Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Friday she likely won’t be able to attend President Biden’s first address to Congress next week because of COVID safety restrictions in place in the House chamber. Ocasio-Cortez, during a virtual town hall meeting, said House

President Biden on Saturday formally recognized as a genocide the killing of more than 1 million Armenians starting in 1915, a label long used by historians but resisted by U.S. presidents to avoid angering Turkey, an important ally. The decision is a victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally recognized that the systematic killings and deportations of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century were “genocide” — using a term for the atrocities that his White

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally recognized that the systematic killings and deportations of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century were “genocide” — using a term for the atrocities that his White

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 10:25 AM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Joe Biden’s first address to Congress will feature limited seating. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced there will be a restricted number of in-person attendees at Biden’s

President Joe Biden became the first US president to formally refer to atrocities committed against Armenians as a “genocide” on Saturday, 106 years after the 1915 start of an eight-year-long campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Ottoman Empire that

President Biden on Saturday became the first U.S. president to formally recognize the systematic deportation and massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide -- something the successive White Houses have avoided out of concern for damaging relations

(CNN) President Joe Biden's first 100 days are coming to a close. This benchmark was set by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had a wildly productive start to his presidency in 1933, and it has been used to judge new Presidents ever since. Julian Zelizer Although

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Friday that she will likely miss President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress later this month due to “very strict COVID protocols” that have been put in place. Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks came during a virtual town

Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden on Saturday declared the mass slaughter of Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks more than

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - More than 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses are headed Texas’ way for next week, state health officials said Friday. The Texas Department of State Health Services said that 708,460 first doses of the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

A CDC advisory committee voted to recommend resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine , which has been linked to 15 cases of a very rare blood clotting condition, all in women. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Leana Wen weigh in on the recomm

The Biden administration has ended the pause and will allow Johnson & Johnson to resume Chinese coronavirus vaccinations. After recommendations from an “expert panel,” advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the benefits of the

Doctors now know what to look for in patients receiving the vaccine. A nearly two-week pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has ended and shots will begin again soon. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director,

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 12:50 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Americans are growing more skeptical of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a woman died in Oregon weeks after her appointment. The CDC recently notified the Oregon Health Authority about their investigation

(CNN) As the pace of daily vaccinations slides in the US, the Biden administration is directing fresh urgency to one of the biggest political challenges it faces in stopping the spread of the coronavirus: tackling vaccine hesitancy , particularly among conservative

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Coronavirus vaccine providers in Texas should resume using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Texas health commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt said Saturday. “The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is an important tool in our fight against COVID-19,

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada’s COVID-19 immunization program is telling health care providers to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine now that the federal government has lifted an 11-day pause following a safety review of “rare but serious reactions.” The

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Additional first doses of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccine will not be sent to 17 Arkansas counties next week, only second doses, according to the health officials. Vaccine orders were based on requests from those who provide

NEW YORK (AP) - Use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is starting up again in New York after federal authorities announced they were lifting a pause on the shots. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that government-run sites had started offering the vaccine

A massive surge of COVID-19 infections in India has so overwhelmed the country’s cremation facilities, last rites have to be performed en masse. Multiple fire pits burn at once in this facility outside of Mumbai, where relatives and workers in protective gear

Fatalities have been overlooked or downplayed, understating the human toll of the country’s outbreak, which accounts for nearly half of all new cases in a global surge. NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus second wave is rapidly sliding into a devastating crisis,

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) - The number of coronavirus cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska is the lowest it has been since September. In the last 14 days, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has announced 47 cases of the coronavirus, KYUK-AM reported

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities scrambled Saturday to get oxygen tanks to hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating amid the world’s worst coronavirus surge, as the government came under increasing criticism for what doctors said was its

New Delhi police began providing armed escorts for oxygen tankers this week as they deliver precious supplies of the gas to hospitals across the Indian capital amid a dire oxygen shortage caused by a surging number of new Chinese coronavirus cases in the city. The

Photos: The coronavirus pandemic Relatives of a patient who died from a coronavirus infection perform his last rites amid other burning pyres of Covid-19 related deaths at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, on April 17. Several major cities are reporting far

Texas and Florida are continuing to report fewer new cases of the Chinese coronavirus per capita than blue states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Texas and Florida, two red states

A horrific surge in coronavirus cases in India continued on Saturday, with new cases re-breaking a single-day world record as the country’s health care system struggled to keep up. But even as hospitals and crematories become overwhelmed and the country faces

BERLIN (AP) - BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Germans to accept nationwide pandemic restrictions that came into force at midnight, resulting in a 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfews, further limits on personal contacts and access to non-essential stores in regions

Live Covid-19 News: New Daily Cases Ebb in Some Upper Midwest States In Covid-stricken India, yet another hospital loses virus patients because of limited oxygen supplies. A major Australian city locks down over a single infection. As Illinois and other Upper

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 1:55 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Republicans in California are pushing back against Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D-Calif.) attempts to ban fracking. On Friday, State Senator Shannon Grove (R) issued a statement, which accused Newsom

Former Olympian and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner became one of the highest-profile people to enter California’s expected recall election when she announced Friday that she is launching a bid to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Jenner’s candidacy is

California will no longer be issuing hydraulic fracturing permits beginning in 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. The step is part of the state’s goal to reach carbon neutrality in 2045. Newsom called on state regulators to phase out all oil production

I'm Winston Gieseke, philanthropy and special sections editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, hoping you had a great week. Before we start the weekend, let's take a look at some of today's top headlines from here in the Golden State. Have a friend who

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday California will “end oil extraction as part of a nation-leading effort to achieve carbon neutrality.” As a result, the statement said, the “Action will halt issuance of fracking permits by 2024.” The Governor also requested

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here What Matters went to CNN's Maeve Reston, who has been closely following the effort to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom , to get the latest on

California Governor Gavin Newsom attends a news conference to launch a coronavirus vaccination supersite in San Diego, Calif., February 8, 2021. (Sandy Huffaker/Pool via Reuters) California governor Gavin Newsom has directed state regulators to cease issuing

California Governor Moves To Ban Fracking By 2024 Enlarge this image toggle caption Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty California Gov. Gavin Newsom

“Real Time” host Bill Maher had some fun Friday night at the expense of Caitlyn Jenner, who announced earlier in the day that she is running for governor in California amid the recall effort aimed at Democrat Gavin Newsom. “I know that you think of her as

Caitlyn Jenner, California’s newly declared Republican candidate for governor, told “The View” co-host Joy Behar not to worry about having repeatedly misgendered her during the ABC talk show Friday. “Don’t sweat it,” Ms. Jenner said to Ms. Behar on Twitter

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne fretted over a loaded gun found inside his car after he was arrested by police outside Cleveland early Friday, newly released police footage shows, according to reports. Layne, 23, was arrested shortly after 1 a.m.

(CNN) Chicago police on Saturday announced the filing of than a dozen criminal charges, including first-degree murder, against an 18-year-old in connection with the shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a McDonald's drive-thru last weekend. Chicago

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Police in Billings shot and killed a man during a standoff at a home late Friday night. Billings Police Chief Rich St. John told television station KULR that the man was shot when he charged officers after they approached him where he

(CNN) A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended by his police department. Bodycam footage of the incident, provided by an attorney for the man who was

RAMBOUILLET, France — Anti-terrorism investigators questioned three people who were detained after a police official was fatally stabbed Friday at a police station outside Paris, seeking Saturday to establish a motive, if the attacker had ties to an extremist

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Police in South St. Paul are trying to corral a wild goat before a driver hits it. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Saturday that police believe the goat likely escaped from a livestock market. It’s been seen roaming a hillside

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee police officer fatally shot a man who charged at the officer with knives during a traffic stop early Saturday, authorities said. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Officer Christopher Royer has been placed on administrative

A New York City man who was released without bail despite being charged with attempted murder dragged a police officer with a car Friday before going on an hours-long crime spree, authorities said. Takim Newson was driving a vehicle in Brooklyn when he was

RAMBOUILLET, France (AP) - Anti-terrorism investigators questioned three people who were detained after a police official was fatally stabbed Friday at a police station outside Paris, seeking Saturday to establish a motive, if the attacker had ties to an extremist

North Carolina police made an arrest in the murder of a 7-year-old during a possible road rage incident. Hickory police arrested Douglas Mason Wilson, 23, on Thursday night at 7:53 p.m., and charged him with first-degree murder, according to a department press

A missing Indonesian submarine that vanished off the coast of Bali and is believed to have run out of oxygen for its 53 crew members -- however the search remains active. The KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared Wednesday after diving during a training exercise. Authorities

Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto during an early-morning press conference said the presence of an oil slick near the site of the submarine’s final dive was further proof the 44-year-old vessel had sunk. Over the last two days, searchers also found parts of a torpedo

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 10:51 AM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 The Indonesian Navy officially declared a missing submarine most likely sunk after rescuers found several pieces of debris believed to be from the vessel. In a press conference Saturday, Indonesian

Debris from an Indonesian Navy submarine that disappeared this past week with 53 people aboard has been found deep in the Bali Sea, confirming fears that the vessel sank and cracked, the navy’s chief of staff said on Saturday. The submarine, the KRI Nanggala-402,

BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia’s navy on Saturday said items were found from a missing submarine, indicating the vessel with 53 crew members had sank and there was no hope of finding survivors. Navy Chief Yudo Margono said rescuers found several items

There were 53 sailors on board the vessel when it sank. Hong Kong -- The missing Indonesia submarine with 53 sailors on board has been officially declared "sunk" by the country’s military chief hours after the remaining oxygen supply was believed to have run

Debris found from a missing Indonesian submarine was found Saturday after a three-day search and suggests the vessel has sunk, CNN reported. The disappearance of KRI Nanggala-402 off the coast of Bali Wednesday morning, prompted a frantic effort by Indonesia

BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, killing 53 crew members aboard, after finding items from the vessel over the past two days. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the presence

BANYUWANGI, Indonesia — Indonesia’s navy says items have been found from a missing submarine, indicating the vessel with 53 crew members has sunk. Navy Chief Yudo Margono said Saturday that rescuers found several items including parts of a torpedo straightener,

Indonesian Navy Says Missing Submarine Sunk, Crew Of 53 Dead Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuda Marutha/AFP via Getty Images Yuda Marutha/AFP via Getty Images The search to rescue a missing Indonesian submarine is now a recovery mission after the navy

“What I will say is that if evidence shows that any of my deputies violate the law or policies, they will be held accountable,” Sheriff Wooten said earlier this week. On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, said the body-camera footage should be released. “Initial

Seven North Carolina sheriff’s deputies have been placed on administrative leave following the fatal police shooting of a Black man on Wednesday, according to reports. Sheriff Tommy Wooten claimed the deputies were executing a search warrant and an arrest

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Seven North Carolina deputies have been placed on leave in the aftermath of a Black man being shot and killed by members of their department serving drug-related search and arrest warrants, authorities said Friday. The disclosure

A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies shot and killed a Black man while serving warrants said Saturday that he will ask a court to release body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise an investigation into how the shooting happened. The

Elizabeth City, North Carolina (CNN) The family of Andrew Brown Jr. said they met with the sheriff of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Friday but were not shown the body camera footage of his death that many in the community have demanded. Brown, who was

Three North Carolina sheriff’s deputies have resigned and seven are on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of a black man during the serving of a warrant on Wednesday. The shakeup at the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s office comes in the wake of

