PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, leader of Turning Point USA, endorsed Vice President J.D. Vance for a potential 2028 presidential bid during the opening night of AmericaFest this week. She told thousands the organization would publicly and actively work to elect Vance and to help Republicans retain House and Senate majorities...
Providence, R.I. — Authorities identified a suspect in the Dec. 13 Brown University classroom shooting and this week found the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot in a New Hampshire storage facility. Investigators are examining whether the same man was connected to the Dec. 15 shooting that fatally wounded...
United States. The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.6 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers in the Dec. 20 drawing, with numbers 4, 5, 28, 52, 69 and Powerball 20. Saturday's drawing produced eight $1 million Match 5 prizes across several states and notable prize-level winners, including...
San Francisco — TikTok signed binding agreements this week to transfer control of its U.S. operations to a new joint venture led by Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, CEO Shou Zi Chew wrote in an internal memo and confirmations online. The deal, required under a 2024 U.S. law, would give...
College Station, Texas — Miami upset Texas A&M 10-3 in Saturday's College Football Playoff first-round game at Kyle Field, advancing to face No. 2 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Eve. Miami's defense pressured Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed into three turnovers and seven sacks, while freshman Malachi...
Raleigh. Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt died Thursday at 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced. Hunt served four terms (1977–1985, 1993–2001) and led state education initiatives, including Smart Start and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. He founded the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, raised teacher...
Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed federal lawsuits against Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia after officials declined to produce full voter-registration lists requested in July; several states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, announced voluntary compliance, bringing the number of cooperating jurisdictions to ten....
Washington, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to expedite reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Officials said the change recognizes medical use and will ease research barriers, banking access, and tax treatment such as 280E relief. State...
Nashville — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee pardoned country singer Jelly Roll on Thursday for past state convictions, citing the artist’s rehabilitation and advocacy. Jason Deford, a Grammy-nominated recording performer, previously pleaded guilty to a 2002 robbery and later drug-related offenses; he has discussed recovery publicly and testified before Congress. Lee...
Washington: The Kennedy Center board, composed of trustees appointed by President Donald Trump, voted Thursday to rename the John F. Kennedy Center the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X. Leavitt credited Trump's role in financing and rebuilding the facility and the board updated branding online....
