President Biden is expected to target new election bills in states across the country that administration officials say are erecting new barriers to voting, as well as Supreme Court decisions they claim have weakened federal tools to combat "regressive voting

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a major speech on voting rights in Philadelphia, slamming his predecessor's

Well, perhaps my skepticism was unwarranted? Earlier this morning, I wrote on Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to arrest the fleeing Texas Democrats who are refusing to show up for work. Those Democrats left the state in an ill-fated attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans,

In a last-ditch effort to block legislation making it harder to vote, Texas Democrats resorted to a tactic they haven’t deployed since the George W. Bush administration — fleeing the state in order to prevent the legislature from passing laws. The drama started

The Texas House voted Tuesday to send law enforcement to bring back Democratic legislators who fled the state on chartered jets to block a vote on a GOP elections bill in a political showdown playing out on the national stage. The 76-4 vote to compel attendance

Texas Legislature halted with most Democrats away With more than 50 Texas House Democrats away from the state in the nation's capital, Texas House Republicans and a couple of the remaining Democrats held dueling news conferences on Tuesday. (July 13)

President Joe Biden pauses as he delivers remarks on actions to protect voting rights in a speech at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pa., July 13, 2021. (Leah Millis/Reuters) Speaking from the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia on

Sergio Flores via Getty Images Supporters of abortion rights protest outside the Texas Capitol on May 29, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Reproductive rights advocates and abortion providers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to prevent Texas’ six-week abortion ban from taking

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday praised the Texas Democrats who fled their state to avoid dealing with election integrity legislation, proclaiming the lawmakers are marching on the same path as those who fought and died for the right to vote. “I applaud

With GOP-led legislatures advancing new voting laws and Congress deadlocked over proposed legislation, President Joe Biden will deliver a major speech on voting rights in Philadelphia on Tuesday as his administration wades more aggressively into the fight over

A health worker prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on January 6, in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France. (Christophe Archambault/Pool/AFP/Getty Images) As Covid-19 cases rise due to the highly contagious Delta variant, Europe is racing to vaccinate

FILE PHOTO: An employee wears a protective face mask while ringing up a customer at a specialty grocery store following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Loren

When looking at the disparities between the most and the least vaccinated states, the COVID-19 case rates indicate stark differences. Over the past week, states that have fully vaccinated more than half of their residents have reported an average case rate

New Jersey will allow residents to access their COVID-19 immunization data via a mobile app, but Gov. Phil Murphy argues the app is not a vaccination passport. Officials could not immediately detail the cost of creating the app. The New Jersey Department of

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) urged Americans to get vaccinated to protect themselves from COVID-19 on Tuesday, calling the rising politicization of vaccines within his party “moronic.” “It’s grossly misfortunate and a huge human cost to have made vaccination

An alarmingly low number of New York City nursing home staffers have been vaccinated for COVID-19, despite the danger the virus poses to elderly residents, a Post review of state Health Department data reveal. COVID VACCINE IS ESSENTIAL WHEN PREPARING FOR

The U.S. averaged 19,455 new COVID-19 cases per day over the last seven days, a 47.5% increase from the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. And 43 states saw an increase in cases last week from the week before, a sign that the pandemic

The number of daily new COVID-19 infections has shot up almost 50 percent in the United States amid the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant — with rises even recorded in states with high vaccination rates, data shows. The US on Tuesday recorded an

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Confirmed

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Confirmed

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will not be identified as a Democrat on ballots given to voters in the Sept. 14 recall election, a judge ruled Monday. Newsom had sued his handpicked secretary of state, Shirley Weber, last month in a bid to get his party affiliation

A judge has ruled California Gov. Gavin Newsom can't put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove him SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot

For all of us who have watched the Democrats manipulate the laws and rules governing this Recall, this news is particularly schadenfraudeliscious… From POLITICO: Gov. Gavin Newsom will appear on recall ballots without his Democratic Party label after losing

(CNN) A California judge on Monday denied Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's request to have his party affiliation listed on the state's upcoming recall election ballot. Newsom had sued his own secretary of state last month to be listed as a Democrat on the ballot

Conservative radio host Larry Elder is entering the California recall election to replace the state’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom. Elder, 69, made the announcement on his show, which is nationally syndicated, and is expected to file papers on Tuesday. "I’m

Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot identify himself as a Democrat on the September recall ballot because he missed the deadline to designate his party affiliation, a superior court judge in Sacramento ruled Monday. Newsom sued California Secretary of State Shirley Weber

A California state judge ruled Monday that Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot identify himself as a Democrat on the September recall ballot, saying he failed to meet the deadline to designate his party affiliation. Superior Court Judge P. Arguelles said that the Secretary

Conservative talk show host Larry Elder has announced his campaign for governor of California, joining a crowded field of Republican candidates attempting to oust Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election. "Maybe, just maybe, I can do something

Larry Elder at the 2016 FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nev. (Gage Skidmore) Conservative radio host Larry Elder said on Monday that he would enter the California gubernatorial recall election. “I am hereby announcing that I will run for governor of California

A California judge has rejected incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to correct an oversight in his filing papers and list himself as a Democrat in the Sep. 14 recall election, meaning that he will face the voters without a party label. As Breitbart News

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FILE PHOTO: A worker walks on stacks of containers at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana FILE PHOTO: A worker walks on stacks of containers at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 22,

FILE PHOTO: Chinese fishermen head to the shoal to fish at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Chinese fishermen head to the shoal to fish at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Erik

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FILE PHOTO: People visit a newly opened shopping mall in Beijing, China April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang FILE PHOTO: People visit a newly opened shopping mall in Beijing, China April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang July 13, 2021 By Kevin Yao BEIJING

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Consumer prices surged by much more than expected in June. The Consumer Price Index rose 5.4 percent compared with a year ago, the Department of Labor said Thursday. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent—nearly twice as much as expected. Core inflation,

Inflation Is The Highest Its Been In Nearly 13 Years Consumer prices jumped in June, with businesses struggling to keep up with demand out of the pandemic. The consumer price index rose 5.4% in the last year, the highest inflation in nearly 13 years. Economy

Inflation surged 5.4% over the 12-month period ending in June, the quickest spike since August 2008, a Department of Labor report showed. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.9% between May and June, according to the Labor Department report released

Consumer prices continued to climb last month, newly-released data indicates, as the economy begins to bounce back from the pandemic-induced downturn. The consumer price index, the Labor Department's measure of what consumers pay for everyday goods and services,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most in 13 years, extending a run of higher inflation and fueling concerns that the rapidly rebounding economy is making goods and services increasingly expensive. Tuesday’s report from the

New York (CNN Business) The squeeze that rising prices are putting on consumers got worse in June. The consumer price index, the nation's key inflation measure, jumped 0.9% in June alone, the largest one-month increase in 13 years. Over the last 12 months

(Carlo Allegri/Reuters) The Consumer Price Index, the major inflation metric, surged by 5.4 percent on the year through June, representing the largest year-over-year increase since 2008, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Labor. The jump

Economists surveyed this month by the Wall Street Journal raised their forecasts of how high inflation would go and for how long, compared with their previous expectations in April. The WSJ survey showed economists surveyed have lifted their forecast for inflation

Inflation is expected to remain elevated and drive consumer prices higher for several more years, according to a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal. “We’re in a transitional phase right now,” Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economics, told

Defenders of big-government pandemic interventions have insisted that any price inflation these schemes have caused is just temporary. But even more data just came in showing price inflation hitting new highs—further spotlighting the destructive consequences

A week after state prosecutors in Manhattan indicted Donald J. Trump’s family business and its chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg, the company began removing Mr. Weisselberg from every leadership position he held atop dozens of its subsidiaries,

