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Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty Wednesday of transportation to engage in prostitution in his federal trial in New York, but the music mogul was acquitted of the more severe charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.Combs was convicted of two counts of the prostitution-related charge. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Prosecutors said they’d be seeking a lengthy prison sentence for Combs on the two convictions. When the verdict was announced, Combs turned around, kneeled down on the ground, put his hands on his chair and prayed. He and his family erupted in loud…

Andrew Cuomo’s allies spent a fortune shouting that Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Result? A Mamdani landslide in the Democratic primary. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025.(Noam Galai / Getty Images) Fifty-six percent of New Yorkers supported a democratic socialist for the Democratic Party’s nomination to lead the nation’s largest city, according to New York City’s ranked choice voting tabulation. The results, which were released Tuesday, gave Zohran Mamdani a resounding 56-44 victory over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, confirming that Mamdani’s campaign had upended not only the calculus…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has selected a new headquarters building in Washington, D.C., after nearly two decades of failed attempts to find a permanent new space, the Bureau announced on Tuesday.The FBI has been headquartered in downtown D.C. at the J. Edgar Hoover building since 1975 but structural problems have plagued the building for the last 20 years, leading to redevelopment and relocation projects that until Thursday had not successfully been resolved.”This is a historic moment for the FBI,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement, adding he is “ushering FBI Headquarters into a new era and providing…

Small businesses facing higher import costs because of steeper U.S. tariffs are having to find different ways of handling the added expense.Facing hefty tariffs on parts shipped from China, one small business owner took the hit by redeeming over 1.8 million reward points on his American Express card. Robert Keeley, owner of Keeley Electronics, a roughly 33-person guitar pedal company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, told CBS MoneyWatch he used the points, rather than cash, to cover the tariffs. That unusual approach, first reported by Bloomberg, highlights the challenges many smaller enterprises are facing in coping with higher import duties. Keeley’s operation makes…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks after Senate passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Millions are estimated to lose health care if the bill becomes law. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, threatening the physical and financial health of tens of millions…

As billionaire Elon Musk feuds with President Trump over his signature tax and domestic policy legislation, Musk has reupped his calls to launch a new political party — a daunting task even for the wealthiest person on Earth.Musk first floated launching a third party, dubbed the “America Party,” earlier this month, part of a nasty back-and-forth between the president and the Tesla CEO that marked the likely end of their political alliance. Musk raised the idea again this week as lawmakers raced to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to Mr. Trump’s desk — and this time, Musk put…

Donald Trump killed the anti-war right—but offers a chance to revive the anti-war left. Ad Policy Anti-war protesters rally in Los Angeles on June 22 after the Trump administration bombed Iran with the largest B-2 bomber strike in US history.(David McNew / Getty Images) On Friday night, Senator Bernie Sanders took his populist message of fighting oligarchy to Tulsa, Oklahoma, drawing a crowd of nearly 6,000. During his speech a woman from the audience yelled out, “We just bombed Iran!” Gasps of horror could be heard as both the senator and the audience tried to process the news, many in…

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The Trump administration cannot cut off legal status and work permits for hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants this fall, a federal judge ruled late Tuesday.The ruling by Brooklyn-based U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan, who was nominated by former President George W. Bush in 2006, prevents Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from following through on a plan to revoke temporary protected status, or TPS, of Haitians living in the U.S. under the program on Sept. 3, a few months before their status was set to expire under a Biden-era deadline.Nearly 350,000 people from Haiti are currently enrolled in the TPS…

Politics / StudentNation / June 24, 2025 Split by the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan, the sisters hoped to reunite in the US. But new travel limits could jeopardize their plans. Ad Policy Afghan female students arrive for their lessons at a madrassa, or an Islamic school, on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on April 8, 2025.(Atif Aryan / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is…