New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) resigned on Monday after an investigation found he sexually harassed multiple women, but “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert couldn’t help but spot two strange parts of the announcement. First, Cuomo isn’t leaving immediately but

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan claimed that a double standard exists in U.S. politics that holds Democrats accountable but not Republicans, in his monologue following New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation. "The Democratic Party is still willing to take

Andrew Cuomo Could Still Face Impeachment Even After His Resignation toggle caption Richard Drew/AP While New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo finishes his last two weeks in office after announcing his resignation on Tuesday, the New York General Assembly's impeachment

CNN host Chris Cuomo advised his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), to resign, according to The New York Times. The Times reported that two people familiar with the matter said that even though the younger Cuomo was on a planned birthday vacation,

The New York governor wanted to come out of the pandemic a hero. Instead, he leaves in disgrace. Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe

29 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation from the New York gubernatorial office on Tuesday. Just a few months ago Cuomo was paraded around as a figurehead of the Democratic Party. His lockdowns were harsh, and

[The stream is slated to start at 2:00 p.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.] New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday will deliver remarks for the first time since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over sexual harassment

Oh, but Trump was different. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE N ow that Andrew Cuomo has resigned as New York’s governor, to take effect two weeks hence, the question naturally arises: What is to become of the state assembly’s impeachment investigation? After all, impeachment

Jennifer Rodgers is a former federal prosecutor, adjunct professor of clinical law at NYU School of Law, lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School and a CNN legal analyst. The opinions expressed here are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. (CNN) New York Gov.

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Andrew Cuomo has announced his resignation as governor of the state of New York. This came on the heels of a damning New York Attorney General’s report detailing sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations against numerous women. Before

Graham was vaccinated in late December and has previously encouraged others to get their shots. Numerous polls have shown a partisan gap on the subject of vaccinations. Polling has repeatedly shown Republicans are much less likely to say they’ll get vaccinated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus. Expectant women run a

Hospitals around the nation are once again overwhelmed by the amount of COVID-19 patients being hospitalized for infection. Texas hospitals tallied more than 10,000 COVID patients for the first time since early February. The state has only 329 staffed beds

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CNN — The Biden administration sent hundreds of ventilators to Florida in recent days as the state responds to a dramatic new increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, an official from the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to CNN. But

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday updated its COVID-1 tracker for Florida over the past few days after the state’s department of health appealed publically for an update. The CDC told Fox News in an email on Tuesday that it was working

Hospitals Face A Shortage Of Nurses As COVID Cases Soar Enlarge this image toggle caption Marta Lavandier/AP Marta Lavandier/AP The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus. Expectant women run a

“The FDA is closely monitoring data as it becomes available from studies administering an additional dose of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines to immunocompromised individuals,” an agency spokesperson said. “The agency, along with the CDC, is evaluating potential

As we reported yesterday, the CDC falsely reported Florida’s Wuhan coronavirus data, claiming that there were 28,317 new cases on Sunday. That would have been a record high and that prompted the liberal media to attack Florida (read: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis). Except

(CNN) The Senate on Tuesday voted to open debate on a $3.5 trillion budget resolution and has now begun a series of votes on amendments that could go late into the night before final passage. If both chambers of Congress adopt the budget resolution, then Democrats

Senate Republicans extracted victories from Democrats on critical race theory, immigration, and defunding the police during Tuesday’s late-night budget resolution fight. As the Senate prepared to vote on the budget resolution, conservatives introduced many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to pass Sen. Tom Cotton’s amendment in the budget reconciliation package that prohibits federal funds to be used to promote critical race theory in schools. Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who has

Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget In Latest Win For Biden Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) walks from his office before a Senate vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., August 10, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The Senate approved the framework of

WASHINGTON -- Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after

Former President Donald Trump harshly criticized the Democrats for approving a budget resolution on Wednesday morning that will permit them to pass a $3.5 trillion spending plan without Republican support later this year. "While you were all sleeping, the

Senate Democrats took their first step toward passing a $3.5 trillion spending plan early Wednesday as the party forges ahead with a massive economic agenda. After more than 14 hours of votes on amendments, the Democratic-held chamber voted to pass a budget

Senate Democrats launched a new bid on Wednesday to rewrite America’s voting laws, highlighting Republican opposition to the effort and adding fuel to the left’s calls to end the filibuster rules that allow the GOP to block liberal priorities. Senate Majority

A school board member in Oklahoma is apologizing after she suggested that maskless students could "murder" other children by transmitting the coronavirus. Linda Sexton, who sits on the Norman Public Schools Board of Education, told Fox News in an email that

Local officials are pushing back against Republican governors who banned school mask mandates in two of the country's most populous states, the latest sign of how polarized the issue has become just as classes begin. The superintendent of the school district

The school districts of Dallas and Austin, Texas will require masks to keep students and staff more protected against the COVID-19 delta variant surge. The decisions announced by each school districts’ superintendent on Monday contradict Gov. Greg Abbott’s

Austin School District Defies Texas Governor's Ban On Mask Mandates NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Desmar Walkes, medical director and health authority for Austin, about Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate ban. National Austin School District Defies Texas Governor's

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. A record-breaking 10.1 million unfilled jobs were reported last Friday as though this were a positive measure of economic growth. Supposedly ordinary

Gainesville, Florida (CNN) Tina Certain took a pay cut when she quit being an accountant to become a member of the Alachua County School Board. She still needs the $40,000 or so annual salary -- but that's now at risk in a fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. "It

Two Texas judges ruled that the governor cannot prevent counties from imposing local mask mandates. Judges in Dallas and Bexar counties on Tuesday issued separate rulings temporarily blocking an executive order by Republican Governor Greg Abbott that outlaws

SALT LAKE CITY -- With the highly contagious delta variant fueling a surge in coronavirus cases just as students return to classrooms, major school districts in Arizona, Florida, Texas and beyond are increasingly defying Republican leaders who banned school

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced bills on Tuesday banning mask and vaccine mandates. “To protect the rights and privacy of Americans,” Sen. Cruz wrote in a press release, “I’ve introduced legislation that would prohibit federal COVID

Austin Mayor Backs Schools Plan To Require Masks, Despite Governor's Ban On Mandates NPR's Noel King talks to Mayor Steve Adler of Austin, Texas, about Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate ban and plans for the Austin school district's plans to require masks. National

The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court’s order that protected from arrest the Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state. Upon coming back to Texas, the Democrats can be detained and brought back to the legislature for a second special session,

AUSTIN, Texas -- Republican leaders in the Texas House signed arrest warrants for 52 Democrats who have blocked voting legislation in a standoff that stretched into its 31st day Wednesday, but it was not yet clear whether that threat would be enough to get

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Remember the Texas Democrats? Last month, 51 Democratic state lawmakers boarded private planes in Austin, headed for Washington, D.C. Their purpose

AUSTIN, Texas — House Speaker Dade Phelan late Tuesday signed 52 arrest warrants for Democrats who left the state for Washington D.C. in July and have yet to return to the House chamber for the second special legislative session of the year. The warrants came

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan reportedly signed civil arrests warrants Tuesday for dozens of House Democrats absent from the state Capitol amid an effort to stymie a controversial voting bill put forward by Republicans. The 52 Democrats left the Capitol

(CNN) The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a state district judge's temporary restraining order that had prevented the arrest of Texas House Democrats, who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive voting bills. The

Texas State Rep. Chris Turner, chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, joins with other Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The Texas Supreme

Texas’s Republican House speaker, Rep. Dan Phelan, signed arrest warrants Tuesday night for 52 House Democrats who fled the state last month in protest of GOP plans for restrictive new voting rights legislation. The Dallas Morning News first reported that

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan signed the civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats who are still absent from the state capital on Tuesday night. The warrants were signed by the Republican House Speaker after a majority in the chamber voted for the measure,

Texas Supreme Court Says Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested For Evading House Votes Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP Remember when protesting Texas House Democrats abandoned the state Capitol then fled the state to Washington, D.C.,

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, putting nine of the nation’s 34 in the insurgents’ hands amid the U.S. withdrawal from the country. The fall of the capitals of Badakhshan

Key House lawmakers could get a briefing as soon as next week on the critical security situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban continues its steady takeover of more Afghan cities, Fox News has learned. Lawmakers have been advised that the capital city of Kabul

