ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
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Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Antony Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government.
Today in History: 20 children, 6 educators killed in Sandy Hook shooting
On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman with a semiautomatic rifle killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, then took his own life as police arrived; the 20-year-old had also fatally shot his mother at their home before carrying out the attack on the school.
Donald Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?
Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen.
After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing, San Francisco police gave FBI tip about suspect’s identity
The day after a masked gunman killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City, police in San Francisco gave the FBI a potentially valuable tip about the identity of the suspect.
Donald Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction, balking at the prosecution’s suggestion of preserving the verdict by treating the case the way some courts do when a defendant dies.
OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing a swell of lawsuits over its business model has died, authorities confirmed this week.
Judge rejects an attempt by Donald Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea.
Texas sues New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills by telemedicine
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine.