"The Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad celebrated the shocking news that her longtime TV husband Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction was overturned Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s highest court, tweeting that a "miscarriage of justice" was corrected. "FINALLY!!!!

Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images Bill Cosby has served more than two years of his three- to 10-year sentence. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with

On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Bill Cosby and barred further prosecution of his alleged crime. This is good news. Not because Cosby is an admirable man or has done nothing wrong — but because legal niceties aren’t

Bill Cosby's Conviction Has Been Overturned Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. National Bill Cosby's Conviction Has Been Overturned Bill Cosby's Conviction Has Been Overturned Audio will be

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at

Bill Cosby is to be released from prison Wednesday after his conviction was overturned. His publicist, Andrew Wyatt, will be picking him up to leave prison within hours, Wyatt confirmed to ABC News. Cosby was sentenced in September 2018 to three to 10 years

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to

Phylicia Rashad has long been one of Bill Cosby's staunchest supporters and on Wednesday she shared her reaction to his sentence being overturned. "FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!" Rashad tweeted, along

FILE PHOTO: Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is seen in this booking photo released by Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Maryland U.S., September 25, 2018. Courtesy Montgomery County Correctional Facility/Handout via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Actor and comedian

A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled that the actor and comedian was denied a fair trial in 2018, when he was convicted of assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee. Bill Cosby arriving at court in 2018. Credit... Brendan Smialowski/Agence

“I’m the last guy you want to go to for legal advice,” Mr. Weisselberg said in the testimony, for a class-action lawsuit accusing Trump University of fraudulent marketing. Mr. Trump eventually settled litigation over the defunct for-profit venture for $25 million. For

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday she would send up to 50 National Guard troops to help secure the US-Mexico border amid a surge in illegal immigration. “The Biden Administration has failed in the most basic duty of the federal government: keeping

Former President Donald Trump’s planned appearance in Mobile, Alabama, this coming Saturday was canceled over concerns that the event would take a partisan turn, NBC 15 reported this week. Trump was supposed to be the keynote speaker at the USS Alabama Battleship

It’s almost like Democrats want the situation at the southern border to get worse. Amid a migrant crisis in which hundreds of thousands of immigrants have surged the border, House Democrats wish to slash Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) budget by almost

A GOP Donor Is Funding South Dakota National Guard Troops In Texas Enlarge this image toggle caption John Raoux/AP John Raoux/AP SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment

Allies of former President Donald Trump are blaming Gov. Kay Ivey (R) for the cancellation of his scheduled Independence Day rally in Mobile, asserting her office effectively “blocked the people of Alabama from seeing their favorite president,” using bureaucratic

(CNN) Republican governors across the country are deploying state law enforcement officials to the US-Mexico border, giving each governor the opportunity to emphasize their fealty to former President Donald Trump while simultaneously lambasting President Joe

As apprehensions increase, so do concerns from Republicans on the situation at the border. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, joined "America's Newsroom," Wednesday, and said Democrats "are just crazy" for wanting to cut ICE and Border Patrol funds amid the crisis.

If anything, the newest data depicts a more pronounced version of the early analysis. The Pew data, for instance, shows Mr. Trump faring even better among Latino voters than any previous estimate, with Mr. Biden winning the group by a 59 to 38 percent margin

Border officials seized 4,000% more fentanyl in 2021 than in 2018 as the border crisis continues, NBC News reported Tuesday. Cartels have taken advantage of increased federal resources allocated for migrant encounters to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. between

It’s one heck of a huge mess in New York City over the results in the mayoral race. As I reported last night, the election was last Tuesday, and on that day, with most of the votes in, it looked like Eric Adams had a big lead, over second-place Maya Wiley

New York City’s board of elections tried a do-over with its ranked-choice voting tally Wednesday, reallocating ballots from last week’s mayoral race for the second time. (Their first attempt ended in a debacle, as they mistakenly included about 135,000 “test”

New York City’s Board of Elections withdrew its latest vote count in the Democratic Party primary for mayor Tuesday evening, after 135,000 test ballots were mistakenly included in a tally earlier in the day under the ranked-choice system. The Associated Press

CNN's John Avlon rips the New York City Board of Elections after they threw New York City's mayoral primary into chaos by counting test ballots.

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “nobody will ever know who really won” the Democratic primary for New York City mayor after tabulation mistakes by election officials sent the race into chaos. Mr. Trump used the upheaval to renew unproven grievances

After erroneously counting 135,000 test ballots, the Board of Elections has said it will release new preliminary results on Wednesday afternoon. Ranked-choice voting, which is being used for the first time in a New York City mayoral race, allows voters to

MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes, who often promoted Russiagate conspiracy theories, accused former President Donald Trump and the Republican party of "delegitimizing elections." On Tuesday, the "All In" anchor tweeted out an accusation that "conspiracy-theorizing"

NEW YORK – Brooklyn borough President Eric Adams, a former police captain, 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

A security camera is seen next to signage outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly A security camera is seen next to signage outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York

The errors are "the result of generations of failures," Maya Wiley said. Candidates and officials sharply criticized the New York City Board of Elections -- with some calling for reforms -- after the BOE admitted late Tuesday night to counting over 130,000

SURFSIDE, Fla. – A week after a 12-story condo building just outside Miami collapsed, the death toll has risen to 16. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced at a Wednesday news conference that four additional victims had been identified, bringing

SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — Florida authorities asked the federal government for an additional rescue team to comb the rubble of a collapsed condo tower, underscoring the strenuous nature of the open-ended search for survivors in an area prone to tropical weather. The

Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 29, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. More than 140 people remain missing nearly one week into a search-and-rescue operation amid

Facing the possibility of a busy hurricane season, Florida officials have reportedly asked the federal government for additional rescue workers to assist at the site of the deadly condo building collapse. Every Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force is

At least 12 people are dead and 149 others remain unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida's Miami-Dade County last week, officials said. A massive search and rescue operation entered its seventh day on Wednesday,

On a recent morning before communal prayers at a synagogue, Harry Rosenberg told a friend that his new beachfront condo in Florida offered a much-needed change of scenery after an awful year in which he lost his wife to cancer and both parents to COVID-19 in

SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — Four more bodies have been found in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo tower, a fire official said Wednesday, raising the death toll in the disaster to 16 people. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members

Rescue crews toiling into a seventh day on Wednesday combed through shattered ruins of a collapsed Miami-area condominium tower where 12 people were confirmed dead as hope faded for 149 people missing and believed trapped in the rubble. Authorities have left

Rescue Teams Search Unstable Pile Of Debris To Look For Condo Collapse Victims U.S. and international teams are working 12-hour shifts in the rubble. To find out how the tragedy has impacted the surrounding area, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Miami Beach Mayor

Recovery crews found the remains of a 12th victim in the rubble of the collapsed Florida condo on Tuesday, authorities said. Some 149 people were still missing as the around-the-clock search-and-rescue effort reached its sixth day – and the hope of finding

Only two Republicans voted to pass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s partisan January 6 select committee. The embattled Republican Reps. Liz Cheney (WY) and Adam Kinzinger (IL) were the only two to break Republican ranks to help Pelosi pass her select committee

News Brief: Fla. Condo Collapse, Capitol Riot Probe, Biden's Climate Policy Bad weather hinders search for victims of condo collapse. The House will vote on whether to create a select committee to probe the Capitol riot. Progressives worry Biden's climate agenda

The House on Wednesday passed legislation to create a select committee focused solely on investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a move that was panned by Republicans as too partisan but hailed by Democrats as necessary to give the American people a full accounting

(CNN) Only two House Republicans -- Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois -- voted Wednesday to create a select committee to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Both GOP lawmakers, who are frequent critics of former President

The House on Wednesday approved Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, giving Democrats significant leeway to shape the inquiry after the Senate balked at establishing a bipartisan

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to form a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot after Senate Republicans blocked legislation to create a 9/11-style bipartisan commission last month. Only two Republicans voted for the measure,

The House of Representatives, voting largely along party lines, established a select committee to probe the Jan. 6 riot in the US Capitol in a 222-190 vote on Wednesday. The move, which was backed by only two Republicans, comes as an alternative probe after

The House is expected to vote largely along party lines Wednesday to create a special committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump crowd. The attack occurred while Congress was certifying the 2020 presidential results and forced

Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police officers who were injured watched from the gallery above. The vote to form the panel

A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump sprays smoke during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. January 6, 2021. The House passed legislation Wednesday that will form a select committee to investigate the violent

The family of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he has died WASHINGTON -- Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled

Donald Rumsfeld, the defense secretary who became the face of U.S. foreign policy under President George W. Bush while the administration’s troop deployments toppled hostile regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, has died. He was 88. His death was confirmed by the

Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time secretary of defense who was instrumental in shaping the United States’ devastating and ongoing war on terror under the George W. Bush administration, has died. His family shared the news on Twitter on Wednesday. He was 88. Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld, who served as Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford and President George W. Bush, and oversaw the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan and the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein in Iraq, has passed away at the age of 88 years

WASHINGTON – Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88, according to a statement released Wednesday from his family. "It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted

Donald Runsfeld, then–secretary of defense, briefs the media at the Pentagon, September 18, 2001. (Hyungwon Kang/Reuters) Donald Rumsfeld, who served two non-consecutive terms as secretary of defense under President Ford and President George W. Bush, has died

Donald Rumsfeld, The Controversial Architect Of The Iraq War, Has Died Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images Donald Rumsfeld, the longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker who served twice as secretary

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served under two Republican presidents and led the Pentagon on 9/11 and the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, has died at the age of 88, his family said Wednesday. He was 88. “It is with deep sadness

Donald H. Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense for Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George W. Bush, who presided over America’s Cold War strategies in the 1970s and, in the new world of terrorism decades later, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died on Tuesday at

Donald Rumsfeld’s death at age 88 on Wednesday prompted an array of reactions from politicians and other public figures who remarked on the life of the former secretary of defense. Rumsfeld’s family announced his passing, noting that he had died "surrounded

(CNN) The unprecedented heat wave that's scorching parts of Northern America isn't letting up just yet. More than 50 million people are under heat alerts Wednesday across the West and Northeast US, while high temperatures are also continuing to bake parts

As the current summer heat wave continues to hit the Pacific Northwest, pet welfare advocates are warning families of the danger high temperatures can have on animals. In Vancouver, multiple dogs have passed away from heatstroke, forcing one worker from an

The West Coast Heat Has Killed Dozens And Hospitalized More In Canada And The U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP Ted S. Warren/AP Scores of deaths along the U.S. West Coast and in the Vancouver metro area in Canada are being blamed on

The Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. has been sweltering for the past few days under what weather specialists are calling a "once-in-a-millennium heat dome." In neighboring Canada, 60 temperature records were broken during the same heat wave, as the thermometer

As a record-breaking heat wave settled over the Pacific Northwest in June, a climate researcher named Vivek Shandas took a drive with his 11-year-old son and began to collect data. Using a handy infrared attachment for his smartphone, he measured temperatures

Two people in Washington overheated and died amid record-high temperatures in the state, according to a report. A 65-year-old woman from Seattle and a 68-year-old woman in Enumclaw both succumbed to hyperthermia on Monday, the Seattle Times reported. At least

On average, more people die from heat than any other severe weather. Unrelenting heat waves are still pounding the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Heat is a silent killer. On average, more people die from heat than any other severe weather, including tornadoes,

The blistering heat wave battering the Pacific Northwest this week has already killed around a dozen people in the U.S. and sent more than 1,000 people to local medical facilities. The Oregon Health Authority said in a Tuesday release that beginning on June

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand. The dangerous weather that

About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand. The dangerous weather that gave Seattle and Portland

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 General view of groundstaff covering the court Pool via REUTERS/Bob Martin FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club,

(CNN) A turf war is brewing at Wimbledon as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries to Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino in back-to-back matches. World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are "too slow." Mannarino

Nick Kyrgios was back on the scene at Wimbledon, offering his inimitable brand of showmanship and shot-making, with tennis by turns exhilarating and exasperating. Even if he hadn't played on tour at all since February, even if he came in with a grand total

Serena Williams didn’t address the crowd at Wimbledon Tuesday as she walked off with an injury, ending her latest quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title. But the tennis icon had plenty to tell supporters on Instagram later. “I was heartbroken to have to

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2021 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. during her fourth round match against Greece's Maria Sakkari REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France -

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

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2021 Italy's Matteo Berrettini celebrates winning his first round match against South Africa's Kevin Anderson REUTERS/Jaimi Joy FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open -

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 30, 2021 Britain's Andy Murray celebrates winning his second round match against Germany's Oscar Otte REUTERS/Toby Melville Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 5, 2018. Sofia Kenin of the U.S. plays a shot during her second round match against Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia REUTERS/Peter Nicholls FILE PHOTO: Tennis -

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 30, 2021 Italy's Matteo Berrettini in action during his first round match against Argentina's Guido Pella REUTERS/Paul Childs Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was questioned Wednesday over comments she made alleging Republicans want to "defund the police," but she was unable to name a single GOP member who supported the controversial line. Despite the rallying cry to "defund

Mr. de Blasio has called his last spending plan a “recovery budget” that builds on the $8 billion the city has already spent to fight the pandemic. The city will spend $30 million to promote the return of tourism and hire 10,000 residents to form a cleaning

Downtown Oakland, Calif. ( trekandshoot/Getty Images) Two armed robbers held up a news crew at gunpoint in Oakland on Monday while the crew was interviewing the city’s head of violence prevention, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The robbers attempted

Oakland, California Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “The Faulkner Focus” that the Democrat-led city council voting to remove $18.5 million from a proposed increase to the Oakland Police Department is “inconsistent” with citizens

You might think that the fact-checkers would go after the Biden team for the huge whopper they told: blaming the Republicans for “defunding the police” because they didn’t vote for Biden’s boondoggle American Rescue Plan. But if you’ve been following along,

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) mocked what he described as “chutzpah” by Democrats pushing the talking point that Republicans deprived police and law enforcement agencies of funding amid a crime spike in cities across the nation. “I gotta say, it’s remarkable that

Oakland, California's, Democratic-majority city council passed a budget last week that slashes the police department's budget by $17 million, as the city continues to hold its place in the top 10 most dangerous cities in the United States. Oakland Police Chief

A dozen people were shot and another was stabbed over the course of two hours in Philadelphia late Tuesday, police said. Two people died and 10 others were wounded in 10 separate shootings throughout the city starting at 10 p.m. A stabbing was also reported,

Democrats and corporate media are scrambling to distance themselves from the “defund the police” movement. An op-ed in the Boston Globe on Wednesday went as far as calling it “political poison.” Now, some politicians, including the Biden Administration, are

A black California police chief has ripped local politicians for slashing his department’s budget by more than $17 million — even as the murder rate is almost double that of a year ago. “Today, we find ourselves in a crisis,” Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong

FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass attends the "1+6" Roundtable meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass attends the "1+6" Roundtable

Younger children could become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine this fall, according to a top executive at Pfizer who noted plans to request emergency approval for use of its vaccine in kids aged 5 to 11 by September or October. Dr. Alejandra Gurtman, vice president

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he received Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year after previously declining to share which vaccine he had taken. Putin, 68, announced his plans to get vaccinated in March, but did not say which

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2020.

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's central bank president, Roberto Campos Neto, attends a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado FILE PHOTO: Brazil's central bank president, Roberto

FILE PHOTO: The logo of China Huarong Asset Management Co is seen at its office in Beijing, China, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of China Huarong Asset Management Co is seen at its office in Beijing, China, April 16,

FILE PHOTO: 200 reais note are seen after Brazil's Central Bank issues the new note in Brasilia, Brazil September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado FILE PHOTO: 200 reais note are seen after Brazil's Central Bank issues the new note in Brasilia, Brazil September

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron Corp is seen in its booth at Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron Corp is seen in its booth at Gastech, the world's

An Xpeng P5 electric vehicle (EV) is seen displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files An Xpeng P5 electric vehicle (EV) is seen displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in

FILE PHOTO: Closed counters are seen at the departures hall of Hong Kong International Airport, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Closed counters are seen

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is reportedly planning on charging the Trump Organization with tax-related crimes on Thursday. News of the looming criminal charges, reported by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, come after prosecutors reportedly

As RedState reported some days ago, possible criminal charges were being prepared in the New York-based investigation against Donald Trump and his organization. Those charges stem from supposedly unpaid tax on so-called fringe benefits involving a Trump organization

New York (CNN) New York prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization are scrutinizing cash bonuses as part of their focus on whether the company failed to pay taxes on benefits provided to some of its employees, people familiar with the matter say. The

FILE PHOTO: The entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue is pictured in the Manhattan borough

Signage is seen outside of The Trump Building in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. The Trump Organization has been told to expect that criminal charges will be filed by Manhattan prosecutors against the company belonging to former President Donald

The Manhattan district attorney is expected to charge former President Donald Trump's company and its chief financial officer on Thursday with tax-related crimes, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Lawyers for

For decades, going into business with Donald Trump was considered a risky proposition despite his celebrity. He earned a reputation for stiffing contractors and biting off more than he could chew, leading to an infamous implosion in Atlantic City when his casinos

Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The

The charges are believed to involve fringe benefits for employees, sources said. Former President Trump's namesake company expects to face criminal charges by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as soon as Thursday, sources told ABC News. The Trump Organization

