In a historic report issued Monday, the state's top prosecutor accused dozens of high-ranking Catholic church officials in Michigan of past sexual abuse that dates back to the 1950s. In the lengthy report, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated that investigators had found numerous claims of abuse against adults and children in the Diocese of Lansing since 1950. The state's study, which was released following a search warrant acquired in 2018, is based on claims of abuse revealed by the church, open-source media, over 1,100 public tips, millions of computer data from the diocese, and interviews with alleged survivors of abuse. The study accuses 56 individuals in all, including four deacons, three religious brothers, 48 priests, and "an apparent former religious brother". The majority...

It is anticipated that the Federal Reserve would lower the main interest rate by a quarter-point. In the Moscow killing of a Russian general, a guy was taken into custody. Additionally, the return trip to Earth for two NASA astronauts has been postponed once more. What to know today is as follows. Interest rate drop expected As the Federal Reserve continues to work to stimulate what appears to be a stable but cooling economy, another quarter-point reduction in the main interest rate is anticipated today. The federal funds rate set by the central bank is currently between 4.5% and 4.75%. According to economists, the Fed will halt and maintain rates at their current level for the upcoming month in order to evaluate the situation. According to a recent Bank of America study, it seems likel...

Washington Donald Trump claims that he will portray himself as something noticeably off-brand—a unifier—shortly after taking the oath of office next month, marking a political transformation that will be remembered for years to come. His inaugural address's theme? "Unity," he said in a recent interview with Kristen Welker, moderator of Meet the Press on NBC News. "Unity will bring you joy," he remarked. It will be a message of solidarity. For the time being, it is unclear what that actually implies in practice. Trump won the presidency in 2016 thanks to a split electorate. By using the same blunt language and conveying a similar hard-line message, he regained the White House again last month after losing it four years earlier. Trump, who is 78 years old, has shown no indication that he ...

Police reported that a mass shooting occurred Tuesday night next to a funeral home in Towson, Maryland, leaving at least one person dead and nine injured. After receiving many reports of a shooting, officers arrived at the 8500 block of Loch Raven Blvd. at approximately 7:15 p.m., according to Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough. "This incident is shocking, especially for those of us in Baltimore County," stated Johnny Olszewski, the county executive. It truly shakes the conscience because such things are completely unheard of here. According to Mccullough, the first officer on the site discovered a burning car on its side. When the Baltimore County Fire Department arrived on the site, they treated the patients, extinguished the fire, and took them to a hospital, according to ...

On Wednesday, Russian authorities announced the arrest of a man in connection with the murder of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the country's chemical, radiological, and biological weapons unit. "During the interrogation, he explained that he was recruited by the Ukrainian special services," Russia's Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement. He landed in Moscow on their orders and was given a makeshift bomb device. She claimed that he parked it at the entrance to the residential complex where Igor Kirillov resided and mounted it on an electric scooter. According to Petrenko, the suspect, who is from Uzbekistan and is in his twenties, rented a car and installed a video surveillance camera so he could post the film online. State media cited footage fro...

Just beneath the surface of a homeowner's lawn in New York, a historic—or perhaps more correctly, prehistoric—discovery was made. According to state officials, a full mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a house in the town of Scotchtown, Orange County. The state Education Department said in a press release Tuesday that experts from SUNY Orange and the New York State Museum had retrieved the jaw and other bone fragments. According to the officials, it was the first discovery of its sort in New York in over 11 years. After the homeowner noticed the mastodon jaw emerging from his lawn, experts discovered what was thought to be an adult's jaw. On the land, the homeowner first discovered two teeth concealed by a plant. Two more teeth were discovered after excavating only a few inches...

LAS VEGAS At a neutral location in Las Vegas, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 on Tuesday to win the 2024 NBA Cup. With a triple-double of 26 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks and won the MVP award. Damian Lillard scored 23 points and made five of ten three-pointers. The Thunder's only player to score more than 20 points in a defeat was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 21 points. After the game, Antetokounmpo remarked, "Winning is the best feeling ever." The build-up to the game is just as important as the actual game itself; all of those emotions enhance the winning experience. Milwaukee just had a one-point advantage at the break after an extremely close first half. However, the Bucks outscored Oklahoma City ...

LAS VEGAS At a neutral location in Las Vegas, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 on Tuesday to win the 2024 NBA Cup. With a triple-double of 26 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks and won the MVP award. Damian Lillard scored 23 points and made five of ten three-pointers. The Thunder's only player to score more than 20 points in a defeat was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 21 points. Milwaukee just had a one-point advantage at the break after an extremely close first half. However, the Bucks outscored Oklahoma City 26–14 in the second half, especially the third quarter. The Thunder's third-quarter scoring of 14 points was their lowest of the season. In the fourth quarter, the Bucks held off any possible comeback by ...

In an attempt to reassure the public about drones in East Coast states, President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that the rise in reports of unmanned aircraft sightings was not concerning. "Apparently nothing sinister," Biden told reporters at the White House. "We're keeping a careful eye on it. No sense of danger as of yet. Biden's initial public remarks on the subject complement an increasing number of promises made by his administration. However, despite conspiracy theories and growing public concern linked to the sightings, members of Congress, including Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul of New York and President-elect Donald Trump, have called for more information in response to the multiple sightings. On Tuesday evening, Biden stated that "there s a lot of drones authorized up there." Ac...

Herschel Walker, a 2022 failed candidate for a Georgia Senate seat, was announced President-elect Donald Trump's choice on Tuesday to serve as the United States ambassador to the Bahamas. "Herschel has been an ambassador to our country's youth, our military men and women, and athletes both domestically and overseas for decades," Trump said on his social media platform, TruthSocial. As the Republican nominee in his native state of Georgia two years ago, Walker—who won the Heisman Trophy at the University of Georgia before playing in the NFL—led a turbulent Senate campaign before losing in a run-off to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. In 2022, NBC News revealed that Walker's evasiveness about his past, financial difficulties, and micromanagement all contributed to issues throughout his campa...