Prosecutors play R. Kelly tapes for jury

Prosecutors at the sex trafficking trial of R. Kelly have played video and audio recordings for the jury they say back up allegations he abused women and girls.

Nicki Minaj says she was invited to White House after COVID-19 vaccine tweet

Nicki Minaj’s tweet comes just days after she posted a separate, controversial tweet in which she claimed her cousin’s friend allegedly became impotent and suffered swollen testicles after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Gen. Milley feared Trump could order China strike, book excerpts reveal

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army that the United States would not strike.

Tapes captured R. Kelly threatening women, prosecutors say

The feds the jury at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial to hear profane video and audio recordings they say demonstrate how he threatened his victims with violence.

'Humanitarian crisis' at Rikers Island leads to emergency relief plan for jail

Following an inspection of Rikers Island by local and state leaders, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday he would use emergency orders to make “intense changes” at the jail.

AOC wears gown with 'Tax the Rich' on it to Met Gala

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore her politics to the 2021 Met Gala, an event where tickets go for $30,000.

Biden to visit Colorado Tuesday to pitch investments in clean energy

President Biden will visit the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday and pitch his $3.5 trillion spending package.

Biden ‘exploring’ clemency for some prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic

The White House confirmed President Joe Biden is looking to exercise clemency for non-violent drug offenders on CARES Act home confinement with four years or less to serve.

Biden: Western wildfires ‘supercharged by climate change’

“Scientists have been warning us for years that extreme weather is going to get more extreme,” President Joe Biden said after touring wildfires in northern California.

New Jersey death toll from Ida now 30

Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that the death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida rose to 30.

Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand push for funding for weather warning systems

New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are pushing for $33 million in federal funding to upgrade weather warning systems across the state and the country.

Biden admin expecting wave of GOP-backed lawsuits following sweeping vaccine mandates

President Joe Biden's administration is gearing up for another major clash between federal and state rule over its sweeping new vaccine requirements that have Republican governors threatening lawsuits.

Kamala Harris’ remarks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Vice President Kamala Harris praised the courage of those passengers and the resilience of Americans who came together in the days after the 9/11 attacks.

George W. Bush’s full remarks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on 20th anniversary of 9/11

George W. Bush, who was America’s leader on 9/11, delivered remarks on the 20th anniversary of the attack at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The U.S. marks 20 years since 9/11

Twenty years ago, the 11th of September dawned as just a date. By midnight, it was 9/11, the staggering starting point for a new era of terror, war, politics, patriotism and tragedy.

Obama hails the heroes of 9/11

President Barack Obama has lauded the heroes of 9/11 — and of the years since — in a message to mark the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks.