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Appeals court weighs whether Justice Department should substitute for Trump in defamation suit
(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court on Friday peppered the Justice Department with questions over whether it's appropriate for the department to substitute for former President Donald Trump in the defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, sued Trump in November 2019 after he…
Blizzard warning issued for Hawaii with at least 12 inches of snow forecast
(HONOLULU) -- A blizzard warning has been issued for Hawaii, with at least 12 inches of snow forecast this weekend. The warning is in effect for the Big Island summits from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday local time. In addition to blizzard conditions, wind gusts over 100 mph…
Parents charged in Michigan school shooting returning to town, attorney says
(OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) -- The parents charged in connection with this week's deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are returning to town for their arraignment, their attorney said, after detectives announced they were trying to locate the couple. James and Jennifer Crumbley were each charged Friday with four counts…
Jury seated for trial of officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop
(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The jury has been selected in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, who's charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in April. The jury of 12, and two alternates, will be composed of 11 white jurors, one…
Omicron live updates: Variant found in 6 people in Nebraska, 1 person traveled to Africa
(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 785,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Just 59.6% of the population in the United States…
Columbia University student stabbed to death near campus on way home from soccer practice
(NEW YORK) -- A Columbia University graduate student has been stabbed to death near the Ivy League school's New York City campus while walking home from soccer practice. The student, 30-year-old Davide Giri, suffered a stab wound to his abdomen just before 11 p.m. Thursday near West 123 St.…
Authors of color speak out against efforts to ban books on race
(CHICAGO) -- At the American Library Association, annual reports are collected to monitor efforts by parents and political groups to ban books from libraries and schools across the country. Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the director of non-profit ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has worked with such reports for about 20 years --…
NASA astronauts complete spacewalk which was postponed due to debris risk
(NEW YORK) -- Two NASA astronauts completed an hours-long spacewalk on Thursday morning that was earlier postponed due to a risk of space debris. Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron left the hatch at 6:15 a.m. EST and successfully conducted a spacewalk that lasted 6 hours and 32 minutes to…
Suspect arrested in murder of Hollywood executive’s wife at couple’s Beverly Hills home
(LOS ANGELES) -- Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of the wife of famed music executive Clarence Avant at the couple's Beverly Hills home. Beverly Hills investigators have identified Los Angeles resident Aariel Maynor, 29, as a suspect seen in multiple surveillance videos, including city cameras, heading eastbound…
Epstein’s former house manager testifies, calls Ghislaine Maxwell ‘lady of the house’
(NEW YORK) -- The former house manager of Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach, Florida, estate testified on Thursday that the very first time he met Ghislaine Maxwell, in approximately 1991, she made it very clear to him that she occupied a central role in Epstein's affairs. "She right away took over,"…