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Trump legal news brief: Trump appeals Chutkan’s immunity ruling — and seeks immediate halt to election interference trial

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump file an appeal of rulings by Judge Tanya Chutkan that stated Trump was not protected from prosecution for his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Two months of Israel-Hamas war falls on first night of Hanukkah. Here’s where things stand.

Tuesday, Dec. 7 marks the first night of Hanukkah, usually a joyous time in Judaism that celebrates finding light in darkness. But this year’s festival of lights holds a somber significance. Dec. 7 also marks two months since Hamas unleashed a brutal attack in Israel, with Israel launching an assault on Gaza on the heels of the militant group's deadly rampage. Here's where the Israel-Hamas war stands two months in.

Texas judge grants pregnant woman’s request for abortion: What happened and what's next

Katie Cox — who is 20 weeks pregnant — said that doctors recently told her that her fetus has developed trisomy 18, a rare chromosomal disorder likely to cause stillbirth or the death of the baby shortly after it’s born.

Who is Anthony Polito? The college professor accused of killing three in UNLV shooting

Anthony Polito, 67, unsuccessfully applied for a college professorship at UNLV sometime prior to embarking on the deadly shooting rampage, sources say

Chris Christie Spits Furious 5-Word Insult At Vivek Ramaswamy During Debate Clash

The GOP presidential candidates had a fiery exchange after the biotech entrepreneur denigrated their competitor, Nikki Haley.

One in four who had Pfizer Covid jabs experienced unintended immune response

More than a quarter of people injected with mRNA Covid jabs suffered an unintended immune response created by a glitch in the way the vaccine was read by the body, a study has found.

Employees who feel pressured to work after hours aren't as productive as people who stick to their 9-to-5, a new survey found

Slack's Workforce Index found that employees who feel they have to work after hours are more stressed, burnt out, and report lower satisfaction.

Personal jabs dominate GOP presidential debate, school district moves to 4-day weekends and more top headlines

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St. Clair Shores Kroger clerk knocked out by 21-year-old woman

At the self check-out of a Kroger, a 21-year-old woman walked up to the clerk and struck her in the face – knocking her flat on the ground and resulting in a head injury.

Oprah Winfrey, Halle Bailey, and Ciara stunned at the premiere of 'The Color Purple.' Here are the 12 best photos.

Ahead of its release in theaters on December 25, stars of the film including Colman Domingo, Ciara, H.E.R., and Halle Bailey walked the purple carpet.

A US marshal was accused of getting drunk and sexually assaulting a passenger during a Delta flight to London

An "unruly" deputy US marshal was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after flying from NYC to London to extradite someone, per police and Delta.

A complete list of all the controversies 'Yellowstone' has faced over the years

Not all the drama has happened on-screen as some of the franchise's key players have courted controversy for their actions away from the cameras.

'So much faster than GPT-4': People are hyped for Google's AI model Gemini in its first 24 hours

Gemini is Google's answer to GPT-4, the underlying AI model that powers OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Ex-U.S. attorney: Trump motion may lay groundwork for Jack Smith to demand “Judge Cannon’s recusal”

If Cannon grants Trump's demand, "it would give rise to grounds to ask the court" to remove judge, Joyce Vance says

Republican debate: DeSantis and Ramaswamy attack Haley, as Christie focuses on Trump

Four GOP hopefuls squared off in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday night, while former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, opted out again.

UN chief invokes ‘rarely used’ rule to avert ‘catastrophe’ in Gaza. What does it do?

It’s the “diplomatic equivalent of a seismic shock to the UN system,” one expert said.

99% of Americans will be financially worse-off than they were pre-pandemic by mid-2024, JPMorgan says

Within months, all but the top 1% of consumers will likely be doing worse than they were before COVID, in the bank's view.

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami to play preseason game in Hong Kong as part of Asia tour

Inter Miami plans to play a few preseason games abroad, including one in El Salvador and one in Hong Kong

Hugh Grant says working on "Wonka" was "like a crown of thorns"

When asked at a press conference to describe his experience filming the winter blockbuster, he called it "drivel"

Former La Habra police chief sentenced to 11 years in prison for bringing weapons, tactical gear to Capitol riot

A Texas man who previously served as the chief of the La Habra Police Department has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alan Hostetter, 59, who most recently lived in Poolville, Texas, was sentenced to 135 months in prison on Thursday […]

Here are the 3 catalysts set to propel stocks higher in 2024

Wall Street's big banks are betting on the S&P 500 notching an all-time-high next year, thanks to a slew of bullish factors coming for stocks.

Human trafficking case involving kidnapped child leads to the arrest of 2, police say

A young mother was lured from Oklahoma to Miami this week under the false pretenses of a better, more glamorous life, police said.

Truck billboards calling for Penn president's firing circle campus after Israel remarks

Trucks are driving around the University of Pennsylvania's campus calling for the Ivy League school's president, Elizabeth Magill, to be fired over her rhetoric on antisemitism.

Wife stabs husband at motel, then stabs him to death one year later, Alabama cops say