Teams inside the Capitol are going to extraordinary lengths to ready the House chamber to keep the participants safe and reduce the risk of the spread of coronavirus for tonight’s presidential joint address to members of Congress. In a break from tradition,

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn says she expects President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night to focus on a "litany of issues" that will "change the way people live their lives on a day-to-day basis." In an exclusive

Forty years ago, a newly elected President Ronald Reagan spoke to a joint session of Congress, calling for deep cuts in federal spending. “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem,” Reagan had said at his inauguration. “Government

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech on Wednesday night on the eve of his 100th day in office. Biden will use the speech before lawmakers and a broader

President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a $1.8 trillion package that, if passed, would be the largest American investment in child care, paid leave, and early education in recent history — if not ever. The American Families Plan would work with states to

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:31 AM PT – Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Republican senators are skeptical that Joe Biden’s calls for unity will ever be anything more than an empty promise. On Tuesday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Biden’s planned speech before Congress

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $1.8 trillion spending and tax plan is aimed at bolstering the United States’ social safety net by expanding access to education, reducing the cost of child care and supporting women in the work force. Like the $2 trillion infrastructure

Democrats are opting to invite “virtual guests” to President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress on Wednesday evening due to the limited number of people being permitted into the House chamber. While lawmakers are usually permitted to bring a guest

At Biden's 100-Day Mark, Republicans Attempt To Paint His Policies As Far Left Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Congressional Republicans are painting President Biden as captive to the far left of his party,

President Joe Biden is planning to ask for an additional $80 billion in the “American Families Plan” for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to boost their audit capabilities in order to crack down on tax evasion by high-earners and large corporations, according

SEATTLE (AP) - A suburban Seattle man has been arrested in connection with a voicemail threatening Seattle’s Mayor Jenny Durkan, police said. Detectives were told on Tuesday that a man had left a voicemail that morning at the mayor’s office saying he wanted

(CNN) A New Hampshire police officer was placed on administrative leave after Bedford police chief John Bryfonski became aware of "at least one" TikTok video the officer created while in uniform and apparently on duty, the chief said in a Monday statement. According

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the attorneys for the family of a man who was shot to death by cops last month are calling for peace as the city prepares to release video of the incident. The family of Anthony Alvarez — who cops say was armed when he was

Man Dies After Alameda, Calif. Police Pin Him To Ground For Several Minutes Enlarge this image toggle caption Alameda Police Department/AP via Alameda Police Department Alameda Police Department/AP via Alameda Police Department On Tuesday, the city of Alameda,

Newly released police body camera footage shows a Chicago officer fatally shooting a 22-year-old man who was alleged to have a gun while running away from cops late last month. Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Wednesday released

skynesher via Getty Images For some parents of color, one way to alleviate the stress and vicarious trauma associated with police shootings is to give their kids a mental health day from school. For kids of color, the news cycle this month has been haunting.

Police in the Northern California city of Alameda released body cam footage late Tuesday that shows officers pinning a man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that ended in his death. Mario Gonzalez, 26, stopped breathing after

CHICAGO — City officials in Chicago released body camera footage on Wednesday showing a police officer fatally shooting Anthony Alvarez, 22, after an early-morning foot chase on the city’s Northwest Side in March. The killing of Mr. Alvarez was the second

Suspected drunk driver Jessica Beauvais, who allegedly struck and killed a New York City police officer, went on a rant in her podcast hours before the crash and said, “F*** the police.” Beauvais, 32, uploaded an hour and fifty-one-minute livestream to Facebook

CHICAGO – Footage released Wednesday of the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez showed Alvarez running away from police with his back facing the officer who fired multiple times at him. Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended

Hey, remember Rudy Giuliani? The former mayor of New York City? The guy who spent the last two years acting as Donald Trump’s lawyer, first by trying to wrap up the Russia investigation and then by igniting the Ukraine scandal? Remember when he tried to persuade

Federal investigators on Wednesday searched the New York City apartment of Rudy Giuliani, the city's former mayor and later President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, pursuant to a search warrant, Giuliani's lawyer said, The agents seized electronic devices,

(CNN) On Wednesday, federal agents executed a search warrant at the Manhattan home of Rudy Giuliani in connection with a long-running criminal investigation into his involvement with Ukraine in the latter years of Donald Trump's presidency. Unless you have

This is not sounding good. We saw a lot of questionable action from federal authorities under the Obama Administration, including the targeting of people associated with the Trump campaign. Now we may be back in that time again with Joe Biden in charge and

Federal agents raided the New York City home of Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, as part of an investigation into whether former President Trump’s attorney broke lobbying laws while working on behalf of a Ukranian officials, a law enforcement official said. The

Federal authorities in Manhattan raided the Upper East Side apartment of Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday as part of a criminal probe into the former mayor’s dealings in Ukraine, a report said. The investigators confiscated Giuliani’s electronic devices as part

Rudolph Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, arrives for a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. |

Rudy Giuliani speaks at the 2018 Iran Freedom Convention in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2018. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Federal agents executed a search warrant at the New York City apartment of Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday morning to seize electronic devices and

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators executed search warrants Wednesday morning at the Manhattan home and office of Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s attorney, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The former New York City mayor

Andrew Giuliani fiercely defended his father Rudy Wednesday, blasting the FBI raid on the former New York City mayor's home as "disgusting" and "absurd." "I am speaking as a son and a concerned American," Giuliani told reporters outside Rudy Giuliani's Big

A year ago today, the U.S. passed 1 million coronavirus cases. Now, the country has more than 32 million infections, according the Johns Hopkins University data. On April 28, 2020, the U.S. had topped 57,000 deaths. Today, the country has suffered more than

NEW DELHI (AP) - India’s death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 200,000 as a virus surge sweeps the country, rooted in so-called super-spreader events that were allowed to happen in the months after India thought it had the pandemic under control. Now India

The COVID-19 death toll in India has topped 200,000 as the country endures its darkest chapter of the pandemic yet NEW DELHI -- India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears

Hawaii health officials confirmed the state’s first pediatric coronavirus-related death in a child who had been visiting the state with his fully vaccinated parents. The child, who officials said was between the ages of 0-10, had "known underlying health conditions"

This story is one in our six-part series The Pandemic Playbook. Explore all the stories here. DAKAR, Senegal — Aissatou Diao talked about Covid-19 a lot. How to socially distance, what to do if you have a cough or a fever. But when the first coronavirus case

Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country's death toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen. The second wave of infections

“I can confirm that both parents had been tested and both had tested negative,” said Brooks Baehr, a spokesman for the Hawaii Department of Health. “Which indicates that this child was not infected by COVID from the parents. While the parents appear to have

India marked a grim milestone Wednesday with 200,000 people lost to COVID-19 — as a relentless surge of new cases overwhelms hospitals, sends families searching for oxygen supplies, and has seen parking lots in the capital New Delhi converted into crematoriums. The

Marko Geber via Getty Images Experts explain when it's necessary to get a coronavirus rapid or PCR test once you're vaccinated and when it's OK to skip. Throughout the pandemic, health officials have advised us that one of the best ways to blunt the spread

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani authorities on Wednesday reported 201 deaths from coronavirus, the country’s highest single-day toll of the pandemic. According to National Command and Control Center, 5,292 new cases of infection were reported in the past 24 hours. Since

(CNN) Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signaled Tuesday that he will not renew any public health orders, saying " Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in our state," though only 25% of the state's population is fully vaccinated. "A widely available vaccine changes

I haven’t gotten my COVID-19 vaccine yet. Where is it safe to remove my mask? On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its coronavirus mask guidance, now saying fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask in outdoor

Confused? You’re not alone. The guidelines got Linsey Marr, a professor at Virginia Tech and a leading expert on viral transmission, to remark that even she can’t remember all of this. “I would have to carry around a sheet of paper—a cheat sheet with all these

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday he will update the state's guidance for people who fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to allow them to shed masks when taking part in outdoor activities, but masks will still be required in large groups outside. “Here's welcome

The new guidance on mask-wearing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday says that masks can be shed for some relatively safe outdoor activities, especially by fully vaccinated people, because the virus does not spread readily outdoors. But

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” host Joy Reid stated that she wore two masks to jog outside even though she’s fully vaccinated, to which NBC News Medical Analyst Dr. Vin Gupta responded that people shouldn’t be judged for their personal health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Tuesday on the activities fully vaccinated Americans can safely enjoy without a mask. The agency said fully vaccinated people can unmask at small outdoor gatherings or when dining outside with

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Almost two-thirds of Mississippi residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, state health officials said Wednesday. Still, overall numbers of inoculations are lagging in recent weeks - a reflection

(CNN) Are you one of the growing numbers of Americans who are fully vaccinated? If so, you can now get more of your pre-Covid life back, according to new guidelines released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remember: You're not

As news broke across Twitter yesterday of the revised CDC Guidelines, regarding the use of masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, many leftists on Twitter immediately rebuked the CDC’s decision as rash and too soon, virtue-signaling their care for others. i’m

A district attorney in North Carolina said in court on Wednesday that Andrew Brown Jr.'s car "made contact" with sheriff's deputies twice before law enforcement opened fire, calling comments made earlier this week by one of the attorneys representing Brown's

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – A judge on Wednesday will consider petitions to release bodycam footage of sheriff's deputies fatally shooting a Black man after his death caused a week of protest and demands for accountability and transparency. Andrew Brown Jr. was

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina prosecutor says that a Black man killed by deputies hit law enforcement officers with his car before they opened fire. District Attorney Andrew Womble told a judge at a hearing Wednesday that he viewed body camera

Sonia Pruitt is a retired Montgomery County, Maryland police captain. She is on the Board of Directors and a speaker with the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, which advocates for criminal justice and drug policy reform and is the founder of The Black Police

A North Carolina judge on Wednesday refused to publicly release bodycam footage of the police shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. — but said Brown’s family may view the videos within 10 days. Judge Jeffrey Foster ruled that authorities may “disclose” the police

N.C. Judge Delays Public Release Of Bodycam Footage Of Andrew Brown Jr.'s Death Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen G. Breed/AP Allen G. Breed/AP A judge in North Carolina ordered law enforcement body camera footage of the death of Andrew Brown Jr. disclosed

One week ago today and the day after the guilty verdict was announced in the Derek Chauvin trial, an officer-involved shooting happened here in North Carolina that had the Usual Suspects rushing to once again to declare that law enforcement officers were “executioners”

He said the state must notify him when the investigation is complete so the court can “consider at that time further release of the video based on the factors as they exist at that time.”

A judge on Wednesday denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who was shot to death by North Carolina deputies as they tried to arrest him on drug-related warrants. Judge Jeffery Foster said he believed the videos contained information

Judge Declines Immediate Release of Video in North Carolina Shooting Andrew Brown Jr. was killed last week by sheriff’s deputies. Richard Fausset and Image Demonstrators gathered in support of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Tuesday. Credit...

It’s one giant loss for mankind. Michael Collins — the “forgotten astronaut” aboard the first spaceflight ever to land humans on the moon — died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 90. Collins, who flew on Apollo 11’s three-man

NASA astronaut Michael Collins, pilot of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died Collins launched with crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. "Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace

(CNN) Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his passing on Collins' Facebook page "We regret to share

NASA astronaut Michael Collins died Wednesday at age 90 after a battle with cancer. Collins flew as one of the three crew members on the famous Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. "We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today,

Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in orbit 60 miles above the moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to walk on the lunar surface, died on Wednesday. He was 90. A statement released

When you think of the Apollo 11 mission, you think of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Many forget that while the first two men on the moon were conducting their first walks on our largest satellite, there was another man, far from home, completely alone, without

The Italy-born father and grandfather became known as the “forgotten astronaut” because of his discreet but pivotal role in one of history’s most famous space missions, which landed humans on the moon for the first time. He was the command module pilot for

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family said. He was 90. Collins was part of the three-man Apollo

'Forgotten Astronaut' Michael Collins Dies Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP An astronaut who flew on one of the most famous space missions of all time has died. Michael Collins, 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo

Fox News host Sean Hannity opened up Tuesday's "Hannity" blasting former Secretary of State John Kerry for reportedly advising Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif of Israeli covert operations during the Trump presidency. HANNITY: Former Secretary of State

So which is it: Should we trust Iran or not? John Kerry is the biggest proponent of the nuclear deal with Iran. We can believe that country to abide by its provisions, he says. Yet when Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that Kerry had revealed to him

President Joe Biden “should fire John Kerry” if the allegations against him — that he allegedly leaked information about covert Israeli military operations to Iran — prove to be true, according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who made the remarks during a Tuesday

Allegations that former Secretary of State John Kerry gave Iran information about Israel's activities are serious and "very disturbing," and an investigation is needed so the real facts will come out, Rep. Michael McCaul said Wednesday. "It is very disturbing

Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday vehemently denied providing Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif with secret information about Israeli strikes on Iranian interests in Syria, an allegation which Republicans seized on to call for Kerry’s ouster

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken dismissed allegations that climate envoy John Kerry gave Iran information about Israeli military operations when he was secretary of state for Barack Obama. "It is utter nonsense," He told CNN Jake Taper in an interview.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday night on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” that former Secretary of State John Kerry needs to address The New York Times report that alleged Kerry told Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, that Israel was

There's been a widespread blackout in media coverage of the growing controversy surrounding Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry over his alleged sharing of Israeli intel with Iran. There has been intense backlash after the New York Times reported that

Former President Donald Trump alleged he would have had a new nuclear deal with Iran had it not been for former Secretary of State John Kerry subverting his administration's work to decertify the Iran nuclear deal bought by the Obama administration. "I just

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, joined "America's Newsroom" Wednesday to discuss leaked audio tapes that allegedly contain former Secretary of State John Kerry speaking with Iran's foreign minister about the military actions of Israel. If the allegations are

A juror in Derek Chauvin’s trial said the former Minneapolis police officer showed no remorse during the high-profile proceedings for murdering George Floyd. Brandon Mitchell, one of the 12 jurors who convicted Chauvin last week, told CNN that Chauvin seemed

A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a White former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said deliberations were primarily spent trying to convince one person who was uncertain about part of the jury instructions. Brandon Mitchell

Brandon Mitchell, the first juror to come out publicly since last week’s verdict, described the experience as stressful but dismissed the idea that ongoing racial justice protests or any other outside pressure played a role in the panel’s decision. The 31-year-old

MINNEAPOLIS — A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said deliberations were primarily spent trying to convince one person who was uncertain about part of the jury instructions. Brandon

(CNN) The images from inside the courtroom still trouble Brandon Mitchell, juror 52 in the trial against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. "It was just dark. It felt like every day was a funeral and watching someone die every day," Mitchell told

A member of the jury that convicted former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd said the trial felt like “watching someone die every day” — and that Chauvin didn’t appear to show any remorse. Brandon Mitchell, 32 — juror 52 in the case that

One of 12 jurors who found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd's murder is speaking out about his experience in the courtroom. Brandon Mitchell, a 31-year-old Black man, is the first juror to speak publicly about the trial.

The jury's decision to return guilty verdicts on all three charges in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd were not affected by climate and the protests in the nation's streets did not affect tone of the

Brandon Mitchell, juror 52 in the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, said being in the courtroom for the high-profile case was like "watching somebody die on a daily basis." But Mitchell, a 31-year-old

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A juror who was part of the unanimous vote to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd has spoken publicly about his experience. In a series of interviews, Brandon Mitchell described his experience during

Former NFL linebacker David Pollack hyped up the potential of former Alabama quarterback Mac Jones on Tuesday days before the first round of the NFL Draft kicks off. Pollack, a college football analyst for ESPN, said on "Get Up" that Jones’ tape is better

White ESPN announcer Max Kellerman is suggesting NFL teams' scouts and top brass are racist when it comes to drafting a Black quarterback, despite some noting the top 4 highest-paid players are all Black quarterbacks. Kellerman said it is on his "radar" the

ESPN’s The Undefeated claims that the NFL and the entire “football-industrial complex” is a “racial institution.” In an article posted Monday, The Undefeated’s Martenzie Johnson claims that the rise of white quarterbacks in the 2021 Draft and the fall of a

Former Florida star quarterback Kyle Trask finished the 2020 season with more touchdown passes than anyone in the FBS (43) and was only second to Mac Jones in passing yards (4,283). However, Trask’s name has not been mentioned with the likes of Jones, Trevor

As soon as the San Francisco 49ers traded three first round picks to move up to No. 3 overall, it became clear that quarterbacks would come off the board at a record pace at the NFL draft. While QBs are widely expected to go 1-2-3 for just the third time in

The NFL Draft is expected to feature a historic run on quarterbacks on Thursday night when the first round officially kicks off. Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Mac Jones and Trey Lance are expected to be the quarterbacks going in the first round,

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be first on the clock Thursday night at the NFL Draft and all signs point to the team selecting Trevor Lawrence. The former Clemson star will have a lot riding on him to turn the franchise around and he will likely get to do it

ESPN “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman on Tuesday sounded off on the fall of former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and the rise of former Alabama quarterback Mac Jones ahead of this week’s upcoming NFL Draft. With former Clemson signal-caller Trevor

Caleb Farley is expected to be among the first few defensive backs taken off the board Thursday night during the first round of the NFL Draft, but he will not be able to attend the event. The former Virginia Tech cornerback tested positive for coronavirus

Once upon a time, it was a boring event held in a New York hotel ballroom with a few die-hard fans and lots of pizza boxes hanging around. Now, the NFL Draft is one of the biggest spectacles on the American sports calendar ⁠— one that will be held along Cleveland’s

