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Police have reportedly made an arrest in the case of a woman that was stabbed to death while jogging just a few miles from the White House. The suspect, who has not been identified, was arrested on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 19, according to NBC. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Peter Newsham are […]

Police have released surveillance camera footage of a suspect who allegedly stabbed and killed a female jogger in Washington D.C.’s Logan Circle. Wendy Martinez, 35, was stabbed several times on Sept. 18, reported Fox5. On Sept. 20, a person was taken into custody in connection with the murder. Martinez was jogging in Logan Circle at […]

Josh Hawley has responded after Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) announced she’ll vote against Brett Kavanaugh in his nomination for the Supreme Court. Hawley said in an interview on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Sept. 19, that “people are very, very upset by what they see as an ambush” on Kavanaugh, referring to how the sexual assault allegation […]

Elizabeth Smart, the Utah woman whose kidnapping as a 14-year-old drew national attention to the issue of crimes against children, said in an interview that the release of one of her kidnappers on Wednesday, Sept. 19, posed a danger to the public. Smart was taken at knifepoint in 2002 from the bed she shared with […]

More than 53,600 U.S. homes and businesses, mostly in North Carolina and South Carolina, were still without power on Sept. 19, after Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina coast last week, power companies said. That was down from a peak of 1.9 million customers that lost power during the storm. Duke Energy Corp, the biggest […]

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck near San Bernardino, California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Sept. 20. There were no immediate reports of damage or any injuries. The quake hit at around 5:44 a.m. local time about 2 miles north of Colton, said the USGS. Some on social media wrote that they could feel […]

A gunman opened fire outside a crowded Pennsylvania courtroom, shooting at police and others before an officer fired multiple shots at him, killing him. Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower said on Sept. 19, that a German Township police officer shot and killed the gunman after he entered the lobby in Masontown with a handgun […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sept. 19 flatly dismissed reports suggesting he may be leaving President Donald Trump’s administration in the coming months, saying flatly: “I wouldn’t take it seriously at all.” “How many times have we been through this, now, just since I’ve been here? It will die down soon, and the people […]

U.S. President Donald Trump set off for North and South Carolina to help with the recovery, his first stop was in North Carolina on Sept. 19. Trump arrived in New Bern on Sept.19 to meet everyone who was affected by the hurricane. While Trump was handing out food at the Temple Baptist Church, a young […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will donate $10 million to women’s organizations following a 7-month investigation into sexual harassment allegations within the organization, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Sept. 19. The investigation followed a Sports Illustrated report in February that described a culture in the Mavericks’ front office “rife with misogyny and predatory […]

Trump administration officials have expressed doubts that the 2010 New START arms-control treaty will be extended, because of concerns about Moscow’s failure to comply with that agreement as well as several other arms treaties. The Pentagon, meanwhile, is moving ahead with designing a new ground-based missile to counter Russia’s illegal cruise missiles, which were built […]

WASHINGTON—The state of the economy plays a crucial role in driving electoral outcomes. However, it remains to be seen whether Republicans can hone their midterm message enough to turn the currently booming economy into a political victory this fall, according to political analysts. Economic growth climbed above 4 percent in the second quarter, while the […]

Four men who were sexually abused as children by a former religious teacher at a Roman Catholic church reached a $27.5 million settlement with the Diocese of Brooklyn, the latest update in a wide-reaching scandal that has shaken houses of prayer across the nation. The deal reached on Sept. 18 is broadly believed to be one […]

President Donald Trump defended Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Sept. 19 as key Republican lawmakers signaled a deadline for Kavanaugh’s accuser to decide whether she will testify. Christine Ford, a psychology professor from California, accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, when both were teenagers, an allegation the judge […]

President Donald Trump traveled to North and South Carolina on Sept. 19 to see the worst of the damage by Hurricane Florence in the worst-hit states. “He also wanted a full overview from state and local officials in both states,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Air Force One. “He wanted to make […]

Married men sit at the highest rung of the wage ladder in the United States, according to new data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Single men and single women had little difference in their incomes throughout their careers, according to an analysis by Guillaume Vandenbroucke, a Fed research officer. But married men far exceeded […]

Hurricane Florence is finally passing, and North Carolina residents are finally able to return whatever is left of their homes. Hurricane Florence pounded the state with high winds and extremely heavy rains for several days. Rain started falling before the storm’s official landfall on Sept. 14, and was still falling on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The […]

Four top Democratic lawmakers are demanding that no Russia-probe documents be released in compliance with President Donald Trump’s order until the director of national intelligence and the heads of the FBI and the Justice Department meet with the “Gang of Eight.” In a letter sent one day after Trump ordered the declassifications, Sens. Chuck Schumer […]

Julie Chen will still be the host of “Big Brother,” amid speculation after sexual allegation against her husband, former CBS CEO Les Moonves, and her recent departure from “The Talk.” Sources told TMZ that CBS isn’t looking to punish Chen for the accusations against her husband. They want her to stay on as host and […]

The Air Force general who commands NORAD says approximately 13,000 Defense Dept. personnel have been working on the federal response to the hurricane that came ashore in North Carolina days ago and continues to cause havoc in the Southeast. Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy praised the military response, saying it is working “seamlessly” with FEMA, as well […]