The Trump Organization has been removing its indicted chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, from leadership posts at more than 40 of its subsidiary companies, corporate filings in the United States and Scotland show. The changes started last Thursday

The Trump Organization has removed Allen Weisselberg, its chief financial officer, from his leadership positions at dozens of subsidiary companies following a grand jury indictment over charges including grand larceny and tax fraud, according to multiple reports. The

A viral video apparently showing Mel Gibson saluting former President Donald Trump at Saturday’s UFC match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor has set off a mass triggering event, with prominent left-wing personalities and political influencers condemning

A Manhattan jury has convicted a Chicago banker of criminal charges for enabling Paul Manafort to get $16 million in loans before the former campaign manager for ex-President Donald Trump helped him get an interview for a job in the Trump administration NEW

Controversial actor Mel Gibson saluted former President Donald Trump on Saturday, when they both attended a UFC match near Las Vegas. Gibson, known for starring roles in “The Patriot” and “Braveheart,” was captured making the military-style gesture to Trump

Mel Gibson stoked controversy after he appeared to salute ex-President Donald Trump during a UFC event at the weekend. Video going viral appears to show the Oscar-winning actor/director making the military-style gesture towards Trump as the former president

Actor and Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson was spotted giving a military salute to former President Donald Trump at an Ultimate Fighting Championship match Saturday in Las Vegas. The “Hacksaw Ridge” director was filmed making the gesture and saying something

Jenna Ellis said she’s done with the GOP because its members aren’t backing ex-President Donald Trump enough. Trump’s former senior legal adviser announced she was leaving the Republican Party during a 22-minute monologue on her “Real America’s Voice News”

The former chief of a Chicago bank was convicted Tuesday of approving millions of dollars in loans to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in an attempt to secure a job within the administration. A federal jury in New York unanimously convicted Stephen

Uyghurs of the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) hold a rally to protest the 71st anniversary of the People's Republic of China in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2020. WASHINGTON –The Biden administration warned

Flooding in southwest China’s Sichuan province in recent days displaced about 110,000 people as of Sunday, Chinese government officials said. “Earlier last week, a heavy rainfall in the Southwest China’s Sichuan Province affected 589,400 people, with 109,900

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before

China’s military recently deployed electronic warning and surveillance aircraft and helicopters on two disputed islands in the South China Sea in what analysts say is a sign the People’s Liberation Army has begun routine air operations from the bases. Satellite

China wants to serve as “a mediator, or a ‘guarantor of security'” on the Afghanistan issue, China’s state-run Global Times reported on Sunday, in response to the Taliban’s growing dominance of most of the country. “China’s consistent position on the Afghan

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FILE PHOTO: A worker drives a truck carrying a container at a logistics center near Tianjin port, in Tianjin, China December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Sun FILE PHOTO: A worker drives a truck carrying a container at a logistics center near Tianjin port, in Tianjin,

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FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach July

FILE PHOTO: Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education center in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Security guards

Two Baltimore police officers serving a homicide warrant were injured in an exchange of gunfire that left the suspect dead outside the city Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Baltimore County Police Department confirmed two officers with the city's police

A man suspected of murder is dead after shooting and injuring two police officers in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to police. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at a news conference the officers were shot while approaching the 32-year-old male suspect’s

(CNN) Two law enforcement officers were injured Tuesday following reports of a shooting at Security Square Mall in Baltimore, according to a tweet from the Baltimore County Police Department. "Active scene at Security Square Mall where earlier two law enforcement

Two Baltimore police officers were shot Tuesday morning as they attempted to arrest a homicide suspect, according to WJLA. The officers belonged to the Warrant Apprehension Task Force, and the incident took place in the parking lot at the Security Square Mall.

2 officers shot in Baltimore mall shooting Two Baltimore city officers were shot and a suspect was killed while a U.S. Marshals' task force served a warrant. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the suspect was being sought for involvement in a June 19

Gang members in Chicago outnumber law enforcement officers about 9 to 1 — as officers are on track to retire in record numbers this year, police said Wednesday. Police Superintendent David Brown estimated last year that there are about 117,000 gang associates,

2 officers shot at mall in Baltimore, suspect killed Two Baltimore city officers were shot and a suspect was killed while a U.S. Marshals' task force served a warrant. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the suspect was being sought for involvement in

Amid nationwide calls to defund police departments and a rise in crime in major cities, the number of Chicago cops that have retired this year has already surpassed all of the retirements in 2018 and are on track to be the highest number in the department’s

Two Warrant Apprehensive Officers were injured Tuesday morning in a shooting just before 8:30 a.m. outside Security Square Mall in Baltimore. CNN reports the apprehensive officers are with the Baltimore Police Department. The Baltimore County Police Department

South Africa’s rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll

The death toll from rioting in South Africa rose to 45 on Tuesday as police and the military tried to halt the unrest in poor areas of two provinces that began last week after the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Many of the deaths in Gauteng and

Johannesburg (CNN) The number of people killed in days of protests in South Africa rose to at least 72 on Tuesday, police said, as soldiers and police on the streets struggled to quell some of the worst looting and violence the country has seen in years. Protests

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South Africa’s rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Many of the deaths occurred in chaotic stampedes as

Johannesburg South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed the country's military to restore calm after days of violent protests and looting sparked by the imprisonment of former leader Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa addressed the nation Monday evening, calling

At least 45 people have died in South Africa during violent riots over the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma — with even cops seemingly caught helping themselves during shocking scenes of mass looting. Sporadic violence first broke out last Thursday

July 13, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Citi reduced its overweight position in longer-dated South Africa government bonds and said it established an underweight in the rand, citing expectations that social unrest could continue. Crowds clashed with police and

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa‘s rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Many of the deaths occurred in chaotic stampedes as

Demonstrators loot a shopping centre during protests following the imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma, in Katlehong, South Africa, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Demonstrators loot a shopping centre during protests following the

FILE PHOTO: A security officer stands outside the Bank of England, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville FILE PHOTO: A security officer stands outside the Bank of England,

FILE PHOTO: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly poses at the bank’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir FILE PHOTO: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly poses at the bank’s

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

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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London, Britain March 16, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on

TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week and with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just 10 days. Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic

TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach’s

The White House announced Tuesday that first lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics, despite a spike in coronavirus cases prompting a recent decision to ban in-person spectators. The first lady will attend

(CNN) First lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo later this month for the 2021 Olympic Summer Games, her office announced Tuesday after questions as to whether the trip could happen due to Covid-19 restrictions at the Games. Last week, it was announced that

First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games on July 23, leading a delegation that will not include her husband, President Joe Biden, the White House said Tuesday. Amid flare-ups of the coronavirus pandemic,

First lady Jill Biden will travel to Japan for the opening ceremony of the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics on July 23, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement comes about a week after organizers and the IOC banned all spectators from watching events

First lady Jill Biden will travel to Japan for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, the White House said Tuesday. President Biden in June said his wife was eyeing the trip, but officials hadn’t confirmed the July 23 visit as it examined

(CNN) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called Tokyo the "best ever prepared city" to host the Olympics with 10 days to go until the opening ceremony. During a joint virtual press conference with Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto,

Cuban Americans demonstrate outside the White House in support of demonstrations taking place in Cuba on July 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON – The State Department on Tuesday said the U.S. is considering an array of options to help the Cuban people,

Governor Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) (Ryan Mills) Miami — Florida governor Ron DeSantis urged federal leaders to re-establish internet in Cuba as communist leaders on the island nation continue to crack down on protests that have erupted there. Speaking Tuesday

MIAMI (AP) — The United States Coast Guard in Miami is monitoring any activity aimed at increasing “unsafe and illegal” crossings between Florida and Cuba in response to rare street protests on the island. Rear Adm. Eric C. Jones issued a warning statement