Taliban Complete Northeast Afghan Blitz As More Cities Fall Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammad Asif Khan/AP Mohammad Asif Khan/AP KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters,

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, putting nine of the nation’s 34 in the insurgents’ hands amid the U.S. withdrawal from the country. The fall of the capitals of Badakhshan and

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Taliban's blitz of Afghan territory expanded on Wednesday, with the insurgents asserting control over nine of the country's 34 provincial capitals. Afghan and U.S. officials have warned of catastrophic violence in the war-torn

FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul

The Taliban is rapidly overrunning large parts of Afghanistan. Over the past few days, Taliban fighters have reportedly taken over nine provincial capitals. The siege comes after a relentless, monthslong offensive in the country that has stretched Afghan government

Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan's capital in 30 days and possibly take it over in 90, a U.S. defense official cited U.S. intelligence as saying, as the resurgent militants made more advances across the country. The official, speaking to Reuters

Kabul (CNN) In less than a week, the Taliban has overrun one-quarter of Afghanistan's provincial capitals in a huge swathe of territory across the north of the country. The security situation here is unravelling faster than almost anyone expected -- with the

A fast-moving Taliban offensive could leave all of Afghanistan in the hands of the radical Islamist insurgency, including the capital of Kabul, within 90 days, new U.S. intelligence estimates reportedly show. Militant insurgents now control about two-thirds

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that she’s “not aware” of any plans for President Biden and first lady Jill Biden to attend an upcoming New York gallery event with potential buyers of his son Hunter Biden’s artworks. The first

U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters

Though our intellectual betters in the mainstream media have made clear that they do not approve of the myriad ways Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy goes about getting answers from President Biden’s very cagey press secretary Jen Psaki during

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was grilled on whether or not President Biden encouraged vaccine hesitancy with comments he made last year cautioning he did not "trust" former President Donald Trump as his administration worked to roll out vaccines. "Has

President Joe Biden’s “average” approval rating on August 11 sunk to a 49 percent record low, according to Real Clear Politics’s average of multiple polls. The group of polls includes the Economist/YouGov poll that marked Biden at 47 percent on August 7, tying

56 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing, meet with business, university, health care, state and local leaders, and deliver a speech. President Biden’s Itinerary for 8/11/21: All Times

President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on in the East Room of the White House, August 10, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Presidents do have broad authority to deal with emergencies. But what Biden has done

Most media are giving ample coverage to Texas’ COVID woes, as the Delta variant has hospitals running out of ICU beds. But few reports note how President Joe Biden’s border disaster is helping drive the crisis. US border agents encountered nearly 189,000 migrants

Joe Biden’s tenure truly is Barack Obama’s third term, and perhaps no issue makes that clearer than how gas prices are being handled. Upon taking office, Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, taking with it 11,000 or so high-paying jobs. Other actions dealing

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and his Homeland Security and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response teams on how the pandemic is impacting hurricane preparedness, in the State Dining

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that all educators and employees at the state’s public schools must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing when they return to work. The move reverses Newsom’s previous decision not to include

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) lost his cool during a recent interview, complaining that he has been “taking a lot” of heat from the media in the past year. Newsom, who faces a recall effort in mere weeks, is seen snapping at reporters during an interview

(CNN) California Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce Wednesday that teachers and other school employees must either be vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit to regular testing. Under a new order that Newsom will unveil Wednesday, California will become the first

Republican California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner ripped embattled Gov. Gavin Newsom for a lack of leadership and blamed him for an "epidemic of crime" in an interview on "The Story" Wednesday. Jenner joined host Martha MacCallum to discuss the

Gov. Newsom Requires California Teachers, School Employees To Be Vaccinated Or Tested California Gov. Gavin Newsom is announcing that teachers and school employees in the state will be required to be vaccinated or regularly be tested for COVID-19. Politics

All school teachers and staff in California will have to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 — or get tested every week, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The Golden State will be the first state in the nation to impose a vaccine requirement

LOS ANGELES – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California would become the first state to mandate that all teachers and other school employees either be vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. The delta variant continues its spread,

A medical worker holds COVID-19 vaccination cards in Los Angeles, Calif., March 17, 2021. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) California will become the first state in the country to require all teachers and school staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly

LOS ANGELES – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced California would become the "first state in the country" to mandate teachers and other school employees either have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. The move in the nation's

California Gov. Gavin Newsom snapped last week while talking to reporters, ranting that everyone outside the Golden State is "b****ing" about it. Newsom, who is facing a closer-than-anticipated recall election, spoke to the Sacramento Bee in an interview last

New York (CNN Business) Higher prices have been the pandemic recovery's collateral damage. Even though higher Washington insists higher inflation may just be temporary, America's prices keep rising — albeit at a slightly slower pace. In July, the pace of consumer

Are rising consumer prices becoming part of the “new normal?” We’re now on Day 500-and-something of “15 days to slow the spread,” and month four of the supposedly “temporary” spike in consumer prices. But the “temporary” nature of this spike is becoming increasingly

Prices for U.S. consumers rose last month but at the slowest pace since February, a sign that Americans could gain some relief after four months of sharp increases that elevated inflation to its fastest pace in more than a decade WASHINGTON -- Prices for U.S.

Shoppers carry bags of purchased merchandise at the King of Prussia Mall, in King of Prussia, Penn., December 8, 2018. (Mark Makela/Reuters) The Labor Department announced on Wednesday that consumer prices rose 5.4 percent in the month of July over the same

New York (CNN Business) America's prices are continuing to rise as the economy recovers from the pandemic, and consumer wallets are feeling the squeeze. If you're looking for a bright side, though, prices didn't rise as much in July as in prior months, indicating

Consumer prices surged higher in July. The Consumer Price Index rose 5.4 percent compared with a year ago, the Department of Labor said Thursday. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5 percent. Economists had expected the inflation measure to rise by 5.5 percent

(CNN) President Joe Biden on Wednesday hit back against inflation concerns and took a victory lap for his recent Senate wins, citing a series of economic reports released in recent days that he says show his plans for the American economy are working. The

U.S. consumer prices increases slowed in July even as they remained at a 13-year high on a yearly basis and there were tentative signs inflation has peaked as supply-chain disruptions caused by the pandemic work their way through the economy. The data could

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: Shoppers carry bags of purchased

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. When it comes to voters’ economic concerns, inflation claims the top spot. Yet, despite this, the Democratic Party is hellbent on passing two massive

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The infrastructure bill the Senate passed on Tuesday discriminates against whites at every turn. Americans are enthusiastic about spending money

How Funding From The Infrastructure Bill Might Impact U.S. Cities NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt about how the trillion dollar federal infrastructure measure will help his city and others across the country. National How Funding

Sen. Josh Hawley joined "Fox News Primetime" to reveal why he did not vote for the infrastructure bill. SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY: This isn’t an infrastructure bill. This is a radical left woke politics bill that has stuff like gender identity mandates in it. The

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaking at a press conference of the Democratic Senate Caucus. Michael Brochstein | Sipa USA | Sipa via AP Images After months of wrangling, the Senate just passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and

Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the pro-small business group Job Creators Network, slammed the 19 Republican U.S. Senators who supported the Democrat-backed infrastructure bill as suffering from “Republican Stockholm Syndrome” and said the $1.2 trillion

President Joe Biden on Tuesday marked the Senate's passage of a bipartisan infrastructure plan earlier in the day with a White House speech touting the political win and thanking Republican senators who voted with Democrats for what he said was their "courage"

Several Republican senators criticized a cryptocurrency tax scheme included in the infrastructure bill the Senate passed Tuesday. The bill includes a tax reporting mandate for “digital assets,” or cryptocurrencies, which would force “brokers” of digital assets

The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday offers billions of dollars for Kentucky to – among other things – build roads, reclaim previously used lands and extend broadband internet access. That’s according to a statement

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., slammed the bipartisan infrastructure bill Tuesday on ‘Hannity,’ saying it was more "Green New Deal and welfare" than infrastructure. SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: They told us it was about real infrastructure, it wasn't. Calling this bill an

After more than seven months of rotating guest hosts, the search for the new host of “Jeopardy!” came to an anticlimactic end on Wednesday when Sony Pictures Television announced executive producer Mike Richards as the show’s regular host starting this fall. “Jeopardy!”

