Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Beam - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam REUTERS/Mike Blake Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic

Naomi Osaka first let her racket do the talking in a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Saisai at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Then the tennis superstar talked to the media again after shunning press conferences and eventually withdrawing from the French Open in

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka told reporters she felt a "little bit out of my body" after winning her Olympic debut match in Tokyo on Sunday – her first victory in more than two months. The athlete, 23, withdrew from the French Open in May to take a mental

Here is what you missed from Day 2 of the 2020 Olympic Games. Each day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented

The US Women’s “National” Team may have been thrashed by the ladies from Sweden Women’s national soccer team loses to Sweden in #Olympics opener. Final score: pic.twitter.com/PCiLxyT33o — For America (@ForAmerica) July 21, 2021 and the US Men’s Basketball

(CNN) An Iranian taekwondo athlete competing for the Refugee Olympic Team made her mark at Tokyo 2020 after she defeated two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones. Kimia Alizadeh beat Team Great Britain's Jones 16-12 on Sunday in the women's -57kg taekwondo

With a roster full of anthem-kneelers and outspoken social justice advocates, it’s safe to say the United States sent the most woke men’s basketball team in history to the Olympics this year; what is also clear after Sunday is that the U.S. has also sent the

The World's Top Female Tennis Player Is Eliminated In Her First Singles Olympic Match Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP It's a stunning upset for the world's top-ranked female tennis player. Australia's Ash Barty was a favorite

More than 1,700 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Tokyo Sunday on the second official day of the Olympic games — with 13 athletes now among those infected. The 1,763 new cases of the virus represent a spike from the 1,008 cases reported in the Japanese capital

“I am deeply disappointed not to be able to compete in the Olympics for Team USA,” DeChambeau said in the USA Golf announcement. “Representing my country means the world to me and it is was a tremendous honor to make this team. I wish Team USA the best of luck

(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it's her "plan" to appoint GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the House select committee to investigate January 6, just days after the GOP walked out on the panel. "That would be my plan," she said when asked by ABC's George Stephanopoulos

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Sunday insisted that the Jan. 6 select committee should have "no partisanship," despite rejecting two Republican House members this past week. During an interview on ABC's "This Week," Pelosi told anchor George Stephanopoulos

Pelosi Has Chosen A 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, To Serve On Jan. 6 Panel Enlarge this image toggle caption Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of the rare

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she plans to name Republicans to serve on the select committee probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riots after yanking GOP Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks last week. During an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she plans to appoint GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to serve on the select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol while considering adding additional Republicans. “That would be my plan,” she said in an

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday formally named Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger to serve on a select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Kinzinger, Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is confident in the bipartisan select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, despite House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulling his recommendations. We have to ignore the antics of those who do

FILE PHOTO: Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 10, 2021. Ting Shen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) speaks during a House

It’s pretty hard to imagine that anyone would think anything done at the behest of the rabid partisan House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was “non-partisan.” But Democrats are going all-in to try to sell Pelosi’s Jan. 6 Select Committee as just that. Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Republicans could not “handle the truth,” pertaining to what the House Select Committee will discover about the January 6 Capitol riots. Pelosi said, “I believe the work of this committee,

A CNN panel reacted to Hunter Biden’s plans to meet with potential buyers of his new artwork in New York City and Los Angeles, where his art could be sold for upwards of $500,000, calling it an "ethics problem." White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended

(CNN) President Joe Biden's presidency is now six months old. You'd be forgiven if you didn't realize how long Biden has been in office because Biden doesn't generate anywhere near the same news interest (see Google searches ) as his predecessor, former President

Former President Donald Trump called out President Joe Biden for allowing his son to sell his art to anonymous buyers, calling it a “100 percent bribe.” Trump raised questions about Hunter Biden’s skill as an artist and the questionable handling guidelines

59 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will return to the White House on Sunday after spending the weekend resting quietly at his family home in Delaware. President Biden’s Itinerary for 7/25/21: All Times EDT 8:00

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks and holds a roundtable discussion with veterans at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla., September 15, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) With protests against the Communist regime in Cuba raging

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. In the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries voters turned away from socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) because he was perceived

The liberal media isn’t honest enough to acknowledge it, but it doesn’t take a genius to notice what’s happening with the Democrats right before our eyes. Between Biden-created crises, messaging gaffes, ignoring public opinion, misreading mandates, and pushing