New York (CNN Business) Joe Rogan, one of the world's highest paid and most popular podcast hosts, is giving air to anti-vaccine narratives. Spotify SPOT On hisexclusive podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," Rogan told listeners that if a 21-year-old asked

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said podcast host Joe Rogan was “incorrect” to say a healthy 21-year-old probably doesn’t need to get vaccinated for COVID-19, pointing to the risk of transmission to others. “Even if you don’t have symptoms, you are propagating

Dr. Anthony Fauci, whose love of microphones and television cameras is not unlike Michael Moore’s love of Quarter Pounders with Cheese and Mickey D’s french fries, showed up on NBC’s “Today” on Wednesday to talk with host Savannah Guthrie about the CDC’s latest

Young and healthy people should “absolutely” receive vaccines for COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday when asked to respond to Joe Rogan’s recent critiques of the campaign for

Joe Rogan at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla., May May 9, 2020. (Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) White House staffers criticized comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan on Wednesday after he discouraged his younger audience members

UFC commentator and popular podcast host Joe Rogan told his younger listeners on Tuesday not to bother getting the COVID-19 vaccine, despite mounting calls from health officials for the participation of younger demographics to help the country reach herd immunity. Rogan

Dr. Anthony Fauci blasted Joe Rogan on Wednesday after the popular podcaster claimed healthy young Americans don’t need to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In an interview with the “Today” show, Fauci said Rogan’s logic was selfish and wrong-headed because

Joe Rogan is no stranger to controversy. Not all that long ago, the nasty little fascistic SJWs working inside of Spotify tried to have Rogan’s wildly popular show removed because they were offended that he said things they didn’t like. Today Rogan is again

UFC ringside announcers Brendan Fitzgerald, Joe Rogan, and Jon Anik at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla., Apr 24, 2021. (Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports) We should nevertheless be careful in how we go about correcting him. For the same reasons

3 Men Indicted On Federal Hate Crime Charges In Ahmaud Arbery Killing Enlarge this image toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center/AP Glynn County Detention Center/AP A grand jury has charged three Georgia men with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping

The three men who allegedly hunted down and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year have been hit with federal hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges for the slaying, officials said Wednesday. A federal grand jury in the state returned an indictment

In February, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in the south Georgia neighborhood of Satilla Shores. In the two months that followed, no arrests were made. But local residents and lawmakers protested what they said was a deadly combination of racial profiling

Three Georgia men accused of taking part in the roadisde slaying of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020 have been indicted on federal hate crimes charges, according to the Justice Department. Travis McMichael, 35, his 65-year-old father Gregory and William "Roddie"

Gregory McMichael, 65, his 35-year-old son Travis and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, are accused of chasing Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, and running him off the road in Brunswick, Ga., before Travis McMichael fatally shot him.

The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their Georgia neighborhood. Travis

A federal grand jury in Georgia indicted three men Wednesday in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was shot while jogging in Georgia last year.

The criminal case charging the three men in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery is the most significant civil rights prosecution undertaken to date by the Biden administration Justice Department. It comes as federal officials have moved quickly to open

A New York Post reporter said Tuesday she had resigned after being ordered to write a false story that claimed migrant children were being given copies of a book authored by Vice President Kamala Harris in “welcome kits.” The story, published last Friday,

Last week, Long Beach announced it would repurpose its convention center to temporarily house up to 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials knew that wrangling that many children would be a tall order, so they launched

Ms. Italiano, a veteran Post journalist and longtime chronicler of the New York City courts, is a well-liked figure in the paper’s newsroom. She did not respond to inquiries about her resignation or how the Harris article came to be. Representatives for The

Washington (CNN) The New York Post temporarily deleted, and then edited and republished, a debunked article that falsely claimed that copies of Vice President Kamala Harris' book were being included in "welcome kits" given to migrant children at a shelter in

Fox News was forced to walk back its false claims about the Biden administration for the second day in a row Tuesday after it pushed the baseless story that Vice President Kamala Harris’s book is being given to migrant kids in “welcome kits.” However, even

A number of Republican lawmakers have refused to remove their tweets promoting a discredited news story about Vice President Kamala Harris, even after the reporter who wrote the piece said it was made up. The controversy centers on an article the New York

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was run through the wringer on Twitter after a series of high-profile corrections and retractions by his right-wing media properties Fox News and the New York Post. Over the weekend, Fox News hyped a story about a supposed plan by

Fox News hosts including Tucker Carlson, Greg Gutfeld and Martha MacCallum discussed the Post article on their programs Monday. Peter Doocy, Fox News’ White House correspondent, cited “a report in the last couple days in The New York Post” before asking Jen

President Joe Biden plans to ban menthol cigarettes despite concerns from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that it would fuel racial injustice. The ban on menthol cigarettes will be announced this week, according to CBS News and The Washington Post,

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is planning to push for a ban on menthol cigarettes, a product that has long been the target of anti-smoking advocates and civil rights activists who say the industry has aggressively marketed to Black Americans, according

President Joe Biden continues his administration’s goal of seeking equity for Blacks by banning menthol tobacco products. In 2014, the American Journal of Health [Cheyne, Andrew, et. al, July 2014 American Public Health Association] noted that while the 2009

The Biden administration is planning to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes, a long-sought public health goal of civil rights and anti-tobacco groups that has been beaten back by the tobacco industry for years, according to a federal health official. For decades,

The Biden administration is reportedly planning to ban menthol cigarettes in a move that activists say would help Black Americans who are disproportionately harmed by the tobacco industry, but critics claim it will do the opposite. The alleged ban comes as

President Biden’s administration is expected to announce this week a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes in a move that will leave many Americans without their preferred flavor. The new policy would disproportionately impact black smokers. Menthol cigarettes

The FDA is being forced to act by a court deadline — a federal district judge in Northern California had ordered the agency to respond by April 29 to a citizens’ petition to ban menthol. But the odds are unlikely that a ban would take effect anytime soon, because

WASHINGTON (AP) - A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leaving educators powerless to deal with bullying on the

The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday to decide when a student’s right to free speech should shield her from being disciplined by teachers for online postings that may include vulgar, demeaning or racist comments about her school. The justices said they were

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to be leaning toward issuing a narrow ruling in the case of a student who was booted from her high school cheerleading team over an expletive-laden Snapchat post after she was cut from the varsity squad. The dispute

At Supreme Court, Mean Girls Meet 1st Amendment Enlarge this image toggle caption Erin Schaff/Supreme Court/AP Erin Schaff/Supreme Court/AP Even Supreme Court advocates can look at a case before the court with their own teenage years in mind. And lawyer Gregory

Lawyers for the Biden administration on Wednesday will urge the Supreme Court to rule against free-speech rights for a foul-mouthed cheerleader who was kicked off the team for using the F-word on Snapchat. The Justice Department’s acting solicitor general

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L, which the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday, is a tough case. And it’s not tough because it presents the kind of politically toxic questions that often cause the justices to retreat into their partisan corners. Members of

When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June,

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the White House “respectfully disagrees” with the Catholic Church on the use of aborted fetal tissue for research. The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities

Bonchie and Nick Arama both reported earlier on the insane amount of vaccination and mask incoherency we got out of key Biden administration officals today including from the President himself on the very same day the CDC issued updated guidelines on mask-wearing

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is holding a meeting in June to consider whether its Committee on Doctrine should draft a document clarifying the church's stance on abortion. The meeting and consideration come as President Biden continues to

Catholic bishops may ask President Joe Biden to stop receiving communion if he continues to support and expand access to abortion in the United States. “Because President Biden is Catholic, it presents a unique problem for us,” said Archbishop Joseph Naumann

At issue is a document that will be prepared for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by its Committee on Doctrine, with the aim of clarifying the church’s stance on an issue that has repeatedly vexed the bishops in recent decades. It’s taken on new urgency

SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Police Department has said that more than 200 officers left their jobs since last year, citing an anti-police climate in Seattle, City Council policies and disagreements with department leadership. Police Chief Adrian Diaz said Tuesday

(CNN) An Australian court has jailed a man for 10 months after he drove dangerously and then filmed and mocked dying police officers at the scene of a deadly crash. Richard Pusey was charged with reckless driving, possession of drugs and outraging public decency

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day Louisville police department staffing 'in dire straits' amid high crime rates, recruitment woes: union Nearly 190 cops left the Louisville Metro Police Department

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian driver who filmed four dead and dying police officers who had been hit by a truck on a freeway was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 months in prison for what a judge described as a “heartless, cruel and disgraceful” act. The

An Australian judge on Wednesday sentenced "probably the most hated man" in the country to 10 months in jail for filming and mocking police officers as they died after a crash. The BBC reported that Richard Pusey, a 42-year-old mortgage broker, will likely

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A speeding driver in Australia was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Wednesday for offenses including what a judge described as the ”heartless, cruel and disgraceful” filming of four dead and dying police officers who had just been

