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The New York Times reports: Representative George Santos, the Republican whose pivotal victory in New York was soon followed by revelations that he had falsified his biography on the campaign trail, surrendered to the authorities at federal court on Long Island on Wednesday morning. Mr. Santos was charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one …

CNN reports: Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the Republican lawmaker whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications stunned even hardened politicos, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Santos is expected to appear as soon as Wednesday at federal court in New York’s eastern district, where the charges have been filed under …

Reuters reports: Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday in the civil rape trial of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president accused of sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her by claiming she made up the story. A court official said a verdict will be delivered at 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT). The jury deliberated just under three …

Fort Worth’s CBS affiliate reports: Brownsville police say seven people are dead Sunday morning and it appears they were intentionally run over by a motorist. The incident happened at 8:30 a.m. near Minnesota Road and North Bernal Road in front of the Ozanam Center, which is a shelter for migrants and homeless. The victims were sitting on the curb near …

Atlanta’s ABC affiliate reports: Atlanta police said multiple people have been injured in an active shooter situation on West Peachtree Street Wednesday afternoon. The shooter is still on the loose. Channel 2′s Michael Seiden was at the scene, where he saw what looked like hundreds of heavily-armed officers outside 1100 West Peachtree Street Northwest, which is a Northside Hospital facility. …

The Daily Beast reports: Tucker Carlson and Fox News are parting ways, the network confirmed on Monday. The right-wing host’s final show was this past Friday. “FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor. Mr. Carlson’s last program …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked new restrictions set by lower courts on a widely used abortion pill, delivering a victory to President Joe Biden’s administration as it defends broad access to the drug in the latest fierce legal battle over reproductive rights in the United States. The justices, in a brief order, granted emergency requests by …

Reuters reports: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday kept on hold limits set by lower courts on access to the abortion pill mifepristone in a challenge by anti-abortion groups to the drug’s federal regulatory approval. The decision to keep the matter on hold gives the justices more time to consider requests by President Joe Biden’s administration and the …

The New York Times reports: The judge in the Fox News defamation case said on Tuesday that the case was resolved, abruptly ending a long-running dispute over misinformation in the 2020 election just as a highly anticipated trial was about to begin. It was a last-minute end to a case that began two years ago and after the disclosure of …

The New York Times reports: Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued a temporary stay on Friday ensuring that a common abortion pill would remain widely available while the Supreme Court decides whether to grant a formal stay. The interim stay will expire at midnight on Wednesday. Such a stay is meant to preserve the status quo while the justices study …

The New York Times reports: Federal investigators on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old air national guardsman who they believe is linked to a trove of leaked classified U.S. intelligence documents, which have upended relations with American allies and exposed weaknesses in the Ukrainian military. The man, who The New York Times first identified as Jack Teixeira, is a member of the …

Louisville’s ABC affiliate reports: The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed there are multiple casualties from an active shooting in downtown Louisville near Slugger Field. LMPD and Louisville Metro Mayor Craig Greenberg advise everyone to avoid the 300 block of East Main Street, specifically at Old National Bank. Louisville Metro police officers and FBI Louisville special agents are currently there at …

Reuters reports: A federal judge on Friday stayed federal regulators’ approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, partially granting a request by anti-abortion groups and dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United States. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, allows the Biden administration one week to appeal the decision. The Hill reports: The FDA …

NPR reports: The U.S. Supreme Court refused Thursday to intervene in an ongoing case involving West Virginia’s law banning transgender girls from participating in girls sports teams at school. Conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. The court’s action came on its emergency docket, sometimes dubbed the shadow docket because decisions are made without full briefing or argument, and …

The New York Times reports: A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark him as the nation’s first former president to face …

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: Vanderbilt University Medical Center tells NewsChannel 5 that three children are dead after a shooter at The Covenant School. “Three pediatric patients were transported to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, all having suffered gunshot wounds. All three were pronounced dead after arrival,” officials said. The school is a private Christian school in Nashville for …

Nashville’s Fox affiliate reports: A shooting was reported on Monday at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, with emergency crews reporting “multiple patients” and the alleged suspect killed by responding officers, according to officials. The shooting was reported at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for preschool through sixth grade, according to its website. The Nashville Fire Department also …

CBS News reports: A male student shot two school administrators at a high school in Denver on Wednesday, and the victims were taken to area hospitals, officials said. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said the student fled the scene after the shooting. One victim was in critical condition and one was in serious but stable condition, Thomas said. The two …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, will not run for reelection next year, marking the end to one of the state’s most storied political careers. Feinstein said Tuesday she plans to remain in office through the end of her term. “I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024, but intend to …

CNN reports: The US military shot down another high-altitude object over Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon, according to a US official and a congressional source briefed on the matter. The operation marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot down over North American airspace. An unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday. …