A large group of pro-regime Cubans took to the streets holding large clubs as they snaked through Havana to confront critics of the country's dictatorship. Over the weekend, mass protests broke out throughout the country as Cubans called for an end to the

Usually-outspoken socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remained silent as of early Tuesday about violent protests erupting in Cuba, while Sen. Bernie Sanders finally spoke out — to blame US sanctions rather than decades of Communist dictatorship. “All people

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) expressed support for Cubans who took to the streets nationwide on Sunday demanding the end of the communist regime. DeSantis posted on Twitter sharing a video of the protests, which news outlets estimate attracted thousands of

Demonstrations erupted across Florida for the second straight day to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Cuba and call for an end to the country’s communist regime. From Jacksonville to Tampa and Miami, hundreds of community members took to

Sen. Bernie Sanders called on the Cuban government to “refrain from violence” against the thousands of protesters who took to the streets in the communist country this week. “All people have the right to protest and to live in a democratic society,” the Vermont

One of the Haitian-American suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise had worked as an informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA confirmed on Tuesday that the suspect was "at times" a confidential

One of the Haitian-American men arrested on suspicion of taking part in the assassination of Haiti's president last week had been an informant to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a DEA official said on Monday. Haitian authorities last week arrested

One suspect linked to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse had been a confidential source for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, a DEA official told Fox News. Following Moïse's death, there had been reports that someone had yelled "DEA" at the

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has informed the Senate Judiciary Committee that one of the suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was a “confidential source” to the agency, Breitbart News has learned. A senior Senate GOP aide told

One of the Americans arrested for the assassination of Haiti’s president had been an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration — the US agency the hit squad had claimed to be working for. A DEA official confirmed to Reuters that the informant even

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The arrest of a failed Haitian businessman living in Florida who authorities say was a key player in the killing of Haiti’s president deepened the mystery Monday into an already convoluted plot surrounding the assassination. Haitian

One of the Americans arrested for the assassination of Haiti’s president had been an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration — the US agency the hit squad had claimed to be working for. A DEA official confirmed to Reuters that the informant even

Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images England's Marcus Rashford on the run up to his penalty kick Sunday during the shootout at the UEFA Euro 2020 Final at Wembley Stadium in London. English soccer star Marcus Rashford, who faced a deluge of racism online

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At least 44 people were killed and 67 injured in a massive fire that decimated the coronavirus ward of an Iraqi hospital, authorities said Monday. The blaze at Al-Hussein hospital in the southern city of Nassiriya is believed to have been ignited when an oxygen

Iraqi medical officials say the death toll from a catastrophic hospital blaze in a southern city has risen to 58 BAGHDAD -- The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 58 on

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said. Two health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 58 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said. Two health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the

Mourners react next to the coffins of victims, who were killed in a fire that broke out at al-Hussain coronavirus hospital in Nassiriya, during a funeral in Najaf, Iraq, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani Mourners react next to the coffins of victims,

More Than 60 People Dead After Hospital Fire In Southern Iraqi City Enlarge this image toggle caption ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — A fire that broke out in the coronavirus ward of a hospital in southern

People inspect the damage at the site where a fire broke out at al-Hussain coronavirus hospital, in Nassiriya, Iraq, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani People inspect the damage at the site where a fire broke out at al-Hussain coronavirus hospital, in

More than 14,200 wildland firefighters and support personnel were battling nearly 70 fires across multiple Western states as of Tuesday afternoon. The Bootleg Fire, the country’s largest wildfire, was incinerating huge swaths of the Fremont-Winema National

Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California's power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming,

Wildfires that have torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate are burning across 10 parched Western states, and the largest, in Oregon, is threatening California’s power supply LOS ANGELES -- Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California’s power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush

Fifty-two large fires are currently burning 748,987 acres in the western United States, with many showing very little sign of containment. The number of fires that have burned nationally by this time of year is the largest in a decade, with over 33,000 fires

Devastating wildfires ripped through 10 Western states on Tuesday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. At least 67 blazes ravaged around 918,000 acres (1,434 square miles) from Alaska to Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Arizona,

Scores of major wildfires were raging virtually unchecked across the West on Tuesday as an unrelenting heat wave and historic drought turned a wide swath of the nation into tinder. The 59 blazes had consumed 1,350 square miles of mostly timber and brush, but

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake July

France’s competition regulator has fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) over a dispute with French publishers who want the company to pay for the use of their news PARIS -- France’s competition regulator said Tuesday it fined Google 500 million euros

Google was fined $590 million Tuesday by a French regulator Tuesday for failing to negotiate with news publishers for use of their content. France’s Competition Authority issued the €500 million (roughly $590 million) fine after Google repeatedly violated

London/Paris (CNN Business) France's antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay publishers for their content or face more punishment. Google GOOGL The regulator said in

France Fines Google $592M In A Dispute Over Paying News Publishers For Content Enlarge this image toggle caption Michel Euler/AP Michel Euler/AP PARIS — France's competition regulator fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) on Tuesday for failing to

France has slapped Google with a fine of nearly $600 million for its failure to reach an agreement with publishers that would allow for the technology company to use snippets of their content on Google News.

BEIJING — Authorities say at least eight people have died and nine remained missing in a hotel collapse in Suzhou city in eastern China. The hotel building collapsed Monday afternoon, the Suzhou government said. Most people in the building at the time were

Part of a hotel collapsed in the Chinese city of Suzhou on Monday, killing eight people and leaving rescue workers searching for nine others who are still missing in the ruins, according to the local government. The collapse of a section of the Siji Kaiyuan

SHANGHAI, July 13 – Part of a hotel collapsed in the Chinese city of Suzhou killing eight people and rescue workers were searching on Tuesday for nine people missing in the ruins, state media reported. The collapse of part of the Siji Kaiyuan Hotel in the

Authorities say at least eight people have died and nine remained missing in a hotel collapse in Suzhou city in eastern China BEIJING -- Authorities say at least eight people have died and nine remained missing in a hotel collapse in Suzhou city in eastern

Rescue workers work next to a crane at the site where a hotel building collapsed in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China July 12, 2021.cnsphoto via REUTERS Rescue workers work next to a crane at the site where a hotel building collapsed in Suzhou, Jiangsu province,

At Least 8 Dead In Hotel Collapse In City In Eastern China Enlarge this image toggle caption Li Bo/AP Li Bo/AP BEIJING — Rescue workers were digging through the remains of a collapsed hotel in eastern China looking for any survivors of a disaster that has

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders met Monday with President Biden about an upcoming budget reconciliation bill that Democrats hope to ram through Congress alongside a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Sanders (I-Vt.), who recently

The U.S. Senate returned on Monday to one of its most ambitious agendas in years, with Democratic President Joe Biden seeking trillions of dollars in infrastructure spending and Republicans promising "a hell of a fight" against using tax hikes to pay for any

Congressional Democrats remain divided over the size and scope of a party-line social spending bill, with progressives demanding the final package including everything from immigration to Medicare expansion. The debate took center stage as Congress faces a

Joe Biden met with Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders on Monday as Democratic lawmakers wrangled to find consensus on legislation designed to carry most of the president’s $4 trillion longer-term economic agenda. “My job is to do everything I can

Congressional Democrats are eyeing a repeal of former President Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts to pay for a party-line social spending package, a package loaded up with liberal priorities such as funding for racial justice programs and Medicare expansion. Fully

As Senate Republicans are wary of massive spending bills increasing inflation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday his caucus has a plan that will fully fund up to $6 trillion in infrastructure. Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee,

California backtracked on barring students who don’t wear masks from school campuses, instead leaving it up to local K-12 officials to decide how to handle students who don’t comply with the mask mandate at schools in the fall. State officials had issued a

