According to records, a California man was arrested by the FBI and had his firearms temporarily seized after he reportedly spoke with the 15-year-old gunman who killed two people at her Wisconsin school. The order, acquired by NBC San Diego, states that Alexander Paffendorf, 20, of Carlsbad, San Diego County, was served with the gun violence emergency protective order on Tuesday. According to the order's narrative, the California man had spoken with Natalie Samantha Rupnow, who, according to the authorities, opened fire on Monday at Madison, Wisconsin's Abundant Life Christian School, where she was a student, murdering two people before taking her own life. He was arrested by the FBI after it was found that he and the Madison, Wisconsin shooter were planning a mass massacre, according to t...

WASHINGTON — According to people familiar with the talks, White House officials are in close contact with Democratic leaders in Congress, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer, and are working together to coordinate strategy as Democrats seek to emphasize how a holiday shutdown would harm the economy and impede disaster relief. Regarding the impending shutdown, President Joe Biden has not made any public remarks. White House officials now think that House Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump should handle this issue because Trump urged his party to sabotage a bipartisan agreement that had already been negotiated. The White House has mostly kept quiet, even though it will eventually have to sign any bill that passes. When Biden returned to the White House Thursday ev...

The Market East neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, has a clear future now that the City Council has approved a $1.3 billion plan to build a brand-new arena for the Philadelphia Sixers. The City Council voted in favor of the legislative package that would pave the way for a plan that might significantly alter the region during its planned meeting on Thursday, December 19. Following months of discussions with developers, community meetings held throughout the city, demonstrations, and outbursts from both sides of the argument, the approval was finally granted. A raucous start There was no shortage of protest at the beginning of Thursday's meeting, as a number of people opposed to the arena idea stood on the floor of the City Council chambers in City Hall, yelling and blowing whist...

WASHINGTON — Just hours after President-elect Donald Trump destroyed the first bipartisan accord, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a fresh spending package to stave an impending government shutdown. Although Trump has endorsed the new bill, which was drafted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican leaders, Democrats who have not approved the agreement seem to be opposing it. Hakeem Jeffries, the D-N.Y. minority leader, referred to the new idea as absurd. The government will continue to be funded through March 14 thanks to the 116-page bill that was released Thursday night, preventing a shutdown that was scheduled to start at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday. Additionally, in answer to a significant request from Trump, it would raise the national debt ceiling until January 30, 2027...

WASHINGTON — Just hours after President-elect Donald Trump destroyed the first bipartisan accord, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a fresh spending package to stave an impending government shutdown. Although Trump has endorsed the new bill, which was drafted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican leaders, Democrats who have not approved the agreement seem to be opposing it. Hakeem Jeffries, the D-N.Y. minority leader, referred to the new idea as absurd. The government will continue to be funded through March 14 thanks to the 116-page bill that was released Thursday night, preventing a shutdown that was scheduled to start at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday. Additionally, in answer to a significant request from Trump, it would raise the national debt ceiling until January 30, 2027...

The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, was flown from Pennsylvania to New York Thursday afternoon to face federal charges after he renounced his right to an extradition hearing. Mangione, 26, was arrested by the New York City Police Department after appearing Thursday morning in Blair County, Pennsylvania, for a preliminary hearing and waiving extradition. New federal accusations against the suspect were also unveiled on Thursday, including two counts of stalking, murder by firearm, and firearms offense. A neat cut Mangione wore a white shirt underneath a black V-neck and beige trousers when she appeared in federal court in lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. Mangione picked up the charging sheet and seemed to read it attentively before the hea...

Washington Just hours after President-elect Donald Trump destroyed the first bipartisan accord, House Republicans on Thursday seemed to have hammered out a second spending deal to stave an impending government shutdown. Republicans had reached a new agreement on government spending, House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., told reporters Thursday afternoon. However, he did not elaborate on the specifics of the agreement, which had included everything from government funding to changes to prescription drug plans to facilitating the relocation of an NFL football stadium. As he walked out of the speaker's office on Capitol Hill, Cole stated, "We have an agreement, and we expect to have a vote on Thursday." A few minutes later, Republicans unveiled the 116-page plan, which provides gove...