"Jeopardy!" fans have something to say. On Wednesday morning, the popular game show announced that Mike Richards, an executive producer on the show, would take over hosting reigns alongside actress Mayim Bialik. Fans have been eager to learn who would replace

It's Double 'Jeopardy!': Mike Richards And Mayim Bialik Will Be New Hosts Enlarge this image toggle caption Sony Pictures Entertainment; Francois Durand/Getty Images Sony Pictures Entertainment; Francois Durand/Getty Images After weeks of celebrity tryouts,

Eight months after the death of beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, the daily syndicated quiz show chose its executive producer, Mike Richards, as Trebek’s successor over a field of celebrity candidates. But after fan backlash to a selection process that

In an email to “Jeopardy!” staff that the show released to the media earlier this week, Richards — who was the host of a reality show called “Beauty and the Geek” — wrote that he was “humbled and deeply honored” when he was asked if he would consider hosting

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Eight months after the death of beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, the daily syndicated quiz show chose its executive producer Mike Richards as Trebek’s successor over a field of celebrity candidates. But after fan backlash to a selection

Nearly a year after Alex Trebek's death, "Jeopardy!" finally has a new permanent host. Executive producer Mike Richards, who guest hosted this year from Feb. 22 through March 5, will take over the reigns as host beginning at the start of the show's 38th season

FILE PHOTO: 23rd Critics' Choice Awards – Photo Room – Santa Monica, California, U.S., 11/01/2018 – Mayim Bialik poses with her award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for 'The Big Bang Theory". REUTERS/Monica Almeida FILE PHOTO: 23rd Critics'

New York (CNN Business) When the new season of "Jeopardy!" debuts on September 13, executive producer Mike Richards will be behind the host lectern. Richards was named the official new host on Wednesday, as expected, but Sony Pictures Television also announced

Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik will officially split hosting duties as the new permanent hosts of "Jeopardy!" Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday announced that, after a lengthy search process and close to a year of guest hosts, the "Jeopardy!" executive

"We are engaging with relevant OPEC+ members on the importance of competitive markets in setting prices," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in the statement obtained by CNBC. "Competitive energy markets will ensure reliable and stable energy supplies,

The White House is calling on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to boost their oil production to lower gas prices in the United States. The call comes amidst concerns that inflation is driving up the price of oil. According to Consumer

On Wednesday, the White House asked the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to pump more oil in hopes of stemming the rise in gas prices in the United States. President Joe Biden administration’s request to increase production of a major

President Joe Biden hosts a briefing in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 10, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The White House called on OPEC and allies to produce more oil amid rising fuel costs, in a statement released

President Joe Biden’s administration is raising alarms at home and abroad about rising energy prices slowing the nation’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's administration is raising alarms at home and abroad about

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and

The White House on Wednesday made the embarrassing move to call on OPEC and its allies to boost oil production as gas prices continue to climb, underscoring alarms over the U.S. losing its energy independence under President Biden. Domestic oil producers cried

The White House is pressuring OPEC and its allies to boost oil production in a bid to tackle rising gasoline prices — despite imposing tighter restrictions on US oil companies last year. Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a statement on

His Fraudulency Joe Biden is blaming high energy prices on people of color instead of himself, even though he’s worked overtime to increase prices on everything, most especially energy. From the far-left AP, which naturally omits all the ways Biden increased

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed Opec logo in this illustration

Jim Nickel, Charge d'affaires of the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, speaks at the embassy in Beijing as a court in Dandong rules on the case of Michael Spavor, charged with espionage in June 2019, China August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo Jim Nickel, Charge

WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday issued a sharp condemnation Wednesday following a Chinese court's sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage, in a case embroiled in a wider diplomatic feud between Washington

The United States joined Canada in condemning China's 11-year sentence against a Canadian man widely viewed as being detained in retaliation for Canada assisting the DOJ with extraditing a top Huawei official. Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou

A Court In China Sentences A Canadian Businessman To 11 Years In Prison Enlarge this image toggle caption AP Photo/File AP Photo/File BEIJING — A court in China has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage, days before

A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. Spavor was detained in 2018 after his government arrested an executive of the Chinese tech giant. The verdict Wednesday is the latest indication

Hong Kong (CNN) A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage. Spavor, a Beijing-based businessman who regularly traveled to North Korea, was sentenced after being found guilty of spying and illegally

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday joined in the condemnation of China for its sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who was convicted of espionage in a closed court proceeding Tuesday and given an 11-year prison term. The December

China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spy case linked to Beijing's effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Huawei. (Aug. 11)

A Canadian businessman who introduced North Korea leader Kim Jong UN to former NBA star Dennis Rodman was sentenced by a Chinese court Wednesday to 11 years behind bars for espionage — prompting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call for his immediate release. Entrepreneur

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau meets with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (not seen), in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau

Arizona Doctor Urges School Mask Requirements After Her Child Was Exposed To COVID-19 NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Christina Bergin, a hospitalist in Phoenix, Ariz. Dr. Bergin is urging the governor to require masks in schools after her child was exposed

A professional paintball player was booted off Team USA Paintball Monday due to a video in which she told the mother of an overweight teen hospitalized with the coronavirus that instead of the Covid vaccine, her son needed a “f*cking treadmill.” Jessica Maiolo

California orders COVID-19 shots for school staff California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. (Aug. 11)

As schools return from summer break amid growing concerns of the highly contagious delta variant, most parents support school mask mandates. The KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor said 63% of parents of school-age children polled by the Kaiser Family Foundation

California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing SAN FRANCISCO -- California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff

Kids Are Heading Back To School Amid Delta. Here Are Some Tips To Keep Them Safe As kids return to school amidst the delta variant surge, parents can look out for certain symptoms and follow some recommended steps to keep children and their classrooms as safe

A Team USA Paintball player is out of a job after making disparaging comments on TikTok about a child hospitalized with COVID-19. In a now-deleted post, Jessica Maiolo stood in front of a television news segment showing a teenager hospitalized with COVID-19,

What's Driving Governor Ron DeSantis' Decisions on COVID-19 Measures NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Steve Contorno, political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, about how Floridians view Gov. Ron DeSantis' leadership during the pandemic. Politics What's Driving

“We think this is the right thing to do and we think this is a sustainable way to keeping our schools open and to address the number one anxiety that parents like myself have for young children,” Newsom said.

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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks shop at Macy's Herald Square following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo FILE PHOTO:

FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan,

FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in

FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen on the New York Twitter offices after they announced they will close their re-opened offices effective immediately in response to updated CDC guidelines during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New

FILE PHOTO: An Amtrak train is parked at the platform inside New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An Amtrak train is parked at the platform inside New York's Penn Station, the

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag flies outside The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag flies outside The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2021.

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A California college professor has been arrested, charged with arson in connection with one of a series of suspected arson fires set near the state’s massive Dixie Fire, authorities said, according to reports. Gary Maynard, 47, reportedly taught courses at

(CNN) Driven by blistering temperatures across the West, fire personnel are bracing for more wildfires as they battle dozens that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across the region. "Fire managers prepare for a potential increase in initial attack

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires has been charged with setting a small blaze in a forest near Northern California’s massive Dixie Fire. Gary Stephen Maynard was arrested last weekend following an investigation that

A Former College Professor Is A Serial Arsonist In Northern California, Feds Say Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Forest Service U.S. Forest Service Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire have also been facing a second enemy: a serial arsonist who went

A former college professor was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of setting fires near the massive Dixie Fire in Northern California, which has already destroyed over 500 homes and is nearing 500,000 acres, the second-worst in California history. The Sacramento

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes. Clear skies over parts of the

We Meet Residents Of A California Town That Survived The Dixie Fire The Dixie Fire spared the tiny town of Chester in Northern California. But the massive blaze dramatically transformed the landscape, and could affect it for years to come. National We Meet

(CNN) A former college instructor has been arrested and charged with starting a fire in drought-ravaged Northern California near the massive Dixie Fire, according to a criminal complaint. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, a former instructor at Santa Clara University

(CNN) Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their strategies for masking or having to switch to virtual learning. Some schools in Mississippi, Indiana, and Georgia have already been forced

A mother filed a federal complaint against her child’s Atlanta elementary school after students were reportedly separated into classes based on their race, her lawyer told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Kira Posey filed a complaint to the U.S. Department

