The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) for the City of Chicago has released numerous videos taken by police-worn bodycams at the scene of the shooting on Wednesday of 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29, 2021. It seems there is no way to “spin”

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) sparked uproar from community figures and activists Thursday after she urged the public to remain peaceful until authorities complete an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy last month. “You can’t

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Daunte Wright should still be alive. The 20-year-old, killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, did not have to die. Officer Kim

Body camera footage of the fatal Chicago police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo was released Thursday by the city's Civilian Office of Police Accountability. The March 29 footage shows an unidentified officer chasing Toledo down a street. The officer yells,

FILE PHOTO: Katherine Tai, nominee for US Trade Representative speaks at the Senate Finance Committee hearing at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. February 25, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Katherine Tai, nominee for US

CHICAGO – Outcry is growing after disturbing footage was released Thursday of police shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo who appeared to have his hands up, casting doubt on prior accounts from police and city officials of what had happened during the incident. The

Adam Toledo holds up his hands before he was shot by police in Chicago, Ill., March 29, 2021. (Civilian Office of Police Accountability/Handout via Reuters ) The head of Chicago’s police union backed the officer involved in the shooting death of 13-year-old

SAN FRANCISCO — Police officers responding to an auto burglary in progress here last week found the suspect sitting in the back of a Ford van with a machete in hand. Over the next three hours, a growing law enforcement group that included a crisis negotiation

The bodycam footage from the killing of 13-year old Adam Toledo was released today by Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). Along with the Officer’s footage, COPA released 16 body-cam videos, 4 third-party videos, a transmission from the

SAN FRANCISCO — Police officers responding to an auto burglary in progress here last week found the suspect sitting in the back of a Ford van with a machete in hand. Over the next three hours, a growing law enforcement group that included a crisis negotiation

The Chicago community and family members of 13-year-old Adam Toledo are reeling after the release of police footage and other materials related to the March shooting of the boy, who was fatally wounded by an officer responding to a report of shots fired in

Even before the official release of the videos, a still image leaked on Twitter depicting Toledo with his hands up was being used by advocates as Exhibit A that the shooting was unjustified. Many said it was further evidence that despite all the calls for reform

The right to due process – protected under the U.S. Constitution – has transformed into a point of contention in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center after former police officer Kim Potter fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, evoking

CHICAGO – In the wake of the release of body-camera videos of the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo — which appear to show Adam's hands in the air when he was shot – many Chicagoans are calling attention to the city's changing narrative about

The Oregonian newspaper received fierce backlash Friday after it revealed the race of the victim of a police-involved shooting in Portland in an apparent effort to quell potential riots. The Portland-based paper reported that police had responded to reports

Body camera footage released by an independent city agency in Chicago on Thursday showed Police Officer Eric E. Stillman fatally shoot 13-year-old Adam Toledo following an early-morning foot chase on March 29 on the city’s West Side. The footage has set off

Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host Trevor Noah used his nightly platform Wednesday to trash U.S. law enforcement, smearing American police officers as fruit from a “rotten tree.” Now, one of Noah’s old stand-up comedy acts has resurfaced in which he defends

Minnesota Police Officer Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been charged with second degree manslaughter for the killing of Daunte Wright. What do these charges mean, and what will prosecutors be looking for? Minnesota

The Chicago police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month in the city’s West Side has been placed on administrative leave, according to reports. The officer has been identified as Eric E. Stillman, according to police informaton released

Law Professor: Police Hold 'Extraordinary' Power Over Black People In Traffic Stops Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/Pool/Getty Images Mandel Ngan/Pool/Getty Images A law professor and former federal prosecutor argues that police in Brooklyn

Reggie Edwards, the acting city manager of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, said Thursday that the protesters that have taken to the streets in the city after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright could be broken up into three categories. By far, most of those

(CNN Business) A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The podcaster and cultural critic Toure tweeted on Thursday, "We interrupt our coverage of the protests of the police murder

Radio host Dana Loesch unleashed on "Hannity" Thursday night in response to the deadly Chicago police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Loesch argued the police officers involved should not be the ones criticized for acting in self-defense, but instead

NEW YORK (AP) - The image that many Americans have of 13-year-old Adam Toledo is frozen in time: He is standing in an alley with his hands up as the gunshot that killed him is heard. This week’s release of Chicago body camera footage of the March 29 shooting