7 N.C. Sheriff's Deputies On Leave After Fatal Shooting of Black Man Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen G. Breed/AP Allen G. Breed/AP Seven sheriff's deputies have been placed on administrative leave after Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man, was fatally shot

Rioters pulled barricades and overturned trash cans in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday night, prompting authorities to declare an unlawful assembly, according to a report. About 100 people had gathered to protest recent police shootings of Black people,

Two days after Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina, local law enforcement officials continue to promise transparency in their investigation. But the process to make public the most critical piece of evidence — body camera footage

Brown was killed while deputies served a warrant for his arrest. Seven sheriff's deputies are on paid administrative leave after a deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant in North Carolina earlier this week, officials said. Pasquotank

The two are expected to discuss "root causes of migration." Vice President Kamala Harris will meet virtually with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on May 7, when the two will discuss migration. "This meeting will deepen the partnership between

Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t been to the border to address a crisis she was tasked to help fix — but a children’s book she wrote is waiting there for young migrants who are being welcomed into the country. Unaccompanied migrant kids brought from the

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday was greeted by protesters in New Hampshire who urged her to visit the US-Mexico border in her role as the Biden's adminstration's migration czar. A handful of protesters brandished signs near Plymouth, NH, including one

Migrant minors will reportedly receive Vice President Kamala Harris’s children’s book in welcome kits at a new shelter in Long Beach, California. “’Whenever there’s trouble, superheroes show up just in time,’ Harris tells kids in the book, shown sitting on

It has now been 30 days since President Joe Biden announced on March 24 that he would be tasking Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the charge in discovering the root causes of the migrant crisis, to both curb the current flow of the migrants and implement

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico announced Saturday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will hold talks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on May 7 to discuss migration amid an increase in underage migrants at the U.S. southern border. Mo’s top diplomat

Kamala Harris traveled to “hostile territory” in New Hampshire on Friday to shill for the “Biden-Harris,” so-called “infrastructure” plan, where she was promptly greeted by conservative protesters. Their principal target was not the “infrastructure” plan, but

Vice President Kamala Harris continued her habit of keeping the press at arm's length on Friday during her trip to New Hampshire. Pool reporter David Martosko took to Twitter and revealed that the vice president did not take any questions from the press. KAMALA

Vice President Kamala Harris made a trip to New Hampshire Friday where she was greeted by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and a newspaper ad criticizing her unwillingness to travel to the southern border. The ad, which has been purchased by the Independent Leadership

Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t been to the border to address a crisis she was tasked to help fix — but a children’s book she wrote is waiting there for young migrants who are being welcomed into the country. Unaccompanied migrant kids brought from the

In an exclusive interview with “Hannity,” former President Donald J. Trump said that social media and Big Tech firms like Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Google should face the scrutiny of antitrust investigatory bodies, given their monopolistic actions toward

56 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will fly home for the weekend on Saturday. President Biden’s Itinerary for 4/24/21: All Times EDT No public events White House Briefing Schedule None Keep an Eye on the President

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 10:10 AM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Ahead of the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision on whether to reinstate the 45th President’s account, he weighed in on whether he even needs it. In an interview that aired Friday, President Trump

Near the end of his presidency, Donald Trump was kicked off of social media platform Twitter for alleged violations of its terms of service. More than three months have passed since, and during an interview that aired on Friday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Hannity,”

In an exclusive interview with "Hannity," former President Donald J. Trump said that social media and Big Tech firms like Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Google should face the scrutiny of antitrust investigatory bodies, given their monopolistic actions toward

Former President Donald Trump, permanently banned from Twitter, slammed the social media service in an interview that aired Friday and claimed to prefer issuing press releases to posting on the platform. “I’m really getting the big word out because we’re doing

Former President Donald Trump says "the South Koreans are laughing all the way to the bank." Former President Donald Trump claims "the Biden Administration is not even going to ask for the additional billions South Korea agreed to pay us." Then-Donald Trump

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 3:20 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Former President Trump took aim at South Korea’s leader for failing to negotiate nuclear de-escalation with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. On Friday, Trump called President Moon Jae-in “weak,” after

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 6:25 PM PT – Friday, April 23, 2021 Former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Joe Biden makes Donald Trump look like the most bipartisan president in generations. In an interview on Friday, Chaffetz went off on Biden’s performance in the

The mood around Barclays Center in Brooklyn was electric on Saturday afternoon in the moments before a memorial service began for DMX, who died on April 9 at age 50. More than 1,000 people, largely members of the Ruff Ryders motorcycle club, formed a procession

Rapper DMX will be mourned at a memorial with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York. The memorial will be held for him at the arena in Brooklyn on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. The event will be closed to the public and restricted to only close

(CNN) DMX, the acclaimed New York rapper and actor, will be laid to rest this weekend. The artist, born Earl Simmons, died at the age 50 on April 9 after suffering a heart attack in his New York home. He burst onto the rap scene in the late 1990s with songs

NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper DMX will be mourned at a memorial with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York. The memorial will be held for him at the arena in Brooklyn on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST. The event will be closed to the public and restricted

Crowds of motorcyclists on Saturday honored the late DMX ahead of a memorial service in Brooklyn honoring his life. Twitter users posted videos showing crowds of bikers filling the streets, where a black monster truck carrying a red casket and painted with

Stunning aerial footage shows DMX fans on foot and wheel swarming the blocks around Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Saturday ahead of the star-studded afternoon memorial for the homegrown hip hop legend. Hundreds of motorcyclists are barely able to move as they

About 2,000 people — celebrities, family members and close friends — will gather inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday to honor DMX, who died in White Plains, N.Y., on April 9 at 50, days after suffering a heart attack. The memorial for the rapper,

About 2,000 people — celebrities, family members and close friends — will gather inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday to honor DMX, who died in White Plains, N.Y., on April 9 at 50, days after suffering a heart attack. The memorial for the rapper,

