The father of missing New Hampshire child Harmony Montgomery has been arrested in connection with her disappearance, Manchester, New Hampshire police announced Wednesday. Adam Montgomery, age 31, was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with felony second-degree assault from a 2019 incident with Harmony. Montgomery was also charged with one …
Read More »Full transcript: Hamdullah Mohib on “Face the Nation,” December 19, 2021
The following is the full transcript of an interview with Hamdullah Mohib, national security adviser under former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, that aired Sunday, December 19, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: It has been just over four months since the Taliban seized Kabul and American troops pulled out …
Read More »Peloton and Ryan Reynolds respond to the “Sex and the City” reboot shocker with a clever ad
Last week’s premiere of “And Just Like That” didn’t just devastate “Sex and the City” fans’ hearts — Peloton’s shares were also hit hard after *that* scene. But now, the exercise equipment company has responded in the ultimate way — with an ad featuring Ryan Reynolds and Chris Noth. (This …
Read More »Biden to visit Kentucky on Wednesday to survey damage from devastating tornadoes
Washington — President Biden will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to assess the damage from a tornado outbreak that devastated the state and killed 64 people, the White House announced. Mr. Biden will first participate in a storm briefing at Fort Campbell before heading to Mayfield and Dawson Springs to …
Read More »Al Unser, auto racing legend, has died at 82 after 17
Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said early Friday that Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico, with his wife, Susan, by his side. He had …
Read More »How the rise in violent crime is affecting college campuses
As violent crime surges in cities big and small across the country, it is encroaching on what many have considered safe havens — college campuses, which are having to step up safety protocols in response. The Chicago area has seen more than 1,000 homicides this year, according to Cook County …
Read More »Steve Bannon to stand trial in July for contempt charges
Washington – Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who has been charged with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, is scheduled to stand trial on July 18. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., set the date in a virtual status conference held Tuesday, during …
Read More »Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sues Defense Department over memoir redactions and “unusual” delay
Washington — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper is suing the Pentagon over its redactions of a memoir he has written about his time as Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense under former President Donald Trump. The former president announced that he was firing Esper in a tweet less than …
Read More »Prosecutors portray Ghislaine Maxwell as Jeffrey Epstein’s “partner in crime,” defense says she is scapegoat as sex
Opening statements began Monday in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite who is charged with recruiting women and girls for her longtime associate and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutors portrayed Maxwell as a sexual predator who enticed teenage girls, first by befriending them, then serving them …
Read More »Biden taps Robert Califf for FDA commissioner, and Manchin immediately opposes
President Biden has finally announced his nominee for Food and Drug Administration commissioner, nearly 10 months into his presidency in the middle of a deadly pandemic — Dr. Robert Califf. This will be his second time in the job if confirmed, since he also served as FDA commissioner during the …
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