MSNBC host Joy Reid expressed skepticism Thursday that a Chicago police officer had to make a "split-second" decision in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Extremely graphic footage released by the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A suspect’s attack against two Columbus police officers left one officer with a broken jaw and the other with a concussion, authorities announced Friday. Officers Andrew Mott and Samuel Clanin were recovering from their injuries Friday,

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman was fatally shot and a 7-year-old girl injured in a shooting in north St. Louis, police said. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Thursday in the North Pointe neighborhood near the St. Louis border with the suburb of Jennings. according

The Chicago cop who shot and killed seventh-grader Adam Toledo had never fired his gun on duty before. City officials released body-camera footage Thursday showing the nearly six-year police veteran, Officer Eric Stillman, firing a single fatal bullet at the

There is more pressure than ever on Giants general manager... Community members rally after the body camera footage of police killing of Adam Toledo. Bodycam footage of Adam Toledo's fatal police shooting in Chicago last month shows a gun near the scene A

Hollywood left-wing activist Alyssa Milano is attacking U.S. law enforcement, claiming that police exist “to uphold white supremacy” despite the fact that white people account for more fatal police shootings than any other race. The former Charmed star tweeted

Businesses across Chicago boarded up windows on Thursday in anticipation of rioting and looting. The move comes as Chicago police officials released a bodycam video showing the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in March. Twitter posts from all across Chicago

The president of the Chicago police union said the cop who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy who appeared to have a gun in his hand right before he raised his hands was “100 percent justified” in opening fire. “He was 100 percent right,” Fraternal Order of Police

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Keizer man was arrested Thursday night after firing a shotgun near a group of protesters in front of the Salem Police Department station, police said. Police said Larry McFarland, 75, drove up to the sidewalk where about 20 people were

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (AP) - A Ste. Genevieve police officer was recovering from serious burns he suffered early Friday when his uniform caught fire after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at him, police said. The officer was responding to a disturbance call when

CBS News is facing heat over a video the network shared on Twitter Thursday that critics say crops out a critical part of body camera footage showing the police chase that led to 13-year-old Adam Toledo's death in Chicago last month. Extremely graphic footage

The mother of Daunte Wright's 2-year-old son said Friday that she hurts for her child, who will be raised without a father following his police-involved death. "I really don't want to do this by myself," an emotional Chyna Whitaker said during a news conference.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is calling for Chicago police to reform foot pursuit policy amid the unrest that followed a video release of an officer shooting a 13-year-old on March 29, 2021. CBS News reported Lightfoot called for the reform on Thursday, the same

Demonstrators march down the Magnificent Mile in protest of the fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo in Chicago on April 15, 2021. Body cam footage shows 13-year-old Adam Toledo on the ground after he was shot by police in Chicago on March 29, 2021. White

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed the city on Thursday after its police review board released the video of the officer-involved fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and made an appeal for calm. "Even as our understanding of this incident continues

The lawyer for the Chicago cop who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo said it was “amazing and disheartening” that “very few” people had asked how the officer was holding up. In a statement to The Daily Beast, Officer Eric Stillman’s attorney wrote, “What

Protesters and police clashed for a fifth straight night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Thursday, following Daunte Wright's death over the weekend. Roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters, with many staying well

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed near a Leavenworth pharmacy was an innocent bystander, Police Chief Pat Kitchens said. Brian Henderson Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri, died after the shooting Wednesday night near the Kare Pharmacy,

The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her son over for having air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror. How, some might ask, can air fresheners be the basis for

CHICAGO (AP) - After a police officer chased a 13-year-old boy into an alley and shot him to death, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded a new policy that would protect officers, suspects and bystanders in what she called one of the most dangerous actions

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland has released body camera footage showing an officer fatally shooting a man who had pulled a gun from his waistband after a short foot chase. The shooting occurred Thursday morning on the city’s east side. The man killed has been

Protesters in Chicago demonstrating against the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo shouted "Why’d you kill a child?" and "He was just a child!" to police after the release the body camera footage of the incident earlier Thursday. Toledo was fatally

The authorities said the gunman was believed to have killed himself. Live Updates: At Least 8 Dead in Shooting at Indianapolis FedEx Warehouse, Police Say The scene of the shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis on Thursday night. Credit... WXIN INDIANAPOLIS

Eight people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter killed himself, police said. Several other people were injured Thursday night when gunfire erupted at the facility near the Indianapolis International

Police chief: Indianapolis shaken by mass shooting Police are trying to determine a gunman's motive for killing eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. Investigators say the shooter killed himself. (April 16)

Brandon Scott Hole, a 19-year-old Indiana man, is suspected of opening fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding more. Law enforcement identified Hole as the shooter during a news conference Friday

INDIANAPOLIS — At least eight people were shot and killed at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport late Thursday, authorities said. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting Thursday, according

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day ... Indianapolis FedEx shooting leaves at least 8 dead, suspect kills self: reports At least eight people were killed at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday

INDIANAPOLIS — Police on Friday were seeking a motive and working to identify the eight victims in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility late Thursday. Police responded to the FedEx Ground facility on the city's southwest side just after 11 p.m. Thursday for

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) both called for more gun control before the facts were known in the Indianapolis, Indiana, attack at a FedEx warehouse late Thursday night. Breitbart News reported the mass shooting left

A shooting has been reported late Thursday at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- A shooting has been reported late Thursday at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Star reports police issued a news release around 11:30 p.m. saying

It feels as though the world is falling apart. 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis, say police https://t.co/0i5YXzguZV — The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 16, 2021 Many others were injured in this incident and hospitalized. One person

Indianapolis police chief describes FedEx shooting scene: 'Something no one should see' Police describe what officers saw when they arrived at FedEx shooting scene in Indianapolis.

The gunman in the FedEx shooting spree was previously known to federal and local authorities — and had been flagged up to law enforcement by a concerned family member before the deadly attack, according to a report Friday. The suspect, who committed suicide

INDIANAPOLIS — Multiple people were shot at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport late Thursday, authorities said. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting Thursday, according to department spokesperson

The shooter who slaughtered eight people at an Indiana FedEx facility killed himself as police closed in, officials said Friday. Investigators are still working on trying to identify the man who opened fire at the plant just outside Indianapolis around 11

INDIANAPOLIS — Police on Friday identified the suspected gunman who killed eight people in a mass shooting late Thursday night at a FedEx facility but were still seeking a motive and working to name the victims. Police responded to the FedEx Ground facility

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A shooting has been reported late Thursday at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Star reports police issued a news release around 11:30 p.m. saying multiple victims were located at the facility near the airport. It is unclear

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the bureau said Friday, as investigators searched the home of the 19-year-old former FedEx employee. Coroners began the slow

The man who killed eight people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility was identified as local 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole — as police revealed there are a “significant” number of Sikh community members who work at the targeted site, according to reports. Hole

Indianapolis Fedex shooting; Gunman, 8 others dead Eight people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter has killed himself, police said. Multiple other people were injured Thursday night. (April 1

The Indianapolis Colts condemned Thursday night’s shooting at a FedEx facility just 20 minutes from the team’s headquarters and called it "another senseless tragedy." The team issued a statement Friday morning after a shooter opened fired inside the FedEx

INDIANPOLIS — At least eight people were killed in a shooting late Thursday at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport, authorities said. Police responded to the FedEx Ground facility on the city's southwest side just after 11 p.m. Thursday

Indianapolis police say 8 people shot and killed at Fedex facility; multiple others have injuries

Police: Shooter was former employee of FedEx Authorities say police seized a gun last year from the suspected shooter at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, killing eight. Deputy Police Chief Craig McCartt also confirmed the gunman’s identity as Brandon Scott

A mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday night has left at least eight people dead and several others injured, police say. The shooter who opened fire at the facility near the city’s airport also died from a self-inflicted gunshot

(CNN) Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby Holiday Inn, waiting to hear from their loved ones. Some families were still trying to contact employees

A gunman shot dead eight people and injured dozens of others at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis late Thursday night before killing himself. The shooting was reported at the FedEx facility shortly after 11 p.m. and officers arrived to an active shooter incident,

(CNN) President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White House official told CNN. White House chief of staff Ron Klain has already been in communication with Indianapolis'

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A handgun-wielding man who opened fire outside the San Antonio airport died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not from police gunfire as officials initially said, according to a police statement Friday. On Thursday, Police Chief William

9 Dead, Others Injured In Shooting At FedEx Warehouse In Indianapolis Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Perlman/AP Seth Perlman/AP A man opened fire at a FedEx warehouse facility in Indianapolis late Thursday night, killing eight people and injuring

