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Federal investigators seized phones at the homes of several top aides to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, according to sources

By John Miller, Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators on Wednesday seized electronic devices from the homes of several top officials in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, including the powerful police commissioner and two deputy mayors, according to multiple sources familiar with the probe. Sources said investigators from the

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Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

By  AMY TAXIN, DEEPA BHARATH, CLAUDIA LAUER, ALEX VEIGA and ALANNA DURKIN RICHERUpdated 2:05 PM PDT, September 5, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday to avoid facing another criminal trial months after the president’s son was convicted in a separate gun case. President Joe Biden’s son entered the surprise plea hours after jury

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Evidence in January 6 case against Trump could be released before election under new schedule

By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a schedule in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump that will allow prosecutors to release never-before-seen evidence, such as grand jury transcripts, ahead of the presidential election. The deadline for the filing from prosecutors is September

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New Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students

Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Construction is getting underway on a state-funded reproductive health and abortion clinic in southern New Mexico that will cater to local residents and people who travel from neighboring states such as Texas and Oklahoma with major restrictions on abortion. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the start of construction

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California schools release a blizzard of data, and that’s why parents can’t make sense of it

CalMatters California has a wealth of data about K-12 public schools — test scores, attendance rates, who’s headed to college and more. Finding it is another story. Information about the state’s 5.8 million students and their schools is spread across at least five websites, each outfitted with dozens of filters, drop-down menus and color-coded graphics.

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Georgia high school shooting suspect referenced Parkland massacre in writings found in his bedroom, source says

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, Scott Glover, Josh Campbell, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Authorities searching the home of the 14-year-old accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school this week found documents that they believe he wrote referencing past school shootings, a law enforcement source familiar with

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Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling’s impact on colleges

Associated Press Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little. Several schools also have seen swings

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Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration’s hopes for a Gaza deal

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. “There’s not a deal in the making,” Netanyahu said in an

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