Joe Biden’s first trip abroad as president saw him meet with scores of U.S. allies as well as a top adversary, leaving him poised to confront the country he’s called America’s most serious global competitor: China and its leader, Xi Jinping. The world’s second-largest

In Geneva and in the weeks that follow, President Joe Biden is testing his own approach to Vladimir Putin's Russia and his aggression -- on the world stage, in cyberspace and against his domestic opposition. After their afternoon summit in the Swiss capital,

Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) and several other House Republicans are calling for President Joe Biden to undergo a cognitive assessment after his trip to Europe. In a letter dated June 17, Jackson and his colleagues noted Biden agreed to such an assessment

The wildly different ways that Fox News covered the summits that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump held with Russian President Vladimir Putin came under the spotlight on “The Daily Show” Thursday. Trevor Noah’s team cut footage of Fox personalities

Sean Hannity took issue Thursday with the way President Joe Biden conducted his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the way the media chose to cover what the "Hannity" host called a "trainwreck." "As predicted by any objective measure, the meeting

(CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin praised US President Joe Biden Thursday, describing him as a "professional" who is "completely knowledgeable on all issues," according to a Kremlin transcript of Putin's televised remarks. "Mr. Biden is a professional,

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) is now calling for a cognitive test for Joe Biden. Jackson is not just any other representative, he has some cause to know a little bit about presidential health. He was the former White House physician for both Presidents Barack

Putin And Biden Agreed To Return Ambassadors To Washington And Moscow Posts At their summit, Presidents Putin and Biden agreed to send their ambassadors back to Washington and Moscow. There are many issues to be resolved about the basic workings of those diplomatic

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin there will be consequences if ransomware hackers within his country keep attacking U.S. systems unbridled. Mr. Sullivan said Thursday that Mr. Biden warned Mr.

Dr. Ronny Jackson, who went from serving as Donald Trump’s presidential physician to representing Texas in Congress as a Republican, is accusing President Joe Biden of cognitive decline. On Thursday, Jackson released a letter asking the 77-year-old president

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will draft a document setting forth the American church’s position on the Eucharist — possibly including instructions on who should, and should not, receive the sacrament, such as President Biden, a Catholic who has expanded

That subtext was made plain as the bishops debated the topic for more than two hours on Thursday: “I can’t help but wonder if the years 2022 and 2024 might be part of the rush,” Bishop Robert M. Coerver of Lubbock, in Texas, said. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades,

National faith-based organization CatholicVote released a survey Wednesday that found 74 percent of Catholics who regularly attend Mass say Catholic politicians who oppose the Church’s teachings should not receive Holy Communion. Brian Burch, president of

US Catholic Bishops Have Heated Debate Before End-Of-Week Vote On Communion Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP In impassioned debate Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President

Attendees take part in morning prayers at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops general assembly in Baltimore, Md., November 13, 2018. (Theresa Keil/Reuters) The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to create draft guidelines on the meaning of Communion

U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for receiving Communion despite their support for abortion rights. The result of the

US Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Biden, for receiving Communion despite their support for abortion rights. The result of the vote

US Catholic bishops move toward rebuke of Biden U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for receiving Communion despite their

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted overwhelmingly to draft a formal document on the meaning of the Eucharist after a contentious debate on whether President Biden and other politicians who support abortion policies are worthy of receiving

(CNN) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday proceeded with a plan that would deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights, setting up a potential public rebuke of President Joe Biden. By a vote of 168 to 55, with six abstentions,

Add one more area to the sectors of America currently battling it out over race in education. In Washington D.C., a new bill takes aim at Critical Race Theory. As reported by The Washington Free Beacon, on Wednesday, Republican Wisconsin Rep. Glenn Grothman

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticizes teaching critical race theory in schools, where he accuses it of being as racist as Klansmen in white sheets.

Virginia parents are continuing to take a stand against critical race theory being taught in their children’s schools. Fox News’ enterprise reporter Lawrence Jones traveled to Leesburg, Virginia to have "Breakfast with Friends" at the Leesburg Diner and discuss

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx) questions former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, March

On his Thursday broadcast, CNN anchor Don Lemon said that Republicans were “trying to whitewash racism” by blocking school kids from being taught about the history of racism. Lemon said, “Trump spawned deadly violence at the Capitol, and Republicans are trying

A parent-led rebellion against Critical Race Theory is storming school boards across the country and demanding accountability for what is being taught to American children. At least 165 local and national groups have formed to combat Critical Race Theory (CRT)

After going viral for eviscerating critical race theory teachings, radio host and father Ty Smith said on Friday that the race-based curriculum is a "bunch of nonsense" and a harmful view of the world to convey to young children. "To me it’s a whole bunch

Diverse groups of outraged parents, students, educators, and other concerned citizens are rising up across the country in opposition to the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms. They’ve been successful in their efforts to a certain

A black father ripped Critical Race Theory (CRT) at a local school board meeting in Illinois, asserting the Marxist ideology deliberately seeks to teach children “to hate each other.” “How do I have two medical degrees if I’m sitting here oppressed?” asked

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that “the real question on this Critical Race Theory is why we’re so afraid of race. Why is it the third rail?” When we’re better as a country when we talk about race. Jackson

Thai health officials on Wednesday urged people in Thailand to abstain from sexual intercourse, claiming this would help reduce transmission of the Chinese coronavirus, local news outlet Coconuts Bangkok reported on Thursday. “[H]aving sex with a person who

"I anticipate that is going to be what happens with the delta strain here." Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Friday that a highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was first detected in

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. President Biden said Friday that the Delta variant of COVID-19 won’t trigger new lockdowns in the US, but that it may cause more infections in regions with lower

Live Covid Live Updates: Biden Likely to Fall Just Shy of His July 4 Vaccination Goal President Biden had set a deadline of having 70 percent of U.S. adults partly vaccinated by the holiday. As the E.U. recommends that U.S. tourists be allowed easier entry,

FILE PHOTO: A woman receives the AstraZeneca vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through site, in Milan, Italy, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo FILE PHOTO: A woman receives the AstraZeneca vaccination against the coronavirus

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Friday that the recently-detected COVID-19 delta variant will “probably” become the dominant strain in the United States. "I think that that's probably going to be the

President Joe Biden on Friday issued a warning regarding the “potentially deadlier” delta coronavirus variant as part of a plea to Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible. “Even while we’re making incredible progress it remains a serious

FILE PHOTO: A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Thailand start a mass inoculation at a gymnasium inside the Thammasat University in Pathum Thani, Thailand June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Athit

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past an information sign amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bolton, Britain, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past an information sign amid the outbreak of the coronavirus

Federal employees get 44 paid days off work each year, according to a new study by OpenTheBooks.com, a watchdog group. The 44th day was added this week when President Biden signed a bill creating a federal holiday for Juneteenth, to mark the emancipation of

Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely Enlarge this image toggle caption Maya Alleruzzo/AP Maya Alleruzzo/AP Stock markets: Open. Post office? Open. Federal courts? Schools? Banks? Businesses? It depends. Juneteenth,

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) tweeted Friday, “You’re apt to be labeled a racist if you didn’t vote” for Juneteenth National Independence Day. “This week, you’re apt to be labeled a racist if you didn’t vote for the 11th paid federal holiday,” Massie tweeted. “The

As New York reopens, its cultural rhythms are creeping back in, with museums and music venues filling up and outdoor concerts popping up in parks. The city is emerging just in time for Juneteenth on Saturday. The holiday — a portmanteau of “June” and “nineteenth”

More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, Union soldiers marched into Galveston, TX to take control of the state and ensure that all Blacks slaves understood that they had been set free. If that isn’t

Activist: Juneteenth holiday is 'long overdue' As President Joe Biden was signing into law on Thursday a bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, a senior center in Seattle was already celebrating the traditional African American holiday. (June 1

President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday on Thursday. Biden said that Americans “must” and “ought to” observe it — though he spent half a century in public office before doing anything about it. Sine June 19 happens to fall on Saturday

An incredible thing happened this week in Washington — lawmakers passed legislation. It is no small feat in this highly partisan era that politicians, who cannot agree on a commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection or what should go into an

A USA Today columnist blasted the NFL Friday for making a big show of observing Juneteenth but not using the holiday to reflect on its “most racist practice” of race-norming. In his Friday op ed, columnist Mike Freeman gave faint praise to the National Football

“Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names: Jubilee Day. Freedom Day. Liberation Day. Emancipation Day. And today, a national holiday,” Vice President Kamala Harris said, introducing Mr. Biden. She also signed the legislation in her capacity

A home is seen destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana, U.S., October 10, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. Adrees Latif | Reuters The first tropical system of the Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to make landfall in the U.S.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency on Thursday ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that will likely hit his state and parts of Mississippi and Alabama on Friday. The storm was about 450 miles south of Louisiana as of Thursday evening,

(CNN) Millions of people across the South are bracing for a tropical storm that is threatening to dump heavy rain along the Gulf Coast. In Louisiana, which was battered last month by heavy rain and flooding , the governor has issued a state of emergency. The

FILE PHOTO: Workers disembark from a helicopter after being evacuated from oil production platforms ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal, at Bristow Galliano Heliport in Galliano, Louisiana, U.S. June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo FILE PHOTO:

The tropical threat is set to make landfall early Saturday. A tropical threat churning in the Gulf of Mexico is taking aim at the Gulf Coast -- and is forecast to strengthen into tropical storm Claudette. Tropical storm warnings have been issued in Louisiana,

A disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is becoming better organized and will likely evolve into a tropical or subtropical depression on Friday. CALIFORNIA GOV. NEWSOM DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AMID EXTREME HEAT The official forecast brings the

Louisiana eyes storm advancing toward Gulf A tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a potential tropical cyclone advanced toward the northern Gulf Coast. (June 17)

Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the northern Gulf Coast as early as Friday and throughout the weekend. TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT AS STORM BARRELS TOWARD GULF COAST A tropical storm warning

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Threats of heavy wind and rain from a tropical weather system spinning Friday in the Gulf of Mexico prompted the closure of Louisiana coastal oyster beds, forced postponement of weekend Juneteenth celebrations in Mississippi and Alabama and

A weather system developing in the Gulf is expected to become a tropical storm late Friday. ropical storm warnings were in effect for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Louisiana has declared a state of emergency where up to 20 inches of

Washington (CNN) Former President Donald Trump's new chief spokeswoman has been a serial promoter of lies about the 2020 election. Trump, himself an unrelenting pusher of those lies, announced Tuesday that he had hired former Republican National Committee

Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska state official Kelly Tshibaka on Friday in her Senate bid against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict Mr. Trump in his second impeachment trial. Mr. Trump said Ms. Tshibaka “is the candidate who

It was the first time since the presidential election more than seven months ago that Trump has conceded to his successor, President Joe Biden. But he also ominously warned: “Let’s see what happens on that.” Trump told Hannity Wednesday night: “Shockingly,

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's GOP challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, making good on his promise to go after Republican senators that voted to impeach him earlier this year. “Kelly Tshibaka is the candidate who can beat Murkowski

(CNN) On Friday afternoon, former President Donald Trump made it official: He is actively working to oust Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in next year's Republican primary. Trump threw the weight of his endorsement behind Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department

FILE PHOTO: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, listens during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, listens

(CNN) Former President Donald Trump endorsed Alaska GOP Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka on Friday, pledging to campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict him of inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. "Lisa

Ohio Senate candidate Jane Timken had a photograph on her website’s “endorsements” page of her with former President Donald Trump, something an aide for the former president told Breitbart News displeases his team. The photograph, which first received public

Former President Donald Trump endorsed the primary opponent to Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday, declaring his support for Kelly Tshibaka Alaska's former commissioner of administration. "Lisa Murkowski is bad for Alaska. Her vote to confirm Biden’s Interior Secretary

Former President Donald Trump on Friday formally endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, the Republican primary challenger to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for the midterm election, saying, “Murkowski is bad for Alaska.” Trump, keeping his promise to campaign against Murkowski,

JERUSALEM — Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Gaza on Thursday night for the second time in three days, after Palestinian militants sent incendiary balloons into farmland in southern Israel for the third day in a row. There were no reported casualties

(UPI) — Israel late Thursday conducted air strikes into Gaza, the second time it has attacked the self-governing Palestinian territory since a cease-fire last month ended 11 days of fighting between the two sides. The Israel Defense Forces said it conducted

Israel says it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year JERUSALEM -- Israel said Friday it will transfer

Israel is to provide around one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the Palestinian Authority in a swap as their expiry date looms, the Israeli prime minister's office said Friday. "Israel has signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority, and will supply

Israel Launches Airstrikes After Incendiary Balloons Are Flown From Gaza Enlarge this image toggle caption Nasser Nasser/AP Nasser Nasser/AP JERUSALEM — Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian labourer who works within Israel or its settlements in the occupied West Bank, is vaccinated at an Israeli facility at Shaar Efraim crossing from Israel to the West Bank, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian

The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff held a meeting with top military officials on Thursday and told them to prepare for new fighting with Hamas as tensions have remained high since a cease-fire halted a conflict last month. The IDF took to Twitter to

Israel conducted strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza for the second day Thursday after nearly a month-long ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that strikes were carried out in response to the launching of incendiary balloons from Gaza into Israel,

Israel announced the dispatch of around one million-plus coronavirus vaccines Friday to help neighboring Palestinians through their own stumbling vaccination rollout. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed in a statement it would transfer doses that are about

The Palestinian Authority canceled a deal on Friday to receive soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccines from Israel after an initial Israeli shipment showed an expiration date sooner than had been agreed, the PA health minister said. Israel and the PA announced a

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day … Portland cops quit riot team after officer charged with assault on photographer All 50 of the Portland Police Bureau's highly trained rapid response unit officers

(CNN) About 50 officers assigned to the Portland police department's crowd control team resigned one day after one of the team's officers was indicted for allegedly using his department-issued baton to assault a protester last summer. The wholesale resignation

Federal officials in Oregon called Friday for a deescalating of tensions in Portland in response to the mass resignation of the 50-member Portland police protest squad after one of its officers was charged with assault. Acting Oregon U.S. Attorney Scott Erik

Members of a specialized Portland, Oregon, police unit that deals with crowd control have resigned from the assignment en masse a day after a fellow officer was indicted on an assault charge stemming from alleged illegal use of force during a protest last year. The

The Portland police riot squad of 50 resigned Thursday to protest charges against a police officer who allegedly hit an independent journalist in the Black Lives Matter riots that lit a federal building ablaze in August, 2020. The police union said nearly

All members of the crowd control team of Portland police have resigned from their positions in the unit after an officer was indicted on an assault charge stemming from alleged illegal use of force during a protest last year. "On June 16, 2021, Portland Police

The riot-control team at the Portland police department decided to quit en masse after another cop was indicted for slugging a photographer. About 50 members of the department’s elite Rapid Response Team voted to resign at a union meeting Wednesday, days after

On Wednesday night, members of the Portland Police Bureau’s specialized crowd-control unit, the Rapid Response Team, assembled at the Benevolent Association union hall and voted to disband the unit. The unprecedented move by about 50 officers, detectives and

There is no replacement for careful and professional recruitment and selection of police personnel. Police officers must be held to the highest standards. As Robert Peel has written: "The police are the public and the public are the police." Implicit bias

The entire Portland Police Bureau Rapid Response Team voted to disband their group after a grand jury indicted one of their officers for allegedly striking an Antifa rioter last summer. A statement released by the Portland Police Bureau on Wednesday night

Adults hold children at a park in Beijing, China June 1, 2021. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters) Chinese officials are considering lifting all restrictions on the number of children parents can have by 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The government

(CNN) Editor's note: CNN is launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Within days, China will reach a staggering

If you believe China’s propaganda, despite having the virus originate in their country, they somehow managed to fare better than almost any major nation on earth. As of today, the CCP claims only 4,636 deaths, a number so laughable that it should be dismissed

FILE PHOTO: China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei speaks at the annual session of China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee FILE PHOTO: China's Minister

Chinese officials are reportedly considering ending all of the country’s restrictions on childbirth and will start introducing policies to encourage having children in response to slowing economic growth and an aging population, The Wall Street Journal reports. At

CNN is being dubbed the "China News Network" for publishing a report that boasted of the country's coronavirus vaccination rates … according to data provided by China. A piece published on Friday raised eyebrows with the headline, "China's about to administer

FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers search for victims amid the debris following a gas pipeline explosion in Shiyan, Hubei province, China June 13, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers search for victims amid the debris following a gas pipeline

FILE PHOTO: A charging cable is seen hooked to a car at a State Grid Corporation of China charging point for electric vehicles in Beijing, China March 3, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer FILE PHOTO: A charging cable is seen hooked to a car at a State Grid Corporation

Medical workers vaccinate students with the coronavirus vaccine at a university in Qingdao, China, March 30, 2021. (China Daily/via Reuters) CNN stands in awe of the Chinese Communist Party’s vaccination effort. On Friday, it published a fawning piece entitled

FILE PHOTO: A Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri FILE PHOTO: A Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough

House Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik’s , newest Democratic challenger for her New York congressional seat registered to vote in the district he hopes to represent just two weeks before entering the race. Stefanik — who took the number three

As New York continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the key concerns moving forward is improving the state’s high unemployment rate. Some are hopeful enforcement of the work search requirement will help drive that number down. With an 8.2%

FILE PHOTO: A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York, February 10, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York, February

FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians and a traffic light stop sign are reflected on a quotation board in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians and a traffic light stop sign are reflected on a quotation board in Tokyo,

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Exxon Mobil Corp is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Exxon Mobil Corp is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in

FILE PHOTO: A man points a computer screen showing stock information in this illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man points a computer screen showing stock information in this illustration

