Day: February 16, 2025

Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.” Top officials have demanded the names of thousands of FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot, sued a state attorney general who had won a massive fraud verdict against Donald Trump before the 2024 election, and ordered the dismissal of a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams by saying the charges had handicapped the Democrat’s ability to partner in the Republican administration’s fight against illegal immigration.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he shares a “common strategy” for Gaza with President Donald Trump.

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, officials said.

The Justice Department’s loyalty game is new, dangerous and self-defeating.

In his eight years as owner of Laurel Ace Hardware in East Oakland, Troy Welch has seen how far some thieves will go to shoplift. There was the time someone threatened to shoot Welch’s employees if they tried to stop him from walking out of the store with a stack of garden hoses. The time Welch had to start locking up laundry detergent because so much of it was being stolen. The time robbers ripped off Ace Hardware’s front doors so they could…

Dylan Larkin scored in the second period and Team USA made it hold up the rest of the way, as the Americans outlasted rival Canada 3-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off to secure a berth in the tournament final.