Former President Donald Trump’s business and its chief financial officer will be charged on Thursday for alleged tax-related crimes, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal reported details of the looming charges expected to be announced by prosecutors

A foundation founded by Colin Kaepernick, a former NFL quarterback known for kneeling during the national anthem, has applauded U.S. lympian Gwen Berry after she turned away from the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem after qualifying for

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day … US Olympian Gwen Berry fires back after anthem controversy: 'I never said that I hated the country' Gwen Berry, a newly qualified U.S. Olympic hammer thrower

Gwen Berry at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 26, 2021. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports) U.S. hammer thrower Gwen Berry again defended her decision to turn her back on the American flag while covering her face with a shirt that

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. This week, heretofore nearly anonymous hammer thrower Gwen Berry made international headlines when, during the podium ceremony for winning bronze

Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry repeated the claim that the American national anthem is racist and “disrespects” black people as she defended her act of turning her back as the anthem was played at last week’s Olympic trials. Appearing on the Black News

Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp rehashed Olympian Gwen Berry’s demonstration during the national anthem during U.S. track and field trials and applauded the hammer thrower. The camp put out a series of tweets about Berry’s decision to turn her back

Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins wrote a scathing piece slamming Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, for denouncing U.S. competitive hammer thrower Gwen Berry after she turned away from the American flag during the national anthem. In the column titled,

Gwen Berry, a U.S. Olympic hammer thrower who came under fire for her demonstration during the national anthem at track and field trials dismissed assertions she hates the country she represents. Berry finished in third place at the trials and made the team

Rep. Dan Crenshaw , R-Texas, doubled down on his criticism of U.S. Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry, saying Wednesday that if someone is going to represent America on the world stage, they "should like the USA." Crenshaw appeared on Hugh Hewitt's radio show

Actress Rosanna Arquette claimed Tuesday she would kneel during the national anthem or in the presence of the American flag "for the rest of [her] life." "I don’t know about you but if the flag and star spangled banner comes around me I kneel in solidarity

Allison Mack is set to be sentenced for her involvement in the NXIVM sex cult on Wednesday. The sentencing has been a long time coming, as the former "Smallville" actress pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in April 2019. Not only has she

NEW YORK (AP) — TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like group NXIVM, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader. Mack — best

TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like group NXIVM, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader. Mack — best known for her

(CNN) Allison Mack, who gained fame in the TV series "Smallville" and notoriety after pleading guilty to racketeering charges in the case involving the cult-like group Nxivm, apologized to people she hurt during her time in the group in a letter ahead of her

Former NXIVM cult member Jessica Joan arrives for the sentencing hearing of Actor Allison Mack, known for her role in the TV series 'Smallville', at United States Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Former

A TV actor is facing sentencing for her role in a scandal over a cult-like upstate New York group NEW YORK -- TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in a scandal-ridden, cult-like upstate New York group, is facing sentencing Wednesday after pleading

Catherine Oxenberg is preparing herself for the sentencing of Allison Mack. Mack, 38, will be sentenced Wednesday for her involvement in the NXIVM sex cult case. Oxenberg, whose daughter India is among the cult's victims, has been awaiting Mack's sentencing

Actor Allison Mack Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For NXIVM Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images A federal judge has sentenced Allison Mack to 3 years in prison, along with a $20,000 fine, for her involvement

EXCLUSIVE: Allison Mack 's former victims are speaking out about the former TV star's three-year prison sentence for her involvement in NXIVM. Mack, 38, appeared in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday where Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis sentenced her to three

Former TV actress Allison Mack was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves within the NXIVM organization. Mack — best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend

The National Security Agency released a statement Tuesday refuting Tucker Carlson’s claims that it was monitoring his communications in an effort to cancel his show. On Monday’s broadcast of his Fox News program “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Carlson claimed that

"Tucker Carlson Tonight" host Tucker Carlson offered an update Tuesday after reporting Monday that a National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower contacted him and disclosed that the agency – which conducts surveillance on foreign targets – had accessed some

“Tucker Carlson has never been an intelligence target of the Agency and the NSA has never had any plans to try to take his program off the air,” the NSA said in a statement Tuesday night, shortly before Carlson’s show aired.

As we previously reported, Tucker Carlson claimed last night on his show that he’d found out the NSA was spying on him. Now the NSA is only supposed to target foreign threats and foreign entities. So any spying targeting an American would not be legal, as

The National Security Agency (NSA) issued a rare public statement Tuesday denying claims by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the department had been monitoring his communications in a bid to get his top-rated show taken off the air. “This allegation is untrue,”

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Wednesday demanded an inspector general investigation into allegations that Fox News host Tucker Carlson is being surveilled by the National Security Agency. “The most-watched cable news host has been stating for the last several

Tucker Carlson at the 2018 Student Action Summit (Gage Skidmore) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) has asked Representative Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) to investigate Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s claim that the National Security Agency spied

The National Security Agency denied Tuesday that it is spying on a Fox News Channel host in an effort to cancel his show. Tucker Carlson had charged Monday that the NSA is “monitoring our electronic communications and is planning to leak them in an attempt

Last night, Tucker Carlson aired a rather stunning allegation in his monologue. He said he had been in contact with someone inside the US government who has let him know that the US government was intercepting his electronic communications. My RedState colleague,

Monday, FNC’s Tucker Carlson accused the National Security Agency (NSA) of spying on him and claimed a whistleblower had given him evidence to back up that claim. On Tuesday, the NSA responded to Carlson. They claimed Carlson was not a target and his claim

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift a moratorium on evictions that had been imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.

We wrote just yesterday of the Supreme Court correctly identifying Executive Branch patent judges as unconstitutional — but then bizarrely allowing them to continue their unconstitutional existences. The Supreme Court Almost Rules Wisely. Almost: “The Court

The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a moratorium on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to the coronavirus pandemic can remain in place through the end of July. The Court ruled 5-4 to reject a request by a group of

Also last week, the Treasury Department issued new guidance encouraging states and local governments to streamline distribution of the nearly $47 billion in available emergency rental assistance funding Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal

Landlord groups are calling the Supreme Court’s move this week in their challenge of the federal government’s evictions moratorium a “victory,” saying the majority of the justices recognized that the government exceeded its authority during the COVID-19 pandemic. On

In a closed-door meeting with a group of activists in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., expressed his confidence that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett would help Republicans make good on their long-sought effort to overturn Roe

(Timothy Epple/Getty Images) In a ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided not to remove the national eviction moratorium prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants who failed to keep up with rent payments during the COVID economic downturn. The court declined

The Supreme Court Leaves The CDC's Moratorium On Evictions In Place Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on evictions for tenants who have failed to pay all or some

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices. The court on Tuesday rejected a plea by landlords to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The House in a largely partisan vote Tuesday ordered that the bust of former Supreme Court Justice Roger Brooke Taney be removed from the U.S. Capitol. Taney had authored the court’s 1857 Dred Scott decision that found Blacks were not covered by the Constitution.

The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to remove statues and busts of Confederate leaders, white supremacists and supporters of slavery from the Capitol. Only Republicans voted against the measure, which passed 285 to 120. Even though opposition to

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to remove statues honoring those who upheld slavery or backed the Confederacy from the Capitol building, which displays statues selected by all 50 states. It is the second year in a

(CNN) During the insurrection in January, a rioter hoisted a Confederate flag over his shoulder, letting it furl out behind him as he marched through the Capitol. It was an outrageous sight : not even during the Civil War had insurrectionists breached the halls

The House Tuesday passed legislation to remove from the Capitol the bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who authored an infamous pro-slavery decision, as well as to banish other Confederate statues. The bill got bipartisan support

The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to remove all Confederate statues from public display in the U.S.