(CNN) Fifth graders at one suburban Atlanta elementary school were sent home Wednesday for virtual learning due to high numbers of positive Covid-19 cases, according to a school district email sent to parents and obtained by CNN. "This morning, based on our

They’re gonna put y’all back in chains – Joe Biden, 2012 Democrats are always telling the American people that Republicans are only ever dreaming of ways to roll back civil rights and reinstate Jim Crow. From voter ID requirements to tax cuts, there is no

An Atlanta Public Schools bus is parked outside a school in Atlanta, Georgia, April 14, 2015. (Tami Chappell/Reuters) The principal of an Atlanta elementary school is the focus of a federal civil rights complaint after she was accused of segregating students

A black mother is blasting her daughter’s Georgia elementary school for “segregating” African American students to give them “more opportunities” amid a series of controversies tied to critical race theory. Kila Posey filed a federal discrimination complaint

A woman has filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights after she learned last year that the black principal of Mary Linn Elementary School in Atlanta had separated students into classrooms based on their race. “First,

Hollywood legend and noted Republican Clint Eastwood has sent a “message of support” to conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who is running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in the California recall election, Elder reported Tuesday. Clint Eastwood just

Larry Elder, the front-runner in polls and fundraising among the replacement gubernatorial candidates in next month’s California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, says the Democratic governor is on very unstable political ground. "I think he’s in serious

Talk Radio Host and Political Pundit Larry Elder has been riding high in the polls, despite doing minimal grassroots campaigning, focusing on big money donor fundraisers and large-scale events like FreedomFest. My speech at @TheFreedomFest about why I’m running

Conservative radio host Larry Elder, who is running for governor of California, on Wednesday claimed that Hollywood star Clint Eastwood sent him "a message of his support." Elder tweeted Tuesday evening: "Clint Eastwood just contacted me with a message of

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes part in an enrollment ceremony for the ‘VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday defended California

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Tuesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a "great governor" and that the recall election is not good for "children or other living things." Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke during a press conference touting the American Rescue

Incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), fighting to survive a Sep. 14 recall election, has raised three times as much campaign cash as all of his more than 40 rivals — combined. The San Francisco Chronicle reported: Newsom has raised more than $58.8 million to defend

(CNN) — The CEOs of Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines say they are not requiring unvaccinated employees to receive the shot, breaking with United Airlines' mandate that workers get vaccinated by October 25 or face getting fired. In

Delta, Southwest, and American Airlines have all stated there will be no vaccination mandates for their employees. According to an internal memo obtained by CNN, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly reaffirmed the company’s stance that it will “strongly encourage” employees

(CNN) — United Airlines is rewriting some of its rules surrounding flight attendants' appearance, loosening regulations on hair, makeup and tattoos to be more inclusive. Cabin crew uniforms are well-known for being strict and gender normative. Most airlines

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New York (CNN Business) The Delta variant of Covid-19 is weighing on Southwest Airlines' bottom line. The carrier said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that customers this month have been booking fewer flights and are increasingly canceling the trips they've

The New York Stock Exchange announced Wednesday it will require anyone entering the trading floor to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning September 13. According to CNBC, the NYSE already requires proof of vaccination for visitors ringing the opening bell.

In a surprising move, the CEOs of Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines have decided they will not require existing employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination. From CNN: The CEOs of Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines

"These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made." Though she only had five concerts planned for 2021, Stevie Nicks is calling them all off. The singer, who spent much of last year isolated and asked fans to respect social distancing

Stevie Nicks has chosen to cancel all her upcoming shows for the remainder of 2021 due to fears of the COVID-19 pandemic. The singer made the announcement Tuesday in a statement posted on Twitter. "These are challenging times with challenging decisions that

(CNN) Rock icon Stevie Nicks has canceled a string of upcoming US shows due to concern over the rising number of Covid-19 cases. The former Fleetwood Mac singer posted a short statement on Twitter on Monday announcing her decision. "These are challenging

While she only had five concerts on the books for 2021, Stevie Nicks has decided to cancel them all, the singer announced on Tuesday. "These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made," Nicks said in a statement. "I want everyone

Stevie Nicks has canceled five forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said in a statement Tuesday. Nicks had been scheduled to headline one day each of BottleRock Napa Valley in California and the Jazz Aspen Festival

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Nicks has canceled five forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said in a statement Tuesday. Nicks had been scheduled to headline one day each of BottleRock Napa Valley in California and the Jazz

LOS ANGELES -- Stevie Nicks has canceled five forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said in a statement Tuesday. Nicks had been scheduled to headline one day each of BottleRock Napa Valley in California and the Jazz

Days after a police officer was murdered in her city, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday to boost police funding next year after it was slashed amid calls to defund the department. “It’s my expectation that the police department budget will increase,

The sendoff of fallen Chicago police officer Ella French was reportedly rushed by the department’s no. 2 and former Chicago police superintendent Garry McCarthy argued this illustrates the lack of support officers nationwide feel from government leadership. "The

Three Boston police officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday while responding to a radio call at the Boston Public Library, where a man who had reportedly been masturbating punched and bit the officers, according to authorities. Police responded

A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Chicago on Monday and charged with murder and attempted murder after allegedly killing a 17-year-old and seriously injuring a 16-year-old in a shooting last month, police announced. The teen was arrested in the 7300 block

The mother of two brothers charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer Ella French was arrested Tuesday after she tried to gain access to the hospital room in which her son was staying, according to authorities. Police said they

Bodycam footage from an injured Chicago police officer captured the moment before a killer opened fire on two cops Saturday, as prosecutors revealed new details about the shooting that left Officer Ella French dead and her partner fighting for his life. A

A Chicago alderman said that city officials do not give enough support to police, following the fatal shooting of Chicago officer Ella French. "It's an utter failure in the judicial system," Democratic 19th Ward Alderman Matt O'Shea O'Shea said , noting that

Sen. Rand Paul has been suspended from YouTube. The Kentucky Republican also was forced to remove the offending video, which YouTube said broke its rules against what it deems medical misinformation. The one-week suspension began Monday over a video in which

YouTube has suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days after the Kentucky Republican posted a misleading video suggesting face masks don't prevent infection by COVID-19 SAN FRANCISCO -- YouTube suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days on Tuesday and

YouTube has issued the account of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a licensed doctor, with a one-week suspension for discussing the coronavirus pandemic and the United States’ response to it. Paul blasted the company in a company, saying: “YouTube now thinks they are

YouTube has suspended Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky from uploading content for one week after he posted a video claiming most masks are ineffective in combatting COVID-19, making him the second GOP lawmaker this week to be disciplined by a social media

Sen. Rand Paul won’t be posting on YouTube for the next seven days after the mammoth video platform banned him over a post questioning the efficacy of masks on Tuesday. YouTube told CNN the ban was a “first strike” in its “three strikes policy,” while denying

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has been suspended from YouTube for posting a video claiming masks are ineffective in fighting COVID-19. The seven-day suspension marks the second time Paul has been penalized by YouTube, which last week removed video of a Newsmax interview

Republicans are aiming to force Democrats to raise the debt ceiling on their own, without any GOP help, hoping that such a vote would solidify voter perceptions of Democrats as irresponsible spenders. Senate Democrats released a fiscal year 2022 budget resolution

(CNN) Democratic leaders in Congress blasted Republicans on Wednesday for threatening to not help raise the debt ceiling later this year. "I can't believe the Republicans will let the nation default," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at a news conference. The

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) asks questions during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs/Rules and Administration hearing to examine the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 3, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via Reuters) 46

Nearly all Senate Republicans are pledging to oppose extending the federal debt ceiling as Democrats race to enact a $3.5 trillion party line spending package. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican and a deficit hawk, secured the support, including himself,

Forty-six Republican senators issued a stern warning to Democrats that they will not vote for an increase in the debt ceiling, a move that could raise the risk of the U.S. Treasury defaulting on its obligations as soon as next month. “We will not vote to increase

President Biden on Wednesday said he’s confident Congress will raise the federal government’s debt limit, despite threats from Republicans to block any effort to raise the ceiling on how much the government can borrow to pay its bills. “They’re not going

An explosive school board meeting on Tuesday evening in Franklin, Tennessee, illustrated how mask mandates, even in schools where students are too young to be vaccinated, have become a new front in the Covid-19 culture war largely being waged by anti-vax and

A Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teacher resigned in front of the school board, stating in a defiant and emotional speech that she refused to continue pushing their "highly-politicized agendas." "Within the last year, I was in one of my so-called equity

A teacher of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) in Virginia resigned during a school board meeting over the district’s Critical Race Theory training program, which she says labeled her an oppressor due to her skin color, and is pushing “highly politicized

Amid escalating tensions over critical race theory in Loudoun County, Virginia, a local resident said he was barred by the school district from attending Tuesday's school board meeting because of his arrest at a previous event. Jon Tigges weighed in on "Fox

The Loudoun County Public School (LCPS) board heard public debate over a controversial policy Tuesday mandating various gender-related provisions following an emotional and contentious public comment period. Tuesday's meeting came just a few months after physical

Protests erupted in Tennessee and Kentucky on Tuesday over school mask mandates and forced vaccinations. “We want to have our own right and have our own decision to decide to wear a mask or not. That’s why I’m here today and that’s the right that I have to

Fred would be the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. The chance the disturbance forms into a tropical storm is high at 90% through 48 hours. Most of Florida remains in the system's five-day forecast cone. SARASOTA, Fla. — Tropical Storm

CNN — Tropical Storm Fred formed Tuesday night off the coast of Puerto Rico, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. As of 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, the storm was about 45 miles south-southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico, with sustained

While it is unclear whether Fred will progress into a hurricane, the storm has already brought fierce wind and heavy rain to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands. The National Hurricane Center said parts of those islands could see as much

Fred is the sixth named storm of the 2021 hurricane season. The storm is expected to weaken as it nears the Dominican Republic but it could strengthen before approaching Florida. But it's too soon to determine where and when it would hit Florida. The newly

The risk of Tropical Storm Fred impacting Florida was increasing Wednesday as the storm brought heavy rain and flooding risks to the Dominican Republic, according to the National Hurricane Center. Fred reached tropical storm strength late Tuesday and drenched

FILE PHOTO: Models pose next to Great Wall Motors (GWM) GWM R1 electric car at its pavilion at the India Auto Expo 2020 in Greater Noida, India, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Models pose next to Great Wall Motors (GWM)

Thousands In Germany Thought They Had Their Vaccine. It May Have Been Saline Instead Enlarge this image toggle caption TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images A nurse in northern Germany is suspected of having duped thousands

She gave them a false sense of immunity. A German nurse is being investigated for allegedly injecting thousands of people with a placebo instead of the coronavirus vaccine. Based on witness testimony, police investigator Peter Beer said there was "a reasonable

FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle

FILE PHOTO: People arrive to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 at a centre at in Dresden, Germany, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People arrive to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 at a centre at in Dresden, Germany, July

Kamil Krzaczynski via Reuters R. Kelly leaves the Cook County courthouse in Chicago after a hearing on multiple counts of criminal sexual abuse case on March 22, 2019. A reckoning that stems from over two decades of allegations of sexual abuse and the manipulation

R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial goes forward next week with opening statements. The panel was sworn in on Wednesday after dozens of potential jurors were screened

New York (CNN) Seven men and five women have been selected and sworn in as jurors in the R. Kelly federal trial in New York, a spokesperson for the US Department of Justice said Wednesday. Opening statements and testimony begin August 18. Jurors will remain

NEW YORK (AP) – R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial goes forward next week with opening statements. The panel was sworn in on Wednesday after dozens of potential jurors

The massive $3.5 trillion spending plan passed Wednesday morning to accompany the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package is already stirring controversy within the Democratic party, with moderate lawmakers attempting to distance themselves as inflation

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted Wednesday to advance Democrats’ budget resolution outlining a $3.5 trillion bill that could reshape the economy and define the party’s legacy through monthly checks for parents, paid leave, universal pre-K, a Medicare expansion,

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) just released a statement this morning warning Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that he has “serious concerns” about the massive spending in the $3.5 trillion budget spending plan that the Democrats are trying to push

The vote came after weeks of negotiation with Manchin over S. 1, in which he arrived at a place where he was ready to support the legislation, just as long as it wasn’t the full bill that he had already vowed to oppose. Manchin often extracts a round of concessions

(CNN) A five-year-old child died in northern Virginia after being left in a car for what could have been several hours, officials said Tuesday. Officers responded to a report of an unconscious child in a neighborhood in Springfield, Virginia, at around 3:20

Twelve children have died so far in 2021 after being left in hot cars in the U.S., according to a nonprofit dedicated to saving the lives of children in or near vehicles. The 12 children between the ages of 5 months and 11 years died between April and August,

A 5-year-old boy died in Virginia after being left in a hot SUV for several hours, police said. The boy, who was not immediately identified, was found unresponsive in a Springfield driveway Tuesday several hours after he arrived home with a parent and other

A 5-year-old child in Virginia died after being found unresponsive inside a hot car Tuesday afternoon while temperatures were in the 90s, according to authorities. Police are calling the death in Springfield, Virginia’s 93-degree heat a "tragic accident,"

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(CNN) Lionel Messi believes Paris Saint-Germain is the best place for him to win the UEFA Champions League once again. The Argentine superstar signed a two-year contract at the French club on Tuesday, ending his 19-year spell at Barcelona. Speaking at his

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday that she will re-implement a statewide indoor mask mandate for all residents regardless of their vaccination status as part of a new effort to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases. In addition to the renewed mask mandate, Oregon

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) announced on Tuesday that the state would soon restore an indoor mask mandate for all residents, regardless of vaccinations status, and implement a vaccine requirement for some state employees. Brown’s shift in policy came amid the

Donning a face mask will not be an option for Oregonians out and about in indoor spaces, Gov. Kate Brown has announced. That includes the people working in her office, Brown said on Tuesday, who must also provide proof of full vaccination by October 18 or

Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement because of the spike in coronavirus hospitalizations and cases, warning that the state’s health care system could be overwhelmed PORTLAND, Ore. -- Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and former President Hu Jintao attend the closing session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File

FILE PHOTO: The logo of housing platform Beike, owned by KE Holdings, is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of housing platform Beike, owned by KE

FILE PHOTO: People ride scooters past residential buildings in Beijing, China, January 13, 2021. Picture taken January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People ride scooters past residential buildings in Beijing, China, January 13, 2021.

FILE PHOTO: A logo of the autonomous driving technology startup Pony.ai is seen on a screen during an event in Beijing, China May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A logo of the autonomous driving technology startup Pony.ai is seen on

Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan ripped Democrat Gov. Kate Brown for dropping reading and math proficiency requirements for students before high school graduation. "We’ve had Democrat control in Oregon for a decade and this is entirely the handiwork

Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) quietly signed a law last month that suspends proficiency requirements for high school graduates for the next five years. Now, Oregon students can graduate without proving they can write or do math — a move the governor’s administration

As a former public high school teacher, I am absolutely shocked and appalled that Oregon has abandoned its statewide math, reading, and writing proficiency standards for high school graduates. On July 14, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill that suspends

Oregon schools are no longer requiring reading and math as standards for graduation which is only feeding the American crisis of under-education leading to future incarceration, "Black Guns Matter" founder Maj Toure argued on "Fox News Primetime" Tuesday. "This

A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered Donald Trump's accounting firm Mazars to turn over some of the former president's financial records to a U.S. House of Representatives committee but not all of the documents sought by the congressional panel. The ruling by

A federal court ruled Wednesday that House Democrats can access some of former President Donald Trump‘s tax documents, but warned that the congressional subpoena to access Mr. Trump’s accounting firm must be narrow. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, an Obama

FILE PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters during the Save America Rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in Sarasota, Florida, U.S. July 3, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump speaks to his

A federal judge has ruled that multiple tax records belonging to former President Donald Trump must be turned over to Congress. U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta approved a subpoena Wednesday from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and

(CNN) Nominees for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards were revealed Wednesday. Justin Bieber leads this year's list of nominees with seven, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six nods. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo,

Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, followed closely by Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo. Bieber has seven nods, including video

The nominations for the Sept. 12 awards show were unveiled Wednesday, with Bieber leading all performers as a finalist in seven categories, including artist of the year and video of the year for his appearance in DJ Khaled’s “Popstar.”