Authorities said on Friday that it was still too early to know what motivated a gunman who killed eight employees at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis and wounded several others before taking his own life. The incident - the latest in a spate of mass shootings

(CNN) The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack. A family member of the suspected shooter reached out to authorities warning about the suspect's potential for violence,

(CNN) When eight people died in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility Thursday night, the news was compounded by a string of similar incidents that preceded it. Starting on March 16, when eight people were killed at three Atlanta-area spas , the

INDIANAPOLIS — Police on Friday were seeking a motive and working to identify the gunman and eight victims in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility late Thursday. Police responded to the FedEx Ground facility on the city's southwest side just after 11 p.m. Thursday

INDIANAPOLIS — They sat packed in the Holiday Inn Express lobby, tired, tears in their eyes. Several hours after eight people were shot to death at a FedEx facility late Thursday night, family members waited to hear if their loved ones who worked there were

The authorities in Indianapolis reported a shooting at a FedEx warehouse in the city late Thursday, and local media outlets, citing the police, said there had been multiple victims. Major Joseph McAtee of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana said

China says it has expressed serious concerns to the United States and Japan over what it calls negative moves and collusion between the two countries against China BEIJING -- China said Friday it has expressed “serious concerns” to the United States and Japan

President Joe Biden is being tested with both China and Russia, Sen. Ron Johnson said Friday, and while he hopes Biden's up to the challenge, the Wisconsin Republican said he has his doubts, particularly when it comes to the connections between the president's

As we have reported, Joe Biden got batted around by both the Chinese and Vladimir Putin in separate incidents, making one wonder if Biden was going to be able to respond appropriately to the threats that both China and Russia were posing around the world. That

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Last June, the Trump-hating reporters who always wanted to underline that then-President Donald Trump was almost traitorously soft on Russia banged

Vice President Harris cited the now-backpedaled report of Russia placing bounties on the heads of U.S. soldiers during a general election debate in October with former Vice President Mike Pence. A senior Biden administration official this week said the intelligence

President Biden on Friday said he and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga affirmed their "ironclad support" of the U.S.-Japanese alliance, saying the two nations committed to take on challenges posed by China and North Korea together to "ensure a future

President Joe Biden detailed new sanctions on Russia Thursday but warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against escalating a conflict with the United States. “I was clear with President Putin that we could have gone further, but I chose not to do so. I chose

China is exploiting access to the capitalist economic system to achieve global dominance and ultimately seeks to control the world economy, two former Trump administration China experts warned a congressional commission on Thursday. Miles Yu, former State

President Joe Biden told reporters Thursday he is “prepared to take further actions” against Russia if it “continues to interfere with our democracy,” on the same day Turkish government reports claimed Biden had canceled a scheduled U.S. warship mission apparently

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) suggested President Joe Biden is attempting to “remake the demographics of America” with mass immigration policies that seek to pack as many foreign nationals into the United States as possible. In an interview with Fox Business Channel,

President Biden referred to 29-year-old Masters golf champion Hideki Matsuyama as “a Japanese boy” during a joint press conference Friday with Japan’s prime minister. During an event in the White House Rose Garden, Mr. Biden told Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga

The Washington Post is still giving former President Donald Trump “four Pinocchios” for pushing back on a partially discredited 2020 story that Russia was paying bounties to Taliban fighters to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. The story, first reported

The Biden administration is manipulating intelligence to make Russia look like a bigger concern to America than China, former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell told Newsmax TV. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sanctions on Russia

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told "The Faulkner Focus" Friday that intelligence about Russia placing bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was "selectively leaked" to the media last year to help the Biden campaign. A senior Biden administration official said

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday was grilled on President Biden’s decision to agree to a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin without setting conditions — with one reporter asking if the decision could be seen as “weakness.” The president

Former National Security Advisor under President Donald Trump, Robert O'Brien, praised President Biden Friday on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" for meeting with Japan's prime minister, saying there's "no more important alliance" amid growing tension caused

Vice President Kamala Harris met separately with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday morning during his visit to the White House complex. Harris first welcomed Suga to the United States prior to their meeting in her office in the Executive Office

BEIJING (AP) - A top Chinese diplomat said Friday that U.S. policy toward China is “too negative” and that cooperation could be critically important as the Biden administration focuses on combatting COVID-19 and promoting economic recovery. The U.S. appears

