Las Vegas police say reports of ‘active shooter’ at university, ‘multiple victims’
Las Vegas police said on Wednesday they were responding reports of an active shooter on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus with “multiple victims.”
Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 US presidential candidate?
Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, will seek to jump-start his ebbing 2024 Republican presidential campaign at Wednesday night’s fourth debate.
Top US congressional Democrat on spending says Republicans dragging feet
The Democratic chair of the U.S. Senate committee that sets spending policy on Wednesday said Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was blocking his chamber’s team from negotiating budget details in hopes of holding spending to last year’s levels.
Democratic lawmakers unveil bill to give people in US prisons right to vote
Democratic U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and U.S. Senator Peter Welch on Wednesday unveiled a bill that if passed would grant the right to vote nationwide to people who had been in prison or were currently in prison.
Ron DeSantis: who is the Florida governor launching 2024 presidential bid?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, once seen as former President Donald Trump’s top rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has struggled on the campaign trail and will be under pressure to reverse his fortunes at Wednesday’s debate.
University of Pennsylvania donors, students call for president to resign after congressional hearing
University of Pennsylvania students and alumni stepped up calls on Wednesday for Liz Magill to resign as the school’s president, after she declined to say outright during a congressional hearing that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate Penn’s code of conduct.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in gang-rape of teenager in New York
Hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused in federal court on Wednesday of taking part in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in his Manhattan recording studio in 2003, marking the fourth lawsuit leveling sexual assault allegations against him in recent weeks.
Takeaway from the fourth Republican presidential debate
Four U.S. presidential contenders – the smallest field yet – debated in Alabama on Wednesday, all trying to survive to battle former President Donald Trump next year for the Republican nomination.
‘Blowhard,’ ‘fascist,’ ‘Voldemort’: Attacks get personal at fourth Republican debate
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy “the most obnoxious blowhard in America.”
Voter advocates, conservative activists brace for 2024 election showdowns
A year before voters choose the next U.S. president, groups of all stripes are already working to prepare for what they see as the greatest threat to the 2024 election: attacks on voters’ rights for some, potential electoral fraud for others.