Indianapolis police fatally shoot male who pointed a weapon at others and threatened them
Indianapolis police fatally shot a male pointing a weapon at other people and threatening to shoot them Thursday afternoon.
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Michael Cohen hasn’t taken the stand in Trump’s hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
The prosecution’s star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen’s words as prosecutors work to directly tie Trump to payments to silence women with damaging claims about him before the 2016 election.
Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
Police have arrested nearly 2,200 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings.
Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses
President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats.
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony
Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.
Police fatally shoot a man who sliced an officer’s face during a scuffle
Joshua Richard, 26, of Noblesville was fatally shot by Beech Grove Police Lt. Jeff Bruner, Indiana State Police said.
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use.
U.S. drug control agency moving to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, sources say
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a new federal rule that bans blanket policies that bar transgender students from using certain school bathrooms, among other provisions.
Protesters take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrations
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.
Prosecutors at Donald Trump’s hush money trial zero in on the details
The first week of testimony at Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors: Manhattan prosecutors portrayed what they say was an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential campaign by burying negative stories.
Supreme Court rejects Musk appeal over tweets that must be approved by Tesla
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads.
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over the war in Gaza
Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over the war in Gaza and its mounting death toll. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend as demonstrators stayed by tents erected as protest headquarters, although a few colleges saw forced […]
Charges against Trump’s 2020 ‘fake electors’ are expected to deter a repeat this year
An Arizona grand jury’s indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election.
Fleeing suspect fatally shot during gunfire exchange with police in northwest Indiana
Police in northwestern Indiana fatally shot a fleeing male suspect during an exchange of gunfire Thursday, authorities said.
As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters, others quickly call the police
The students at Columbia University who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in at their encampment for the 10th day Friday as administrators and police at campuses from California to Massachusetts wrestled with how to address protests that have seen scuffles with police and hundreds of arrests.
Trump’s lawyers grill ex-tabloid publisher as 1st week of hush money trial testimony nears a close
After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch-and-kill” tabloid schemes, defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Friday sought to dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election.
More arrested in pro-Palestinian campus protests ahead of college graduation ceremonies
With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country, with multiple arrests made at campuses in Massachusetts and California as universities have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests.
No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump.
Former President Donald Trump and his legal team are putting that foundational belief to the test on Thursday when the high court takes up Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.