An unofficial U.S. delegation to Taiwan has further intensified tensions between the U.S. and China. Former Sen. Chris Dodd and two former U.S. deputy secretaries of state are visiting Taiwan this week at the request of President Joe Biden to celebrate the

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday hosted Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House in his first visit from a foreign leader amid tensions between the US and China. Suga, who replaced longtime Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader, a choice that reflects Biden’s emphasis on strengthening alliances to deal with a more assertive China

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said on Friday that President Biden’s ties with China are still "unknown." "China is a rising threat. Its malign activities are pretty apparent. They’ve been apparent," Johnson told "America Reports." Johnson said that former President

President Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House Friday for his first in-person summit with a world leader since taking office, as the two nations aim to discourage recent “provocations” by China. Japan, one of the strongest

Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, accused former President Trump during the 2020 campaign of having a soft spot for President Vladimir Putin following a New York Times report last year that Russia placed bounties on the heads

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:24 AM PT – Friday, April 16, 2021 Congressional Democrats introduced controversial legislation Thursday to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13. GOP lawmakers criticized the legislation, known as the Judiciary

In 2005, then-Sen. Joe Biden delivered a Senate floor speech about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s doomed 1937 plan to “pack” the Supreme Court. “In an act of great courage, Roosevelt’s own party stood up against this institutional power grab,” Biden

Sen. Tom Cotton told Breitbart News on Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court would become a “super legislature” resembling the “House of Lords” if Democrats expand the number of justices, as they have proposed. “[Court packing] turns the Supreme Court into nothing

Left-wing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently warned against leftists’ calls to pack the Court and before her death, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg also voiced opposition to it. In an address on April 6, Breyer said he aimed to “make those whose initial

Fox News host Lawrence Jones opened "Fox News Primetime" on Thursday blasting the Democrats for attempting to "highjack" the Supreme Court with new legislation to add justices to the high court. JONES: The high court highjacking is underway. A coalition of

New York Democrat Rep. Mondaire Jones said there’s "no question" Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire during President Biden’s presidency. Jones is the first to publicly call on Breyer to retire, though he joins the liberal group Demand Justice

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), who has introduced legislation to add four Supreme Court seats, predicted that there will be “a public cry for a change in the numbers of the Supreme Court so that they cannot continue their

Appearing Friday on Cheddar TV, Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) called on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from the bench at the conclusion of his term. BREAKING — “There’s no question that Justice Breyer, for whom I have great respect, should retire

Thursday on FNC’s “Hannity,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suggested opponents of court-packing should not rest easy despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s pledge not to pursue Democrat proposals to expand the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme

Prominent Democrats have held a range of opinions on court-packing coinciding with the constant fluctuations of the political landscape, with some fiercely opposing the scheme in the past despite the newfound push from the radical left to expand the Supreme

Friday, George Washington University Law School Professor Jonathan Turley questioned President Joe Biden’s leadership as Democrats have been pushing to add four additional U.S. Supreme Court justices. Turley called on Biden, who has been against court-packing

(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The bill doesn’t have the votes to pass Congress now, but will Democrats successfully pressure the Supreme Court to avoid rulings that enrage progressives? In October 2020, shortly before the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett

The mainstream media apparently has little use for the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who expressed opposition to the court-packing plan some Democratic lawmakers are now pursuing. House and Senate Democrats formally announced

BALTIMORE (AP) - Coronavirus cases are spiking in the city of Baltimore and are outpacing every county in Maryland. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the cases are also rivaling an infection level not seen since the winter peak. The reasons aren’t entirely

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The number of new COVID-19 cases is ticking up again in New Mexico as the death toll reached another milestone Friday. State health officials reported that four more people have succumbed to the virus, pushing the total to 4,001 since

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire’s statewide mask mandate has been lifted, but local ordinances requiring the use of face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus remain in place in several communities. Nashua was the first city to enact an ordinance

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State health officials say the highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first found in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has now been found in Nebraska. The first case of the variant was recently confirmed in a Lancaster County resident, the

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Gov. Asa Hutchinson continued to urge Arkansans to get vaccinated Friday, saying his goal was to have 1 million shots given by next week. “The doses are available to meet current demand, so don’t wait, and get your vaccine as soon