The next race for the White House remains far down the road. It doesn’t officially begin until the conclusion of the 2022 midterm elections, which are still more than a year and a quarter away. But with President Biden and former President Trump taking a few

Former President Donald Trump criticized the Green New Deal proposal from Democrats on Saturday as the “Green New Bullshit.” “The Green New Deal, going to destroy our country, this Green New Deal. It’s green new bullshit,” Trump said. “That’s what it is. It’s

AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File This Feb. 5, 2014 file photo shows Robert "Bob" Moses, a director of the Mississippi Summer Project and organizer for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) answers questions about Freedom Summer in 1964 during

Bob Moses, a civil rights leader who took part in some of the most significant campaigns for equality in the Deep South in the 1960s and later became an advocate for African Americans to succeed in math, died on Sunday at age 86, the NAACP said. Moses is the

“I was taught about the denial of the right to vote behind the Iron Curtain in Europe,” Moses later said. “I never knew that there was (the) denial of the right to vote behind a Cotton Curtain here in the United States.”

Robert 'Bob' Parris Moses, the architect of Mississippi's Freedom Summer and a famed leader of the civil rights movement, died Sunday at 86, according to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Legacy Project. Born in New York City's Harlem in 1935,

(CNN) Civil rights legend Bob Moses died at age 86, according to a statement from NAACP President Derrick Johnson and a statement from the organization's Legal Defense Fund. A cause of death was not immediately known. Moses was born in New York City in January

Civil Rights Activist Bob Moses Dies At 86 Veteran civil rights activist and educator Bob Moses has died at the age of 86. Moses spent the early 1960s working for the Students Nonviolent Coordination Committee in Mississippi. Obituaries Civil Rights Activist

Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights

Civil Rights Activist Bob Moses Dies At 86 Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in

While attending Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, he became a Rhodes Scholar and was deeply influenced by the work of French philosopher Albert Camus and his ideas of rationality and moral purity for social change. Moses then took part in a Quaker-sponsored

When I was growing up in a Jewish neighborhood in the suburbs of Chicago, there were basically two comedians whom everyone watched. One was Eddie Murphy, whose 1987 comedy special, Raw, was an instant hit. The other was Jackie Mason, whom the New York Times

Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-jokester whose feisty brand of standup comedy got laughs from nightclubs in the Catskills to West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died NEW YORK -- Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy

Famed Borscht Belt comedian Jackie Mason, who rose from a modest childhood on the Lower East Side to become one of the most famous funnymen of all time, has died. He was 93. Mason died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan Saturday, with his wife Jyll and a

Mason was born Jacob Maza, the son of a rabbi. His three brothers became rabbis. So did Mason, who at one time had congregations in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Comedy eventually proved to be a more persistent calling than God. “A person has to feel emotionally

Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93. Mason died Saturday at 6 p.m. ET at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan after being hospitalized

(CNN) Comedian Jackie Mason, known for his rapid-fire befuddled observations in a decades-long standup career, died at a New York hospital Saturday at the age of 93, long-time friend and collaborator Raoul Felder told CNN on Saturday night. "He died peacefully

NEW YORK (AP) — Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93. Mason died Saturday at 6 p.m. ET at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan

Jackie Mason, Who Went From Rabbi To Stand-up Comedy Star, Dies At 93 Enlarge this image toggle caption Bobby Bank/WireImage Bobby Bank/WireImage Stand-up comedian Jackie Mason, who followed a path from rabbi to borscht-belt comedian, died in a New York City

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned that the US is heading in the “wrong direction” as COVID-19 cases driven by unvaccinated people continue to surge across the nation. “I’m not so sure it would be the worst-case scenario, but it’s not going to be good. We’re

(CNN) Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the US is "going in the wrong direction" as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise, particularly among unvaccinated Americans. "If you look at the inflection of the curve of new cases and, as you said in the

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN Saturday that bringing back mask mandates is "under active consideration," and that he is "part of the discussion" around the decision. Fauci was questioned by CNN anchor Jake Tapper on whether he was part of conversations with

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The United States is in an ``unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. ``We’re going in the wrong direction,’’

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are weighing revising their COVID-19 guidelines to recommend that even fully vaccinated individuals wear masks in public. Fauci, the nation’s top government infectious disease official,

The nation is going in the "wrong direction" and new coronavirus cases will continue to climb unless more Americans get vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. "Fifty-percent of the county is not fully vaccinated," President Biden's top medical adviser