A Confederate general who later became an American war hero may see his statue removed from Congress following a push from mostly Democrats to remove monuments to Confederate leaders from the Capitol grounds. In a 285-120 vote on Tuesday, the U.S. House of

The Democrat-led House on Tuesday voted to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol — a move House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) mocked Democrats for, accusing them of attempting to hide their party’s “shameful” racist past. Democrats, joined

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarty (R-CA) proclaimed on Tuesday that the Democrat Party has not evolved from its days supporting slavery, Jim Crow laws, and the Ku Klux Klan, because today, the Democrat Party supports Critical Race Theory. “Democrats

Rep. Ilhan Omar's latest remarks about Israel and Jewish members of Congress have sparked backlash, as the Minnesota Democrat expressed zero regret for comparing Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. In a CNN interview on Tuesday, Omar said she does not regret

U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks at a news conference after Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved to formally condemn President Donald Trump’s attacks on the four minority congresswomen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2019. (REUTERS/Erin Scott) During

Controversial Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appears to be doubling down on comments earlier this year that compared the United States and Israel to terrorist organizations like Hamas. When asked if her comments, made in a post on Twitter several weeks ago, were

Appearing Tuesday on CNN’s The Lead, far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) accused her Democrat colleagues on Capitol Hill, including those of the Jewish faith, of failing to be “partners in justice” when asked by host Jake Tapper about her previous antisemitic remarks. A

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) lashed out at her Jewish House Democratic colleagues during a CNN interview Tuesday, claiming that they “haven’t been partners in justice.” During Omar’s appearance on “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper cited some of the congresswoman’s

Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., told CNN on Tuesday that she has no regrets over her recent comments comparing the United States and Israel to terrorist groups Hamas and the Taliban, and went so far as to blame her Jewish colleagues for taking issue with the remark. Omar

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Wednesday accused Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., of being "a voice for Hamas" following her comments on Israel and her Jewish colleagues in Congress. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Omar was asked about a recent tweet of hers that

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday issued a lengthy statement highlighting the historic ties between the Black and the Jewish communities and said she's committed to finding "solidarity" with both her Jewish and non-Jewish colleagues to fight injustices. The Minnesota

A woman takes a walk at a Han river park amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A woman takes a walk at a Han river park amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Seoul, South

(CNN) — As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore's

BRASILIA, June 30 – Cases of COVID-19 may be declining in North America but in most of Latin America and the Caribbean the end to the coronavirus pandemic “remains a distant future”, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. While infections

In Missouri, New COVID-19 Cases Increase While The Vaccination Rate Remains Low While most state's COVID-19 cases are down, Missouri's new cases are up 71 percent. Summer tourism presents new risks in a state resistant to virus control measures since the pandemic

A greater number of heart inflammation cases cropped up among members of the U.S. military than expected following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, a study found, though authors emphasized the benefits of the shots exceed risks of rare adverse events. The Defense

It’s understandable, given the massive scale of the pandemic. Right now, more than 180 million cases have been confirmed around the world. And even a year-plus into the pandemic, the virus and ways to address it are still relatively new to the medical world,

Govind Pasi, a grassroots worker for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), prays next to the grave of his wife, who according to Pasi, died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Balai village, Uttar Pradesh, India, June 21, 2021. Picture taken

A man wearing a protective face mask takes in the waterfront view underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, seen shrouded in fog, during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Loren

Performers take part in a show commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the National Stadium in Beijing, China June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Performers take part in a show commemorating the 100th anniversary

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is likely to assert in a speech that the country would never have achieved its prosperity and power without the party. Performers gathering around a Communist Party flag during a gala show in Beijing on Monday ahead of the 100th

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. China knows how to curry below-the-radar favor with international political figures, bureaucrats and opinion leaders, then, when a problem develops

Hong Kong Editor's note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here . One hundred years ago this July, in a small brick

CNN is being mocked for glowing coverage of the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary and “star” leader Xi Jinping — with critics dubbing it the “Communist News Network” and even “Xi-N-N.” “The Chinese Communist Party is about to turn 100 but Xi will

That’s what Xi said: CNN is once again being dubbed the "China News Network" after publishing a glowing report on the upcoming 100-year anniversary of China’s Communist Party that set Twitter ablaze on Wednesday. "The Chinese Communist Party is about to turn

Military band members rehearse before the event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Military band members rehearse before the event marking

A visitor walks past a board with an emblem of the Communist Party of China at an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party, in Beijing, China June 22, 2021. Picture taken June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang A visitor walks past

Kim Jong Un Says A Lapse In COVID Protocols Caused A 'Grave Incident' Enlarge this image toggle caption Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has publicly

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday said lapses in the country’s approach to COVID-19 sparked a “crisis” and “grave consequences,” sparking new questions about the secretive nation’s response to the pandemic. State media reports did not say whether

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) Kim Jong Un fired several senior officials who failed to enforce North Korea's stringent Covid-19 prevention, a dereliction of duty which the young dictator said will have "grave consequences" for the impoverished and isolated nation,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed senior officials for causing a “great crisis” in the pandemic fight by mismanaging coronavirus prevention measures, state media reported Wednesday. Kim made the comments at a ruling party politburo meeting where an unspecified

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has berated his country's top officials for creating a "great crisis" through failures in coronavirus prevention, according to state media. The secretive state's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim had used

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un blamed a group of his senior officials for a recent coronavirus outbreak that he characterized as a “great crisis.” The coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is so serious that Kim Jong-un reportedly met with members of the

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis,” using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak in a country that would be scarcely able to

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a factory during the sunset at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a factory during the sunset at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, January

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher, who is breastfeeding her infant daughter, has won in her quest to bring the baby to the Tokyo Olympics, which she called “the right decision for women in sports.” The International Olympic Committee announced

General view of the Olympic Rings installed on a floating platform are seen in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

FILE PHOTO: Year-end shoppers wearing protective face masks are reflected on mirrors at a shopping and amusement district, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Year-end

FILE PHOTO: 2019 European Games - 3X3 Basketball - Women's - Estonia vs France - Palova Arena, Minsk, Belarus - June 24, 2019. Estonia's Janne Pulk in action with France's Caroline Heriaud during the gold medal match REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo FILE

FILE PHOTO: Judo - World Judo Championships - Men under 66kg - Semi-Final - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 26, 2019 Japan's Joshiro Maruyama and Japan's Hifumi Abe compete REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Judo - World Judo Championships

Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak stand in front of a cross walk at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD Pedestrians wearing

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident in what he described as a “provocation" to test Moscow's response. Moscow said one of its

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview Wednesday the west couldn’t win a war against Russia after an incident in the contested Crimean peninsula where a British destroyer received warning shots and dropped bombs. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that an incident involving a British destroyer in the Black Sea couldn't have triggered a global conflict even if Russia had sunk the warship because the West knows it can't win such a war. The tough statement

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident. Moscow said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped

The Black Sea is emerging as a prime flashpoint in the West’s standoff with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. President Biden said he seeks stable, predictable relations with the Kremlin, but the U.S. and its allies aren’t backing off on a major naval military exercise

(CNN) Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped off injured during his side's 110-88 defeat by the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The two-time NBA MVP was forced off after appearing to hyperextend his left knee following an awkward landing in the third

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley had a hilarious exchange on Tuesday night before the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks played Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks announced Trae Young would miss the game as he nurses an ankle injury

Jun 29, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) and Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) fall to the floor as Antetokounmpo (34) is injured on the play in the third quarter during game four of the Eastern Conference

Trae Young’s "freaky" ankle injury is keeping him out of the Atlanta Hawks' pivotal Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. The Hawks made the announcement less than an hour before tip-off. ESPN first reported that Young would not play due to

No Trae Young, no problem for the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 110-88 on Tuesday night, tying the Eastern Conference Finals series at two games apiece. Atlanta relied on Lou Williams and Bogdan Bogdanovic for the entire game. CLICK

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered an apparent knee injury in Game 4 against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The injury occurred without about 7:20 remaining in the third quarter. Antetokounmpo was attempting to block a lob to Hawks forward

Britney Spears’ conservatorship team is apparently experiencing some in-house schism. On Tuesday, the pop star’s father submitted a court filing claiming his daughter’s court-appointed attorney, Samuel Ingham III, and temporary conservator of her person, Jodi

(CNN) Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, is asking the court to investigate her claims. "Either the allegations will be shown to be true, in which case corrective action must be taken," a petition from his attorneys, obtained by CNN, reads, "or they will

While Britney Spears can count on ex-husband Kevin Federline for support as she seeks to end her controversial conservatorship, he has concerns regarding the idea of her regaining full control of her life "without any expert evaluation," according to his attorney. Divorce

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on the court’s control of her medical treatment and personal life, which she called overly restrictive

Jamie Spears claims his daughter Britney Spears 's court-appointed conservator Jodi Montgomery and her attorney Samuel Ingham III are the ones who have failed to give her freedom to make her own medical and personal care choices under her 13-year conservatorship

(CNN) In the week since Britney Spears' bombshell court hearing in which she asked to terminate her nearly 13-year court-ordered conservatorship, CNN has learned from a source close to the singer's family that she has "begged" her attorney, Samuel Ingham, III

UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Weeks of tension over the hiring of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will now come down to a decision from the school’s board of trustees on whether to offer her tenure. The

(CNN) The board of trustees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is expected to vote Wednesday on whether it will grant tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones as tension mounts among Black students and faculty who say the board's

Nikole Hannah-Jones on CBS This Morning in 2019. (Screengrab via YouTube) The University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Trustees gathered for a special meeting Wednesday and voted 9–4 to approve the tenure application of Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the

Marcus Ingram via Getty Images Nikole Hannah-Jones, seen during a commencement at Morehouse College in Atlanta, had said last month she was considering filing a federal discrimination lawsuit after not being offered tenure by the University of North Carolina

