5 Things We Learned From Anthony Fauci's Emails Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/AFP via Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/AFP via Getty Images For many Americans, Dr. Anthony Fauci quickly became the face of trust and reason against the coronavirus

Appearing Thursday on the Fox News Channel’s America’s Newsroom, Adm. Brett Giroir, former White House coronavirus testing czar, said there is “no data” to support Dr. Anthony Fauci’s claim of the coronavirus evolving from nature. A transcript is as follows: BILL

(CNN) In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that an email he received last year from an executive at the US-based EcoHealth Alliance has been misconstrued and offered a hint of regret about a February 2020 email downplaying the need to

Fox News contributor Joe Concha joined "America's Newsroom" on Thursday to discuss Dr. Fauci's newly released emails, including an exchange between the NIAID director and CNN anchor Chris Cuomo. FAUCI: DON'T BE 'ACCUSATORY' WITH CHINA ON CORONAVIRUS INVESTIGATION JOE

Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledged again that Thursday the coronavirus “could have been a lab leak” and distanced himself from a 2020 email thanking him for emphasizing natural origins over the lab theory, as Republicans pressed the National Institutes of Health

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. So Dr. Anthony Fauci in the pandemic’s early months was casting doubt on the lab-leak theory of COVID’s origins — even as he was also receiving at least one alert

House Republicans say it is "imperative" for Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify, under oath, before congressional committees and provide information related to his recently released emails, and otherwise speak about the origins of COVID-19, reported Fox News. The

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2021. (Susan Walsh/Reuters) Dr. Anthony Fauci urged Americans to avoid “pointing fingers” at

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was treated to exactly zero questions Wednesday on the recently-released treasure trove of Dr. Fauci emails. But she did get one today, and her answer not only was in no way acceptable, but it also further proved a point

Former President Donald Trump responded to the newly released batches of emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci, saying the country is “fortunate” he opposed the doctor’s advice. “After seeing the emails, our Country is fortunate I didn’t do what Dr. Fauci wanted me

Senate Republican negotiators are poised to reject President Biden’s proposal to pay for massive spending on infrastructure by imposing a minimum 15% tax on corporations, The Washington Times has learned. They view the compromise offered by Mr. Biden as merely

Biden announced where the U.S. would send the first 25 million doses. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the first details of the U.S. sending 80 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas with the aim of "ending the pandemic globally." The Biden administration

President Joe Biden proposed a major concession on paying for an infrastructure bill according to a new report on details of private negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans. The Washington Post reports that Biden would not raise the corporate

WASHINGTON — Nearing a self-imposed deadline for a bipartisan infrastructure deal, President Biden met again on Wednesday with the lead Republican negotiator to try to resolve major differences over the size, structure and financing of an expansive public-works

Last week, President Biden released a $6+ trillion budget proposal that would take the US to unprecedented levels of government spending and taxation. We already covered the major economic consequences this would have and how it would hurt everyday Americans.

New York (CNN Business) Since Covid-19 erupted last spring, Washington came to the rescue with more than $5 trillion of fiscal stimulus . That unprecedented rescue effort helped prevent the economy from plunging into a depression. Now, even though inflation

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 6:51 AM PT – Thursday, June 3, 2021 The D.C. infrastructure saga has continued, this time with a one-on-one between West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Biden. The White House said in a statement Wednesday discussions

President Joe Biden made a key concession on corporate taxes during a meeting this week with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the top Republican negotiator on a legislative package aimed at overhauling national infrastructure. Instead of raising the corporate

President Joe Biden wants $1 trillion in new infrastructure spending and offered to change his proposal regarding corporate tax hikes, it was reported Thursday. Biden met with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure,

Bidens take a bike ride on First Lady's birthday The First Lady and President Joe Biden took a bike ride on her 70th birthday near their beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (June 3)

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick vote to end his record-setting rule, racing to head off what’s expected to be a frantic push by the premier and his allies to derail the newly announced coalition. The

Israel’s democratic erosion has involved numerous aspects, including the passage of undemocratic legislation such as the nation-state law, a law legitimizing de facto housing discrimination, as well as a law to curtail public calls for boycott and one restricting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely leave office later this month, after a coalition of small opposition parties, the largest of which is barely half as big as his Likud party, assembled enough votes Wednesday to form a new majority. He was

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu May Be On His Way Out. What Happens Next? Enlarge this image toggle caption Ronen Zvulun/AP Ronen Zvulun/AP Israeli politicians say they've reached an agreement to form a new government that casts out Prime Minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick vote to end his record-setting rule, racing to head off what’s expected to be a frantic push by the premier and his allies to derail the newly announced coalition. The new phase of

Live Israel Live Updates: Fragile Coalition to Oust Netanyahu Faces Growing Pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled early Thursday that he would not go down without a struggle. He called on lawmakers to oppose “this dangerous left-wing government.” A

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have finally lost his grip on control of the Israeli government and will be replaced as Prime Minister by the leader of a coalition of Israeli political parties led by Yair Lapid, the head of the centrist Yesh

JERUSALEM — Israeli opposition parties announced on Wednesday that they had reached a coalition agreement to form a government and oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history and a dominant figure who has pushed his nation’s

FILE PHOTO: Yair Lapid, head of the centrist Yesh Atid party, delivers a statement to the press before the party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 31, 2021. Debbie Hill/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Yair Lapid, head of the

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a last-ditch effort to stay in power by trying to persuade right-wing lawmakers to join him so the new coalition to oust him lacks the lawmakers to become a majority. “All right-wing Knesset members must

The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it would donate 25 million coronavirus vaccine doses to countries in need. Three-quarters of the vaccines donated will be given in partnership with the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative, with most

The United States will provide an "arsenal" of vaccines for the world and will donate 75% of its surplus doses through an international initiative for countries in need, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The administration has pledged to donate

The U.S. will donate three-quarters of the 80 million COVID-19 shots it set aside for the world through COVAX, a global vaccine-sharing partnership, while the remaining 25% will be sent to countries reeling from surges in the coronavirus. “As long as this

(CNN) A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives have signed onto a letter to the White House encouraging the Biden administration to do even more to help distribute vaccines across the world. The letter comes right after President

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced how the United States would share some 25 million of a planned 80 million COVID-19 vaccines with the rest of the world. The United States will donate nearly 19 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the first details of the U.S. sending 80 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas with the aim of "ending the pandemic globally." The Biden administration has been under pressure to provide other hard-hit nations with some

The U.S. will donate 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, President Joe Biden announced Thursday. The White House unveiled the allocation for sharing the first 25 million doses with the world. The U.S.

The U.S. Is Sending At Least 80 Million Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad Enlarge this image toggle caption ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration outlined its plans on Thursday for sharing at least 80 million

The White House on Thursday announced plans for a global vaccine sharing program that will ship out 80 million doses by the end of June — as a dozen states reached targets to administer at least one shot to 70 percent of adults. The vaccine sharing program

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it plans to distribute at least 80 million surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses via the global COVAX partnership and by sharing them directly to countries in need. President Joe Biden pledged last month to share tens

And the lessons for everyone else. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I t was the weekend that changed politics in Southlake, Texas, forever. At the end of July last year, word began to spread of a quiet effort by the school board to pass a so-called Cultural Competence

The controversy over "equity" is accelerating in Loudoun County where parents are suing administrators over initiatives that allegedly chill free speech and discriminate based on race. Filed in federal court Wednesday, the lawsuit argues that Loudoun County

Residents of a Virginia school district that has fiercely debated how to address racism through education say they are being bullied by other parents for opposing critical race theory. Speaking to Fox News, a group of parents with children enrolled in the

Loudoun County is developing a pattern of pushing extreme leftist politics within its schools and due to that, many parents have risen up and pushed back. Now, these parents are not only being alienated by their own families, leftist Facebook groups are actually

Top school officials in Loudoun County, Virginia, are defending Loudoun County Public Schools, following complaints that the district is implementing “racist” critical race theory in its schools. The allegations of critical race theory have now spurred a lawsuit. “We

A group of parents has filed a federal lawsuit in Virginia against the Loudoun County School Board over a school district anti-racism policy in which only students of color are tapped as “ambassadors” to help officials police student speech. The parents, who

After going viral in a TikTok video for opposing critical race theory, Kory Yeshua, alongside his daughter Royalty, explained on "Fox & Friends" Thursday what inspired him to push back on the racially charged academic movement. "I’ve just seen a lot of things

Idaho Lt. Governor and gubernatorial hopeful Janice McGeachin slammed the Idaho education system for their "indoctrination" of critical race theory on students during Wednesday's "Tucker Carlson Tonight," claiming the push "is threatening the very fabric of

A video of a father and his daughter speaking out against critical race theory has gone viral amid an ongoing national debate on the topic. The video posted by TikTok user Kory Yeshua shows him sitting next to his unnamed daughter and saying he teaches her

A video of a father and his daughter speaking out against critical race theory has gone viral amid an ongoing national debate on the topic. The video posted by TikTok user Kory Yeshua shows him sitting next to his unnamed daughter and saying he teaches her

Austin, Texas (CNN) Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Wednesday night that he's running for attorney general in Texas, setting up a GOP showdown with one of the most high-profile Republican attorneys general in the country, Ken Paxton . "I am

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the son of failed GOP presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, on Wednesday announced his bid to become the Lone Star State's attorney general. George P. Bush is set to challenge incumbent Republican

AUSTIN, Texas -- George P. Bush on Wednesday launched his next political move: a run for Texas attorney general in 2022 that puts the scion of a Republican dynasty against a GOP incumbent shadowed by securities fraud charges and an FBI investigation. Bush,

George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner and member of the Bush family dynasty, will challenge Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his job, he announced. Bush is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the grandson of former President George H.W.

(CNN) George P. Bush announced on Wednesday that he will run to be Texas' attorney general in 2022. That's George P. Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, nephew of former President George W. Bush and grandson of former President George H.W. Bush. That

AUSTIN, Teas — George P. Bush on Wednesday launched his next political move: a run for Texas attorney general in 2022 that puts the scion of a Republican dynasty against a GOP incumbent shadowed by securities fraud charges and an FBI investigation. Bush, who

George P. Bush isn’t holding back as he primary challenges Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Bush, the two-term Texas land commissioner and the last member of the Bush political dynasty – which over four generations has produced two presidents,

It’s official. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has his eye on becoming the next attorney general of Texas, perhaps a stop on his way to a bid for U.S. president in future years. He is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, nephew of former president

George P. Bush, the son of former presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, announced his plan to run for Attorney General in Texas on Wednesday night. Bush currently serves as Texas land commissioner and has posted on his social media accounts about

The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over potential campaign fund-raising crimes when he was still in the private sector, according to his spokesman, who said that Mr. DeJoy is cooperating with investigators. The investigation

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says the FBI is investigating campaign fundraising activity at his former business, but he is denying wrongdoing. "Mr. DeJoy has learned that the Department of Justice is investigating campaign contributions made by employees

“For nearly a year, I have been clear that Postmaster General DeJoy would not be in his job if he worked for any other company,” Maloney said. “If these allegations are true and Postmaster General DeJoy violated campaign finance laws, he must resign immedi

The Department of Justice is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection to past political campaign activity when he was CEO of a private logistics company and major Republican donor, DeJoy's spokesperson confirmed Thursday. "Mr. DeJoy has learned

Washington (CNN) The Justice Department is investigating campaign contributions made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's private sector employees, his spokesman confirmed Thursday. Mark Corallo, DeJoy's spokesman, denied any wrongdoing by DeJoy. "Mr. DeJoy

The FBI is investigating controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over campaign contributions connected to his former business, his spokesman confirmed Thursday with The Washington Post. The Post was the first to report on the probe and spoke to people

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on slowdowns at the Postal Service ahead of the November elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 24, 2020. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is facing

The Postmaster General Is Under Federal Investigation Over Campaign Contributions Enlarge this image toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating controversial Postmaster

Last year, DeJoy faced additional scrutiny after the newspaper reported that five people who worked for his former company, New Breed Logistics, said they were urged by aides of DeJoy or by DeJoy himself to write checks and attend political fundraisers at DeJoy's

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s “NBC Nightly News,” Brian Hastings, the Chief Patrol Agent for the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector said that single adult males are being released into the United States because “We have to depend a lot of times

Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar told "America’s Newsroom" on Thursday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris need to visit the southern border amid the migrant surge. LARA TRUMP SLAMS BIDEN, HARRIS: IF THE BORDER IS CLOSED, THEN

In the category of not all crooks are stupid, one accused migrant smuggler figured out an ingenious way to cut in half the time it took him to get back to Mexico from the U.S. to prepare for his next load of people: He turned himself in to the Border Patrol. During

President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is flying single adult male border crossers to cities across the United States, NBC News reports. A report detailing the Biden administration’s “lottery” migration policy, resulting in the mass release

Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff are trying to avoid her assigned mission to tackle the growing humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border because it could be politically fraught, CNN reported this week. Some unnamed sources indicated to the

It seems that President Biden has forgotten that a secure border is essential to maintaining a sovereign nation. His administration's message that America’s borders are open has resulted in our southern border being uncontrolled. Human traffickers, criminals

GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is calling on the Biden administration to unilaterally reopen the northern border if the United States and Canada cannot come to terms on a strategy by June 21. In a letter obtained exclusively by Fox News, Rep. Stefanik,

McALLEN, Texas – The downtown Central Station bus terminal and the Catholic Charities Respite Center across the street were bustling with released migrants on Tuesday. The terminal is the last step of the release process for hundreds of migrants freed by the

EXCLUSIVE: More than 30 House Republicans on Thursday wrote to Senate leaders in both parties, urging them to reject President Biden's nominees for key Department of Homeland Security agencies – warning that they will not "make the decisions necessary" to end

Minneapolis city workers were partially clearing the memorial erected where George Floyd was murdered — an area that’s since become a lawless spot of recurring trouble, with attacks by vandals and even a shooting last week, according to reports and videos early

MINNEAPOLIS — Crews in Minneapolis dismantled barriers around George Floyd Square early Thursday morning, in a move to reopen the intersection where George Floyd was killed beneath the knee of a police officer just over a year ago. Sarah McKenzie, a spokeswoman

Looks like the City of Minneapolis has finally had it with BLM taking up residence in “George Floyd Square.” BLM had blocked the street for months since the death of George Floyd last year. They set up a memorial there, but they also blocked the streets in

Crews removing memorials at George Floyd Square Crews have removed concrete barriers and other items from a Minneapolis intersection that became a sprawling memorial to George Floyd. The intersection has been closed to traffic since the 46-year-old Black man

The midwestern US city of Minneapolis on Thursday began reopening the intersection where George Floyd died, which became a memorial to the African American whose murder by police sparked a racial reckoning but has also been marred by violence. City workers

Work crews early Thursday morning began removing the concrete barricades blocking the streets around the memorial at the site where George Floyd died last year. Minneapolis Public Works crews began arriving before sunrise, according to video shared on Instagram

Minneapolis city workers could be seen at the intersection at George Floyd Square early Thursday morning – the site of a memorial where former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee in the upper body of Floyd last May. Video broadcast by local affiliates

Work crews early Thursday began removing the concrete barricades blocking the streets around the memorial at the site where George Floyd died last year. City officials have said for months that George Floyd Square should be reopened, but some organizers who

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims dropped to 385,000 last week as the economy continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens. The Labor Department

Florida's unemployment claims are down 96.49% from the same week in 2020, a new study by WalletHub reveals. It is the biggest drop in any of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. South Carolina was close behind with an 89% drop in unemployment claims. The study

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens. The Labor Department

New jobless claims dropped 20,000 to 385,000 for the week ended May 29, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Economists had expected claims to fall to 400,000 from last week’s lower-than-expected 406,000. Last week’s figure was revised down by 1,000 to 405,000. Continuing

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance dipped below 400,000 for the first time during the pandemic as hiring accelerates and the economy strengthens heading into the summer months. Initial claims in regular state programs decreased by 20,000 to

U.S. businesses accelerated the pace of hiring in May, according to data released Thursday by payroll processing firm ADP. ADP estimates that 978,000 employees were added to private-sector payrolls in the month. Economists had estimated the ADP report would

A high school valedictorian used her graduation speech to speak out against a newly signed law in her home state of Texas that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The commencement speech Paxton Smith, 18, submitted to administrators at Lake

A Texas high school valedictorian scrapped her approved graduation address to instead deliver a blistering speech about the state’s new abortion ban. “It feels wrong to talk about anything but what is currently affecting me and millions of other women in this

A high school valedictorian from Texas flipped the script on school officials by using her graduation speech to speak out against the state’s newly-signed law banning abortions as early as six weeks after conception. Paxton Smith had submitted an entirely

The valedictorian at a Texas high school has gone viral after she went off-script and delivered a speech condemning the state's "heartbeat" abortion bill. "I cannot give up this platform to promote complacency and peace when there is a war on my body and a

High School Valedictorian Swaps Speech To Speak Out Against Texas' New Abortion Law YouTube The speech that high school valedictorian Paxton Smith pulled from inside her graduation gown was not the one she had shown the school. So she took a deep breath before

Paxton Smith, the valedictorian at her Dallas high school, had planned to deliver a speech about the news media at her graduation. But when she got onstage at Lake Highlands High School on Sunday, she instead used her three minutes at the podium to address

A high school valedictorian from Texas flipped the script on school officials by using her graduation speech to speak out against the state’s newly signed law banning abortions as early as six weeks after conception. Paxton Smith had submitted an entirely

Tokyo (CNN) Thousands of volunteers have pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in recent weeks, organizers said, fueling concerns Japan may not be ready to host the rescheduled Games as the country struggles to rein in a new wave of Covid-19 cases. About 10,000

FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand guard near the Olympic rings monument during a rally by anti-Olympics protesters outside the Japanese Olympic Committee headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Issei

The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics hit 50-days-to-go on Thursday, and the day also brought another problem for the delayed games. About 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have told organizers they will not participate

Olympic officials are downplaying concerns that the loss of thousands of volunteer workers in recent weeks could jeopardize the Tokyo Games. Japan continues to struggle in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the Games to be postponed last year

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics revealed on Wednesday that roughly 10,000 volunteers have withdrawn from the Summer Games, which are slated to begin on July 23. Tokyo Olympics organizers said they “need 80,000” volunteers to properly run the games, but are

FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand guard near the Olympic rings monument during a rally by anti-Olympics protesters outside the Japanese Olympic Committee headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Security personnel

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference after the government's decision to exted a state of emergency amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 28,

Lara Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and a 2020 campaign adviser, denied knowledge Thursday of his hatching any plan to be somehow reinstated as president amid reports of such conversations. “As far as I know, there are no plans for

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) repeatedly jabbed Donald Trump with the one word the former president reportedly hates. Kinzinger called him a “loser.” Trump used the “L” word to describe Kinzinger and other critics from within his own party in a recent press

Donald Trump really does believe that he, along with two former GOP senators, will be ‘reinstated’ to office this summer. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T wo days ago, the New York Times’s Maggie Haberman reported that Donald Trump “has been telling a number of people

(CNN) Donald Trump is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election and pushing his lie that there was widespread fraud that led to his defeat, according to several former advisers and allies still close to the former Republican president. Some of the people

A few days ago, Maggie Haberman of The New York Times made a bombastic claim involving Donald Trump. The anonymously sourced report alleged that the former president believes he will be reinstated in August as President of the United States. Much of the right

Jimmy Kimmel mocked Donald Trump for abandoning his blog just one month after starting it ― but the most biting part of the punchline was reserved for Eric Trump, one of the former president’s three sons. “[Donald Trump] was very excited about this blog for

Donald Trump has permanently shut down his blog after just 29 days. But he’s still making news. The question is whether he’s making the kind of news he would prefer. I’ve rarely seen a single reporter’s tweet get so much traction. But Maggie Haberman of the

When Bob Baffert was banned from entering horses in the Belmont Stakes, it was the latest example of the New York Racing Association taking a strong stand on medications. Long before Baffert-trained Medina Spirit failed a post-Kentucky Derby drug test, New

With less than three weeks until New York City's Democratic mayoral primary , the eight leading candidates came together on Wednesday night for their first in-person debate -- a salty affair that included a series of tense, often personal clashes that underscored

Reminder to the candidates for Democratic primary: You’re running for mayor of New York City. Not Fantasyland. Asked about crime, Maya Wiley said she’d “confront the NYPD” and claimed she could defund the police because most officers just sat in their squad

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young went full Broadway on the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. After sinking a long 3-pointer late in the 103-89 Hawks victory, eliminating the Knicks from the NBA playoffs, Young took a theatrical bow. He

FILE PHOTO: Andrew Yang, Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, speaks during a rally against Asian hate crimes following the May 31, 2021 unprovoked attack on a 55 year old Asian woman, in Manhattan's Chinatown district of New York City, U.S.,

NEW YORK – In what could be the most consequential mayoral elections in the city's recent history, a host of Democratic candidates in a tightly contested race are vying to become the Big Apple's next mayor. Eight major Democrats are making their final bids

Jun 2, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) waves to the crowd after making a three point shot in against the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter during game five in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square

F. Lee Bailey, Celebrity Defense Attorney, Has Died At 87 Enlarge this image toggle caption Myung J. Chun/AP Myung J. Chun/AP WALTHAM, Mass. — F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler,

F. Lee Bailey, the famed attorney who represented some of the most notorious defendants in US history — including O.J Simpson and the “Boston Strangler” — died Thursday in Georgia. He was 87. His death was confirmed to the Boston Globe by his former law partner,

F. Lee Bailey, one of the most famous criminal lawyers in U.S. history, died Thursday at 87. The attorney’s oldest son, Bendrix Lee Bailey, told TMZ that his father died Thursday morning in Georgia, where he was in hospice. Bailey’s former law partner, Superior

F. Lee Bailey, the flamboyant defense attorney perhaps best known as part of the team of lawyers that defended O.J. Simpson against murder charges in the "trial of the century," has died, the Boston Globe reported on Thursday. He was 87. Bailey's courtroom

WALTHAM, Mass. -- F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague said Thursday. He was 87. The

The famed lawyer whose cases ranged from the Boston Strangler and O.J. Simpson to Dr. Sam Sheppard has reportedly died. F. Lee Bailey was 87. The report Thursday afternoon in TMZ did not specify how or exactly when the defense attorney and TV host died. Mr.

(CNN) F. Lee Bailey, a prominent and controversial defense attorney, died Thursday. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a manager at Bailey's consulting firm. Sisson described Bailey as "a great man." Bailey was best known for his participation

President Biden and first lady Jill will meet with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, the White House confirmed Thursday morning. The commander-in-chief and his wife will be welcomed by the monarch on Sunday, June 13, the final day of his visit to the United

London (CNN) Britain's Queen Elizabeth will welcome US President Joe Biden to Windsor Castle on June 13, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. The monarch's meeting with Biden and first lady Jill Biden will come during the President's visit to the United

Queen Elizabeth will meet U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at her Windsor Castle home at the conclusion of the G7 summit which begins in Britain next week, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Biden will become the 13th U.S. president that

Queen Elizabeth II will meet President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, later this month at the royal residence of Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. It would be the first meeting between the two since Mr. Biden’s election. No further

The president is looking less and less like a modern-day FDR. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A s all the bluster from President Biden’s first 100 days has receded into the background, so too are the vast declarations of him becoming a transformational president akin

President Joe Biden and Queen Elizabeth are set to see each other face-to-face this month, Buckingham Palace confirmed Thursday. CNN was the first to report the news last week that the White House and Buckingham Palace were finalizing meeting details. After

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will meet U.S. President Joe Biden at Windsor Castle during his visit to the U.K. for the Group of Seven leaders' summit next week LONDON -- Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will meet U.S. President Joe Biden

Three police officers shot and wounded in Delaware A statement from Wilmington, Delaware police says three police officers were shot while responding to a call on Wednesday night. The officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition. There was no immediate

Three Wilmington, Delaware, police officers were hospitalized after being shot by a suspect during a call late Wednesday, police said. The officers were listed in "stable" condition, the Wilmington Police Department said in a release. CLICK HERE TO GET THE

(CNN) The family of Mario Gonzalez Arenales, a Northern California man who died after he was restrained by police officers in April, has filed a wrongful death claim against the city of Alameda alleging the officers detained Gonzalez without reasonable suspicion

Three police officers were shot while responding to a service call Wednesday night in Wilmington, Delaware, according to law enforcement officials. The officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition and law enforcement officials directed residents to

The officers are in stable condition, police said. Three Wilmington police officers were shot while responding to a call in Delaware's largest city on Wednesday night, authorities said. The shooting occurred on North Market Street in Wilmington's Brandywine

(CNN) Some Oakland police officers have been disciplined in response to the excessive use of tear gas during last year's protests over the death of George Floyd, the city's police chief said. Oakland police officers "were not authorized to deploy tear gas

The "radical left" doesn't want to celebrate America or its freedoms, and that includes the call to cancel this year's Fourth of July fireworks show at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Thursday after a court upheld the Biden administration's

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem promised to appeal a court ruling Wednesday that upheld the Biden administration’s decision to cancel Fourth of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore, hoping to be able to stage the event in 2022. "The Biden Administration canceled

Well, that’s a stone cold “no.” Fireworks won’t fly at Mount Rushmore July 4 weekend despite a lawsuit against the Biden administration from Kristi Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota. Judge Roberto A. Lange called the idea of an Independence Day

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday called it “political and punitive” that a federal judge upheld the Biden administration’s ban on a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day. Ms. Noem, a Republican, said putting the kibosh

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem vowed on "Fox & Friends" Thursday to appeal a court ruling that upheld the Biden administration’s decision to cancel a Fourth of July fireworks show at Mount Rushmore. "The decision was really arbitrary, that's why we’ll be appealing

A South Dakota federal judge has further denied Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s request for a permit allowing fireworks over Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day, The Hill reported Wednesday. President Joe Biden's administration initially denied Noem’s

14-year-old girl shot by police after opening fire on them while burglarizing a house A 14-year-old girl, who left a Florida group home with a 12-year-old boy, opened fire on law enforcement and was shot during the confrontation.

Dramatic police bodycam footage shows the moment two baby-faced runaways opened fire on cops in Florida with an AK-47 and a shotgun — before the 14-year-old juvenile is struck by return fire and can be heard screaming in pain. The newly released video shows

The 12-year-old and 14-year-old were in the emergency shelter care program. After a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy apparently ran away from a Florida group home and allegedly opened fire on deputies, that home -- and the juvenile justice system --

A Florida man with a history of mental illness was shot and killed late Tuesday while trying to break into a home, investigators said. Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 11:04 p.m. local time from the family of 29-year-old

(CNN) A central Florida children's group home says it is suspending its emergency shelter program after two children staying there allegedly broke into a nearby home and shot at responding deputies . The 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy ran away from the

A 14-year-old girl who left a Florida group home was in critical but stable condition on Wednesday after she opened fire on law enforcement and was shot during the confrontation. The girl was shot Tuesday night after she and a 12-year-old boy walked away from

A 9-year-old Utah girl and her little sister stole their parents car Wednesday morning with the goal of making it to California before crashing into a semi-truck 10 miles away, police said. The youngsters, who were not injured in the freeway smashup in West

Officers in Utah were shocked to learn who was behind the wheel of a car when they responded to an accident involving a semi-truck: a 9-year-old girl. The West Valley City Police Department tweeted Wednesday the girl and her 4-year-old sister took the keys

A 9-year-old Utah girl and her 4-year-old sister – who apparently wanted to road trip to California to swim in the Pacific – walked away from a head-on crash this week soon after starting their journey, according to reports. The girls traveled several miles

(CNN) Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a semi-truck. The driver and passenger in the car were both children. Officers arrived at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday

A police officer in Duluth, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta, bought a toothbrush and toothpaste for a homeless man who told the officer he was living out of his car and couldn’t afford the essentials, the department wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday. The

9-year-old crashes into semi-truck when driving 4-year-old sister to 'swim in the ocean' 9-year-old tries driving 4-year-old sister to California from Utah before crashing into semi-truck.

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins denied ever rejecting the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China Wednesday on "The Story." Collins, a geneticist and physician tapped by President Barack Obama

National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Dr. Francis Collins said Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story” that he was “disturbed” with questions about NIH funding for the Wuhan Laboratory of Virology during an interview with host Martha MacCallum. Referencing

Fox’s Martha MacCallum had a fascinating interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s boss at the NIH, Dr. Francis Collins. MacCallum asks him about an April 20, 2020 email which references a Bret Baier report on the Wuhan lab leak theory. She asks why he, at that point,

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told "The Story" he is calling for Dr. Anthony Fauci and NIH director Francis Collins to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to explain why U.S. taxpayer dollars were sent to the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology. REP.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provided insight on the developing theory that the COVID-19 pandemic was the result of a laboratory leak, which Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed early on. Pompeo is calling for answers and demanding accountability for the Chinese

Former Vice President Mike Pence is slated to deliver a speech at the Hillsborough County GOP’s annual Lincoln-Reagan Awards Dinner in New Hampshire on Thursday, sparking further speculation of a potential 2024 presidential bid. New Hampshire’s status as the

Mike Pence is returning to another key early presidential voting state as he's set to give a speech Thursday evening in New Hampshire MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Back in another key early presidential voting state, former Vice President Mike Pence is set to speak

Former Vice President Mike Pence will speak Thursday at a Republican fundraising dinner in New Hampshire, fueling speculation about a 2024 bid. He will be the main speaker at the annual Hillsborough County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. It is the first high-profile

Back in another key early presidential voting state, former Vice President Mike Pence is set to speak Thursday evening in New Hampshire, weeks after using his first public address since the end of the Trump administration to say he will be "pushing back on

Summary: President Joe Biden is celebrating the first lady’s birthday with her at their $2.7 million Delaware North Shores home in Rehoboth Beach, DE. President Biden’s Itinerary for 6/3/21: All Times EDT No public events White House Briefing Schedule 12:30

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is being investigated to see if he engaged in obstruction of justice during a phone call with a witness in an ongoing probe, Politico reported late Wednesday. Citing two sources, Politico said Gaetz took part in a call with an ex-girlfriend

The Department of Justice is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for obstruction of justice, according to multiple reports, the latest development in a sex trafficking probe into an associate of Gaetz that may implicate the congressman. Gaetz has firmly

Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, listens during a markup on H.R. 7120, the "Justice in Policing Act of 2020," on June 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Greenberg's case reportedly led prosecutors to look into Gaetz, who denied all allegations

(CNN) A federal judge in Orlando has scheduled Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, to be sentenced August 19. Greenberg formally pleaded guilty last month to six federal charges in a court hearing, admitting

Washington (CNN) The Justice Department is investigating potential obstruction of justice connected to the ongoing probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz and his alleged sexual relationship with a minor. According to two people familiar with the matter, federal investigators'

WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the newspaper reported Wednesday. It is the third instance in the last month in which a news media organization

The Trump administration secretly obtained the phone records of four New York Times reporters shortly after Donald Trump assumed office in 2017, the Justice Department, now under President Joe Biden, told the newspaper Wednesday. Justice Department officials

The New York Times revealed the Justice Department under the Trump administration obtained phone records from four of its reporters, making it the third news outlet to announce similar seizures from its journalists following the Washington Post and CNN. Like

The document has been described as a memo or email written by a Democratic operative who expressed confidence that the attorney general at the time, Loretta Lynch, would keep the Clinton investigation from going too far. Russian hackers had obtained the document,

(CNN) The Trump administration's Justice Department secretly seized months of phone records from four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the newspaper reported Wednesday. The Biden administration disclosed to the newspaper that the Trump

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2021 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her second round match against Hailey Baptiste of the U.S. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3,

Top-ranked Ash Barty retired from her second-round match at the French Open on Thursday because of a left hip injury that had flared up during training just before the clay-court Grand Slam. The 2019 champion trailed 6-1, 2-2 when she signaled that she couldn’t

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2021 Ukraine's Elina Svitolina celebrates after winning her second round match against Ann Li of the U.S. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3,

PARIS — Ashleigh Barty, the No. 1-ranked player in women’s tennis, is out of the French Open after retiring on Thursday with a left hip injury during her second-round match with Magda Linette. Barty, who won the French Open in 2019, lost the opening set by

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during her second round match against Poland's Magda Linette REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2021

Writer Andy Ngo denounced Antifa and detailed an alleged assault against him in Portland, Oregon, last week in a series of Twitter messages posted Wednesday night. He also spoke about his ordeal during an appearance Wednesday night on Fox News' "The Ingraham

An author who recently published a book exposing Antifa said he was beaten and chased by the left-wing militant group while covering ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon. “Antifa tried to kill me again,” Andy Ngo tweeted late Wednesday, sharing photos he said

Journalist Andy Ngo released a statement after leaving a hospital in Portland, saying he was attacked by a crowd of antifa members while reporting on their activities. “No journalist in America should ever face violence for doing his or her job,” he wrote

Independent journalist Andy Ngo is speaking out after reports that Antifa thugs in Portland, Oregon, severely beat a man who was trying to document the ongoing violence the leftist anarchists have dealt to that city for more than a year. Ngo has meticulously

Journalist Andy Ngo, who specializes in documenting the violent Antifa movement, was violently attacked again. He confirmed the event and who the culprits were in a lengthy Twitter thread. This marks the second time in as many years that Ngo has been ruthlessly

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s ... a drone carrying a sex toy ― and it’s headed straight for the sheriff. A campaign event for Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales took an unexpected turn Tuesday night, when a speech by the Albuquerque mayoral hopeful

A mayoral hopeful in Albuquerque was punched at a campaign event by a man who was also accused of flying a drone adorned with a dildo around the candidate while he was on stage. It’s the second time the “Dongcopter” — complete with its own Twitter account

The video, shared by a failed U.S. congressional candidate, shows the establishment’s owner yanking the device from the drone and causing the craft to fall from the sky. At that point, a young man runs up to the stage and attempts to grab the sex toy and drone,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — A New Mexico sheriff who is running for mayor of Albuquerque was punched at a campaign event by a man who police say first tried to disrupt the event by flying a drone with a sex toy attached to it around the candidate while he was stage. Bernalillo

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — A New Mexico sheriff who is running for mayor of Albuquerque was interrupted while on stage at a campaign event by a flying drone with a sex toy attached to it and a man who punched him. Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales’ campaign

The Whitman County prosecutor has filed criminal charges against 15 current or former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Washington State University following the death of a student from alcohol poisoning. The charges filed Wednesday are related

A Washington prosecutor filed charges Wednesday afternoon related to the death of Sam Martinez, a Washington State University freshman and fraternity pledge who died in2019 of alcohol poisoning after attending an initiation event at the off-campus fraternity. Whitman

Fifteen men who belonged to a Washington State University fraternity were charged Wednesday in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of a 19-year-old pledge two years ago, officials said. Whitman County prosecutors charged the former members of the Alpha

Fifteen men were charged in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of a Washington State University student, prosecutors said on Wednesday, after a yearlong police investigation into a fraternity pledging case from 2019. The men were members of the Alpha

The victim, Samuel Martinez, was pledging the fraternity in the fall of 2019 when he died on Nov. 12, 2019, according to officials. A coroner confirmed that he died around 4:30 a.m., but a 911 call was not made until about 8:30 that morning, four hours lat

Katie Hill, the former rising Democratic star in the House, was ordered on Wednesday to pay the legal bill for a British newspaper and a couple of journalists in the wake of a ruling against her revenge porn lawsuit, a report said. The Los Angeles Times reported

Former Rep. Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists she sued in her unsuccessful revenge porn lawsuit. Hill accused them of violating the law by publishing intimate pictures

A Los Angeles judge has ordered former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., to pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars in legal fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists she unsuccessfully sued in a revenge porn lawsuit. Hill accused the Daily Mail,

Disgraced former Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) has been ordered to pay $220,000 in legal fees to three parties she sued, accusing them of violating California’s “revenge porn” statutes. “On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Orozco awarded

Former “throuple” pol Katie Hill has reportedly been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees after losing her lawsuit against media outlets that printed her naked photos, according to a report. The one-time Democratic rising star had accused the outlets

Mic cut in speech on Black’s role in Memorial Day Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony turned off a speaker's microphone when the former U.S. Army officer began talking about how freed Black slaves had honored fallen soldiers soon after the Civil War. (June

A US Army veteran’s microphone was cut off during a Memorial Day event in Ohio as he discussed the role freed black slaves played in the holiday’s origins, video shows. Footage of Monday’s event shows retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter tapping the microphone

Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Ohio turned off the featured speaker’s microphone when a former Army officer began recalling how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers after the Civil War HUDSON, Ohio -- Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony turned

This Sunday marks the 77th anniversary of D-Day, a pivotal moment in World War II, when thousands of American, British and Canadian soldiers selflessly stormed the beaches of Normandy to help liberate Europe from the grip of the German-led Axis forces. To

An organizer of a Memorial Day event in Hudson, Ohio, muted a military veteran’s microphone midway through his address after he started to talk about the Black history of the commemoration. The audio on retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter’s keynote speech

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:13 AM PT – Thursday, June 3, 2021 West Virginia has proposed to offer several incentives, such as guns and money, for residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19. On Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) announced a lottery style giveaway

The brewing giant Anheuser-Busch said on Wednesday that it would offer Americans another incentive to get vaccinated: free beer. The company said in a statement that it would “buy America’s next round” of beer, seltzer or nonalcoholic beverage once the country

Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch will "buy America's next round of beer" when the nation reaches President Joe Biden's goal of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated, the company announced Wednesday. "At Anheuser-Busch, we are committed to supporting the

West Virginia plans to give away guns, trucks, cash and other prizes as part of its COVID-19 vaccine incentive program. From June 20 to August 4, the state will award a variety of items as part of the lottery, Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced Tuesday in a news

Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch will "buy America's next round of beer" when the nation reaches President Joe Biden's goal of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated, the company announced. "At Anheuser-Busch, we are committed to supporting the safe and strong

Hunter Biden said his Secret Service detail was annoyed when he ditched them to pursue business deals in Kazakhstan, according to a batch of emails between President Joe Biden’s son and his then-Ukrainian business partner. The 2014 emails, obtained by the

A private security firm hired a high-ranking U.S. Secret Service agent as CEO one week after he ran an intervention on Hunter Biden amid an alleged drug and prostitute binge at a Los Angeles hotel room in 2018, text messages reportedly show. “Press releases

Hunter Biden attends an event in New Castle, Del., January 19, 2021. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) The Justice Department has launched a federal investigation into the work of a consulting firm connected with Hunter Biden for allegedly illegally lobbying a Ukrainian

A consulting firm linked to Hunter Biden that did work ​for Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company that paid the Biden scion $83,000 a month to sit on its board, is under investigation by the Justice Department, according to a report on Thursday. Blue Star

A Democratic consulting firm that worked on behalf of Burisma, the Ukrainian energy giant that counted President Joe Biden’s son among its board members, is reportedly being investigated by the Justice Department in relation to what could have been illegal

Former Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield on Thursday told Vanity Fair he received death threats from other scientists for saying he suspected COVID-19 originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Redfield told Vanity Fair the death threats

State Department leaders were warned not to pursue an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, former department officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday, amid fears that it would bring attention to U.S. funding of research at the Wuhan Institute where

Being a public figure will net you some nasty attention no matter who you are or what you do and from time to time, you’re going to get some death threats. These usually come from people on the internet who feel secure saying these things behind a wall of anonymity

State Department staffers were warned against investigating the origin of COVID-19 because it could “open a can of worms,” a former official revealed in a bombshell report Thursday. Thomas DiNanno, former acting assistant secretary of the State Department’s

Chris Coffey, one of Mr. Yang’s campaign managers, responded by reiterating Mr. Yang’s concerns that Mr. Adams was corrupt, and said voters were turning “towards the candidate who represents real change.” But Mr. Adams also appeared excited over his momentum

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang broke with other contenders during a heated debate on Wednesday night, acknowledging that he would welcome support from embattled current Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s upcoming

"We all know you've been investigated for corruption everywhere you've gone." Democratic New York mayoral hopefuls clashed Wednesday night in a primary debate as they outlined their plans to respond to a surge in crime. It was the first in-person debate for

With the Democratic primary just weeks away and polls showing several candidates in or near the lead, the anticipation going into Wednesday night’s debate was fairly high. Confronting each other face-to-face — though from C.D.C.-approved distances — eight candidates

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2021. The memo is important because it publicly notifies federal agencies that they need to "up their anti-corruption game," said

President Biden on Thursday issued a memo that establishes anti-corruption efforts as a core national security interest and that is intended to get federal agencies to step up efforts on tackling corruption and illicit financing schemes. Senior administration

Vice President Kamala Harris will make anti-corruption efforts "front and center" of her visits to Guatemala and Mexico next week, as part of her efforts to tackle the "root causes" of the migration crisis at the southern border, a senior administration official

President Biden on Thursday issued a memo that establishes anti-corruption efforts as a core U.S. national security interest and that is intended to get federal agencies to step up efforts on tackling corruption and illicit financing schemes. Mr. Biden said

The prominent Belize cop whom socialite Jasmine Hartin has confessed to accidentally killing reportedly told a pal he was going on a date the night he was shot — and joked he would take the identity of the woman “to the grave with him.” San Pedro Superintendent

British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft – whose son’s longtime partner Jasmine Hartin is charged in the shooting death of a top Belize cop – reportedly paid for a police gym and jail on the island. He was photographed in February cutting the ribbon on the

British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft — whose son’s longtime partner Jasmine Hartin is charged in the shooting death of a top Belize cop — reportedly paid for a police gym and jail on the island. He was photographed in February cutting the ribbon on the

An inmate who was locked up in a Belize jail cell adjacent to Jasmine Hartin reportedly claimed the socialite smiled at him when he congratulated her for being the “first lady here to kill a cop.” The man, who identified himself as Jose, 48, told the Daily

Why NASA Is Blasting Water Bears And Bobtail Squid Into Space When SpaceX makes its 22nd resupply mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, it will be carrying two very special guest species: water bears and bobtail squid. The animals are being

The 128 baby bobtail squid will be used as part of research into the effects of spaceflight on the interactions between microbes and animals. Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are known for their tolerance for living in extreme environments. The results

(CNN) Astronauts on the International Space Station are about to get a special delivery. SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 22nd cargo resupply mission to the space station on Thursday at 1:29 p.m. ET. The spacecraft will carry more than 7,300 pounds of supplies,

The 128 baby bobtail squid will be used as part of research into the effects of spaceflight on the interactions between microbes and animals. Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are known for their tolerance for living in extreme environments. The results

As we go through our daily lives, working to support our families, spending time with the kids, and avoiding the news, it is easy to overlook the fact that we have everyday heroes among us. These individuals are bringing America closer to societal nirvana through

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2020. (Andrew Harnik/Reuters) Republican Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter Thursday to Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet, demanding details

Video circulating on social media appears to show an Oklahoma State University teaching assistant saying she will not teach Spanish because she is White. Jessica Bridges, according to a LinkedIn profile of the same name, is set to receive her doctorate degree

Lockheed Martin’s getting looked into. Last week, I covered the case of America’s largest defense contractor sending its white male executives to anti-white privilege training. The classes had reportedly been provided by WMFDP, otherwise known as “White Men

Three Uyghurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in China’s far western Xinjiang region, ahead of giving testimony to a people’s tribunal in London that is investigating if Beijing’s actions against

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three Uyghurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in China’s far western Xinjiang region, ahead of giving testimony to a people’s tribunal in London that is investigating if Beijing’s

ISTANBUL — Three Uighurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, ahead of giving testimony to a people’s tribunal in London that is investigating if Beijing’s actions

More Uyghur Muslims exiled from their home country of China said that they were tortured and forced to undergo late term abortions, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The publication spoke with three Uyghurs who were forced to flee from China’s Xinjiang

Google has removed Kamau Bobb from his “head of diversity” position after discovering a blog post from 2007 in which Bobb wrote that Jewish people have “an insatiable appetite for war and killing.” He is still employed by the company and will “focus on his

Google announced on Thursday that Kamau Bobb, the head of their diversity strategy, will remain with the company but will be removed from the diversity team after a report that he made anti-Semitic remarks. In a 2007 blog post titled "If I Were a Jew," Bobb

Google is, yet again, showing where they stand on moral issues and who gets better treatment at the company based on who they will fire and who they won’t. The most recent example comes from Google’s refusal to fire a man named Kamau Bobb. Bobb was head of

Google has reassigned its chief of diversity strategy over a resurfaced blog post that was “unquestionably hurtful” to the Jewish community, the company said Thursday. In a 2007 blog post about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, first reported this week by

U.S. health officials say people who are fully vaccinated can skip routine COVID-19 testing, with some exceptions Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I'm vaccinated? No, you can skip routine testing, with some exceptions. The latest guidance from the

Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I'm vaccinated? No, you can skip routine testing, with some exceptions. The latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you don't need to be tested or to quarantine if you're fully

California workplace regulators are considering ending mask rules if every employee in a room has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California is set to fully reopen in less than two weeks and do away with virtually all mask

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. California will reopen and do away with virtually all mask and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people in less than two weeks, in accordance with the

The state of California has agreed not to impose greater coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings than it does on retail establishments in a pair of settlements that provide more than $2 million in fees to lawyers who challenged the rules as a violation

The state of California has reached settlements in two cases that challenged restrictions on religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic and will pay over $2 million in legal fees to two churches, according to a report. The Golden State has also agreed

The state of California agreed to a settlement in which it will pay more than $2 million in legal fees to attorneys who represented churches that were handed down significant restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, even as retail businesses experienced

The state of California has agreed not to impose greater coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings than it does on retail establishments in a pair of settlements that provide more than $2 million in fees to lawyers who challenged the rules as a violation

New York (CNN Business) AMC's comeback, and then some — its stock price surged to a record high on Wednesday — has been fueled by Reddit's army of retail investors as well as some legitimate good news about customers returning to movie theaters. But that doesn't

Catch up: The F.B.I. blames a Russian group for the cyberattack on JBS. Many workers are scared now that employers have withdrawn mask policies. Facebook is facing pressure from workers over its handling of posts about India and Israel. The company’s stock

AMC doubled in value last week, rose 23 percent on Tuesday and exploded by an additional 95 percent on Wednesday, leaving it up more than 500 percent over the last month. By the close of trading on Wednesday, AMC’s market value of more than $30 billion put

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here London (CNN Business) Meme stock mania is back in full force — and this time around, companies are trying to use the hype to their

The father of a missing Houston boy — whose remains are believed to have been found — cannot fathom why his girlfriend was allegedly involved in his son’s disappearance. “Why? He loved you so much,” Dalton Olson would ask his jailed girlfriend Theresa Balboa

(CNN) A woman has been arrested after a child's body was found in a motel room in East Texas, authorities said Wednesday. The body is believed to be that of Samuel Olson, 6, who was reported missing May 27, according to Houston Police Assistant Chief Heather

Texas authorities believe that a child who was found dead in a motel room Tuesday is missing boy Samuel Olson, and have arrested Theresa Balboa, the girlfriend of the boy's father. Samuel, who would have turned 6 over the weekend, was originally reported missing

Chilling new details in the disappearance of a 5-year-old boy in Texas describe how the woman who has been arrested in the case hid what is believed to be the child’s lifeless body a storage unit for weeks before it was ultimately discovered at a local motel,

The Supreme Court limited the scope of the federal law against computer hacking on Thursday, ruling it covers those who break into confidential files, but not people who misuse the information they were authorized to see. In a 6-3 opinion written by Justice

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday sided against fellow Associate Justice Clarence Thomas for the first time since her appointment to the court in a case that concerned computer law, according to the Washington Examiner. The

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued its first interpretation of a computer hacking law that’s been criticized as being overly broad, with the three Trump appointees siding with the court’s liberal wing. In the 6-3 ruling, a majority of the court said a person

Police In Nicaragua Detain Opposition Figure At Her Home Following Raid Enlarge this image toggle caption Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images Police in Nicaragua raided the home of opposition figure Cristina Chamorro on Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: Presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro, who seeks to challenge longtime President Daniel Ortega in the national elections in November, leaves the Nicaragua Attorney General of the Republic office after the government announced a money laundering

(CNN) Nicaraguan presidential challenger Cristiana Chamorro has been placed under house arrest and could now be disqualified from running for office, according to local officials. Chamorro, a journalist and the daughter of former Nicaraguan President Violeta

U.S. Border Patrol agents have rescued a group of migrants seen on video nearly drowning while trying to cross the Rio Grande River into Texas. The incident unfolded Wednesday in Roma, west of McAllen, and was captured on video by Fox News’ Sara Carter. "I’m

A video broadcast on Fox News’s Sean Hannity Show captured the desperate cries from migrants almost drowning during an attempt to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. A human smuggler from Mexico finally came to the rescue. A Fox News video crew captured a dangerous

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents recovered the bodies of two migrants who succumbed to the heat of the Arizona desert after being smuggled across the border from Mexico. One of the migrants died this week, while the second had been dead for two weeks. Yuma

A Jewish family in Ohio claims that their son’s high school football coach made their child eat pork despite knowing the family is Kosher. The father of the student at McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, alleged that a school football coach made his son

A high school football coach in Canton, Ohio, and seven assistant coaches have been suspended after punishing a 17-year-old for missing a voluntary practice by forcing him to eat pork against his religious beliefs, according to a lawyer representing the boy’s

A high school football coach in Canton, Ohio, and seven assistant coaches have been suspended after punishing a 17-year-old for missing a voluntary practice by forcing him to eat pork against his religious beliefs, according to a lawyer representing the boy’s

It was the final day of classes at Stanford Law School, May 27, when Nicholas Wallace said he was blindsided by a message from one of the deans informing him that his graduation was in jeopardy for potential misconduct. His offense: sending an email flier

Stanford Law School has dropped its hold on the diploma of a student who mocked two Republican lawmakers and a conservative society on campus over the Jan. 6 riot. Stanford determined that the mock flyer emailed to fellow law students fell under protected

When Stanford University law student Nicholas Wallace emailed a satirical flyer to law students pretending it was from the Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian group with a chapter on campus, he almost missed receiving his diploma to graduate. A

The N.F.L. said it would scrap the use of a disputed race-based method of evaluating dementia claims made by former players in the league’s concussion settlement and pledged to evaluate for evidence of bias the hundreds of claims that had already been filed. The

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race

The federal judge presiding over the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims on Thursday invited lawyers for Black players who call the settlement racially biased to join court-led mediation over the issue. The lawyers have challenged the settlement’s

(CNN) A federal judge sentenced a former senior Treasury Department official to six months in prison after she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy for disclosing sensitive financial transaction reports related to people tied to former President Donald

A former senior Treasury Department official was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison for leaking thousands of documents to a news reporter while she worked at a financial crimes division at the agency. Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty

A former US Treasury Department official who pleaded guilty to leaking confidential banking reports associated with former President Donald Trump's onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison. Natalie Edwards pleaded

(CNN) The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California has now risen to $450,000, thanks to another donation from the Costa Mesa City Council. The council unanimously voted on Tuesday to provide

The reward for information that helps lead to an arrest in the suspected road rage shooting of a 6-year-old boy in California last month has grown to nearly half a million dollars. Government officials and community members have pooled together a sum of $450,000

The reward for information leading to an arrest in an apparent road rage shooting of a 6-year-old boy in Southern California last month has increased to $450,000. Aiden Leos was sitting in the backseat of his mother's car as she drove him to kindergarten when

When Rebecca Urie lost her job as a laboratory technician in West Virginia last March, the weekly extra federal unemployment benefits became a lifeline. “There's no way that we could have survived without the federal supplement,” she told ABC News. Urie said

Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer Enlarge this image toggle caption Marta Lavandier/AP Marta Lavandier/AP As the economic recovery picks up steam, new claims for state unemployment benefits have fallen to the

Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Are Ending Early In Over 2 Dozen States Over two dozen states are ending pandemic unemployment benefits early. Some say the money keeps people from looking for work. Calls to end the payouts got louder after lackluster job gains

Attorneys for Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a private investigator to look for Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., to serve him with the California Democrat's lawsuit, but have been unable to locate him despite spending "many hours over many days" on the hunt, according to

(CNN) Republican Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding a lawsuit from his Democratic colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell that seeks to hold him accountable for the January 6 Capitol insurrection -- so much so that Swalwell's attorneys hired a private investigator to find him. The

Attorneys for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) are having so much difficulty reaching Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) to serve him a lawsuit about his role in the Capitol rioting that they have hired a private investigator ― who has also not had much luck, according to

On Thursday, United Airlines announced it was purchasing a fleet of 15 planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound. With a cost per jet of $200 million, the deal is worth $3 billion. If the order goes through, this would be the first fleet of supersonic

The era of supersonic commercial flights came to an end when the Concorde completed its last trip between New York and London in 2003, but the allure of ultrafast air travel never quite died out. President Biden mused about supersonic flights when discussing

New York (CNN Business) United Airlines announced a deal to buy 15 supersonic jets, planning to carry passengers on the ultra-fast planes by 2029. If the airline can follow through with its plan, these would be the first commercial supersonic flights since

Pennsylvania Republicans visiting the ongoing audit in Arizona of ballots from the 2020 election are calling for their state to hold a similar review. "Forty-seven percent of the people in this country don’t have faith in the electoral — electoral integrity

Pennsylvania Republicans are calling for an Arizona-style election audit in the Keystone State, as three state lawmakers toured the Grand Canyon State’s audit site, the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, this week. Arizona State Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) provided

A Pennsylvania state senator and ally of former President Trump said his state should conduct an audit of the 2020 election modeled on Arizona’s review, after receiving a briefing on the intensive recount operation in Maricopa County. State Sen. Doug Mastriano

Approximately 7,500 to 10,000 of the trees — or a whopping 10% to 14% of the global total — died in the Castle Fire, which ravaged much of Sierra Nevada in 2020, a study cited by the Visalia Times-Delta determined.

(CNN) About 10 to 14% of the world's giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through California's Sequoia National Forest last summer, a new draft report from the National Park Service indicates. The report, which has not yet been

A Single Fire Killed At Least 10% Of The World's Giant Sequoias, Study Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Caprio/National Park Service via AP Tony Caprio/National Park Service via AP SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — At least a tenth of the world's

The White House urged private companies Thursday to examine their online networks and prepare for ransomware attacks after a spate of high-profile crises hit gas pipelines, meat-processing firms and hospitals in the U.S. and abroad. A memo to business leaders

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is urging corporate executives and business leaders to take immediate steps to prepare for ransomware attacks, warning in a new memo that cybercriminals are shifting from stealing data to disrupting core operations. "The

(CNN) The White House has issued a rare open letter to companies calling on them to treat the threat of ransomware attacks with greater urgency, following back-to-back attacks by Russian hackers on key oil and food processing companies. In a memo sent out

A freshman Virginia Tech football player has been charged with murder in connection to the death of a 40-year-old acquaintance, authorities said. Isimemen Etute, 18, was busted after officers responding to a wellness check Monday night found Jerry Smith dead

(CNN) A Virginia Tech football player has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Blacksburg resident, according to the Blacksburg Police Department and the university. Isimemen Etute, 18, was charged with the second-degree murder of 40-year-old Jerry

Police believe linebacker Isimemen Etute and the victim were acquaintances. A freshman Virginia Tech football player has been charged with second-degree murder, authorities said. Officers responded to a building in Blacksburg, home to the university, on Tuesday

Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop convicted of murdering George Floyd — while his defense wants him released on probation, according to new court documents. In a new filing Wednesday, prosecutors urged Judge Peter

(CNN) Prosecutors for the state of Minnesota are requesting a 30-year prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, the former officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, according to a sentencing memo filed Wednesday. Thirty years is "twice the upper end of the

State Seeks 30 Years For George Floyd's Murderer. His Defense Wants Time Served Enlarge this image toggle caption Court TV/AP Court TV/AP MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder

Half of Republican voters say the GOP’s base is becoming “more conservative” than the party’s leadership, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday revealed. The survey asked respondents if Republican voters are “becoming more conservative or more liberal

PHOENIX (AP) — Three Pennsylvania lawmakers were in Arizona on Wednesday to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the 2020 election. They’re the latest Republicans to make a pilgrimage to Phoenix, ground zero in the “stop the steal” movement’s

The Republican Party of New Mexico blamed GOP congressional candidate Mark Moores’ loss in a Tuesday special election on “low voter turnout” sparked by “angry” Republican voters who “questioned election integrity,” in an email sent on Thursday. If that were

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was hammered on Twitter Wednesday after she posted a lengthy thread highlighting the plight of her grandmother in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico. “Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill,” Ocasio-Cortez began. “I went to Puerto

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) received backlash Wednesday after sharing photos of her grandmother’s home in Puerto Rico and said Hurricane Maria relief had not arrived because “Trump blocked relief $ for PR.” “Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back at criticism Wednesday after she was accused of neglecting her grandmother after posting pictures of her dilapidated home in Puerto Rico. “Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her-

“I think that Vice President Harris herself personifies the need for voting rights to be extended,” the Rev. Al Sharpton, who attended the speech in Tulsa, said in an interview. “When she’s on the phone or walks into an office, we’re looking at the reason we

Vice President Kamala Harris’ new job leading the White House’s voting rights effort has given advocates renewed assurance the Biden administration plans to wage political war against Republican restrictions around the country, even as they acknowledge the

“I think that Vice President Harris herself personifies the need for voting rights to be extended,” the Rev. Al Sharpton, who attended the speech in Tulsa, said in an interview. “When she’s on the phone or walks into an office, we’re looking at the reason we

A Florida man accused of brutally pummeling an iguana to death said he was just defending himself. PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, tried to use the Sunshine State’s State Your Ground Law to get out of animal cruelty charges that could put him behind bars for up to

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana to death only after it attacked him, biting him on the arm. PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, must stand trial on a felony animal cruelty charge,

A Florida man accused of brutally pummeling an iguana to death said he was just defending himself. PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, tried to use the Sunshine State’s State Your Ground Law to get out of animal cruelty charges that could put him behind bars for up to

Former President Donald Trump will meet with the Republican Study Committee in New Jersey next week to talk about the conservative agenda, the New York Post reports. "At Republican Study Committee, we’ve been very busy as we develop the consensus conservative

Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and other members of the largest Republican caucus’ leadership will hold a summit with former President Donald Trump in New Jersey next week, the Indiana Republican confirmed to The Post. “At Republican Study Committee,

Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and other members of the caucus will confer with Donald Trump on the America First agenda next week in Bedminster, New Jersey. “At Republican Study Committee, we’ve been very busy as we

A 13-year-old Idaho girl has died after experiencing a severe allergic reaction to a dessert that she ate at a cheerleading banquet, her family said. Reese Langer, who was a student at Eagle Middle School, had been diligent about checking product labels since

A 13-year-old Idaho girl has died after experiencing a severe allergic reaction to a dessert that she ate at a cheerleading banquet, her family said. Reese Langer, who was a student at Eagle Middle School, had been diligent about checking product labels since

The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing a potential viral outbreak. In his first interview after being sworn in Wednesday, Eric Lander painted a rosy near future

The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing a potential viral outbreak. In his first interview after being sworn in Wednesday, Eric Lander painted a rosy near future

The FBI attributed the cyberattack disrupting major meat producer JBS to ransomware operator REvil, which holds data and systems hostage until victims pay up. “We have attributed the JBS attack to REvil and Sodinokibi and are working diligently to bring the

REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP DETROIT — The world's largest meat processing company has resumed most production after a weekend cyberattack,

One of the giants of the deep is shrinking before our eyes, a new study says. The younger generation of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are on average about three feet (one meter) shorter than whales were 20 years, drone and aircraft data

Endangered Right Whales Are Shrinking. Scientists Blame Commercial Fishing Gear Enlarge this image toggle caption NOAA News Archive 011811 NOAA News Archive 011811 North Atlantic right whales now grow smaller than they did 40 years ago, and new research suggests

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Snopes, the left-leaning “fact-checking” website, sent Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) a note demanding to know if she was responsible for vandalizing her

Snopes, the left-leaning “fact-checking” website, sent Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, a note demanding to know if she was responsible for vandalizing her own home, the Republican lawmaker said on the Todd Starnes Radio Show. Mace announced on social media earlier

Sackler Family Empire Poised To Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits Enlarge this image toggle caption Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images After more than a year of high stakes negotiations with billions of dollars

A federal judge has advanced a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma that would shield the owners of the controversial drug company from future litigation related to its opioid painkiller OxyContin. Federal Judge Robert Drain moved the deal forward late Wednesday

Fox News contributor Miranda Devine slammed President Biden Wednesday, accusing him of misleading the country on issues of race and minimizing the atrocities committed by the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda in his speech commemorating the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. In

Joe Biden is America’s biggest troll. His speech in Tulsa could not have been more disunifying, dishonest or more designed to inflame. Who is the president’s speechwriter? Goebbels? No, white supremacy is not a threat worse than ISIS. No, Texas’ voter ID

In February, Mavs Owner Mark Cuban ordered stadium staff not to play the national anthem. Last week, Texas Republicans responded by passing a law requiring him to play it. Now, all that remains is for Texas Governor Greg Abbott to sign it. The bill, known

The Texas Legislature has uncanceled Mark Cuban’s kibosh on the national anthem before Dallas Mavericks home games. A bill dubbed the Star Spangled Banner Protection Act got a green light Tuesday, requiring any professional sports team with contracts with

An Uber driver and father of three who was shot in the head in Illinois during an armed carjacking has died, according to reports. Joe Schelstraete, 38, was working Monday evening when he received a request to show up at 23rd Street and 55th Avenue in Chicago’s

An Uber driver died two days after being shot in the head during a carjacking in Chicago. Indiana resident Joe Schelstraete, 38, was working in Cicero, Illinois Monday evening when he picked up four armed men who used the Uber app to hail him, according to

People with a seafood allergy should avoid consuming cicadas because of their relation to shellfish, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. “Yep! We have to say it! Don’t eat [cicadas] if you’re allergic to seafood as these insects share a family

The Food and Drug Administration has a colorful warning for people with a shellfish allergy: don’t eat cicadas. Turns out, the agency warns, that the noisy insects actually share a "family relation" to shrimp and lobsters. "Yep! We have to say it!" the FDA

Chinese subjects harshly punished for violating the communist nation’s “One Child Policy” vented their anger and frustration Tuesday at Beijing’s desperate call for more children to stave off demographic collapse. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) implemented

The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to allow citizens to have up to three children is a desperate attempt to fix the damage done by population control programs that killed hundreds of millions of children, experts told Breitbart News this week. The “one-child

A First Nations family views the defaced Ryerson University statue of Egerton Ryerson, considered an architect of Canada's residential indigenous school system, following the discovery of the remains of 215 children on the site of British Columbia's former

Why Canada is mourning the deaths of 215 children By Holly Honderich BBC News, Washington Published 1 hour ago image copyright Getty Images image caption The discovery has prompted an outpouring of grief The preliminary discovery last week of the remains

(UPI) — Bachelor series host Chris Harrison will not be returning for Season 7 of ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise, according to reports. The new season of the spinoff series is set to premiere on Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. EDT. Harrison will be replaced by a selection of

Chris Harrison has reportedly lost another gig in the fallout of his scandal. The star, 49, will not be returning to his hosting duties on the show "Bachelor in Paradise," according to multiple reports. He had previously stepped aside from his hosting duties

Early risers in Venice have woken to the sight of a cruise ship traveling down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute the huge vessels on safety and environmental grounds SOAVE, Italy -- Early

Early risers in Venice were surprised Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the start of the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute such huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. The

WASHINGTON — Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command, The Associated Press has learned, striking a note of caution as momentum builds toward changing a military justice system

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command, The Associated Press has learned, striking a note of caution as momentum builds toward changing a military justice

Conflicting federal district court rulings in two New England circuits could set up a Supreme Court showdown over just how far states can go in allocating taxpayer funds to religious schools in towns lacking public schools. On Wednesday, a Second Circuit panel

Tennessee’s Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on the legality of a state school-choice pilot program, 16 months after two school districts filed a lawsuit to shut the program down. State lawmakers narrowly approved a pilot program in 2019 to provide

Vanessa Bryant had some choice words for Nike after a shoe she designed with the company appeared to have been released without her approval. The wife of late NBA star Kobe Bryant posted a note on Instagram Thursday explaining that she designed a shoe for

The widow of NBA star Kobe Bryant is reportedly outraged that images have leaked showing people in possession of the canceled Nike shoes that were to have been produced in tribute to her departed daughter. Bryant took to Instagram on Thursday to attack whoever

The Louisiana Senate approved two bills Wednesday that would eliminate major tax breaks while lowering income tax rates. The bills are part of a package legislative leaders are pushing to overhaul the state’s tax system. Personal income is taxed in Louisiana

It seems like everywhere you look in the US these days, new guaranteed income pilot programs are springing up. Over the past month or so, they’ve launched in Newark, New Jersey, Tacoma, Washington, Denver, Colorado, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Los Angeles

New York (CNN Business) Twitter (TWTR) is not caving — yet — to users' demands for an "edit" button, but it is offering something close: an "undo tweet" option as part of its new subscription service, Twitter Blue, which debuts in Canada and Australia Thursday. The

The “Twitter Blue” subscription service will offer features that users have long asked for — but still no edit button. It includes bookmark folders for organizing saved content; an “Undo tweet” feature that gives users 30 seconds to cancel a sent tweet before

If hypocrisy were a person, it would be MSNBC media activist Joy Reid. Less than one week after savaging Republicans for supposedly “lifting up men” facing sexual harassment allegations, she showed her commitment to #MeToo by lifting up men who faced sexual

MSNBC host Joy Reid welcomed former Democratic Sen. Al Franken onto her show on Wednesday night less than a week after she accused Republicans of "lifting up men" who have faced sexual harassment allegations. Franken was invited on "The ReidOut" to bash Sens.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Fewer than two weeks after the Board of Medicine decided to revoke his medical license because of a patient’s death, former OB-GYN Berto Lopez performed a circumcision on a 10-day-old infant for $250 cash, hitting an artery and mangling

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Less than two weeks after the Board of Medicine decided to revoke his medical license because of a patient’s death, former OB-GYN Berto Lopez performed a circumcision on a 10-day-old infant for $250 cash, hitting an artery and mangling

Surge In Traffic Deaths In 2020 Linked To Drivers' Risky Behavior During The Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP Mark J. Terrill/AP DETROIT — U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year, the biggest increase in 13 years even though people

An estimated 38,680 people died in traffic crashes last year, the most of any year since 2007, the agency said in releasing preliminary numbers. Final numbers normally come out in the fall.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on Capitol Hill, July 16, 2019. (Erin Scott/Reuters) Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) again defended the filibuster during a joint press conference with Senator John Cornyn (R., Texas) on Wednesday. “Some people are saying that

Joe Biden attacked Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) claiming he wasn’t able to pass his voting agenda because they tended to vote with Republicans. We reported how that was a lie, that actually Manchin and Sinema have voted with Biden

An Alabama teen was fatally shot nearly 12 years after his father was gunned down in a still-unsolved slaying, according to a report. Desmon Antwuan McGuire, 17, was shot in the back as he tried to flee from a gunman in a vehicle in Birmingham on Tuesday —

An Alabama teen was fatally shot nearly 12 years after his father was gunned down in a still-unsolved slaying, according to a report. Desmon Antwuan McGuire, 17, was shot in the back as he tried to flee from a gunman in a vehicle in Birmingham on Tuesday –

A lawyer representing landlords and housing providers asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to halt the Biden administration’s moratorium on evictions, which was put into place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The request comes after a three-judge panel

A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that the Biden administration can continue a moratorium on evictions put into place because of the coronavirus pandemic while a case challenging its constitutionality is pending. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court

Leo Terrell doesn’t think too highly of Joe Biden. As covered by RedState’s Bonchie, the President gave a speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tuesday that may not have hit it out of the park. Firstly, Joe laid into Caucasian corruption: According to the Commander-in-Chief,

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell said Wednesday that President Joe Biden offended African Americans when he told a crowd observing the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre that Black businessmen and women don’t have lawyers to represent them or their businesses. "Joe

A deadbeat Utah dad, who beat his wife to death in front of their daughters on a cruise ship off Southeast Alaska in 2017 after she told him she wanted a divorce, received a 30-year prison sentence Thursday. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty last year

The father of a Utah woman beaten to death by her husband on an Alaska cruise in 2017 told a judge he would consider it justice if the man went to prison for the rest of his life JUNEAU, Alaska -- The father of a Utah woman beaten to death by her husband on

New York (CNN Business) ExxonMobil said it expects a third activist shareholder will be elected to its board of directors, following a contentious vote. Exxon XOM Votes are still being tallied, and the results remain preliminary. Butacknowledged after its

Climate activists won yet another victory against Exxon Mobil on Wednesday after a third member was elected to the oil giant’s board, raising the stakes for the company amid criticism it has done little to address the growing threat of climate change. Exxon

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva revealed Wednesday that homicides were up 95% this year over the same period in 2020, and said his department would issue more concealed carry permits to let citizens to defend themselves. In an Instagram Live post,

Murders in Los Angeles County have skyrocketed more than 95% so far this year compared to the same period in 2020, and other areas of crime also saw increases, with the local sheriff calling the uptick "very, very troublesome." "We don’t have good news unfortunately,"

Cases of the Chinese coronavirus are at their lowest levels since March 2020, the beginning of the pandemic, which Axios attributes to the nation’s mass vaccination effort. Axios, which has tracked the change in cases weekly for the last 56 weeks, announced

U.S. coronavirus infections are at their lowest level since the early weeks of the pandemic in March 2020, it was reported Thursday. The country averaged about 16,500 new cases per day during the past week, a 30% improvement over the week before, Axios reported. With

Why Contact Tracing Couldn't Keep Up With The U.S. COVID Outbreak Enlarge this image toggle caption John Minchillo/AP John Minchillo/AP Here's one (more) sign the COVID-19 pandemic is on the decline in the U.S. NPR's latest survey of state health departments

"It’s going to be the summer of outbreak hunting." Many states are rolling back restrictions and masking guidance now that just over half of American adults are vaccinated against COVID-19. But public health experts say this summer could be a crucial moment

Coke is too “woke” for one North Carolina county’s government. Surry County has voted to ban all Coca-Cola vending machines in its office buildings over backlash to the Atlanta-based soft drink maker’s criticism of new restrictive Georgia voting laws. “The

A North Carolina county is banning Coca-Cola vending machines from its office buildings due to the company's politics. Surry County commissioners sent a letter to Coca-Cola saying they were banning the machines in county-owned buildings due to the Atlanta-based

Two weeks ago, a fire erupted on a cargo ship named the MV X-Press Pearl, which was carrying tons of chemicals and plastic pellets, while it was anchored near Colombo, Sri Lanka. Efforts to douse the fire were unsuccessful, and the damaged ship began spilling

Authorities in Sri Lanka are trying to head off a potential environmental disaster as a fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country’s main port COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Authorities in Sri Lanka were trying to head

(CNN) Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a key vote crucial to President Joe Biden's agenda with Capitol Hill bitterly divided along partisan lines. Manchin has long been in the spotlight in Washington as a pivotal swing vote unafraid to break

(CNN) West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a pivotal swing vote for the party, is making very clear he's not ready to abandon Republicans for Democrats to try to push legislation on their own, as President Joe Biden's agenda faces a critical month in

Georgia's governor on Wednesday suspended a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his custody by ordering them unnecessarily strapped into restraint chairs and left there for hours. A federal grand jury in April indicted Clayton

A Georgia sheriff has been suspended from office after a panel judged him unable to serve while facing federal civil rights charges, Gov. Brian Kemp announced in an executive order. A "Review Commission," made up of the state attorney general and two other

Indiana police made an arrest in the murder of three children and a woman Wednesday morning, according to reports. Police arrested Choen Bennett Hancz-Barron, 21, around 5:15 p.m. in an apartment complex through a joint effort by the Fort Wayne Police Department

Indiana police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected in the “gruesome” killing of a woman and three young children earlier in the day, reports said. Cohen Bennet Hancz-Barron, 21, was taken into custody hours after cops named him as a suspect and warned he

A first-round rematch between Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard has come to this: The first team to win at home takes the series. Unless the visitors sweep seven games for the first time in NBA history. Doncic, the young Dallas sensation, has the Mavericks one

Something's got to give between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers. Neither team has won at home yet, and now it's the Mavs' turn. Luka Doncic scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. hit two free throws with eight seconds left, and Dallas won 105-100

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Newsmax on Thursday that it’s “a national disgrace” that the Biden administration is allowing embassies to fly a flag that says Black Lives Matter. “I'm done trying to get in the heads of our president, or the secretary

Several conservative members of Congress have signed onto a bill that would bar the flying of gay pride and Black Lives Matter flags at U.S. embassies. The “Only Old Glory Act,” sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan, South Carolina Republican, would bar any standard

(CNN) Passengers on an Air France flight were evacuated in Paris on Thursday after an anonymous threat, the company said in a statement. The AF865 flight from Chad's capital N'Djamena landed at Charles de Gaulle airport after it was "escorted by a French Air

The flight, which was arriving from N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, was escorted by the French Air Force after because of the threat over “the suspected presence of an explosive device” but the plane landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport without incident. Authorities

Live Covid Live Updates: U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Drop Sharply The pandemic death toll in such facilities has plummeted from a peak of 5,000 a week to less than 300. And a global vaccination effort for low-income nations got a $2.4 billion boost. U.S. nursing

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Elizabeth Hertel acknowledged Thursday that coronavirus-related nursing home deaths “could be” undercounted in the state. The Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) appointee disputed to the House Oversight

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio v AC Milan - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - April 26, 2021 Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi reacts REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio v AC Milan - Stadio Olimpico, Rome,

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v Lazio - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 14, 2021 Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi wearing a mask before the match REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan

A Texas woman has been arrested after she opened fire on a loose dog and the bullet ricocheted into her son’s abdomen, according to the Houston Police Department. The child, 5, was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. His injuries

A Houston mother accidentally shot her 5-year-old son while trying to fire at a puppy that got loose in her neighborhood, police said. Cops responded Saturday and found the child struck in the abdomen by a ricocheting bullet, Houston police said Tuesday. His

Washington, DC (CNN) Massive turnover rates. Dissatisfaction with pay. Demanding bosses. Some workers who helped Amazon take advantage of the business opportunity the pandemic brought say they aren't pleased. The Covid-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns

Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wi-Fi Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out Enlarge this image toggle caption Amazon Amazon Amazon is building a Wi-Fi network – using your Wi-Fi. It's called Amazon Sidewalk, and the company touts it as a way to help

Long-time Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is calling it quits after 46 years. Krzyzewski will retire after the 2021-22 college basketball season after putting together a coaching career for the ages. He led the Blue Devils to five NCAA Tournament

Duke's Coach K Is Retiring After 4 Decades A day after he announced his retirement, Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski explained why he's leaving the game he's dominated for four decades. Coach K will retire after the upcoming season. Duke's Coach