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. “We’re going in the wrong direction,”

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that mask mandates for vaccinated Americans was “under active consideration.” Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Sources are telling CNN that top

(CNN) California's largest wildfire has destroyed multiple buildings and is threatening thousands more as the battle against the blaze stretched into its 12th day. Low moisture in vegetation and limited access in the remote area have hampered firefighters,

INDIAN FALLS, Calif. — Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West. The Dixie fire, which started July 14, had already

INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West. The Dixie fire, which started July 14, had

The State of California is suffering through a summer of man-made disasters, including wildfires and a sewage discharge, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps through densely-populated regions. In the northern part of the state, wildfires are burning

California’s largest active fire continues to burn Sunday after tearing through a small community overnight. The Dixie Fire, which started earlier this month and has now burned more than 190,000 acres, forced a new wave of evacuations in Northern California

The wild Dixie fire continues to spread and devour homes across California as the state struggles to contain over half a dozen large fires. The state’s largest fire has already consumed more than 181,000 acres since it started on July 14. Fire officials say

More than 22,000 firefighters were battling the blazes. Heavy smoke is lowering visibility and could ground aircraft. The nation's largest fire is the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon. More than 22,000 firefighters were combating "extreme fire behavior" across

More than 22,000 firefighters were battling the blazes. Heavy smoke is lowering visibility and could ground aircraft. The nation's largest fire is the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon. Thousands of firefighters across the nation were combating "extreme fire

FILE PHOTO: A woman stand inside an almost deserted underground train, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay FILE PHOTO: A woman stand inside an almost deserted underground train, amid

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers assist patients being treated at a makeshift hospital run by charity organisation The Gift of the Givers, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham

A man wearing a protective mask pushes a trolley at a traditional market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan A man wearing a protective mask pushes a trolley at a traditional market

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past by closed shops during a nationwide "full closure" imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, in Istanbul, Turkey April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man walks past by closed shops during a nationwide

FILE PHOTO: People walk at a street a year after the peak of Italy's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bergamo, the country's epicentre, Italy, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People walk at a street a year after the

FILE PHOTO: A man takes a swab sample for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from his son at a surge testing site in London, Britain, May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man takes a swab sample for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

FILE PHOTO: A woman exercises on the empty steps in front of the Anzac Memorial at the Pool of Reflection as gyms are closed during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, also said the bipartisan deal is 90% done. If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds off voting on the bipartisan infrastructure bill until a larger bill is passed through reconciliation by the Senate, the Democrats could end up with nothing,

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the House will not open debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal unless the Senate passes a $3.5 trillion partisan plan through budget reconciliation. Anchor George Stephanopoulos

Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn’t backing off her plan to hold up a bipartisan infrastructure package until the Senate delivers a larger, Democratic-only plan expected later this year, prompting a rebuke from Senate Republicans. Pelosi said Sunday on ABC’s “This

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) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said the House will not open debate on a bipartisan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she would not bring a Senate infrastructure bill forward for a vote without adding other items from the Democrats’ agenda, while senators pursue a bipartisan agreement on the legislation. Mrs. Pelosi told ABC News

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Sunday a bipartisan group working on an infrastructure package is near agreement, with one outstanding issue to resolve: mass transit funding. In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Portman said “we’re about 90% of the way

In a startling, though perhaps unintended, admission, former President Donald Trump explained Saturday that the GOP lost twin Senate races in Georgia — and its Senate majority — when Republican voters stayed away from the polls because they were discouraged

Former President Donald Trump took aim at several Republican officials, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, while speaking at a rally on Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Trump dubbed Mr. McConnell as being “an old crow,” while alleging the Kentucky

(CNN) Ex-President Donald Trump's big lie came full circle on Saturday as he traveled to Arizona to dangerously seize on the false fruits of a sham election "audit" precipitated by his own discredited claims the 2020 election was stolen. On a late afternoon

Crowds started early in Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona for President Donald Trump’s rally, wrapping around and extending far down the block. 👀 BIG CROWDS already lined up outside the AZ Federal Theatre in Phoenix waiting for President Trump to

Former President Donald Trump praised Arizona officials at a rally in Phoenix on Saturday, touting their ‘courage’ in reexamining the 2020 election results in an ongoing audit. Mr. Trump, who has long claimed the 2020 election was mired in voter fraud, thanked

We reported yesterday on how Joe Biden’s approval is dropping and the honeymoon appears over. He’s at his lowest numbers now at just 50% approval and 45% disapproval. Of course, he started out with big media support so that drop is more noticeable. But now,

In May, a little more than a third were pessimistic. Now, it is a majority. As President Joe Biden completed 100 days in office, the country was optimistic about the coming year, but now, just after hitting the six-month mark, Americans' optimism about the

Months into Joe Bidens’ presidency, Americans’ optimism regarding the direction of the country has dropped nearly 20 points, a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found. ABC News reported on Sunday: A majority — 55% — of the public say they are pessimistic about the

Americans’ optimism about the direction of the country has plunged nearly 20 percentage points since late April — with President Biden taking a beating over COVID-19, crime and the border, a new poll shows. The ABC News/Ipsos poll — released Sunday amid the

The majority of Americans say they feel pessimistic about the country’s future over the next 12 months, according to a new poll. In the ABC News/Ipsos poll, 55% of respondents held a negative view of the direction of the country — a nearly 20 percentage point

Iraq’s prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend on the outcome of talks with U.S. officials this week. Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Iraq

The future of the U.S. war in Iraq will come into focus Monday when President Biden meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House, with the two leaders expected to finalize a withdrawal plan that could fundamentally reshape America’s

​Iraq’s prime minister said US combat troops are no longer needed to fight Islamic State terrorists in the country and said a timetable for their redeployment will be part of discussions with Biden administration officials this week. ​​“There is no need for

Iraq no longer needs U.S. combat troops on its soil and it is time for America to transition to a support role in the country, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said in an interview Sunday, previewing a message he’ll deliver Monday to President Biden

Yesterday, social media sites exploded over a viral video that purported to show a white police officer “planting evidence” in a black driver’s car. This led to an intense mob atmosphere that targeted the officer in question. He was eventually doxxed as has

A police department in Wisconsin has claimed no wrongdoing in response to a viral video that shows one of its officers tossing a plastic baggie into a black man’s car while he was stopped for speeding. The short cellphone video, posted to Facebook by user

A police department in Wisconsin is hitting back against a cell phone video taken during a traffic stop circulating on social media, arguing that body camera footage showing the incident from a different vantage point, proves that an officer did not try to

FILE PHOTO: Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia August 22, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Mozambique's President

President Vladimir Putin used a Navy Day parade to deliver his latest reminder of Russia’s military muscle, touting the nation’s hypersonic nuclear weapons at a ceremony in his hometown of St. Petersburg. “Today the Russian navy has everything it needs to

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 25, 2021. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend

The search for bodies at the site of the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse has come to an end, with firefighters and search crews recognized at a ceremony on Friday. The June 24 collapse killed 97 people – 96 bodies were pulled from the debris and one died

(CNN) Firefighters used a cherry picker to pluck Steve Rosenthal from his Unit 705 balcony after the Champlain Towers South partially crumbled last month. The advertising executive escaped from his Surfside, Florida, condo building with just a few items in

What's Next At The Site Of The Surfside Condo Collapse The search effort in Surfside, Fla., has ended. Residents and officials are debating what will happen to the site of the condo collapse, including if developers should be allowed to build there. National

FILE PHOTO: Britain's new Health Secretary Sajid Javid holds a face mask, as he leaves the Downing Street in London, Britain, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls FILE PHOTO: Britain's new Health Secretary Sajid Javid holds a face mask, as he leaves the

London (CNN) UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who recently tested positive for and recovered from Covid-19, has apologized after suggesting people shouldn't "cower" from Covid-19. "I've deleted a tweet which used the word "cower," he said. "I was expressing

British health minister Sajid Javid apologized for and deleted a tweet urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and not to "cower" from the virus, saying on Sunday he had made "a poor choice of word." Javid, who replaced Matt Hancock as health minister last

A serial killer on death row in California died of natural causes at the age of 77 in the early hours of Saturday morning, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced. Rodney James Alcala, who was known as "The Dating Game Killer"

A brutal serial killer sentenced to death for the murders of four woman and a 12-year-old girl died of natural causes before he was ever put to death, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Saturday. Rodney James Alcala,

Just two years after his “Dating Game” appearance, Alcala was sentenced to death row in California for the 1979 murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe. In 2010, he was convicted of five counts of first degree murder for Samsoe’s death as well as the 1977 deaths

