Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) rejection of his and Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) participation in the January 6 commission proves that the investigation is nothing more than a “purely partisan exercise.” Pelosi announced

(CNN) Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio suggested Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been responsible for the security presence at the US Capitol on January 6, after Pelosi rejected his appointment to serve on the select committee investigating

The House speaker has given GOP lawmakers legitimate cause to boycott a process in which they were poised to embarrass themselves defending President Trump. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE D emocrats will live to regret House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s imperious rejection

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s months-long campaign to undermine the committee House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) set up to investigate the January 6 insurrection finally came to a culmination on Wednesday, when he announced he won’t be nominating any

As we previously reported, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to seat Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to her Capitol riots committee, coupled with committee member Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) announcing her agreement with the call, provides

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection “will do the job it set out to do” despite Republicans’ vow to boycott the probe. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that Republicans

Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney once again broke from her party Wednesday, supporting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s decision to veto two GOP nominees to sit on the Jan. 6 House panel. The panel was intended to include a bipartisan group of lawmakers,

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her weekly news conference in the Capitol on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Her decision to turn away Jordan and Banks stemmed from their words and actions stretching over months, some as far back as before the

Rep. Liz Cheney criticized House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, alleging that McCarthy seeks to undermine the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riots "at every opportunity." Cheney, a critic of former President Donald Trump who is derided

WASHINGTON — The two House Republicans Speaker Nancy Pelosi barred from a select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol are both staunch defenders of former President Donald J. Trump who backed his efforts to invalidate the election and have

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past a large-scale reproduction of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games medal at Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower in Tokyo, Japan, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Australia's Male Olympics Chief Lectured A Female Premier. It Didn't Go Over Well Enlarge this image toggle caption Toru Hanai/Getty Images Toru Hanai/Getty Images Australian Olympics chief John Coates is being criticized after lecturing Queensland Premier

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the opening ceremony that director

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the opening ceremony

The director of the Olympic opening ceremony was fired on Thursday over a joke he made about the holocaust over 20 years ago, the Olympic Organizing Committee announced. Comedian and opening ceremony director Kentaro Kobayashi has been accused of making jokes

There is a ton of money to be made at the Olympics, even in a year like this. NBC has paid $7.7 billion for broadcasting rights to show the Olympics through 2032, and it’s already sold $1.25 billion in ads for the Tokyo games. The Associated Press estimates

Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Kentaro Kobayashi was removed from his post following the revelation of comments he once made about the Holocaust. Kobayashi, a one-time comedian, was accused of making comments about the Holocaust during one of his comedy

Kentaro Kobayashi, the director of the opening ceremony at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, was fired by the organizing committee for a Holocaust joke he made in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day before the opening ceremony

He’s no average bear. An Asian black bear made it to the Olympics, when it broke into a venue hosting the first sports event of the Tokyo Games on Wednesday. The beast was spotted by guards early in the day at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, just hours

FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicles are pictured at an internal shuttle bus station of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo, Japan, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicles are pictured at an internal shuttle

During a town hall Wednesday, President Joe Biden highlighted his administration's efforts to ban "ghost guns," among other efforts to address increased gun violence. When asked about the efforts his administration is doing to address gun violence during a

We reported last night on how President Biden made a wild claim during his CNN town hall about how “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.” For those who missed it, here’s the clip: Biden: “You’re not gonna get COVID if you get vaccinated”

(CNN) President Joe Biden arrived in Ohio on Wednesday mindful the days for actual bipartisan governing in Washington are quickly waning. Throughout his CNN town hall, he voiced again and again his conviction that Republicans will come along, even though some

During his Wednesday night CNN town hall, President Joe Biden talked about a “push to eliminate” 9mm pistols that have an ammunition capacity beyond that of which the left approves. Biden said, “The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire

(CNN Business) A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Fox News rolled out a new public service announcement on Wednesday to encourage viewers to get a Covid-19 vaccine. "America,

CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen said she was "disappointed" by President Joe Biden's performance in a Wednesday town hall when it came to his answers on questions concerning the coronavirus and vaccines. Discussing the CNN town hall with a panel immediately

As he did at his February town hall , Biden made a number of false or misleading claims. We haven't been able to look into every single thing he said Wednesday night, but here is a rundown on some of his remarks. Covid-19 vaccines Calling on Americans to

President Biden on Wednesday welcomed Fox News anchors now changing their rhetoric on COVID-19 vaccinations, joking that the networks’ stars had “altar call.” Mr. Biden, speaking at a CNN town hall event, said, “One of those other networks — they’re not a

(CNN) CNN's Don Lemon moderates as President Joe Biden answers questions in a CNN town hall in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Watch the full event below. Biden explains how he's working to dispel vaccine misinformation The President tackles vaccine misinformation

President Biden on Wednesday spoke to a half-empty auditorium while doing a live CNN “town hall” event in Ohio. The more than dozen empty rows weren’t apparent to television viewers thanks to flattering shots that appeared to show a full, non-distanced crowd

FILE PHOTO: A view shows vials containing Russian-made vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a demonstration at a regional clinical medical and rehabilitation centre in Tver, Russia May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo FILE

China on Thursday rejected the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, dismissing as scientifically unsupported rumor a theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab. “It is impossible for

American and German officials announced an agreement Wednesday allowing the completion of a controversial natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, outraging Republican lawmakers who see the deal as a further concession by the Biden administration to

The United States and Germany have reached a deal that will allow the completion of a controversial Russian gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further U.S. sanctions WASHINGTON -- The United States and Germany on Wednesday announced a deal to

BEIJING — A senior Chinese health official said Thursday he was shocked by the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a COVID-19 origins study. National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin dismissed the lab leak theory as a rumor running

The Chinese Communist Party rejected a follow-up World Health Organization investigation into COVID-19’s origins, with government scientists condemning the plans for a second inquiry because it emphasizes the need to investigate further the possibility the

The United States and Germany have unveiled an agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under which Berlin pledged to respond to any attempt by Russia to use energy as a weapon against Ukraine and other Central and Eastern European countries. The pact,

Zeng Yixin, Vice Minister of the National Health Commission and head of the Vaccine R & D speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 vaccination, in Beijing, China, December 19, 2020. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters) A top Chinese official rejected the World Health

FILE PHOTO: Flags with the image of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro are seen displayed for sale during a protest in support of him, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 and ID.6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 and ID.6

Another Olympic Opening Ceremony Hitch — The Director Is Fired For Holocaust Comments Enlarge this image toggle caption Tokyo 2020/AP Tokyo 2020/AP TOKYO — Just a day before the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese organizers have dismissed the

FILE PHOTO: Swimming - 18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Semi-Finals - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - July 26, 2019. Kaylee McKeown of Australia competes. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo FILE

(CNN) Coronavirus rates are climbing in Florida , with the latest data showing Florida's current seven-day average of new daily Covid-19 cases is by far the highest in the nation. But Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis , who is up for reelection in 2022 and has

One in five COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks has been detected in Florida, a White House adviser said Thursday. Jeff Zients, the Biden administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, said the Sunshine State accounted for around 20 percent of the entire

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan.

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan.

Tokyo has hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games TOKYO -- Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics

The West African country of Guinea has reversed an earlier decision to pull out of the Olympics and will send a delegation of five athletes to the Tokyo Games. Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow made the announcement Thursday after national and international

(CNN) The ambition is to make millions of television watchers around the world gasp and get their jaws dropping. The Olympic Games' Opening Ceremony is a chance for the host country to show off the best of its culture, introduce the competing countries and

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Tokyo, Japan - July 20, 2021 General view of the Olympic Rings outside The National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Tokyo, Japan - July 20, 2021 General

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) says that Floridians should get the vaccine to protect against the coronavirus. DeSantis told reporters in a press conference Wednesday that 95% of hospital admissions in Florida due to coronavirus complications were not either

Children under 12 years old could start getting vaccinated for the coronavirus within a few weeks, President Joe Biden says. Biden, speaking at a CNN Town Hall in Cincinnati on Wednesday night, said scientists and not politicians will determine when vaccines

A pedestrian crosses an almost empty street in the City Centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott A pedestrian crosses an almost empty street in the

Hospital officials in Northeast Florida are urging people to get vaccinated as the number of COVID-19 patients is approaching or exceeding levels they saw during the worst of the pandemic amid "rampant" spread of the more transmissible delta variant of the

CLAIM: President Joe Biden claimed Wednesday: “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.” VERDICT: PARTLY FALSE. Vaccines greatly reduce the probability of COVID infections, but do not eliminate it. Biden tried to address vaccine hesitancy

Washington (CNN) President Joe Biden said Wednesday that children under the age of 12 could be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine "soon," predicting that the government could green light the rollout for young Americans in the next few months. Answering

President Biden suggested Wednesday that it was a matter of "community responsibility" to keep parents honest about whether their children aged 12 and older are vaccinated when schools reopen later this year. "It’s going to get a little bit tight in terms

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he expects the Food and Drug Administration to give its final approval to the slate of COVID-19 vaccines being used to fight the pandemic, a step he hopes will help combat lingering skepticism among Americans who have

President Joe Biden warned parents of children under the age of 12 Wednesday that they will be forced to wear masks when they return to school in August. “The CDC is going to say that what you should do is everyone under the age of 12 should probably be wearing

Summer's COVID-19 Surge Is On Track To Get Worse — Maybe Even As Bad As Last Winter The latest COVID-19 surge is on track to worsen this summer, causing a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths, according to new research from advisers

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has fired the director of the opening ceremony because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998 TOKYO -- The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women - Opening Round - United States v Canada - Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium - Fukushima, Japan - July 22, 2021. Monica Abbott of the United States in action. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women

TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament. The second-seeded Osaka, who represents host Japan and is one of the top names at the Games,

Simone Biles is making history at the Olympics, and she has yet to step into the gym. Biles on Wednesday became the first Olympian with their own custom emoji to be used on Twitter. The social media platform made the gymnast goat with a medal around it to

Tokyo Olympic organizers are scrambling to clean the local Odaiba Marine Park before its use as an official Olympic venue starting July 26 after local residents and Olympic athletes complained this week the park and its surrounding bay emit a “foul odor,” Australia’s

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 20 - Libourne to Saint-Emilion - France - July 17, 2021 Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas of Britain in action during stage 20 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 20 - Libourne

FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Archery - Semifinal - Men's Individual Semifinal - Sambodromo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 12/08/2016. Brady Ellison (USA) of USA comepetes. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Archery - Semifinal - Men's

FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Basketball - Preliminary - Women's Preliminary Round Group B Senegal v Canada - Youth Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10/08/2016. Miranda Ayim (CAN) of Canada shoots a free throw as Mame Marie Sy (SEN) of Senegal looks on.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 General view of the Olympic rings at Odaiba Marine Park REUTERS/Hannah Mckay Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 General view of the

FILE PHOTO: Swimming - 18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Final - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - July 24, 2019. Adam Peaty of Britain reacts. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Swimming

As RedState previously covered, the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN) that openly promoted Critical Race Theory and vowed to “disrupt and dismantle Whiteness and other forms of repression” was promoted by the Biden administration. The organization said it

The Biden administration's U.S. Department of Education is "as far left as they come," former Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday, after the cabinet department promoted a radical activist group's handbook that advocates for educators to "disrupt Whiteness"

Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday brushed off, and at one point even joked about, a story that revealed the Education Department’s promotion of the Abolitionist Teaching Network — while refusing to say whether the White House will ensure that the group’s

The Biden administration walked back its promotion of a radical group that peddles Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the education department’s guide to reopening schools. “The Department does not endorse the recommendations of this group, nor do they reflect

The Biden administration called it an “error” to promote a critical race theory (CRT) activist group’s guide in a Department of Education (DOE) handbook meant for use in over 13,000 public school districts on reopening recommendations and policies, Fox News

EXCLUSIVE: Former Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said it is "appalling" to see close ties between radical groups pushing critical race theory and the Biden administration, which came under fire this week for promoting a radical activist group’s

A Loudoun County, Virginia, parent, who has faced retaliation for speaking out against critical race theory in schools, says parents have lost trust in the education system after it was revealed the Department of Education promoted a radical activist group’s

The Biden administration blamed an "error" Wednesday after promoting a radical activist group’s handbook that pushes critical race theory in schools and calls on educators to "disrupt Whiteness." Conservative commentator Candace Owens responds on "The Ingraham

The radical activist group that the Biden administration said it erroneously included in guidance on post-coronavirus school reopenings was already spreading its messaging in schools and universities across the country. And its cornerstone program, called

Democracy would have keeled over on Thursday if the Washington Post’s slogan was taken literally. The Biden administration admitted it made an error on Wednesday when its guidance for school reopening promoted a radical activist group’s handbook that advocates

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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, in this October 12, 2010 file photo. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owns Chase Commerical Bank

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses European lawmakers during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium February 8, 2021. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President

FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured at the headquarters of Germany's Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, Germany, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured at the headquarters of Germany's Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt,

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS)

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach//File Photo FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach//File

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

FILE PHOTO: The European Central Bank (ECB) logo in Frankfurt, Germany, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FILE PHOTO: The European Central Bank (ECB) logo in Frankfurt, Germany, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski July 22, 2021 By Balazs Koranyi

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

(CNN) Top Biden health officials and some White House officials are holding preliminary conversations on revising mask recommendations for vaccinated Americans as the Delta variant spreads throughout the US, according to multiple sources familiar with discussions. Officials

President Joe Biden’s administration is weighing the idea of more mask mandates for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic — even if they are vaccinated, according to a report published Wednesday. Details of the masking discussions were reported by the

Last week, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that COVID-19 is “becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” President Joe Biden said much the same shortly after. They are technically correct. Even against the fast-spreading Delta variant, the vaccines remain

The Biden administration is not changing its mask policies as COVID-19 cases continue to rise and the Delta variant surges across the country, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. “I think the most important thing for the public is that there

Forty percent of this week’s coronavirus cases came from the states of Florida, Texas and Missouri, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said. Florida contributed the highest number of cases with one in five infections coming out of the state

The Biden administration is reportedly considering whether to urge vaccinated Americans to once again wear masks in more settings, amid a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases from the Delta variant. Top White House aides are in talks with officials at the US

Biden administration officials and top White House aides are discussing whether they should urge vaccinated Americans to wear masks in additional settings, The Washington Post is reporting. As the delta variant spreads, officials are now debating whether they

People wearing masks walk in Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, Calif., March 29, 2021. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) White House officials are debating whether to encourage Americans to resume wearing masks in certain additional settings, six sources familiar with

The Biden administration is reportedly weighing whether to formally urge vaccinated Americans to once again mask up as the country experiences an increase in the number of COVID-19 delta variant cases. White House aides are in talks with officials at the Centers

The White House on Thursday said unvaccinated individuals "should be more fearful" amid the threat of the delta variant of COVID-19, while deferring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on any updated mask guidance. As the Biden administration

In his first steps toward his own Cuba policy, President Joe Biden is sanctioning the Cuban defense minister and its special forces for the aggressive crackdowns on protests across the island nation earlier this month, the White House announced Thursday. Those

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) slammed President Joe Biden for his lackluster response to human rights abuses in Cuba following week-long anti-government protests on the island. “I think Biden’s policy for everything is ‘do nothing.’ There’s a good hashtag

Special forces troops patrol at Prado Avenue following the protests in Cuba, Havana on July 21, 2021. WASHINGTON – The United States imposed sanctions on Cuba's defense minister and the communist nation's special forces brigade for the repression of peaceful

President Biden has authorized US sanctions against Cuban officials in the wake of a crackdown on antigovernment protests. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that an announcement with details will be made Thursday afternoon. “We of course condemn

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions against the beleaguered Cuban government for its violent crackdown on demonstrators. Officials said the sanctions will target specific members of the communist-ruled island’s government

FILE PHOTO: A Cuban flag hangs over a street in downtown Havana, Cuba, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini FILE PHOTO: A Cuban flag hangs over a street in downtown Havana, Cuba, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini July 22, 2021 By Matt Spetalnick

The Cuban government on Thursday pushed back against new sanctions from the Biden administration over its crackdown on protesters, including quickly executed trials amid allegations of no due process. The communist-led nation has already been subject to a trade

President Biden on Thursday slapped Cuban officials with sanctions, accusing them of human rights abuses during the island government’s crackdown on protesters earlier this month. The sanctions mark the first response by the Biden administration to show stronger

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions on Cuba target those responsible for a crackdown on protesters and that they are only the first step in the American response. "I unequivocally condemn the mass detentions and sham trials that are

President Joe Biden’s call for unity is not going as planned, according to Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who told Breitbart News on Saturday he has not yet been contacted by the commander-in-chief. “No, no, no, he’s not going to reach out to me. I don’t think he

President Biden said Wednesday night he’s “so damned proud” of his son Hunter for overcoming his addiction to crack cocaine. Responding to a question at a CNN town-hall event about the opioid crisis, the president mentioned his oft-troubled 51-year-old son. “I’m

(CNN) Hunter Biden is expected to meet with potential buyers at two of his art shows after the White House formed an agreement with the gallery to address ethics concerns. Biden is set to attend art shows in Los Angeles and New York City, with Georges Bergès

I’ve never been sure whether Democrats think the rest of us are too stupid to see through their schemes and transparent lies, or if they don’t give a damn whether we do or not. Either way, they’re going to do what they’re going to do. Innumerable examples abound

The White House on Thursday defended the questionable ethical guidelines surrounding President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s newfound interest in painting and selling art. “We believe that Hunter Biden, just like any child of a president, should be able to pursue

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday defended Hunter Biden’s plans to meet with potential buyers of his art, saying the fact that the actual buyers will be anonymous will prevent the appearance of any "undue influence" in the administration. "He's

First son Hunter Biden is expected to meet with prospective buyers at shows carrying his art work later this year in New York and Los Angeles, raising new ethical concerns about influence peddling tied to the sales, according to a report. ​President Biden’s

Press Secretary Jen Psaki checks her notes before answering a question during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 6, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) During a Thursday briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended Hunter

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was grilled in her daily briefing Thursday on the sale of first son Hunter Biden’s paintings after the art gallery said he would be meeting in person with potential buyers, raising ethical questions about possible influence-peddling. The

Hunter Biden’s art dealer, Georges Bergès, was reportedly sued for fraud and breach of contract in 2016 by an investor in his gallery. “The lawsuit alleged that [Ingrid] Arneberg, an artist herself, had invested $500,000 for the purpose of gallery expansion

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday defended Hunter Biden’s decision to meet with potential buyers of his art amid ethical concerns tied to the sales. The president’s son is scheduled to attend a private event with potential art purchasers in

The state of Mississippi on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court in a major case set to be argued in its next term to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that recognized that women have a constitutional right to obtain an abortion. Mississippi Attorney General

(CNN) Mississippi's attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was "egregiously wrong" and should be overturned as she urged the justices to allow a controversial law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks to go into effect. "The

The Ohio Supreme Court has vacated the death penalty conviction of a man who pleaded guilty to killing three women, citing a trial court error. The state’s high court on Wednesday overturned the aggravated murder conviction of George C. Brinkman, 49, after

The decision could be "something that changes the way police treat people." The Supreme Court last month remanded a lower court's ruling that police officers who used excessive force on a 27-year-old man who died in their custody were protected because they

Mississippi’s attorney general informed the Supreme Court that he believes Roe v. Wade was "egregiously wrong" and urged justices to allow a controversial law in her state to take effect banning most abortions after 15 weeks. "The conclusion that abortion

(CNN) Mississippi's attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was "egregiously wrong" and urged the justices to allow a controversial law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks to go into effect.

Mississippi’s Attorney General Lynn Fitch called on the Supreme Court Thursday to defend the right of states to pass laws protecting “life and women’s health,” urging the court to overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. The attorney general filed

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., July 2, 2020 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Lynn Fitch, the attorney general of Mississippi, gets right to the point in the state’s legal brief in defense of its ban on abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation: On

An Increase In Violent Crimes Is Complicating A Push To Defund The Minneapolis Police One year after the George Floyd protests, the future of Minneapolis Police Department is still unclear, as the Defund movement collides with the reality of increasing violent

The U.S. Capitol Police have been authorized to open field offices in two states, Florida and California, ostensibly to investigate threats against members of Congress. A Capitol Police spokesperson said additional field offices will be opening, prompting fears

President Joe Biden is accusing Republicans of lying about his positions on defunding the police while discussing police reform during his recent town hall. When asked by Don Lemon to respond to Republicans who paint him and the Democrats as anti-police, he

The Minneapolis City Council is preparing a measure that would allow voters to replace the city's police department with a community-focused safety initiative, according to local reports. The Minneapolis Policy and Government Oversight Committee, which is

More than a year after ''defund the police'' calls rang out in Minneapolis after George Floyd was murdered by a police officer, a Minneapolis City Council committee has brought forward an amendment to replace the city's police department. The policy and government

Washington D.C., officials announced a new crime-fighting initiative Wednesday that will be manned by police officers on mountain bicycles and scooters in high-crime areas in an effort to engage with the community following several days of gun violence that

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mike Dukakis argues that Democrats ever embracing defunding police "makes no sense at all," saying other Democratic-run cities must follow Boston’s lead in bolstering the relationship between police officers and the communities they

Indianapolis police, like many others departments across the U.S., is down officers in the wake of the "defund police" movement and is now expanding recruitment efforts outside Indiana, as reinforcements from state police and the sheriff’s office aren’t enough

NFL players are firing back after the league issued a memo Thursday informing all 32 clubs that COVID outbreaks among unvaccinated players could result in the forfeiture of games and loss of play. Arizona Cardinals veteran wideout DeAndre Hopkins tweeted shortly

The NFL Warns Teams Will Forfeit Games And Players Won't Be Paid In COVID Outbreaks Enlarge this image toggle caption Luis M. Alvarez/AP Luis M. Alvarez/AP In a major escalation of pressure on NFL teams to vaccinate as many players as possible before the

FILE PHOTO: Signs show information for a vaccination site run by the Santa Clara County health department at Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team, in Santa Clara, California, U.S. February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small/File

The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week NFL teams have been warned they could forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among

The NFL will not postpone or reschedule games in the 2021 season should a team have too many unvaccinated players unavailable due to COVID-19, according to a memo the league issued to its 32 teams on Thursday. The memo will be the topic of a scheduled call

(CNN) If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, that team will have to forfeit and will be credited with a loss, the NFL said in a league-wide memo obtained by CNN. The new

The NFL is continuing to come down hard on unvaccinated players as a new memo released Thursday states that teams could potentially forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak amongst unvaccinated players. Commissioner Roger Goodell said in the memo, obtained

The NFL told its teams that if they have COVID-19 outbreaks among unvaccinated players and a game can’t be rescheduled, the team will forfeit and take a loss. If a game is canceled due to a virus outbreak, players on both teams would not receive their weekly

A group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Congress asking for refugee status for persecuted citizens, according to a report by Politico. The activists, currently exiled from Hong Kong, asked lawmakers Wednesday to grant

HONG KONG, July 22 – Hong Kong police arrested five people on Thursday on sedition charges, saying that children’s books they had published featuring wolves and sheep as characters were aimed at inciting hatred towards the city’s government amongst youngsters. The

London’s mayor on Thursday sent a message of support to Hong Kong people fleeing China’s crackdown on democracy to seek a new life in the United Kingdom, saying his office will spend 900,000 pounds ($1.2 million) to help new arrivals with housing, education

Hong Kong’s new national security police unit on Thursday arrested five people accused of working on ‘seditious publications’ in the form of children’s books about sheep, a report said. The Agence France-Press reported that the books in question are essentially

Police patrol outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building where a court hearing is taking place for Lam Man-chung, the former executive editor-in-chief of the now closed pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong, China July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested five trade union members and a court denied bail for four editors and journalists held on charges of endangering national security, as part of a widening crackdown on dissent in the city. The five who were

A police officer escorts one of five suspects, detained on suspicion of publishing and distributing seditious material, in Hong Kong, China July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu A police officer escorts one of five suspects, detained on suspicion of publishing

President Biden said Wednesday the progressive push to eliminate the legislative filibuster would "throw the entire Congress into chaos," just months after he agreed with former President Barack Obama that the rule is a "relic of the Jim Crow era." During

(CNN) President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he did not want to get "wrapped up" in arguments about the filibuster and it would "throw the entire Congress into chaos," as some Democrats call for weakening the Senate's filibuster rules in order to pass voting

President Biden threw cold water on Democrats’ push to eliminate the legislative filibuster, saying he did not want to get “wrapped up” in arguments about a move that would “throw the entire Congress into chaos.” The commander-in-chief made the comments in

President Joe Biden reiterated his opposition to abolishing the Senate’s filibuster rule on Wednesday, claiming that rather than making it easier to pass legislation, it will actually make it harder. “There’s no reason to protect it other than you’re going

President Biden on Wednesday defended his refusal to eliminate or reform the filibuster, saying tweaks would create chaos in Congress, while also slamming it as a “relic of Jim Crow.” “There is no reason to protect it other than you are going to throw the

(CNN) President Joe Biden called the ongoing efforts in Republican state legislatures to pass restrictive voting legislation "Jim Crow on steroids" during a CNN town hall in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Moments later, pressed by CNN's Don Lemon on whether

President Joe Biden this week defended the legislative filibuster after being asked during a CNN town hall if protecting it was more important than expanding or protecting voting rights. "No. It's not," the president said, noting that he believes Congress

Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images More than 50 Democratic state lawmakers from Texas have now been holed

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. A Democratic Texas state lawmaker who was one of six to test positive for coronavirus called for Texas to reinstitute a universal mask mandate Wednesday — despite

Democrats want to come home to Texas to talk about election laws in “good faith,” but that flew out the window along with their chartered plane to D.C. As we previously covered, Texas Democrats fled the state as its Republican-dominated legislature was to

A Democratic Texas state representative accused Gov. Greg Abbott of playing "political games" with state facemask mandates — and was widely panned on social media for being one of the mask-less lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C. "W/ classes starting next

Texas State Rep. Donna Howard (D), one of the fully vaccinated Texas state lawmakers who tested for the coronavirus after proudly fleeing to Washington, DC, alongside her maskless colleagues to prevent House Republicans from pursuing election integrity measures,