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, the third high-flying taxi ride in less than a year for Elon Musk’s company. The Dragon capsule docked autonomously with

Tight Quarters Aboard The Space Station As SpaceX Capsule Docks With 4 New Arrivals Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA via AP NASA via AP SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday

Four astronauts have successfully reached the International Space Station after launching into the final frontier early Friday morning. “Soft capture confirmed! Crew Dragon Endeavour arrived at the @Space_Station for the second time in its history,” NASA said

Austin, Texas (CNN Business) A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four astronauts from three countries — docked with the International Space Station early Saturday morning ET, beginning the crew's six-month stay in space. This mission, dubbed Crew-2,

The International Space Station's population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX's third crew capsule in less than a year. It's the biggest crowd up there in more than a decade. All of the astronauts — representing the U.S., Russia,

“Endeavour arriving.” With those words, the four members of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour began floating one by one into the International Space Station on Saturday morning, about 24 hours after their capsule lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday morning around 5 a.m. ET, a day after the rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The spacecraft was carrying four astronauts who will begin a six-month mission. The

Biden Tries To Show — Not Just Tell — The World It Can Trust The U.S. Again Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP For all of the statecraft that went into it, President Biden's virtual climate summit this week ultimately boiled down

WASHINGTON (AP) - What did the world learn at Joe Biden’s global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate? For two days, Biden and his team of climate experts pressed his case that tackling global warming not only can avert an existential

(CNN) John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, predicted during a CNN Climate Town Hall aired Friday that the Biden administration's efforts to combat climate change while creating jobs will garner Republican support. "We have to kind of achieve

(CNN) It's been a big week for climate. US President Joe Biden's new emission cutting target has sparked a game of climate one-upmanship among leaders of the world's most polluting countries. The United Kingdom , Japan and Canada all came up with new ambitious

Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. His most recent book is "The Ages of Globalization" (Columbia University

In April 2018, as Mr. Cuomo was vying for re-election, a Siena College poll found that just 62 percent of registered Democrats in New York had a favorable view of the governor, while 32 percent had an unfavorable view of him. Only 57 percent of Democrats said

Mason Dixon Polling and Strategy released a poll indicating 72 percent of independents oppose packing the Supreme Court. The poll asked, “Do you feel President Joe Biden should or should not back a plan proposed by Congressional Democrats to increase the number

Mayor Bill de Blasio is finally announcing a few anti-crime initiatives, but nothing that has any chance of getting the crisis under control. The number of shootings in the city skyrocketed last year — doubling 2019’s figure. And so for this year, as The Post’s

As we reported earlier, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave a little lesson at the steps of the Supreme Court about how Democrats were endangering the Supreme Court with their push to politicize and pack the court. After Hugo Chavez took over Venezuela, he packed their

A majority of Americans, including a majority of black Americans, believe politics at least “somewhat” influenced the outcome of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial, although a majority also agree with the verdict, a Rasmussen Reports survey

Louisiana Special Election: Democratic State Senators Face Off For U.S. House Seat Enlarge this image toggle caption Melinda Deslatte/AP Melinda Deslatte/AP Two Louisiana state senators will go head-to-head in a runoff election Saturday that will determine

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana voters will decide Saturday which Democratic state senator from New Orleans gets promoted to Congress, ending an acrimonious clash between two legislative colleagues who have both sought the U.S. House seat in previous elections. Troy

WASHINGTON — A pair of state senators from New Orleans are competing Saturday in a special House election that could offer some early insights about the Democratic Party under President Biden. Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter, both veteran Democrats,

It’s a very safe bet that Democrats will win Saturday’s special runoff election in Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. That’s because the two candidates in the runoff contest in the heavily blue district that stretches from New Orleans to Baton Rouge

(CNN) Louisiana voters are set to weigh in on the direction of the Democratic Party, choosing between a more moderate candidate who is aligned with President Joe Biden's White House and a more progressive contender who could make history as the first Black

A 61-year-old Asian man was pushed to the ground and kicked in the head multiple times Friday night in New York City, leaving him in critical condition, according to the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force. The attack, which happened at 3rd Ave & E. 125 St. in Harlem,

(CNN) An assault that left a 61-year-old Asian man in critical but stable condition Friday night is being investigated by New York police as a possible hate crime. The man was approached from behind on an East Harlem corner about 8:20 p.m., struck in the back

We’re told by the left that the new “in” form of “racism” is against Asian Americans. I don’t know if that’s true or not but I do know “news” outlets like CNN — “The Most Trusted Name in News” or MSNBC — think “Joy Reid” — don’t want you to know “the rest of

The Asian man was struck to the ground and kicked in the head, police said. A 61-year-old Asian man was left in critical condition after he was brutally thrown to the ground and kicked in the head in New York City in a harrowing attack captured on surveillance

An Asian man is fighting for his life early Saturday after being stomped in the head in East Harlem as he pushed a shopping cart full of recyclables, police sources told The Post. The shocking attack by a suspect who remained at large comes amid a rash of

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, making Alabama the latest conservative state to ban transgender girls from playing on female sports teams. Ivey’s

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, making Alabama the latest conservative state to ban transgender girls from playing on female sports teams. Ivey’s

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, making Alabama the latest conservative state to ban transgender girls from playing on female sports teams. Ivey’s

(CNN) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed a bill into law on Friday requiring all Alabama athletes in K-12 public school to compete in sports based on the gender they were assigned at birth -- joining a growing trend among Republican-controlled legislatures

Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, making Alabama the latest conservative state to ban transgender girls from playing on female sports teams. Ivey’s office announced in

(CNN) The threat of severe storms is forecast for the Southeast on Saturday, bringing the potential for large hail, damaging winds, and even a few tornadoes. Severe storms struck the central and southern US on Friday spawning at least one confirmed tornado

