More than 2,500 children and teens between the ages of one and 17 died by a firearm in 2022, according to a new report published on Thursday. Firearms were the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the United States for the third consecutive year, with homicides accounting for the majority of gun deaths among the age group, a new report found. The report — published Thursday by the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions — analyzed the latest data on gun violence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which revealed that more than 48,000 people across…
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A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to freeze a court ruling that allows his New York hush money criminal sentencing to go forward on Nov. 26. The ruling at issue came from federal trial Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who said he wouldn’t remove the case from the hands of New York trial Judge Juan Merchan and block Trump’s upcoming sentencing. In its short Thursday order, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seconded Hellerstein’s ruling. It said it was denying Trump’s “emergency” request in light of the sentencing delay he has already gotten. Trump was initially scheduled to be…
TUCSON, Arizona — Donald Trump attacked Kamala Harris as a “communist,” promised to remove taxes from overtime pay and doubled down on unfounded, dramatic claims of migrant crime during lengthy remarks at an event in Tucson. The former Republican president held his first post-debate campaign event Thursday, where he recapped his recent debate against Harris and unveiled his latest proposal aimed at addressing voter frustrations with the economy. “It’s time for the working man and woman to finally catch a break and that’s what we’re doing,” Trump said. “If you’re an overtime worker, if you’re past 40 hours a week…
OMAHA – It’s challenging to drive through Nebraska’s biggest city without seeing white signs with a singular blue circle peppering many front lawns. Though they don’t have any words, names or messaging, these dots have become a symbol of Democratic support in a deep red state, beginning with Jason Brown’s inaugural sign on his front yard. With a nod to the Cornhusker State’s 2nd District’s electoral point, Democrats have coined the “blue dot,” which they hope to deliver to Vice President Kamala Harris. Since the first blue dot went up at the end of August, Brown and his wife, Ruth, have…
On Wednesday, after a morning of memorials in commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, President Joe Biden briefly put on a red Trump hat at an event in Pennsylvania. The now-viral moment shows Biden jokingly putting on the hat during a visit with firefighters in Shanksville, Pennsylvania near where one of the four hijacked planes crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Later on Wednesday, Trump also made an appearance in Shanksville. Following the viralization of the footage across the internet, the White House said Biden wore the cap as a sign of unity. Video from the event shows Biden exchanging…
WASHINGTON − Former President Donald Trump’s history of amplifying conspiracy theories is in the spotlight again thanks to dogs, cats and Laura Loomer. Loomer is a far-right media figure whose theories range from the false claim that 9/11 was an “inside job” to the unsubstantiated reports that Haitian migrants in Ohio are eating dogs and cats. Trump repeated the latter falsity in Tuesday’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, prompting swift backlash and jokes online. A part of Trump’s entourage at the debate, Loomer also accompanied Trump to a 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero in New York, even as she has incorrectly alleged U.S. involvement in the…
Myrlie Evers isn’t sure how she would have reacted back in the 1960s if someone had predicted she would live to see a Black woman seriously vying for the White House. But the civil rights leader, who faced death threats when she and her husband tried to register Black voters in Mississippi back then, knows how she’ll react if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency in November. I would say ‘Hip! Hip! Hooray!'” she told USA TODAY. “‘It’s about time.'” And if Harris loses to former president Donald Trump? “It would be a sad day for me,” she said after pausing for…
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California early Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The strong quake was recorded about 4.35 miles north of Malibu and about 8 miles from the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, according to the USGS. The notable temblor took place just before 7:30 a.m. local time. Not long after the initial shake, a 2.8 magnitude aftershock was recorded not far from the the initial quake’s center, USGS reported. As of late morning, no injuries had been confirmed. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said a tsunami warning was not in effect. Los Angeles…
The claim: Tim Walz misrepresented military record in remarks about Afghanistan A Sept. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivering a speech about troops serving overseas. The caption reads, “‘When I was in Afghanistan,’ says the man who was never in Afghanistan. It is impossible to ‘misspeak’ about this. Nor is it a question of ‘incorrect grammar.’ This is a stolen valor involving a habitual liar.” The post was liked more than 60,000 times in nine days. Our rating: False Walz did not embellish his military record in the speech. The post…
Bettors have swung back toward Vice President Kamala Harris as she retook the lead at the betting window from former President Donald Trump as the dust settled from Tuesday’s debate. Harris is even money or better at the U.K. and offshore betting houses USA TODAY has regularly surveyed, having started the week behind Trump. The equivalent of over $1.1 million was wagered during the debate at U.K. bookmaker Betfair Exchange, where Harris took the lead from Trump about halfway into the 90-minute debate. This is the second time in the campaign where the action, that U.S. betting houses cannot legally take part in, has snapped in Harris’ favor. The…
