An appeals court on Tuesday agreed to dismiss charges related to Donald Trump s alleged mishandling ofclassified documents, effectively ending Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump. Smith's office on Mondaysought to dismiss charges, first made in June 2023, against Trump on allegations that he willfully retained national defense information after he left office and that he directed the deletion of security video at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Additionally, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted the special counsel's office's request on Monday to drop charges against Trump for his attempts to rig the 2020 election. A request for comment on the decision on Tuesday night was not immediately answered by a Trump lawyer. Smith's office representative chose not to comment. Th...

Bel Air, Md. Local law enforcement agencies are getting ready to expand a contentious program that permits them to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration tightens its plan for mass deportations. The new administration will probably use the 287(g) program, which gives state and local law enforcement officials the authority to assist in enforcing federal immigration law, to increase its workforce as it prepares to begin what it claims is the greatest deportation campaign in American history. But as Inauguration Day approaches, it might also serve as a trigger for an impending judicial battle. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, traveled to Texas on Tuesday to promote the incoming administration's mass deportation plans. Ho...

As millions of passengers started their trips to reach loved ones for what forecasters anticipate will be a frigid Thanksgiving, dozens of flights were canceled and others more delayed. Two weather systems are predicted to spread a "Arctic outbreak" throughout the Central United States until Thanksgiving, according to the National Weather Service. In its national forecast discussion on Tuesday, the meteorological service stated that "a significant arctic outbreak will arrive in the northern Plains on Thanksgiving and advance farther south and east on Friday into the weekend." During the lead-up to the holiday, ground travel may also be challenging due to congested highways. Although there haven't been any reports of significant disruptions thus far, air travelers in particular may see sign...

The Oscars. The Met Gala. Olympic Games. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have gone all out to promote the upcoming "Wicked" film, donning an entire wardrobe of pink and green outfits. However, one of their interviews with Out magazine seemed to defy gravity in an unexpected way. In a snippet of the recorded chat, reporter Tracy E. Gilchrist shared with the "Wicked" cast a finding she's noticed among gay fans about the Broadway musical-turned-movie's theme song: "I've seen this week people are taking the lyrics of 'Defying Gravity' and really holding space with that and feeling power in that." To which Erivo remarked, "I didn't know that was happening," "I've seen it, yeah," agreed Gilchrist. A quiet "That's really powerful," Erivo murmured. "That s what I wanted." Erivo paused for a moment...

For those seeking treatment for obesity, the Biden administration intends to mandate that Medicare and Medicaid provide coverage for weight-loss drugs. The government on Tuesday proposed a new rule that would significantly increase access to anti-obesity drugs like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound. Weight loss medications are not covered by Medicare unless they are prescribed to treat diabetes or to control an elevated risk of heart disease. Medicaid may or may not cover obesity medications, however most states do not. By categorizing obesity pills as treatment for a "chronic disease," as opposed to weight reduction therapies, the Biden administration is attempting to reinterpret the statute that prohibits coverage. "The medical community today agrees...

Washington A former FBI informant has been charged with tax offenses. The informant's fraudulent allegations regarding President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were "the heart" of the Republican impeachment investigation into the president. Ten different tax-related charges have now been brought against Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant who was accused of lying to the FBI regarding President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. According to the new indictment, Smirnov earned over two million dollars in 2020, 2021, and 2022 from a variety of sources. He also purchased a Bentley, a $1.4 million condominium in Las Vegas, and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of clothing, jewelry, and accessories for himself and his domestic partner from upscale stores in Las Vegas and Los Angel...

In court on Tuesday, a furious Rudy Giuliani yelled at the judge overseeing the collection process for the $146 million defamation judgment against him, claiming he was struggling to make ends meet. Giuliani said, "The implications you are making against me are wrong," in response to U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman's statement that Donald Trump's former personal attorney had not been following court orders to turn over his assets. All of my possessions are tied up, including my automobile, credit card, and cash. I am unable to pay my invoices because they have placed stop orders on my company accounts. The judge cautioned Giuliani from having any more outbursts and stated that he did not seem to be impoverished. Attorneys representing former Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Fre...

Jerusalem His office declared that the ministers had approved a ceasefire with Hezbollah to end hostilities in Lebanon, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he had suggested the measure. Although his administration stated that Israel "reserves its right to act against any threat to its security," In a televised speech, Netanyahu stated, "The ceasefire allows us to focus on the Iranian threat." "We will complete the elimination of Hamas, the return of all the hostages and the return of the residents of the north." President Joe Biden praised the U.S.-brokered agreement, which will go into effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time. A senior Israeli intelligence officer who was informed on the parameters of the ceasefire earlier told NBC News that Israel's forces ...

According to minutes from the November meeting that were made public on Tuesday, Federal Reserve officials expressed confidence that inflation is slowing and the labor market is robust, allowing for additional interest rate decreases, albeit gradually. Several words in the meeting report suggested that policymakers are content with the rate of inflation, despite the fact that it is still higher than the Fed's target of 2% by most metrics. Members of the Federal Open Market Committee stated that additional rate reduction are expected to occur, but they did not say when or to what extent, in light of this and their belief that the jobs outlook is still somewhat stable. According to the minutes, participants in the discussion of the outlook for monetary policy expected that it would be approp...

The new Hallmark film Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is around a romance with a Kansas City Chiefs theme. However, pop sensation Taylor Swift and tight end Travis Kelce won't be mentioned. The movie, which premieres on Hallmark on Saturday, is only partially based on the couple's well-known romance. Nonetheless, there are numerous NFL connections, such as appearances by Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, a number of players, and Donna Kelce, who is the mother of Travis Kelce and his brother Jason, a former NFL player. It was released at a time when the NFL and Hallmark are trying to reach a wider audience. Fans who have long wished for Swift's happiness have been enthralled with her public and viral romance with Kelce for the past year. Swifties, as the artist's admirers refer to themse...