On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) criticized former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams for profiting off criticizing Georgia’s voting law, then supporting Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) voting

Last week, I criticized West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin for announcing that he would vote against the For the People Act on purely performative grounds. Manchin’s op-ed criticizing the bill did not name a single provision that he opposed; he simply refused

Democrats’ voting bill, known ironically as the “For the People Act,” doesn’t have the votes needed to pass. Among the people who have an issue with it, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who doesn’t approve of the bill or the revisions proposed to it by Democrats,

Live Live Updates: Democrats Embrace Manchin’s Voting Rights Proposal A plan put forward by Senator Joe Manchin III is narrower than the sweeping voting rights bill Democrats have been working on for months, but the senator has been the party’s lone holdout

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted his colleague’s voting rights compromise proposal Thursday, vowing that the GOP would oppose it. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed framework includes both Democratic and Republican priorities,

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who has made working across the aisle his North Star, learned that lesson the hard way on Thursday afternoon, when Senate Minority Leader shut down any chance of a bipartisan compromise on election and voting reform. "States,

Appearing Thursday on CNN’s New Day, voting rights activist and failed Georgia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams expressed support for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) voting rights compromise proposal. A transcript is as follows: JOHN BERMAN: People

With a test vote on the measure looming next week, Mr. Manchin’s opposition to the voting rights measure threatened to be a major embarrassment for Democrats. Republicans were eager to pounce and proclaim that with Mr. Manchin on their side of the vote tally,

FILE PHOTO: A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests inside a classroom turned COVID-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A patient suffering from coronavirus

California officials on Friday unveiled a website to access or download a digital copy of COVID-19 immunization records, though they stressed the state would not make it mandatory to carry the vaccine credentials. Businesses will be able to verify the authenticity

FILE PHOTO: People walk in to receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine with a chance to win a pair of tickets to see "Hamilton" at a pop-up vaccination clinic at Pantages theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

FILE PHOTO: A customer leaves with shoping bags, as retail store Primark in Birmingham, Britain reopens its doors after a third lockdown imposed in early January due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine/File

FILE PHOTO: A man looks at products on a shelf inside a Tesco Extra superstore near Manchester, Britain, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man looks at products on a shelf inside a Tesco Extra superstore near Manchester, Britain,

FILE PHOTO: General view of old Muscat., Oman, January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo FILE PHOTO: General view of old Muscat., Oman, January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo June 18, 2021 By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) –

FILE PHOTO: A farmer feeds iceberg lettuce to his buffalo during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Bhuinj village in Satara district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Rajendra

As Democrats try to push the For the People Act through the Senate, some of the party's top figures are changing their tune on voter ID rules they previously called "racist." In an effort to garner bipartisan support for the act, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.,

Sen. Raphael Warnock turned heads this week when he denied that he had ever opposed laws requiring voters to produce IDs to cast ballots. It contradicting the multitude of statements he‘s made over the years slamming voter ID laws as “discriminatory” and his

A majority of voters do not agree with Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) statement equating the Unites States and Israel with terrorist organizations like Hamas and the Taliban, a Rasmussen poll released Wednesday found. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed

Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock revealed on Thursday that he isn’t opposed to voter ID laws and added that he doesn’t know anyone who opposes them. "I have never been opposed to voter ID. And in fact, I don’t know anybody who is," Warnock said in an

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) claimed Thursday that he has “never been opposed to voter ID,” ignoring his own history of bashing “unnecessary and discriminatory voter ID laws,” describing them as both “secretive” and “subversive.” Warnock, speaking of Sen. Joe

A plurality of Pennsylvania voters believes “government” and “politicians” are the “most important problem” facing the Keystone State today, while over one-third say Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is doing a “poor” job as governor, a Franklin & Marshall College poll released

A clear majority of Pennsylvania voters “strongly” support requiring an individual to show photo ID prior to casting a ballot, a Franklin & Marshall College Poll released this week found. The survey, taken June 7- 13, 2021, among 444 registered Pennsylvania

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - England Training - St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - June 17, 2021 England's Jack Grealish and Harry Kane with teammates during training REUTERS/Carl Recine Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - England Training - St. George's

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group D - England v Croatia - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - June 13, 2021 General view as England's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates and fans Pool via REUTERS/Catherine Ivill/File

FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, in London,

FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, in London,

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Friendly - Norway v England - Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway - September 3, 2019. England's goalkeeper Carly Telford and Norway's Caroline Graham Hansen in action. NTB Scanpix/Marit Hommedal via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Soccer

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President Biden on Friday said the United States will not enter another "lockdown," despite the "serious and deadly threat" of the delta variant of COVID-19, but he urged unvaccinated individuals to get their shots. Biden, who spoke at the White House, was

Biden celebrates 300M COVID shots in 150 days President Joe Biden is marking another milestone in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Biden announced Friday that 300 million COVID-19 vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days

President Biden on Friday celebrated the U.S. achieving a milestone in the fight against COVID-19 but acknowledged the country still has more work to do against the deadly virus. Mr. Biden announced that the U.S. has administered 300 million coronavirus vaccine

President Joe Biden announced Friday that 300 million coronavirus vaccines have been administered across the country. “We’re heading into a very different summer from last year,” he said during a news conference. “A bright summer, frankly, a summer of joy.” More

President Joe Biden urged unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated from coronavirus, warning that a highly transmissible variant of the virus could cause more deaths. “Even while we are making incredible progress, it remains a serious and deadly threat,” Biden

At a million a day, the pace of shots is the same as when Biden took office. Still struggling to reach his goal of 70% of Americans getting at least one vaccine dose by the Fourth of July, President Joe Biden on Friday marked a new milestone – 300 million

(CNN) President Joe Biden on Friday will mark the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days and give an update on the nation's response to the pandemic, according to a White House official. While touting his administration's national

LOS ANGELES — The road rage case of Aiden Leos, a 6-year-old boy fatally shot as his mother drove him to kindergarten in Southern California, tugged on heartstrings across the country. His death fueled nationwide outrage – and half a million dollars in reward

A California man charged in the shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos on an Orange County freeway reportedly pulled a gun on another driver days after the road-rage incident. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, has been charged with murder and discharging a firearm,

(CNN) The man accused of fatally shooting a child in a Southern California road rage incident last month has confessed and brandished his gun at another driver in a separate incident just days later, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors outlined what led

The Southern California couple charged in connection to the death of a 6-year-old boy during a road rage shooting that elicited widespread public outrage pleaded not guilty Friday. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, is charged with murder and shooting at an occupied

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Southern California man charged with killing a 6-year-old boy in a road rage incident last month told police he pulled out a gun and fired at a car on the freeway after he got angry with a driver who made a rude gesture, prosecutors said. Orange

The road rage case of Aiden Leos, a 6-year-old boy fatally shot as his mother drove him to kindergarten in Southern California, tugged on heartstrings across the country. His death fueled nationwide outrage - and half a million dollars in reward money. Then,

The road rage case of Aiden Leos, a 6-year-old boy fatally shot as his mother drove him to kindergarten in Southern California, tugged on heartstrings across the country. His death fueled nationwide outrage - and half a million dollars in reward money. Then,

Avoiding felony gun charges, Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Thursday, settling a legal battle over whether the gun-toting couple broke laws in holding guns as protesters broke the gate and walked through their neighborhood

The Couple Who Waved Guns At BLM Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanors Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Salter/AP Jim Salter/AP File under sorry not sorry. The wealthy husband-and-wife team who were slapped with criminal charges for waving guns at

Armed St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Thursday and agreed to forfeit the guns they used while confronting protesters June 28, 2020. WSPA reports that Mark plead guilty to “misdemeanor fourth-degree assault”

(CNN) The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to court documents obtained from the city of St. Louis on Thursday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey

Patricia and Mark McCloskey draw their firearms on protestors as they enter their neighborhood during a protest against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson in St. Louis, Mo., June 28, 2020. (Lawrence Bryant/Reuters) Mark McCloskey and Patricia McCloskey, the armed

A St. Louis couple who gained national notoriety last year after they were filmed pointing guns at demonstrators walking near their home each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Thursday and agreed to pay a total of nearly $3,000 in fines. The couple,

Mark McCloskey, who with his wife Patricia pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges on Thursday in connection to holding guns as protesters walked past their St. Louis home last year, told Newsmax Friday that now it's time to move forward with his campaign

A federal judge ruled in favor of Florida in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the agency overstepped its authority. Judge Steven Merryday said the CDC is "preliminarily enjoined" from enforcing its conditional sail order

Florida won a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, potentially easing cruise companies’ path back to the seas. The injunction would prevent the CDC from enforcing a set of recently introduced rules -- the CDC’s so-called

“Since the virus spreads more easily between people in close quarters aboard ships, the chance of getting COVID-19 on cruise ships is high. It is especially important that people who are not fully vaccinated with an increased risk of severe illness avoid travel

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has slightly eased risk level guidance for cruise ship passengers. The CDC lowered its risk level for cruise travel during the pandemic from a level 4 "Very High," or not safe to travel, to level 3 "High" for

There haven’t been many politicians willing to stand up for what’s right during this pandemic. But one who has is Gov. Ron DeSantis. He’s stood strong and won on multiple issues including recently on mask mandates, with the Court of Appeals finding the mask

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed victory Friday after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s "conditional sailing order" that halted cruise line operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In

Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. “Today is a day that we have all been looking forward

Gov. Ralph Northam intends to let the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency expire June 30, which could affect mask wearing throughout the commonwealth and the remaining restrictions on businesses. Virginia law normally prohibits a person from covering one’s

Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. “Today is a day that we have all been looking forward

Ohio’s governor announced the COVID-19 state of emergency would end Friday citing a decline in new cases and hospitalizations. Gov. Mike DeWine, who first declared the state of emergency in March 2020, said the declaration "really does not impact what we need

Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. “Today is a day that we have all been looking forward

Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. “Today is a day that we have all been looking forward

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman will throw out the first pitch before Friday night’s Washington Nationals game. U.S. Capitol Police announced Goodman will be doing the honors before the Nationals start their three-game set against the New York Mets.

He's been hailed a hero for leading Jan. 6 rioters away from the Senate chamber. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, lauded as a hero for protecting lawmakers in the Jan. 6 insurrection, will make the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Nationals'

A former NYPD cop charged in the US Capitol riot brutally attacked a police officer with a metal flagpole carrying a Marine Corps banner, new video shows. The intense footage, first obtained Thursday by CNN, shows Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD cop and Marine

(CNN) Newly released footage from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Donald Trump taunting, stalking and punching law enforcement outside the US Capitol -- the latest release of up-close video of rioters who have been charged with assaulting police. In

New Videos Underscore The Violence Against Police At The Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images The Justice Department has released a trove of videos, including police

Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look

Three people are dead and two remain missing after five people who were tubing on a North Carolina river went over the edge of a steep dam, authorities said. The five tubers were part of a group of nine people total who went tubing on the Dan River Wednesday

At least three people floating down on a North Carolina river died when they went over a dam on Wednesday night, authorities said. Two more people in the group of nine tubers were still missing on Thursday after passing over the Duke Energy dam along the Dan

3 tubers dead, 2 missing in North Carolina river Three people are dead and two remain missing after a group floating down a North Carolina river on inflatable tubes went over a dam, authorities said. Rockingham County emergency officials said four others were

The bodies of three tube riders were found Thursday after an apparent mishap along the Dan River in North Carolina and two more tubers were still missing, according to reports. Four members of the total group of nine tubers were rescued and were being treated

Three people were found dead in the Dan River in North Carolina on Thursday after a group went over a dam in an inner tube and drowned, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office. Two members of the group remain missing. They were among nine local

Three people have been found dead and two remain missing after a group of tubers floating along the Dan River in North Carolina went over a dam, local authorities said on Thursday. Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet that there was a search

Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA) praised Vice President Kamala Harris for her handling of the nation’s ongoing crisis at the United States-Mexico border, even as illegal immigration has continued to surge. In footage from a town hall with constituents obtained by Breitbart

CNN — Former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at his successor on Friday at a conference for religious conservatives in Florida, criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for declining to visit the US-Mexico border during a recent immigration-focused trip

More than 50 House Republicans are urging President Biden to remove Vice President Kamala Harris from her role dealing with the migrant crisis that has overwhelmed the southern border in recent months -- accusing her of "inaction" on the crisis due to her failure

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas got into a heated exchange with a Republican congressman Thursday when asked about Vice President Kamala Harris laughing off questions about going to the US-Mexico border. Mayorkas scolded Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC)

In a Friday interview on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to task over their handling of the ongoing border crisis. DeSantis said since meth was coming to rural counties across the

A Republican congressman from South Carolina wasn’t standing for it on Capitol Hill on Thursday when Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tried to defend Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her absence from the U.S.-Mexico border region. Mayorkas

DETROIT — A shooting on Interstate 75 in Detroit late Thursday night killed a 2-year-old boy and injured a 9-year-old boy who is in serious condition. Detroit interim police chief James White called the fatal shooting "horrible" and "tragic," and asked anyone

Michigan police are hunting for a shooter who fired into the side of a moving vehicle on a freeway in Detroit late Thursday, killing a 2-year-old boy and leaving a 9-year-old boy in critical condition. A preliminary investigation revealed that a driver had

(CNN) A 2-year-old was killed and three others -- including a 9-year-old -- were wounded in two separate shootings on freeways in Detroit Thursday night, according to Michigan State Police. The first shooting occurred on Interstate 75 near Seven Mile Road

A New Orleans man has been charged with killing an off-duty university police officer outside a high school basketball game where the man had shown up without a mask NEW ORLEANS -- A New Orleans man has been charged with killing an off-duty university police

Honolulu prosecutors say a police officer has been charged with murder and two others have been charged with attempted murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy HONOLULU -- A police officer was charged with murder and two others were

The 28-year-old stunt rider died on Thursday after he crashed during a practice run ahead of the first event of the Moses Lake Airshow at Grant County International Airport, located about 105 miles southwest of Spokane, according to the event’s website. Harvill

A motorcycle stuntman died after a gnarly crash during the warm-up for a world record-breaking jump in Washington state on Thursday, authorities said. Alex Harvill, 28, landed short on the dirt ramp and flew over the handlebars during his practice try of the

(CNN) Daredevil Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said. He was 28 years old. "Our deepest sympathies go out to Alex's family, friends and loved ones," Grant County Coroner Craig

A motorcycle stunt rider died from injuries he sustained while attempting to break a world-record motorcycle jump in Washington state. Alex Harvill was attempting to jump the length of a football field on his motorcycle during a performance for the Moses Lake

Harvill, 28, was planning to jump 351 feet on his motorcycle. Daredevil motorcycle rider Alex Harvill died in a crash Thursday while practicing for a record jump. Harvill, 28, was practicing at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington,

Coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca is claiming victory in a court tussle with the European Union over allegations that it was not producing shots fast enough BRUSSELS -- AstraZeneca is claiming victory in a court tussle with the European Union over allegations

FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination

FILE PHOTO: A health worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Noevir Stadium Kobe, the home venue of Japanese professional soccer club Vissel Kobe and currently acting as a large-scale COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021.

FILE PHOTO: Employees wearing protective face masks work on the automobile assembly line as the maker ramps up car production with new security and health measures as a step to resume fully operation, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) declared racism a “public health emergency” on Thursday and promised to divert $10 million in coronavirus relief to create “equity zones,” the Daily Mail reported. “Ladies and gentlemen, it is literally killing us,” Lightfoot

The shorter life span of Blacks in Chicago is the result of a dramatically higher homicide rate, GOP ex-Rep. Peter King said Friday on Newsmax. But the narrative runs contrary to what Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ascribed — that racism is a public health crisis. The

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a public declaration Thursday that racism is a public health emergency. Under that declaration, which was joined by the Chicago Department of Public Health, she announced that the city would spend nearly $10 million in coronavirus

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) declared racism a public health emergency yesterday, claiming that it was the reason that there was a difference in life expectancies across the city. Lightfoot claimed there was a 9.2-year life expectancy gap between Black

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who recently refused to be interviewed by white journalists, has declared racism a public health crisis — and is using nearly $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief cash to fight it. “At almost every point in our city’s history,

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration — but more for confrontation — state media reported Friday, days after the United States and others

SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered his government to prepare for “both dialogue and confrontation” with the United States, in his first reaction to the Biden administration’s new policy on how to deal with the country’s growing nuclear and missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country must prepare for both “dialogue and confrontation” with the US — in his first direct comments on President Joe Biden’s administration. During the plenary meeting Thursday of his ruling Workers’ Party’s central

Kim Jong Un is preparing for "dialogue and confrontation" with the U.S. SEOUL, South Korea -- In his first official reaction to the Biden administration, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his government to get ready for "both dialogue and confrontation"

North Korea's Kim Vows To Be Ready For Confrontation With The U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption 朝鮮通信社/AP 朝鮮通信社/AP SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the

Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during

A Friday poll indicates only 21 percent of Americans are worried about a coronavirus infection in their inner circle, 13 months after former President Donald Trump announced Operation Warp Speed to facilitate vaccine creation. An AP-NORC poll suggests that

AP-NORC poll: More Americans resume pre-virus acts Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows.

Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for

Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for

The feud between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka was at the front of everyone’s minds heading into the U.S. Open this week, and it doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon. DeChambeau appeared to exacerbate their rivalry further on Thursday with a deliberate

“I would be OK with that,” he said of playing with Koepka, “but there was never really anything that went through me.” Koepka said no one approached him about playing with DeChambeau, nor did he care who his partners were. With a straight face, he then dropped

Once the fog finally lifted over Torrey Pines, a familiar figure in the U.S. Open was plain to see. A long Thursday ended in darkness with Russell Henley in the lead and Louis Oosthuizen poised to join him when the fog-delayed opening round wrapped up Friday

(CNN) Heading into this week's U.S. Open, the on and off course shenanigans between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau had dominated the headlines. Ever since Koepka's eye-roll reaction to DeChambeau walking behind him at last month's PGA Championship , the

The animosity has been building for a while. Koepka criticized DeChambeau’s slow play. DeChambeau body-shamed Koepka for his lack of abdominal definition. Koepka fired back with a nice dig using his trophies as props. He also joked about DeChambeau muscling

John Legend defended wife Chrissy Teigen this week after designer Michael Costello leveled cyberbullying allegations at her. Legend responded Friday to the accusations against his wife in a Twitter thread, stating that Costello, a “Project Runway” veteran,

Chrissy Teigen is out at Safely. The 35-year-old "Cravings" author is "stepping away from" the cleaning and self-care brand she launched with Kris Jenner amid her ongoing bullying scandal. "Chrissy will be stepping away from Safely to take much needed time

Chrissy Teigen has broken her silence on Michael Costello's allegations. On Friday, the "Cravings" author took to social media to address Costello's claims that Teigen sent him disparaging messages over social media years ago that caused him to have suicidal

John Legend is defending Chrissy Teigen. Teigen has been at the center of scandal for weeks now after being accused of intense cyberbullying in the past which was intensified when designer Michael Costello came out with his own claims after the star publicly

Michael Costello and Chrissy Teigen are embroiled in a heated cyberbullying controversy. The fashion designer and former "Project Runway" star has claimed the former model sent him disparaging messages over Instagram years ago on social media that caused him

Hundreds of Hong Kong police officers descended upon the offices of leading pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday, arresting its editor in chief and four other senior executives on charges of violating the island’s Beijing-imposed “national security

An employee walks at the offices of Apple Daily and Next Media after police raided the newsroom, in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik An employee walks at the offices of Apple Daily and Next Media after police raided the newsroom, in Hong Kong,

Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers — the first time the legislation has been used against the press in yet another sign

A supporter holding an umbrella stands in front of the entrance to the offices of Apple Daily and Next Media after police raided the newsroom, in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik A supporter holding an umbrella stands in front of the entrance

The Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, increased its production on Friday—a day after hundreds of police raided its office and arrested top executives for breaking Beijing’s controversial national security law. Reuters reported that the paper

The Department of Justice is mounting a case arguing that laws in West Virginia and Arkansas that bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports are unconstitutional, despite the overwhelming majority of Americans supporting biological gender segregation

The trend of local school boards supporting radical left-wing policies on campuses is now taking place in Broward County, Florida, where board members have said they do not support the new state law that protects female athletes from competing against biological

The Justice Department building in Washington, D.C., February 1, 2018 (Jim Bourg/Reuters) The Justice Department has filed statements of interest in two lawsuits challenging Arkansas and West Virginia laws pertaining to transgender people, saying the laws

The Department of Justice argued in court filings Thursday that transgender legislation passed in West Virginia and Arkansas is unconstitutional. The DOJ filed statements of interest supporting lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday that they plan to challenge laws in West Virginia and Arkansas that prohibit trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. The department filed statements of interest that claim that

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday the state hit a vaccination goal with 4.7 million people fully protected against COVID-19. "We are proud to announce that we have now exceeded our initial goal and with 12 days to go before our self-appointed deadline,"

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. Men who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine did not see a drop in sperm count or quality, a new study found. Researchers at the University of Miami studied

Men who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine did not see a drop in sperm count or quality, a new study found. Researchers at the University of Miami studied the sperm quality of 45 healthy volunteers before their first shot and 70 days after their

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot. On June 1, committee had said AstraZeneca recipients "could" get Pfizer

Friday’s scheduled CDC panel discussion on reports of heart inflammation among a small fraction of COVID-19 vaccine recipients has been postponed in observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday, the agency said. In an update posted to the

Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - June 18, 2021 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during practice REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - June 18, 2021 Mercedes'

FILE PHOTO: Formula One - F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai, China - 6/4/17 - Formula One Managing Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn walks at the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix. REUTERS/Aly Song FILE PHOTO: Formula One

Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - June 18, 2021 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during practice REUTERS/Yves Herman Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - June 18, 2021 Mercedes'

Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - FIA Press Conference - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - June 17, 2021 McLaren's Lando Norris during the press conference FIA/Handout via REUTERS Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - FIA Press Conference - Circuit

A Greek man strangled his young wife to death, then made up a story about three burglars slaying her in front of their 11-month-old daughter, reports said. The death of Caroline Crouch, 20, drew international headlines when her husband Babis Anagnostopoulos

A Greek man strangled his young wife to death, then made up a story about three burglars slaying her in front of their 11-month-old daughter, reports said. The death of Caroline Crouch, 20, drew international headlines when her husband Babis Anagnostopoulos

Greek pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos wore a bulletproof vest Friday as he arrived at court, hours after confessing to killing his British wife who he’d initially claimed was tortured by a gang of burglars. Anagnostopoulos, 33, wore the protective vest and was

Greek pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos was filmed hugging his mother-in-law at a memorial service for his murdered British wife — just hours before police said he confessed to being her killer. The 33-year-old widower was filmed by local TV Thursday having a lengthy

The antitrust subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee recently released five highly anticipated bills aimed at curbing the power of the Big Tech companies. The House is currently under the control of the Democrats, but these bills have been pitched as

For several years now, Congress and regulatory agencies have warned that they could, in the future, try to break up Big Tech. In the past week, that threat got more real. On June 11, Congress introduced a sweeping set of five antitrust bills with notable levels

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. There are few, if any, political issues that now generate the breadth and intensity of bipartisan backlash as does the rise of Big Tech. During

There are few, if any, political issues that now generate the breadth and intensity of bipartisan backlash as does the rise of Big Tech. During Donald Trump’s presidency, the major parties largely diverged on their specific grievances against the woke Silicon

The bodies of two dead migrants were discovered within a 24-hour period in New Mexico near the southern border, authorities said Thursday. Border Patrol agents found the body of a 35-year-old Mexican woman in the western foothills of Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland

Border Patrol agents are coming across a number of U-Haul trucks and other large vehicles packed with migrants in sweltering heat and deadly conditions as they continue to tackle a spike in migrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally. Agents in Texas this

Border Patrol agents recently apprehended a number of convicted sex offenders and Mara-Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang members, as criminals continue to try to enter the U.S. in the ongoing migrant surge across the southern border. Agents in Kingsville, Texas,

Texas Border Patrol agents busted yet another human smuggling operation, this time involving 33 illegal immigrants packed inside a 100-degree U-Haul van with zero ventilation. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents made the discovery over the weekend outside

Former Vice President Mike Pence received a chilly reception from some when he took the stage at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual conference on Friday. There were some cheers, but Pence was also heckled by audience members echoing criticisms he had

Then-Vice President Mike Pence delivers his acceptance speech as the 2020 Republican vice presidential nominee during the 2020 Republican National Convention held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Md., August 26, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Kissimee, Fla. –

Former Vice President Mike Pence was heckled Friday as the former vice president spoke at the conservative Faith & Freedom Coalition‘s summit in Orlando, Florida. Reporters watching said the jeers included cries of “traitor!” Mr. Pence was delivering a speech

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s hope of fusing former President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement with a more traditional brand of conservatism has gotten off to a rocky start. The massive challenge in front of him was on full display Friday at the Faith and

Jun 17, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Matthew Wolff plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Jun 17, 2021; San Diego, California,

Russell Henley's visit to the rough-and-tumble South course at Torrey Pines went a lot better Thursday than the last time he played, especially under the circumstances. Anything around par never hurts in a U.S. Open. He opened with a 4-under 67, finishing

Jun 18, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Lee Westwood waves to the gallery after his put on the 11th green during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports Jun 18, 2021;

Jun 17, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Louis Oosthuizen plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Jun 17, 2021; San Diego, California,

President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House, February 19, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Former Obama-era Office of Government Ethics Chief Walter Shaub called the

Imagine Democrats who were fond of claiming, falsely, that President Donald Trump’s family did all kinds of unethical things, thinking that if they voted for Joe Biden they were going to get a paragon of ethical virtue. Were these Democrats asleep during the

Walter Shaub, the director of the United States Office of Government Ethics under President Obama , said the Biden administration is sending a "f--- you" to ethics experts by hiring so many relatives of senior White House officials. Press secretary Jen Psaki,

The US government’s former ethics chief is slamming the Biden administration for a potentially “illegal” nepotism spree, saying that it “royally sucks” and is “a real ‘f— you'” to ethical governance. Walter Shaub, director of the US Office of Government Ethics

FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the security fence of Olympic Stadium (National Stadium) built for Tokyo Olympic Games, that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Japanese medical experts warned on Friday that holding the Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase infections and said banning spectators was the least risky option, setting the stage for a possible face-off with organizers. The experts, led by

A general view of the Olympic Stadium (National Stadium) in Tokyo, Japan June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski A general view of the Olympic Stadium (National Stadium) in Tokyo, Japan June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski June 18, 2021 (Reuters) – Japan

FILE PHOTO: The chef of an izakaya, a Japanese-style dining bar, prepares to close around 20:00 local time next to sake bottles, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato FILE PHOTO: The chef of

Unvaccinated cadets at the US Military Academy at West Point are getting singled out, bullied and unfairly punished — even if they have COVID-19 immunity from earlier infections, according to a report. All but around three dozen of the 4,500 students at the

West Point cadets are facing what they regard as retaliation for their unvaccinated status, spurring parents and students alike to address their worries, a Fox News report detailed. According to the letters from an anonymous West Point cadet, as well as concerned

HANNITY EXCLUSIVE: The push for coronavirus vaccinations at the U.S. Military Academy began once the first shots became available back in January – but even as the inoculation rate rises and deaths and new cases both fall, the families of unvaccinated cadets

Three dozen unvaccinated cadets at the military's West Point academy now fear retaliation after the academy's implementation of stricter quarantines and other restrictions than at the pandemic's height. The unvaccinated few stand alongside 4,500 students at

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

(CNN) — Canada has extended its Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential international and US travel until July 21, according to the Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Bill Blair tweeted, "Our number one priority as we fight #COVID19

Canada is extending a ban on non-essential travel with the United States and the rest of the world until July 21, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said on Friday, prompting frustration from businesses worried about the economic damage. Canada's Liberal government

If you want to understand a country’s military, take a look at what its officer corps is reading. Military officers aren’t just warfighters. They’re trained to be thinkers, even intellectuals. Many of them have advanced degrees. In Russia, officers above the

Thursday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson addressed the newfound emphasis the military is placing on race and racism with its suggested reading lists and drive for so-called equity. The Fox News host compared that to the required reading of other nations’ militaries

This is a rush transcript from "Tucker Carlson Tonight" June 17, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST: Good evening and welcome to TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT. If you want to understand a country's military,

One went to Yale, the other to Harvard. One was a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, the other in Manhattan. One would be the first woman to lead the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the other, the first Black person. The two leading Democratic candidates

One went to Yale, the other to Harvard. One was a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, the other in Manhattan. One would be the first woman to lead the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the other, the first Black person. The two leading Democratic candidates

One went to Yale, the other to Harvard. One was a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, the other in Manhattan. One would be the first woman to lead the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the other, the first Black person. The two leading Democratic candidates

FILE PHOTO: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills during the 92nd Academy Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok FILE PHOTO: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Vanity

Kim Kardashian is setting the record straight on where she stands with Kanye West at the moment. The KKW Beauty mogul opened up about her estranged husband ― whom she is currently in the process of divorcing ― during E!’s “The Final Curtain: Part 1” on Thursday. The

Kim Kardashian is opening up about where her relationship with her soon-to-be ex-husband Kanye West stands today. During part one of the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" reunion, host Andy Cohen pressed the mother of four about the reasons behind her divorce

Don’t ask a question when you may not like the answer. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo learned that lesson the hard way Thursday, as Twitter users proved all too willing to point out examples of biased and unethical behavior by the “Cuomo Prime Time” host. The trouble

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was trashed on Twitter Thursday night after asking for evidence of his bias in a tweet. Retweeting a reply to a Twitter account, which stated, “The story of your life, you constantly deny facts you dont like,” Cuomo baited more of his

CNN’s Chris Cuomo battled his critics on Twitter after he dared them to “name one” instance in which he has denied facts to fit a narrative. The drama unfolded Thursday morning after the primetime host tweeted that “truth is now at the mercy of what people

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was reportedly approached in an aggressive manner by a man in Oakland on Friday, with authorities arresting the individual and charging him with assault. The California Highway Patrol confirmed in a statement to Fox News that Newsom

OAKLAND, Calif. — A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting Gov. Gavin Newsom during his visit to downtown Oakland, authorities said Friday. Newsom was walking to a barbershop and pizzeria in Old Oakland to promote small businesses when he was “approached

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) during his visit to downtown Oakland, authorities said Friday. Newsom was walking to a barbershop and pizzeria on Washington Street in Old Oakland to promote small businesses

(AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election that a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seemed likely to win, leading to low turnout fueled by apathy and calls for a boycott. Opinion polling by state-linked organizations and

Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after authorities disqualified nearly all of his strongest competition, leading to what appeared to be a low turnout fueled by apathy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran voted Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. State-linked

Pornhub and its parent company are facing a lawsuit filed in federal court this week alleging the company profited off of child pornography and rape videos. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Thursday

Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek, are being sued by over a dozen women who allege the site intentionally monetized videos depicting rape, child sexual exploitation, trafficking and other nonconsensual sexual content, allegations that the company denies. The

Pornhub made money off countless videos that showed rape, women forced into porn and people who never OK’d their explicit encounters to be released, a fiery new lawsuit claims. Thirty-four women said they ended up on the porn website without their consent

A search warrant says the mother of a 4-year-old girl whose remains were found at a North Carolina home last month forced her 13-year-old daughter to help bury her sister in the backyard CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The mother of a 4-year-old girl whose remains were

The mother of a 4-year-old girl whose remains were found at a North Carolina home last month forced her 13-year-old daughter to help bury her sister in the backyard, according to a search warrant. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police charged Malikah Bennett, 31, with

Connecticut police are investigating the "untimely" deaths of a woman and her 7-year-old daughter found Thursday afternoon inside their home in the upscale suburb of Westport. Police, fire and EMS units responded around 4 p.m. to a report about an unresponsive

Tokyo (CNN) A brown bear was shot dead in northern Japan after tearing through a residential area on Friday and injuring four people, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. A local resident in the city of Sapporo, which is due to host the Olympic Marathon

A bear was shot dead in Japan on Friday, June 18, after it went on a rampage and broke into a Sapporo army base, injuring four people including a soldier. Local media reports showed the brown bear running down the streets before clawing its way into the military

A brown bear went on an eight-hour rampage that included injuring four people, entering a military camp and halting flights in northern Japan on Friday before it was fatally shot. The animal was seen wandering through the streets of Sapporo, which is slated

A suspect was taken into custody and a weapon recovered in his car, police said. One person is dead and a dozen people injured after an apparent drive-by shooting spree near Phoenix, authorities said. Police are investigating at least eight different shooting

One person died and multiple people were injured Thursday following a series of separate Phoenix-area shootings tied to a suspect who was later detained, prompting multiple police agencies to respond. There were eight different shootings that occurred within

Authorities say one person is dead, three wounded and nine others injured in reported drive-by shootings over a 90-minute span Thursday in three cities west of Phoenix SURPRISE, Ariz. -- One person was killed and 12 others injured in reported drive-by shootings

Boeing's newest 737 jetliner takes maiden flight Boeing's newest version of the 737 Max jetliner made its first test flight Friday, taking off near Seattle for an expected two-hour trip that the company hopes will signal improving fortunes for its most important

FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at

FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York,

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk down Hohe Strasse shopping district one day before Germany goes back to a complete lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Cologne, Germany, December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen FILE PHOTO: Shoppers

Delta Variant Drives New Cases, Hospitalizations In Southwest Missouri NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steve Edwards, president and CEO of CoxHealth in southwest Missouri, about the current surge in coronavirus cases in his region driven by the Delta variant. Delta

This much is clear: The coronavirus is becoming more transmissible. Ever since the virus emerged in China, it has been gaining mutations that help it spread more easily among humans. The Alpha variant, first detected in the United Kingdom last year, is 50 percent

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Sweden v Slovakia - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 18, 2021 Sweden's Alexander Isak in action with Slovakia's Lubomir Satka Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev Soccer Football - Euro 2020

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Sweden v Slovakia - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 18, 2021 Slovakia coach Stefan Tarkovic Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Sweden v Slovakia - Saint

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Sweden v Slovakia - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 18, 2021 Sweden's Emil Forsberg in action with Slovakia's Juraj Kucka after sustaining an injury Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev Soccer

Notable Women Will Be Honored On U.S. Quarters Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Poet and author Maya Angelou, America's first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear on the U.S.

Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear on the U.S. quarter. The new four-year American Women Quarters Program celebrates women’s accomplishments

Starting in 2022, Americans can be on the lookout for quarters sporting a new design with the faces of the author Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride and other trailblazing women. The change comes from The American Women Quarters Program that honors notable

Iranians voted on Friday in an election expected to hand the presidency to a hardline judge subject to U.S. sanctions, though many are likely to ignore the ballot amid economic hardship and calls for a boycott by critics at home and abroad. With uncertainty

Tehran, Iran (CNN) Iranians have begun voting in a controversial presidential election that will likely deliver a hardline president who lost the 2017 election and has headed the country's judiciary for the last two years. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah

Iranians began voting on Friday in a presidential election likely to be won by a judge fiercely loyal to the religious establishment, although many people are expected to ignore the vote due to discontent with economic hardship and hardline rule. With uncertainty

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Portugal Training - Football Arena Munich, Munich, Germany - June 18, 2021 Portugal coach Fernando Santos during training Pool via REUTERS/Matthias Hangst Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Portugal Training - Football Arena Munich,

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group F - Hungary v Portugal - Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary - June 15, 2021 Hungary coach Marco Rossi Pool via REUTERS/Attila Kisbenedek FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group F - Hungary v Portugal -

(CNN) The family of a Utah teen with Down syndrome says they're grateful for the support she's received from friends and the community after she wasn't included in the cheerleading team photo used in her school's yearbook. Morgyn Arnold, 14, was the manager

A Utah school is apologizing after receiving backlash over a yearbook photo that didn't include a member of its cheerleading team – Morgyn Arnold, an eighth grader who has Down syndrome. Two photos were taken of the team that season, one one including Arnold

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed Thursday that a bipartisan infrastructure package would likely do little to help poor communities, raising more doubt about the future of a proposal backed by more than 20 moderate senators. “Usually . . . when

Progressive " Squad " leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., said in an interview that bipartisan deals "tend to underserve" already underserved communities and prioritize "corporate interests." Ocasio-Cortez appeared alongside her fellow House colleague

Alright! Matthew McConaughey’s potential run for governor of Texas has dazed Ted Cruz. Cruz said Thursday he is hoping McConaughey doesn’t run for governor in their shared home state – but the Republican senator admitted the Academy Award-winning actor would

Senator Ted Cruz (R, TX) thinks actor Matthew McConaughey would be a “formidable” candidate if he runs for Lone Star State governor. But Cruz says he hopes McConaughey chooses acting over politics. “I think he would undoubtedly be formidable,” Cruz told radio

Catholic League President Bill Donohue praised Thursday’s Supreme Court’s ruling in Fulton v. Philadelphia, calling it a “huge victory for religious liberty.” In its decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said that Catholic foster care agencies can reject gay couples

In yesterday’s Fulton v. City of Philadelphia decision from the Supreme Court, conservatives saw a victory in the battle over religious liberty as the nation’s highest court decided 9-0 that the City of Philadelphia could not exclude a Catholic services organization

The boyfriend of pop star and Joe Biden supporter has issued an apology for racist and homophobic social media posts just days after Eilish herself was embroiled in her own race scandal. Matthew Tyler Vorce, a budding actor, has apologized for using “hurtful”

Despite being a new darling of the left for her vocal opposition to former President Donald Trump, Grammy-winning pop sensation Billie Eilish finds herself in the midst of a race scandal after video emerged on social media appearing to show the star mocking

NBA legend John Stockton drew the ire of basketball fans Thursday when it was discovered he appeared in a documentary questioning the efficacy of masks and the COVID-19 vaccine to prevent the spread of the virus that has killed more than 3.8 million people

Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton, the NBA’s all-time assists leader, didn’t score points with fans for appearing in an anti-vaccine documentary. In a clip from the series “Covid and the Vaccine: Truth, Lies and Misconceptions Revealed” making the rounds

On August 1, 1988, Missouri-born radio commentator Rush Limbaugh launched "The Rush Limbaugh Show" on a handful of radio affiliates. On February 2, 2021 – unbeknownst at the time to his now-650 affiliates and millions of listeners – Limbaugh took to the airwaves

"Rush Limbaugh Show" guide-host Ken Matthews closed out the final airing of the EIB Network's iconic program Friday, with a potpourri of look-backs at the host's wisdom and reaction from callers of all ages – as Premiere Radio Networks' Buck Sexton and Clay

Jade derosa Ten years ago, the most Googled name in the world belonged to a wide-smiling 13-year-old girl everyone seemed to be laughing at. She was Rebecca Black of “Friday,” the calendar-themed sing-along that reached megafame by being, in many people’s

Vice TV is preparing to debut a new documentary featuring former ESPN commentator Jemele Hill and Donavan McNabb that claims the NFL has a fear of black quarterbacks. The show is to be entitled, Fear of a Black Quarterback, according to a report by The Wrap. For

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company's facility in Kawasaki, Japan June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company's facility in Kawasaki, Japan June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon June

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company's facility in Kawasaki, Japan February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company's facility in Kawasaki, Japan February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei

John Cusack didn't hold back his feelings about the state of affairs in the United States of America. The 54-year-old actor slammed the U.S. in a series of tweets on Tuesday referencing an experience he had recently at a baseball game. "I was at a ballpark

Far-left actor John Cusack, who has amassed an estimated $50 million net worth in his near forty-year Hollywood career, this week trashed the United States of America, calling it a “fucking awful” place “full of cowards and corporate whores.” “I was at a ballpark

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told "America's Newsroom" on Friday that the Supreme Court would strike down most of the Democrats' proposed voting reforms as unconstitutional. STACEY ABRAMS SAYS SHE BACKS MANCHIN'S REVISIONS TO DEMOCRATS' VOTING RIGHTS BILL TOM

Friday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) sounded off on Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) proposed compromise to the Democrats’ bill to expand voting rights. Cotton said on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” that, if passed, “there is no doubt” the Democrats’ bill would

Migrants disembark the ship 'Geo Barents' run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which was given permission to dock at the Sicilian port of Augusta after a week of waiting at sea, to board the quarantine ship 'Aurelia', in Augusta, Italy, June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio

A vessel operated by the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) with 410 migrants on board arrived at an Italian port Thursday afternoon after over 1,200 migrants arrived in a single day last weekend at Lampedusa. The MSF ship Geo Barents

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks as U.N. General Assembly appointed him for a second five-year term from January 1, 2022, in New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks as

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The General Assembly adopted a resolution

Leftists in government, news media, and other fields disparage Breitbart News for refusal to comply with coordinated manufacturing of consent across the public, investor Adam Townsend said during a Wednesday livestream with Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex

Investor Adam Townsend lauded Breitbart News Editor Alex Marlow’s Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media’s Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption as a “very important book” detailing the “CNNification” and “New York Timesification” of media, euphemisms

Katy Perry and her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, teamed up to send a warning about American democracy. “You are our only hope,” Bloom says in a one-minute video from the nonpartisan anti-corruption group RepresentUs, in which he pretends to be sending a message from

Celebrity couple Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are the latest left-wing Hollywood elites to sound the doomsday alarm over H.R. 1 — the so-called “For the People” Act — warning that if the bill fails to pass Congress, the “America you know doesn’t exist in our

Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group B - Colombia v Venezuela - Estadio Olimpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiania, Brazil - June 17, 2021 Venezuela's Jose Martinez in action REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group B - Colombia v

Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group B - Brazil v Peru - Estadio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - June 17, 2021 Brazil's Everton Ribeiro celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Soccer Football - Copa America

An Ohio police car ran over a man who’d been shot and called 911 for help – and he died shortly afterward, police and reports said. Eric Cole, 42, was hit in Springfield late Sunday and died early the next morning with an autopsy showing blunt-force trauma,

An Ohio police car ran over a man who’d been shot and called 911 for help – and he died shortly afterward, police and reports said. Eric Cole, 42, was hit in Springfield late Sunday and died early the next morning with an autopsy showing blunt-force trauma,

TOKYO (AP) — The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday. Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds with organizers and the International Olympic

TOKYO (AP) — The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday. Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds with organizers and the International Olympic

Workers scaled a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess in Japan on Tuesday to place a custom-made mask on her face, an act meant to be a prayer for the end of the coronavirus pandemic. It took four workers three hours to carry the massive mask on ropes up the

Municipal workers in the Japanese city of Aizuwakamatsu hoisted a 77-pound mask onto the face of a giant Buddhist goddess statue on Tuesday as part of a prayer by the local Buddhist temple asking for an end to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reported

FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City May

All fully vaccinated players and staff can stop wearing masks in dugouts, bullpens and clubhouses under the latest change to Major League Baseball’s coronavirus protocols NEW YORK -- All fully vaccinated players and staff can stop wearing masks in dugouts,

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon is not happy with the players union’s decision to maintain restrictions on teams whose players are not fully vaccinated for the coronavirus. The National Football Players Association (NFLPA) recently announced an agreement

Shocking surveillance video shows the moment a 27-year-old murder suspect charged with killing a toddler lunges for a cop’s gun in a Las Vegas police station interrogation room. Terrell Rhodes, who had allegedly just confessed to beating 2-year-old Amari Nicholson

Dramatic video emerged Thursday that police said showed a suspect who had just confessed to killing a 2-year-old attempt to grab a gun from a homicide detective inside an interrogation room, according to a report. Fox 5 Vegas reported that Terrell Rhodes had

Fina Kiefer said there was a moment where she thought she "wasn't going to make it." The 55-year-old hiker had been alone on an Alaska mountain for days after being chased off a trail by bears. She could see helicopters overhead looking for her, but they couldn't

An Alaskan hiker who was chased off a trail by bears after defending herself with bear spray was found on Wednesday about 36 hours after she went missing, according to the Alaska State Troopers. Fina Kiefer, a 55-year-old woman from Palmer, texted her husband

A man charged with barreling his pickup truck into a San Jose bar, killing a woman and seriously injuring two other people, was having oral sex at the time, according to court documents. Alex Moreno, 32, of San Jose was charged Wednesday with gross vehicular

A California construction worker was allegedly drunk, high and receiving oral sex when police claim he backed his pickup truck into a group of three patrons sitting outside a San Jose bar, killing one, a report said. Diana Prieto-Chacon, 35, died in the wreck

Four survivors of the deadly boating accident allegedly caused by the son of a prominent South Carolina prosecutor have voluntarily provided DNA samples to investigators — after it was revealed he received death threats mentioning the crash just months before

Audio from the 911 call placed following the 2019 South Carolina boat crash involving recent murder victim Paul Murdaugh paints a terrifying picture of the events that led to the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach. "All five of us are on the same boat, we’re

Aquarium to auction off chance to name 3 belugas A Connecticut aquarium plans to auction off the chance to name three of its five recently arrived beluga whales to raise money for their care and to offset the cost of transporting them from Canada. (June 1

A Connecticut aquarium plans to auction off the chance to name three of its five recently arrived beluga whales to raise money for their care and to offset the cost of transporting them from Canada A Connecticut aquarium plans to auction off the chance to

A gunman shot an alleged gang member in broad daylight in New York City – while two children who were completely uninvolved were mere inches away, according to police, sources and shocking video. The 24-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk on Sheridan

This is what life in New York City looks like now: A masked gunman brazenly opening fire on a man, in broad daylight, in front of children, in The Bronx. see also Shocking video shows masked gunman opening fire on NYC sidewalk The chilling surveillance footage

A Hawaii-based soldier is pleading not guilty in military court to first-degree premeditated murder in the January beating and stabbing death of his wife HONOLULU -- A Hawaii-based soldier on Thursday pleaded not guilty in military court to first-degree premeditated

Spc. Raul Hernandez Perez, a signals intelligence analyst assigned to the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, also pleaded not guilty on Thursday in military court to disobeying a noncommissioned officer’s order that he have no contact with his wife, Selena

NASA announced the launch of a new diversity initiative this week called "Mission Equity." It's a move the agency said would aid in the effort to assess expansion and modification of its programs, grants, procurements and policies in addition to scrutinizing

NASA this week launched a new “equity” mission to recruit people from more diverse backgrounds — but it was quickly derided online as an unnecessary woke step toward “critical space theory.” The space agency launched its “Advancing Racial Equity and Support

11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations Enlarge this image toggle caption Ashley Landis/AP Ashley Landis/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eleven U.S. mayors, from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma, have pledged to pay reparations

The mayors had no details on how much it would cost, who would pay for it or how people would be chosen. All of those details would be worked out with the help of local commissions comprised of representatives from Black-led organizations set up to advise the

LONDON (AP) – In a surprising result, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has been easily defeated in a special election for a seat that it has held for decades. The Liberal Democrats, which was in a coalition government with the Conservatives

LONDON (AP) — In a surprising result, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s Conservative Party has been easily defeated in a special election for a seat that it has held for decades. The Liberal Democrats, which was in a coalition government with the Conservatives

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday accused Dr. Anthony Fauci and the mainstream media of ignoring former President Donald Trump last year on the origins of the coronavirus and instead siding with China. "What actually should have happened

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows joined "America's Newsroom" Friday, and blasted the mainstream media for ignoring former President Trump last year when the White House brought up the potential theory that coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan,

The Boss’ Broadway show will go on – but only for fans who got the right COVID-19 vaccine. Rabid rock fans looking to celebrate a return to normalcy by taking in Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show later this month will be on the outside looking in if they’ve

Bruce Springsteen is returning to Broadway, though certain people inoculated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to see him. Springsteen's show, set to run June 26-Sept. 4, will not be open to people who've been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which

Greenwich Village remains a left-liberal stronghold, but residents are furious at what’s become of Washington Square Park. Hundreds packed the basement of Our Lady of Pompeii Church this week to complain of the utter lawlessness. The NYPD’s 6th Precinct called

People living in the New York City Greenwich Village neighborhood are begging police to end the nightly takeover of Washington Square Park, where revelers gather nightly to sell drugs, have sex, and even commit crimes. Hundreds of residents met with the New

Kylie Jenner revisits how she kept her pregnancy with her daughter, Stormi Webster, a secret during the first episode of the Kardashian-Jenner family’s sit-down reunion with Andy Cohen. The special, which aired Thursday night, revisited and relived major moments

Kylie Jenner says it was one small critique of her lips during her early dating life that spawned the start of her lip kit empire. The Kylie Cosmetics founder discussed the "insecurity" she had about her lips when she was young on part one of the "Keeping

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases attends the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 15, 2021. (Amr Alfiky/Reuters) Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledged

Dr. Anthony Fauci said scientists, dating back to February 2020, acknowledged COVID-19 "could possibly be an engineered virus" with the potential of an accidental leak from a lab but maintains that the most likely origin was through zoonotic transmission. Fauci

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - IAAF Diamond League - Golden Gala - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - May 31, 2018 Luvo Manyonga of South Africa celebrates winning the Men's long jump REUTERS/Tony Gentile FILE PHOTO: Athletics - IAAF Diamond League - Golden Gala - Stadio

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Pontaise Stadium, Lausanne, Switzerland - July 5, 2018 Shelby Houlihan of the U.S. reacts after winning the Women's 1500m REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Pontaise Stadium,

Heidi Ferrer, a writer for "Dawson’s Creek," committed suicide in May after a yearlong battle with COVID-19, her husband said. She was 50. Her spouse, screenwriter, director and producer Nick Guthe, told Deadline she took her own life May 26. She had contracted

Television writer Heidi Ferrer, known for her work on popular teen drama series Dawson’s Creek, committed suicide last month after a year-long battle with debilitating coronavirus symptoms. Ferrer’s husband, screenwriter, director, and producer Nick Guthe,

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command WASHINGTON -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her years-long campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader

A judge has signaled that jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep his new defense team for a sex-trafficking trial NEW YORK -- Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep a new lawyer in his federal sex-trafficking case despite questions

(CNN) As R. Kelly shuffles his legal team two months ahead of trial, a federal judge is weighing potential conflicts involving one of his remaining attorney's past interactions with potential witnesses who may be involved in the trial. Kelly is awaiting US

A New Jersey city offered a tribute to George Floyd Wednesday by unveiling a 700-pound bronze statue of him outside Newark’s City Hall. Mayor Ras Baraka and other officials attended the ceremony where it was presented, WPIX reported. “Hopefully it inspires

A 700-pound bronze statue of George Floyd was unveiled Wednesday outside of Newark, New Jersey's city hall. "Hopefully when people walk by and they see it, and they participate, hopefully it inspires them to become active in the struggles that are happening

Sensitive customer and employee information may have been exposed during a March data breach, cruise giant Carnival Corp. announced Thursday. Carnival told customers in a letter Thursday that a March cyber attack on their databases had potentially exposed

Customers and employees of several Carnival Corp. cruise lines might have had personal information stolen Carnival Corp. said Thursday that a data breach in March might have exposed personal information about customers and employees on Carnival Cruise Line,

(CNN) The US military's Special Operations Command reinstated its head of diversity following an investigation that concluded there were no violations of laws or Defense Department regulations in controversial social media posts, including one comparing former

The US Special Operations Command reinstated its head of diversity on Thursday after an investigation concluded he did not violate any Defense Department policies in a series of controversial Facebook posts. Richard Torres-Estrada was named Chief of Diversity

This week, the Senate unanimously passed a bill declaring Juneteenth a national holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865, when a Union general informed the last enslaved people in Texas that, thanks to the 13th Amendment, they were free. This was the denouement

This week, the Senate unanimously passed a bill declaring Juneteenth a national holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865, when a Union general informed the last enslaved people in Texas that, thanks to the 13th Amendment, they were free. This was the denouement

The New York Yankees took advantage of the Toronto Blue Jays’ poor baserunning and they turned an incredible triple play during their game on Thursday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Blue Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came up to

Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in a four-run seventh inning and the New York Yankees pulled off a wacky triple play Thursday night in an 8-4 win over the reeling Toronto Blue Jays. Stanton broke a 3-all tie with his 13th homer, an opposite-field, two-run

(CNN) A Colorado baker, who was the subject of a 2018 Supreme Court case for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, has violated state discrimination laws in another case, a Denver district court has found. A judge on Tuesday found the Masterpiece

The Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the Supreme Court in 2018 after refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a birthday cake for a transgender woman, a state judge ruled

Are you affected by the drought in California and the western US? If so, click here to share your story with CNN. (CNN) As extreme drought continues to choke the southwest, new satellite images are showing the significant effect it's having on California's

(CNN) T.J. Atkin's family has been in the cattle ranching business for nearly a century. In that time, he says, a drought has never hit their operations this hard. "Everyone else I've talked to says in 85 years, it has not been this bad," Atkin told CNN. "We