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona on Friday reported 845 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 more deaths, topping the state’s latest seven-day rolling averages for both pandemic metrics. The state’s totals rose to 852,570 cases and 17,153 deaths, according to

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The state health department Thursday reported 19 resident deaths related to COVID-19 following death certificate reviews, though none of the deaths were described as recent. Louisa Castrodale, an epidemiologist with the department, said

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia’s coronavirus vaccination drive is slowing down as fewer people come forward to get shots, the governor said Friday. The administration rate of vaccine supply in the state is about 85%, down from higher figures early

Maui-bound travelers looking to bypass the Aloha state’s mandatory quarantine will be required to take a second COVID-19 test, according to new guidance. Travelers headed to the Hawaiian island will get access to a free test that will be done at the airport

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 20 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the fifth consecutive day. The latest numbers brought the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation to 30,338 cases and 1,262 known

New Hampshire’s mask mandate expired Friday after the state’s governor announced in a tweet on Thursday that it would not be renewed. Gov. Chris Sununu said the decision was made as the state’s rate of virus-related hospitalizations remains stable, vaccination

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - At least two coronavirus variants are present in Iowa with one first identified in Europe now believed to be the most prevalent strain in the state, and public officials say they have confirmed a case of the more recent Brazil strain

Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new US sanctions, saying it would expel 10 US diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with the Biden administration. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Kremlin is also expected

(CNN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, part of a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden's sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday. Lavrov, speaking at a press conference

The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow and Washington did not share the same vision of creating mutually beneficial ties and that President Vladimir Putin would decide what counter sanctions to hit Washington with. The Kremlin was speaking a day after the

Russia will ask 10 US diplomats to leave the country in a "tit-for-tat response" to the Biden administration expelling 10 Russian diplomats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow. The Biden administration targeted Russia

The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out a sweeping set of sanctions on Russia over its election interference, hacking campaigns and other malign activity. A look at those sanctions: ELECTION-RELATED SANCTIONS The Treasury Department sanctioned 16

MOSCOW — The Russian government plans to expel 10 American diplomats and ban other American officials from traveling to Russia in retaliation for sanctions announced this week by the Biden administration, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. Though Sergei

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was one of the more tantalizing, yet unresolved, questions of the investigation into possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign: Why was a business associate of campaign chairman Paul Manafort given

(CNN) — On Thursday, the Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Russia for its role in actively interfering in the 2016 presidential election. You probably heard about that. But what you likely missed was that, as part of the justification for the

Sanctions imposed by the White House this week have created new concerns for supporters of Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, two U.S. Marine Corps veterans serving contentious prison sentences in Russia. Advocates for either U.S. citizen imprisoned abroad reacted

MOSCOW (AP) - Hit by a barrage of new sanctions this week from the Biden administration, the Kremlin is carefully weighing its response in a tense showdown with the United States. While the U.S. wields the power to cripple the Russian economy, Moscow lacks

Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S.

Kilimnik has long been alleged by U.S. officials to have ties to Russian intelligence. But the statement in a broader Treasury Department sanctions announcement was perhaps the most direct link the U.S. government has ever drawn between the Trump campaign’s

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, on Friday tore into President Biden for keeping refugee admissions at 15,000 for this fiscal year, the same levels set by the Trump administration -- with the Democratic congressman calling the levels "xenophobic and racist." "Completely

President Joe Biden is backtracking on his proposal earlier this year to drastically increase the number of refugees admitted in the coming months to 62,500, leaving in place a historically low limit set by former President Donald Trump as thousands of refugees

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez ripped President Biden on Friday to maintain a limit of 15,000 refugee admissions for fiscal 2021, warning in a letter that the move "threatens U.S. leadership on forced migration." The White House said Friday that Biden

(CNN) President Joe Biden will sign a declaration on Friday to speed refugee admissions to the US but not raise the refugee cap, as he has committed to doing -- a significant reversal from his administration's proposal earlier this year to lift the cap to 62,500. Instead,

President Joe Biden’s team told selected reporters Friday they would not try to rush more refugees into American communities in 2021. The planned 2021 inflow of 15,000 refugees was set in 2020 by President Donald Trump. Biden’s plan had promised to spike the

President Joe Biden will make a final decision next month on how many refugees to admit into the country this year, the White House said late Friday, after hours of criticism from fellow Democrats and refugee resettlement groups who were furious with his decision