Despite placing 3 conservatives justices on the Supreme Court, former President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment in their rulings to date, calling them "gutless" for "punting" on the presidential election cases. "I appointed 3 justices of the Supreme

Former President Donald Trump is planning to bring back his famous “Make America Great Again” political rallies, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to Breitbart News. CNN reported Trump may resume his political rallies as soon as May. Since

Former President Donald Trump said if he runs for president in 2024, then he could jump into the GOP nomination race and tap a running mate “right after” the midterm elections next year. Mr. Trump is teasing the idea of making a political comeback in the 2024

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that his face would be added to Mount Rushmore if he were a Democrat. Trump’s allies have long flattered him with the idea that his likeness belongs in granite alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,

Former President Trump says Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has no chance of becoming president in the 2024 election. “This guy, I watch him, he is a total loser,” Mr. Trump said during an appearance on “The Dan Bongino Show” posted online Wednesday. Mr. Hogan,

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Prosecutors added charges Wednesday against three of six people accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris conspired to use a weapon of mass destruction, namely a plan

Drew Angerer via Getty Images Three of six men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are also accused of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction during the attempt. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors added charges Wednesday against

Three members of extremist paramilitary groups accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were hit with additional federal charges — for planning to use “weapons of mass destruction,” authorities announced Wednesday. Adam Fox, 40, Barry Croft,

Washington (CNN) Federal prosecutors unveiled new charges on Wednesday against three men who have been accused in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Adam Fox, 40, Barry Croft,

Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris conspired to use a weapon of mass destruction, namely a plan to blow up a bridge near Whitmer’s second home in northern Michigan to hinder police, according to an expanded indictment filed in federal court in Grand

The co-hosts of the conservative podcast Ruthless took aim at Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler over his widely-panned "fact-check" of Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. Ruthless co-host Josh Holmes kicked off the conversation on Tuesday by calling Kessler's

(CNN) Sen. Tim Scott, a key player in the bipartisan congressional effort to overhaul policing , will step into the national spotlight Wednesday, handpicked by GOP leadership to give the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden's first address to a joint

After President Joe Biden lays out his ambitions to reshape the U.S. economy and address racial injustice on Wednesday, Republican Senator Tim Scott will make his party's argument that the Democratic agenda is a path to misery for working Americans. A rising

(CNN) Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, spotlighting a unique voice in the party whose profile is on the rise as he leads congressional

Sen. Tim Scott will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening. Scott is the junior senator from South Carolina and a rising star in the GOP. He is the only Black Republican senator

Hunter Biden nabbed a speaking gig at Tulane University to talk with students about “fake news” for a course called “Media Polarization and Public Policy Impacts.” The 51-year-old son of President Biden will join the class to discuss “the current state of

After the Daily Mail reported Tuesday that Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, who has no media or professional teaching background, will help guide a “media polarization” class at Tulane University this fall, many took to Twitter to ridicule the decision. According

Tulane University has invited Hunter Biden to be a guest speaker as part of a 10-week course on media relations that will be offered in the Fall semester, Fox News reported Wednesday. The course, called "Media Polarization and Public Policy Impacts," focuses

The latest in “irony is dead”: Tulane University has invited Hunter Biden to lecture on “fake news.” Considering Hunter has not been the subject of fake news, only sycophantic news, we wonder what his speech will be about at the 10-week “Media Polarization

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, who has no media or professional teaching background beyond publicly touting his ability to cook crack with ease and his experience with the drug, will help guide a “media polarization” class at Tulane University this fall,

Senate Democrats are expected to vote Wednesday to reverse a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule that limits regulation of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and a major contributor to climate change. Wednesday’s vote would be the first time Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to combat climate change. The Senate is set to take

Senate Votes To Restore Regulations On Climate-Warming Methane Emissions Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP The U.S. Senate has taken a step toward more vigorously regulating climate-warming methane leaks from

Both the scientific understanding of the role that methane plays in driving climate change and the position of the oil and gas industry have shifted since Mr. Obama’s administration first sought to regulate methane pollution. Scientists now see the gas as playing

Senate Democrats voted to reinstate federal limits on methane emissions on Wednesday, overturning their first Trump-era regulation by using a time-sensitive legislative maneuver afforded to them under the Congressional Review Act. President Donald Trump’s

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony at the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility in East Rockaway, N.Y., April 22, 2021. (Spencer Platt/Pool via Reuters) The push by New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s office to obscure the coronavirus

After the first wave of coronavirus infections and Covid-19 deaths peaked in April 2020, health officials began trying to figure out how many nursing home residents had died, according to three people with knowledge of the process who spoke on condition of

Aides to Gov. Andrew Cuomo went to extraordinary lengths for months to block the true number of nursing-home deaths related to COVID-19 in New York from being released to the public, including forbidding health commissioner Howard Zucker from releasing the

In news that will only shock Andrew Cuomo stans, the coverup of Cuomo’s policy that essentially sentenced thousands of New York State grandmas and grandpas to a tortuous and lonely death-by-COVID is far worse than previously known. 🚨Breaking from the NY Times:

Gov. Brad Little (R) of Idaho signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes it illegal to perform an abortion on a woman in his state once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at about five to eight weeks of pregnancy. Abortion providers who violate the Idaho Fetal

(CNN) Idaho on Tuesday became the second state this week to enact a so-called heartbeat ban -- a law barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and before many people know they are pregnant. "We

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an abortion bill into law Tuesday that would make it illegal for a woman to terminate her pregnancy after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can happen as early as six weeks. The law could effectively make most abortions

Idaho Governor Brad Little speaks about the coronavirus, January 22, 2021. ( Idaho Public Television/via YouTube) Republican Idaho governor Brad Little signed a bill into law Tuesday banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur as

Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a bill into law that ends Connecticut’s long-standing religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools and day care facilities Connecticut will no longer allow religious exemption from childhood immunization

The Connecticut State Senate approved a bill Tuesday that aims to end a religious exemption for vaccinations at schools after nine hours of contentious debate. The Hartford Courant reported that Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, vowed to quickly sign the legislation

Connecticut will no longer allow religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The bill, signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ned Lamont, came hours after the Democratic-controlled

The bill, signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ned Lamont, came hours after the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the bill late Tuesday night. Over 2,000 opponents had rallied outside the state Capitol building, arguing the legislation unfairly infringes on

Britney Spears will speak in court in June about her conservatorship after years of near-silence on the matter. At a hearing Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Spears’s attorney Samuel Ingham III said she had requested a hearing to address the court

Britney Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that has controlled her life and finances for 13 years, her attorney said Tuesday, and a judge scheduled a June date to hear from her. Spears' court-appointed attorney, Samuel

Britney Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that controls her life and finances LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that has controlled her life and finances for

Reese Witherspoon has joined the chorus of people speaking out about Britney Spears’ treatment by the public and the media. Interest in the pop star’s troubled past was renewed with the recent documentary "Framing Britney Spears" and resulted in figures like

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday said she expects New Mexico to reopen completely by the end of June if the state reaches its goal of having at least 60% of residents fully vaccinated by then. She made the announcement during

New York, New York (CNN) New York is the latest state to allocate Covid-19 vaccine doses directly to primary care doctors as part of an initiative to reach people who may be reluctant to be inoculated. A group of primary care doctors in New York City vaccinated

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New Yorkers will no longer have to buy a jelly sandwich, chips or other snack with their beer under an executive order that state lawmakers repealed Wednesday. Last summer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order requiring food to be

Public health experts spoke of a tug of war between the variants and the vaccination campaign. For a time, there was a stalemate. In late March, it seemed the variants were gaining slightly, and new daily cases appeared to briefly rise. Then new case counts

Six people were shot, at least one fatally, outside an apartment complex in Virginia's capital on Tuesday evening, police said. The Richmond Police Department said its officers were dispatched to the scene just after 6:30 p.m. ET where they discovered two

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 12:55 PM PT – Wednesday, April 28, 2021 A manhunt is underway in Virginia after a shooting left at least two dead and three others injured. Authorities said several gunmen opened fire on a group outside an apartment complex on Tuesday.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman was killed and four others were injured in a shooting Tuesday in Richmond, police said. The wounded included a child and two teenagers. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that police responded to a report of a shooting at about

A woman was killed and four others were injured-- two critically-- Tuesday in a shooting at a Richmond, Virginia, apartment complex, police said. Richmond police responded to the apartment complex around 6:30 p.m. and found two adult women, two teenagers,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina U.S. Rep. Ted Budd announced Wednesday morning that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2022 Senate election. The staunch ally of former President Donald Trump first elected to Congress in 2016 said in a video

EXCLUSIVE – Spotlighting that he is a "political outsider" who is "100% pro-life," and who believes in "putting America First," conservative Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina on Wednesday declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in a race that may end up becoming

Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) announced Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC). Budd, a gun store owner from Davie County, released a video of the announcement that detailed his positions on issues

Rep. Ted Budd said Wednesday he is running for the GOP Senate nomination in North Carolina, casting himself as an acolyte of former President Trump and fighter against the nation “becoming a woke, socialist, wasteland.” In his announcement video, Mr. Budd

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A northern Virginia city is renaming its high school as Meridian High to replace the name of a founding father who was also a slave owner. The school board in Falls Church City voted Tuesday to rename George Mason High to Meridian.

