A judge Monday ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of the two misconduct charges against her, ruling that prosecutors at her trial failed to present any evidence the she obstructed police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The trial of former District Attorney Jackie Johnson was to continue Tuesday. She still faces a felony charge of violating her oath of office. Soon after prosecutors rested their case Monday, the judge took the rare step of granting a directed verdict on the misdemeanor obstruction charge against Johnson. The ruling means the judge found the case against…
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In separate negotiations, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to pause planned tariffs for at least a month. Trump’s tariffs against China are still slated to go into effect on Tuesday. Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been given broad latitude to investigate the federal government. Here’s the latest: Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada…
The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller coaster Monday. After initially falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, U.S. stocks pared their losses after Mexico said it had negotiated a one-month reprieve. The S&P 500 ended up falling 0.8% after Asian and European indexes logged worse drops. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 122 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.2%. The U.S. stock market had been on track for a much worse loss at the start of trading on worries about how much pain U.S. companies would feel because…
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.
FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sens. Tim Scott and Bernie Moreno rolled out a measure to provide President Donald Trump with tools to sanction bad actors “fueling” illegal immigration, Fox News Digital has learned. Scott, R-S.C., and Moreno, R-Ohio, rolled out the Stop Madness Act on Monday, which they said would give the president the power to place economic sanctions on foreign entities facilitating illegal immigration into the United States. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SECOND WEEK IN OFFICE Specifically, the bill would ensure the president can impose sanctions on foreign governments that refuse to accept the return of their…
Following President Donald Trump’s controversial day-one executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, several Senate Republicans have introduced a bill that would reform U.S. law to accomplish exactly that. Titled the “Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025,” the bill would end the practice of automatically conferring citizenship status on people born in the U.S. of parents who are either illegal aliens or who are in the country legally on a temporary basis. The bill was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 31 by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama and…
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck said his film “The War on Children” was “unbanned” from Amazon on Monday in an about-face from the tech giant that initially insisted it featured offensive content. “Amazon unbanning it today says something in the ascendancy that the right has right now,” Starbuck told Fox News Digital. “The War on Children,” which is now available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime, is billed as a documentary that exposes “the ongoing battle for control of the next generation and their minds.” Starbuck believes the movie now being available on Amazon proves that conservatives have “the momentum,” and powerful companies don’t…
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck said his film “The War on Children” was “unbanned” from Amazon on Monday in an about-face from the tech giant that initially insisted it featured offensive content. “Amazon unbanning it today says something in the ascendancy that the right has right now,” Starbuck told Fox News Digital. “The War on Children,” which is now available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime, is billed as a documentary that exposes “the ongoing battle for control of the next generation and their minds.” Starbuck believes the movie now being available on Amazon proves that conservatives have “the momentum,” and powerful companies don’t…
Nearly a month after a terrorist drove a truck down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people, New Orleans is set to host Super Bowl 59.
The U.S. Marine Corps released a revised aviation strategy Monday that focuses on using autonomous systems, drones and artificial intelligence-driven software to ensure its aircraft fleet can survive in a fierce war zone. And the Corps is also shifting its procurement plans for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to buy more carrier-based F-35Cs and fewer of the B variants that can hover and vertically land. The Corps billed its 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan, the service’s first in three years, as a “roadmap to enhancing operational readiness and ensuring Marine aviation remains a lethal force.” A centerpiece of the plan,…
The lawsuit targets new criteria around who qualifies for safe haven and stabilization shelters, saying it makes it harder for street homeless people to access those beds and discriminates against recently arrived immigrants. Adi Talwar A safe haven shelter for street homeless New Yorkers in The Bronx. Homeless advocates are suing the city over new criteria around who qualifies for safe haven and stabilization shelters—facilities intended for street homeless people, which typically offer more flexible rules and greater privacy than traditional shelters. The lawsuit, filed earlier this week by attorneys with the Urban Justice Center–Safety Net Project, says the new…
Anti-crime units stopped and frisked too many people unlawfully in 2023, according to a new report that comes months before a mayoral election in which public safety may be a pivotal issue. Anti-crime units stopped and frisked too many people unlawfully in 2023, according to a new report that comes months before a mayoral election in which public safety may be a pivotal issue. Anti-crime units are still stopping and frisking too many people unlawfully, according to a new report that comes months before a mayoral election in which public safety may be a pivotal issue. Police Department anti-crime units…
The Office of Personnel Management, carrying out Elon Musk’s plan to trim the government, has sent federal workers a follow-up email about its deferred resignation offer.
The Office of Personnel Management, carrying out Elon Musk’s plan to trim the government, has sent federal workers a follow-up email about its deferred resignation offer.
The Chicago Bulls took the first step of what could be a tumultuous trade cycle, sending Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team deal Sunday that finally completed the team’s years-long attempt to part ways with its longtime star. The trade is likely to be only the first of the week for the Bulls, who are actively working to deal other key pieces, including center Nikola Vučević, before Thursday’s deadline. This week also will serve as an introduction for Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones and Zach Collins, whom the Bulls acquired in the trade along with the rights to…
The Chicago Housing Authority has seen major turnover in recent months, with four top officials resigning and a high-ranking aide being fired over an inspector general investigation that found alleged financial and ethical misconduct. Records obtained by the Tribune show that two high-ranking employees left with separation agreements that will pay them through their last day, with a third being paid over 4 ½ months beyond his last day and a fourth being paid three months beyond her last day. The shakeups at the CHA, which is one of the largest public housing authorities in the country and provides housing…
Nearly a month after a terrorist drove a truck down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people, New Orleans is set to host Super Bowl 59.
WASHINGTON — Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas that has left aid organizations agonizing over whether they can continue with programs such as nutritional assistance for malnourished infants and children. Then-President John F. Kennedy established the U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, during the Cold War. In the decades since, Republicans and Democrats have fought over…
Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers (20-1) held the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive week in Monday’s poll and the third in a row as the unanimous choice. Auburn has claimed 246 of 248 first-place votes over the past month while remaining unbeaten in a rugged Southeastern Conference with nine ranked teams. Auburn’s only loss came to Jon Scheyer’s Blue Devils (19-2), who enter the week…
Kellogg Fairbank III was the descendant of an early Chicago industrialist who after his own business career followed his love of water sports — sailing, rowing and ice boating — to become Chicago Maritime Museum’s executive director. Known as “Ked,” Fairbank took his role at the museum after it moved its operations to the Bridgeport Art Center along the Chicago River. He was an articulate and engaging guide at the museum and encouraged interactive exhibits that could capture children’s imaginations. “His family is steeped in Chicago history, and he was just a natural to be executive director of the Maritime…