Video taken at a Minnesota public park this week shows a white woman apparently admitting she used a racist slur against a Black youth she accused of taking an item that belongs to her child. The man who recorded the video, Sharmake Omar, 30, said in an interview Friday that …
Read More »Good Samaritans rescue woman from attempted carjacking in N.J., officials say
Three good Samaritans — including two Army reservists — saved a woman who was being attacked during an attempted carjacking in Camden County, New Jersey, officials said. The incident unfolded Thursday around 8:30 a.m. on Jackson Road near the intersection of Waverly Avenue in Waterford Township. Police said a man, …
Read More »Woman who held Elizabeth Smart captive for months is arrested after visiting park
The woman who kidnapped and held Elizabeth Smart captive for nine months in the early 2000s was arrested in Utah this week after visiting at least two parks, which she can’t do because of her status as a sex offender. Wanda Barzee, 79, was arrested at her Salt Lake City …
Read More »Judge orders mental health assessment for man accused of killing 11 at Vancouver festival
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian judge on Friday ordered a man accused of ramming his sport utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, to receive a mental health assessment to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. A publicity ban prevents the …
Read More »Trump speaks on economic worries and roils foreign elections: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we have the first comments from Kristen Welker’s exclusive interview with President Donald …
Read More »Trump downplays recession fears, saying the U.S. would be ‘OK’ in the long term
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed concerns about potential economic trouble, saying everything would be “OK” in the long term, even if the U.S economy experienced a recession in the short term. Asked twice by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker whether it would be OK in the long run if there were …
Read More »Trump administration asks Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security data
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court’s order restricting affiliates of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive Social Security Administration data, arguing in a Friday filing that the judicial order limits President Donald Trump’s executive authority. “This emergency application presents a …
Read More »Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes
PORTLAND, Maine — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program after initially suspending those dollars due to a disagreement between the state and Trump over transgender athletes. In response, the state will drop its lawsuit that …
Read More »Kohl’s CEO fired for steering business to a person with whom he had a relationship, retailer says
Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan was fired this week because he had an undisclosed personal relationship with a vendor on a consulting team that made a multimillion-dollar deal with the retailer at his direction, the company said in a regulatory filing. Ashley Buchanan.Business Wire Buchanan had only been in the role …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein accuser Miriam Haley storms out of court after cursing at mogul’s lawyer on stand
Former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley stormed out of a New York criminal courtroom Friday, moments after breaking down in tears and cursing on the stand during her fourth day at Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial. Haley, 48, was about 30 minutes into her testimony when Weinstein’s lawyer Jennifer …
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