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After initially telling schools they must send students home if they refuse to wear masks indoors, California public health officials abruptly changed course and said districts will be able to decide how to enforce the mask mandate. While

The new rule was rescinded just hours after it was issued. California issued a new rule on Monday banning unmasked students from school campuses but then rescinded it just hours later. The California Department of Health published its COVID-19 public health

California rescinded COVID-19 guidance banning unmasked K-12 students from campuses, within hours of issuing it, ABC News reported. The COVID-19 public health guidance released by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for the 2021-2022 school year

(CNN) In a prompt about-face, California announced strict measures barring maskless K-12 students from campuses, only to update its stance hours later and suggest it would leave the decisions to local schools. "California's school guidance will be clarified

California schools will open schools for in-person instruction this fall — but only to students who will wear a mask. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the state released guidelines Monday for a return to campus, which require California’s K-12

(CNN) President Joe Biden's review of former President Donald Trump's restrictive Cuba policy is still underway, a senior administration official tells CNN. Several months after taking office, Biden has yet to fulfill his campaign pledge to reverse his predecessor's

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) slammed the Biden administration for omitting clear references to Marxism or Communism in President Biden’s statements on the protests in Cuba and stating he doesn’t understand

Sen. Marco Rubio, citing mass protests in Cuba against the country's communist regime, has criticized both Twitter and President Joe Biden. “I am not in favor of @twitter blocking anybody,” the Florida Republican wrote. “But if @twitter.gov is going to block

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., lashed out at President Biden on Monday for his response to mass protests that broke out in Cuba a day earlier. "I don't know why it's so hard for them to criticize Marxists," Rubio said of the Biden administration in an appearance

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that the United States needs to be clear that former President Donald Trump’s Cuba policies will remain in place, make it a priority to provide Internet access to the people

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Robert Menendez (D-NJ) urged President Joe Biden against returning to President Obama’s Cuba policies because they resulted in “absolutely no change inside of Cuba” but

“With this nomination, the Biden Administration reaffirms the best tradition of American foreign policy and diplomacy: the credo that partisan politics should stop at the water’s edge. U.S. foreign policy can and should be bipartisan,” Flake said in a statement.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican lawmaker who endorsed his 2020 run for the White House, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. Flake served in the U.S. Senate from Arizona from 2013 to 2019 and in the U.S. House

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters about President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, on Capitol Hill, Washington, May 10, 2017. President Joe Biden is nominating former Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, as his ambassador to

President Biden on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona to be US ambassador to Turkey, with which the US has one of its most unstable alliances. Flake will be one of Biden’s highest-profile Republican surrogates

President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican lawmaker who endorsed his 2020 run for the White House, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. Flake served in the U.S. Senate from Arizona from 2013 to 2019 and in the U.S. House

President Joe Biden has tapped Republican former Sen. Jeff Flake, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. Flake, who endorsed Biden’s 2020 run for the White House, served in the U.S. Senate representing Arizona from 2013 to 2019 and in the U.S. House from 2001

The database indicates only one possible death of a recipient of the Johnson & Johnson shot from Guillain-Barré syndrome. But the man, a 57-year-old from Delaware, had also had a heart attack and a stroke in the past four years, raising questions about what

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday added warning labels to Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine for the Chinese coronavirus over links to a rare neurological condition. In an updated fact sheet for healthcare providers administering the J&J

The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is once again raising concerns. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned about a possible link between that vaccine and the autoimmune disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome. In a statement, the agency

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Food and Drug Administration warning of a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, conservatives and liberals alike are sounding the alarm that the

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly set to announce a warning for the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine saying it has been linked to a serious, although rare, side effect. The side effect is known as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Roy Moore against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who ridiculed the former Alabama Chief Justice on his 2018 Showtime series “Who Is America?” U.S. District Judge John Cronan of the Southern District of New

A judge Tuesday tossed out the defamation suit brought by failed Alabama US Senate candidate Roy Moore against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and cable network Showtime, new court papers show. Moore filed the $95 million lawsuit in 2018 after he claimed he was

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday won the dismissal of a $95 million defamation lawsuit by Roy Moore, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama who claimed he was tricked into being portrayed falsely as a sex offender on Cohen's Showtime series

Sacha Baron Cohen on Monday filed a lawsuit against a cannabis company that used a likeness of his comedic character Borat on a billboard. The British actor and comedian is suing Solar Therapeutics for depicting Borat on a Massachusetts interstate billboard

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and filed after Moore complained he was tricked into an interview that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations

Oklahoma’s Board of Education voted Monday to prohibit K-12 public school teachers from discussing eight different concepts about race — with violators potentially having their teaching license suspended. The 5-1 vote brings the board in alignment with a new

Every governor in America should decline funds from the Department of Education meant to support the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools, former South Carolina governor and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday. “Governors

Oklahoma’s Board of Education has voted to forbid public school teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade from talking about eight different concepts concerning race, with those in violation facing the prospect of having their teaching license suspended,

Oklahoma’s Board of Education voted Monday to prohibit K-12 public school teachers from discussing eight different concepts about race — with violators potentially having their teaching license suspended. The 5-1 vote brings the board in alignment with a new

The author of a new book feels Asian Americans are an "inconvenient minority" to the liberal media because as their community succeeds based on merit alone, they debunk the critical race theory narrative that opportunities of non-Whites are limited because

Fewer Georgia small businesses reported experiencing adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic than the national average, according to the latest survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey found only 22.2% of businesses in the state reported the pandemic

FILE PHOTO: People make their way in a local street of Chinatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People make their way in a local street of Chinatown in the Manhattan

A record share of small businesses say they are raising prices, data released Tuesday showed. The National Federation of Independent Business said that the net percent of small businesses that have raised prices rose seven points to 47 percent, the highest

Small businesses in Virginia and other parts of the country have faced staffing shortages in recent months, which are now causing losses in sales, according to a report from the National Federation of Independent Business. After the commonwealth's COVID-19

Fewer North Carolina small businesses reported experiencing adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic than the national average, according to the latest survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey found 18.5% of businesses in the state reported the pandemic

Former President Donald Trump has released a letter from an ex federal prosecutor in Pennsylvania stating that he disagreed with former Attorney General William Barr on how to deal with allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, the Washington

FILE PHOTO: Angel Rivera, a 20-year-old bartender, holds a Black Voters Matter sign during a rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building to protest attempts to halt the counting of ballots cast in the state for the 2020 presidential election, in Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid told all 67 counties in the state on Thursday not to comply with a request for “information and materials needed to conduct a forensic audit of the 2020 General Election,” made Wednesday by State

Colorado’s Republican Party is decrying a proposed rule change to election-related meetings by Secretary of State Jena Griswold's office. The secretary of state’s election division last month filed an amendment to a state election rule governing how the state’s

During his CPAC Dallas speech, President Donald Trump spoke about a letter from the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, William McSwain, saying that he was not allowed to do his job, Trump said, to investigate allegations involving

Conor McGregor didn’t appear to be finished aiming nasty messages at Dustin Poirier and his family after Poirier's doctor-stoppage technical knockout at UFC 264 over the weekend. McGregor was caught levying shots at Poirier, including his child, in at least

Conor McGregor may not be fighting for the third time this year. McGregor injured his leg during UFC 264 and needed surgery to repair a fractured fibula and tibia on Sunday. He is facing a medical suspension until at least Jan. 7, 2022 but could start training

Conor McGregor may have injured himself before slipping and falling to the mat during his fight Saturday night at UFC 264 against Dustin Poirier. Additional breakdown of the fight on Monday may have pinpointed the exact moment where McGregor first hurt himself.