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Friday slammed President Joe Biden over his administration’s decision to maintain a limit on refugee admissions at a level instituted by the Trump administration. NBC News reports: Biden will not increase the number

KOLA SULAIMON via Getty Images A Nigerian man who was among those repatriated from Saudi Arabia arrives at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, on Jan. 28. President Joe Biden announced Friday that the number of refugees accepted into

President Biden is keeping refugee admissions at 15,000 this fiscal year -- the level set at the end of the Trump administration -- despite earlier proposals to dramatically increase it to over 60,000. A senior administration official said Friday that Biden

Democratic lawmakers and humanitarian groups expressed disappointment and frustration with President Joe Biden after his administration announced on Friday that it will keep the low cap on refugee admissions set by former President Donald Trump. Biden pledged

LONDON (AP) - British soldiers, sailors and air force personnel were making final preparations Friday for Prince Philip‘s funeral, a martial but personal service that will mark the passing of a royal patriarch who was also one of the dwindling number of veterans

A British TV host was blasted for “race baiting” after he questioned whether it was a “problem” that all 30 guests at Prince Philip’s funeral are going to be white. Channel 5 TV host Jeremy Vine made the controversial comment Thursday as he interviewed BBC

Prince Philip’s funeral service on Saturday morning will be a small and intimate affair for the royal family to pay their last respects — but the event will also be broadcast live around the world. Here is what you need to know about what time and how to watch

Queen Elizabeth II has released her first public solo statement since the death of her husband, Prince Philip, on Friday, April 9. Her Majesty sent a statement of support to the people of the Commonwealth country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines after they

The Royal Family has revealed the vehicle the Duke of Edinburgh designed to take him on his final journey: a customised Land Rover hearse in military green. Ever considered the practical Prince, the Duke of Edinburgh chose a modified Land Rover, an iconic

Buckingham Palace said the prince’s hearse was built at the Land Rover factory in Solihull in 2003, when Philip turned 82, and modified over the years with an open-top rear section to hold his coffin, with final changes being made up until 2019, the year he

New York (CNN) Johnson & Johnson sought help from its three rival Covid-19 vaccine makers to look into reports of blood clots, but Pfizer and Moderna both declined, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. Only

A Mississippi man who experienced a blood clot after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has been left paralyzed on one side of his body and unable to talk, his family said. Brad Malagarie, 43, of St. Martin, suffered a stroke soon after stepping

(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that they were recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The agencies cited the cases of six women between the ages of

(CNN) The Department of Defense Covid-19 task force plans to re-allocate doses of the Moderna vaccine to overseas US military bases to make up for Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses that were supposed to be shipped to foreign bases but have since been paused. The

What The Johnson & Johnson Pause May Mean For Vaccine Equity Which communities could suffer most from the Johnson & Johnson vaccination pause? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Dr. Paul Adamson, an infectious diseases fellow at David Geffen School of Medicine at

After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has already seen several deadly cases. Police in Indianapolis say eight people were shot and killed in a shooting late Thursday at a FedEx facility. The shooter

President Joe Biden defended his record on gun control despite spending his energy on infrastructure spending, angrily condemning gun owners for owning weapons with the capacity of holding 20 rounds “Who in God’s name, needs a weapon that can hold 100 rounds,

President Biden on Friday said he is ordering American flags at the White House, public grounds and military and diplomatic buildings to be flown at half-staff after a gunman killed eight people Thursday at a FedEx facility in Indiana. Mr. Biden condemned

HAVANA (AP) - For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel - first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government. But for the past decade, it’s Raul who has been the face of communist Cuba, its

Raul Castro says will resign as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending era of formal leadership by C

Castro didn’t say who he would endorse as his successor as first secretary-general of the Communist Party, but he previously has indicated that he favors yielding control to Miguel Diaz-Canel, who succeeded him as president in 2018.

A member of the Oath Keepers militia who was charged in connection with the riot at the Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday and agreed to cooperate with the government — potentially against other members of the far-right group. The guilty plea by the Oath Keeper,

Capitol riot: Prosecutors get first guilty plea 100 days after attack Published 13 minutes ago image copyright Getty Images image caption Jon Schaffer, pictured wearing a blue jacket, was seen in news photos taken during the riot Exactly 100 days since the

Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, told interviewer Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday that there is no contradiction between her radical left-wing politics and owning four homes because she is providing for her extended family. In the interview,