Ibrahim Aqil was a member of Hezbollah’s top ‘military’ body, the Jihad Council. The U.S. had offered a US$7 million bounty for him People check the damage following an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 20, 2024. The Israeli military announced that the commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit, Ibrahim Aqil, and other … Read more
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms argued Friday that the reason Vice President Kamala Harris has done so few media interviews is because she’s “very busy.” Harris, 59, is on pace to grant the fewest interviews of any major party’s presidential nominee ever. She has been slammed by both allies and critics for giving just … Read more
A man was arrested after allegedly killing his father, stepmom and her teen son inside their Vermont home earlier this week — then calling cops to report the grisly crime, authorities said. Brian Crossman Jr., 22, is accused of fatally shooting his dad and local official Brian Crossman, 46, his wife Erica, 41, and her … Read more
John Wilson, outside federal court in Boston with his wife, Leslie. Wilson, one of the parents ensnared in the “Varsity Blues” scandal, has filed a lawsuit against USC. (Associated Press) A Massachusetts father implicated in the “Varsity Blues” scandal filed suit Friday against the University of Southern California, seeking the return of a $100,000 donation … Read more
Protesters chant as they are heard in the legislative chamber during a final reading on a bill that combined a 12-week abortion ban with a measure to restrict gender-affirming care for people under 19, May 16, 2023. AP Should adults tell a little boy who likes pink princess dresses that he “is born in the … Read more
Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Janno Lieber is asking Albany for $68.4 billion to fund its next capital improvement plan. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock The MTA’s new so-called capital “plan” barely qualifies as a passive-aggressive political stunt. It envisions spending $68.5 billion in 2025-’29 when the agency has no hope of covering half those costs. All it really … Read more
NYPD Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban is sworn in during a ceremony outside New York City Police Department 40th Precinct, July 17, 2023, in New York. AP Eye on NYC: How To Prevent Some Scandals Emerging “details” of the investigations into City Hall and top agencies “hint at how to prevent such scandals,” observes City … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris and television producer Oprah Winfrey at a ‘Unite for America’ rally in Farmington Hills, Michigan. AFP via Getty Images Even Kamala Harris’ allies know she needs to start giving voters straight answers. But can even Oprah Winfrey get through her? At Thursday’s softball chat with Oprah at a Michigan event, … Read more
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 20, 2024. AFP via Getty Images Cynically running out the clock has been the overarching principle of the entire abbreviated 105-day presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris — ever since President Joe Biden, at the … Read more
GOP North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson should end his gubernatorial campaign after the latest revelations of his racist and sexist comments. Megan Smith/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK The biggest news on the swing-state map this week: election expert Larry Sabato moving North Carolina’s gubernatorial race from “lean Democratic” to “likely Democratic” in … Read more
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