Khabib Nurmagomedov predicted Monday that Conor McGregor’s career was essentially over after sustaining a leg injury at UFC 264 and that promotion of the UFC star is bad for the sport. Nurmagomedov, who is one of McGregor’s fiercest critics and has beaten

One of Conor McGregor’s former rivals thinks his time should be up for good. Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a foe of McGregor who retired in 2020, thinks that the sport should be done with the Irishman for his bad attitude and history

Officials in Tokyo say four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine TOKYO -- Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Nottingham Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Britain - June 13, 2021 Britain's Johanna Konta celebrates with the trophy as she poses for a photo after winning the Nottingham Open Action Images via Reuters/Molly Darlington/File

Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from Wimbledon just over two weeks ago when a member of her team contracted the virus. The three-time Grand Slam semifinalist

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, takes a photo of Olympic Ring promoting Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike speaks at an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike speaks at an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon July 13, 2021 By

A federal judge has agreed to free an Iowa man from jail more than six months after his videotaped confrontation of a police officer inside the U.S. Capitol became one of the most menacing images of the Jan. 6 riots A federal judge agreed on Tuesday to free

Washington (CNN) A US Capitol insurrection defendant who chased a Black police officer up a staircase and away from government officials in the Senate, is being released from jail to home incarceration after a judge found there wasn't enough evidence to show

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia Doug Jensen, a QAnon supporter who stormed the Capitol but thought he was at the White House, will be released on home detention. Doug Jensen, a QAnon conspiracy theorist who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6

A screen grab from a video provided as government video evidence against Douglas Austin Jensen, who participated in the Jan. 6th Capitol riot. One of the most notorious defendants charged in the Jan. 6 riot by Trump supporters believed that he and other rioters

This morning on ESPN’s First Take, co-host Stephen A. Smith apologized for comments he made on the show yesterday regarding Angels player Shohei Ohtani: The comments yesterday centered on Smith’s opinion that despite his skills as both pitcher and hitter,

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith apologized on Monday for saying that baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani can’t be the face of Major League Baseball because the player prefers to have an interpreter around to help translate his native Japanese to English. The longtime

ESPN “First Take” host Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday issued an on-air apology for remarks made the day before regarding Los Angeles Angels star two-way player Shohei Ohtani. Smith asserted on Monday’s show that Ohtani needing an interpreter “so you can understand

ESPN hot-button talking head Stephen A. Smith fired off a controversial statement on burgeoning baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, a statement critics are rebuking as anti-Asian, if not racist. Smith, a Black sports commentator who often opines on racial issues,

(CNN) Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney raised almost $2 million in just the last three months, the most she has ever raised in a single quarter, according to her office. Which, you might think, is a sign of her strength in advance of what is expected to be a massive

EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the most high-profile of the 10 House Republicans who voted in January to impeach then-President Donald Trump, set a second straight quarterly fundraising record. Cheney's 2022 reelection campaign hauled in $1.88 million

Representative Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) listens to a reporter’s question at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Republican Representative Liz Cheney, who voted after the Capitol riot to impeach former President Donald Trump,

Anti-Trump Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is not very popular with GOP voters or her party colleagues on Capitol Hill, but she still has at least one base of strong support — big-money donors. The embattled congresswoman, who is facing multiple primary challengers

For Mr. Biden, the meeting was part of an increasingly urgent effort by the White House to demonstrate that the president is aggressively confronting gun violence as homicides rise in cities across the country and Republicans accuse his administration of being

Chicago’s police superintendent joined other community leaders at the White House Monday to discuss how to address violence. Others across Illinois say the issue is out of control. President Joe Biden reiterated one of his major policy positions is to stem

President Biden is offering $350 billion from the American Rescue Plan to police departments in New York City and elsewhere in an effort to "put more police officers on the beat" as part of his new comprehensive strategy on gun violence, effectively filling

President Biden on Monday met with state and local leaders and urged them to use billions of dollars in the coronavirus relief package to hire more police officers. But it’s not about the money, police say. During the White House meeting, Mr. Biden called

Pete Alonso defeated Trey Mancini to win his second straight MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night at Coors Field. Alonso beat Mancini, 23-22, and did so with the extra time he earned while hitting the long balls in the final round. He needed to muster up everything

Why People Call Shohei Ohtani A 'Once In A Century' Baseball Player Major League Baseball's All-Star game is tonight and one of the biggest stars this season is Japan's Shohei Ohtani. He's a dominant pitcher and hitter — leading the league in home runs. Sports

Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani fell in the first round of the MLB Home Run Derby to Washington Nationals slugger Juan Soto in a swing-off on Monday night. Soto started off with 22 home runs in his first at-bat. He really put the pressure on Ohtani immediately.

A fan at the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night took a tumble while trying to catch a Matt Olson ball. Olson hit a deep shot to the upper deck at Coors Field. As the ball was about to land, a fan tried to make a diving catch and instead fell over a guard rail

Officials in Minnesota say they’re finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- Officials in Minnesota said they’re finding more giant goldfish

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Officials in Minnesota said they’re finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes. The goldfish, which can grow to the size of a football,

A city in Minnesota wants residents to give their pet goldfish to a "responsible friend" of throwing it in a waterway. The city of Burnsville tweeted it recently found large groups of goldfish at Keller Lake, and suspect residents could be the cause. "Please

Oversized Goldfish Are Taking Over One Minnesota Lake Causing Issues For Local Fish Enlarge this image toggle caption City of Burnsville, Minn. City of Burnsville, Minn. Pesky, oversized goldfish are causing problems in Minnesota. Authorities in Burnsville,

The number of confirmed dead in last month’s collapse of a Florida condo building reached 95 on Tuesday, after one more body was pulled from the rubble overnight. Officials said 14 people remain unaccounted for in the ruins of Champlain Tower South in Surfside,

Construction equipment is used to dig through the mound of debris from the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building is seen through fencing on July 11, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. The recovery operation at the site of a collapsed condominium

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Exhausted crews neared the end of their search for victims of a Miami-area condominium tower collapse Tuesday as the death toll reached 95 with just a handful of people still unaccounted for. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference that the number of people considered missing has dwindled as authorities work to identify everyone connected to the building. The mayor said 14 people remain unaccounted for, which includes

In March, President Joe Biden, voting rights activist and former Georgia State Rep. Stacey Abrams and their Democrats wielded cancel culture as a weapon and robbed the state of Georgia out of $100 million. Democrats, enabled by their allies in the mainstream

(CNN) Republicans are set to run ads during Tuesday night's All-Star Game blaming Democrats for fans in Georgia having to catch the action on television from Colorado -- rather than live at Truist Park in Atlanta. "This was supposed to be Atlanta's night,

Heritage Action, a national conservative group, announced they would be purchasing ad time during Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game to defend Georgia’s election integrity laws against misleading attacks from the left. The ad time cost the group $168,000. The

Outkick founder Clay Travis told "America’s Newsroom's" co-host Bill Hemmer Tuesday that sports could be a "very significant litmus test" for Georgia voters. Travis made the comments ahead of Tuesday night's All-Star Game after Major League Baseball moved the

FILE PHOTO: General view of Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland, September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel FILE PHOTO: General view of Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland, September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel July 13, 2021 By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters)

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

FILE PHOTO: Rush hour traffic fills the ring road in Paris, France, June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Rush hour traffic fills the ring road in Paris, France, June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo July 13, 2021 BERLIN

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in

(CNN) Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of "spiritual rot" in a letter posted to his Twitter on Monday. "How sad it is to see our beloved

Famed civil rights activist Cornel West announced he is leaving his post at Harvard University’s Divinity School in a scathing resignation letter — accusing the institution of “spiritual rot” and describing it as in a state of “decay and decline.” In a letter

Cornel West Has Announced He's Leaving Harvard And Says The School Has Lost Its Way Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP/AFP via Getty Images AFP/AFP via Getty Images Cornel West, one of the nation's foremost Black scholars and an outspoken progressive activist,

Philosopher and prominent civil rights activist Cornel West announced Monday that he is resigning from Harvard University’s Divinity School, which he says is in a state of “decline and decay,” adding that he had been working in “the shadow of Jim Crow,” which

(CNN) Roger Federer, the four-time Olympian and all-time great tennis champion, announced Tuesday that he would not represent Switzerland in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, saying that a recent setback with his knee forced the decision. The 39-year-old underwent

FILE PHOTO: Jul 7, 2021; London, United Kingdom; Roger Federer (SUI) plays against Hubert Hurkacz (POL) in the quarter finals at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: Jul 7, 2021; London,

Roger Federer Says A Knee Injury Is Going To Keep Him From The Tokyo Games Enlarge this image toggle caption Julian Finney/Getty Images Julian Finney/Getty Images Roger Federer will not be competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this month after all. The

FILE PHOTO: Jul 10, 2021; London, United Kingdom; Karolina Pliskova (CZE) seen playing against Ashleigh Barty (AUS) in the women’s final at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: Jul 10,

Malaysia has shut a mass vaccination center in its worst-hit state after more than 200 medical staff and volunteers tested positive for the coronavirus KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia shut down a mass vaccination center in its worst-hit state Tuesday after

Malaysia shut down a mass vaccination center in its worst-hit state Tuesday after more than 200 medical staff and volunteers tested positive for the coronavirus. The closure was the first of a vaccination center and came as the country's new confirmed infections

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia shut down a mass vaccination center in its worst-hit state Tuesday after more than 200 medical staff and volunteers tested positive for the coronavirus. The closure was the first of a vaccination center and came as the country’s

Dawlat Abad, Afghanistan (CNN) Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: "Surrender, commandos, surrender." Several men emerge from a building; they are clearly unarmed. Gunfire erupts. At least a dozen men are seen shot to death amid cries of "Allahu

The Taliban shot 22 Afghan commandos on Tuesday in the northern province of Faryab, the Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed to Fox News. The Special Force members' ammunition ran out as they fought with terrorist militants, leading them to surrender. The

​Taliban fighters executed nearly two dozen unarmed members of the Afghan special forces, who were surrendering after running out of ammunition, newly revealed video shows. The video obtained by CNN shows the Afghan soldiers emerging from a building, after

FILE PHOTO: The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac before a delivery ceremony to Singapore Airlines at the Boeing South Carolina Plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States March 25, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill FILE PHOTO: The Boeing

New York (CNN Business) Even when Boeing has its best month in years, it has problems. Boeing BA on Tuesday disclosed a new issue with the 787 Dreamliner widebody jet, which has been dogged with problems since August . The company said some of the planes'

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen at the company's facility in Everett, Washington, U.S., Jan. 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen at the company's facility in Everett, Washington, U.S., Jan. 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey

Both the U.S. Olympic team and the WNBA All-Stars expect a competitive game in the league's showcase Wednesday. Usually there is not much defense played in All-Star games until the fourth quarter, but this one could be different with the Olympians having limited

FILE PHOTO: Jul 11, 2021; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) wait at scorer's table to enter the game during the second quarter during game three of the 2021 NBA Finals at Fiserv

The National Basketball Association is having a hard time finding an audience for its 2021 Finals, with Game 2 down 32 percent compared to the 2019 season. The ratings did improve a bit over Game 1, however. With its average of 9.38 million viewers on ABC,

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal law that for more than 50 years has banned licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults between age 18 and 21 is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. In a 2-1 opinion, the 4th U.S. Circuit

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that regulations setting a minimum age of 21 for handgun purchases from licensed dealers violates the Second American rights of those citizens. The three-judge panel in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered the

The Supreme Court’s favorite target again this year was the California-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which saw 15 of its 16 rulings overturned on review. For decades, the high court’s conservatives have trained a skeptical eye on the historically

Team USA men’s basketball suffered another Olympics tune-up loss with days to go before the team is set to compete for a gold medal in Tokyo. On Monday night, the U.S. fell to Australia 91-83. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Damian Lillard

FILE PHOTO: May 3, 2021; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills (8) controls the basket ball during the second quarter against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: May 3, 2021;

Team USA men’s basketball coach Gregg Popovich got into a testy exchange with a reporter after the U.S. lost to Australia in a tune-up game before the Tokyo Olympics. The U.S. lost its second straight game in these tune-up exhibitions. On Saturday, it was

The Democratic National Committee and other White House allies want wireless carriers to scrutinize phone and social media messages for alleged misinformation about the Biden administration’s push to vaccinate more Americans against the coronavirus, Politico

A recent report revealed the Biden administration has plans to work with tech companies and SMS carriers to monitor and combat misinformation, which was immediately met with skepticism and criticism by Republican lawmakers On Monday, Politico reported plans

The Biden administration is bolstering its pushback on COVID vaccine critics just as Americans are saying they don't like the president's idea of a door-to-door sales pitch. White House officials already have begun firing back at politicians and media figures

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Fla., and several other prominent Republican senators planned to introduce a bill Tuesday that would extend a health safety policy allowing border patrol agents to expel migrants due to COVID-19. The "Securing the Homeland from International

Sen. Ted Cruz and several other prominent GOP senators introduced legislation Tuesday to codify a Trump-era provision that allows border officials to rapidly expel migrants who illegally cross the border. Dubbed the "Securing the Homeland from International

Sen. Ted Cruz is leading a charge in the Senate to maintain a Trump-era policy that allowed for the swift expulsion of illegal immigrants at the border based on the potential threat to public health due to coronavirus, as new strains emerge. In March 2020,

A Patient Got A Kidney Meant For Someone Else CLEVELAND — An Ohio hospital has acknowledged that a patient received a new kidney meant for someone else. Officials at University Hospitals in Cleveland on Monday apologized for the mistake and said two employees

An Ohio hospital transplanted a kidney into the wrong person – leaving the intended recipient still waiting for the life-saving surgery, officials said on Monday. University Hospitals apologized for the medical mess in a statement provided to The Post and

An Ohio hospital has acknowledged that a patient received a new kidney that was meant for someone else CLEVELAND -- An Ohio hospital has acknowledged that a patient received a new kidney meant for someone else. Officials at University Hospitals in Cleveland

FILE PHOTO: Japan's newly-appointed Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon FILE PHOTO: Japan's newly-appointed Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan,

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of the Bank of Japan amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks past the

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrives to attend the G20 meeting of foreign and development ministers in Matera, Italy, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi FILE PHOTO: Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrives to attend the

Olivia Rodrigo attends the World Premiere of Disney's “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" at El Capitan Theatre on September 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Pop star Olivia Rodrigo is heading to the White House on Wednesday to lend her voice to the Biden administration's

President Biden hopes pop singer Olivia Rodrigo will help him boost vaccination rates among young people who might not see COVID-1 as a threat and are holding back the government’s campaign for widespread immunity. The actress and singer-songwriter whose debut

Olivia Rodrigo apparently doesn’t need a “Driver’s License” to get to her destination Wednesday. The popular singer will be visiting the White House to do some pro-vaccination outreach with President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci. Rodrigo will “record videos

Should school boards be transparent and accountable to the people? Not according to Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana. The Louisiana legislature enough members willing to come back for a veto session in order to try and overturn some of the vetoes that

Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed an education transparency bill that critics said would have shined a light on billions of dollars flooding Louisiana schools. House Bill 38 would have required large local school systems to participate in the Louisiana Checkbook,

The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, in what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year. In some cases the outbreaks have spread

The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, offering what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19

(CNN) The top vaccine official for the state of Tennessee said Monday she was fired after an argument over vaccinating children against coronavirus. Now Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician who has served as the state's medical director of the vaccine-preventable

On Tuesday, the former official in charge of vaccinations for the state of Tennessee claimed her recent firing was politically motivated and rooted in anti-vaccination conspiracy theories pushed by conservative legislators in her state. During a CNN interview

FILE PHOTO: People exit the headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People exit the headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

FILE PHOTO: People exit the headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. Picture taken May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People exit the headquarters of the U.S. Securities

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it mistakenly verified some fake accounts that the social media company has now permanently suspended, months after restarting its verification program. But the news comes as the social media giant has removed prominent conservatives

Twitter has admitted it added its verification checkmark, meant to ensure the public that an account is authentic, to a number of fake accounts run by bots. The platform’s shoddy verifications come after the blacklisting of high profile conservatives such as

A cyclical shift in the moon’s orbit, coupled with rising sea levels due to climate change, is set to cause record flooding across the world in the next decade, a new study shows. The study, conducted by NASA and the University of Hawaii, examined ongoing

(CNN) Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A "dramatic" surge in high-tide floods is just over a decade away in the US, according to NASA. The rapid increase will start in the mid-2030s, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels

Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned for four years following a failed drug test. The Ukrainian gymnast tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in August 2020 and was banned after a ruling

FILE PHOTO: Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Men's All-Around Final - Horizontal Bar - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany - October 11, 2019 Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev reacts REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay FILE PHOTO:

Millions of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 could nevertheless find themselves barred from entering certain countries in Europe and elsewhere LONDON -- After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine

LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong. The couple — and millions

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin will not participate in the upcoming debate by the Virginia Bar Association due to the moderator’s donation history. Youngkin’s campaign announced Monday that due to “PBS Newshour” host and debate moderator Judy

Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin is skipping one of the debates in his race against Democrat Terry McAuliffe, citing a moderator's past donation to a charity associated with former President Bill Clinton and that debate organizers wouldn't

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) met earlier this month with Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, and now are backing the communist regime in Cuban against calls for liberty and freedom. And the four House Democrats tied to the socialist group are

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other House Democrats affiliated with the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have so far remained silent while the DSA appears to back Cuba's communist regime against protesters demanding freedom. Ocasio-Cortez,

A mechanical failure “caused untreated sewage to be discharged into the ocean,” according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn. The Hyperion plant is both Los Angeles’ largest and oldest sewage treatment facility and has been in operation since 1894. The

(CNN) A stretch of Los Angeles beaches was closed due to health concerns after roughly 17 million gallons of sewage was discharged into the Santa Monica Bay. The spill came from the Hyperion Water Reclamation plant, which is located next to Dockweiler State

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume reacted Monday to Vice President Kamala Harris bemoaning "rural" residents who apparently cannot find an office supply store to photocopy their driver's license to send to state election authorities. Hume told "Special

Vice President Kamala Harris is being criticized for insulting rural voters in the wake of Democrat claims that the wave of voter integrity legislation taking shape across the country is an effort to make voting more difficult for Americans, including requiring

A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law requiring public places to post a sign outside restrooms warning of transgender usage after pro-LGBT business owners said the law was stigmatizing to transgender people. The Tennessee businesses filed a federal lawsuit

(CNN) A federal judge has blocked a law in Tennessee that would require some businesses to post signs outside their doors if they allow transgender or nonbinary customers to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. An injunction from US

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 13, 2021 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts during a practice round REUTERS/Lee Smith Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 13,

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 13, 2021 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. poses for a photograph with a marshall on the 18th hole during a practice round REUTERS/Paul Childs Golf - The 149th Open Championship

EXclusive: Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and more than 40 other GOP House lawmakers will introduce a resolution expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security and federal law enforcement agencies following calls among progressive Democrats to cut

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and freshman Rep. Lisa McClain are leading the effort on a resolution aimed at voicing support for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Monday questioned an early tweet from the U.S. State Department that seemed to assure Americans that the right to peaceful assembly is observed in Cuba amid new reports of a punishing crackdown by the government and an emerging "list

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day Cruz blasts Biden administration’s tweet amid reports of fierce crackdown in Cuba, ‘missing persons list’ Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Monday questioned an early

New York (CNN Business) There's no escaping it: Prices are rising across the board , including all the essentials -- food, clothing and shelter. American home prices are up 20% over the past year. Prices of food eaten outside the home were up more than 4%

Inflation Is Still High. Used Car Prices Could Help Explain What Happens Next Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP Surging prices for used cars were a major driver of inflation earlier this year. Now, there are signs those

An Afghan police officer keeps watch at the check post on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail An Afghan police officer keeps watch at the check post on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad

More Afghans are likely to flee their homes due to escalating violence, the U.N. refugee agency warned on Tuesday, as the Taliban take control of more territory in response to the withdrawal of U.S.-led foreign forces. "Afghanistan is on the brink of another

“We aim to show the world once again the magic of Popeyes chicken with our new nuggets. We believe that these piece(s) of crunchy, juicy delicious chicken will have guests question how they ever enjoyed chicken nuggets before this.”

New York (CNN Business) After the wild success of its chicken sandwich, Popeyes is adding more poultry to its menu with the launch of nuggets. The item will be available starting July 27 to Popeyes customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The

Former pro wrestling superstar Paul Orndorff, best known to fans as “Mr. Wonderful,” died Monday at the age of 71, his family announced. His cause of death was not immediately known, but he had recently been diagnosed with dementia. Orndorff was largely a

WWE Hall of Famer Paul Orndorff, who was known as "Mr. Wonderful," has died at the age of 71, his son announced on Instagram Monday. Orndorff was suffering from dementia prior to his death, which Travis Orndorff said was caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy

A Florida man's luck changed after he stumbled upon a $1 million winning lottery ticket while cleaning his house. Kenneth Morgan, 54, of Jacksonville, purchased the ticket at the Publix Liquor Store in Jacksonville for the April 17 Powerball drawing, but he

This is way better than finding loose change under a couch cushion. A Florida man found a $1 million winning lottery ticket in his drawer while cleaning his house earlier this month — after buying the lucky ticket in a liquor store three months beforehand. “I

Megan Fox opened up about the very odd and life-changing experience she had drinking the psychoactive tea ayahuasca with her boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly. Fox appeared on Monday’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live" where she got candid with guest host Arsenio Hall about the

Megan Fox says she went through “psychological hell” after drinking the psychoactive brew ayahuasca, but still thinks it was worth trying. The actor sat down Monday with Arsenio Hall, guest host on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and explained what happened when she

The California Board of Education is set to postpone implementing a proposed overhaul of its mathematics curriculum during a Wednesday meeting after opponents argued the plan could harm students by needlessly inserting politics and social justice initiatives

The California State Board of Education is set to push back against implementing an overhaul of its mathematics curriculum after opponents argued the plan needlessly inserts politics and social justice initiatives into lessons. "California is on the verge

Tokyo Growing military tensions around Taiwan as well as economic and technological rivalry between China and the United States threaten peace and stability in East Asia as the regional power balance shifts in Beijing's favor, Japan said in its annual defense

FILE PHOTO: A Type-74 tank fires ammunition during a live fire exercise at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's (JGSDF's) training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Japan May 22, 2021. Akio Kon/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: A Type-74 tank fires

A suspect in the murder of a 19-year-old shot last year in Seattle’s lawless autonomous zone was arrested in Iowa on Monday, according to a report. Marcel Long, 19, was arrested in Des Moines by US marshals and charged with first-degree murder in the June

A man who is suspected of shooting and killing another man inside Seattle’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone last year was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder. Marcel Long, 19, was taken into custody by the Pacific Northwest Violent Offender