Tornados in north Texas on Friday kept excited storm chasers busy. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings across north-central Texas and southwestern Oklahoma on Friday that were expected to last between 4 and 8 p.m. CT. NORTH TEXAS UNDER

Strong tornadoes will be possible in southern Alabama and southern Georgia. There were over 50 reports of severe weather on Friday from Texas to Mississippi, with at least five reported tornadoes touching down in parts of northern Texas. That same storm system

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 5:21 PM PT – Friday, April 23, 2021 Severe weather tracking towards the Southeast could lead to tornadoes. The National Weather Service reported on Friday that a low pressure system is forecast to bring thunderstorms to the South Central

Forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms and possible tornados across parts of North and East Texas Friday as well as southwestern Oklahoma. Affected counties included Archer, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, King Knox, Stonewall,

After 40 days isolated in a dark cave in France, 15 researchers and volunteers finally saw a light at the end of the tunnel. Emerging Saturday to cheers from onlookers, the team had bright smiles and special glasses to keep their eyes safe after being in the

In this photo provided by the Human Adaptation Institute on Saturday, April 24, 2021, members of the French team taking part in the "Deep Time" study explore the Lombrives Cave in Ussat les Bains, France. After 40 days in voluntary isolation, 15 people participating

LOMBRIVES CAVE, France (AP) - Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out. After 40 days in voluntary isolation in a dark, damp and vast cave, eight men

French team leaves cave after 40 day isolation study Fifteen people who spent 40 days in voluntary isolation in a dark, damp and vast cave in France emerged on Saturday to applause from the media. (April 24)

After 40 days in voluntary isolation, 15 people participating in a scientific experiment have emerged from a vast cave in southwestern France LOMBRIVES CAVE, France -- Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy shot and severely injured an unarmed black man after mistaking his cell phone for a gun, recently released bodycam video reveals. At the time of the early morning Wednesday shooting, Isaiah Brown, 32, was speaking to a 911 dispatcher

(CNN) An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia sheriff's deputy while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, according to authorities and 911 audio released Friday. Isaiah Brown, 32, was taken to a local hospital after the shooting early Wednesday with serious but

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (AP) - Body camera footage and 911 audio released late Friday appeared to show that a Virginia deputy mistook a cordless house phone held by a Black man for a gun before the deputy shot him repeatedly. Family members said Isaiah Brown,

Deputy appears to mistake phone for gun in shooting Body camera footage and 911 audio released late Friday appeared to show that a Virginia deputy mistook a cordless house phone held by a Black man for a gun before the deputy shot him repeatedly. (April 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the powerful Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior. “I know apologizing is not, by any means, enough,” Rudin, whose credits include “To Kill

Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior NEW YORK -- Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the powerful Broadway League as he faces allegations

NEW YORK (AP) - Film and theater producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the powerful Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior. “I know apologizing is not, by any means, enough,” Rudin, whose credits include “To Kill

Famed producer Scott Rudin said he plans to resign from the Broadway League as allegations that he bullied and manipulated staffers over the years continue to pile against him. Rudin, 62, has been accused of abusing his employees by multiple people claiming

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed legislation Friday to protect the Second Amendment from new federal laws and regulations. The legislation was put forward by State Rep. Jedediah Hinkle (R). The Associated Press reports that the new law “prohibits state

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law Friday that's intended to protect gun owners in the state from any new federal regulations or bans on firearms. "Today, I proudly signed Rep. [Jedediah] Hinkle's law prohibiting federal overreach into our

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 3:30 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) vowed to protect residents’ Second Amendment rights from federal overreach. On Friday, Gianforte signed a new bill into law, prohibiting the ban of firearms, magazines

Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed a bill that prohibits state and local law enforcement in Montana from enforcing federal bans on firearms, ammunition and magazines. Supporters of the law have said it would protect the Second Amendment from stiffer gun

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw offered a promising update Friday on an emergency eye surgery in his one good eye, saying it “went very well,” but that he’ll remain effectively blind as he recovers over he next month. The Houston Republican and former NAVY Seal lost

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) reported his eye surgery went well after a follow-up visit with his surgeon. “Last week, I had my follow-up visit with my surgeon, which went very well,” he tweeted in a statement. “To our relief, my retina was still in place during

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Texas Republican, remains effectively blind after undergoing emergency surgery on his remaining eye this month but is confident his vision will return, the congressman said Friday. “I can lift my head up again and no longer have to position

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 9:45 AM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said he is hopeful and confident he will regain vision in his remaining eye. Crenshaw took to Twitter Friday to post an update on his surgery. He said in a recent

Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, but he did not explicitly respond to demands to halt the killing of civilian protesters. "It's beyond our expectation,"

(CNN) Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military takeover that sparked turmoil in Myanmar, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders seeking to forge a path to end violence in the country. The gathering of leaders of the Association

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders are to meet Myanmar’s top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that has left hundreds of protesters

The army general who has ruled Myanmar since leading the overthrow of its civilian government arrived on Saturday in Indonesia for a meeting with leaders of other Southeast Asian nations, after some of them expressed concern about the army’s killing of hundreds

Mayor Ted Wheeler allowed Antifa to run wild last year in Portland. But since the beginning of the year, he’s declared war on them, actually calling them out by name and blowing apart the Democratic narrative that they were “just an idea” and not an organized

Police in Portland, Oregon, declared a riot in the northwest part of the city late Friday night after rioters began smashing windows, tagging graffiti on buildings and broke into a restaurant. A resident who was filming the mayhem had a rock thrown through

Portland Police Bureau officials declared an “Autonomous Demonstration” to be a riot after protesters began vandalizing businesses and forcing their way into an occupied restaurant. A social media post called for an “Autonomous Demonstration” at Couch Park

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police arrested two people after a group of of people marched through a Portland neighborhood Friday night, with some blocking streets, breaking windows at some businesses and spraying graffiti. The Portland Police Department released