Empty seats, zero atmosphere, diminished team numbers, local protests and a world distracted by coronavirus all combined to deliver just 16.7 million viewers for NBC’s four-hour long broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday. It was the

The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, delayed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, drew 16.7 million viewers for NBC on Friday, the smallest audience for the network broadcast in the past 33 years, according to data from the Comcast-owned NBCUniversal on

The opening ceremony for Tokyo’s Woke Olympic, a ceremony so “depressing” even the corporate media complained, hit a 30-year low. Worst still for far-left NBC (the outlet broadcasting the games), Friday’s new low blew the previous low straight out of the water: The

BEIJING — Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai on Sunday after people living near the sea were evacuated, airline flights and trains were canceled and the public was ordered to stay indoors. The typhoon made landfall in Zhoushan in Zhejiang

Chinese commercial hub Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions canceled all flights, slowed or suspended subway trains and shuttered businesses as Typhoon In-fa made landfall on Sunday. The typhoon landed in the Putuo district of the city of Zhoushan, a major

Typhoon In-Fa made landfall in Eastern China on Sunday, causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, the cancellation of flights in and out of Shanghai and the halting of business operations, according to state media. In-Fa landed in Zhoushan, Zhejiang

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested that it would’ve been “negligent” for the National Institutes of Health not to fund bat coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and declined to commit not to collaborate with Chinese government scientists in the future,

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday defended the US giving hundreds of thousands of dollars for research at a Wuhan lab studying whether bat coronaviruses could be transmitted to humans — saying that it would have been “negligent” not to do so. “It was a… proposal

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during a U.S. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing at the Capitol, Washington, D.C., September 23, 2020. (Graeme Jennings/Reuters) Anthony Fauci defended U.S. funding of research at the Wuhan Institute

A Texas firefighter was found dead in a hotel in Cancun where he and his wife were celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary, but his family has doubts it was an accident. The family of Elijah Snow, a firefighter of eight years with the Arlington Fire

A Texas firefighter has been found dead after his family believes he was kidnapped at a Mexican resort while on vacation to celebrate his wedding anniversary, according to reports. Elijah Snow, who was a firefighter in the city of Arlington, had traveled with

Mexican authorities claim the death of a Texas firefighter in the resort area of Cancun was likely accidental. The information contradicts claims made by the victim’s family who said it is likely that he was likely kidnapped and murdered. The death of the

A man reacts as police officers detain a demonstrator during an anti-government protest in Tunis, Tunisia, July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi A man reacts as police officers detain a demonstrator during an anti-government protest in Tunis, Tunisia, July

Demonstrators gather in front of police officers standing guard during an anti-government protest in Tunis, Tunisia, July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi Demonstrators gather in front of police officers standing guard during an anti-government protest in

A meteor lights up the sky over Holmestrand, Norway July 25, 2021, in this picture obtained from a social media video. HOLMESTRAND UTVIKLING AS via REUTERS A meteor lights up the sky over Holmestrand, Norway July 25, 2021, in this picture obtained from a

(CNN) An "unusually large" meteor illuminated the night sky over southern Scandinavia early Sunday morning before at least some of it came rumbling down near Oslo, the capital of Norway. The meteor "lit up the sky for a brief time as if broad daylight," just

Rep. Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician-turned-congressman, says he’s “terrified for our country” in the wake of President Joe Biden’s disastrous town hall this week — and that he doubts whether the commander in chief has the cognitive ability

Rep. Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician-turned-congressman, says he’s "terrified for our country" in the wake of President Joe Biden’s televised town hall this week — and doubts whether the commander in chief has the cognitive ability to make it

(CNN) With two weeks left until jury selection is to begin in R. Kelly's federal racketeering trial, Brooklyn prosecutors are asking to admit additional evidence of alleged crimes that were not charged in their indictments of the singer, according to a Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims. Prosecutors aired a wide-ranging

Croatian police say 10 people have been killed and at least 45 others injured when a bus swerved off a highway and crashed ZAGREB, Croatia -- A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 45 others

At least 10 killed, 44 injured in Croatia bus crash A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday after the driver apparently fell asleep, killing 10 people and injuring at least 44. The crash happened near the town of Slavonski Brod. (July

U.S. Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks during a news conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Staff U.S. Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks during

The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country. Since early May, violence has surged after the insurgents launched a

