16-year-old Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him last week for fatally shooting two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School in September 2024. Nine others were wounded.
President Trump 's lawyers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million defamation judgment he was ordered to pay to E. Jean Carroll, Axios has learned. - The judgment stemmed from Trump's 2019 statements in which he denied Carroll's claim that he'd sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and attacked her credibility, accusing her of making up the allegation. Driving the news: Trump's lawyers argue he's entitled to presidential immunity because he made the comments while he was serving as president in response to reporters' questions, which centered on his fitness for office. State of play: Trump's lawyers unsuccessfully appealed the $83.3 million judgment to the federal appeals court in the 2nd Circuit. - Now, in their…
With their ally, Iran, bottling up the Strait of Hormuz, the Houthi group in Yemen is escalating its declared blockade of Saudi shipping in another vital waterway, the Red Sea.
Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed doubled down on his "ogre on a pike" metaphor at the final primary debate, drawing condemnation from members of his own party just days before the August 4 primary. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate and former Wayne County Health Department director, used Monday night's debate to clarify that his now-infamous […] The post Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed refuses to apologize for 'ogre on a pike' remark, says Fetterman was the target appeared first on American Almanac .
Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed doubled down on his "ogre on a pike" metaphor at the final primary debate, drawing condemnation from members of his own party just days before the August 4 primary. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate and former Wayne County Health Department director, used Monday night's debate to clarify that his now-infamous remark was aimed at Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, not at his primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens. He declined to apologize. The clarification did little to quiet the backlash from fellow Democrats, gun-control advocates, and even some on the left who called the language unacceptable. The controversy traces back to a Zoom call with Democratic donors. Audio obtained by Politico…Open
Ruby Rippey says Gavin Newsom commented on her "pregnancy weight" at a dinner with her then-husband, his own top aide, a year before the two began a sexual relationship that nearly ended his political career. Rippey, the ex-wife of Newsom's close friend and senior adviser Alex Tourk, published a first-person essay in Vanity Fair detailing […] The post Gavin Newsom's ex-lover recalls crude remark he made before their affair began appeared first on American Almanac .
Ruby Rippey says Gavin Newsom commented on her "pregnancy weight" at a dinner with her then-husband, his own top aide, a year before the two began a sexual relationship that nearly ended his political career. Rippey, the ex-wife of Newsom's close friend and senior adviser Alex Tourk, published a first-person essay in Vanity Fair detailing the arc of the affair from its earliest spark to its unraveling amid cocaine use and a family intervention. The essay marks the first time she has told her story in detail, after years of declining reporter requests and staying silent while Newsom's career advanced from San Francisco City Hall to the governor's mansion in Sacramento. The account lands as Newsom's second gubernatorial term winds down and…Open
A powerful earthquake struck Japan's southern Kyushu island on Monday afternoon, collapsing the second floor of a shopping mall, trapping workers at a paper factory, and leaving police reporting "a lot of deaths" as rescue crews worked into the night. The quake hit at 4:27 p.m. local time, 2:27 a.m. Eastern, and registered magnitude 7.1 […] The post Magnitude 7.1 earthquake collapses mall in southern Japan, leaves at least nine missing and feared dead appeared first on American Almanac .
A powerful earthquake struck Japan's southern Kyushu island on Monday afternoon, collapsing the second floor of a shopping mall, trapping workers at a paper factory, and leaving police reporting "a lot of deaths" as rescue crews worked into the night. The quake hit at 4:27 p.m. local time, 2:27 a.m. Eastern, and registered magnitude 7.1 on the Japan Meteorological Agency's scale, the agency's highest possible intensity rating of 7 on the Shindo scale. The U.S. Geological Survey measured it slightly lower, at 6.8. Either reading placed it among the strongest to strike the country this year, and the damage on the ground bore that out within minutes. In Kashima, a city in Kumamoto prefecture, the second floor of an Aeon Mall shopping center…Open