Thousands of acres in northeastern Michigan have been scorched by fire after the US Forest Service failed to contain an attempted controlled burn on Friday. About 100 people have been forced to flee their homes in Iosco County, near the Huron-Manistee National

SAND LAKE, Mich. (AP) - Firefighters are battling a blaze that has blackened about thousands of acres in northeastern Michigan and has forced about 100 area residents to flee their homes, state police officials said Friday. The U.S. Forest Service started

SAND LAKE, Mich. — Firefighters are battling a blaze that has blackened about thousands of acres in northeastern Michigan and has forced about 100 area residents to flee their homes, state police officials said Friday. The U.S. Forest Service started a control

Lindsay Lohan's estranged father was arrested Friday in Florida on charges that he illegally took kickbacks for referring patients to a substance abuse treatment center. Michael Lohan, 60, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on five counts of patient

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The estranged father of actor Lindsay Lohan was arrested Friday on charges that he illegally took kickbacks for referring patients to a substance abuse treatment center. Michael Lohan, 60, was booked into the Palm Beach County

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The estranged father of actor Lindsay Lohan was arrested Friday on charges that he illegally took kickbacks for referring patients to a substance abuse treatment center. Michael Lohan, 60, was booked into the Palm Beach County

She left the courtroom feeling a profound sense of empathy for Mr. Floyd, saying that the prosecution put “a face on a human being to the name of George Floyd.” Critics of police violence have become quick to denounce anything that smacks of victim-blaming,

She left the courtroom feeling a profound sense of empathy for Mr. Floyd, saying that the prosecution put “a face on a human being to the name of George Floyd.” Critics of police violence have become quick to denounce anything that smacks of victim-blaming,

She left the courtroom feeling a profound sense of empathy for Mr. Floyd, saying that the prosecution put “a face on a human being to the name of George Floyd.” Critics of police violence have become quick to denounce anything that smacks of victim-blaming,

Far-left activists have formed an autonomous zone where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. As with other areas where radical leftists have staked their claim, George Floyd Square has been rife with violent crime and has already

Black-owned businesses trapped in the Minneapolis no-go zone where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer are pleading for, among other things, help from police, reports the New York Post: Black merchants near the once-thriving corner of 38th Street

With the guilty verdict levied against Derek Chauvin, the quasi-religious shrine to George Floyd in Minneapolis is continuing to cause major issues for those who actually live there. While outsiders pour in and crime spikes, including at least one murder in

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos will be performing a post-election audit of the 2020 Vermont General Election results, his office said. The audit, which is routine, will take place on Wednesday in Montpelier. Every ballot cast

Arizona’s attorney general has brushed away the state’s top election official’s call for an investigation into possible irregularities in a legislative chamber’s newly begun audit of 2020 election results from the state’s most populous county PHOENIX -- Arizona's

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona’s attorney attorney has brushed away the state’s top election official’s call for an investigation into possible irregularities in a legislative chamber’s newly begun audit of 2020 election results from the state’s most populous county. Democratic

Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in months on Saturday, with Palestinian militants firing at least 30 rockets and Israel striking back at targets operated by Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Skirmishes

JERUSALEM (AP) - Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in months on Saturday, with Palestinian militants firing at least 30 rockets and Israel striking back at targets operated by Gaza’s Hamas

Firefights broke out in Israel Saturday between Palestinian militants on the Gaza Strip firing rockets and the Israeli military striking back at targets operated by the Hamas group. The violent exchange erupted after clashes between Palestinians and Israeli

(CNN) Five people were injured early Saturday in a shooting on New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street, and no arrests had been made as of a few hours after the incident, police said. The shooting was reported to police at 1:16 a.m. CT on the street popular with

Five people were shot and injured on New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street early Saturday morning, with no arrests having been made a few hours after the incident. The shootings were reported to city police at about 1:16 a.m. local time near an address on the

At least five people were wounded by gunfire early Saturday along New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street, according to a report. None of the victims were believed to have suffered life-threatening wounds, NOLA.com reported. Two victims were transported to a hospital

Rudolph W. Giuliani was recognized for his role in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” with a pair of not-so-prestigious Golden Raspberry Awards, or “Razzies,” handed out to Hollywood’s worst Friday. Mr. Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer,

(CNN) After a year that didn't go as planned for anyone, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, aka the "MyPillow Guy," are among the winners -- if you can call them that -- of the 41st Golden Raspberry Awards, which are handed out to the worst in cinema every year. The

Giuliani, the former New York Mayor and ex-personal lawyer to Trump, scooped the Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screen Combo (alongside his pants zipper) gongs for that inadvertent performance in “Borat Subsequent Movefilm.” My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, meanwhile,

BAGHDAD (AP) - A fire broke out in a Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. There were initial reports of 15 people dead. Firefighters rushed to put out the flames and

Baghdad (CNN) At least 19 people died in a hospital fire in Baghdad Saturday night after oxygen tanks exploded, two health officials at the hospital told CNN. Officials are still trying to figure out how many were wounded in the explosion at Ibn al-Khatib

At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire Saturday at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients, medical sources at 3 nearby hospitals said. The fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area

Maryland To Probe Cases Handled By Ex-Medical Examiner Who Testified In Chauvin Trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Court TV via AP, Pool Court TV via AP, Pool Maryland officials will conduct an independent review of reports of deaths in police custody

The medical expert who testified for the defense in convicted ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s murder trial is going under the microscope himself. Seventeen years’ worth of death reports produced by Dr. David Fowler, Maryland’s former chief medical officer, will be

BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland officials said they will review all in-custody death reports during the tenure of the state’s former chief medical examiner after he testified that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd’s

(CNN) Live from New York, it's ... Elon Musk? In one of the more surprising announcements in the recent history of "Saturday Night Live," the NBC variety show said Saturday that its next host will be Musk, the eccentric CEO of Tesla and one of the richest