ROME — The Vatican announced Saturday a deficit of €66.3 million in its consolidated balance sheet for the year 2020, nearly sextupling its 2019 deficit of €11.3 million. Last year’s deficit “was €11.1 million and this year’s is €66.3 million,” Jesuit Father

It’s official: LeBron James is no Michael Jordan. In its second week, the obnoxiously woke, fading basketball talent’s Space Jam sequel collapsed with a 68 percent drop. The $150 million title grossed a crippling $10 million in week two, bringing its total

David Paleologos Suffolk University The second Suffolk University/USA TODAY CityView poll of Detroit residents gave us a huge research opportunity that we did not have in our last poll of Milwaukee: we were able to record a statistically significant subset

Detroit residents resoundingly reject the defund the police movement, with around 90% saying they would feel safe with more police, not less, according to a new poll. They are far more worried about public safety than police reform, and three out of four respondents

(CNN) A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo that hadn't been vaccinated has tested positive for coronavirus . But the zoo is continuing to roll out shots to protect other animals . Last Thursday, wildlife care specialists noticed the snow leopard had a

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19. Caretakers noticed that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on Thursday. Later, two separate tests of his stool confirmed the presence

The International Olympic Committee eased its mask and social distance restrictions for Olympic medalists Sunday, announcing that athletes on the podium can briefly remove their masks to smile for the cameras and each other. "It has been decided today ...

The International Olympic Committee eased its mask and social distance restrictions for Olympic medalists Sunday, announcing that athletes on the podium can briefly remove their masks to smile for the cameras and each other. "It has been decided today ...

(CNN) With the more dangerous Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the nation, state and health officials continue to warn the public that the pandemic is far from over despite summertime reopenings and optimism. Every state in the US reported more Covid-19

Florida once again led the nation this week in the number of soaring cases of COVID-19 as the dangerous delta variant sweeps through the country. Some regions of the state experienced more cases than during the height of the pandemic, according to data analyzed

A man showing off his new gun to patrons in a Florida bar ended up shooting himself with the weapon instead, according to reports. The unidentified knucklehead was inside O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern in Pensacola at 11 p.m. Thursday when he pulled out the gun to

A man showing off his new gun to patrons in a Florida bar ended up shooting himself with the weapon instead, according to reports. The unidentified knucklehead was inside O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern in Pensacola at 11 p.m. Thursday when he pulled out the gun to

A blast of hot air is forecast to raise temperatures across much of the contiguous United States in the coming week, adding another stretch of sweltering days to what has already been a punishing summer for many. The Great Plains and Midwest — along with parts

Most of the nation can expect above average temperatures in coming days as a giant heat wave is expected to spread across much of the continental U.S. beginning next week. The heat wave will bring temperatures that are 10 to 15 degrees higher than average

July 24 (UPI) — Jolt and Underworld actress Kate Beckinsale said on Friday’s edition of Live with Kelly & Ryan that she hadn’t seen her daughter, Lily Sheen, in two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. Sheen, 22, is Beckinsale’s only child with her ex-boyfriend,

Kate Beckinsale revealed that she has not seen her daughter for two years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The actress, 47, has a 22-year-old daughter named Lily Mo Sheen who she shares with her ex, actor Michael Sheen. During a recent appearance on

More vaccine mandates may be imposed across the US once the Food and Drug Administration gives its final stamp of approval to COVID-19 shots, health experts have predicted. FAUCI SAYS VIRUS HAS ‘PEAKED’ FOR THE VACCINATED: ‘WE HAVE TWO KINDS OF AMERICA’ The

More vaccine mandates may be imposed across the US once the Food and Drug Administration gives its final stamp of approval to COVID-19 shots, health experts have predicted. The three vaccines on the market are currently being administered under an emergency

Nearly 140,000 customers in Michigan are without power this morning after storms hit the Detroit area Saturday night. Poweroutage.us reports 138,990 customers in the state lack power. Ferocious storms whipped through the Detroit metro area and led to a tornado

CNN — More than 130,000 customers in Michigan are without power after a series of severe storms and possible tornadoes tore through the state Saturday night. There were 131,888 power outages reported in the state as of 7 a.m. Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us.