Like the Texas House Democrats, Oregon Senate Republicans exited their state during the session to prevent the legislature from acting on bills, but that’s where the similarities end. Not only were there no chartered jets or ritzy D.C. hotels for the GOP lawmakers,

Texas State Rep. Philip Cortez was one of roughly 60 Democratic lawmakers who abandoned a special session of the legislature to prevent the passage of a voting reform bill, but more than a week after he and his colleagues flew off to Washington, D.C., he has

New York (CNN Business) Claims for US jobless benefits unexpectedly jumped last week offering the latest reminder that the American economy — and the labor market — are not yet back to normal. Weekly jobless claims stood at 419,000, adjusted for seasonal swings,

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 419,000 last week as the economy continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented

Elected officials in a Michigan county gave themselves bonuses with federal relief money related to the coronavirus pandemic CORUNNA, Mich. -- Elected officials in a Michigan county gave themselves $65,000 in bonuses with federal relief money related to the

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits

The last thing you want to do in a 4x4 off-road vehicle is flip it, but that's what some 2021 Ford Bronco owners are trying to do -- so to speak -- with their new SUVs. Several of the in-demand model, which is just starting to hit dealers and remains in very

The jobs market’s progress appeared to stall last week. New claims for unemployment benefits soared by 51,000 to 419,000 for the week ended July 17, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Economists had forecast 350,000 new claims, a decline of 10,000 from

A top Chinese official on Thursday expressed his dismay at the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of its COVID-19 origins study. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, said the decision was not based on science

(CNN) The Chinese government will not participate in a second phase of the World Health Organization's investigation into the origins of Covid-19, a top health official announced Tuesday, after the possibility of the virus leaking from a Wuhan lab was included

China is rejecting the World Health Organization’s calls for transparency and cooperation as the agency plans to continue its probe into the origins of the pandemic — instead demanding that the organization dismiss the lab leak theory as a rumor. Speaking

China Has Rejected A WHO Plan For Further Investigation Into The Origins Of COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Laurent Gillieron/AP Laurent Gillieron/AP BEIJING — China cannot accept the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study

BEIJING (AP) — China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of the National Health Commission, said he was

China on Thursday rejected the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, dismissing as scientifically unsupported rumor a theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab. “It is impossible for

The search for where the virus came from has become a diplomatic issue that has fueled China’s deteriorating relations with the U.S. and many American allies. The U.S. and others say that China has not been transparent about what happened in the early days

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking gun violence by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses that help put guns in the hands of criminals. Attorney General Merrick Garland

Violent crimes, particularly homicides and shootings, are up in many cities around the country, and the Biden administration has sought to aid communities hamstrung by violence. But the initiative launched this week differs from other recent federal efforts

Attorney General Merrick Garland will head to Chicago on Thursday in an effort to demonstrate the Biden administration’s commitment to curbing gun violence in the city, multiple media outlets are reporting. Garland is returning to his hometown to launch a

CHICAGO – As part of the Biden administration's approach to combatting rising gun violence in the U.S., Attorney General Merrick Garland met with federal agents and attorneys Thursday to launch five new gun trafficking "strike forces" targeting the illegal

The Biden Justice Department is deploying gun trafficking “strike forces” to Washington and four other major cities this week, part of a push to contain a recent national surge in violent crime. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland will visit Chicago Thursday

CHICAGO – As part of the Biden administration's approach to combatting rising gun violence in the U.S., Attorney General Merrick Garland met with U.S. attorneys Thursday to discuss plans to target the illegal flow of firearms across state lines through the

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mon., told "The Faulkner Focus" on Thursday that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 10-10 on the controversial Bureau of Land Management nominee Tracy Stone-Manning because she is "not fit to serve." BIDEN STANDS BY

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee split along party lines during a vote Thursday on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Democrats unanimously backed the nominee, Tracy Stone-Manning, amid fierce Republican opposition

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee split along party lines Thursday on Bureau of Land Management nominee Tracy Stone-Manning, whose nomination has been roiled by her involvement in a three-decades-old tree-spiking case. The committee voted 10-10

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 10–10 along party lines on President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) following a heated meeting Thursday. All Republicans opposed Stone-Manning,

Sen. Jim Risch, R- Idaho , tore into President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amid the tied committee vote to advance her nomination. Risch blasted Biden’s BLM nominee Tracy Stone-Manning during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources

A bitterly divided U.S. Senate panel deadlocked Thursday on President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, as Democrats stood united behind a nominee whose credibility was assailed by Republicans over her links to a 1989 environmental

(CNN) Czech beach volleyball players Markéta Sluková-Nausch and Barbora Hermannova are coming to terms with being ruled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as the European team grapples with a growing Covid-19 problem. Sluková-Nausch's positive result was

American beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb is out of the Olympics after four positive COVID-19 tests, and Tri Bourne will take his place as the partner of four-time Olympian Jake Gibb when the competition begins this weekend. Crabb confirmed his withdrawal

Czech Olympic Team Investigates Charter Flight After 4 Athletes Test Positive Enlarge this image toggle caption Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images Czech Olympic officials are looking into a cluster of coronavirus cases that

A member of security personnel stands guard in front of empty stands at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan, July 21, 2021. Picture taken July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A member of security personnel stands guard in front of empty stands at Sapporo Dome in

1st U.S. Athlete Set To Compete In Olympics Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Japan Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Casterline/Getty Images Justin Casterline/Getty Images The first U.S. athlete expected to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics has

The Louisiana House of Representatives failed Wednesday to override the governor’s veto of a bill banning biological males from women’s sports. Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said the bill is “a solution in search of a problem that simply does

An attempt by Louisiana Republicans to revive a bill banning transgender students from sports failed Wednesday after legislators didn’t muster enough support to override the governor’s veto. Had they been successful, a bill banning transgender girls from school

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards in 2016. (Jonathan Bachman/Reuters) The Louisiana state legislature failed to garner enough votes to override the Democratic governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of a bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating

On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate overrode Democrat Gov. John Bel Edward’s veto of legislation protecting female student-athletes from competing against biological males, but the measure failed in the House. “The Senate voted on the measure Tuesday, the opening

NEW ORLEANS — Republicans fell two votes short Wednesday of overriding a gubernatorial veto of a bill that would have required athletes to play on teams that corresponded with their biological sex. Voting the day after the Republican majority in the Senate

Police Foiled An Ohio Incel's Plot To Kill Women In A Mass Shooting, Prosecutors Say Enlarge this image toggle caption J. David Ake/AP J. David Ake/AP An Ohio man federal prosecutors say is an "incel" was charged in federal court this week with attempting

A 21-year-old man in Ohio, who self-identified as an ‘incel, or involuntary celibate,’ was charged Wednesday for allegedly plotting a mass "slaughter" of women at a university in Ohio, prosecutors said. Fox 19 reported that Tres Genco is accused of conducting

A 21-year-old man from Hillsboro faces hate crime charges after federal prosecutors said he armed himself with a machine gun and planned to kill women in a mass shooting. According to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Tres Genco identified

A self-described “incel” was busted by the feds on Wednesday for allegedly plotting a mass shooting of sorority girls at an Ohio university, prosecutors said. Tres Genco, 21, allegedly wrote a manifesto stating he would “slaughter” women “out of hatred, jealousy

CINCINNATI, Ohio. — A 21-year-old man from Hillsboro faces hate crime charges after federal prosecutors said he armed himself with a machine gun and planned to kill women in a mass shooting. According to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio,

Rock legend Eric Clapton informed fans Wednesday that he will not play at venues that require audience members to be vaccinated before attending concerts. Clapton was spurred to comment after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that starting in September

Veteran rocker Eric Clapton declared Wednesday he would not perform where proof of vaccination is required, defying U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s order on large indoor gatherings. Britain, where the delta variant of COVID-19 is threatening pandemic recovery,

Eric Clapton “will not perform on any stage” or venue that requires attendees to verify they are vaccinated against COVID-19, the famed British musician said in a statement his friend shared this week. Robin Monotti Graziadei, a vaccine skeptic close to Mr.

