DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump as

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security described the vehicle’s passenger as “a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated

Vice President JD Vance vehemently defended the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good during an immigration operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, telling White House reporters on Thursday, “It’s a tragedy of the making of the far left.” “The president stands with ICE. I stand with ICE. We stand with all

After three years in prison for drug trafficking conspiracy, Fetty Wap is home. Fetty, whose name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was released early; he was originally sentenced to six years in 2023 by a federal court in Long Island, New York. In a statement sent to several press outlets

LAKEWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Washington Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested outside his hometown of Cleveland on Wednesday shortly after a car in which he was a passenger was pulled over in a traffic stop. Police in Lakewood, a suburb west of the city, reported that they arrested the NFL cornerback at

by Kandiss Edwards January 8, 2026 The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be housed in the Urban League’s Empowerment Center in Manhattan.  A museum dedicated to the history of civil rights movements and its impact on Northern cities is set to open in Harlem this year. The Urban Civil Rights

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully serving as an acting U.S. attorney. U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield blocked subpoenas requested by John Sarcone, the acting U.S. attorney for

by Jameelah Mullen January 8, 2026 What would Jesus do? Probably just mind his business. A group of Buddhist monks is currently participating in a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace,” which will go from Texas to the Nation’s capital. The peace-promoting trek has drawn massive crowds who come to witness the

by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 8, 2026 Simpson died in April 2024. A lawyer has sued the estate of O.J. Simpson, claiming that his former client owes him more than $1 million in unpaid legal fees. Ronald P. Slates, a California-based creditor attorney, filed the lawsuit on Jan. 2 against Malcolm

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett delivered a tearful plea to Republicans in Congress following the tragic death of Renee Good by the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. During a Thursday markup hearing for the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Crockett opened up about her exasperation with