After Contentious Debate, UNC Grants Tenure To Nikole Hannah-Jones Enlarge this image toggle caption Mike Coppola/Getty Images Mike Coppola/Getty Images Trustees for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted Wednesday afternoon at a closed session

FILE PHOTO: An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred U.S. dollar notes during a photo opportunity at the bank's headquarters in Seoul April 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is pictured at its building in Singapore in this February 21, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is pictured at its

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak talks during a TV interview in London, Britain November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak talks during a TV interview in London,

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A worker pushes shopping trolleys at an Asda store in West London, Britain, April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A worker pushes shopping trolleys at an Asda store in West London, Britain, April

FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the rounds on various networks Wednesday, reaffirming fully vaccinated Americans still don't need to wear COVID-19 face masks in most situations but acknowledging local officials may implement

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he is encouraging all residents regardless of vaccination status to leave home with a mask citing concern over the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Pritzker, who was on hand to mark the opening of a business center, wore his

Dr. Marr said her advice to a fully vaccinated friend about mask wearing would be to follow local mask rules and to take extra precautions in certain situations. “I would tell them that, in general, they do not need to wear a mask,” said Dr. Marr. “But they

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that vaccines are effective against the delta variant of the coronavirus and there aren’t data suggesting people who received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson version need to get a

Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are “safe from the variants that are circulating here in the United States,” the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. “Here in the United States, we’re fortunate,”

Police say they are investigating an allegation of assault against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and an attorney for the accuser says the woman has obtained a protection order LOS ANGELES -- Police are investigating an allegation of assault against

A woman obtained a temporary restraining order against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer after she accused him of assault – but the All-Star says it was consensual, rough sex, a new report said. Marc Garelick, an attorney for the woman, told TMZ that

Police are investigating an allegation of assault against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and an attorney for the accuser says the woman has obtained a protection order. Major League Baseball also is looking into the allegation. “The Dodgers were

Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Trevor Bauer is reportedly under investigation for allegedly assaulting a woman earlier in the year. Bauer, the 30-year-old reigning National League Cy Young award winner, is accused of afflicting "physical and emotional" pain

(CNN) The Pasadena Police Department is looking into an allegation of assault involving Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, a spokesman with the department told CNN on Tuesday. "It is an active investigation," said Lt. Bill Grisafe. The attorney for

A man walks past a Didi logo at the headquarters of Didi Chuxing in Beijing, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Files A man walks past a Didi logo at the headquarters of Didi Chuxing in Beijing, China November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Files June

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Krispy Kreme "Hot Now" neon sign in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Krispy Kreme "Hot Now" neon sign in

Signage and cars are displayed in honor of SentinelOne, a cybersecurity firm’s IPO, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Signage and cars are displayed in honor of SentinelOne, a cybersecurity

FILE PHOTO: Didi Chuxing's CEO Will Cheng and President Jean Liu attend a launch event for D1 electric van by Didi and electric vehicle maker BYD, in Beijing, China November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yilei Sun FILE PHOTO: Didi Chuxing's CEO Will Cheng and President

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

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy during a visit to Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy

A recent poll indicates President Joe Biden’s approval rating is tanking with non-white Democrats, Democrats under 40, and Democrats without a college degree. Reuters/Ipsos polling suggests a “growing number of Americans disapprove of Biden’s leadership on

Yes, the White House honeymoon really is on the wane. “President Joe Biden has seen an erosion in support since April, mainly from fellow Democrats, as his administration wrestles with Congress to make good on campaign promises and more Americans worry about

President Joe Biden has seen an erosion in support since April, mainly from fellow Democrats, as his administration wrestles with Congress to make good on campaign promises and more Americans worry about an uneven economic recovery, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows. A

FILE PHOTO: 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. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque FILE PHOTO: U.S. President

First lady Jill Biden, who appears on the August cover of Vogue, pointed out the big difference she’s seen in the country since former President Donald Trump left office in a profile published by the magazine on Tuesday. “During the campaign, I felt so much

We’re less than six months into Jill Biden as First Lady, and yet it feels as though we’ve already seen everything we’re going to see over the next four years in terms of fashion. In short, very little. When American Vogue unveiled Jill Biden on the August

"Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy called out media "hypocrisy" following Vogue’s announcement that first lady Dr. Jill Biden would be featured on the cover of its magazine. During an appearance on "Fox & Friends," Campos-Duffy called the

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. So much of what people call "news" isn't hard facts. There's a less favorable word for it: publicity. When Democrats rule, news meets a dam, and

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. So much of what people call "news" isn't hard facts. There's a less favorable word for it: publicity. When Democrats rule, news meets a dam, and

(CNN) The Delta variant of the coronavirus is worrying officials around the world. Four major Australian cities went into a four-day "circuit-breaker" lockdown this week to try and stop it from spreading. Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced

Moderna Says Studies Show Its Vaccine Is Effective Against The Delta Variant Enlarge this image toggle caption Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images Studies have found that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against several

The questions largely center on the Delta variant, the highly infectious form of the virus that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, called “the greatest threat” to eliminating cases across the country. It has spread to at least 85

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 Delta coronavirus variant, first detected in India, is now causing cases to surge in the United Kingdom.

The questions largely center on the Delta variant, the highly infectious form of the virus that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, called “the greatest threat” to eliminating cases across the country. It has spread to at least 85

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in a news release on Tuesday announced Vallow is facing one felony count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. She’s accused of agreeing with her brother, Alexander Cox, “that at least one of them or another would

“Doomsday” cult mom Lori Vallow was indicted on a charge that she conspired to murder one of her former husbands, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The new charge for the 47-year-old comes weeks after she was declared unfit for trial in the murder of her two

PHOENIX — A woman with bizarre doomsday beliefs that Idaho prosecutors say she and her husband used to justify the killings of her son and daughter was indicted in metro Phoenix on a charge of conspiring to murder her ex-husband. In an indictment unveiled

An Idaho woman accused of killing her two children has now been charged in the death of her previous husband. Lori Vallow Daybell was indicted by an Arizona grand jury of conspiring with her brother to kill her estranged fourth husband, Charles Vallow, back

Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project, told Breitbart News on Tuesday that the neo-Marxist paradigm of “critical race theory” is used to undermine parents’ roles in raising children. Schilling noted how “critical race theory” frames

Author Douglas Murray spoke out on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday against critical race theory advocates downplaying controversy over the curriculum as backlash grows from parents across America. MEENA HARRIS FACES BACKLASH AFTER DEFENDING TEACHING CRITICAL RACE

ASHBURN, Virginia — Republican Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor in Virginia’s November gubernatorial race against former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), is announcing the first phase of his education plan at a rally Wednesday evening outside of the Loudoun

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), who is running for governor again, was caught on tape this month describing Critical Race Theory as a “right-wing conspiracy,” but a key teachers’ union ally of his says it would “be doing a disservice” to neglect teaching

The State Department will allow people to choose their gender on passports, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday. The State Department will let people “self-select their gender as ‘M’ or ‘F’” and will waive the required medical certification

U.S. Will Add An Option Other Than Male Or Female On Passports Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP Starting immediately, an applicant for a U.S. passport can simply check "M" or "F" as their gender – without needing to

The State Department said Wednesday it will no longer require Americans to provide medical documentation proving their gender on passport applications, paving the way for individuals to choose a gender they self-identify with regardless of what their birth

The State Department announced on Wednesday that the agency has begun the process of updating passport-issuing procedures to better include the LGBTQ community, such as working toward adding a gender mark for nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming applicants. For

(CNN) President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with governors from Western states about the threat of wildfires and announce new wildfire response initiatives amid a record-breaking heat wave in the region, a senior administration official said. During a

The Biden Administration will announce new investments in federal firefighting personnel, providing retention incentives and raising firefighter pay "to ensure no firefighter makes less than $15 an hour," an administration official said Wednesday before President

President Joe Biden is meeting with the governors of Western states on Wednesday to discuss the growing threat of wildfires amid a severe drought and record-breaking heat wave across the region. The president is set to announce new efforts to increase wildfire

People rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States. President Joe Biden on Wednesday hosted virtual meeting with Western governors to discuss the drought and

WASHINGTON -- Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company. Tom Burt, Microsoft's corporate vice president

Federal law enforcement agencies covertly request thousands of Microsoft users’ information every year, a company executive told a congressional committee Wednesday. Vice President for Customer Security and Trust Tom Burt told the House Judiciary Committee

Federal law enforcement agencies secretly request the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times per year, according to the congressional testimony of Tom Burt, the company’s VP for customer security and trust. According to Burt, these requests — kept

The relationship between law enforcement and Big Tech has attracted fresh scrutiny in recent weeks with the revelation that Trump-era Justice Department prosecutors obtained as part of leak investigations phone records belonging not only to journalists but

