Judge holds Giuliani liable in Georgia election workers’ defamation case
A federal judge on Wednesday held Rudy Giuliani liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of fraud.
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U.S. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington.
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast as a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall in an area not accustomed to such pummeling.
CBS to air television tribute to Bob Barker
CBS is giving the late game show host Bob Barker a prime-time tribute special that will air on WAKA Action 8 Thursday night.
Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election
A federal judge set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to push back the case by years.
Widespread state of emergency issued in Florida ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall
Florida residents are preparing for the expected arrival of Idalia, which could become a major hurricane when it hits the U.S. later this week.
White man shoots, kills three Black people at Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida
The fatal shooting is being investigated as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism.
Trump booking photo worth more than $7 million in campaign donations
For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth more than $7 million.
Bare electrical wire, leaning poles possible cause of deadly fires in Hawaii
Videos and images analyzed by The Associated Press confirm miles of uninsulated electric line were left naked on wooden power poles that were leaning near often-thick foliage.
Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday for most of the state’s Gulf coast as forecasters say a weather system off the coast of Mexico could soon become a tropical storm and start moving toward the area.
