NEW YORK (Reuters)—New York City mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges of accepting bribes and illegal campaign contributions from Turkish nationals, as the Democrat resists mounting calls from within his own party to resign. Adams, 64, entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate judge Katharine Parker at his first appearance in
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz will meet for their first and only debate on Tuesday, hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. The VP debate begins at 9 p.m. ET, and will be moderated by “CBS Evening News” anchor and
Vice President Harris is visiting the U.S. southern border for the first time since she went to Texas in 2021 amid an ongoing migrant crisis that has overwhelmed authorities.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran that there “is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach,” delivering a fiery speech before the United Nations General Assembly as the Jewish state prepares for a ground invasion in Lebanon. “I have a message for the tyrants of Tehran,” he said. “If
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris—who has vowed to be a “candidate of change” and chart a “new way forward”—is considering retaining some of President Joe Biden’s cabinet if her party loses control of the Senate in November, NBC reported. Concerned about the prospects of Republicans flipping the Senate in November, Harris’s team is considering retaining some
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance charges at his arraignment Friday. Prosecutors allege Adams abused his power for nearly a decade, putting the interests of foreign nationals above those of his own constituents. A sprawling 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday laid out the accusations against the mayor,
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts this year and next. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, the Commerce Department said, down from the previous month’s 0.2% increase. Compared with a