(CNN) A 12-year-old in North Carolina used the downtime he had during the pandemic to take on a few extra classes in school. Now, one year later, Mike Wimmer, of Salisbury , is getting ready to graduate high school and college -- in the same week. Wimmer

Yesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on “College Enrollment and Work Activity of Recent High School and College Graduates – 2020” based on data as of October 2020. Here’s a description of the BLS data used for the report: Information

Regis High School in New York City. (Regis High School/Facebook) Regis High School seems ashamed of its legacy and purpose. There is a lot of trouble afoot at my alma mater, and it seems worth sharing. Maybe that should be “more trouble,” because prestigious

Kelly Osbourne is speaking out against so-called cancel culture after her mom, Sharon Osbourne, stepped down from her role as co-host of “The Talk.” The 36-year-old talked to Extra about her recent sobriety relapse, struggles with weight, and the cultural

Kelly Osbourne is speaking her mind. The 36-year-old former reality star recently spoke with "Extra" about several things, including her sobriety and weight loss. Among the topics she touched on was cancel culture, an apt discussion considering her mother,

Reality television star Kelly Osbourne is over cancel culture, emphasizing the importance of education rather than cancellation following her mother Sharon Osbourne’s departure from the hit CBS show The Talk over a controversial discussion on race, Meghan Markle,

"The Talk" suffered a significant dip in ratings among daytime programs following Sharon Osbourne's exit from the show. The CBS talk show returned to its regular programming schedule on April 12, following a nearly month-long hiatus after an on-air spat between

St. Louis (AP) - Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but his supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of composure” during firearms training. Cleveland Police didn’t

One of the biggest roadblocks to police accountability is so-called “wandering cops” who lose their jobs in one place only to be rehired in another St. Louis -- Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio,

St. Louis (AP) - Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn’t go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of composure” during firearms training. The department

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn’t go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of composure” during firearms training. The department

Biden Administration Limits Power Of ICE To Arrest Immigrants In Courthouses Enlarge this image toggle caption Tommy Gilligan/AP Tommy Gilligan/AP In another reversal of Trump administration immigration enforcement policy, the Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday slapped limits on the ability of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to arrest illegal immigrants at or near courthouses -- the latest limits placed on immigration

Federal agents will no longer be allowed to carry out most immigration arrests at courthouses, following a change of policy announced by President Biden’s administration. The new approach, announced Tuesday, scales back a Trump-era policy from 2018 that authorized

FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) predicted in January that there would be a 50% reduction of arrests of illegal immigrants if new guidance that severely limits ICE arrests was enforced -- a prediction that ultimately proved to be accurate,

(CNN) No one is in a hotter seat in today's Republican Party than Liz Cheney. The Wyoming Republican, who is the third-ranking member of House Republican leadership, was not-so-subtly called out by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (California) earlier

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won’t seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Liz Cheney said Wednesday. Trump suggested Tuesday that Wyoming’s congresswoman would become a lobbyist or “maybe embarrass her family

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won’t seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Liz Cheney said Wednesday. Trump suggested Tuesday that Wyoming’s congresswoman would become a lobbyist or “maybe embarrass

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday Rep. Liz Cheney is a “warmongering fool” and said the Wyoming Republican is refusing to rule out a presidential bid in 2024 because of her poor polling at home. Ms. Cheney scored a series of headlines at the GOP retreat

HONOLULU (AP) - The Hawaii House on Tuesday killed a bill that would have curtailed the governor’s emergency powers, a measure that was introduced after the coronavirus pandemic prompted Gov. David Ige to issue 19 emergency proclamations to suspend laws, impose

The North Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday requiring legislative leaders to sign off on lawsuit settlements involving the General Assembly that challenge the state’s laws or constitution. Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, one of Senate Bill 360's sponsors,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Senate Republicans still angry over a legal settlement reached between the State Board of Elections and a union-affiliated group over counting 2020 election absentee ballots approved legislation on Tuesday designed to keep legislators in

A bill to limit the governor's power to shut down the economy during an emergency has cleared the North Carolina Senate. The Senate voted 28-21 on Tuesday to approve Senate Bill 346, which would require the Council of State to approve a governor's emergency

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday that Joe Biden seems to be "trying to surrender to Iran" after the Middle Eastern country appeared to show aggression towards the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf. TOM COTTON: I’m worried things are headed in a very dangerous

A US Navy ship fired off warning shots toward a trio of Iranian military boats that came too close to American vessels in the Persian Gulf on Monday, authorities said. The three speed boats operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy moved

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran‘s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. It was the first such shooting in nearly four years. The

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran‘s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. The Navy released black-and-white footage of the encounter

Authorities say a Texas man has died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home BRECKENRIDGE, Texas -- A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of

BRECKENRIDGE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home, authorities said. Thomas Hicks, 70, was mowing his lawn Monday when he was repeatedly stung by the bees outside

A 70-year-old Texas man was reportedly killed by a massive swarm of bees as he was mowing his lawn — and his wife was hospitalized after being stung while performing CPR on him. Thomas Hicks, of Breckenridge, was attacked Monday afternoon and ran inside his

A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home, authorities said. Thomas Hicks, 70, was mowing his lawn Monday when he was repeatedly stung by the bees outside his home in Breckenridge,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle threats from global powers like China and Russia. The new

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle threats from global powers like China and Russia. The new

Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, US Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle threats from global powers like China and Russia. The new plan cuts the number

Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle threats from global powers like China and Russia. The new plan cuts the number

NEW YORK (AP) - After massive U.S. government spending helped send the stock market back to record heights, with even more potentially on the way, the bill may be coming due for the nation’s wealthiest investors. President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed to

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the administration’s coronavirus response outside the White House in Washington, D.C., April 27, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) That the Biden administration has enormous confidence in the government’s ability to invest

10 SHARES 69 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail President Biden has proposed that the capital gains tax rate be raised from the current maximum of 23.8% to over 40%. He also wants to raise the income tax rate on the top income earners to more than

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has voted by a large margin, in results released Wednesday morning, to give the European Union’s final approval to a Brexit deal already beset by difficulties, complaints and a court challenge. The vote was 660 in favor,

BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders, their British counterparts and European businesses expressed hope Wednesday that the final ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal will open a new, positive era of cooperation despite the many divisive topics remaining

BRUSSELS (AP) - European lawmakers have approved the final ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom, nearly five years after Britain decided to leave the bloc. The deal, which was finalized on Christmas Eve,

A small study of older Americans fully vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna jabs suggested they dropped their risk of COVID-19 hospitalization by 94%, compared to an unvaccinated group of the same age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The first two COVID vaccines to gain authorization in the U.S. have proven to be 94% effective at preventing hospitalizations among fully vaccinated adults 65 years or older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

Seniors fully vaccinated by COVID-19 shots from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna were 94% less likely to land in the hospital from the virus than people over age 65 who were not immunized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The agency

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The fired Ohio police officer accused of killing Andre Hill plans to plead not guilty Wednesday to an additional criminal charge. Former Columbus police Officer Adam Coy is set to be arraigned after a grand jury on Friday added a criminal

Former officer pleads not guilty to new charge The fired Ohio police officer accused of killing Andre Hill pleaded not guilty Wednesday to an additional criminal charge on the same day that prosecutors dropped two misdemeanor charges of dereliction of duty.

Coy pleaded not guilty to new charge of negligent homicide. A former Ohio police officer already facing murder charges stemming from the fatal shooting in December of Andre Hill, pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to an additional count of reckless homicide

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law on Tuesday a measure banning abortions performed strictly on the basis of genetic disorders detected in the fetus, such as Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis, unless the condition is considered lethal. The bill, approved

Gov. Doug Ducey (R) of Arizona signed a bill into law Tuesday that expands protections for unborn children with a prenatal diagnosis of a disability such as Down syndrome. Senate Bill 1457 bans providers from performing abortions “knowing that the abortion

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law on Tuesday a measure banning abortions performed strictly on the basis of genetic disorders detected in the fetus, such as Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis, unless the condition is considered lethal. The bill, approved

Girl Scouts in Virginia are going high tech when it comes to delivering their seasonal cookies. According to Google’s drone delivery company Wing, a local troop in the town of Christiansburg has been using its service to test cookie dispatch. WHY ALMOST $3

Girl Scout troop in Virginia delivering cookies by Wing drones Wing reached out to Christianburg Girl Scout troop to help boost sales.

Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people’s doorsteps in a Virginia community. The town of Christiansburg has been a testing ground for commercial delivery drones operated by Wing,

There is perfect. And then there is almost perfect. And as anyone who’s ever gotten a 99 percent on a test can tell you, the two are not the same thing. “Citizen Kane,” the 1941 Orson Welles classic about the rise and fall of the publishing magnate Charles

"Citizen Kane" has lost its edge. The 1941 movie directed by Orson Welles is known as one of the best films in history, and until very recently, held a 100% Fresh score on popular movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. However, the website recently

(CNN) The online reviews database Rotten Tomatoes has unearthed a negative 80-year-old write-up of "Citizen Kane," stripping the cinematic classic of its perfect score among critics and demoting it below movies including "Paddington 2" and "The Terminator." Orson

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci drew anger again Wednesday after continuing to insist children wear masks while playing outdoors, in spite of repeated studies showing outdoor transmission of coronavirus is virtually nil. In an interview on

During a Wednesday appearance on NBC’s “Today,” White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci discussed the new mask guidelines that allow vaccinated people to go outside without masks. Host Savannah Guthrie asked Fauci when kids are going to be able

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that the level of infection is high enough that both he and the CDC “would feel very uncomfortable” saying children can go out unmasked and “You want to keep

“The Daily Show” host blasted the public health agency for “incoherent” messaging Tuesday after it released new safety guidelines for the pandemic. (Watch the video below.) The comedian began by hailing the relaxed recommendations, which offer people ― especially

Host Trevor Noah said on Tuesday’s episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” that the new CDC guidelines for outdoor mask use were so “incoherent” it could discourage people from getting vaccinated. Earlier in the day, the CDC announced that vaccinated

Trevor Noah took a shot at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over what he called its "incoherent" messaging surrounding mask guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the CDC updated its coronavirus mask guidance, now saying

NEW YORK (AP) - A woman who once worked as an unpaid intern for City Comptroller Scott Stringer, a contender to become New York City’s next mayor, accused him Wednesday of groping her without consent. Speaking near Stringer’s Manhattan office, Jean Kim said

A woman who said she worked as an unpaid intern on a 2001 election campaign for Scott M. Stringer, the New York City comptroller who is now running for mayor, has accused him of sexually assaulting her 20 years ago. The woman, Jean Kim, now a political lobbyist,

A former intern who once worked for New York City mayoral candidate Scott Stringer is accusing the city's comptroller of sexually abusing and harassing her more than a decade ago, during Stringer's tenure as a lawmaker in the New York State Assembly. The woman,

The emergence of a video showing Wayne LaPierre, the polarizing head of the National Rifle Association, shooting but struggling to kill an African bush elephant during a 2013 hunting trip in Botswana drew criticism on Tuesday from conservation groups. The

Newly surfaced video shows the head of the National Rifle Association struggling to kill a now-endangered African bush elephant from just feet away. Wayne LaPierre appeared to have trouble with basic marksmanship when he blasted the savannah elephant from

Video Leaks Of NRA's Wayne LaPierre Missing His Mark On Elephant Hunt Enlarge this image toggle caption The Trace/The New Yorker The Trace/The New Yorker NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre's carefully cultivated image as a hunter and outdoorsman is taking a hit this

EUFAULA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man was charged with capital murder in the deaths of a Georgia woman and two children whose bodies were found inside a car that was partially submerged in a lake, state police said. Demetrius Devonte McGhee, 26, of Clayton was

State police in Alabama say a man was charged with capital murder in the deaths of a Georgia woman and two children found dead inside a car that was partially submerged in a lake EUFAULA, Ala. -- An Alabama man was charged with capital murder in the deaths

An Alabama man was charged with capital murder in the deaths of a Georgia woman and two children whose bodies were found inside a car that was partially submerged in a lake, state police said. Demetrius Devonte McGhee, 26, of Clayton was arrested after being

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that the state is no longer requiring masks to be worn outdoors, and all outdoor dining restrictions will end this weekend. The Republican governor said during a press conference that the new mask rule is effective

Amid significant improvements in health metrics, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that Maryland is lifting its outdoor mask mandate effective immediately in line with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, WTTG, the Fox-owned station

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland is lifting its outdoor mask requirement in line with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday, citing improved health metrics while strongly urging reluctant residents to

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran‘s top diplomat expressed regret Wednesday that a recording leaked out of him making frank comments about the limits of his power in the Islamic Republic, while the country’s president describing the incident as a means to derail ongoing

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif enthusiastically praised “Martyr Soleimani,” the dead former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leader, on Wednesday after an hours-long interview leaked in which Zarif repeatedly insulted him. Major Gen.

Iran's top diplomat expressed regret Wednesday that a recording leaked out of him making frank comments about the limits of his power in the Islamic Republic, while the country's president describing the incident as a means to derail ongoing talks with world

PHOENIX — A judge on Wednesday refused to shut down the Republican-led Arizona Senate’s recount of 2.1 million ballots from the 2020 election in the state’s most populous county but ordered ballot secrecy and voter privacy procedures its contractor is using

An unprecedented audit of ballots from November’s presidential election will continue in Arizona. But the private company hired by the Republican-led state Senate must make public its procedures for guaranteeing the privacy of voters and the secrecy of their

PHOENIX (AP) - An unprecedented audit of ballots from November’s presidential election will continue in Arizona. But the private company hired by the Republican-led state Senate must make public its procedures for guaranteeing the privacy of voters and the

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Grand Forks police are investigating a stabbing in a park near an elementary school. Officers were called to University Park near West Elementary School about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. They found a male middle school student had been stabbed

A North Dakota middle school student was stabbed at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday outside of West Elementary School Grand Forks, in the eastern part of the state, the Grand Forks Herald reports. Police found the injured child in nearby University Park and he was

SMYRNA, Del. (AP) - A woman was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Delaware middle school, prompting a school lockdown and leaving many community members shaken. Delaware State Police spokesman Cpl. Jason Hatchell said a 47-year-old man man pulled out a

'It Was Just Thrilling': 2 NPR Founders Remember The First Days, 50 Years Ago Enlarge this image toggle caption NPR NPR On May 3, 1971, 20,000 demonstrators came to Washington, D.C., stopping traffic in the streets in a protest against the war in Vietnam. On

A Timeline Of NPR's First 50 Years Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. In the last half-century, NPR and Member stations have been essential, trusted sources for local events and cultural programming featuring

Hear NPR's First On-Air Original Broadcast From 1971 Enlarge this image toggle caption Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. In

The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech says Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within the next four months BERLIN -- Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within the next four months, the head of German

BERLIN (AP) - Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within the next four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved COVID-19 vaccine with U.S. partner Pfizer, said Wednesday. While

BERLIN (AP) – Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within the next four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved COVID-19 vaccine with U.S. partner Pfizer, said Wednesday. While

Claims by Amazon Web Services that it lost out on a massive $10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon because of direct interference by former President Trump can go forward, a federal judge said Wednesday, opening the door to a potentially ugly

A federal court said on Wednesday that it did not dismiss the possibility that former President Donald J. Trump interfered in the awarding of a military cloud-computing contract worth $10 billion, a decision that could result in the overhaul of a long-running

In announcing the plea, Audrey Strauss, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, said that Mr. Deutsch had “a particular responsibility to follow the law” because of his role as an elected official. Henry E. Mazurek, an attorney for Mr. Deutsch, said the former

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City Council member was expelled following his guilty plea to federal charges of evading $82,000 in taxes. Council member Chaim Deutsch, a Brooklyn Democrat, was ousted from the 51-member body on Tuesday after City Council leaders

Police in Dubai have arrested 10 suspects in a massive knife fight that killed three people, authorities said Wednesday, a relatively rare outburst of violence in the Gulf Arab sheikdom. The police said the melee stemmed from a dispute over money, with 13

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Police in Dubai have arrested 10 suspects in a massive knife fight that killed three people, authorities said Wednesday, a relatively rare outburst of violence in the Gulf Arab sheikdom. The police said the melee stemmed

WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate, there were whispers about her ambition - would a former rival be a loyal soldier to a president she so sharply criticized on the campaign trail? Fueling those whispers was

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the president of Finland Monday about addressing the surge of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, a Central American region known as the Northern Triangle, an official readout of the conversation revealed. Meanwhile,

What was once considered to be permanent ice has declined in volume almost everywhere around the globe. Half the world’s glacial loss is coming from the United States and Canada. The near-uniform melting “mirrors the global increase in temperature” and is

Glaciers are melting faster, losing 31% more snow and ice per year than they did 15 years earlier, according to three-dimensional satellite measurements of all the world’s mountain glaciers. Scientists blame human-caused climate change. Using 20 years of

A Florida judge rejected a proposed plea deal Tuesday for two men accused of running onto the field during the final quarter of Super Bowl LV in February. Luis Cartaya, an attorney for Yuri Andrade and Douglas Schaffer, told a Hillsborough County circuit judge

