National Archives - Page 17 of 97

Suspect in DC shooting of 2 National Guard members formally charged with murder

Tuesday, December 2

(WASHINGTON) -- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been formally charged with murder.Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely on Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he... Read More.

Cleveland Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz to stand trial next year amid sports betting scandal

Tuesday, December 2

(NEW YORK) -- Emmanuel Clase and his Cleveland Guardians teammate Luis Ortiz will stand trial May 4 on charges they allegedly rigged their pitches so sports bettors could profit.Judge Kiyo Matsumoto scheduled the trial date on Tuesday during a brief status conference. The judge... Read More.

College student mysteriously dies after football tailgate in Texas, family says

Tuesday, December 2

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Police are investigating the mysterious death of a Texas A&M student who died after a football tailgate this weekend, according to authorities and her family.Austin police said they responded to a report of an unresponsive individual at an apartment complex around... Read More.

Bitcoin sell-off halts Trump family’s crypto windfall

Tuesday, December 2

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and his family have boasted of going "all in" on cryptocurrencies -- but a recent downturn in bitcoin has pummeled digital asset investors, including the Trumps, who by one estimate have had roughly a billion dollars of... Read More.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez freed from prison after Trump pardons drug trafficking conviction

Tuesday, December 2

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in 2024 of trafficking drugs into the United States, has been freed from prison after he was granted a pardon by President Donald Trump, officials said.The 57-year-old Hernandez was released from... Read More.

Afghan national arrested over alleged bomb threat in Texas: DHS

Tuesday, December 2

(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a bomb" and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas.Mohammad Dawood Alokozay's arrest took place on Nov. 25, Tricia McLaughlin,... Read More.

‘I knew it was him immediately,’ officer who found Luigi Mangione testifies at evidence hearing

Tuesday, December 2

(NEW YORK) -- A police officer who responded last Dec. 9 to a McDonald's where witnesses said they may have spotted the man accused of killing a health care CEO testified Tuesday that he knew right away it was the suspect."I knew it was... Read More.

Michael and Susan Dell pledge $6.25 billion for kids’ savings accounts

Tuesday, December 2

(NEW YORK) -- In a major philanthropic move, billionaires Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion dollars to deposit $250 into savings accounts for up to 25 million American children. The announcement from the Dells, which was confirmed by a White House... Read More.

More than 50 million on alert for snow and ice from Kentucky to Maine

Tuesday, December 2

(NEW YORK) -- A winter storm brought the first big batch of snow and ice to parts of the Midwest and South on Monday, and now that same storm is bringing ice to parts of Appalachia and heavy snow to the inland Northeast on... Read More.

Judge to review Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination case against Trump administration

Tuesday, December 2

(NEW YORK) -- Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey and the Trump administration have not talked about settling her civil lawsuit and do not believe alternatives to a trial "would be useful at this time," the parties told the judge in a letter on Monday.Comey... Read More.

Megan Thee Stallion wins civil defamation trial against blogger

Tuesday, December 2

(NEW YORK) -- A social media commentator and blogger was found liable on Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in October 2024.Milagro Cooper was found liable for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and promotion of an altered... Read More.

White House physician says Trump’s imaging test results were ‘perfectly normal’ in memo

Monday, December 1

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House released the results of President Donald Trump's recent advanced imaging tests on Monday, describing them as "perfectly normal."The memo from Dr. Sean Barbabella, physician to the president, said Trump underwent the scans during a medical examination in October "because... Read More.