Guitar legend Eric Clapton, whose active opposition to the COVID vaccine based on personal experience has roused the left’s ire, has stated he will refuse to play any venue that requires proof of vaccination before allowing entry. Clapton’s statement follows

Eric Clapton has said he will not perform at any venues that require attendees to prove that they have received their full vaccination from the coronavirus. The musician and outspoken vaccine skeptic issued a statement that was highly critical of U.K. Prime

A 14-year-old girl died after drowning at an Ohio water park on Tuesday, where she was under water for about half an hour before being found, officials said. The Montgomery County coroner's office confirmed Mykiara Jones, 14, died Tuesday night, shortly after

A 14-year-old Ohio girl has died after she disappeared underwater for about a half-hour at an amusement park, authorities said. Mykiara Jones, a rising freshman at Middletown High School, became submerged after she fell from some sort of jumping apparatus

The teen was under water for approximately 30 minutes before being found. A 14-year-old girl died Tuesday evening after she was pulled from the water at an Ohio theme park, officials said. Police were called to the Land of Illusion Aqua Adventure Park in

A 14-year-old Ohio girl drowned Tuesday at a Middletown theme park, authorities said. The teen was identified as Mykiara Jones who was from Dayton, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the Land of Illusion Adventure Park

(CNN) A 14-year-old girl from Ohio drowned this week at a Cincinnati-area amusement park, officials said. The teen had gone under water around 5 p.m., and someone called emergency responders to say she was drowning, the sheriff's office said. When deputies

Washington (CNN) Former President Donald Trump in March called the crowd that had gathered for his speech before the deadly US Capitol insurrection "loving" in an exclusive audio recording obtained by CNN. "I think it was the largest crowd I've ever spoken

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley on Wednesday at a press briefing dodged reporters’ questions on whether he actually feared then-President Donald Trump wanted to stage a coup after the 2020 presidential elections, as alleged in a

CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday night played new audio of Donald Trump in which the former president rambled about the Jan. 6 insurrection and repeated false claims about the 2020 election. In the audio, which was taken from an interview with The Washington

(CNN) It's gone beyond whitewashing history. Ex- President Donald Trump and his House Republican enablers are now spinning fantastical inversions to hide his crimes against the Constitution on January 6. Trump insisted that the mob that marched from his rally

WASHINGTON ― In Detroit, General Motors has a board of directors that oversees the company’s management. In Little Rock, Walmart has shareholders who can ultimately hold its board accountable. And in Manhattan, the Trump Organization has, basically, only Donald

A sweeping internet outage briefly took down several major websites on Thursday, including Google, Amazon, Fidelity, Costco, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, Capital One and Vanguard. Many of the sites were loading slowly or showing “DNS failure” messages,

A Major Internet Outage Appears To Have Knocked Down Amazon And Dozens Of Other Sites Enlarge this image toggle caption Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Quinn Rooney/Getty Images A widespread internet outage caused several major websites to shut down Thursday afternoon,

A major internet outage knocked tens of thousands of websites and other platforms offline or made them difficult to access on Thursday, including Airbnb, TikTok, the Playstation Network, Steam, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Ally Bank, and Fidelity. The

A major internet outage Thursday disrupted many popular websites and online services. Among the companies reportedly facing at least some online disruption were UPS, FedEx, airlines Delta and Southwest, financial sites Charles Schwab, US Bank and Fidelity,

New York CNN Business — A sweeping internet disruption on Thursday briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites — from FedEx and Delta Airlines to HSBC and McDonald’s. The outages coincided with reports of system disruptions from Akamai (AKAM)

A federal judge blocked a West Virginia law banning transgender athletes from competing in girls sports, saying the legislation likely runs afoul of the Constitution. Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, a Clinton appointee, said if West Virginia wants to treat people

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked West Virginia from barring a transgender girl from her school’s sports teams, effectively saying the state’s discriminatory law passed earlier this year was unenforceable. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin

People protest Trump administration’s reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender to male or female outside City Hall in New York City, October 24, 2018. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a West

A biologically male middle school student may run on a girl’s cross country team this fall in spite of West Virginia’s new law banning biological males from women’s sports, U.S. Circuit Judge Joseph R. Goodwin ruled Wednesday. Lawyers from the ACLU-West Virginia

Facing criticism from recall supporters for California’s rise in gun violence and retail theft, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday called for more accountability and enforcement but insisted the state is on right path on criminal justice. Newsom vowed to continue

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell called California Gov. Gavin Newsom untruthful after the Democrat claimed his state has seen a "significant decline in crime" in recent years – as a new state law greatly lowered penalties for theft and quality of life crimes

10 SHARES 69 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Gavin, you did not try to claim that crime is down in 2021? Would you please tell us you did not compare your results in Blue California with all Red States? You can try both of those statements. They

California Gov. Newsom announced new efforts to crack down on a surge of retail thefts and other crimes Wednesday following a series of violent incidents involving shoplifters in recent months. Appearing with law enforcement officials and mayors from throughout

(CNN) President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from US allies and the travel industry to lift pandemic-era restrictions barring entry to the country, leading to tense conversations among administration officials over the health and political risks

Here we go again. The Biden Administration just can’t give up the control and they’re going crazy over the Delta variant. They’re in discussions with the CDC about pushing masks back on people, even the vaccinated. But they’re already trying to impose further

The Department of Homeland Security announced an extension to the travel limitations at land border crossings along the U.S.-Mexican and Canadian borders. The Trump era action has been in place since March 2020 and applies to non-essential travel such as day

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday extended its travel restrictions between the US and Canada to Aug. 21 — following the announcement by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the border would reopen to fully vaccinated Americans on Aug. 9. “Given

CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery Enlarge this image toggle caption Ian Morton/NPR Ian Morton/NPR CIA Director William Burns says he has redoubled the agency's efforts to uncover the cause of Havana Syndrome — the

A senior CIA official who spearheaded the agency’s search for Usama bin Laden has been tapped to lead a task force investigating the cause of the mysterious "Havana Syndrome," which has inflicted cognitive difficulties and even brain damage on scores of U.S.

A career CIA spy who was involved in the search for Osama Bin Laden has been tapped by the agency to head an investigation into mysterious ailments suffered by dozens of US spies and diplomats. The undercover official, whose appointment was first reported

About 100 CIA officers and family members are among some 200 U.S. officials and kin sickened by "Havana syndrome," CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday, referring to the mysterious set of ailments that include migraines and dizziness. Burns, tapped

President Biden signed a bipartisan bill Thursday to redirect funding for the existing Victims of Crime Act so that more money is allocated to programs for victim support. "When someone commits a crime, it's not enough to bring the predator to justice. We

Biden signs bill bolstering the Crime Victims Fund President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Thursday to strengthen the Crime Victims Fund, which helps to support victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes. The bill passed unanimously

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill to add money to a fund for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes, The Hill reported. Biden signed the bill at a White House ceremony attended by a bipartisan group of lawmakers after it

President Joe Biden signs H.R. 1652, the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021, on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. CNN — President Joe Biden celebrated what he called “a day of hope” Thursday before signing the

In this article ULVR-GB A family enjoys the visitor attractions at Ben & Jerrys factory in Waterbury, Vermont on June 24, 2021. Christiana Botic | Boston Globe | Getty Images The fight between Israel and Palestinians is spilling over into 30 U.S. states with

Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a harsh condemnation against boycotts of Israel after the ice cream makers Ben & Jerry’s announced its plans to end sales in what it termed the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” calling them “a new kind of terrorism.” “The

FILE PHOTO: Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia, Israel July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun FILE PHOTO: Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia, Israel July

Unilever's Chief Executive on Thursday said the company was "fully committed" to Israel, days after coming under pressure in the country over a decision by its subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to end ice cream sales in the occupied Palestinian territories. "I think

FILE PHOTO: A man arranges flowers next to a graffitti marking a bomb attack last Friday, in the centre of Oslo July 28, 2011. Norwegian police on Thursday ended a six-day search for bodies on the island where anti-Islamist extremist Anders Behring Breivik

(CNN) Ten years ago, Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Brevik killed 77 people , many of them teenagers, in a bomb attack and gun rampage. The July 22 attacks left Norway, a small, close-knit Nordic country, stunned and grieving. Just over a year

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Commemorations began Thursday to mark 10 years since Norway’s worst-ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya

Commemorations have begun Thursday to mark 10 years since Norway’s worst-ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he

(CNN) As the search winds down and the survivors of the Surfside condo building collapse begin to pick up the pieces of their lives, a judge said Wednesday they and the families of the deceased will not be asked to donate their property. "These victims who

A Florida judge said the survivors and victims’ families in the condo building collapse will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation initially – which includes insurance on the tower and expected proceeds from a sale of the empty property. “The court’s

Victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation initially, a judge said Wednesday. That sum includes about $50 million in insurance on the Champlain Towers

A Florida judge on Wednesday said that victims and families of the June 24 Florida condo collapse that killed nearly 100 people would receive $150 million to start. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman said at a hearing the amount would include $50 million

California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on Wednesday it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk fire zones as a safety measure after its equipment caused multiple destructive wildfires over several years. The utility, which called

(CNN) The nation's largest utility, its equipment having played a role in sparking some of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, announced Wednesday it will bury 10,000 miles of its power lines to reduce the risk of starting any

PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Power Lines So They Don't Spark Wildfires Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP SAN RAMON, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying

In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&E building in San Francisco. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when

FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

FILE PHOTO: Real estate signs advertise new homes for sale in multiple new developments in York County, South Carolina, U.S., February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Real estate signs advertise new homes for sale in multiple new developments

FILE PHOTO: Members of a tour group look at the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FILE PHOTO: Members of a tour group look at the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange

A man who spent several days being terrorized by a grizzly bear in the Alaska wilderness was rescued thanks to an “SOS” he scrawled on the roof of a shack, authorities said. The survivor, who wasn’t publicly identified, caught the attention of a Coast Guard

He was sleep-deprived and nearly out of ammunition, alone in the wilderness of Alaska. Well, not really alone. For several nights in a row, the man had fended off the tenacious advances of a grizzly bear that had attacked him a few days earlier at a mining

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew saved a man in Alaska who said he was attacked and constantly harassed by a bear for a week straight. Coast guard officials said an aircrew was on their way to the city of Nome in the western part of the state on Friday when they

(CNN) An Alabama city councilmember has rejected requests to resign after he used the n-word earlier this week at a city council meeting. The Alabama Democratic Party asked Tarrant city councilmember Tommy Bryant to resign after video of Monday's meeting began

A white Alabama city councilman referred to a black colleague as a “house n—-r” during a public meeting, prompting gasps from the audience and calls for him to step down. Tarrant City Councilman Tommy Bryant used the racial slur during a council meeting Monday

Tarrant city council members do not run on political party tickets. The Alabama Democratic Party has openly called for Bryant to resign, comparing him to the state’s infamous segregationist governor George Wallace. The Alabama Republican Party said, “The comments

NPR used the wrong picture in a story about ESPN reporter Maria Taylor leaving the network which resulted in criticism and mockery for the mistake. On Wednesday, NPR reported that Taylor would be leaving the sports network weeks after the release of leaked

Maria Taylor is parting ways with ESPN after her contract expired this week, the network announced Wednesday. ESPN and Taylor were unable to reach an agreement on her contract extension, the statement said. Taylor hosted coverage of the NBA finals, which concluded

Kimberley Martin, a black ESPN reporter, slammed NPR on Wednesday after the news organization used a picture of her in place of former ESPN host Maria Taylor. The NPR article talked about Talor leaving ESPN after failing to agree on a contract extension. Taylor’s

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul accused National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci of lying to Congress, telling Newsmax on Wednesday that “much of his dishonesty comes from elitism.” The remarks were the latest charges leveled

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. again ripped Dr. Anthony Fauci when explaining his Department of Justice referral against him on Fox News. On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul spoke on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" to discuss his request of a Department of Justice investigation

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was “slanderous” when asked about their heated exchange during a Tuesday Senate hearing. Host Ari Melber said, “We

Dozens of fully vaccinated people in New Jersey have died of the Chinese coronavirus, according to the state’s Department of Health. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Monday that vaccines in New Jersey were proving to be 99.9 percent effective in the Garden State,

(CNN) Coronavirus infections are on the rise again in the United States. While more than 99% of deaths are among those unvaccinated, anecdotal reports abound of breakthrough infections, or cases of fully vaccinated people who still test positive for Covid-19

In any case, immune defenses primed by the vaccines should recognize the virus soon after infection and destroy it before significant damage occurs. “That is what explains why people do get infected and why people don’t get seriously ill,” said Michel C. Nussenzweig,

Ten people were hurt in an explosion at a Dippin’ Dots factory in Kentucky as a truck unloaded liquid nitrogen, police and company officials said. The blast at the factory in Paducah late Wednesday afternoon occurred in a building owned by Dippin’ Dots used

The cause of the eruption is not known. Ten people have been injured in an explosion at a Kentucky Dippin' Dots factory. The explosion took place Wednesday at a Dippin' Dots-owned facility on Industrial Drive in Paducah. The site is not where the ice cream

Ten people were hurt in an explosion at a Dippin’ Dots factory in Paducah, Kentucky, as a truck unloaded liquid nitrogen, police and company officials said Thursday. The blast at the Paducah factory occurred Wednesday afternoon in a building owned by Dippin’

Fans of the Olympics got a glimpse of what to expect from champion gymnast Simone Biles in Tokyo during a training session that was hailed as “incredible” and “effortless” on Twitter. On Thursday, Biles pulled off the risky Yurchenko double pike during practice. It’s

Simone Biles is hoping to leave the Tokyo Olympics shrouded in gold when she’s finished with the gymnastics competitions. And by watching her practice, she’s raring and ready to dominate. Video on social media showed Biles practicing the Yurchenko double pike

Champion U.S. gymnast Simone Biles and what’s become her emblem — Goldie the Goat — have got their own emoji on Twitter for the Tokyo Olympics. The emoji of the animal (whose become a feature of Biles’ competition outfits) will appear whenever Twitter users

(CNN) The US military carried out two strikes against the Taliban overnight in support of Afghan forces in the Kandahar province, multiple defense officials said, targeting captured equipment. The military has retained the authority to carry out strikes in

The United States recently carried out air strikes as it backed the Afghan army's bid to repel a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon said Thursday, with the withdrawal of international forces from the country all but complete. "In the last several days, we have

U.S. Marines from Charlie 1/1 of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) fill sandbags around their light mortar position on the frontlines of a U.S. Marine Corps base, near a cardboard sign reminding everyone that Taliban forces could be anywhere and everywhere,

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominee David Chipman is a “direct threat” to Americans’ security and right to bear arms. Rosendale introduced a resolution

FIRST ON FOX – Some House Republicans are pushing a resolution to impeach David Chipman, President Biden's nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) – even before he's been confirmed by the Senate. The effort, which is more political

A dozen House Republicans are reportedly pushing a resolution to impeach President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms — even before he’s been confirmed. The political effort to derail David Chipman for the AFT job is led

Missouri announced a lucrative new vaccination lottery program and West Virginia gave away $1 million, scholarships, guns and vacations in its lottery as authorities across the nation scramble to re-energize lagging vaccination efforts. About 60% of the adult

Missouri announced a lucrative new vaccination lottery program and West Virginia gave away $1 million, scholarships, guns and vacations in its lottery as authorities across the nation scramble to re-energize lagging vaccination efforts. About 60% of the adult

MIssouri announced a lucrative new vaccination lottery program and West Virginia gave away $1 million, scholarships, guns and vacations in its lottery as authorities across the nation scramble to re-energize lagging vaccination efforts. About 60% of the adult

FILE PHOTO: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks to the media after the Senate Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts FILE PHOTO: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks to the media after the Senate

Democrats Want To Hold Social Media Companies Responsible For Health Misinformation Enlarge this image toggle caption Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Democratic senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would hold Facebook, YouTube

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced new legislation today that aims to finally hold tech companies responsible for allowing misinformation about vaccines and other health issues to spread online. The bill, called the Health Misinformation Act and co-sponsored

Democrat senators are circling back to the FBI's investigation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, unsatisfied with the depth of the probe and now seeking details of how it might have followed up on the tip line. Seven Senate Judiciary Committee members led by Sen.

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats demanded this week that the FBI hand over additional information related to its 2018 investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Democrats led by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Chris Coons raised a series

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice

Anna Faris has tied the knot! The actress revealed on Wednesday's episode of her podcast "Anna Faris is Unqualified" that she and cinematographer Michael Barrett recently eloped. "I'm looking around.. my fiancé's right — he's now my husband. Yes, we eloped,"

(CNN) Anna Faris has let slip that she and her partner Michael Barrett recently eloped. The reveal came on an episode of her podcast "Anna Faris is Unqualified" earlier this week after the "Mom" star interviewed "Top Chef" judge Gail Simmons. After speaking

“I’m looking around ... my fiance’s right — he’s now my husband. Yes, we eloped,” she said in the middle of the conversation. Faris apologized to Barrett for how she “just blurted that out,” but insisted she “couldn’t say fiance anymore.” She said the ceremony

Just one week after parents across the United States began to receive the first of new monthly child tax credit payments, they are being warned to look out for fraud. The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning urging parents to be aware of criminals trying

(CNN) Many parents were thrilled to have hundreds of dollars suddenly land in their bank accounts last week, as the Internal Revenue Service distributed the first of six monthly child tax credit payments . This is the first time the child tax credit is being

The IRS Won't Be Calling, Emailing Or Texting. Don't Fall For Child Tax Credit Scams Enlarge this image toggle caption J. David Ake/AP J. David Ake/AP It's been just days since the IRS began sending out child tax credit payments — meaning tens of millions

U.S. health officials say they now have evidence that an untreatable “superbug” fungus has spread in two hospitals and a nursing home NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals

U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. The "superbug" outbreaks were reported in a Washington, D.C, nursing home and at two Dallas-area hospitals, the Centers for Disease

U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. The “superbug” outbreaks were reported in a Washington, D.C, nursing home and at two Dallas-area hospitals, the Centers for Disease

Chimpanzees have been seen killing gorillas in unprovoked attacks for the first time, scientists said. The lethal encounters between the two species occurred as they were being observed at Loango National Park in Gabon, according to a study Monday in the journal

(CNN) Chimpanzees' lethal attacks on gorillas in the wild have been observed for the first time, a team of researchers has said. Experts observing dozens of chimps at Loango National Park in Gabon had expected them to be relaxed around gorillas. But while

