Author: Mike Nova

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Iwo Jima to join other senior U.S. and Japanese officials in commemorating the 80th anniversary of that island’s major World War II battle.

A former Watergate prosecutor on Monday urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice Department’s request to drop charges. Attorney Nathaniel Akerman told Judge Dale E. Ho in a letter filed in the case record in Manhattan federal court that he sought to intervene because nobody was representing the public’s interest after three attorneys from the Justice Department in Washington made the request Friday. Finally, the judge might appoint an independent special prosecutor to continue the case with access to grand jury materials and other evidence, Akerman said.

A former Watergate prosecutor on Monday urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice Department’s request to drop charges. Attorney Nathaniel Akerman told Judge Dale E. Ho in a letter filed in the case record in Manhattan federal court that he sought to intervene because nobody was representing the public’s interest after three attorneys from the Justice Department in Washington made the request Friday. Finally, the judge might appoint an independent special prosecutor to continue the case with access to grand jury materials and other evidence, Akerman said.

Demonstrations were held across the country, including some in Michigan and Metro Detroit, protesting President Donald Trump during Presidents’ Day.

Though House of the Dragon’s Viserys Targaryen was a fan-favorite character, he was seen as a weak king by Westeros and made plenty of mistakes.

The mother and her 7-year-old daughter weren’t supposed to be on the bridge, but the Hart County coroner said it didn’t take long for their car to lose control in high water.

Floods in Northern Kentucky and Southwest Indiana shut down roads, leaving residents looking for a new route

The resignations came after the mayor agreed to give ICE access to New York’s Rikers Island jail and the Justice Department moved to dismiss criminal charges against him.

Many probationary employees targeted in latest Trump cuts across agencies had excellent ratings; legal challenges are expected.