NEW YORK (AP) - Technology mogul Elon Musk has a lined up a new gig in addition to his jobs as CEO of electric car maker Tesla and spaceship maker SpaceX. He is going to host the iconic TV show “Saturday Night Live.” Musk‘s scheduled May 8 appearance builds

Saturday Night Live doesn’t make a habit of having business executives host its show, but Musk is far from a stuffy corporate type. He regularly jokes around on Twitter, where he has nearly 52 million followers and has gotten into legal trouble for making disparaging

The owner of a Cincinnati bar says he won’t show another NBA game until Los Angles Lakers star LeBron James is "expelled" from the league. Linne's Pub in Delhi Township made the statement in a Facebook post on Wednesday, the same day the four-time NBA champion

ABC and CBS appeared to have benched NBA superstar LeBron James as the networks avoided his viral controversy on their morning and evening news programs. Bodycam footage released by the Columbus Police Department late Tuesday showed 16-year-old Black teenager

A Norwegian mountain climber stationed at Mt. Everest’s south basecamp in Nepal has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus, marking the first official case of the disease on the world’s tallest mountain, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Thursday. Climber

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The coronavirus has conquered the world’s highest mountain. A Norwegian climber became the first to be tested for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp and was flown by helicopter to Kathmandu, where he was hospitalized. Erlend Ness

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 1:45 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is set to speak to a Pennsylvania Republican group, amid speculation the governor might make a presidential run in 2024. This week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will deliver a speech in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania next month amid mounting speculation that he will run for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2024, according to a report on Saturday. DeSantis is set to address

Syria's oil ministry said a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected drone attack on Saturday. The official state news agency said the fire in the oil tanker outside Baniyas refinery has been extinguished. The oil ministry

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria’s oil ministry said a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected drone attack on Saturday. The official state news agency said the fire in the oil tanker outside Baniyas refinery has been extinguished. The

LONDON (AP) - English soccer is uniting to boycott social media for four days in response to relentless online abuse of players. The blackout of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will begin next Friday and last until Monday, covering a full round of games in

English soccer officials said Saturday that they would conduct a social media blackout next weekend to protest “the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many others connected to football.” The boycott has the support of

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is mulling whether to charge now-convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in connection with a 2017 incident in which he allegedly violently handled a 14-year-old boy and used his knee to hold the teenager

The Department of Justice is exploring whether to file additional charges against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin for a 2017 incident where he allegedly beat a Black teenager so badly he needed stitches, reports ABC News. Chauvin, who was seen

The NYPD has become a hot topic in the mayor’s race — in London. Across the pond, insurgent candidates are looking to the fabled New York police force as a model for curbing violent crime — which has exploded under the leadership of current London Mayor Sadiq

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News’ James Delingpole, London mayoral candidate Laurence Fox said that the British capital has never had a worse mayor than Sadiq Khan, highlighting his assaults on British heritage and his “horrendous” record on crime. Speaking

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 3:45 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 The prototype of the United States’ first silver dollar coin went up for auction in Dallas. Known as the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar,” the object was put up for auction on Friday. Made by the U.S.

A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than expected, an official said. Heritage auctions spokesman Eric Bradley said

The Associated Press looks at the best and worst first-round draft picks for each NFL team. The players were chosen by AP sports writers who regularly cover the 32 teams. AFC BALTIMORE RAVENS Best: T Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, 1996 Selected with the team’s first-ever

The Associated Press looks at the best and worst first-round draft picks for each NFL team. The players were chosen by AP sports writers who regularly cover the 32 teams. AFC BALTIMORE RAVENS Best: T Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, 1996 Selected with the team’s first-ever

The U.S. government is actually gearing up to share information about the "reality" of UFOs with the public — and not a moment too soon, says the man who claims to have run the Pentagon’s UFO program for 9 years. Former President Donald Trump’s $2.3 trillion

The US government is actually gearing up to share information about the “reality” of UFOs with the public — and not a moment too soon, says the man who claims to have run the Pentagon’s UFO program for 9 years. Former President Donald Trump’s $2.3 trillion

A new Jeffrey Epstein accuser emerged Friday after the arraignment of Ghislaine Maxwell, the late pedophile’s former lover who allegedly procured girls for him to sexually abuse. Danielle Bensky — a 34-year-old professional dancer — appeared outside Manhattan

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:10 AM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has continued to plead her innocence as she faces mounting accusations of recruiting minors to be sexually abused. During an arraignment in New York City on Friday,

The primary suspect in a South Carolina mass shooting that left six people dead, including a doctor and two of his grandchildren, earlier this month allegedly left his cellphone at the scene before fleeing, according to newly released search warrants. Deputies

(CNN) Nine firearms were found by officers at the home of Phillip Adams, the man police say shot and killed six people at the home of a doctor in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on April 7. Search warrants released Friday by the York County Sheriff's Office also

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced a lawsuit Friday after a deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old and 18-year-old in Florida last year. The lawsuit comes the day after the state attorney’s office announced that the officer who shot

COCOA, Fla. (AP) - Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has called on the Justice Department to investigate a Florida sheriff’s office after a deputy fatally shot two Black teenagers last year. He also asked the Justice Department to review a local prosecutor’s

"Tucker Carlson Originals" launched on Fox Nation Friday with a jaw-dropping episode, "Chicago in Crisis," that showed how the Left’s policies have led to a crime spike in Chicago. The new series, exclusive to Fox Nation, features long-form investigative journalism

The first episode of Fox Nation's "Tucker Carlson Originals," "Chicago in Crisis," tells the story of Chicago's rising crime rate through exclusive interviews with victims and police officers, showing a city in the midst of a crisis, and leadership that is

A viral year-old Josh fight meme came to life Saturday as a horde of guys named Josh gathered in a random Nebraska field to "fight for the right to keep this common name," according to organizer Josh Swain. The fight to be the one true Josh started exactly