NEW YORK (AP) – Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, followed closely by Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo. Bieber has seven nods,

So far this year, John Kerry’s family jet has already emitted 30 times the amount of carbon emitted by a typical passenger vehicle per year, data reviewed by Fox News show. A Fox News review of flight data and an industry emissions calculator found that the

(CNN) Slashing carbon dioxide emissions is critical to ending the climate crisis. But, for the first time, the UN climate change report emphasized the need to control a more insidious culprit: methane, an invisible, odorless gas with more than 80 times more

How John Kerry Hopes To Combat Climate Change NPR's Audie Cornish talks with John Kerry, the U.S.'s special envoy for climate, about the U.N.'s alarming climate report this week and how he will work with other nations to combat climate change. Politics How

Climate change has reached 'code red' status, here's how you can help slow the effects Climate change experts say the world is at a "code red" when it comes to our climate. Here are 5 things you can do to slow effects of climate change.

People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region's most vulnerable people when temperatures soared to 116 degrees Fahrenheit

Residents In The Pacific Northwest Are Getting Ready For Another Heat Wave Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Howard/AP Nathan Howard/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday,

PORTLAND, Ore. — People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable people when temperatures soared to 116 degrees

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable when temperatures soared to 116 degrees

Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government on Wednesday challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the United States, arguing that assessments of Assange’s mental health

Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government have challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the United States LONDON -- Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government

A British judge on Wednesday gave the U.S. government extra grounds to appeal a refusal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after it argued the initial ruling relied on a witness who misled the court. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January

Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange display a banner outside the Royal Courts of Justice during the U.S. government appeal against a ruling by a British judge that Assange should not be extradited, in London, Britain August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Henry

FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President, Robert Kaplan, stands on a stage at Stanford UniversityÕs Hoover Institution where he is attending an annual monetary policy conference in Stanford, California, U.S., May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File

The U.S. Federal Reserve should announce its timeline for beginning to reduce its massive bondholding next month and start tapering them in October, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Wednesday. "It would be my view that if the economy

FILE PHOTO: Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George addresses the National Association for Business Economics in Denver, Colorado, U.S. October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of compiling a “blacklist” of songs that “endanger national unity” that the Communist Party will ban from karaoke machines and bars. The Communist Party has published similar

Beijing (CNN) — China will create a "blacklist" of karaoke songs, banning those that contain "harmful content" from entertainment venues. According to interim rules outlined by the country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, karaoke must not endanger national

China Is Creating A Karaoke Blacklist Enlarge this image toggle caption Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images China doesn't want patrons at tens of thousands of karaoke venues across the country to belt out subversive

Former President Donald Trump, who for months has belittled Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as “gutless” and an “old owl,” has kicked his complaints into overdrive now that the Senate’s top Republican helped pass an infrastructure bill through the chamber. Mr.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell praised President Joe Biden on Wednesday for working with Republicans to pass an infrastructure bill. “I think the president deserves a lot of credit for getting the Democrats open to reaching a bipartisan agreement on

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell no longer leads his party, and proved Tuesday that he is incapable of leading the opposition to Democrats’ radical agenda for the country. He voted for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure “deal,” providing one of 19 Republican

A group of 19 Senate Republicans helped greenlight outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs with the passage of the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill that provides giant carve-outs for industries to bypass “Buy American” rules. On Tuesday, 19 Senate

A group of Senate Republicans sided with the Democrats on Tuesday in voting for President Joe Biden's infrastructure package. The bill passed 69-30, with 19 Republicans joining all Senate Democrats in voting for the legislation. The Infrastructure Investment

Nineteen Senate Republicans voted with Democrats to approve expanding broadband across the United States based on racial quotas and the migration levels of American communities as part of a so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill. On Tuesday, in a 69-30 vote,

FILE PHOTO: Mar 12, 2018; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Venus Williams (USA) and Serena Williams (USA) change sides during their third round match in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Venus Williams won the match. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA

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North Korea on Wednesday repeated a threat to respond to U.S.-South Korean military exercises it claims are an invasion rehearsal, while the United States insisted the drills were “purely defensive in nature” to maintain the South’s security. In a statement

North Korea on Wednesday threatened to respond to US-South Korean military drill it claims are an invasion rehearsal. Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol condemned South Korea for continuing the allied drills and warned of unspecified counteractions

A test of the wireless emergency alert system is displayed on an iPhone. CNN — When alarm noises start coming from your radio, television, or cell phone, don’t worry. At 2:20 p.m. ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a nationwide test

Your Radio, TV And Cellphone May Start Blaring Today. Do Not Be Alarmed Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images The loud noises you may hear blasting from your electronic devices this afternoon

The test will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET and last approximately 30 minutes. A nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test will be conducted Wednesday and radios, televisions and certain cellphones will be alerted. The test, which is being run by the Federal Emergency

CNN — A Methodist ministry at Virginia Tech has been flying rainbow pride flags for years and vandals tearing them down has been an ongoing issue. But in the latest incident, instead of just tearing them down, the vandals replaced them with Confederate flags. Wesley

The Wesley Center, a United Methodist campus ministry at Virginia Tech, has one main goal – to make all students not only feel welcomed but affirmed in who they are. That's why for years, the Pride flag has hung on the ministry building. That was until last

It marked the third time in two weeks the Pride flag was stolen but the first time it was replaced with seemingly contrary flags on two sides of the building. One of the flags was hung over a bench imprinted with “Black Lives Matter” and near another bench

Halfway through Mike Lindell’s 72-hour cyber symposium concerning claims of 2020 election fraud, roughly 90,000 viewers are tuning online for his revelations. The MyPillow CEO has promised the “proof” that will show that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former President Donald Trump joined MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Wednesday in his tirade against Fox News. Mr. Lindell on Tuesday launched his three-day Cyber Symposium with an all-out assault on Fox News for its lack of coverage of his

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Fox News Channel is losing viewers because it is “doing a disservice” by not focusing on the country’s voting issues. “Fox doesn’t understand that it is missing a rating bonanza by not covering the 2020 Election

Accused murderer Robert Durst, the multimillionaire real estate heir, returns to the witness stand on Wednesday at Los Angeles County Superior Court, testifying in his own defense on charges of killing longtime confidante Susan Berman. Testifying from a wheelchair

Real estate heir Robert Durst took the stand again at his Los Angeles murder trial to reflect on happy moments in his life in New York with two women prosecutors allege he would later kill LOS ANGELES -- Real estate heir Robert Durst took the stand again at

New York real-estate tycoon Robert Durst testified Wednesday at his Los Angeles murder trial that he used some cocaine, methamphetamine and "lots of marijuana" before his wife's 1982 disappearance. Durst took the stand Wednesday at his own trial for the second

AUSTIN, Texas — Three of the four men accused in a 2019 assault on a gay couple in downtown Austin won't serve any additional jail time after reaching plea deals. The three men each pleaded to two counts of misdemeanor assault with a hate crime finding, even

Three men won’t serve any additional jail time after reaching plea deals in an assault on a gay couple in downtown Austin, Texas AUSTIN, Texas -- Three men won't serve any additional jail time after reaching plea deals in an assault on a gay couple in downtown

“Our community has to live in constant fear of narrow-minded violent individuals that are threatened by our very existence. No person should be subjected to violence because of who they love or what they look like. Love will always conquer hate,” they adde

Gender affirmation surgeries completed on minors could be considered child abuse under Texas state laws because it may cause a genuine threat of substantial harm from physical injury, Jaime Masters, head of the state Department of Family and Protective Services,

Performing a transgender surgery on a child constitutes sex abuse, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Commissioner Jaime Masters confirmed Wednesday. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had called on DFPS Friday to say whether transgender

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, Texas, May 4, 2018. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on Wednesday confirmed that gender-transition surgery

Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer are rumored to be dating and fans are struggling to contain their emotions. The "Friends" co-stars openly professed their secret feelings for one another during "Friends: The Reunion" – now the Rachel Green and Ross Geller

There’s disappointing news for anyone excited about reports that Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer have been growing close since the “Friends” reunion. The actors – who portrayed on-off couple Rachel and Ross in the hit sitcom ― were the subject of rumors

Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer might not actually be dating after all. After news broke on Tuesday that the "Friends" stars were romantically linked in real life, Schwimmer's rep denied the claims. The rep told The Independent "there are no truths to

Russian authorities have levied new criminal charges against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, part of a government crackdown on the corruption fighter and his beleaguered team ahead of Russia's upcoming parliamentary election. Russia's Investigative

