The new details about Colt Gray’s movements came as his father, also charged in the case, asked to be held in isolation at the jail amid threats.
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Congress asked to weigh impeaching former judge for alleged sexual misconduct
Such referrals by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Courts are rare. This one comes amid calls for greater consequences for courthouse workplace misconduct.
A judge strikes down North Dakota’s abortion ban and rules that access is protected
A state judge has struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable
Charges coming in alleged Iranian hack-and-leak attack on Trump campaign
The FBI investigation has focused on an online persona named ‘Robert’ who contacted American reporters, according to people familiar with the matter.
New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned after 15 months in office.
Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
At the peak of the storm, 450,000 people in Louisiana were without power.
Trump says he won’t debate Harris again before election
The Republican presidential candidate posted Thursday on Truth Social that ‘THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!’
Biden administration releases plans for new minimum tax on large companies
The new minimum tax on large companies by the Biden administration aims to raise $250 billion over the next decade.
China tests new ways to boost economy stifled by wall of austerity
The embrace of a more expansionary policy in China’s capital is effectively getting canceled out in the provinces, where authorities are in full belt-tightening mode.
U.N. agency says 6 of its staff among those killed in Israeli strikes
The workers were killed when 2 airstrikes hit a Gaza refugee camp, said UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Israel said it targeted Hamas militants.