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A fight over the name of Josh drew a crowd from around the country to a Nebraska park Saturday for a heated pool noodle brawl. It all started a year ago when pandemic boredom set in and Josh Swain, a 22-year-old college student from Tucson,

The timing of Washington Post's latest "fact-check" on Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., which has been panned by critics, is raising questions. Scott, who was chosen Thursday to deliver the Republican Party’s response to President Biden's speech to a joint session

The Washington Post appears quite selective when it comes to the urgency of its "fact-checks" of certain prominent politicians. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., was the subject of a lengthy piece on Friday by the Post's star fact-checker, Glenn Kessler. The piece,

A white Army drill instructor who was caught on camera pushing and threatening a black man outside his house for being “in the wrong neighborhood,” will be tried by a civilian court. Staff Sergeant Jonathan Pentland‘s third-degree assault case was turned over

Fort Jackson’s Brig. Gen. Milford Beagle Jr. announced Friday that the Army would allow civilian authorities to handle the investigation into a drill sergeant accused of simple assault against a young Black man during an altercation outside his South Carolina

Representative Val Demings (D., Fla.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2020 (Mandel Ngan/Reuters) Representative Val Demings (D., Fla.) said she is “seriously considering” a run against Governor Ron DeSantis or Senator Marco Rubio in 2022, in

U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., is reportedly eyeing the jobs of two well-known Florida Republicans, mulling either a run for governor or a U.S. Senate seat in 2022, according to a report. Supporters of the congresswoman, who has represented Florida’s 10th

The birth family of the Ohio teenage girl who was shot by police outside her foster home Tuesday is mulling a lawsuit, according to a report. Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, was shot dead after calling police for help when two woman started fighting with her outside the

The family of Ma’Khia Bryant, the teenager a policeman shot and killed Tuesday in Ohio, is reportedly considering taking legal action. Bryant called police when two women came to her foster home in Columbus and began fighting with her, according to Deja Torrence,

A former Oklahoma resident got married and while trying to change her last name on her Texas driver’s license, found out she was a wanted woman in her old state. “I went to change my driver’s license, during this COVID thing you had to make an appointment,

A Texas woman doesn't remember renting a VHS tape 22 years ago — let alone that she didn't return it — and the place she rented it from shut its doors more than a decade ago. But the unreturned tape led to her being charged with a felony. Though the case was

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., defended her "get more confrontational" comments to protesters before the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial and rejected any notion that her words in Minnesota could be any grounds to overturn the ex-police officer's guilty verdict

(CNN) Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday called the judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd "angry" and "frustrated" in response to his recent criticism that her comments at a protest could be grounds

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Weekends with Alex Witt,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) argued that police officers “could shoot in the air” and that “Teachers go and break up fights with knives every day.” Beatty said, “We

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) stated that “it’s appalling” that police officers are trained to always shoot for the center of the body, and if Ma’Khia Bryant “had a water gun, if she had

Oprah Winfrey has admitted she was “surprised” at how open and forthcoming Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were during their bombshell interview that aired last month. On Nancy O’Dell’s new talkshoplive show Friday, Winfrey also recalled being stunned by how

It appears Oprah Winfrey was just as stunned as the rest of the world by Meghan Markle's bombshell claims during her wide-ranging interview that aired in March. The 67-year-old veteran interviewer's special with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex intensified the

Ask any responsible parent to share their top two concerns about their young children and access to social media and the answer will generally be child predators, and their young kids seeing, hearing, or reading things they don’t want them to see, hear, or

Ever since its launch back in 2010, Instagram has forbidden any child under the age of 13 from using the app. But now, Facebook, which bought the social media platform in 2012, is reportedly developing an Instagram 2.0 that specifically targets youths under

BEIJING (AP) - China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on Feb. 24 and is due to land in May to look for evidence of life. It

China's space agency says its first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god BEIJING -- China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 4:15 PM PT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 Oscars season is upon us and the city of Los Angeles is preparing by hiding all the homeless people. The 2021 Oscars will be held for the first time ever at the historic L.A. Union Station, but the

The Oscars are a day away and are already coming under fire. The city of Los Angeles is being accused of hiding the homeless as Hollywood prepares to toast itself ahead of Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards ceremony. One man told local news he was told to either

A Disney World superfan is rethinking his commitment to the theme park giant and its host city over the company's new "woke" policies to foster a more inclusive environment. In an Orlando Sentinel op-ed, Jonathan VanBoskerck said he and his family vacation

A column complaining that Disney World’s “wokeness” is ruining the fun “because Disney cares more about politics than happy guests” drew a sharp backlash online this week. The guest column, “I love Disney World, but wokeness is ruining the experience,” was

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced it is scrapping fines for illegal immigrants who refuse to leave the U.S. as ordered, claiming they are ineffective and unnecessary. DHS is rescinding two delegation orders, which gave Immigration

"If you like the Oscars so much, we should have... Migrants wait to board a U.S. Customs and Border Protection bus to a processing center in La Joya, Texas on April 13, 2021. Migrants, mostly from Honduras, walk towards a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. There’s a moral and ethical case to be made for abortion, according to two experts writing for Salon. Earlier this month, Salon published a piece

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. When my husband and I founded Let Them Live back in 2019, the side of the pro-life movement focused on passing laws and changing policy was ascendant

URUMQI, China (AP) - A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area. The British Parliament approved

URUMQI, China (AP) – A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area. The British Parliament approved

A Florida man and his three adult sons have been indicted on federal charges for allegedly selling a bleach solution as a purported cure for COVID-19, among other ailments. Mark Grenon and sons Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph Grenon are accused of peddling a toxic

A Florida family created a fake church to sell a toxic industrial bleach as a cure for serious diseases, including COVID-19, cancer, and AIDS, a federal grand jury found. The suburban Tampa family allegedly pocketed more than a million dollars selling their