President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner had a “reasonably good meeting” with Russian President Vladimir Putin during high-stakes negotiations in Moscow, adding that U.S. negotiators believed Putin “would like to end the war.” “I don’t know what the Kremlin is doing. I can tell you…
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would release any video the government has of the Sept. 2 attack on a suspected drug ship in the Caribbean Sea that killed two survivors. When ABC News pressed him in the Oval Office with specific questions about responsibility and the attack, Trump said “this is war.” although Congress…
Authorities named a person of interest after the discovery of human remains at a San Diego property sparked an ongoing investigation by police and prosecutors, authorities said. In a news release, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said Dwight William Rhone, 74, a former tenant at the property, is a person of interest in…
A doctor who admitted to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry weeks before his death was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Wednesday, the first sentence among the five people convicted in connection with the “Friends” actor’s 2023 overdose death. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distributing ketamine. He is…
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will grant a pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted on charges including bribery in 2024. In a social media post, Trump alleged that former President Joe Biden’s administration “went after the congressman, and even the congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda,” because Cuellar “bravely…
When President Donald Trump and defense officials revealed on Sept. 2 that the U.S. military killed 11 suspected drug traffickers on a ship in the Caribbean Sea, they touted it as a success in their war against South American cartels. Their initial comments were met with scrutiny due to the lack of details they provided….
The family of a Colombian fisherman who died in an attack on a US military ship in September filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that the US government illegally killed him. Alejandro Carranza died in an attack in the Caribbean on September 15, according to the petition filed Tuesday….
Republican Matt Van Epps is the projected winner of the closely watched special election for Tennessee’s House seat for the 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. With 86% of the votes counted shortly after 9:30 p.m., Van Epps was leading Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn, 52.4% to 46.5% in a district that President Donald…
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been indicted for murder. Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered when another National Guard member…
LONDON — The White House said it is “very optimistic” ahead of special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as U.S. officials continue to push for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The high-stakes meeting follows a series of meetings between senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials, during…