Former President Donald Trump’s consistent threats to prosecute his perceived enemies – most recently this past weekend – are concerning to many legal and democracy experts, who say Trump’s own history shows he could make good on those promises in a second presidential term. On Saturday, the Republican presidential nominee alleged on Truth Social that there was “rampant Cheating and Skullduggery” in the 2020 presidential election, despite numerous recounts and audits disproving his claims that he only appeared to have lost because of voter fraud. Trump then brought those baseless fraud claims to bear on the 2024 election, saying various groups – including lawyers and…
So who, exactly, is Vladimir Putin going to eat for lunch? At the US presidential debate, one of the foreign policy topics the candidates hit on was a perennial topic for presidential debates in recent times: who really is going to be Vladimir Putin’s ”puppet?” Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? Putin, Harris told Trump in heated exchange, was a “dictator who would eat you for lunch.” Russia’s leader, she said, “would be sitting in Kyiv right now with his eyes on the rest of Europe” if Trump was president. Trump, for his part, groused that Putin actually loves Harris: “Putin endorsed her last week. Said…
The former chief of staff for a California state senator sued the senate and his former boss Thursday, alleging quid-pro-quo sexual harassment. Chad Condit filed the lawsuit in the Sacramento Superior Court against State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, who was elected in 2022 as a Democrat for the 4th district covering areas along the Nevada border between Reno and Las Vegas. In August, she changed her party affiliation to Republican, according to CalMatters. The lawsuit alleges Alvarado-Gil groomed Condit by sharing intimate details about her own life, asking him for personal favors, and conditioning him into an “unequal and subservient position” when he worked…
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes brushed off former President Donald Trump’s political comments about his wife, Brittany, on Fox News. While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Chiefs’ star quarterback said he isn’t fazed by Trump calling Brittany a supporter of his. “No, I mean I think at the end of the day, it’s about me and my family and how we treat other people. And I think you see is that Brittany does a lot in the community,” Mahomes said. “I do a lot in the community to help bring people up and give people other opportunities to use their voice. And so it’s…
Shortly after Taylor Swift officially endorsed Kamala Harris late Tuesday night via Instagram following the presidential debate, other social media activity sparked even more chatter online: Caitlin Clark, the star of the Indiana Fever and a self-proclaimed Swiftie, liked Swift’s post. Did that mean the overwhelming favorite to win 2024 Rookie of the Year was endorsing Harris herself? Clark was asked exactly that Wednesday during her pregame availability before the Fever took on the Aces in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. “I think for myself, having this amazing platform, the biggest thing I would encourage people to register to vote — this is the second election I…
The same day a teenager opened fire at a rural Georgia high school and killed two teachers and two classmates, a 15-year-old in a neighboring county was taken into custody after fellow students heard him making threats on the school bus about “finishing the job.” Two days later, a 13-year-old girl was arrested after threatening to carry out a shooting at her Florida middle school on Instagram, a post she later claimed was a joke. On Tuesday, a 12-year-old in Texas was charged with making a “terroristic threat causing public fear” after threatening to “shoot up the school” and showing photos of firearms…
The MTV VMAs have officially hit middle age, but that didn’t translate to a lack of alluring performances. The 40th incarnation of the show Wednesday demonstrated why pop supernova Chappell Roan was willing to implode her tour schedule to take the stage at UBS Arena in New York, and why veterans including show opener Eminem, show closer LL Cool J and Video Vanguard honoree Katy Perry still find value in the spectacle. It’s a night dedicated to showmanship, with little attention given to those going home with a Moon Person statue. The elaborate set spotlighted a 62-foot inflatable Moon Person, a noteworthy playground for host Megan Thee Stallion, if only…
Donald Trump’s erratic debate performance on Tuesday night torpedoed his best chance to tarnish Kamala Harris’ image with swing voters, some Republicans believe, with GOP strategists and party leaders calling their 2024 presidential nominee’s effort a “missed opportunity” that could come back to haunt him in November. The ABC News-hosted debate was a critical moment for both presidential campaigns, as Democratic nominee Harris sought to better introduce herself to voters after a whirlwind two-month campaign and prove she could handle a spotlight unlike anything she’s ever experienced before. For his part, Trump entered the first and perhaps only showdown with the incumbent 59-year-old vice president looking to blunt…
Israel is at the center of a tinderbox of multiple, interrelated Middle East conflicts. Here’s what’s happening with each of them. After almost a year of a brutal war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel is at the center of a tinderbox of multiple, interrelated Middle East conflicts. A steady escalation with Hezbollah in Lebanon. A brewing all-out confrontation with Iran. Strikes from Yemen’s Houthis. And now, growing deadly violence in the West Bank. Here’s what’s happening with each of them. Gaza fighting closes in on a year Israel launched its military operation in Gaza after Hamas attacked communities on Israel’s southern border on Oct.…
The body of a missing boater was discovered along the Colorado River in the heart of the Grand Canyon this week, the 16th person to die in the national park this year, reports said. Park rangers received a call around 9:15 a.m. on Monday reporting a missing boater in the area of Lower Nankoweap Camp along the Colorado River, according to a Grand Canyon National Park news release. The body of a 71-year-old man was found in the river Tuesday by park rangers in a helicopter, the park said. Initial information suggests the body was that of the missing boater, according…