speak at his sentencing
Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is expected to face the families of his victims in court Wednesday at his sentencing hearing.
House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s legislative agenda was upended by Republican members who are clamoring for a vote.
Trump administration withdraws from UNESCO again, only 2 years after US rejoined
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S. further retreating from international organizations.
Discovery ‘Shark Week’ has breaching great whites, looks back at ‘Jaws’ and starts with some dancing
Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as they become contestants on a TV dance show.
Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter
The controversy over President Donald Trump ‘s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president.
Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend.