The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. “We have people waiting and waiting and waiting for news," Miami-Dade

Questions Persist Over What Caused Champlain Towers South To Collapse NPR's Noel King speaks with John Pistorino, the structural engineer who has been hired by an attorney, to investigate what led to the partial condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla. National

President Biden said Tuesday that he plans to visit the site of the deadly condo building collapse near Miami. “Hopefully as early as Thursday,” Biden told reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Wisconsin to promote a bipartisan infrastructure

No survivors have been found in the rubble since the morning of the disaster. At least 11 people are dead and 150 others remain unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida's Miami-Dade County last week, officials

CNN and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm were ripped by viewers on Tuesday for suggesting that climate change could have played a factor in the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida. At least 11 people were killed and over 150 are missing in the

(CNN) President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday after a residential building partially collapsed in the coastal city last week, the White House announced on Tuesday. At least 11 people are dead and 150 people

President Biden told reporters Tuesday that he may visit the site of a deadly condominium building collapse near Miami this week. “Hopefully as early as Thursday,” Mr. Biden said in response to reporters’ questions as he walked toward Marine One. White House

11 People Confirmed Dead in Florida Condo Collapse Some 150 people remained unaccounted for as the search at the wreckage of a building in Surfside, Fla., extended into a fifth day. Follow our latest coverage of the building collapse in Miami. Officials say

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday suggested it is possible climate change led to the partial condominium collapse in Miami, FL. When asked on CNN’s “New Day” if climate change’s impact on “extraordinary tides” played a role in the condo collapse,

Florida condo collapse: Search and rescue continues in Surfside Search and rescue efforts are still underway after a 12-story oceanside condo building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida.

President Biden on Tuesday tried to pass himself off as a blue-collar champion of the pending $1.2 trillion infrastructure compromise, telling Wisconsin workers that he used to be a bus driver. Biden, a millionaire who reaped a windfall after leaving office

For a moment last week, President Joe Biden’s vision of a dealmaking, bipartisan Senate that gets big things done for the American people looked like it could soon become reality. With Biden’s announcement that Democrats and Republicans “have a deal” on infrastructure,

Senate Republicans said Monday that backing President Joe Biden’s infrastructure compromise would only create a “cradle to grave welfare state.” President Joe Biden tried to soften his language after he threatened to block a bipartisan bill if Congress did

President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve an infrastructure framework drafted by a bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday, arguing it would benefit working and middle-class families across the country. “This bipartisan breakthrough is a great deal for

Republican members of Congress are criticizing President Biden’s decision to tout the new trillion-dollar infrastructure plan during a Tuesday trip to the Midwest battleground state. The lawmakers lambasted Biden for his trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Tuesday,

Both have said the two measures will move on parallel tracks, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that there would be no infrastructure measure without a reconciliation bill. The legislative two-step is tricky. The infrastructure deal has the support of

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a meeting with Israel's President Reuven Rivlin at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a meeting with Israel's

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks highlighting the benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, at La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S., June 29, 2021. President Joe Biden traveled to La Crosse, Wisconsin on Tuesday

President Biden took his tentative bipartisan infrastructure sales pitch Tuesday on the road to Wisconsin, where he touted it as the biggest jobs bill since the New Deal in the 1930s. But the shaky agreement is still under fire from Republican senators such

Facing a legislative obstacle course in Congress, President Biden was headed to Wisconsin Tuesday, hoping to shore up support for the fragile framework of a nearly $1-trillion, five-year bipartisan infrastructure proposal. Biden, who will speak at a transit

“Vaccine alone won’t stop community transmission,” she continued. “People need to continue to use masks consistently, be in ventilated spaces, hand hygiene … the physical distance, avoid crowding.” “This still continues to be extremely important, even if you’re

Officials in Los Angeles County on Monday urged residents to don masks once more when they are inside public spaces, citing the rapid spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19 around the nation. The updated guidance comes despite residents’

Los Angeles County residents are being asked to wear masks indoors again — just two weeks after LA dropped its mask mandate — over fears of the new Delta variant of coronavirus. Other areas of the United States could follow, the Daily Mail reports, especially

The camp did not check the vaccination status of those who attended. A COVID-19 outbreak at a summer camp in Illinois is a reminder that young people are taking a risk by not getting vaccinated, health officials say. Eighty-five teens and adult staff at a

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in protecting against virus variants — including the particularly worrisome delta strain, the drugmaker said Tuesday. The company said it ran a lab study on the blood of eight people one week after they received their

(CNN) The more dangerous and more transmissible Delta variant has spread to nearly every state in the US, feeding health experts' concern over potential Covid-19 spikes in the fall. The variant was first identified in India and is now considered a variant

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Delta variant of COVID-19 will be the dominant strain in Illinois by this fall. Pritzker took time during an appearance in Lawndale on Monday to urge Illinoisans to get vaccinated. He said the pandemic is not over. “Just this month

The World Health Organization has urged fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks indoors and practice social distancing as the delta variant surges in many parts of the world. “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still

Los Angeles County health officials on Monday said they are recommending everyone wear a mask in indoor public places – regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 -- due to the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The recommendation,

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here (CNN) There are more and more mixed messages on masks , even for those vaccinated against Covid-19. The World Health Organization is encouraging

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. Over the dissent of three liberal justices, the court

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, for 15 months on contempt charges, after he defied an order to appear before a corruption inquiry examining the breathtaking

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Tuesday for ​contempt after he defied a court order to appear at an inquiry investigating corruption during his nine years in office. Zuma, 79, was not in court for the ruling

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. Over the dissent of three liberal justices, the court held 6-3 that

The Supreme Court term is coming to an end. On Thursday morning, the justices are set to hand down the last opinions of their current session. After a flurry of rulings were issued in recent days, only two cases are left to be decided: A pair of closely watched

The alleged 6-3 conservative majority Supreme Court has been a decidedly mixed bag from a conservative outcome perspective. The following ruling showed the Court dipping its toe in the warm waters of Judicial Sanity — but then quickly withdrawing the digit. Supreme

A South African Court Has Ordered Ex-President Zuma To Jail For Contempt Enlarge this image toggle caption Michele SpatariI/AP Michele SpatariI/AP JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced

FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing in the High Court where he faces charges that include fraud, corruption and racketeering, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File

The Supreme Court strengthened the government’s power to hold in jail immigrants who face deportation, ruling Tuesday that those who illegally reenter the country have no right to a bond hearing. The decision came on a 6-3 vote, with the court’s six conservatives

New York City will be one step closer to figuring out who the next mayor is when the Board of Elections announces the ranked-choice tally of ballots on Tuesday. The announcement is still not the final say, as about 124,000 absentee ballots are yet to be counted,

[Eric Adams received the most first-choice in-person votes last week. It is difficult, but mathematically possible, for two other candidates to catch up to him.] What happens today? Elections officials will run through the ranked-choice ballots for all votes

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City,

New York City’s great experiment with ranked-choice voting continued Tuesday, as the city’s board of elections reallocated ballots from last week’s mayoral race for the first time — a process that was greeted with both excitement and confusion. The announcement

Eric Adams, Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, at a campaign event in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2, 2021. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) The New York City Board of Elections called for “patience” from candidates and the public after discovering a discrepancy

(CNN) The campaign to become New York City's next mayor might be in for a twist. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams narrowly led the Democratic primary in the first set of tabulated ranked-choice voting results released Tuesday by the city's board of elections.

Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams' lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City narrowed to just over two points, according to preliminary tabulations from the Board of Elections in Round 11 of ranked-choice

NEW YORK — Brooklyn borough president and former police captain Eric Adams had his lead narrow Tuesday in the New York City mayor's race after the first calculation of ranked choice votes was released. The partial results show Adams narrowly edging out Kathryn

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at an early voting location ahead of the New York City mayoral election in Harlem, New York City, U.S., June 18, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at an early voting location ahead of the New York City mayoral

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams maintains a lead in the preliminary vote count for New York City's Democratic primary for mayor, but preliminary results released by the city on Tuesday suggest a closer-than-expected race that could swing in a different

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called Monday for US Olympic track and field athlete Gwen Berry to be kicked off the squad after she turned her back on the American flag while the national anthem was played over the weekend at the Olympic trials in Oregon. “I don’t

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has called for U.S. Olympic track and field athlete Gwen Berry to be removed from the team after she turned away from the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics during trials in

Berry, a hammer thrower who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after placing third in Oregon, was protesting “systemic racism” and police brutality in the U.S. “We don’t need any more activist athletes,” Crenshaw snapped Monday on “Fox & Friends.” “She should

Former Olympic gold medalist Mike Eruzione told Newsmax that hammer thrower Gwen Berry was wrong to turn her back to the American flag as the national anthem played at the U.S. Olympic Trials over the weekend. "I'm old school – I don't think it's appropriate,"

(CNN) US hammer thrower Gwen Berry has responded to criticism over turning away from the flag while on the podium at the Olympic trials, saying she "never said that I hated the country." Berry placed third at the trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday to qualify

After Gwen Berry protested during the playing of the national anthem at the Olympic Trials on Saturday, turning away from the flag before draping a T-shirt over her face, the U.S. hammer thrower has experienced a mixed bag of criticism and support. One of

U.S. Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry was ripped for turning her back on the American flag as she accepted her bronze medal during the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, but some media members rushed to her defense and called her a "patriot"

Olympic athlete Gwen Berry, who on Saturday turned away from the US flag during the national anthem, doubled down on her controversial protest Monday — insisting the anthem is “disrespectful” to black Americans. “If you know your history, you know the full

Gwen Berry, an Olympic hammer thrower who turned away from the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, is firing back at critics. Near the end of the anthem, Berry, who finished third at the U.S. Olympic

But this was only a break from the heat, not long-term relief, forecasters said. In Portland, temperatures will rebound into the upper 90s on Tuesday and highs will reach the mid-80s later in the week, said Clinton Rockey, a meteorologist with the National

The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand. Officials said several deaths in Washington

High humidity and light winds are adding to the heat misery across the Northeast. Some severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening in portions of the Northeast. A farmworker in Oregon died at a workplace on Saturday as temperatures that

The mercury is expected to hit around 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Seattle on Tuesday — and that’s a small measure of relief. The Pacific Northwest is reeling from an unusual dome of heat, with temperatures reaching a record 108 degrees F in Washington state’s

(CNN) The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is taking its toll in more ways than one. Across the region -- including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle -- the high temps have resulted in a pause on some normal activities. Portland reached 115 degrees on Monday

The U.S. has been threatened by unprecedented heat during summer 2021, with records quickly toppling in June. Excessive and oppressive temperatures dominated the Pacific Northwest and cities in Oregon and Washington broke triple digits. EXTREME HEAT LINGERS

PHOTOS: The Pacific Northwest Heatwave Is Melting Power Cables And Buckling Roads Enlarge this image toggle caption Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images Record-breaking temperatures have soared well past 100 degrees across the Pacific

The scorching weather wilting people and pets alike in Washington state, Oregon and the rest of the Pacific Northwest — where temperatures this week broke all-time highs as they soared well past 100 degrees — is being triggered by a meteorological phenomenon

These changes matter because extreme heat is the deadliest form of extreme weather in the United States, causing more deaths on average than hurricanes and floods, combined, over the past 30 years. Recent research projects that heat stress will triple in the

Following all-time record highs, the Northwest coast – including Seattle and Portland – will begin seeing temperatures lower today, with more noticeable relief midweek. Unfortunately, the interior Northwest will continue seeing record heat for several more

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized his former Attorney General William Barr as a slow-moving “swamp creature,” warned that Republican senators who compromise with President Biden are being “played with,” and reveled in the dwindling ratings

Then-President Donald Trump blew up at Gen. Mark Milley during a heated confrontation amid Black Lives Matter protests last year, with Trump eventually yelling: “You can’t fucking talk to me that way,” according to the latest excerpt of a provocative new book. The

Democrats have to be beside themselves right now. They keep hoping that something will come down the pike to fulfill their wish to get President Donald Trump locked up. First, they placed their bets on Robert Mueller but that failed big time, not only showing

William Barr began his tenure as Donald Trump’s attorney general with extremely evasive testimony during his confirmation hearing. He may be best remembered for giving a highly misleading summary of the Mueller report, and he spent much of 2020 trying to substantiate

Former University of Georgia football icon Herschel Walker will join next year’s race to represent the Peach State in the US Senate, former President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “He told me he’s going to, and I think he will,” Trump told “The Clay Travis and

Washington (CNN) Excerpts from three upcoming books revealed previously unknown efforts by then-President Donald Trump to abuse the powers of his office to overturn the 2020 election, deploy the military against racial justice protests and prosecute his political

Former President Donald Trump's trip to the border Wednesday is expected to showcase a key campaign issue that will excite the GOP base in a push to win the House and Senate back in the 2022 midterm elections. “Republicans understand what a severe case of

Former Attorney General William Barr this week told The Atlantic he knew all along that Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election were “bullshit.” But a new supercut video shows how he was willing to play along with the president at the time. MSBC’s Ari

A person walks out of Trump Tower amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri A person walks out of Trump Tower amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen predicted Monday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Manhattan prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization will get all of Trump’s employees to turn on him once they are indicted. Cohen said, “I’m not sure the

Jun 29, 2021; London, United Kingdom; Roger Federer (SUI) in action Adrian Manarinoo (FRA) in first round singles on centre court at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter Van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports Jun 29, 2021; London, United

(CNN) Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match at the All England Club against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Tuesday due to an injury suffered in the first set. With Williams leading 3-1 in the first set, the

Serena Williams withdrew from her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Wimbledon today due to an apparent right leg injury. Williams was leading 3-1 in the first set when, while Williams was at serve up 40-15, she visibly winced when returning

WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams retired from her first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday because of a leg injury. Williams, an eight-time Wimbledon singles champion, started her match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus with her right thigh taped.

Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon. During Tuesday’s first-round match against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Williams suffered a leg injury and was forced to stop playing, making it only the second time in her career that she had to retire from a major

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 Great Britain's Dan Evans in action during his first round match against Spain's Feliciano Lopez REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 Serena Williams of the U.S. shakes hands with Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich as she retires from their first round match after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Peter

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates winning her first round match against Spain's Carla Suárez Navarro REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Tennis - Wimbledon - All England

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 Venus Williams of the U.S. in action during her first round match against Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu REUTERS/Toby Melville Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn

Top-ranked Ash Barty is set to lead Australia’s 11-member tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian squad was announced Tuesday, hours before Barty’s scheduled first-round match at Wimbledon against Carla Suárez Navarro. Former U.S. Open champion

The family of a Black man fatally shot in 2019 by a white police detective is suing Kansas City police and the officer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The family of a Black man fatally shot in 2019 in his own backyard by a white police detective is suing Kansas City police

Former Wisconsin congressman and Fox News contributor Sean Duffy joined "Fox & Friends First" to sound off on the new claim from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki that Republicans were the party of defunding the police — after "Defund the Police" became

The White House has been on super spin mode for a lot of issues since Joe Biden was installed in office. They have saved the extra fast spin for the issue of defunding the police and now ignoring the reason for gun violence that is sweeping some areas of the

ANALYSIS/OPINION: In a major psychotic break on Sunday morning, a top Biden administration official publicly blamed unnamed political opponents in the Republican Party of secretly waging war against innocent citizens in American cities by “defunding the police.” “Republicans

In the past few days, the Biden Administration has been attempting to shift crime wave blame onto Republicans by accusing them of “defunding the police” — despite evidence to the contrary. Biden advisor Cedric Richmond first accused Republicans of defunding

A Bay Area television news crew was held up at gunpoint while interviewing Oakland’s director of violence prevention — just hours after the city’s police chief warned of surging crime. Two armed robbers tried to snatch a camera from the NBC Bay Area journalists

The top cop in Oakland, Calif., warned Monday of fewer police officers and slower response times ahead of a new city budget that will divert $18 million from the police department amid a surge in gun violence and following a bloody weekend that saw four people

The Democrats and Joe Biden have told some whoppers in their time. But the whopper they were putting out today, the new “talking point” — that somehow it was the Republicans who were behind “defunding the police” — really takes some kind of nerve to push. One

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong ripped the city council’s decision last week to redirect $18 million from the department, saying it will undoubtedly increase police response times as the city experiences an “out-of-control” uptick in crime. During a

Fox News contributor Karl Rove argued Tuesday that Democrats will run into issues at the polls if they keep supporting efforts to defund police departments. The former White House deputy chief of staff told "America's Newsroom" that there is a serious "problem,"

A report released Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli indicated the value of economic development projects across the state grew by 3.3% to $109 billion in 2019, as compared to 2018. There are more than 4,300 active economic development projects

New Books About Trump Presidency Unveil Details (Like How Gravely He Had COVID-19) Publishers have new books coming that attempt to make sense of the chaotic Trump presidency, with journalists uncovering behind-the-scenes details and former staffers trying

FILE PHOTO: A passenger wearing a protective face mask walks at Fiumicino Airport, one of the two airports in the world to obtain the 'Biosafety Trust certification' for the correct application of security measures to prevent infections, following the coronavirus

In the early days of the pandemic in spring 2020, Dr. Shereef Elnahal said 300 COVID-19 patients a day were filling the beds at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, and so many people were showing up in the emergency room that triage tents had to be set

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk near the main entrance to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand located in central Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk near the main entrance to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal (D) formally apologized on Tuesday, during the last week of Pride Month, for the state’s decadeslong efforts to crush LGBTQ bars. The agency systematically targeted gay bars using its liquor licensing division from

A new statewide office will collect, analyze and publish data about criminal justice and public safety in New Jersey. The “Office of Justice Data” (OJD) within the Department of Law & Public Safety (LPS) will oversee the department’s compliance with mandates

New Jersey Prisoners Will Be Placed Based On Gender Identity Under A New Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption The ACLU New Jersey The ACLU New Jersey For 18 months, Sonia Doe faced humiliating strip searches in front of male guards. Male prisoners exposed

FILE PHOTO: Passengers arrive from New Zealand after the Trans-Tasman travel bubble opened overnight, following an extended border closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Loren

New Jersey’s prison system is about to begin housing inmates based on gender identity, the result of a lawsuit filed in 2019 by a transgender woman who said she was forced to live in men’s prisons for a year and a half. The new policy goes into effect July

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday. Democratic

California announced on Monday that its ban on state-sponsored and state-funded travel includes five additional states as a result of recently-enacted LGBTQ legislation. The state’s attorney general Rob Bonta said that state-funded travel to Arkansas, Florida,

According to the Human Rights Campaign, there are currently more than 250 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration in more than 30 state legislatures across the country. Of those, more than 120 directly target transgender people — and over 70 would ban transgender

California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday. Democratic Attorney General

California Bans State Travel To Florida And 4 Other States Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP SAN FRANCISCO — California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is

If you had a somewhat normal high-school experience, you probably knew someone who thought they were much more popular than they really were and carried themselves with a completely unearned sense of arrogance. You know, that guy who doesn’t get invited to

Good morning. California will ban state-funded travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia in response to anti-L.G.B.T.Q. legislation in those places, officials announced on Monday. “There has been a coordinated attack on fundamental

Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia are now on a list of states California will not do business with because of laws it says discriminate against people because of their sexual identity. “We’re in the midst of an unprecedented wave

California officials have added Florida and four other states to a list of places where state-funded travel is banned over laws that purportedly discriminate against LGBTQ individuals. State Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, announced Monday that Arkansas,

Republican legal officials blasted California Attorney General Rob Bonta Tuesday, following his decision to add their states to the growing list of banned state-sponsored travel locations. Bonta, a Democrat, announced on Monday that five states had been added

(CNN) Condo owners in the South Florida tower that collapsed last week were facing assessments for millions of dollars worth of repairs -- with payments set to begin a week after the building's deadly fall. The Champlain Towers South condo association approved

An April letter from the president of the doomed Florida building’s condo board association reportedly warned the residents that the “observable damage such as in the garage” had gotten “significantly worse” since an inspection about three years ago. “The

Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was 'Significantly Worse' Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP Before a large portion of Champlain South Towers came smashing down, the building's condo board sent

An engineer, Frank Morabito, was hired in 2018 ahead of the inspection of the building to provide an initial estimate of what repairs would be necessary. He had been rehired for the construction project, according to the letter. The letter said since 2018,

The board president of the collapsed high-rise near Miami warned residents two months before the deadly tragedy that parts of the building’s infrastructure were seriously decaying, according to a letter obtained by multiple media outlets Tuesday. In the letter

The president of the Champlain South Towers condo association, in an April letter, wrote that damage to the garage had gotten significantly worse since a 2018 inspection and that the concrete deterioration of the building was "accelerating," according to reports

(CNN) A correspondence from the board president of Champlain Towers South, which unexpectedly crashed to the ground last week in Surfside, Florida, describes the progression of decay at the building since 2018 saying, "the observable damage such as in the garage

The chairman of the condo association at the seaside apartment building that partially collapsed last week in Florida described "accelerating" damage to the building in a letter to residents in April. The building was assessed inn 2018 by engineers who found

There were rising concerns over the condition of the Surfside Miami condo which partially collapsed last week, according to an April board letter that warned the building was in dire need of a thorough assessment and repairs. The president of the Champlain

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Republicans accused Democrats of acting unfairly Monday as state lawmakers passed a bill aimed at moving up Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s recall date. “The conclusion is inescapable that Gavin Newsom is cheating in the recall

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state's top elections official to ensure the word “Democratic" appears next to his name on the ballot for a recall election SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state elections chief he appointed

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber in a bid to get his party preference listed on a recall ballot, according to Courthouse News. Newsom and his staff reportedly failed to complete paperwork

California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing his own elections chief over not being labeled a Democrat on the recall election ballot after his staff forgot to file the paperwork putting his party designation on the ballot. Newsom served a lawsuit against Secretary

Gavin Newsom and his cohorts in the California Legislature are under the delusion that if a Recall Election is held sooner, rather than later, that it will benefit him. The ground operatives involved in the Gavin Newsom Recall saw this election manipulation

Democrats in California’s Legislature are taking steps to lengthen the recall process in order to aid Gov. Gavin Newsom at the polls, the Associated Press reported. Democratic Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis can set an earlier election date if the state legislature

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state elections chief he appointed in an effort to get his party affiliation to appear next to his name on the ballot for a recall election that will determine if the first-term Democrat is forced

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state elections chief he appointed in an effort to get his party affiliation to appear next to his name on the ballot for a recall election that will determine if the first-term Democrat is forced out of office. The

As we continue to battle to oust the Hair-Gelled One here in California, too many pundits and commenters are criticizing our state for being unable to put forth compelling Republican candidates. They say we deserve to “lose” this recall election because of

Registered voters believe Vice President Kamala Harris has failed at her task of addressing the root causes of migration from Central America to the United States, a recent Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll reveals. The results are based on online surveys of 2,006

If this isn’t the biggest “I told you so” moment for America, then I don’t know what is. There has been a serious case of buyer’s remorse from citizens of cities that defunded their police force. In every city that has done it, crime has increased by leaps

The Akron, Ohio, City Council has passed an ordinance requiring the town's police department to post videos of police use of "deadly force" to YouTube within seven days of a given incident. The law requires police to release bodycam footage or other recordings

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to touch down in Texas to cast a bright light on what he sees as the Biden administration’s failed approach to illegal immigration and the “humanitarian crisis” that is playing out in his absence. Mr. Trump

Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe President Joe Biden’s policies encourage illegal migration, according to a Harvard Harris poll conducted June 15-17. Fifty-five percent say the Biden administration should have left Trump policies that make it more difficult

While leftists have made “defunding the police” their rallying cry, less than one in five voters think America should spend less on police. In fact, 52 percent of voters actually think America needs to spend more on police, according to a Rasmussen poll released

Democrats are having a tough time trying to shirk responsibility for the "Defund the Police" movement amid skyrocketing urban crime rates and their own words on-tape, the panel on "The Five" discussed on Monday. The "Defund" movement blew up in Democrats faces

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department is hiring for a new position that will directly impact "the future of policing," the department wrote in a Tuesday tweet. The announcement comes city leaders and federal lawmakers across the country revisit

In response to an MSNBC guest's argument that police are "butt hurt" over reform push, New York Post columnist Miranda Devine slammed Democrats' "demonization" of law enforcement on Monday's "Fox News Primetime," claiming the left and "their whole defund the

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2021. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) compared critical race theory to

Parents protesting critical race theory, he wrote, “do not want their children taught in state-run and state-funded schools that the country was founded on an ideology of white supremacy in which every white child and family today is invariably complicit regardless

Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R) found Critical Race Theory-esque lessons in his children’s own school district. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Johnson is scrutinizing the Williamson County Schools’ Wit & Wisdom reading program

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. The GOP has found a new cultural boogeyman, and it’s

From Massachusetts to Iowa, newly released documents show a series of critical race theory initiatives in K-12 public schools that critics contend could run afoul of the 14th Amendment and various state laws. In Massachusetts, the Wellesley Public Schools

Ohio GOP senate candidate Josh Mandel told Breitbart News on Saturday that Critical Race Theory is “an infection” that “divides America,” and damages the hearts and minds of children, as well as members of the U.S. military. “It saddens me to watch all this

J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, joined Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow for a wide-ranging interview Monday addressing the leftist frameworks of “critical race theory” and “white privilege,” growing

Sen. Tom Cotton , R-Ark., scolded Nike CEO John Donahoe on Monday after he called the sportswear apparel giant a "brand of China," following an incident it was involved in earlier this year over concerns about human rights abuses committed by the communist

FILE PHOTO: The logo of AIA is displayed at its office in Hong Kong, China February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip FILE PHOTO: The logo of AIA is displayed at its office in Hong Kong, China February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip June 29, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters)

Monday on FNC’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) slammed corporations led by so-called “woke” CEOs who seem to apply a double standard to U.S. domestic politics and China’s human rights abuses. Among those he included was Nike. “I guess Nike’s

A company logo of China Evergrande is displayed at the entrance to China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/Files A company logo of China Evergrande is displayed at the entrance to China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong,

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Martha MacCallum that the United States must hold China accountable for COVID Tuesday on "The Story." REP. NANCY MACE: Look at COVID-19 right now. As you stated earlier, 4M people around the world have died from the virus. 600,000

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March

The ongoing effort to hold China accountable for devastating coronavirus losses got a boost with new legislation from Rep. Mo Brooks who says the Communist Party of China (CPC) should be subjected to 10 & tariffs if they don't pay restitution to Americans. "It's

EXCLUSIVE: The largest conservative caucus in the House is calling on their state governors to send National Guard troops or law enforcement personnel to the southern border ahead of former President Donald Trump's trip to Texas on Wednesday. The Republican

(CNN) More than 1 million migrants have been arrested after illegally crossing the US-Mexico border since last October, according to two US Department of Homeland Security officials, surpassing the 2019 border crisis tally with three months still left in the

South Dakota National Guard troops will deploy to Texas to help with the border crisis, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. Up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops will deploy to assist Texas law enforcement officials to secure the southern

WASHINGTON ― South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is using “a private donation” to pay for her deployment of state National Guard troops to Texas, in essence turning them into a mercenary force against migrants at the southern border. “The border is a national security

House Democrats called for small cuts to funding for the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement mission in a new spending bill released Tuesday, but also pressed to revoke more than $2 billion in money already in the pipeline for former President

While Customs and Border Protection officials are seeing migrants trying to enter the U.S. in numbers that have skyrocketed since last year, the House Appropriations Committee is looking to cut the agency's net discretionary funding by nearly a billion dollars. The

Live Tigray Rebels in Ethiopia Retake Regional Capital: Live Updates The rebels are consolidating their hold on the capital, Mekelle, and its outskirts after Ethiopian government forces retreated, in a dramatic turn in the eight-month civil war. Tigrayan forces

Ethiopia’s government declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire Monday in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray fighters occupied the regional capital and government soldiers retreated in a region where hundreds of thousands

Ethiopia Declares A Cease-Fire As Tigray Rebels Reclaim The Region's Capital Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP Ben Curtis/AP NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia's government declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire Monday in its Tigray region after

FILE PHOTO: A woman carries an infant as she queues in line for food, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

(CNN) In a stunning about-turn in the devastating eight-month civil war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, the Ethiopian government declared an immediate and unilateral ceasefire after Tigrayan troops retook the regional capital Mekelle on Monday evening. Tigrayan

MEKELLE, Ethiopia — A column of triumphant fighters paraded into the city just after dawn on Tuesday, led by a woman in camouflage who brandished a Kalashnikov and the flag of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, while people poured onto the streets to welcome

GOP lawmakers on Tuesday held their own hearing on the origins of COVID-19 and demanded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi convene a bipartisan one, also urging the House to pass a bill to declassify all intelligence related to the virus. House Minority Whip Steve

House Republicans took aim at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology Today in a hearing Tuesday to investigate the origins of COVID-19. “The evidence continues to mount that this was a man-made disaster that started in the Wuhan lab,” said House Minority Whip

Prominent Trump administration coronavirus task force member Adm. Brett Giroir testified Tuesday the "most likely" origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is an accidental lab leak in Wuhan. "I assess that the most likely origin was an accidental infection of laboratory

The Republican head of the House’s China Task Force revealed new testimony that the Chinese military may have taken over the Wuhan Institute of Virology earlier than previously reported, which he said added evidence indicating COVID-19 originated in the lab. Rep.

Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) asked why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is refusing to join Republicans on the probe into the origins of COVID-19. Scalise described the lack of action by

The COVID-19 testing czar for former President Donald Trump says the “most likely” origin for the pandemic was an accidental escape from a Wuhan lab, testifying Tuesday as one of four expert witnesses during a House Republican effort to get to the bottom of

New York (CNN Business) Fox News host Tucker Carlson made an explosive claim on his show Monday night: That he had learned through a whistleblower that the National Security Agency is spying on him and planning to leak his communications in a bid to take him

In what may be an early example of the saying “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander,” Tucker Carlson reported on his show Monday night that he has received notice — AND EVIDENCE — that internal communications among the staff of his show are being

Tucker Carlson alleged Monday that the National Security Agency is spying on him to get his prime time Fox News show canceled. (Watch the clip below.) “Yesterday we heard from a whistleblower within the U.S. government who reached out to warn us that the NSA

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is accusing the Biden administration of surveilling his private communications in an effort to get his show yanked from the air. Carlson made the accusation on his show Monday night, saying he had been contacted by a whistleblower

Monday, FNC host Tucker Carlson said the federal government was spying on him and those associated with his program, which Carlson said was revealed through a whistleblower within the government. According to Carlson, the proof was the whistleblower revealed

Tucker Carlson (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Fox News host Tucker Carlson told his audience on Monday that he believes the Biden administration is “spying” on him as part of an effort to take his show off the air. He claimed a government whistleblower told his

First lady Jill Biden said Americans are able to “breathe” again because of how her husband handled the pandemic and got “shots in everybody’s arms” — but she neglected to mention the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed, which provided those vaccines. “When

(CNN) It is back en vogue for the first lady to be back in Vogue. After a four year hiatus of first ladies gracing the cover of the fashion magazine, Jill Biden is on the August issue, which goes on sale on July 20. Biden, who posed for the pictures this spring

Melania Trump was a professional model and. let’s face it, she dressed with a lot of style from her inauguration outfit all throughout her husband’s term in office. But because she was Melania Trump, style magazines like Vogue that would have touted her and

Vogue Magazine declared Dr. Jill Biden a "First Lady for all of us" and a "joy multiplier" in its August cover story, which was released on Tuesday. Author Jonathan Van Meter followed Biden, a community college professor, on the road as she met with students

First Lady Jill Biden has landed the August cover for American Vogue after the fashion magazine snubbed for a cover former First Lady Melania Trump during her four years in the White House. The cover, released on Tuesday, features Jill Biden in an Oscar de

“I don’t think it should be, you know, me versus the press,” Jill Biden tells Vogue magazine for its August issue. She has nothing to worry about. Vogue’s piece, written by Jonathan Van Meter, is so fawning, such shameless propaganda, that even North Korean

(CNN) In Kansas, the secretary of state now needs the approval of a legislative committee to settle election-related lawsuits. In Arkansas, a new law empowers the state's elections commission to investigate every aspect of an election "without limitation." And

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the Biden administration is using the state as a "whooping post," calling the Justice Department’s lawsuit against its new voting law a "political stunt" and expressing confidence that the measure

Wisconsin Republicans were already going to great lengths to challenge the 2020 election results. They ordered a monthslong government audit of votes in the state. They made a pilgrimage to Arizona to observe the G.O.P. review of votes there. They hired former

The filing illustrates how far DOJ is willing to go to paint ordinary voting and election laws as racial discrimination. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE O n Thursday, the Justice Department filed a federal Voting Rights Act lawsuit against SB 202, the Georgia election

Republicans and Democrats are feuding over whether Pennsylvania's roughly $40 billion budget package negotiated behind closed doors and passed within hours of becoming public includes money for the state auditor general to begin auditing election results. The

Trump supporters demonstrate as electors gather to cast their votes for the presidential election at the State Capitol complex in Harrisburg, Penn., December 14, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) They should focus on protecting the integrity of elections against

Writer Andy Ngo announced on Monday that SoundCloud had permanently banned his podcast from their platform. Ngo, who is also an editor-at-large at The Post Millennial, revealed over the weekend that the music-audio platform SoundCloud had banned his podcast

On the same day that YouTube banned (and then reinstated) Right Wing Watch – the YouTube channel dedicated to mocking conservative outlets – reporter Andy Ngo has been permanently banned from Soundcloud. His podcast, ‘Things You Should Ngo’ was banned “on

SoundCloud, a popular platform for hosting podcasts, radio interviews, music, and other audio files has banned conservative journalist and author Andy Ngo, known for his work exposing the violent domestic terrorist Antifa movement. Ngo used the platform to

Journalist Andy Ngo is the latest conservative voice to be canceled by Big Tech following a permanent ban of Ngo's podcast on SoundCloud. Ngo, who operates out of the conservative-leaning news outlet The Post Millennial, as its editor-at-large, tweeted that

Andy Ngo made his name being one of the few people who would actually embed himself into Antifa crowds when they went out to cause trouble. He became infamous in those circles and that came with threats and actual violence. To be sure, Ngo has suffered much

New York (CNN Business) United Airlines on Tuesday announced orders to buy 270 jets, the largest aircraft purchase in the company's history and the biggest order by any airline in more than a decade. The list price for the 270 jets totals about $35 billion.

United Airlines, already among the largest global commercial airlines, announced Tuesday that it would add another 270 aircraft to its fleet and create tens of thousands of jobs by 2026. United Airlines‘ purchase of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft represents

United Airlines is betting big on the post-pandemic travel boom. On Tuesday, United announced the largest aircraft order in the airline's history and the largest for the industry by a single carrier in more than a decade. "Travel is back," United Airlines

FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City

United Airlines Is Buying 270 New Planes In Massive Bet On Future Of Travel Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP United Airlines is placing a jumbo-sized order of narrow-body aircraft: The company is purchasing 270 new planes from Boeing

Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Missing artworks by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian have been recovered by Greek police almost a decade after they were stolen in a daring museum heist. The two paintings, which had been taken from the National Art Gallery in

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A painting donated to Greece by Pablo Picasso will go back on display at the newly renovated National Gallery in Athens following its recovery more than nine years after it was stolen and the arrest of a 49-year-old construction worker

A painting donated to Greece by Pablo Picasso will go back on display at the newly renovated National Gallery in Athens after its recovery nine years after it was stolen and the arrest of a 49-year-old construction worker as a suspect ATHENS, Greece -- A painting

Greece has recovered works of art by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, stolen from its National Gallery in 2012, authorities said on Tuesday. Thieves broke into the gallery and snatched Picasso's 1939 painting "Woman's Head," donated by the Spanish artist in

The paintings "Woman's Head" by Pablo Picasso and "Mill" by Piet Mondrian, both stolen from Greece's National Gallery in 2012, are displayed during a presentation to members of the media at the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, June 29, 2021.REUTERS/Costas

(CNN) — A man is facing a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew after attempting to breach a cockpit and jumping out of a departing airplane at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, officials said. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez, a 33-year-old

A passenger who allegedly charged the cockpit of a taxiing plane at Los Angeles International Airport told authorities he smoked “a lot” of crystal meth prior to the frightening incident, court documents show. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez, 33, whispered

A passenger who tried to break into an airplane cockpit last week had recently been under the influence of methamphetamine before he jumped from the moving plane in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- A passenger who tried to break into an airplane cockpit last week

LOS ANGELES — A passenger who tried to break into an airplane’s cockpit last week and jumped from the moving plane in Los Angeles now faces federal charges, authorities said Monday. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez, 33, of La Paz, Mexico, broke his leg Friday

A passenger who allegedly charged the cockpit of a taxiing plane at Los Angeles International Airport told authorities he smoked "a lot" of crystal meth prior to the frightening incident, court documents show. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez, 33, whispered

U.S. home prices soared in April at the fastest pace since 2005 as Americans bid up prices on a limited supply of available properties WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices soared in April at the fastest pace since 2005 as potential buyers bid up prices on a limited

Home prices reached record highs in April as the housing market continued to boom, with home prices in areas around cities climbing at the fastest rate on record. Average home prices in metropolitan areas, measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National

Who would have thought that when the pandemic struck last spring that single-family housing would go on such a stellar run? Not me. But housing has been on a tear. Home sales, homebuilding and especially house prices have surged. Despite being overvalued,

Home prices in April jumped 14.6 percent compared with a year ago, up from a 13.3 percent rise in March, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index showed Tuesday. This is the fastest annual pace on record, beating the housing bubble high of

U.S. home prices jumped the most in more than 30 years in April. Nationally, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values climbed 14.6% from a year earlier, the biggest gain in data going back to 1988. That came after 13.2% increase in March, and

HONG KONG — Hong Kong says it will ban all passenger flights from the UK starting Thursday as it seeks to curb the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. It said in a statement Monday that the UK has been classified as “extremely high risk“ because of

CCTV cameras are seen at Yuen Long in Hong Kong, China, June 7, 2021. On July 21, 2019 a mob of more than 100 men wearing white T-shirts attacked pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders with poles and sticks at the Yuen Long train station. REUTERS/Lam

Hong Kong police on Monday banned a pro-democracy rally planned for July 1, the anniversary of the island’s handover to China by the United Kingdom, supposedly because pandemic restrictions on gatherings of more than four people are still in effect. At the

FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong exile pro-democracy activist Nathan Law wearing a face mask holds a rally with other activist groups during China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit in Berlin, Germany September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo FILE PHOTO:

A Hong Kong LGBT film festival pulled a Taiwanese documentary from its lineup in recent days after Hong Kong government authorities censored parts of the feature, local news outlet Coconuts Hong Kong reported on Monday. “Those who purchased tickets to Taiwan

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has become a lightning rod for frenzied, often factually-challenged attacks from Democrats and liberal journalists as he gears up for his 2022 reelection bid, amid speculation that he'll run for president in 2024. The attacks have

We’ve spoken about the media’s twisted fixation on demonizing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis because they see him as a very powerful future Republican candidate for president. We saw the Washington Post’s Hannah Dreier promote a patently false claim about DeSantis’

Like Wile E. Coyote, the self-anointed geniuses in the political media just keep trying to spring new traps on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. And like the Road Runner, DeSantis keeps escaping with his head high while his pursuers’ plans detonate in their faces. Example:

The media seems to have been going out of its way to use the collapse of the building in Surfside, Florida to go after Governor Ron DeSantis, politicizing the event, rather than focusing on the truth and the victims. We saw the WaPo’s Hannah Dreier push a

A journalist from The Intercept faced intense backlash for suggesting Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is responsible for the tragic Surfside building collapse last week. Investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein took to Twitter on Saturday and juxtaposed

Britney Spears and her boyfriend Sam Asghari quickly jetted to Hawaii after her explosive conservatorship hearing -- and the pop star and fitness maven are said to be enjoying every moment of their time in paradise since making their great escape over the weekend. "Sam

Britney Spears appears to have caught the attention of her conservatorship team – including Jodi Montgomery – after she delivered an impassioned plea to a Los Angeles court to end the longstanding control it has over her life. Montgomery is the singer's longtime

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Spears has been spotted for the first time since his daughter Britney Spears' bombshell testimony. Last week, the 39-year-old "Toxic" singer addressed the court for the first time since 2019 regarding her conservatorship and requested that

After Wednesday’s bombshell court hearing, in which Britney Spears aired her concerns over the 13-year conservatorship that hangs over her, many are left with more questions than answers following the pop star’s address. In her testimony, Spears stated on the

Britney Spears is enjoying her time in Hawaii. Not long after her bombshell testimony in her conservatorship case last week, the 39-year-old pop star jetted off to Hawaii for a relaxing getaway to soak up some sun. On Monday, she offered up a peek into what

Some stages of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay will be pulled off the roads of the Japanese capital because of fears about spreading the coronavirus, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. Citing the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Kyodo said the relay

FILE PHOTO: People queue inside a branch of the Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ) Financial Group's bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in Tokyo, Japan, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People queue inside a branch of the Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ) Financial

FILE PHOTO: Japan's minister in charge of economic revitalisation and measures for the novel coronavirus pandemic Yasutoshi Nishimura attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Japan's minister

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay runners wearing protective masks wait inside a bus for their run at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park, without spectators and instead of on public roads due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Osaka,

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on “Online Platforms and Market Power” on Capitol Hill, July 29, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/via Reuters) Welcome to the Capital Note,

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here London (CNN Business) The news for Facebook ( FB ) couldn't have been better. What's happening: On Monday, a US judge dismissed

A D.C. federal court dismissed two antitrust cases brought against Facebook last year in a huge setback for federal and state regulators. The company’s total stock value soared past $1 trillion after the ruling. The Hill reports that a D.C. federal court on

Facebook’s market capitalization, or total dollar value, closed above $1 trillion for the first time ever Monday, making it the fifth U.S. company to reach such size. Facebook exceeded the $1 trillion mark after a year in which the company experienced massive

There’s no crying in baseball. But there should be an exception for Gwen Goldman. Goldman, 70, finally became an honorary bat girl for the New York Yankees Monday during the team’s home game against the Los Angeles Angels. Goldman asked to serve in the position

Gwen Goldman finally got to be a bat girl for the New York Yankees — 60 years after she was turned down because of her gender. At 70, Goldman worked at Yankee Stadium during the game against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. She had been rejected by

10. And finally, a woman in the dugout. Gwen Goldman has adored the Yankees her entire life. She grew up idolizing Mickey Mantle and going to games with her father. When she was 10, Goldman wrote the Yankees a letter asking to serve as their bat girl. But

(CNN) When 10-year-old Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the New York Yankees in 1961 about her dream to be a bat girl, general manager Roy Hamey told her a young lady such as herself would "feel out of place in a dugout." Sixty years later, Goldman got to prove

Authorities are investigating three young children’s deaths in Southern California as suspicious and their mother was detained for questioning on Monday LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Authorities are investigating three young children's deaths in Southern California

Three children were found dead under suspicious circumstances inside of an East Los Angeles apartment on Monday, a report said. The juveniles were discovered in a complex on South Ferris Avenue and pronounced dead on scene, the Los Angeles Times reported,

Detectives have arrested a mother for investigation of murder in the deaths of her three small children in East Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- Detectives arrested a mother for investigation of murder in the deaths of her three small children — including a newborn

A mother, 28, was taken into custody and named a person of interest after authorities discovered three dead children—all under the age of three—inside the East Los Angeles home. Fox 11 reported that that deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Uruguay v Paraguay - Estadio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - June 28, 2021 Uruguay's Edison Cavani scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Soccer Football - Copa America

Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Bolivia v Argentina - Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, Brazil - June 28, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Mariana Greif Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Bolivia v Argentina - Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, Brazil - June 28, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Bolivia v Argentina

Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Bolivia v Argentina - Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, Brazil - June 28, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi in action REUTERS/Mariana Greif Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Bolivia v Argentina - Arena Pantanal,

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) introduced legislation Monday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “January 6th was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. It is imperative that we establish the

Republican leadership has begun mulling names of those the party will choose to sit on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) January 6 committee, which will have 13 members, five of whom House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will have a say in. A senior

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposed select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is nothing more than a "turbo-charged partisan exercise," according to Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. Katko previously helped strike a deal on a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission,

House Republican leaders won’t say whether they will support — or even participate in — a proposed select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican, demurred Tuesday when asked if Republicans

“CNN’s ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper’ has shed a staggering 75% of its audience since the liberal network experienced a January spike in viewers,” reports Fox News. Between May 31 and June 23, Tapper, a proven liar, and fabulist averaged only –LOL –708,000 viewers

Former president Donald Trump engaged in one of his favorite hobbies on Tuesday ― criticizing the media ― only to get eviscerated by CNN’s Jake Tapper. Trump released a statement where he gleefully celebrated that cable news ratings are down because he’s no

Donald Trump's super-charged return to the political stage over the weekend was a ratings smash for Newsmax, which trounced Fox News in key ratings. According to Nielsen, 1.9 million cable viewers tuned into Newsmax to watch the network's coverage of the former

Fox News Channel averaged 1.2 million viewers to finish the second quarter of 2021 as the most-watched network in all of basic cable. Fox News also finished No. 1 during the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m., averaging 2.2 million viewers. FNC now has been the

Kataluna Enriquez interviewed on FOX5 Las Vegas, June 28, 2021. (FOX5 Las Vegas/via YouTube) A transgender woman has won the Miss Nevada USA title for the first time in the pageant’s history. Kataluna Enriquez now advances to represent the state in the national

As Pride Month draws to a close, Kataluna Enriquez has an extra-special reason to celebrate. The 27-year-old on Sunday beat out 21 other contestants for the title of Miss Nevada in Las Vegas. This fall, she’ll be the first openly transgender woman to compete

A transgender woman has been crowned Miss Nevada USA — for the first time in the pageant’s history. Kataluna Enriquez, 27, who only began competing last year in cisgender pageants, was named the winner Sunday in the competition at the South Point hotel-casino

Kataluna Enriquez, a biological male who identifies as a woman, has won the title of Miss Nevada USA. For the first time in the pageant’s history, a biological woman is not taking home the crown for Miss Nevada USA. Enriquez won the beauty pageant on Sunday

FILE PHOTO: Jars containing rare earth minerals produced by Australia's Lynas Corp from its Mount Weld operations are seen near Laverton, northeast of Perth, Australia, August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Melanie Burton/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Jars containing rare earth

FILE PHOTO: Barnaby Joyce, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, during an official signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia March 24, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Barnaby

FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken

FILE PHOTO: A 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff, California, U.S., June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken

Official Who Said Champlain Towers Was Sound Is On A Leave Of Absence Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP The former top building official who assured residents of the Champlain Towers South condominium that it was in "very

About a block from the Miami-area beachfront condominium tower that collapsed sits its sister building, erected a year later by the same company, using the same materials and a similar design. It has faced the same tides and salty air. This has made some residents

SURFSIDE, Fla. -- About a block from the Miami-area beachfront condominium tower that collapsed sits its sister building, erected a year later by the same company, using the same materials and a similar design. It has faced the same tides and salty air. This

The collapse of Champlain Towers South in the town of Surfside on Thursday has drawn attention to older high-rise buildings throughout South Florida and prompted Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to order a 30-day audit of whether such buildings under her

A 9-year-old girl was killed and two other young children were wounded in a pair of suspected drive-by shootings that occurred two blocks apart in a residential North Carolina neighborhood on Monday night, a report said. In the first shooting, a gunman inside

(CNN) A search for shooters is underway in North Carolina after a 9-year-old girl was killed and two boys wounded Monday evening in two drive-by shootings that unfolded minutes and blocks apart, the Statesville Police Department said. "If you saw the murder

Authorities in Statesville, North Carolina responded Monday evening to separate drive-by shootings that resulted in the death of a 9-year-old girl and injuries to two other children. Fox 48 Charlotte reported that one of the fatal shooting occurred at about

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Rome, Italy, June 27, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with U.S. Secretary of State

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s new foreign minister arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, marking the highest-level visit by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries normalized relations nine months ago. Foreign

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated Israel's new embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and thanked former President Donald Trump and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their efforts in bringing the two countries together for this

Talk about a heavy snack. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp. Ten days later they saw the same thing, on the other side of the universe.

A neutron star is what’s leftover after a big star goes supernova and explodes. While neutron stars are about two times heavier than our sun, they are condensed to a space that’s about six miles wide, Brady said. Some black holes, known as stellar black holes,

When A City-Sized Star Becomes A Black Hole's Lunch, The Universe Roils Enlarge this image toggle caption Carl Knox/OzGrav/Swinburne Carl Knox/OzGrav/Swinburne A black hole swallowing a neutron star — a star more massive than our sun but only about the size

New York (CNN Business) Some companies can't wait to get to get their employees back to the office full-time. Synchrony Financial is not one of them. Synchrony SYF , America's largest store credit card company , is not allowing employees to return to the office

FILE PHOTO: An Uber logo is seen during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An Uber logo is seen during the global outbreak

San Francisco (CNN Business) Less than three months after announcing that its employees would be required to come back to the office at least three days a week, Uber is backtracking. The ride-hailing company will give its global office workers the option to

Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn, gestures as he talks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/Files Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn, gestures as he talks during an interview with Reuters

2 Americans Have Apologized To A Tokyo Court For Their Role In Carlos Ghosn's Escape Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP TOKYO — Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon

Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon have apologized in a Tokyo court TOKYO -- Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail

Killer ex-cop Derek Chauvin is close to reaching a plea deal on his federal civil rights charges that would allow him to escape life in prison for George Floyd’s murder, according to a report. Multiple sources told WCCO that the former Minneapolis officer

Former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of killing George Floyd and recently sentenced to serve over 20 years in prison, is reportedly close to reaching a deal with prosecutors about the federal civil rights charges that he faces. CBS Minnesota

Derek Chauvin -- the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in April of murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd -- is reportedly nearing a plea deal on federal civil rights charges that would allow him to avoid spending the rest of his life

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, France, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris,

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain

(CNN) In a major step, the NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to support an interim policy that would allow college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL) without violating NCAA rules until federal legislation or new NCAA rules are adopted. The

The NCAA Division I Council recommended on Monday that the Board of Directors adopt an interim policy to "suspend amateurism rules" so college athletes could make money off their name, image, and likeness. The board is expected to meet on Wednesday and it

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that the NCAA Division I Council recommended the organization temporarily “suspend amateurism rules” on Monday, allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness. The statement

“But I’m in the house that we’re staying in for right now ― this is the living room area,” Fox explained. “And they all fell asleep on the couch last night watching a movie. They just woke up.” When the co-hosts segued to another question, Fox lost it again

Actress Megan Fox’s children hilariously interrupted her "Today" show interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Monday. Her children repeatedly crashed the interview, which Fox did from the living room of the home she’s currently staying in. "They

(CNN) Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she's been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of "Today" got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to

Earlier today, the NFL released a promotional video on both its YouTube and Instagram accounts: According to the video, in order football is: Gay Lesbian Beautiful Queer Life Exciting Culture Transgender Heart Power Tough Bisexual Strong Freedom American

NFL legend Bruce Smith revealed Monday some of his Buffalo Bills teams in the 1990s had players who were gay, but the locker room was never concerned about each other’s personal lives. Smith also congratulated Carl Nassib on his historic announcement last

The NFL salute to Monday's Pride Day features a video supporting Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib's coming out as the first openly gay active player, a move conservative author Dinesh D'Souza says shows the NFL is "woke" and "political." The timing

A venomous snake is on the loose in the capital of North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. -- Officials in North Carolina are warning people to be on the lookout for a venomous snake on the loose. The Raleigh Police Department sent out a notice early Tuesday urging

A deadly cobra is on the loose in North Carolina — and it can spew poisonous venom from nine feet away, authorities said. The zebra cobra, which can cause tissue damage or even death when it bites or spits, was last seen Tuesday on a porch on Sandringham Drive

One neighbor's zebra cobra snake escaped and is on the loose in a North Carolina, Raleigh neighborhood. At 1:30 a.m Tuesday morning, neighbors awoke to a warning message from local police about the venomous snake. The zebra cobra is not local to the state,

Nearly one-third of Americans and a majority of Republicans believe the Chinese coronavirus pandemic is over in the United States, but a majority say it is not, a Gallup survey released Monday found. The survey, examining Americans’ views on the pandemic in

More than three-quarters of Americans still feel there’s at least some risk from the COVID-19 pandemic in attending July Fourth celebrations — with four in 10 believing the threat is moderate to high, according to a new poll. Some 77 percent of respondents

An Axios and Momentive poll found that a majority of young adults, people ages 18-24, in the United States have a positive view of socialism. Fifty-two percent of Gen Z respondents said they have a positive view of socialism. Overall, 41 percent of Americans

The House passed two pieces of legislation Monday boosting scientific research in an effort to make the US more competitive with China — but the move paves the way for potential conflict with the Senate’s bipartisan Beijing bill. The National Science Foundation

WASHINGTON — The House on Monday passed two bipartisan bills aimed at bolstering research and development programs in the United States, setting up a battle with the Senate over how best to invest in scientific innovation to strengthen American competitiveness. The

The House passed two bills Monday that are expected to form the core of legislation in the chamber designed to boost U.S. research and development in response to China's challenge to U.S. economic supremacy. By wide bipartisan margins, the House authorized

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia faced a grim and anxiety-inducing challenge on Monday: simultaneous outbreaks of the coronavirus in several parts of the country, most notably in Sydney, fueled by the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant. In Sydney,

Transport workers stand on mostly deserted train platforms at morning commute hour in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Transport workers

Sydney Four of Australia's eight capital cities are now under Covid-19 lockdown, as authorities struggle to contain fresh outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant. Perth, the capital of Western Australia state, began a four-day lockdown at midnight

An annual poll from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce showed a majority of residents believe crime to be worsening, and the city should increase police presence in high-crime areas. The poll, conducted by EMC Research from May 25-31, found that 80% of

A view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, November 20, 2018 (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) Roughly 76 percent of San Francisco residents in a recent poll said they want more policing in high-crime neighborhoods, according to a new report. The “City Beat

A recent poll conducted in San Francisco found that 70% of respondents believe the quality of life in the city has declined and pointed to crime and homelessness as their top concerns. SFGate.com, citing a City Beat Poll commissioned by the city’s chamber

Prince Harry seemingly choked up while paying tribute to his late mother, Princess Diana, in a video message on Monday. During a virtual appearance at the Diana Award ceremony that was later uploaded to Instagram, the Duke of Sussex, 36, movingly spoke about

Written by James Briggs Zamira Rahim, CNN A car given to Princess Diana by Prince Charles as an engagement present has sold for more than £52,000 ($72,000) at auction The 1981 Ford Escort Ghia sold for about $30,000 more than the lower range of the expected

Princess Diana lost her life in a tragic accident that shocked the world – but her legacy is still making an impact decades later. On Thursday, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry will lead a ceremony honoring their late mother with a memorial statue

PHOENIX — Maricopa County officials said Monday they’ll never again use voting machines turned over to contractors hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to audit the 2020 election. The county’s Republican-controlled Board of Supervisors responded to Democratic

(CNN) Maricopa County, Arizona, announced Monday that it will not reuse any of the voting equipment that was in the hands of the contractors hired by the Republican-controlled state Senate to conduct its so-called audit of the 2020 presidential election results. In

Election workers count ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Ariz., November 6, 2020. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) Maricopa County, Ariz. said Monday that it plans to replace voting equipment that was subpoenaed by the Republican-led

Former President Barack Obama warned Monday that Americans will see “a further delegitimizing of our democracy” if the Republican Party’s election reform efforts aren’t stopped. During a virtual fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee

Former President Barack Obama says his successor in office, Donald Trump, violated a core tenet of democracy when he made up a "bunch of hooey" about last year's election and refused to concede. Speaking Monday at his first virtual fundraiser since the 2020

Former President Obama said Monday in a video played on CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight” that former President Donald Trump violated a core tenet of democracy by not accepting the results of the 2020 presidential election. The video was from a Monday morning fundraising

(CNN) The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution to expel Confederate statues and replace the Capitol's bust of Roger B. Taney, the chief justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision, with one honoring Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ayman Mohyeldin Reports” that a statue sent by South Carolina of the seventh vice president of the United States John C. Calhoun needs to be removed from Capitol’s National Statuary Hall because

The House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on a piece of legislation that would remove statues of Confederate officials from around the U.S. Capitol along with a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney who wrote the Dred Scott decision, CBS News reports. Last

Mouseketeers stick together. Christina Aguilera came out in support of Britney Spears’ ongoing battle against her conservatorship Monday night. "These past few days I’ve been thinking about Britney and everything she is going through," the statement, posted

Christina Aguilera tweeted a lengthy message of support for Britney Spears early Thursday, wishing her former “Mickey Mouse Club” costar love in light of the allegations she made in court last week about the conservatorship she’s remained under since 2008. Spears

(CNN) Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears were young co-stars who became icons of the 1990s music scene, where they were often portrayed as rivals. Now Aguilera has declared her support for her old peer over the latter's public conservatorship battle. "These

The season’s fourth tropical storm, named Danny, made landfall on Monday evening over South Carolina. The system, which developed as a depression off the coast on Monday morning, was about 50 miles southwest of Charleston, S.C., moving west-northwest at 16

Just hours after Tropical Storm Danny made landfall late Monday near the Georgia-South Carolina border, it weakened to a Tropical Depression, according to the National Hurricane Center. Heavy rains will continue across Georgia and South Carolina into late

Newly formed Tropical Storm Danny made landfall late Monday near the Georgia-South Carolina border, according to the National Hurricane Center. The tropical storm is forecast to move inland from its landfall location of Hilton Head, across southern South Carolina

On Monday afternoon several hundred “Green New Deal” supporters protested outside the White House, demanding the creation of a “civilian climate corps.” As part of the protests, they unlawfully blocked some entrances onto the ground and “occupied” White House

Secret Service arrested “dozens” of climate change activists who blocked entrances to the White House on Monday demanding the Biden administration prioritize Green New Deal initiatives in current infrastructure talks. “Today we showed up to @JoeBiden’s doorstep

The White House disputes complaints from radical leftists, who say the bipartisan infrastructure deal does not sufficiently address climate change-related concerns. On Monday, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, addressed complaints lodged by

Walmart announced Tuesday the launch of its first private brand analog insulin to offer a more affordable treatment for diabetes. The retail giant is selling its private ReliOn brand in its pharmacies this week and Sam’s Club pharmacies in mid-July nationwide. The

Walmart said on Tuesday that it will start selling private-label analog insulin this week at a deep discount to branded insulin vials and pens, as it seeks to drive growth at its healthcare business. The product, ReliOn NovoLog, is a rapid-acting analog insulin

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Walmart is seen on shopping trolleys at their store in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker FILE PHOTO: The logo of Walmart is seen on shopping trolleys at their store in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 14, 2018.

“The next time we do that bit, we absolutely won’t involve or use any of those foods,” Mr. Corden said. “Our show is a show about joy and light and love. We don’t want to make a show to upset anybody.” Mr. Corden’s staff did not respond to requests for comment

James Corden, host of CBS’s Late Late Show, is promising to update one of his TV show bits after activists claimed that the segment is grounded in racism. Calling it “Spill Your Guts,” James Corden has featured the bit for several seasons where guests are

Kim Saira is absolutely gutted over the response. The TikTok star behind the viral petition to cancel James Corden’s "Spill Your Guts" segment on "The Late Late Show" is reportedly receiving hate mail — including death threats and calls for her to "consider

Fireworks-related deaths and injuries increased in 2020 over the previous year, according to a new report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. At least 18 people died from fireworks-related incidents in 2020, up from 12 reported in 2019, says the

New York (CNN Business) As you prepare for your July 4th weekend festivities, add fireworks to the list of items that are going to be more expensive this year -- if you are lucky enough to find them. For the second year in a row, fireworks shortages are leaving

June 29, 2021 (Reuters) – Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global Inc raised $4 billion in its U.S initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, pricing it at the top of its indicated price range, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Didi

FILE PHOTO: A Didi logo is seen at the headquarters of Didi Chuxing in Beijing, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo FILE PHOTO: A Didi logo is seen at the headquarters of Didi Chuxing in Beijing, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo June

A cliff wall broke away at a national park along Lake Superior in northern Michigan, stunning some boaters who captured it on video MUNISING, Mich. -- A cliff wall broke away at a national park along Lake Superior in northern Michigan, stunning some boaters

DETROIT— Jahn Martin was visiting Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore when a 200-foot chunk of the cliff suddenly broke off and fell into Lake Superior. He captured the entire scene on video. He was on a pontoon with some friends when they heard the wall popping

Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy appeared to be irked a bit during Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. In the fourth quarter with more than 4 minutes remaining, Clippers star Paul George

The Phoenix Suns are one win away from making the NBA Finals and Deandre Ayton is somehow staying loose. Ayton was seen in warmups practicing some half-court shots as the team prepared for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. CLICK HERE

Terrorists are blending in with migrants entering Panama in an effort to get to the United States, according to Panama Minister of Foreign Affairs Erika Mouynes. "Members of terrorist organizations and sanctioned parties have found their way into Panama, where

Panamanian authorities have detected terrorists trying to blend in with the unprecedented number of migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East attempting to reach the U.S. and Canada through the Central American country, the country’s top

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

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.

"Doomsday cult mom" Lori Vallow Daybell, who in May was deemed mentally unfit for trial in the deaths of her two children and her new husband’s ex-wife, has been indicted on a new count of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her ex-husband, according

PHOENIX — A woman already charged in Idaho with murder in the deaths of her daughter and son was indicted in metro Phoenix on a charge of conspiring to murder her ex-husband. In an indictment unveiled Tuesday, Lori Vallow Daybell was charged in the death of

FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado

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Multiple rockets targeted a U.S. base near an oil field in Syria on Monday evening, a day after U.S. airstrikes hit facilities used by Iran-backed Shiite militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region. The U.S. military said there were “no injuries and damage

A rocket attack on American forces in eastern Syria this week did not result in any casualties or injuries, officials said of what some deem to be a retaliatory act following U.S. airstrikes against facilities backed by pro-Iran militia groups. Thirty-four

The U.N. investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and the role played by President-elect Ebrahim Raisi as Tehran deputy prosecutor. Javaid

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran June 15, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign rally in Tehran,

South Carolina officials gave initial approval Tuesday to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits against the Department of Corrections following a riot that killed seven inmates. With one abstention due to a conflict of interest, the

South Carolina officials have given initial approval to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits the Department of Corrections is facing following a deadly prison riot that killed seven inmates South Carolina officials gave initial approval

After being shrouded by concerns surrounding the coronavirus for more than a year, New York City and public officials have largely overcome the need for pandemic-related protections but are instead feeling the pressure to secure the Big Apple’s major hubs,

The Issue: Mayor de Blasio’s vow to send more police officers into Times Square after a recent shooting there. What’s the use of Mayor de Blasio “flooding” Times Square with cops if he ties their hands like last summer, when they were being pelted with water

Authorities in Pennsylvania have filed an arrest warrant in a 2013 campus attack at Gettysburg College after a years-long campaign by the woman who said she was raped PHILADELPHIA -- Authorities in Pennsylvania on Tuesday filed an arrest warrant in a 2013

Keeler had discussed the experience — and her long push for charges — in a recent story by The Associated Press that detailed the frequent reluctance among prosecutors to file charges in campus rape cases. Keeler went to police hours after the encounter and

Before settling on Sarasota, Florida, for a July 3 rally and fireworks display, former President Donald Trump had sought to hold a rally at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. "After the request was made, then there was contact

An event planned for this weekend featuring former President Donald Trump has been canceled for fear it’d be a partisan rally. Bill Tunnell, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park commission chairman, told an Alabama TV station that the patriotic event had become

Illinois father and anti-Critical Race Theory warrior Ty Smith stood up for the children against the hateful ideology the hard-left is attempting to push on them and went viral as a result. At this point, the left would do all they could to discredit someone

The black Illinois father whose rant against Critical Race Theory at a local school board meeting last week went viral is not backing down. He, instead, is laughing at attempts by the left to discredit him. Ty Smith appeared as a guest Monday on Fox Business

Organizers of the Tour de France reportedly plan to sue a spectator who caused a massive crash with a sign on Saturday ― but first, they need to find the person. Tour de France deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault told the AFP news agency that the race plans

The woman who caused a massive pile-up at the Tour de France on Saturday is reportedly still on the run and may have fled the country in the aftermath of the incident. French authorities said the suspect, dressed in blue jeans, a red and white striped shirt

A man points at a computer screen showing stock information in this illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Files A man points at a computer screen showing stock information in this illustration photo taken in

FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration picture taken June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration picture taken

FILE PHOTO: Chinese peacekeepers participate in an oath-taking rally before leaving to join the United Nation peacekeeping operations in Lebanon, in Yuxi, Yunnan province, China May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Wong Campion/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Chinese peacekeepers

NEW YORK — United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown Thursday if the 193-member UN General Assembly is unable to agree on a new $6 billion budget for the year to June 30, 2022, officials and diplomats said Monday. Some

Former President Donald Trump thrashed Republican Senators on Tuesday for failing to successfully negotiate on infrastructure provisions with the White House. “So sad to see certain RINO Republican Senators go back and forth to the White House and continually

Republican strategists believe the grassroots of the Republican Party reject President Joe Biden’s infrastructure initiatives as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) weighs his position. Vin Weber, a Republican strategist, told the Hill, “When you

ROME — Pope Francis granted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken a 40-minute private audience Monday in which the pontiff expressed his “affection” for the American people. According to Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, the meeting “offered

FLE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy June 28, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS FLE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy June

The Chinese Communist Party debuted a museum dedicated to reinterpreting Christianity as a communist doctrine in honor of the Party’s 100th birthday, human rights group Bitter Winter reported on Tuesday. The Chinese government is planning expansive and lavish

A giant screen broadcasts live footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping presenting the July 1 Medal to outstanding Party member Wang Shumao at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China,

The Pacific Northwest reached triple-digit temperatures Monday, setting record highs amid a days-long heatwave, according to the National Weather Service. A new record was set at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when temperatures reached 106 degrees,

Seattle may be the most vaccinated city in the nation, but it's also the most ill-prepared metro area to weather a historic heatwave. For years, Seattle was one of the last places you could beat the heat by flipping a switch. While around 91% of U.S. homes

LONDON (AP) – Most people wouldn’t volunteer to walk through a minefield. Princess Diana did it twice. On Jan. 15, 1997, Diana walked gingerly down a narrow path cleared through an Angolan minefield, wearing a protective visor and flak jacket emblazoned with

LONDON (AP) — Most people wouldn’t volunteer to walk through a minefield. Princess Diana did it twice. On Jan. 15, 1997, Diana walked gingerly down a narrow path cleared through an Angolan minefield, wearing a protective visor and flak jacket emblazoned with

A Texas man, accompanied by his new girlfriend, allegedly cut off power to a Houston-area home where his ex-wife lives hours ahead of a scheduled child-custody hearing, before then breaking in and shooting her four times – all while the former married couple’s

The man first cut off power to her home before breaking in through a window. A man has been arrested after allegedly cutting off the power to the home of his ex-wife and their four children before breaking in through a window and shooting her four times --

A school district in Washington state reportedly distributed flyers to eighth-grade students about sex and abortions, including information on what the legal age could be for sexual partners of kids as young as 11 years old. The flyer given to the science

An Eighth Grade Tacoma, Washington, teacher gave students a flyer that said they could get abortions and birth control no matter their age and without asking for their parents' consent, according to a Seattle radio show host. Students aged 13 and 14 at Stewart

Beachgoers sit in the water at Alouette Lake to cool off during the scorching weather of a heatwave in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier Beachgoers sit in the water at Alouette Lake to cool off during the scorching

VANCOUVER, June 28 – British Columbia closed schools and universities on Monday due to extreme heat which pushed temperature in the western Canadian province to a national record over the weekend, in a country that is widely known for its brutal winter and

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. All politicians tell lies, but the Biden-Harris administration is taking lies to a new level. They now want us to disbelieve what we can see. To

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. All politicians tell lies, but the Biden-Harris administration is taking lies to a new level. They now want us to disbelieve what we can see. To

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - England v Germany - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal Pool via REUTERS/Catherine Ivill Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - England

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - Sweden v Ukraine - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - June 29, 2021 Ukraine's Illya Zabarnyi celebrates after the match Pool via REUTERS/Lee Smith Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - Sweden v Ukraine

A tenant of the Florida condo building that collapsed last week has filed a new class-action lawsuit — describing how she “screamed in horror” as she fled the building. Raysa Rodriguez, who lived on the ninth floor of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, said

(CNN) A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the Champlain Towers South condominium association in connection to last week's deadly collapse in Surfside, Florida . The lawsuit, filed Monday on behalf of Raysa Rodriguez, a resident who lives on the

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 31, 2019. Picture taken July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara

FILE PHOTO: Denmark's Central bank sign is seen on a bank's headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Nikolaj Skydsgaard FILE PHOTO: Denmark's Central bank sign is seen on a bank's headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark October 22, 2019.

FILE PHOTO: The entrance to GM pickup and transmission plant is pictured in Silao, Mexico October 9, 2019. Picture taken October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The entrance to GM pickup and transmission plant is pictured in Silao,

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit,

WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) – With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question: How many of them will return? As the pandemic recedes in the United States and in-person

With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question: How many of them will return? As the pandemic recedes in the United States and in-person services resume, worries

Prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building, officials said Tuesday. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference that she fully supports such an investigation.

A Florida grand jury is expected to be empaneled to review last week’s collapse of a beachfront high-rise condominium, officials said Tuesday. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press briefing that she had spoken to state Attorney General Ashley

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a pipeline company in a dispute with New Jersey over land the company needs for a natural gas pipeline. Both liberal and conservative justices joined to rule 5-4 for the PennEast Pipeline Co. The 116-mile

The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision Tuesday that the State of New Jersey could not block construction of an interstate natural gas pipeline. The high court said that PennEast Pipeline Co., a conglomerate of five energy companies that joined forces to

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy had a hard time with the heat Monday night. In the bottom of the second inning in a game against the New York Yankees, Bundy clearly wasn’t feeling well. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM With sweat

Shohei Ohtani pounded his hardest-hit home run of the season, José Suarez pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief after Dylan Bundy threw up on the mound because of heat exhaustion and the Los Angeles Angels beat the troubled New York Yankees 5-3 Monday night. Ohtani

Tuesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Vice President Kamala Harris visited part of the United States-Mexico border last week to deter the media from reporting on the severity of the crisis. Johnson, echoing Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX)

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., argued on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris did not visit more acutely hit areas of the southern border during her Texas trip last week in an effort by the Biden administration to shield the press from the crisis

Libertarian: Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke Sixteen years after the Supreme Court ruled the federal marijuana ban applies even when individual states have legalized it, Justice Clarence Thomas “is back with another blast” at the federal government’s “half-in,

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this week expressed concern about the federal government’s treatment of marijuana, saying it has been “piecemeal” and suggested states should have the ability to control their own laws regarding the controlled substance. “A

Gas prices rose Monday to an average of $3.10 per gallon Monday and are expected to continue climbing as the holiday weekend approaches, according to a gas analyst who spoke with Fox News. The national average is almost 5 cents higher than it was a month ago

After a brief dip, gas prices in the U.S. are on the rise again, hitting an average $3.09 per gallon After a brief dip, gas prices in the U.S. are on the rise again. The U.S. average price for a gallon of gasoline rose 2 1/2 cents from last week to $3.09

ROME — Pope Francis offered a shout-out Tuesday to his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Seventy years ago today, Pope Benedict was ordained a priest, “an anniversary that

Pope Francis has offered an affectionate, public thank-you to Benedict XVI, whose retirement from the papacy in 2103 shocked the world VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Tuesday offered an affectionate, public thank-you to Benedict XVI, whose retirement from

'Capital Gazette' Shooting Trial Begins The trial began Tuesday for the man who admitted killing five journalists at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., three years ago. Jarod Ramos says he was insane at the time of the shootings. National 'Capital Gazette'

The Capital Gazette Gunman's Trial Begins Today. Here's What You Need To Know Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP Arguments in the trial of the Capital Gazette shooter will begin today — almost three years to the day

Republican California gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer unveiled his plan to fix the state's homelessness crisis Tuesday, just over a month after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom took heat for his plan that breaks down to spending roughly $75,000 per homeless

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kevin Faulconer released a plan to address homelessness on Tuesday that would couple the creation of more shelters across California with significantly stricter enforcement of no-camping laws in public spaces. The former San

After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Amara Bhatia has overcome her pandemic depression but the teen feels worn down, in a state of “neutralness.” Virginia

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social

A Palestinian woman uses her mobile phone as she walks near Israeli security force members during clashes with Palestinians which erupted over Israel's demolition of a shop in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar

Jerusalem (CNN) Israeli forces have demolished a building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Al Bustan, the first in what locals fear could be a string of demolitions in the area. The operation comes during a period of heightened tension in Jerusalem, with

Officials say two people were killed and three injured in an explosion Monday in an unincorporated area of Collin County, Texas, near Farmersville FARMERSVILLE, Texas -- Two people were killed and three injured in an explosion Monday in an unincorporated area

Two people died and three were injured after a natural gas pipeline exploded near Farmersville, Texas on Monday afternoon, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The explosion occurred at the Atmos Energy facility in Collin County, approximately 35 miles northeast

FILE PHOTO: German Bundeswehr soldiers are seen at a camp in Afghanistan, March 25, 2018. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters/File Photo FILE PHOTO: German Bundeswehr soldiers are seen at a camp in Afghanistan, March 25, 2018. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters/File

(CNN) The US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to multiple US officials, making this a critical week in President Joe Biden's campaign to end America's longest war even as US military officials warn the country could

Black Lives Matter leaders are calling out the Biden administration for its "lack of progress" on issues including police reform — particularly a potential deal that would give more funding to police departments. CNBC, citing a statement first provided to

Protesters gather near the White House before a group tried to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square on June 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Black Lives Matter leaders met with members of President Joe Biden's team as the White House and lawmakers

Democrats plan to federalize local zoning laws within the infrastructure reconciliation package to displace single-family homes with high-rise, low-income apartments to impact the already purple suburbs. The reconciliation package plans to implement the destruction

President Joe Biden is attempting to “destroy” American suburbs with the reconciliation infrastructure package, proving former President Donald Trump’s prediction correct. Trump said during a 2020 campaign rally that Biden wants “to put low-cost housing in

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona,

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures after arriving on the red carpet for the Axel Springer award, in Berlin, Germany, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool/File Photo FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures