Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms

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3 février 2026 à 05:52

The remarks by Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, in November.

Trump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel

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Par :Patrick McGeehan

3 février 2026 à 04:42

The Gateway Development Commission said that if the federal government continued to withhold funding for a rail link under the Hudson River, it would have to stop construction this week.

Third Candidate Enters Heated Race for Open House Seat

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Par :Nicholas Fandos

3 février 2026 à 01:54

Julie Won, a New York City councilwoman, will face two other Democrats, one backed by the departing incumbent, Nydia Velázquez, and the other by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Julie Won, a New York City councilwoman, immigrated to New York City from South Korea at the age of 8.

Woodie King Jr., Impresario of Black Theater, Dies at 88

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Par :Laura Collins-Hughes

3 février 2026 à 00:25

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

Woodie King Jr. in 2004 in front of the New Federal Theater in the Henry Street Playhouse building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here’s a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations

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Par :Michaela Towfighi

3 février 2026 à 04:06

More than two dozen musicians, dancers, theater companies and other creative groups have pulled out of performing at the Kennedy Center since President Trump returned to the White House.

Trump Says He’s Only Renovating the Kennedy Center

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Par :Shawn McCreesh · Julia Jacobs and Luke Broadwater

3 février 2026 à 02:41

Even though President Trump held a movie premiere for his wife’s new film there last week, he said the state of the building was “actually sort of dangerous.”

The announcement raised questions about whether President Trump has the power to unilaterally shut down and renovate the Kennedy Center.

Epstein Victims Ask Judge to Shut D.O.J. Website After Names Disclosed

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Par :Benjamin Weiser

3 février 2026 à 03:14

A judge will hold a hearing on Wednesday after attorneys for victims in the Epstein case said the recent batch of documents released by the government included their names.

Lawyers for victims in the Jeffrey Epstein case say the Department of Justice failed thousands of times to properly redact the names of their clients in the latest release of documents.

Justice Dept. Sidelines Ed Martin as Chief of Weaponization Group

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Par :Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer

3 février 2026 à 02:46

The move represents a consolidation of the authority of the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, in bringing Mr. Martin’s operation inside his office.

Ed Martin, known by the self-bestowed moniker “Eagle Ed,” will retain his title as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS for Haitians

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Par :Miriam Jordan

3 février 2026 à 02:43

The ruling pauses the Trump administration’s plan to end a program that has allowed more than 350,000 people from Haiti to remain in the United States.

A Haitian family received help obtaining passports and documents at the St. Vincent de Paul center in Springfield, Ohio, last month.

Woman’s Dismembered Body Is Found in a Brooklyn Basement, Officials Say

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Par :Ed Shanahan and Sean Piccoli

3 février 2026 à 02:36

The police are investigating the death of Michelle Montgomery, whose remains were found in a public housing building in the Williamsburg neighborhood.

The remains of Michelle Montgomery, 39, were found in the basement of a building in the Borinquen Public Houses complex on Bushwick Avenue on Sunday morning, the police said.

N.F.L. Says It Will Look Into Steve Tisch’s Ties to Epstein

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Par :Ken Belson and Jenny Vrentas

3 février 2026 à 03:46

Recently released emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein sought to connect Mr. Tisch, whose family is a part-owner of the New York Giants, with multiple women.

Steve Tisch said in a statement that he’d had a “brief association” with Jeffrey Epstein that he deeply regretted.

Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Fuel Global Ambitions

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Par :Natallie Rocha

3 février 2026 à 01:21

The self-driving car company, an arm of Google’s parent company, is rapidly expanding its service beyond a handful of cities.

Waymo, Alphabet’s driverless car outfit, said it was now valued at $126 billion.

Immigration Officers in Minneapolis Will Wear Body Cameras, Noem Says

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Par :Madeleine Ngo

3 février 2026 à 01:40

The change comes as the federal government has provided accounts of fatal shootings that have sometimes conflicted with local officials and witness videos.

Federal agents and a protester in a confrontation in Minneapolis last month.

Trump Presses House G.O.P. to Back Deal to Reopen Government

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Par :Michael Gold and Catie Edmondson

3 février 2026 à 04:17

Some hard-line House Republicans have balked at the deal Senate Democrats struck with President Trump to fund the government, complicating its path to enactment.

Speaker Mike Johnson will be able to afford just one defection on any party-line vote if all members are present.

Trump Talked to Agents Investigating Election Claims

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Par :Matthew Cullen

3 février 2026 à 00:09

Also, the Supreme Court secretly made itself even more secretive. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

John Forté, Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50

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Par :Alex Williams

2 février 2026 à 22:29

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, then landed in prison. After a presidential pardon, he clawed his way back.

John Forté in 2010. His rise in the music industry was swift, but his fall came just as quickly, when he was convicted of acting as a middleman in a scheme to transport $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine.

Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI

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Par :Ryan Mac · Kate Conger · Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland

3 février 2026 à 00:08

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

SpaceX’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

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Par :Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti

3 février 2026 à 00:05

The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections.

President Trump has long been fixated on the false claim that voter fraud is rampant in the United States.

U.S. Military Tells Alaska and N.C. Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment

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Par :Eric Schmitt

3 février 2026 à 00:04

More than 1,500 active-duty troops had been on standby to deploy to Minnesota, but were quietly taken off heightened alert over the weekend.

Thousands marched in streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest the federal immigration crackdown. Over the weekend, Northern Command quietly ordered the active-duty troops on standby to stand down.

Brendan Banfield Found Guilty in Virginia Double Murder Trial

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Par :Jacey Fortin · JoAnna Daemmrich and Chris Hippensteel

3 février 2026 à 00:01

Prosecutors said Brendan Banfield carried out an elaborate scheme using a fetish website in 2023 to kill his wife and another man.

Brendan Banfield in court during his double murder trial in Fairfax, Va., last month.

‘I Didn’t Have Time to Think,’ Says Sergeant Who Threw Cooler at Man

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Par :Maria Cramer

2 février 2026 à 23:54

Erik Duran, an N.Y.P.D. sergeant, said he was trying to save lives when he struck Eric Duprey with a cooler. The sergeant took the unusual step of testifying at his own manslaughter trial.

Sgt. Erik Duran is charged in the death of Eric Duprey, a Bronx man, in 2023. He took the stand in his own defense at his bench trial.

Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

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Par :Michael C. Bender · Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder

2 février 2026 à 23:48

The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.

Harvard has faced internal pressure for months from faculty, students and alumni who view President Trump as an authoritarian and any deal as an act of capitulation.

Peter Attia, CBS News Contributor, ‘Ashamed’ After Epstein Files Made Public

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Par :Maggie Astor

2 février 2026 à 22:53

The longevity influencer said he “never witnessed illegal behavior” but would not defend his crude remarks about women and comments on Jeffrey Epstein’s “outrageous” life.

Frigid Temperatures Forecast to Continue this Week

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Par :Nazaneen Ghaffar

2 février 2026 à 20:36

Arctic air will chill much of the United States, but New York’s streak of consecutive freezing days ended on Monday.

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