Atlanta police probe attempted arson at Martin Luther King Jr. birthplace
Atlanta police on Friday were trying to determine what motivated an Alabama woman accused of a failed attempt to set fire to the home where the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born.
Michigan school shooter faces life in prison as victims’ grieving parents testify
A teenager who fatally shot four classmates two years ago at his high school outside Detroit faces life in prison without parole at his sentencing on Friday, as grieving parents and siblings described the horrors he inflicted on their families.
Wharton letter adds pressure on Penn president to resign
The governing body of the University of Pennsylvania’s influential Wharton business school has joined a growing chorus calling on Penn’s president to resign after what they see as her failure to condemn antisemitic rhetoric on campus, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
Trump immunity appeal offers best chance to stave off 2020 election trial
Donald Trump is readying what may be his best shot at avoiding spending much of next year in a courtroom facing criminal charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, kicking off an appeal that could go to the Supreme Court.
Trump, Republicans push private school options to win over parents across party lines
Beyond the tumult surrounding Donald Trump’s presidential bid and his threats to seek revenge against his political enemies should he win, the Republican frontrunner has seized on an issue that even some Democrats say could attract new voters in 2024.
Biden heads to California for big Hollywood money haul
President Joe Biden kicks off a three-day, star-studded fundraising trip in California on Friday that a top campaign official boasted will rake in a record amount of cash for the Democratic president’s 2024 re-election effort.
New York Democrats tap former Rep. Tom Suozzi to run in congressional special election
Former congressman Tom Suozzi will be the Democratic candidate in the Feb. 13 special election to succeed ousted lawmaker George Santos in the U.S. House of Representatives, local party leaders said on Thursday.
White House open to new asylum limits for Ukraine aid -source
The Biden administration is considering getting behind new restrictions on who can seek asylum and an expanded deportation processes to secure new aid for Ukraine and Israel in a supplemental funding bill, a source familiar with discussions said.
Georgia Republicans approve new US House map, setting up fresh court battle
Republican lawmakers in Georgia on Thursday approved a new map of U.S. House of Representatives districts for the 2024 election that maintains their current 9-5 advantage while creating a court-ordered majority-Black district west of Atlanta.
Trump to court sketch artist: ‘I gotta lose some weight’
A courtroom portrait led Donald Trump to deliver a blunt self-assessment on Thursday: “I gotta lose some weight.”