Variety reports: Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by a victim who claims that he and a bodyguard viciously raped her at a New York City recording studio in 2001. In the suit, filed earlier today in the Southern District of New York, Thalia Graves alleges that Combs and his associate Joseph Sherman drugged her, sexually assaulted her and filmed …

The Associated Press reports: North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson said Tuesday his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board. The lawyers will look at how what Robinson calls “false smears” originated. The announcement comes as more North Carolina Republicans …

CNN reports: Prosecutors on Tuesday filed the charge of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate against Ryan Wesley Routh, the man they say camped outside of Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course for hours on end, armed with a rifle that he pointed through a chain-link fence with a clear shot to the next hole where the former …

The New York Post reports: Former President Donald Trump went full televangelist during a campaign appearance in Georgia Tuesday, praying on stage and thanking God for sparing him from two assassination attempts in recent weeks. “That was a lucky one,” the 78-year-old said during remarks in Savannah while reflecting on a July 13 attempt on his life during a rally …

Atlanta First News reports: Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency in Georgia ahead of Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to hit metro Atlanta late Thursday and early Friday. The state of emergency is in effect from now until Oct. 2 at midnight, according to the order. It allows several government departments to deploy resources to the …

Law & Crime reports: A Louisiana jury convicted a former “Survivor” contestant and pastor – who started a Christian school – of child cruelty on Monday. Jurors took just an hour to convict John Raymond, 62, in a St. Tammany Parish court after a six-day trial. The Slidell Police Department arrested Raymond in April 2022 on three counts of cruelty …

“They’re now creating criminal havoc throughout the country. Aurora, Colorado, you saw that, where Venezuela gangs are taking over real estate, they become real estate developers. How nice. “They’re taking over real estate and they have weapons that even our military has said, ‘Who’s giving them these weapons?’ But Aurora is a mess. The governor’s a mess. “You know, the …

The New York Daily News reports: NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, the hand-picked head of the nation’s largest school district and a long-time family friend of Mayor Adams, is expected to resign amid a federal corruption investigation, PIX11 reported Tuesday. His rumored departure comes two weeks after his personal and professional phones were seized and apartment raided by federal authorities. …

The Washington Examiner reports: A federal district court judge ruled Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith can file a more-than-180-page evidence brief in the Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump, dismissing claims from Trump’s legal team that allowing the filing would be unfair and overtly political as the election approaches. “As the court explained, allowing the Government to …

Bloomberg News reports: North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson will need to prove his innocence against allegations he made crude and racist remarks on an adult website if he wants to stay in the race, Republican National Committee co-chair Michael Whatley said Tuesday. “Those comments are absolutely antithetical to Republican values, and if Mark Robinson is going to continue in …

Talking Points Memo reports: On April 8, a shocking article appeared under the banner of the “Washington Post.” The headline declared that President Joe Biden, who was at the time running for a second term, “needs migrants” to win the election. It went on to allege that Biden and the Democratic Party had “smuggled over 320,000 illegals by plane through …

Axios reports: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen put the effort to reform the Cornhusker state’s allocation of electoral votes to rest Tuesday, confirming he has no plans to call a special session before the November election. ointing to state Sen. Mike McDonnell’s (R) announcement that he would not join the Republican push, Pillen said the effort could not reach the 33-member …

NBC News reports: Police are investigating what appears to be gunfire damage overnight at a Democratic Party-coordinated campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris. The incident occurred just a few days before Harris is scheduled to visit Arizona as she campaigns for president. “We can confirm that on 9/23/24, what appears to be damage from gunfire at … a DNC …

CNN reports: Former New York City Mayor and Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been told he must pay a bill of about $300,000 for a forensic accounting firm’s work to trace his money in his now-aborted bankruptcy proceeding. The dispute over how much Giuliani owes to the accounting firm Global Data Risk was the last vestige of his efforts …

“Trump should do it. He’ll have nothing to lose. Final term, he’s almost 80 years-old. They hate his guts anyway. They wanna put him in prison. They wanna kill him. They’ve tried to do both. “So, you know, go in there like a damn wrecking ball, a bull in a China shop, whatever metaphor you like, and get it done. …

Cleveland’s Fox affiliate reports: In the state of Ohio, private citizens have the ability to legally file criminal charges. Tuesday, a Haitian nonprofit called Haitian Bridge Alliance did just that, bringing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance. The bench memorandum and supporting affidavit filed at Clark County Municipal Court comes following unfounded claims from …

Bloomberg News reports: The US Justice Department sued Visa Inc. Tuesday, alleging the global payments giant illegally monopolized the debit card market, in the Biden administration’s first major antitrust case in the financial services industry. Antitrust enforcers alleged in a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that Visa, which handles more than 60% of US debit transactions, entered into a …

The Hill reports: The head of the House Democratic Caucus warned Tuesday that voters should have no faith in Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to certify this year’s presidential election results because of his role in promoting former President Trump’s false claims about a “rigged” contest in 2020. “He doesn’t have a track record that would indicate to the American people …

Reuters reports: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 47% to 40% in the race to win the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, as she appeared to blunt Trump’s edge on the economy and jobs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday found. The Democrat’s lead was slightly higher than her five-point advantage over Trump in a Sept 11-12 …

The South China Morning Post reports: The Thai king has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette said Tuesday, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to recognise marriage equality. King Maha Vajiralongkorn gave royal assent to the new law, passed by parliament in June, which will take effect in 120 days – meaning the first gay …