Former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be reinstated “in the coming weeks,” the social media platforms’ parent company Meta said on Wednesday.  Trump’s accounts have been suspended since January 2021 when Meta initially banned the him indefinitely, after finding his posts on Jan. 6 amid the attack on …

Two former Arkansas sheriff deputies are being charged with federal civil rights offenses for allegedly using excessive force during a police arrest of a man at a gas station in Mulberry, Arkansas, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. A grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Crawford County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Deputies …

A closely watched gauge of economic activity shows the U.S. is likely to tip into recession sometime this year. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index, which consolidates several measures of the economy’s trajectory, declined in December — its tenth consecutive monthly drop. Several indicators pulled the index down, including a …

Washington — The Justice Department told House Republicans there would be strict parameters limiting its ability to fully cooperate with congressional probes into the department’s work.  In a letter Friday to the new House Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, the department cited the need to safeguard ongoing investigations. “Consistent with …

A Boston man offered to pay a total of $8,000 to someone he thought was a contract killer, but who was actually an undercover federal agent, to have his estranged wife and her new boyfriend killed, prosecutors said Wednesday. Mohammed Chowdhury, 46, was held at an initial hearing on a …

The cost of butter and margarine has skyrocketed over the last year, one of several humble kitchen staples that have surged in price amid the fiercest inflation in 40 years. As of December margarine prices were up a whopping 44% from a year ago, according to the Consumer Price Index, while butter …

On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Democratic Rep. Daniel Goldman of New YorkGOP Rep. Chris Stewart of UtahLucius Outlaw III, associate professor of law at Howard University School of LawChris Whipple, author of “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House”Director of the Hayden Center at George Mason …

Police said a call from a neighbor about a couple arguing outside of a home in Scottsdale, Arizona, led to the arrest of a man on sex trafficking charges.  The man, identified as Steven Hurry, is also being charged with sexual abuse, aggravated assault, criminal damage, and disorderly conduct along …

Authorities in New Mexico’s largest city said a suspect believed to be linked to at least one of the five shootings at or near the homes or offices of several elected officials was in custody Monday, but they declined to release his name. Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said in …

Al Roker made his emotional return to the “Today” show on Friday after being absent from the show for two months because of health issues. The beloved weatherman was hospitalized for blood clots in his lungs and leg.  His co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb welcomed him back as the …