Trump trial sees new witnesses to close out first week of testimony

Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony in the historic proceedings. Rhona Graff served as Trump’s executive assistant and a senior executive at the Trump Organization for decades. Stationed outside Trump’s office in Trump Tower,

Senators renew scrutiny of border officers searching Americans’ phones

Washington — A group of senators is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for more information on border officers’ broad authority to search travelers’ phones and other electronic devices without a warrant or suspicion of a crime, renewing scrutiny of whether the U.S. government is infringing on Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and

Plans for menthol cigarette ban delayed due to “immense” feedback

The Biden administration said Friday it would again delay a decision on a regulation aiming to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing the “historic attention” and “immense amount of feedback” on the controversial proposal by the Food and Drug Administration.  “This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of

U.S. loses $30 million Reaper drone in Yemen

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 drone crashed in Yemen early Friday, according to a U.S. military official, who updated earlier information that indicated that it had crashed off the coast. An investigation into the incident is underway. According to the official, there were no reported injuries.  Iran-backed Houthi rebels took responsibility Friday for shooting down

Biden says he’s “happy to debate” Trump before 2024 election

Washington — President Biden signaled for the first time publicly that he is willing to debate former President Donald Trump, his presumptive Republican opponent, ahead of November’s general election. Asked during an hour-long interview on Howard Stern’s show on SiriusXM if he would debate his rival, Mr. Biden replied, “I am, somewhere. I don’t know