The McCombs Avenue grade separation under construction during a high-speed rail project in Kern County, Calif., April, 19, 2022. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Congressional Republicans are demanding information from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on what they call a “highly questionable” high-speed rail project in California, accordingRead More →

Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a break at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Justin Lane/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche called witness Michael Cohen “an MVP of liars,” while prosecutors said the former president committed aRead More →

PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — One person has died and seven people were injured, including one critically, after an explosion rocked downtown Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, officials said. The explosion occurred near Central Square Tuesday afternoon, police said, urging people to avoid the area. It is unclear what caused theRead More →

ilbusca/Getty Images (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A military aircraft has crashed off of the airfield at the Albuquerque International Sunport, the primary international airport in New Mexico, officials said. The only person on board, the pilot, was conscious and taken to University of New Mexico Hospital with serious injuries, according toRead More →

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been triedRead More →

Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee will move to conduct virtual proceedings to certify President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominees before Ohio’s Aug. 7 ballot certification deadline, and before their in-person convention beginning Aug. 19, the party confirmed to ABCRead More →

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The man who was arrested for allegedly randomly hitting a TikToker walking down a New York City street has been charged with assaulting, stalking and harassing strangers in a series of alleged anti-female, anti-white and antisemitic incidents, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L.Read More →

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — As Ohio lawmakers convened on Tuesday for a special session to address President Joe Biden’s ability to appear on their general election ballot in November, the Democratic National Committee said it would move to conduct virtual party proceedings to certify Biden and Vice PresidentRead More →