Chimpanzees have been seen killing gorillas in unprovoked attacks for the first time, scientists said. The lethal encounters between the two species occurred as they were being observed at Loango National Park in Gabon, according to a study Monday in the journal

A 14-year-old boy was killed and nine other people were wounded — including five other teenagers — in a pair of nearby shootings just 10 minutes apart in Chicago on Wednesday night, a report said. Five of the victims, including the teen who died, were hit

Police say a drive-by shooting in Chicago wounded eight people who had been riding on a party bus on the city’s North Side CHICAGO -- A drive-by shooting in Chicago wounded eight people who had been riding on a party bus on the city's North Side, police said. The

Those wounded in the party bus shooting include a 27-year-old man who was shot in the chest and was in critical condition and a 23-year-old man who was in serious condition after being shot in the groin, according to the Chicago Tribune. The others, ranging

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) administration is hitting back after White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters it is “greatly concerning” that the Florida governor refuses to force children to wear masks in schools, asserting that those who are advocating

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will oppose any move by the federal government to require children to wear masks in the upcoming school year. His remarks came on Thursday during a news conference, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "We look forward

The White House scolded Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for refusing to enact mask mandates for children younger than 12 years old as they return to school. “If I were a parent in Florida, that would be greatly concerning to me,” White House press secretary

A Cincinnati-area restaurant owner who asked President Biden about his struggles to hire workers because he’s competing with expanded federal unemployment benefits said Thursday that the president didn’t answer his question. John Lanni asked Mr. Biden during

President Biden told a restaurant owner at an Ohio town hall Wednesday night that he would likely struggle to hire new employees for the next few months before expanded federal unemployment benefits run out — unless he paid them more. The restaurateur, who

President Biden late Wednesday was criticized by Republicans after he told a restaurant owner to pay his employees higher wages or risk having them leave for better jobs. John Lanni, an owner and co-founder of a restaurant group, said his business is struggling

Border Patrol agents intercepted a group of nearly 200 immigrants in Arizona near the Mexican border — 147 of them children. The immigrants were taken into custody near San Miguel about five miles from the border around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, US Customs and

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 15,000 migrants in a single week, officials reported Tuesday. The Rio Grande Valley is consistently the busiest of the nine southwestern border sectors. Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol

A ruthless criminal organization in the border state of Tamaulipas continues to kidnap and extort the relatives of migrants trying to cross into Texas, reaping major profits. This week, agents of an anti-kidnapping unit within Tamaulipas State Police rescued

The Justice Department on Thursday indicted nine people, including Chinese nationals and an American private investigator, on charges they were part of a Chinese government covert operation called “Fox Hunt” that forcibly repatriated opponents of the Beijing

A prosecutor from China, a former New York City Police Department detective sergeant and seven other people were indicted Thursday on charges related to a brazen campaign to stalk and harass U.S. residents in an effort to get one of them to return to China. The

Chinese Communist Party officials, police, and prosecutors conducted a scheme with alleged co-conspirators inside the United States, including a former New York Police Department officer, who acted as illegal foreign agents as they attempted to coerce U.S.

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will appear on the recall ballot, while Kevin Faulconer will not be described as a “former San Diego mayor” on official election paperwork, two California Superior Court judges ruled on Wednesday. The Elder ruling appears

As I reported on Sunday, the preliminary list of candidates for the September 14 Gavin Newsom Recall election was posted on the California Secretary of State’s website, and political pundit, radio personality, and late-entry candidate for governor Larry Elder’s

A California judge has cleared the way for conservative talk radio host Larry Elder to join the field of candidates for an upcoming recall election aimed at removing Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. Elder scored a swift victory Wednesday in a Sacramento

(CNN) Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, he and his family announced on Wednesday. "I've always tried to serve God's purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to

“I’ve always tried to serve God’s purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to come,” Bowden said in a statement released to news outlets, including The Associated Press. “My wife Ann and our family have been life’s greatest blessing.

Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden announced Wednesday he has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition. “I’ve always tried to serve God’s purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to come,” Bowden said in

Former U.S. Soccer Paralympian Seth Jahn ripped the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team after it took a knee during the national anthem and was then torched 3-0 in their Olympics opening match against Sweden. "This is such a disingenuous maneuver, like it’s

They were supposed to be the most socially aware and best women’s soccer team on the planet. Well, after their 3-0 crushing defeat at the hands of the Swedes, we can still say they’re very socially aware. The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) took a knee

You can’t walk the walk if you’re down on one knee. The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, led by the politically charged Megan Rapinoe, represented America on the world stage by taking a knee before their match on Wednesday, only made worse by the 3-0 loss against

FILE PHOTO: A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S.,

Twitter Inc on Thursday reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements and said changes by Apple to keep iPhone user data private had hit ad revenue less than anticipated. The

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow on Monday that the Biden administration has “literally done nothing” to pressure China, adding that the Wuhan lab is “still open.” Pompeo spoke with Marlow on Monday

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow on Monday that young Americans should read more of the Bible, not the 1619 Project. “We’ve got to retake our nation,” Pompeo told Marlow on Monday at Turning Point USA’s

Jill Biden arrives in Tokyo for Olympics First Lady Jill Biden was welcomed to Tokyo on Thursday by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife. Biden is leading the official US delegation to the Olympic Games. (July 22)

FILE PHOTO: U.S. First Lady Jill Biden speaks during the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S. July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper FILE PHOTO: U.S. First

A group of Republican senators have introduced legislation directing the Federal Communications Commission to see if they can collect fees from Big Tech corporations to fund its broadband subsidy, Axios reports. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the ranking member

Three Senate Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider collecting revenue from major tech companies to fund broadband internet. The Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act,

Film critics say "Space Jam: A New Legacy" starring LeBron James is one of the worst movies ever made. I’m going to trust the experts on this one so that I can avoid watching it myself. In LeBron’s mind though, it doesn’t matter how bad the film is. As long

The original 1996 “Space Jam” may be a cult classic, but it’s no “Citizen Kane.” But Joe Pytka — the director of the original movie, which starred NBA legend Michael Jordan — seems to have really hated the remake, “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” which stars LeBron

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

July 22, 2021 By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to consider seriously Britain’s proposals to change what he called the “unsustainable” way a Brexit deal

President Joe Biden’s pro-migration deputies have already wasted roughly $2 billion of Pentagon funds rather than extend President Donald Trump’s border wall, says a new report by a GOP senator. “It is absolutely absurd that Americans are paying contractors

President Joe Biden's efforts to stop construction of the border wall between the United States and Mexico is costing taxpayers billions of dollars, Sen. James Lankford tells Newsmax while discussing a report he wrote outlining the expenses. "Biden stepped

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will get a $150,000 payout from Blackpool Council in Britain, ending a two year battle over canceled bus advertisements for an event featuring its CEO, Franklin Graham, the eldest son of the famed evangelist. Christian

In a landmark case for religious liberty in Britain, Blackpool Council and Blackpool Transport have agreed to issue a public apology and to pay out £109,000 ($150,000) to Reverend Franklin Graham’s evangelical organisation in compensation for banning advertisements

(CNN) After a couple stops, The Rolling Stones' "No Filter" tour is now set to go on. On Thursday the iconic band announced new dates for the tour. "We are thrilled to be able to announce the rescheduled dates for the Rolling Stones 2020 US tour, which will

The Rolling Stones announced on Thursday the relaunch of their U.S. tour, which had previously been derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The "No Filter" tour is set to begin in St. Louis on Sept. 26. "I’m so excited to get back on the stage again and want to

Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city’s first NBA championship in half a century. Six police officers on horseback clopped past cheering fans at the head of

Bucks' fans celebrate NBA championship with parade Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city's first NBA championship in half a century. (July 22)

NEW YORK — Los Angeles County and other coronavirus hotspots are reimposing mask mandates but the Big Apple, the epicenter of last year’s nightmare, is a glaring exception as cases climb due to the fast-moving delta strain. Mayor Bill de Blasio is bucking

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) argued against reinstating the city’s indoor mask mandate and said that doing so can “give people a false sense of security, oh, I’m wearing a mask, so I’m okay even though

Tips And Service With A Smile Drive Sexual Harassment In Restaurants, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP There is broad agreement that the restaurant industry is rife with sexual harassment. More than 70%

California Sues Gaming Giant Activision Blizzard Over Unequal Pay, Sexual Harassment Enlarge this image toggle caption Rich Polk/Getty Images for Activision Rich Polk/Getty Images for Activision The video game studio behind the hit franchises Call of Duty,

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in trouble after the head of his impeachment investigation said an outspoken aide for the governor went too far in a tweet about State Attorney General Letitia James, who is carrying out a separate probe into allegations

The lawmaker overseeing the New York State Assembly's impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to the state's chief executive Wednesday warning against intimidation. Democrat Assemblyman Charles Lavine, chairman of the chamber’s Judiciary