A Florida judge has rejected a proposed plea deal for two men accused of running onto the field during the final quarter of Super Bowl LV in February TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida judge rejected a proposed plea deal Tuesday for two men accused of running onto the

A man was caught at JFK Airport on Monday allegedly trying to smuggle in 35 live finches from Guyana — stuffed inside plastic hair curlers and concealed inside his clothes, authorities said. Kevin Andre McKenzie is just the latest alleged would-be songbird

New York (CNN) A man was arrested and charged with allegedly smuggling 35 live finches in hair curlers from Guyana for "singing contests" in New York City, according to a complaint from the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Kevin Andre

A Tennessee police department has fired an officer after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial slur NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial slur. According to The Tennessean, the Franklin Police Department’s November firing of Seth Schilling was confirmed

New York (CNN Business) It's not a celebrity, but Taco Bell has enlisted something equally as recognizable for its first-ever global ad campaign: the moon. On May 4, the moon will closely resemble a taco during its waning crescent phase, so Taco Bell is calling

The moon is as good of a reason as any to get a free taco. Taco Bell recently announced a new promotion where it will be giving away free tacos. While this isn’t anything unusual for the fast-food chain, this will be the company’s first global campaign. According

PARIS (AP) - Seven Italian former members of the Red Brigades, a left-wing domestic terrorism group active in the 1970s and 1980s, were arrested on Wednesday morning in France, the French presidency said in a statement. Italian arrest warrants were issued

French Police Arrest Extremist Red Brigades Members Sought By Italy Enlarge this image toggle caption Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Several former members of the Red Brigades – a violent radical-left Italian terrorist group

“While the level of new cases remains concerning,” he said, “continued vaccinations should allow for a return to more normal economic conditions later this year.” Fed officials have signaled that they will keep interest rates low and bond purchases going at

New York (CNN Business) The Federal Reserve said Wednesday the US economy is growing stronger, but it left interest rates unchanged near zero. Interest rates will stay the range of zero to a quarter of a percent until the Fed's goal of maximum employment and

WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass tell the story of the 20th and 21st centuries, is unveiling its newest addition:

(CNN) The Washington National Cathedral has unveiled a stone carving of Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to recognize his legacy as a human rights defender "dedicated to combating indifference and intolerance." The bust was carved in the DC

In case you haven’t lately counted sexes, a Texas Democrat’s reminding America of the tally… Scientifically speaking, at least. State Rep. James Talarico spoke to the state’s Public Education Committee last week over legislation that would ban biological

Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico’s office defended Tuesday the lawmaker’s assertion that there are six biological sexes rather than two. Talarico spoke before the state’s Public Education Committee last week on legislation that would ban biological

Toyota says it will invest $803 million and add 1,400 new jobs at its Indiana auto manufacturing plant so it can produce two new SUVs there, one of which will be the first Lexus made at the plant. The Japanese automaker says both new vehicles - which it calls

New York (CNN Business) Toyota is planning to offer a new, large SUV with three rows of seats, and will add 1,400 jobs to an Indiana plant in order to build it. The still-unnamed vehicle will have both a Toyota version and a Lexus version, the company said.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns” can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated

Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled "ghost guns" can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated a Trump administration

For 14 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended draconian restrictions on Americans’ daily lives to combat the spread of COVID-19. The CDC disregarded the psychological hardships and economic losses the restrictions inflicted.

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. For 14 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended draconian restrictions on Americans' daily lives to combat COVID-19.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man arrested over a social media post sued law enforcement officers Tuesday, claiming they violated his First Amendment rights, the Tennessean reported. Joshua Andrew Garton was arrested in January after posting a photograph

A Tennessee man arrested over a social media post is suing law enforcement officers, claiming they violated his First Amendment rights NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee man arrested over a social media post sued law enforcement officers Tuesday, claiming they

(CNN) Richard Barnett, the man who put his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office and left her an insulting note during the Capitol riot, will be released from jail to await further court proceedings from home. A judge deemed on Tuesday that

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man who posed for photos with his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be allowed to return home pending trial. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper granted a motion

She’d like to buy an owww! A “Wheel of Fortune” contestant on Tuesday became the first person ever to win a house on the game show — prompting a confetti-fueled celebration that ended with co-host Vanna White getting hit in the head. Laura Trammell, a sixth-grade

A lucky "Wheel of Fortune" contestant made history on the show Tuesday by being the first contestant ever to win a brand new house on the show. In what might be literally the biggest prize the show has ever seen, sixth grade teacher Laura Trammell appeared

The census numbers came out a couple of days ago and I reported how Texas and Florida gained seats, 2 and 1 respectively, and California and New York lost one seat each. There had been predictions that Texas might actually gain 3 and Florida 2, so the change

Sen. Ted Cruz attempted to own “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah on Wednesday but was woefully unprepared for the dunking the comedian gave him. It started when the Texas Republican criticized a segment Noah did on Tuesday discussing the potential effects of red

A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order and must end unless a trial court takes up the issue within six months, a federal appeals court ruled. A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court

A federal appeals court has ruled that a judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order and must end unless a trial court takes up the issue within six months A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting

A California school district is offering a new ethnic studies elective, and opponents of the coursework are criticizing the program as promoting "hate for America" in a letter to community members. The Los Alamitos Unified School District recently developed

A trustee on the Santa Clara County, California, Board of Education says he has been silenced after trying to put plans for new K-12 ethnic studies curricula on the board's agenda for discussion with the public. Joseph Di Salvo, 69, is using his 33 years of

(CNN) Los Angeles County, the first county in the US to have recorded more than one million coronavirus cases, is set to enter its least restrictive reopening phase as early as next week, public health officials announced. The nation's most populous county

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, will assume control of COVID-19 mitigation efforts on Saturday, increasing capacity limits to 80% and reducing social distancing to three feet. Currently, the county is following capacity restrictions

One of the DOJ officials who reviewed and rubber-stamped the fraudulent Carter Page warrant found a new job this month. No, it didn’t involve the inner workings of the prison system. Rather, in a move so obscene that you’d think it was a parody if I didn’t

Former Justice Department official Mary McCord will serve in an advisory role for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court earlier this month. McCord was one of the officials who reviewed and approved warrants to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter

A Georgia sheriff is facing federal civil rights charges after prosecutors say he punished people in his custody – including a 17-year-old boy accused of vandalism – by strapping them in a restraint chair for hours. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was indicted

An Atlanta-area sheriff with a history of legal troubles faces federal civil rights charges for ordering several detainees to be strapped to restraint chairs for hours at a time even though they posed no danger to deputies, prosecutors said. In an indictment

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters) A group of more than 30 Senate Democrats on Tuesday urged President Biden to dramatically increase

A coalition of more than 30 Senate Democrats is pressuring President Biden to substantially increase the number of refugees admitted into the United States this year and next, after the president faced a fierce backlash from his own party earlier this month

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace believes the veteran leadership the team has at the quarterback position would be a great fit for a rookie coming into the NFL. Long-time Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton signed with the Bears during the offseason

This year’s NFL Draft, aside from the top two picks, is filled with a ton of speculation and that’s especially true for former North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance who could find himself either a top-five pick or slide to somewhere in the middle. While

SELMA, Ala. (AP) - It’s not the first Confederate monument to go missing in Selma, Alabama, but the story of the stolen Jefferson Davis chair may be the oddest. How to steal a chair that weighed maybe 500 pounds (225 kilograms)? Who was the group “White Lies

It’s not the first Confederate monument to go missing in Selma, Alabama, but the story of the stolen Jefferson Davis chair may be the oddest SELMA, Ala. -- It’s not the first Confederate monument to go missing in Selma, Alabama, but the story of the stolen

EXCLUSIVE: A proposed rule by President Joe Biden's Department of Education would use taxpayer dollars to incorporate into America's classrooms what critics say is "dangerous" curriculum. The rule would funnel federal grant money to help school teach the New

President Joe Biden’s Education Department proposed a rule recently to use taxpayer dollars to bring critical race theory into schools. The proposed rule would use federal grant money “to help schools teach the New York Times' controversial 1619 Project by

A Los Angeles police officer who wrote an open letter to LeBron James requesting a sitdown to discuss policing said Wednesday that he wanted to speak up for the "vast majority of decent officers" when calling out the NBA superstar. Deon Joseph, a 24-year veteran

The LAPD cop who sought to meet LeBron James to discuss “the reality” of policing said the NBA superstar has not replied to his open letter – and revealed he almost had to use deadly force four times during his career. “I was LeBron James before I became a

BEIJING (AP) - Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday first-quarter revenue fell after it sold its lower-priced Honor smartphone brand, but profitability improved. Sales declined 16.5% from a year earlier to 152.2 billion yuan ($23.5 billion) due

Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue fell in the first quarter of 2021 after it sold its lower-priced Honor smartphone brand but profitability improved BEIJING -- Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday first-quarter revenue fell

On Friday, Joe Biden participated in a kind of summit with more than a dozen other world leaders. They were all there, including the guy who runs France. The meeting itself turned out to be only marginally interesting. What got your attention was Joe Biden.

Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson opened his program with a monologue questioning the push for individuals to wear a mask, despite having received the vaccine. Carlson pointed to media personalities and politicians

New York (CNN Business) Tesla's $1.5 billion bitcoin bet from early this year had already increased in value by more than $1 billion by the end of last month. The company disclosed in February that it used some of its available cash to invest $1.5 billion

TOKYO (AP) - Sony’s January-March profit zoomed eight-fold to 107 billion yen ($982 million) from a year earlier as people stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic turned to the Japanese electronics and entertainment company’s video games and other visual

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Rugby will face a momentous decision on the future of the All Blacks at its annual meeting Thursday, when it debates whether to sell a stake in the commercial value of the national team to American investors. New

New Zealand Rugby will face a momentous decision on the future of the All Blacks at its annual meeting Thursday, when it debates whether to sell a stake in the commercial value of the national team to American investors. New Zealand’s 26 provincial unions

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is attempting to walk back previous statements it has made and materials it has promoted about an "equity-focused" math framework that alters how students advance through middle and high school. The Washington Post

America’s students should be worried about academics while in school, not politics, Virginia mother of five Carrie Lukas argued Tuesday on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" in reaction to the state's plan to eliminate accelerated math. "Virginia’s made a big

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of a highly anticipated and widely discussed biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey, who faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault. W.W. Norton and Company previously

NEW YORK (AP) - The audiobook publisher of a new Philip Roth biography is pulling the release, following W.W. Norton and Company’s announcement that it was withdrawing the print edition amid multiple allegations against author Blake Bailey of sexual harassment

The organization formed by Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight, took to Twitter Wednesday to push back on a Washington Post report fact-checking recent comments made by Abrams regarding the state's new voting laws. During a Senate Judiciary

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas House on Tuesday rejected legislation to cut early voting in the state by a day. The House voted down the measure 39-43. The Senate last week had approved the bill, which would have eliminated early voting on the day before

The videos contain surveillance and body camera footage of the attack. The Justice Department on Wednesday released new surveillance and body camera footage showing the attack on U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and two other uniformed officers who

New Videos Show Alleged Assault On Officer Brian Sicknick During Capitol Riot The Department of Justice released on Wednesday a group of videos depicting the alleged assault on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and other members of law enforcement during

The NCAA Board of Governors voted Tuesday to extend the contract of President Mark Emmert by two years through 2025. Emmert’s contract was set to expire in 2023, but the board voted unanimously to extend his deal. The announcement comes less than a month

The NCAA Board of Governors voted Tuesday to extend the contract of President Mark Emmert by two years through 2025. Emmert’s contract was set to expire in 2023, but the board voted unanimously to extend his deal. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The

BRUSSELS — It was February and things were going from bad to worse for the European Union’s vaccination campaign, and for its top executive, Ursula von der Leyen. Much of Europe was in lockdown, people were dying and the bloc was running low on doses of vaccines

London (CNN Business) The European Union is pivoting to the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus shot with a record agreement to buy up to 1.8 billion doses, as court proceedings in its lawsuit against another major vaccine maker, AstraZeneca, began in Brussels on Wednesday. The

The Real ID requirement has been pushed back yet again. Real IDs -- which are driver’s licenses or identification cards with a gold star in the top right corner -- will now be required for domestic air travel beginning on May 3, 2023, the Department of Homeland

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine’s secretary of state said Wednesday that residents will benefit from a federal extension of the Real ID enforcement deadline. Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 to establish minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Two young siblings have died days after being found submerged in a swimming pool at a home they were visiting with their father, sheriff’s officials said. Zale Dudas, 9, and her brother Saxon Nairne, 7, were found after 5 p.m. Friday

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 12:40 PM PT – Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Two young children died after apparently drowning in a pool in southeastern Florida. On Tuesday, reports said the children had been briefly left unattended at the Jensen Beach Pool about 115 miles

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) has penned a letter to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr requesting an investigation into Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over his handling of the 2020 presidential election. According to Loeffler, in a letter sent

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s State Elections Board got a new leader Wednesday in one of the first impacts of the state’s new election law, with an appointed member of the board replacing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whom the law removed from the board. But

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-11

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. The House Judiciary Committee voted

New Mexico's Three Rivers wildfire has almost doubled in size. Authorities said Tuesday night that the blaze had expanded from 6,100 acres to approximately 12,000 acres. TORNADOES TOUCH DOWN IN TEXAS; SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST The fire is now

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Another large fire drawing help from multiple communities damaged a Concord, New Hampshire, residence on Wednesday, firefighters said. There were no injuries. Five people inside the home were able to evacuate. When firefighters arrived

EXCLUSIVE: A U.S. congressman from Wisconsin made thousands of dollars by renting a property to a massage parlor that advertised on websites that list spas where people can pay for sex, Fox News has learned. Rep. Ron Kind, a Democrat, disclosed between $15,001

Vulnerable Wisconson Democrat Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) has allegedly made thousands from renting a property to a massage parlor that advertises on multiple websites used for spas to solicit paying for sex, according to a report. The report from Fox News shows

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - University of Portland officials announced on Tuesday that the school will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff when the fall semester starts. The Catholic university said in a news release that employees

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Washington State University will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations this fall for students and employees. University President Kirk Schulz made the announcement Wednesday, The Spokesman-Review reported. He said exemptions will be

A law enforcement source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, reported the illegal entry of more than 100 Venezuelan nationals south of Del Rio, Texas, early Wednesday morning. The group consisted of mostly family units and was apprehended by Border Patrol.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 42 migrants marching through a Texas ranch. The group consisted of all single adult migrants trying to avoid arrest. McAllen Station Border Patrol agents encountered a group of 42 single

The push to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a bipartisan effort, with one-third of those who signed petitions against him being Democrats and third-party voters, Randy Economy, the senior adviser for the recall effort, said Wednesday. "All of us together,

The Los Angeles Times editorial board complained Monday that the recall election to determine if Gov. Gavin Newsom, D., should be removed from office is an undemocratic "calamity." The effort to recall Newsom has received the necessary number of verified signatures

Washington (CNN) A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday evening that it's been difficult to watch some elected officials and others "whitewash" the episode in

A D.C. Metropolitan Police officer left brain injured by Capitol rioters on Tuesday slammed ex-President Donald Trump and the other politicians who have falsely portrayed the mob as peaceful. Michael Fanone, a 19-year police veteran who was dragged down stairs,

(CNN) Severe thunderstorms, some of which will produce tornadoes, are likely across the Southern Plains Wednesday as a severe weather threat expands through the interior Northeast. "Even though today may not look like a classic set up for a severe weather

Some areas in the Northeast will come close to 90 degrees Wednesday. There were 10 tornadoes reported in Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma Tuesday due to severe storms. The severe weather also brought 29 reports of large hail and up to 80 mph wind gusts were from

This is as ridiculous as the amount of sunscreen that was on Mark Zuckerberg’s face. Last summer, the Facebook CEO was photographed surfing in Hawaii with what can only be described as an entire bottle’s worth of sunscreen slathered all over his face. AOHAN/MEGA

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the images of him caked in sunscreen was a failed effort to disguise himself from the paparazzi while surfing in Hawaii. Now-infamous images of the tech founder riding an eFoil surfboard went viral last year, drawing comparisons

Russia’s top diplomat says that the relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because of a lack of mutual respect MOSCOW -- Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia’s top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because of a lack of mutual respect. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow stands ready to normalize

LONDON and TOKYO -- The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers unveiled Wednesday a new set of "playbooks" for how they plan to hold a safe and successful Games in Tokyo this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic. "We need to make the rules

Athletes At Tokyo Olympics To Be Tested Daily For Coronavirus, Officials Say Enlarge this image toggle caption Franck Robichon/Getty Images Franck Robichon/Getty Images The organizers of Japan's Summer Olympics, due to start just weeks from now, say they

“As we referenced in our correspondence in July and August of 2020, January and February of 2021 and our telephone conference in March of 2021, Walmart has repeatedly sought to understand Yeezy’s planned use of the Yeezy Application, with the goal of finding

New York (CNN) Walmart is coming after Kanye West for releasing a proposed logo design that the retailer says too closely resembles the company's own logo. The retail giant filed a notice of opposition on April 21 to the US Patent and Trademark Office, challenging

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese utility received local consent on Wednesday to restart three aging nuclear reactors, clearing the final hurdle needed to put them back online and help meet the country’s ambitious carbon emissions reduction target. Kansai Electric Power

A Japanese utility has received local consent to restart three aging nuclear reactors, clearing the final hurdle needed to put them back online and help meet the country’s ambitious carbon emissions reduction target TOKYO -- A Japanese utility received local