A South Korean broadcaster has apologized for using “inappropriate” images and captions to depict some countries competing in the Tokyo Olympics — including using a photo of Chernobyl for Ukraine and pizza for Italy. Seoul-based MBC also posted reports of

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony is a gratuitously enjoyable affair, with bulging muscles and beaming athletes proudly walking the Parade of Nations -- and into our hearts. The made-for-TV spectacle is an entry way for some viewers

Sue Bird and the rest of the WNBA have been at the forefront of social justice protests and during the 2021 season, most players have left the court before the national anthem has played. Bird and Team USA have no plans to leave the court for the national

WNBA players will remain on the court during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics — an about-face defended by Team USA Captain Sue Bird despite the league’s well-documented protests this season. “You are wearing USA jerseys, and it does change the conversation

CNN — Secure your load. That’s the message the Arizona Department of Public Safety has for drivers after a truck driver in Phoenix failed to secure a load and a metal pole fell off, crashing into a sport utility vehicle behind the truck. On Thursday, a pickup

Mandy Poff of Arizona says she hasn’t been able to sleep since a metal pole came crashing through the windshield of her SUV on Thursday morning, narrowly missing her as it pierced the back seat of her vehicle. Poff says the mishap occurred while she was merging

Physicist Steven Weinberg, who won the Nobel prize in 1979 with two other scientists for their separate contributions unlocking mysteries of tiny particles and their electromagnetic interaction, has died at 88, the University of Texas at Austin said Saturday. A

Physicist Steven Weinberg, who won the Nobel prize in 1979 with two other scientists for their separate contributions unlocking mysteries of tiny particles and their electromagnetic interaction, has died at 88, the University of Texas at Austin said Saturday. A

Two Israeli carriers on Sunday launched nonstop commercial flights to Marrakesh from Tel Aviv following the upgrading of diplomatic relations last year between Morocco and Israel. Israel and Morocco agreed last December to upgrade diplomatic ties and relaunch

Seven months after the Trump administration brokered a normalization deal between Morocco and Israel, the first direct commercial flights between the two countries launched on Sunday. Flights to Marrakech departed from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport via Israeli

"This was an innocent child," the police chief said. A 12-year-old North Carolina girl was killed when someone in an SUV unleashed a barrage of gunfire, striking her as she sat at an outdoor picnic table with other children, police said. The child, whose

'This was an innocent child,' the police chief said. One man was arrested Sunday and police are searching for at least three others they suspect were involved in a drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old North Carolina girl who was struck by a bullet as

Smoke billows from a wildfire near Cuglieri, Sardinia, Italy July 25, 2021, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. CRONACHE NUORESI via REUTERS Smoke billows from a wildfire near Cuglieri, Sardinia, Italy July 25, 2021, in this screen grab

A firefighter battles the flames after a large wildfire broke out near Santu Lussurgiu, Sardinia, Italy July 24, 2021. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS A firefighter battles the flames after a large wildfire broke out near Santu Lussurgiu, Sardinia, Italy

Volunteer groups in a number of cities have started going door to door to promote COVID-19 vaccinations as the threat of the delta variant grows more severe, according to reports. The delta variant poses a significant danger to unvaccinated individuals, and

Dr. Anthony Fauci said there seem to be "two kinds of America" as some people remain skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines even in the face of the more severe delta variant. The delta variant has ripped through the unvaccinated population in America, with Centers

Wut? CDC Tells Labs to Abandon Current COVID Test Because it’s not Good at Differentiating Between the Flu and Coronavirus 18 SHARES 125 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail You can’t make this stuff up. After more than a year of pummeling the American

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged labs this week to stock clinics with kits that can test for both the coronavirus and the flu as the "influenza season" draws near. The CDC said Wednesday it will withdrawal its request for the "Emergency

PARIS (AP) - Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France‘s yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations

PARIS (AP) – Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France’s yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations

Patrick Sandoval knew history was within his grasp. The young Los Angeles Angels left-hander looked up at the scoreboard after every inning to confirm his work: no hits allowed. His teammates also let him know what was at stake, by staying as far away from

Jul 24, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Patrick Sandoval (43) throws a pitch during the game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Jul 24, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota,

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is reportedly set to show up for training camp Sunday despite the several sexual misconduct lawsuits against him. Watson will avoid the $50,000 per day fine players receiving by skipping out on training camp, according

Quarterback Deshaun Watson has returned to the Texans’ training camp despite his public disinterest in staying with the team and the allegations of sexual assault hanging over his head. Watson faced a fine of $50,000 for every day he misses training, and Sunday,