The U.S. Bishops’ Office of Pro-Life Activities launched a campaign Thursday to lobby members of Congress to reject taxpayer-funding for abortions. “Make a phone call to save a life” is a call to action to pro-life citizens to “make Congressional phones ring

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pro-Life Activities Committee has launched a campaign to lobby lawmakers to reject federal funding for abortions. The committee encourages supporters to "make Congressional phones ring off the hook!" as votes on key

Washington (CNN) Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said that while he is still "a Trumper," he is "sort of Trumped out," in an interview published Thursday by USA Today. Dole also said he believes former

Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole told USA Today he was "still a Trumper" as he approaches his 98th birthday on Thursday. A former longtime senator from Kansas, Dole was one of the few GOP elder statesmen to support former President Donald Trump

Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that though she was “blessed” to have five children “as a devout Catholic,” “poor women” need taxpayer-funded abortion. “As a devout Catholic and mother of five and six years, I feel that God bless

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) During a press conference Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) appealed to her

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers carry bags of purchased merchandise at the King of Prussia Mall, United States' largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Shoppers carry bags of

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk past an AT&T store at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk past an AT&T store at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia,

Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells. The online shopping giant is pushing landlords around the country — sometimes with financial incentives — to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment-building doors themselves with a mobile device. The service,

Amazon is pushing landlords around the country to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment building front doors whenever they need to leave packages in the lobby instead of the street NEW YORK -- Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells. The online shopping

An FBI agent who worked the controversial investigation into the alleged plot to kill Michigan’s governor was arrested earlier this week for assaulting his wife after the two went to a swingers party, a local report said. G-Man Richard Trask of Kalamazoo repeatedly

An FBI agent who worked the controversial investigation into the alleged plot to kill Michigan’s governor was arrested earlier this week for assaulting his wife after the two went to a swingers party, a local report said. G-Man Richard Trask of Kalamazoo repeatedly

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a shadow of the moon on Earth? NASA this week released a new photo of the moon casting a shadow over Earth during a solar eclipse on June 10. The photo shows a dark brown, blurry spot over the Arctic during the eclipse last

The next full moon of 2021 will occur on Friday in the U.S. Called the buck moon and the thunder moon, Earth's natural satellite will appear opposite the sun in Earth-based longitude at 10:37 p.m. ET, according to NASA. LUNAR ORBIT 'WOBBLE' COULD RESULT IN

Britain's Prince George poses ahead of his eighth birthday in this picture taken by his mother, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Norfolk, Britain July 2021. The Duchess of Cambridge/Handout via REUTERS Britain's Prince George poses ahead of his eighth

(CNN) My oh my, how time flies. Britain's Prince George is turning 8 on Thursday and to mark the occasion, his parents are releasing a new photograph of their eldest. "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share a new photograph of Prince George

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday that it will include images of players taking a knee in highlights and social media, after the photos were originally excluded, the Associated Press reported. Players on five different teams took

According to a report from the Guardian on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 organizers have banned social media teams from showing athletes taking a knee in protest during the games. According to the Guardian: An insider

When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy When a religious publication used

NEW YORK (AP) — Citing allegations of “possible improper behavior,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday announced the resignation of its top administrative official, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, ahead of a media report that probed his private romantic

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Monaco - Stade Louis II, Monaco - July 9, 2021 Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot wins the men's 1500m REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Monaco - Stade Louis II, Monaco - July 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - New York City Marathon - New York, United States - November 3, 2019 Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor leads the elite men's race REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Athletics - New York City Marathon - New York, United States -

Tucker Carlson has mounted an attack on Harry Dunn, a U.S. Capitol Police Officer speaking publicly about Jan. 6, resulting in Republicans facing pressure to condemn the Fox News host’s comments Thursday. Days before Mr. Dunn is set to testify before members

Attorneys for U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn slammed Tucker Carlson Wednesday after the Fox News host went on the air and called him “an angry left-wing political activist.” “Tonight Fox News allowed its host Tucker Carlson, who has not served a day

Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-ravaged swaths of central China on Thursday — as officials raised the death toll from the historic deluge in Henan province to 33 people. The direct economic losses from the devastation was estimated

People holding umbrellas amid heavy rainfall wade through floodwaters on a bridge in Hebi, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song People holding umbrellas amid heavy rainfall wade through floodwaters on a bridge in Hebi, Henan province, China

FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers are seen at an entrance to the flooded Shijingshan tunnel, where construction workers were trapped, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China July 16, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers are seen at an entrance

BEIJING — The bodies of all 14 workers trapped when a tunnel under construction was flooded last week have been recovered, authorities in southern China said Thursday. A brief statement on the Zhuhai city government’s social media site gave no further information

Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years. The 32-year-old former state

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer, Iowa Democrat, announced Thursday she is running for GOP Sen. Charles E. Grassley‘s seat. Mr. Grassley, 87, has yet to say whether he will seek an eighth term. In her announcement video, Ms. Finkenauer, 32, says that Mr. Grassley

A Nevada mom was arrested Tuesday in connection to the drowning deaths of her two young children, Fox 5 Vegas reported. Jovan Paris Tevino, 33, admitted herself into a medical center in Arizona after the July 19 incident and allegedly told staff about what

A Nevada mother who told cops and hospital staffers she drowned her two young children has worked for a child welfare agency for three years, county officials said Thursday. Jovan Paris Trevino, 33, was arrested Tuesday at a hospital in Bullhead City, Arizona,

Harmoko via AP In this July 18, 2021, photo, a man who used a fake identity arrives at the Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, Indonesia. The man with the coronavirus boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying

An Indonesian man with the coronavirus has boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a negative PCR test result TERNATE, Indonesia -- An Indonesian man with the coronavirus has boarded a domestic

The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada have prompted renewed calls for a reckoning over the traumatic legacy of similar schools in the United States — and in particular by the churches

More than 150 boarding schools for Indigenous children in the United States were operated by religious groups between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries — and churches are now reckoning with their traumatic legacy The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in June, snapping a four-month losing streak, while strong demand for higher-end properties and ultra-low mortgage rates helped push prices to new highs Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in June, snapping

FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign is posted outside a residential home in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign is posted outside a residential home in the Queen Anne

"I'm especially grateful to every single trans person who walked this path, broke down barriers, and risked their lives to live authentically and radically as themselves before me. thank you to all the trans woman that showed me who i am, how to live, celebrate

Gizelle Hernandez for Time “I view today as a reintroduction to me as a woman, having made a transition medically,” actor Tommy Dorfman said. Tommy Dorfman publicly clarified her gender identity this week, telling Time magazine that she has been living as

A federal judge blocked a pro-life law Tuesday that would have banned almost all abortions in Arkansas, calling the law an “imminent threat” to women seeking abortions. Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction blocking authorities from enforcing

CNN — US District Judge Kristine G. Baker on Tuesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas ban on nearly all abortions from going into effect while a lawsuit against the measure proceeds, an early victory for abortion rights supporters as many of the restrictions

A man driving a BMW reportedly drove through a police protest in Greenwich Village, New York, on Wednesday night, injuring one protester and an officer, the New York Post reported. About 25 people gathered to call for the firing of a sergeant who works in

A man behind the wheel of a BMW drove through a Greenwich Village protest on Wednesday night, injuring one of the demonstrators and an NYPD officer, police and sources said. The chaos unfolded outside the NYPD’s 6th Precinct, where about 25 people gathered

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report from the East Room of the White House, May 7, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) During a live CNN town hall Wednesday night, President Joe Biden claimed that his multi-trillion dollar spending packages

President Joe Biden on Wednesday night again rejected concerns that inflation could be more severe and longer lasting than previously thought — even as a chorus of voices on Wall Street have begun to accept that recent price spikes could stick around. Danielle

(CNN) Lorde got her drink on with Seth Meyers in the return of the drinking game on "Late Night with Seth Meyers." The singer appeared on the show on Wednesday to mark the first full production musical performance on "Late Night" since March 2020. Lorde last

Lorde joined Seth Meyers on his recurring “Late Night” segment where he day drinks with his guests, and the result was... absolute hilarity. In her Wednesday appearance, the singer ― who just released another single from her upcoming album “Solar Power” ―

New York (CNN Business) A reporter at The Washington Post filed a lawsuit Thursday against the newspaper, its former top editor, and other senior leaders, alleging she was subject to unlawful discrimination after publicly saying that she had been the victim

Reporter Says 'Washington Post' Discriminated Against Her As A Sexual Assault Victim Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its

GOP legislators in Michigan have abolished the law that allowed Democrat governor Gretchen Whitmer to continuously lock down the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. TheBlaze reports that the state House, which is led by the GOP, voted 60-48

The Michigan legislature completed repealing an emergency powers law Wednesday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) exploited to maintain a perpetual lockdown for months. A citizens initiative triggered a legislative vote to repeal the 1945 law that was immune to

FILE PHOTO: American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, lands at LaGuardia airport in New York, U.S. December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo FILE PHOTO:

FILE PHOTO: A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A member of a ground crew walks past American