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(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch is praising the city's officers after celebrating Knicks fans blocked intersections, damaged police cruisers and set school buses on fire Saturday night following the team’s NBA championship win. The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, to win...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) President Donald Trump has tapped one of his personal attorneys to take over as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York to fill a vacancy in one of the Justice Department's most high profile prosecutorial jobs. Trump announced Saturday that he has recommended...

(Headline USA) Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching a politically-motivated investigation into him and his wife, saying the Trump administration was targeting him as he weighs a presidential bid. Newsom, a longtime political rival of the Republican president, said in a video posted...

(José Niño, Headline USA) UFC Freedom 250 was supposed to be a celebration of America's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 80th birthday. But one of the stranger social media controversies in combat sports history became a sideshow during Sunday's event on the White House lawn. On the day of...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) After SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering on Friday officially turned company founder Elon Musk from the world’s wealthiest billionaire into its first trillionaire, supporters sought a correction from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio--Cortez, D-N.Y. over a recent attack on Musk. In March, the socialist ‘Squad’ leader derided the...

(Headline USA) Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they'll help him reach another fantastic goal Friday when he takes the rocket company public. The world's richest man is set to become its first trillionaire. Known...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Karmelo Anthony, the Texas man convicted of the murder of 17-year-old track star Austin Metcalf, is pleading with taxpayers to pay for his appeal attorney despite pocketing more than half a million in a controversial online fundraiser. In a court filing submitted after his conviction and 35-year...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue’s CEO, Regina Wallace-Jones, exercised her 5th Amendment right to remain silent more than 20 times during a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday. The Committee on House Administration comes as lawmakers investigate corruption allegations surrounding ActBlue, including the possible ‘knowing and willful’ acceptance of foreign...

(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) More than 10,000 applicants are vying for 15 rent-reduced apartments under a new Seattle affordable housing program funded by a city tax on workers who make more than $1 million a year. Amazon, Microsoft and other companies fought the tax, but voters approved it in...

(Headline USA) Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier. In an opening statement provided to The Associated Press, Gates said...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The family of Karmelo Anthony can no longer raise money from supporters through GiveSendGo following the conclusion of his criminal case. The Anthonys were able to raise more than $600,000 in the wake of the then-17-year-old's prosecution in connection with the fatal stabbing of track star Austin...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Social Security's retirement trust fund will be depleted in 2032, triggering an automatic 22% reduction in benefits for about 70 million Americans unless Congress acts, federal trustees warned Tuesday. Social Security paid $1.6 trillion in benefits to 70 million Americans in 2025. The program provides...