Elite universities continue to push master’s programs that don’t pay off, as the jobs that graduates get with their degree from top institutions fail to generate enough income to pay down their six-figure federal loans, according to the Wall Street Journal. Master’s

Campus of Columbia University in New York City in 2009. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Federal loans for high-cost, low-value graduate schools have enabled the Ivy League master’s-degree racket to thrive. Columbia University is among America’s most elite schools. Many

If ongoing clinical trials and regulators conclude COVID-19 vaccines in younger children aged 6 to 11 are safe and effective, an expert with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) said "we would be foolish not to vaccinate" kids. The comments from

People seeking a COVID-19 booster vaccine dose in hopes of greater protection are doing so as the evidence relating to safety remains unclear, top experts said. A journalist questioned Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the Centers

Top Navy leaders are more interested in micromanaging subordinates than sinking enemy vessels, are increasingly risk-averse, can’t maintain their own ships and overreact to any negative news story, no matter how ridiculous. Those are some of the harsh findings

Ships of the U.S. Navy’s Destroyer Squadron 23 — led by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (front) — transit the Pacific Ocean, January 22, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Erick A. Parsons/US Navy) Why a troubling

Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfire season, potentially endangering surrounding communities BOISE, Idaho -- Airport officials

Most larger airports such as those in Denver, Seattle and Boise are supplied by pipeline. But many smaller, outlying airports such as those in Aspen, Colorado, and Jackson, Wyoming, and Hailey, Idaho, near the resort town of Sun Valley, rely on jet fuel delivery

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has gotten federal approval to launch people into space, himself included CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included. The Amazon founder will climb

FILE PHOTO: Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster and Crew Capsule mockup at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing FILE PHOTO:

Tuesday, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci said that children as young as “greater than two years old” should wear masks if they are unvaccinated. Fauci added

White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci drew criticism Tuesday after saying children as young as 3 years old should continue to wear masks to protect against the coronavirus. Asked by MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about the spread of the Delta variant of the

Reporters Reveal 'Ugly Truth' Of How Facebook Enables Hate Groups And Disinformation Enlarge this image Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images In a new book, two New York Times journalists report that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

(CNN Business) A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. With scrutiny of Big Tech intensifying every single week, an ambitious new book is measuring Facebook's missteps and miseries.

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford are conducting early-stage research into whether potential modifications of their coronavirus vaccines could reduce or eliminate the risk of rare but serious blood clots, The Wall Street Journal

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford are conducting early-stage research into whether potential modifications of their coronavirus vaccines could reduce or eliminate the risk of rare but serious blood clots, The Wall Street Journal

The damage caused in the blaze is estimated to be more than $30,000. A Taco Bell employee was arrested on Monday in Nashville, after she and her coworkers allegedly set off fireworks inside the restaurant, causing the building to catch fire as they watched

“Employees are seen using their cell phone cameras to record the trash can from the outside of the restaurant,” the fire department said. “Employees then realized they locked themselves out of the restaurant. The employees tried unsuccessfully to get back into

A dashboard camera captured a fuel tanker crash and subsequently bursting into flames Monday on I-75 in Troy, Michigan. Authorities responded to calls of "a tanker truck that struck the center median wall of northbound I-75 near the Big Beaver Road overpass,"

This is the moment a tanker truck carrying 14,000 gallons of fuel crashed into a median and exploded on a Michigan highway — shutting down the roadway outside Detroit. A 10-second clip released by authorities in Troy shows the tanker slamming into a center

About 1 in 4 LGBTQ youths identify as nonbinary, or someone who does not identify within the traditional gender dichotomy, a new study released on Tuesday finds. The Trevor Project, which published the research ahead of International Nonbinary People's Day

About one in four LGBTQ youth in their sample identified as nonbinary, or someone who does not identify within the traditional gender binary, a new study released on Tuesday finds. The Trevor Project, which published the research ahead of International Nonbinary

A Chicago rapper was gunned down in a hail of bullets moments after he walked out of jail and had been fitted for an ankle bracelet, reports said. When 31-year-old Londre Sylvester left Cook County Jail at just before 9 p.m. on Saturday night, gunmen got out

A Chicago rapper was gunned down in a hail of bullets moments after he walked out of jail and had been fitted for an ankle bracelet, reports said. When 31-year-old Londre Sylvester left Cook County Jail at just before 9 p.m. on Saturday night, gunmen got out

Washington (CNN) Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during protests last June had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the

Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during protests last June had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the episode with members

Recently-announced Arizona GOP Senate primary candidate Blake Masters, who is president of the Thiel Foundation, joined SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with Alex Marlow this morning to discuss his bid to oust Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). “I’m tossing my hat in

An executive at Peter Thiel’s venture capital fund is running for a US Senate seat with $10 million in backing from his boss. Blake Masters, the 34-year-old chief operating officer at investment firm Thiel Capital and a former protege of the billionaire at

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria - July 2, 2021 Aston Martin's Lance Stroll during practice REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg,

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria - July 4, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton before the race Pool via REUTERS/Christian Bruna/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring,

DENVER — A man described by authorities as the leader of a group of four people arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near events planned for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game asked to

One of the four suspects arrested last week at a Denver hotel near a Major League Baseball stadium slated to host this week's All-Star Game asked to extend his stay and move to a room with a balcony before he was found with multiple weapons, police documents

Peyton Manning would like to see Aaron Rodgers play next season, regardless of which team he’s on. Rodgers has been at a crossroads with the Packers’ front office and is unsure about his future in Green Bay. It is uncertain if he will play for the Packers,

The possibility of Aaron Rodgers sitting out the 2021 season amid his drama with the Green Bay Packers is unthinkable to Peyton Manning. Manning, whose former team the Denver Broncos have been linked in trade rumors for Rodgers, appeared on the MLB Network

Protesters in Cuba and Hong Kong appear to have a greater affection for the American flag than some of the nation’s Olympic athletes, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Monday. His post appeared to reference the thousands of Cubans who hit the streets on Sunday calling

Thousands of protesters took to the streets all over Cuba in recent days to lash out against rapidly deteriorating conditions under their communist-socialist system of government. Watching this from the U.S., I couldn't help but wonder if Democrats in this

Three teens were shot and killed over a five-day time-frame in alleged gang-related attacks in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) New York City. The Daily Mail reports that the teens, ages, 13, 16, and 19, were all killed in what police believe to be gang-related

A "major gang war" between ruthless Bronx crews that are fearless of cops has left a 13-year-old boy and two other teens dead in just the past five days, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday. "We can’t keep them in [jail], and they’re going after

Britney Spears let loose on Instagram on Monday, just two days before her conservatorship case is due to be discussed in court. The 39-year-old pop singer put her dance moves on display in a short video posted to her social media account, which boasts 31.4

(CNN) In the three weeks since Britney Spears' powerful testimony in which she called her nearly 13-year conservatorship "abusive" and pleaded for the court-ordered arrangement to end, there have been multiple subsequent legal filings in the case and growing

A court blocked Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan from prematurely cutting off federal unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of Marylanders Tuesday — a win for the state’s unemployed as Republican-led states across the country continue to yank the

(CNN) States that have terminated pandemic unemployment benefits early can restart the programs, but there may be a break in payments for some laid-off Americans, the Biden administration said Monday. The guidance comes as jobless residents in more states

A former Connecticut high school student is accused of changing entries in his school’s yearbook to include a quote from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, police said. Hollister Tryon, who was barred from attending graduation at Glastonbury High School for allegedly

“It is a quite special secret pleasure how the people around us fail to realize what is really happening to them,” the quote read. The quote was attributed to George Floyd, a Black man who was killed in May 2020 by a Minneapolis police officer.

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo July 13, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters)

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services about the FY22 Treasury budget request on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, U.S., June 23, 2021. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS FILE