National – Page 48 – STAR 94.3

Senate Democrats press White House over loosened record-keeping policy

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The White House's new policy for preserving presidential records risks allowing the Trump administration to "unlawfully destroy important records," a group of Senate Democrats warned in a letter to the White House Counsel on Wednesday.Thirteen Senate Democrats are seeking assurances from... Read More.

Truck driver who went missing in possible hijacking found dead: FBI

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(FLORIDA) -- A truck driver who went missing in a possible hijacking while transporting vehicles from Georgia to Florida has been found dead, the FBI said Wednesday.Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was last seen alive in the early morning hours on April 17 at... Read More.

SCOTUS considers Trump’s bid to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with whether the Trump administration has the authority to end humanitarian protections for thousands of immigrants without facing judicial review. While an unrelated ruling about the Voting Rights Act overshadowed the arguments, the court's conservative... Read More.

Ex-Fulton County Jail detainee alleges hands, legs amputated after medical neglect

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Former Fulton County Jail detainee Rashaad Muhammad detailed what he said was a harrowing experience being held at the Atlanta, Georgia, facility from August 2025 to February of this year.After being arrested on Aug. 11, the 33-year-old -- who used a cane... Read More.

Appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s challenge to E. Jean Carroll verdict

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's request to rehear his challenges to the writer E. Jean Carroll's successful defamation and sex assault claims.Carroll successfully argued during a nine-day trial in 2023 that... Read More.

Support from pro-Israel group AIPAC becomes a dividing line in Democratic races

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Against the backdrop of polls showing declining Democratic support for Israel -- especially among young voters -- the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's support for candidates is under intense scrutiny and is becoming a dividing line in contentious Democratic primaries from... Read More.

Man beaten in wrongful arrest by cops in liquor store files claim against NYPD

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man who was seen on video being beaten and wrongfully arrested by two NYPD officers at a liquor store in Brooklyn has filed a notice saying he plans to sue the department over the incident.Timothy Brown told reporters Tuesday that... Read More.

Grand jury indicts former FBI Director James Comey over controversial Instagram post

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a controversial Instagram post from last year that President Donald Trump and members of his administration claimed was a threat against the president.Renewing efforts to prosecute... Read More.

Judge blocks DOJ’s attempt to move Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination suit out of court

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Tuesday blocked the Justice Department's attempt to move Maurene Comey's lawsuit over her firing as a federal prosecutor out of court.Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, has joined a private... Read More.

White House correspondents’ dinner suspect Cole Allen described as ‘gentle, smart young man’

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, appears to have been a highly intelligent person, albeit shy, and was at one point a devoted Christian, according to conversations with individuals from his past.The California... Read More.

Damon Jones pleads guilty in gambling cases: ‘I would like to sincerely apologize’

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he tipped off sports bettors about an injured LeBron James and used his own celebrity to lure high rollers to rigged poker games.Jones, 49, is the first defendant... Read More.

Southern Poverty Law Center wants Todd Blanche to correct ‘false’ statements about organization

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge Tuesday to demand that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issue a correction to allegedly "false" statements he made in the aftermath of the indictment of the organization last week, according... Read More.