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February

Russian authorities have levied new criminal charges against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, part of a government crackdown on the corruption fighter and his beleaguered team ahead of Russia's upcoming parliamentary election. Russia's Investigative

Washington (CNN) Democratic Arizona state Sen. Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete resigned on Tuesday in the face of multiple felony charges in connection with allegedly sexually abusing a child. "This was the right thing to do considering the serious allegations,"

An Arizona lawmaker accused of child sexual abuse has resigned, but vows to fight the allegations and prove his innocence. State Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarette (D-Phoenix) stepped down Tuesday following his arrest Thursday on seven felony charges related to

Facing mounting pressure from fellow state officials, an Arizona Democrat resigned Tuesday after being accused of sexual abuse with two minors, according to reports. State Sen. Tony Navarrete, 35, wrote in an email that he was stepping down immediately, state

Booker sees GOP police defund measure as gift On Tuesday, GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced a budget amendment to oppose defunding the police that was aimed at embarrassing Democrats. But instead Democratic Sen. Cory Booker thanked Tuberville for a political

Sen. Cory Booker gave a rousing endorsement of a proposal to block defunding of police during a light-hearted speech on the Senate floor Tuesday evening. “This is a gift,” Booker (D-NJ) gushed about a resolution proposed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) that

A fired-up Sen. Cory Booker praised GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville for forcing a vote Tuesday in the Senate on defunding the police, saying he wanted to "hug" his GOP colleague for putting to rest "scurrilous" accusations that Senate Democrats want to strip law

Top U.S. officials held talks with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico on Tuesday to discuss immigration issues ahead of a planned economic summit next month, the White House said on Wednesday. The talks, which followed a Monday phone call between

FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico July 14, 2021. Mexico's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks

Tuesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin, author of “American Marxism,” criticized the 19 Republican U.S. Senator who supported a Democrat-backed infrastructure bill. Levin called them “the Madoffs of the Republican Party” and

"Life, Liberty & Levin" host Mark Levin bashed GOP senators for supporting the infrastructure bill "before Democrat staffers even finished writing it." Levin shamed the senators on "Hannity" Tuesday arguing the 19 Republicans "chose tyranny." BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Wednesday’s risk of severe weather is focused on the upper Midwest and Great Lakes following strong storms that moved across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic yesterday. Large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be possible. Excessive Heat

CNN — More than 170 million people in the US are under heat advisories, meaning half the country faces dangerous heat, while severe storms with tornadoes also threaten the Midwest on Wednesday. “‘The Heat Is On’ for much of the US mainland as sweltering temperatures

Two high school basketball coaches in Georgia have each been charged with murder and child cruelty in the 2019 death of a player who suffered a heat stroke while practicing outside in scorching temperatures. Head coach Larosa Maria Walker-Asekere and assistant

2 Coaches Charged With Murder After A High Schooler Suffered Heat Stroke And Died JONESBORO, Ga. — A grand jury has charged two coaches with murder and child cruelty in the death of a Georgia high school basketball player who suffered a heat stroke after practicing

Tucker Carlson told "Fox & Friends" Wednesday that the border crisis is the "greatest scandal of [his] lifetime." The "Tucker Carlson Tonight" host made the comments after Fox News exclusively obtained internal emails showing how the acting head of ICE granted

EXCLUSIVE: Internal emails from the top levels of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), obtained by Fox News, show how the acting head of the agency granted a temporary stay of deportation earlier this year for an illegal immigrant with a criminal record

FILE PHOTO: R.J. Scaringe, Rivian's 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company's R1T all-electric pickup truck at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake FILE PHOTO: R.J. Scaringe, Rivian's 35-year-old CEO,

FILE PHOTO: An Ionity electric vehicle charging station is pictured near Dresden, Germany, August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse FILE PHOTO: An Ionity electric vehicle charging station is pictured near Dresden, Germany, August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret

This is a rush transcript from "Tucker Carlson Tonight," August 10, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST: Good evening and welcome to TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT. Man, the world is changing fast. We say

Man the world is changing fast. We say that often because it’s true. It’s kaleidoscopic. Every morning you wake up in a brand new country. And it’s hard to keep track of the change because there are so few mile markers. But here’s one measure of the change:

In a statement, the FDA said it will share information in the near future. The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a third shot for the immune-compromised on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans confirmed to ABC News. If the FDA

U.S. drug regulators are set to clear a third dose of Covid vaccines for people with weak immune systems as a new study showed the benefits of an extra shot in transplant patients. A third dose of Moderna Inc.’s vaccine significantly raised antibody levels

Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., joined "Fox & Friends First" Wednesday, and called out the Biden Administration over their handling of the crisis at the southern border. House Republicans are calling for DHS Secretary Mayorkas to be impeached as the crisis intensifies. REP.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has filed articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for presiding “over a reckless abandonment of border security and immigration enforcement” as the head of the agency. On Tuesday,

The U.S. is becoming less white. The population of whites in the United States has fallen below 60% for the first time in the country’s history, the latest census results will reveal. The 2020 Census is due out Thursday. Another finding shows a majority of

The number of white people in the United States has declined for the first time in history, the latest census data is expected to reveal. The 2020 Census, due out Thursday, is anticipated to show that all population growth over the last five years has been

Needless to say, 2021 has been a rough year for Wyoming’s lone congressional representative, Liz Cheney (R?). Cheney’s path to political implosion began with her vote to impeach Donald Trump, earlier this year. And when Cheney agreed to sit on the House Select

Some local Republican Party officials in Wyoming have announced they will no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., as a party member because of her vote to impeach Donald Trump. "In the immortal words of the 45th President of the United States of America,

The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the "unacceptable" behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA

The NCAA infractions committee says its investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions The NCAA said Wednesday that its long investigation of the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in nothing

MEMPHIS — A weekend killing of a Black man named Alvin Motley at a Kroger gas station in Memphis is now drawing attention from prominent national civil rights attorneys and organizations, and the slain man's family members told reporters Tuesday that Motley

Ben Crump called on the Shelby County DA and Kroger to take responsibility. A Black man on his way to visit his niece and nephew was fatally shot by a security guard in Memphis, Tennessee, Saturday evening over an argument about loud music, according to an

A judge ordered Tuesday that jurors should remain anonymous for the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright's death. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge ordered Tuesday that jurors should remain anonymous for the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death. Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu ruled Tuesday that court personnel and attorneys

NEW DELHI — A large landslide struck a bus and several other vehicles traveling on a highway in the mountains of northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and trapping dozens of others, officials said. Television images showed boulders and rocks

Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search for survivors during a rescue operation at the site of a landslide in Kinnaur district in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, India, August 11, 2021. National Disaster Response Force/Handout

Portland’s homicide total in 2021 has already reached 58 people, making it the deadliest year in the city this century, The Oregonian reported. Portland appears to be on track to shatter its previous all-time record of 70 homicides in 1987. Last year, the

Tuesday’s violence in Portland upped the total homicide count so far this year to at least 58 people killed, making 2021 the most deadly year for the liberal city on record in more than 25 years. In 1994, there were 55 homicides recorded by the year’s completion,

The National Security Agency’s (NSA) inspector general said Tuesday that his office will look into claims by Fox News prime-time host Tucker Carlson that his identity was “unmasked” and illegally leaked to the media in retaliation for trying to arrange an interview

Leftist: NSA’s Carlson Targeting Was No Joke The National Security Agency’s inspector general announced a probe into allegations that the NSA wrongly intercepted the communications of Fox News host Tucker Carlson — which, argues Glenn Greenwald at his Substack,

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's son, Chet Hanks, has revealed his anti-vax stance in a heated rant on social media. The 31-year-old son, whose parents were among the first celebrities to disclose their COVID-19 diagnosis last year, said in a new Instagram video

Chet Hanks went full anti-vaccine and coronavirus-denier in a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday, even though both his parents — the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson — were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic last year. The rapper

Italian Americans are outraged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to try to write off his creepy behavior with women as "cultural behavioral differences." "We Italians refuse to acknowledge Cuomo as a member of la famiglia," one Twitter user who goes by Malvagio

Italian Americans were outraged to hear embattled soon-to-be former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) dismissing his behavior that led to his resignation as “cultural.” One Twitter user called the governor’s excuse “disgusting,” adding, “my Nonna would have

(CNN) Jennifer Hudson has Aretha Franklin to thank, in part, for her career. Hudson first came to fame in 2004 as a finalist on "American Idol." She auditioned for the reality singing competition with Franklin's song, "Share Your Love With Me." Fast forward

Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington in Respect. (Quantrell D. Colbert/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) Another insidious, insipid, and inauthentic biopic Aretha Franklin can’t get no respect. Exploited by the Democratic Party

Northrop Grumman’s latest space station delivery includes pizza for seven. The company’s Cygnus cargo ship rocketed away from Virginia’s eastern shore Tuesday. It should reach the International Space Station on Thursday. NASA'S PERSEVERANCE MARS ROVER RUNS

SALISBURY, Md. — In an impressive plume of smoke and burning jet fuel, NASA's Antrares Rocket successfully lifted off at approximately 6:01 p.m. from Virginia's Wallops Flight Facility on Tuesday. The Cygnus Spacecraft will be docked with the International

Biden's Pick To Lead The U.S. Attorney's Office In Manhattan Could Make History Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP President Biden has nominated Damian Williams as his pick to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, one

President Biden on Tuesday nominated Damian Williams to be the new US attorney for Manhattan, one of the most high-profile federal prosecutor positions in the nation. Williams, 40, would be the first black man to hold the post in the Southern District of New

The Pentagon on Tuesday released guidelines for how service members could request a religious exemption in lieu of getting the coronavirus vaccine. By mid-September, all active-duty forces in the military will be required to get shots in their arms to counter

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that soldiers who have religious objections to the military’s coronavirus vaccine mandate can claim one and those “who have pre-existing medical conditions,

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

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

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has called out the CDC for being “anti-science,” and it looks like there’s one more thing that he could point to today that would support his claim. There are two things that you look at when you are judging a virus — transmissibility

The CDC Said The Delta Variant Is As Contagious As Chickenpox. That's Not Accurate In a leaked report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising claim about the delta variant of the coronavirus: It "is as transmissible as: - Chicken

BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors said Wednesday they have detained a British citizen who is accused of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the man was detained on Tuesday in the city

German prosecutors said Wednesday they have detained a British citizen who is accused of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the man was arrested on Tuesday in Potsdam based on cooperative

Courtesy of DC Batman and Robin on the cover of the latest issue of "Batman: Urban Legends." Shocking absolutely no one who experienced a queer awakening to Chris O’Donnell’s bat nipples, Robin’s sexuality is finally being explored in a new Batman comic. In

Batman’s beloved boy wonder sidekick, Robin, has come out as bisexual in a recent issue for DC Comics, a reveal that follows an ongoing trend throughout the comic book world. Though speculation about Robin’s sexuality has always been a part of the character’s

American Express, which made a $2.3 billion profit last quarter, invited the great-grandson of the Nation of Islam’s founder to tell its employees that capitalism is evil. It was part of the credit-card giant’s critical-race-theory training program, which

Credit card is pictured in front of an American Express logo, July 15, 2021 (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) American Express executives created an internal “Anti-Racism Initiative” amid the racial reckoning that took place after the death of George Floyd last year, according

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that the agency will no longer deport illegal immigrants who are victims of crime. "This policy update facilitates victim cooperation with law enforcement, enhances ICE’s criminal investigative efforts, and

(CNN) Immigration and Customs Enforcement will avoid arresting or deporting undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime, except in exceptional circumstances, according to a new directive. The agency's new policy, issued Wednesday, marks the latest effort

Neal Conan, Longtime Host Of NPR's 'Talk Of The Nation,' Dies At 71 Enlarge this image Kainaz Amaria/NPR Kainaz Amaria/NPR Neal Conan, who spent 36 years with National Public Radio and 11 years as the host of the network's Talk of the Nation died Tuesday

Neal Conan, a radio virtuoso who as a rigorous journalist and congenial raconteur anchored NPR’s flagship call-in program, “Talk of the Nation,” for 12 years, died on Tuesday at his farm in Hawi, Hawaii. He was 71. His wife, the travel writer, poet and essayist

The chair of the Minneapolis Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is defending a recent op-ed in which he argued that rioters' burning of the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct headquarters last year was an "act of pure righteousness" in their minds and

A Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor-Party chair (DFL) seemingly promoted violence that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s death by fawning over the burning and destruction of the city police department’s third precinct. “Like it or not, setting the Third

(CNN Business) Samsung is still betting on a future where smartphones fold in half. But first it must convince users that's a future they want. At its annual Unpacked event on Wednesday, Samsung will focus on its foldable smartphones instead of its flagship

FILE PHOTO: The company logo is displayed at the Samsung news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The company logo is displayed at the Samsung news conference at the Consumer

Instagram Apologizes After Removing A Movie Poster Because It Shows A Nipple Enlarge this image toggle caption Arthur Mola/Invision/AP Arthur Mola/Invision/AP MADRID — Instagram has apologized for removing the official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's

Instagram has apologized for removing the official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's new film from the social network because it showed a female nipple, after the poster's designer complained of censorship. Instagram's parent company Facebook told

FILE PHOTO: The Bumble Inc. (BMBL) app is shown on an Apple iPhone in this photo illustration as the dating app operator made its debut IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Bumble Inc.

FILE PHOTO: Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File

FILE PHOTO: The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton, Washington, U.S. February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton, Washington, U.S. February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo August

FILE PHOTO: An Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule is prepared for launch to the International Space Station for a do-over test flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An Atlas

Activist Ady Barkan is dying of ALS but isn't done fighting for health care Ady Barkan is the subject of a documentary premiering this week about his diagnosis with the fatal condition ALS and fight for health care.

After Ady Barkan was given three or four years to live, he had to make a choice: How would he spend the time he had left? He was a lawyer and progressive political strategist with a newly personal stake in advocating for health care for all after battling

A California man who reportedly operates a surfing school in Santa Barbara was taken into custody at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, accused of having brutally stabbed his two young children to death with a wooden stake in Mexico. The children, a boy and

A California man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of his two young children in Mexico, authorities said. The man, identified by Mexican authorities as Matthew Taylor, 40, of Santa Barbara, California, checked into a hotel near Tijuana, Mexico

Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread COVID-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims. The leading social network labeled the operation a "disinformation laundromat" which

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the Covid-19 jabs. The social media company said it had banned accounts connected

Being Unvaccinated For COVID Will Cost Students At A Small College An Extra $750 Enlarge this image toggle caption Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images West Virginia Wesleyan College won't require students to be vaccinated against

West Virginia Wesleyan College plans to fine students $750 if they arrive on campus without being vaccinated against COVID-19 or without providing proof of being vaccinated, CBS News reports. The school, which is a private liberal arts institution in Buckhannon,

President Biden nominated Elizabeth Prelogar to be the next US solicitor general at the Department of Justice, the White House announced Wednesday morning. Prelogar has been serving as the acting solicitor since January and will continue as the permanent solicitor

President Biden on Wednesday nominated acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to permanently take on the job as the federal government’s top attorney at the Supreme Court. Ms. Prelogar has been serving as the Justice Department’s fourth-ranked lawyer

Washington (CNN Business) Hackers have stolen some $600 million in cryptocurrency from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network, in what it says is the largest theft in the industry's history. A vulnerability in Poly Network allowed the thief to make

Hackers stole over $600 million in digital assets Tuesday from users of cryptocurrency platform Poly Network in one of the largest digital token heists ever. Poly Network , a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that allows users to trade digital currencies

Flight attendants have once again resorted to duct tape to restrain an unruly passenger — this time tying down a 13-year-old boy who tried to kick out a window, according to a report. The teen threw a tantrum and fought with his mother aboard an American Airlines

Flight attendants have once again resorted to duct tape to restrain an unruly passenger — this time tying down a 13-year-old boy on an American Airlines flight as another family member punched a window, according to the airline. The teen threw a tantrum and

President Jair Bolsonaro suffered a major defeat in Congress when Brazilian lawmakers didn't adopt his proposal to require printed receipts from some electronic ballot boxes. Bolsonaro has insisted printed receipts are needed to avoid fraud, without providing

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks after a meeting to deliver the interim measure for changes in social welfare program Bolsa Familia (Family Allowance) at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Brazil's President