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That Time Trump Nearly Died in a Helicopter Crash? Didn’t Happen.
Former President Donald J. Trump told a jaw-dropping story on Thursday about nearly dying in a helicopter ride with Willie Brown, the former California politician and ex-boyfriend of his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. There was only one problem with the story. Or maybe two. Or maybe three. It wasn’t the famous former San Francisco
Iran steps up influence campaign aimed at US voters with fake news sites, Microsoft says
CNN — Iranian operatives have ramped up their attempts to influence and monitor the US presidential election by creating fake news outlets targeting liberal and conservative voters and by trying to hack an unnamed presidential campaign, Microsoft said in research published late Thursday. One of the phony news sites allegedly created by Iranian operatives called
New allegation of biased jury selection raised amid review of dozens of California death penalty cases
A California prosecutor whose office is reviewing dozens of death penalty convictions over allegations of decades-old racial bias said Wednesday that she is weighing whether to retry another case in which officials discovered more bias in the jury selection process. The 1991 murder conviction of Curtis Lee Ervin, 71, was overturned this month after the
Third teenager in custody over foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows in Vienna
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. That’s according to Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner. The 18-year-old was taken into custody after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. Karner announced the arrest during an unrelated news conference Friday. Authorities say the
Missing person found dead at Grand Canyon, third fatality at national park in a week
Rangers at Grand Canyon found the body of a missing person earlier this week, marking the third death at the national park since July 31, officials said Thursday. The body of Leticia Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, was discovered Tuesday 150 feet below an overlook on the canyon’s South Rim, the National Park Service said in
3rd person dies in listeria outbreak linked to deli meat, more than 40 hospitalized across U.S.
A third person has died and more than 40 people have been hospitalized in a multistate listeria outbreak stemming from deli meat, according to new numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A third death has been reported in the outbreak that began in May, the CDC said in a press release
A ‘unique’ command set up contributed to security failure at Trump shooting: Secret Service
Roughly 30 seconds before shots were fired at former President Donald Trump last month, a local police officer radioed that he spotted a man with a gun. But that information never made it to the Secret Service because the agents were stationed in a different command post from their local partners and did not have
Trump appears to confuse former Mayor Willie Brown with former Gov. Jerry Brown
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to confuse former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown with former California Gov. Jerry Brown in recounting what he characterized as a near-death experience. During a news conference from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said he once flew with Willie Brown in a helicopter that "went
RFK Jr.’s incredible disappearing campaign
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign is disappearing — both on the trail and in the polls. The last public event put on by Kennedy was in Freeport, Maine, on July 9. Kennedy has since spoken virtually and appeared at a cryptocurrency conference and events put on by others, but he hasn't been stumping
Trump, looking to reassert himself in 2024 race, dares Harris on debates and interviews
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump held his first solo news conference in more than a year Thursday, boasting of his willingness to talk to the press and challenging Vice President Kamala Harris to more debates. “She can’t do an interview,” Trump said of Harris, speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort. “She’s