Prieto had worked for the city of Surfside until November and told the Champlain Towers South board in Nov. 2018 “it appears the building is in very good shape.” A day later he emailed to say the meeting had gone well and said the building was on its way to

The building official who gave the collapsed Surfside condo a clean bill of health in 2018 has been put on leave from his current job as interim building official for Doral, Florida, the city said Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Rosendo Prieto

A former city official who assured leaders that a Florida condo building was in “very good shape” three years before it collapsed has left his new job MIAMI -- A former municipal official in Florida who assured condo board members that their building was in

The former Surfside, Fla. top building official — who said in 2018 that the condo that partially collapsed last week was structurally sound — has been put on leave from his current job as a government contractor after a damning engineering report came to light. The

(CNN) Starting Thursday, college athletes will have the opportunity to make money from their name, image and likeness (NIL) after the NCAA Board of Governors approved an interim policy that gives student-athletes in all three divisions the ability to profit

The NCAA approved the interim name, image, and likeness policy, which means athletes will have the opportunity to earn money from endorsements, sponsorships, social media, and more as soon as Thursday. All three NCAA divisions agreed to adopt the policy. NCAA

NCAA Votes To Let Athletes Earn Money Based On Their Names And Images Enlarge this image toggle caption Keith Srakocic/AP Keith Srakocic/AP DALLAS — The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law

The National Collegiate Athletic Association will adopt a stopgap policy that lets student athletes earn money from activities like social-media posts and autograph signings, reversing decades of restrictions, according to a report from the Athletic. The NCAA’s

America’s first black billionaire proposed $14 trillion in reparations from the U.S. government, which he says is enough to close to black-white wealth gap, VICE reported. Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, owns several homes,

Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television LLC, better known as BET Networks, says it’s time for America to “atone” for its sins of the past by “paying black people of all stripes — the rich ones, the poor ones, and the middle — out of

The nation’s first black billionaire and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), Robert L. Johnson, claims that the only way for the U.S. to get past its history with slavery is to pay reparations to black people. Floating a whopping $14 trillion

America’s first black billionaire, Robert Johnson, is pushing hard for the government to pay $14 trillion in reparations — and he wants his check just like everyone else. “Reparations would require the entire country to … admit that the result of slavery has

(CNN) Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will pay for all the costs needed to rebuild Mexico City's subway overpass-stretch, which left 26 dead after it collapsed last month, according to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Lopez Obrador said during

FILE PHOTO: A man smokes marijuana outside Mexico's Senate building during a demonstration to mark the informal cannabis holiday, 4/20, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man smokes marijuana outside Mexico's

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Herrera gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf Maldonado FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Herrera

FILE PHOTO: Employees work as part of the investigations in front of the site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed with train cars on it, in Mexico City, Mexico May 19, 2021. REUTERS/ Henry Romero/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Employees work as part

LONDON (AP) - They were once so close. Princes William and Harry grew up together, supported each other after their mother’s untimely death and worked side by side as they began their royal duties - two brothers seemingly bonded for life by blood, tradition

Prince Charles will reportedly be absent from Princess Diana’s upcoming statue unveiling. According to Entertainment Tonight, the Prince of Wales, who was married to the late mother of Princes William and Harry from 1981 to 1996, elected not to attend the

Prince Harry has left self-isolation at Frogmore Cottage after quarantining for five days ahead of the unveiling of the statue of his late mother, Princess Diana, on Thursday. He was photographed being driven off the property on Wednesday, according to the

FILE PHOTO: The building of the European Court of Human Rights is seen ahead of the start of a hearing concerning Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia regarding human rights violations in Crimea, in Strasbourg, France, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

FILE PHOTO: Flags of the Union Jack and European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File

FILE PHOTO: French minister for European affairs Clement Beaune answers journalists as he arrives at a General Affairs meeting in Luxembourg June 22, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: French minister for European affairs Clement Beaune answers

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - England v Germany - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after the match Pool via REUTERS/Carl Recine FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 -

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Fans gather for England v Germany - Manchester, Britain - June 29, 2021 England fans celebrate after the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Fans gather for England v Germany - Manchester, Britain - June

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

A mother in Annapolis, Maryland, who was in the city to see her son off to the U.S. Naval Academy, died after she was hit by a stray bullet early Tuesday while outside a hotel, a report said. Fox 5 DC reported that the shooting occurred at about 12:20 a.m.

"Somebody has lost their mom on the proudest day, probably, of her life." A Houston mom was gunned down while visiting Maryland to drop off her son at the U.S. Naval Academy, police said. Michelle Cummings, 57, was sitting on a hotel patio, enjoying the breeze,

A Texas mother was gunned down in a drive-by shooting while visiting Maryland to drop off her son at the US Naval Academy, police said. Michelle Cummings, 57, was sitting on her hotel patio just after midnight on Tuesday when she was struck multiple times

MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin urged Russians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus on Wednesday — his most extensive comments on the matter yet — as his country scrambles to contain a vicious new wave of the illness. Speaking at his annual televised

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a reception to honour officers and graduates of military and security agencies' academies at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 28, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS FILE

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a news conference after his meeting with U.S President Joe Biden at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland June 16, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Russian

Temperatures are forecast to remain in the 90s in the big cities of the Northeast through Wednesday. Heat contributed to at least four deaths in Bremerton, Washington, on Monday, officials said. A farmworker in Oregon died Saturday at a workplace as temperatures

Temperatures are forecast to remain in the 90s in the big cities of the Northeast through Wednesday. Heat contributed to at least four deaths in Bremerton, Washington, on Monday, officials said. A farmworker in Oregon died Saturday at a workplace as temperatures

Temperatures are forecast to remain in the 90s in the big cities of the Northeast through Wednesda Heat contributed to at least four deaths in Bremerton, Washington, on Monday, officials said. A farmworker in Oregon died Saturday at a workplace as temperatures

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Redon to Fougeres - France - June 29, 2021 The peloton in action during stage 4 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Redon to Fougeres - France - June 29, 2021 The peloton in action during stage 4

The police in France have arrested a woman who they say is the spectator who held up a sign and caused a serious crash at the Tour de France on Saturday. Multiple news media outlets reported that the woman was in custody on Wednesday. The woman, 30, turned

Three riders since withdrew from the race, according to the organizers. PARIS -- After a four-day search, a woman was arrested Wednesday as part of the investigation into a large crash at the Tour de France earlier in the week, according to the Brest prosecutor's

China's Tough Hong Kong Law Turns 1 Year Old — And It's Already Grown Teeth Enlarge this image toggle caption Vincent Yu/AP Vincent Yu/AP BEIJING — It took just one year for China's national security law to completely remake Hong Kong's decades-old institutions. Apple

FILE PHOTO: Graffiti has been removed off a fence in Hong Kong's financial district, the site of many 2019 protests, Hong Kong, China, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik FILE PHOTO: Graffiti has been removed off a fence in Hong Kong's financial district, the

(CNN) It was approaching midnight on June 30, 2020, when news broke that Beijing had promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong , effective immediately. Since China's rubber-stamp parliament revealed its plans for such legislation the month before ,

If the system's sustained winds reach 39 mph, it would be named Tropical Storm Elsa. It's too early to say if there will be any impact on the U.S. from the system. If Elsa forms, it would be the fifth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Rescue

(CNN) The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is heating up early as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) monitors two different areas of potential development, and it's still June. Next up: Tropical Storm Elsa. Social media is awash with memes of the next named

If the system's sustained winds reach 39 mph, it would be named Tropical Storm Elsa. It's too early to say if there will be any impact on the U.S. from the system. If Elsa forms, it would be the fifth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Rescue

Former President Donald Trump slammed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley, in a statement Wednesday, calling on him to resign and disputing an allegation in a book that Milley yelled at him in the Situation Room. Trump said in

Former President Donald Trump Wednesday demanded that Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, resign his post as the nation's highest-ranking military officer and accused him of being a person whose "greatest fear is upsetting the woke

Donald Trump came out swinging on Wednesday in response to embattled Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley’s claim that the Army leader yelled at the then-commander-in-chief during a situation room meeting. In a scathing statement, Trump called on

Josh Duggar's sister and cousin are speaking out about TLC's decision to cancel "Counting On" in the wake of the disgraced star's child pornography charges. The show served as a spin-off of " 19 Kids and Counting " and followed members of the Duggar family. Josh's

Duggar was arrested in April and pleaded not guilty. TLC has canceled the "19 Kids and Counting" spinoff "Counting On" amid Josh Duggar's arrest on child pornography charges. "TLC will not be producing additional seasons of 'Counting On.' TLC feels it is

TLC says it’s done with the Duggars. The network issued a statement this week to E! News saying: “TLC will not be producing additional seasons of ‘Counting On.’ TLC feels it is important to give the Duggar family the opportunity to address their situation

The White House on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden would concede over a trillion dollars in proposed spending as part of the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Biden’s initial proposal called for an estimated $2.3 trillion in infrastructure spending,

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. Speaking to CNBC on Tuesday, Wharton senior economist Jon Huntley

The Ruthless podcast hammered Politico for its coverage suggesting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is to blame for the stalled infrastructure deal on Capitol Hill. The conservative co-hosts began the conversation by recapping the political turmoil

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News on Wednesday that global warming does not appear to have had an impact on the tragic condominium collapse in Surfside in Miami-Dade County, Fla. last week. At least 147 people remain missing with 16 confirmed dead from

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was slammed Wednesday for suggesting climate change played a role in the deadly Florida condominium collapse as she made a pitch for President Biden’s infrastructure package. Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida Republican, said that

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested that climate change could have played a role in the deadly collapse of a Florida condo tower — and was ripped by experts and online critics alike for the “ghoulish” opinion. During an interview Tuesday on CNN, Granholm

A 7-year-old Taiwanese boy has died after being repeatedly slammed by his coach and others at a judo class TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A 7-year-old Taiwanese boy has died after being repeatedly slammed by his coach and others at a judo class. The boy, identified only

A boy, 7, who was allegedly body-slammed 27 times—by both his judo classmates and coach—was removed from life support in Taiwan, a report Tuesday said. The BBC, citing the Taipei Times, reported that the coach has been charged with assault and using a minor

The boy’s uncle recorded video of the judo class which reportedly showed the older classmate tossing the boy around as he screamed, followed by Ho doing the same. At one point the boy lost consciousness. The family also claims that, after the boy was hospitalized,

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s government began releasing about 2,300 prisoners on Wednesday, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military’s seizure of power in February and journalists who reported on the protests, officials said. Buses

Myanmar’s government has begun releasing about 2,300 prisoners, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military’s seizure of power in February and journalists who reported on the protests BANGKOK -- Myanmar's government began releasing

Thousands of prisoners, including activists and journalists, were released in Myanmar Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. The Myanmar government started releasing around 2,300 prisoners, including activists who protested the military takeover and journalists

Raysa Rodriguez says she was asleep inside the Champlain Towers condo building in Surfside, Florida, when it started to collapse last Thursday morning. "Something work me up, and I found myself in the middle of the room," she writes in a newly filed lawsuit

More Champlain Towers Residents Sue Their Condo Association, Alleging Negligence Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP More residents of the Champlain Towers South are suing their condo board, claiming that the association

More Champlain Towers Residents Sue Their Condo Association, Alleging Negligence Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP More residents of the Champlain Towers South are suing their condo board, claiming that the association

Sioux Center, Iowa (CNN) Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blamed President Joe Biden for porous borders, waning support for police officers and "a crime wave of unprecedented proportions" Tuesday night in Iowa. Cotton joined the ranks of prospective 2024 Republican

Sens. Chuck Grassley R-Iowa., and Tom Cotton R-Ark., showed off their push-up skills during a fundraising event in Iowa to call attention to the mental health of U.S. veterans. While on stage at the event in Sioux Center Tuesday, Grassley encouraged Cotton

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the second oldest member of the Senate, may be your next fitness inspiration. Grassley (R-Iowa), 87, showed that age was nothing but a number by completing a 22 push-up challenge with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Tuesday evening at a GOP fundraiser

A top Chinese virologist has been tied to at least two Chinese military scientists who collaborated with her on coronavirus research in the past, including one now listed as deceased, a report Tuesday said. In March, Dr. Shi Zhengli, the Wuhan-based virologist

During a report aired on Tuesday’s “NBC Nightly News,” NBC News Senior International Correspondent Keir Simmons reported that Dr. Shi Zhengli, one of the top scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, who is nicknamed the “Bat Woman,” “has multiple connections

As the walls are closing in on those who’ve attempted to deflect, discredit, and ignore the evidence over the last 18 months that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a few legacy media organizations are starting to report what we’ve

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that “two Americas” may develop between predominantly vaccinated and unvaccinated regions if the delta coronavirus variant continues its spread in the country. During an appearance on CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” Dr. Fauci, director

(CNN) With the Delta variant accounting for more than a quarter of Covid-19 cases, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns there could soon be "two Americas" -- one where most people are vaccinated and another where low vaccination rates could lead to spikes in cases. The

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday on CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight” that the different coronavirus vaccination rates among the states are revealing “two Americas.” Lemon said, “The president had wanted 70%

GOP Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania floated on Tuesday subjecting the Federal Reserve System to new disclosure laws after several of the Fed’s regional banks refused to provide information on why they were conducting “highly politicized social” research. Mr.

Top Banking Committee Republican Pat Toomey blasted four regional Federal Reserve banks for not responding to records requests related to “woke” initiatives. The Pennsylvanian accused the Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, and San Francisco regional banks on Wednesday

The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee sent scathing letters to four Federal Reserve banks Wednesday morning, ripping them for ignoring congressional oversight. Sen. Pat Toomey accused the Federal Reserve Banks of San Francisco, Minneapolis, Boston

The 12th victim of the Florida condo building collapse has been identified as 92-year-old Hilda Noriega, whose relatives had discovered her cherished keepsakes in the rubble. “It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic passing of Hilda Noriega, the

The family of a 92-year-old woman found dead after a partial condo collapse in Florida received a message of hope among the debris: photos of her and a birthday card. North Bay Village Police Chief Carlos Noriega arrived with first responders at the scene

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad did not illegally discriminate or retaliate against a gay state official — overturning a landmark $1.5 million jury verdict IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Overturning a landmark $1.5 million jury verdict,

The Iowa Supreme Court said that the state could block Planned Parenthood from teaching sex education courses in public schools. "The state could also be concerned that using abortion providers to deliver sex education programs to teenage students would create

Mark Hoppus provided fans a positive update on his cancer treatment while speaking with fans on Twitch. The bassist and singer of Blink-182 hosted a game of Blinko and the profits benefitted the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The musician allowed room for

(CNN) Mark Hoppus caught the world up on how he's been doing since recently sharing his cancer diagnosis. The Blink-182 singer and bassist appeared on an almost 45-minute Blinko stream on Twitch and said he was feeling better than he had felt the day before. "Yesterday

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” [cheering] They came from all 50 states out of some sense of patriotic duty … “It’s

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” [cheering] They came from all 50 states out of some sense of patriotic duty … “It’s

New York (CNN Business) Robinhood is being ordered to pay about $70 million for harming millions of customers. It's the largest penalty ever imposed by Wall Street's self-regulator. The controversial trading app was accused Wednesday by the Financial Industrial

FILE PHOTO: The Robinhood App is displayed on a screen in this photo illustration January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration FILE PHOTO: The Robinhood App is displayed on a screen in this photo illustration January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration June

A transgender woman became the first person in pageant history to take home the title of Miss Nevada USA in a monumental step for the LGBTQIA community. On Sunday, Kataluna Enriquez, 27, bested 21 other contestants to win the crown which was held at the South

On Sunday, Kataluna Enriquez made history. Again. At the Miss Nevada USA pageant, the 27-year-old acquired the crown. Only months earlier, the beauty queen was topped with a tiara as Miss Silver State USA. What’s so monumental about mopping the floor with

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing presides over an army parade on Armed

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past the front gate of Insein Central Jail, on the outskirts of Yangon May 17, 2009. REUTERS/Aung Hla Tun FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past the front gate of Insein Central Jail, on the outskirts of Yangon May 17, 2009. REUTERS/Aung

A California couple who mowed down 36 protected Joshua trees to clear their land for a new house have been fined $18,000, a punishment the authorities hope will discourage others from uprooting the iconic desert plants. A nearby landowner reported seeing Jeffrey

(CNN) A California couple has been fined for digging up and burying dozens of protected Joshua trees to make room for a home they were building, officials said. Jeffrey Walter and Jonetta Nordberg-Walter, residents of San Bernardino County, have been ordered

The Biden administration’s handle on Iranian relations and the potential for Middle Eastern warfare could be a real threat to Israel and national security, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., revealed Tuesday on "Hannity." GRAHAM: The Iranians are playing President

The Iranian regime is “playing President Biden like a fiddle” and Israel can’t entrust its security to the United States, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News’ “Hannity” Tuesday night. “The ayatollah, Sean, is a religious Nazi,” Graham told host Sean Hannity.

Numerous Republican members of Congress rebuked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for overt political bias last week after it denied tax-exempt status to Christians Engaged, a Texas-based nonprofit. The IRS denied the group tax-exempt status in May, stating

Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the IRS after it appeared to disqualify a Christian group for tax-exempt status over its biblical teachings. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas and Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania sent

As the search continues for 5-year-old Summer Wells, who disappeared from her family home in Tennessee two weeks ago, investigators on Tuesday urged the public to stop sending in tips based on speculation and rumors, saying it only bogs down law enforcement

A 5-year-old Tennessee girl went missing from her own home in broad daylight earlier this month, according to state and local investigators, who have been unable to identity a mysterious witness seen in a red pickup truck. Summer Wells was last seen in the

The White House demanded on Wednesday that Democrats include a dictate that all U.S. electricity be carbon-free after 2035 in the big-spending social welfare package that is being linked to bipartisan infrastructure. Gina McCarthy, who serves as President

FILE PHOTO: White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy holds a news conference in the parking garage at Union Station in front of new EV charging stations in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein FILE PHOTO: White House Climate Advisor

The vice president of the Minneapolis City Council says she was "held hostage" while attending a Pride celebration over the weekend, as video shows a large group of protesters blocked her vehicle until she agreed to sign a list of their demands that included

We may have finally found something that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey will speak against. He’s furious at what happened when BLM people surrounded the car of the City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins. Jenkins said that she was held captive by the activists

The American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday that it is suing the Biden administration to block the transfer of dozens of immigrants held at a New Jersey facility. The suit, filed in federal court in Newark, is centered around the Essex County Correctional

Left-leaning immigration groups announced multiple legal offensives Wednesday against President Biden and his administration, suing to try to stop ICE movements of illegal immigrants in one case and demanding speedier action on admitting a refugee in another

Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers is presented at a product launch event in San Francisco, U.S., October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center

FILE PHOTO: Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers is presented at a product launch event in San Francisco, U.S., October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis FILE PHOTO: Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers

An alleged announcement of a fundraiser for Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) with a person with a history of antisemitic and white nationalist comments has caused an uproar across the political spectrum. The document, with the appearance of a campaign flyer from Gosar’s

Rep. Paul Gosar (R., Ariz.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 28, 2020. (Bill Clark/Pool via Reuters) The Arizona congressman has forged an alliance with a vile racist and anti-Semite. Late Monday night, a flyer began circulating on Twitter that advertised

LOS ANGELES—Authorities announced the arrest of a mother after her three children—all under the age of three—were found dead in their East Los Angeles home, a report said. Fox 11 reported that Sandra Chico, 28, was arrested on suspicion of triple murder. The

A California mother was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of murdering her three young children — including a newborn baby, authorities said. Sandra Chico, 28, is being held on $2 million bail. Her children were found dead Monday in a bedroom at the family’s

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks before a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks before a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2021.

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony at Planalto Palace

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked an Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process. The ruling came just before the so-called

(Andrew Kelly/Reuters) A federal judge has blocked an Indiana law requiring doctors to inform women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a treatment for stopping those abortions, the Associated Press reported. U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued

As record-high temperatures continue to plague much of the country, those without fur aren’t the only ones that need to worry about succumbing to heat-related illnesses. While young children and people 65 and older are among those at higher risk of heat-related

As record-high temperatures continue to plague much of the country, those without fur aren’t the only ones that need to worry about succumbing to heat-related illnesses. While young children and people 65 and older are among those at higher risk of heat-related

A Wisconsin man who admitted that he punched and killed his 5-year-old son over a slice of cheesecake is headed to prison for 20 years, reports said. Travis Stackhouse, 30, was sentenced Tuesday for the 2019 death of 5-year-old Sir Ameer, who reportedly died

When a 5-year-old Milwaukee boy died in June 2019, the child’s caretakers initially told police he had fallen down a flight of stairs. Eventually, the boy’s father told investigators what really happened: He had punched the child in the stomach and hit him

Highly touted Milwaukee prospect Aaron Ashby got hammered for seven runs in the first inning of his big league debut, but Luis Urias homered twice as the Brewers rallied to rout the Chicago Cubs 15-7 Wednesday for their eighth straight win. The Brewers swept

Brandon Woodruff pitched another gem and the Milwaukee Brewers made the most of their two hits, hanging on to edge the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Tuesday night for their season-high seventh straight win. A day after battering Chicago 14-4, the Brewers extended their

Chilling new video footage shows water gushing into the garage of a Florida condominium building moments before it collapsed last week. The footage, reportedly shot by a tourist, shows water pouring down underneath Champlain Tower South in Surfside on Thursday

(CNN) Sara Nir and her two children were in their ground-floor condo at Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, moments before it partially collapsed . She was checking emails when they heard knocking sounds, she said. The knocking grew louder before

America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts

America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership, due partly to the pandemic, and partly to social trends that have been shrinking their ranks

PORTLAND, Mich. — For many people, beekeeping begins and ends as a hobby. For Kyle Brown, it was a means of staying afloat through a medical crisis. Four years ago, the Portland, resident found himself in and out of the hospital with what doctors believed

PORTLAND, Mich. — For many people, beekeeping begins and ends as a hobby. For Kyle Brown, it was a means of staying afloat through a medical crisis. Four years ago, the Portland, resident found himself in and out of the hospital with what doctors believed

House Republicans held a panel presentation today to discuss the origins of COVID-19 (which the Democrats couldn’t be bothered to attend). During the presentation, Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis heard from several scientists

House Republicans held a panel presentation today to discuss the origins of COVID-19 (which the Democrats couldn’t be bothered to attend). During the presentation, Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis heard from several scientists

Most states around the country are experiencing a vaccination lag, even as vaccines become more widely available. The culprit behind this lag? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most vaccine hesitancy has come from young, rural, and

Most states around the country are experiencing a vaccination lag, even as vaccines become more widely available. The culprit behind this lag? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most vaccine hesitancy has come from young, rural, and

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship is moored at the Piraeus Container Terminal, near Athens, Greece, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship is moored at the Piraeus Container Terminal, near Athens, Greece, September 20,

FILE PHOTO: Container ships are loaded at a container terminal in the harbor amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hamburg, Germany, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer FILE PHOTO: Container ships are loaded at a container terminal in the

More than 80 teens and adult staff have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a summer camp in central Illinois that did not require masks indoors or vaccination status. Of the 85 people infected, about 70% of the cases were not vaccinated, according

(CNN) More than 80 teens and adult staffers from a Central Illinois summer camp tested positive for Covid-19 in an outbreak that has impacted people across three states, officials said. The Crossing Camp in Schuyler County held in mid-June did not check vaccination

(CNN) Even though President Donald Trump famously boasted he would be "more presidential than any president that's ever held office" with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, historians now say he's among America's worst presidents. Ever since 2000, when a new

(CNN) On Wednesday, C-SPAN released its 2021 Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership , including for the first time former President Donald Trump. The survey organizers have assembled a broad ideological and demographic spectrum of 142 presidential historians

Sandra Presley, 57, attends a job fair for restaurant and hotel workers in Torrance, Calif., June 23, 2021. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Only about 10 percent of unemployed workers say they’re “actively” and “urgently” looking for work, according to a new poll

Most unemployed workers are not looking actively for a job, according to a new Indeed Hiring Lab survey. There are about 10 million unemployed workers in the U.S., and more than nine million jobs available, yet only 10% of job seekers say they're looking actively

Chip Ganassi sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and declared Wednesday that he will pull out of the nation's top stock car series at the end of this season. Ganassi fields two cars in the Cup Series but will transfer his North

FILE PHOTO: May 14, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Team owner Chip Ganassi during qualifying for the GMR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: May 14, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Team owner

A federal judge in Iowa admitted wrongdoing and publicly apologized for comments ridiculing former President Donald Trump for issuing a series of pardons to well-connected Republican officials. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt made the remarks during

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge in Iowa admitted wrongdoing and publicly apologized for comments ridiculing former President Donald Trump for issuing a series of pardons to well-connected Republican officials. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt made

Washington’s Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night with his 12th home run in 10 games, tying Albert Belle in 1995 for the most over that span since at least 1901. Schwarber drove Rich Hill’s first pitch, an 83 mph fastball,

As his home run-hitting binge became a national phenomenon, Kyle Schwarber tried to warn everyone how quickly it could end. "It’s the reality of this game that, you know what, I’m probably not going to keep doing this the whole year," the Washington outfielder

James Franco has agreed to pay more than $2.2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the actor compelled students in his now-defunct acting school to participate in exploitative sexual situations. The lawsuit was led by actors Sarah Tither-Kaplan

Actor James Franco — who publicly supported the celebrity-backed Time’s Up anti-sexual harassment group — and his associates have agreed to pay a $2,235,000 payout to settle a sexual misconduct lawsuit filed against him last year. In the lawsuit filed in October

“It is exciting to think about what will be made possible by increasing access to the premier theater education at the David Geffen School of Drama. Our students help drive creativity and innovation across all fields — during their time at Yale and after they

New York (CNN Business) David Geffen, one of the most famous business moguls in Hollywood, is giving $150 million to the Yale School of Drama. The gift will make the prestigious school tuition free for all current and future students. "The donation — the largest