At least nine people were killed and 16 injured in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday morning, police said. Officials said a person, wielding a long gun and wearing body armor, opened fire in the city’s Oregon District at around 1 a.m. The assailant was killed at the scene by multiple officers. There was […]
As rapper A$AP Rocky arrived back on U.S. soil on Saturday as he awaits a verdict on assault charges he faces in Sweden, a Trump administration diplomat warned Swedish officials that relations between the two countries could sour if the artist wasn’t released. According to letters released by the Swedish Prosecution Authority and published by Swedish media, […]
A Swedish court has ruled that American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other U.S. suspects can be freed from detention until Aug. 14, when the verdict on their June 30 assault case will be announced. It wasn’t immediately clear from the decision Friday by Stockholm District Court whether the three suspects in a beating could […]
Three board members of the National Rifle Association resigned Thursday amid continued legal battles and infighting that has shaken the gun-rights group. Board members Esther Schneider, Sean Maloney and Timothy Knight all resigned after asking for basic transparency into shady spending by chief executive Wayne LaPierre and other financial mismanagement in the group. “Instead, we […]
President Donald Trump on Friday said that his pick for director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), will not proceed with the confirmation process, blaming “the LameStream Media.” Trump tweeted Friday that he persuaded Ratcliffe to avoid “months of slander and libel,” saying that Ratcliffe had been “treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media,” […]
The same day he blamed the “LameStream Media” for causing him to withdraw his nomination for a new director of national intelligence, President Donald Trump said he relies on the press to help vet his nominees for top government jobs. Trump withdrew his nomination for Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to take the position, tweeting on Friday […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pentagon said new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is reviewing the bid process for the military’s $10 billion cloud-computing contract. President Donald Trump has criticized the process, citing complaints from other companies, as potentially biased toward Amazon. The e-commerce giant and Microsoft have been competing for the contract, known as […]
Actor Jason Momoa and pop star Bruno Mars are returning to their island roots by showing their support for Native Hawaiian activists protesting a massive telescope project planned for the Mauna Kea mountain on Hawaii’s Big Island. Draped in traditional garb and lei, or a wreath made of ti leaves, Momoa and his 10-year-old son joined […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” copied a 2009 Christian rap song, a federal jury decided Thursday. It was an underdog victory for rapper Marcus Gray, a relatively obscure artist once known as Flame, whose […]
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, has died, the family announced Thursday night. The Kennedy family’s statement followed reports of a death at the storied Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The statement was issued by Brian Wright O’Connor, a spokesman for Saoirse Hill’s uncle, former congressman Joseph P. […]