President Biden was heckled for stranding Americans in Afghanistan while he surveyed the damage from Hurricane Ida in New Jersey on Tuesday. Biden was visiting a neighborhood in Manville and speaking to police when onlookers erupted over the president’s handling

NEW ORLEANS — Trenise Cooper sleeps in her car, carefully rationing the gas left in its tank to power the air conditioner. Lloyd Kelly cooks free meals for his neighbors, the work keeping his mind off the stifling heat and humidity. Glennis Waterman sits

U.S. President Joe Biden walks on the tarmac with Col. Matthew E. Jones, Commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, before departing to visit New York and New Jersey to tour the hurricane-affected areas, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 7, 2021.

Probes Begin After Elderly New Orleans Residents Die In Harsh Conditions Post Ida Anger is growing in Louisiana over the number of vulnerable people dying from the heat in Hurricane Ida's aftermath. Residents want to know why cities and nonprofits weren't better

The death toll of Hurricane Ida and her remnants continues to rise as it is now confirmed 63 have died nationwide, while another 600,000 are without electricity in Louisiana. Sunday night saw an increase in death as one of the 600,000 Louisianans still without

Areas are still grappling with no power and boil water advisories. The nation is still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Aug. 29 and knocked out power to more than 1 million in Louisiana. At least 71 people have died due to

65 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will visit two neighborhoods impacted by Hurrican Ida. President Biden’s Itinerary for 9/7/21: All Times EDT 9:50 AM Depart White House 11:05 AM Arrive in Queens – JFK Airport 11:15

(CNN) City officials will go door to door to ensure people in New York get the federal relief benefits they need after the torrential rain from Hurricane Ida 's remnants caused deadly flooding, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. The announcement

President Biden on Tuesday will travel to the Northeast where at least 50 people were killed in devastating flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, with stops in Queens and Manville, N.J., to survey the carnage. The president, who approved disaster

The record rainfall from Hurricane Ida appeared to damage every home on one block in Queens, where some families had lived for decades. The sun beat down on homeowners along 153rd Street in Queens as they hauled waterlogged bags of rubbish out to the curb

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, but the rollout stumbled in its first hours and President Nayib Bukele said the digital wallet used for transactions was not functioning. For part

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New York (CNN Business) It's a volatile day for bitcoin, which briefly fell by about 10% Tuesday — below the $43,000 mark. That's good news for the mainstreaming of bitcoin. But the crypto fell Tuesday on the "buy the rumor, sell the news" phenomenon related

The South American country of El Salvador is buying up large quantities of Bitcoin (BTC) as its law making the digital cryptocurrency legal tender is implemented. El Salvador has bought 400 bitcoin (roughly $21 million) so far, with plans to buy “a lot more,”

El Salvador faced a rocky transition in its adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday. The government’s app for facilitating transactions — its “digital wallet” — went offline temporarily, protesters took to the streets of the capital to denounce the move,

El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, allowing Salvadorans to use the cryptocurrency to purchase goods and services. President Nayib Bukele officially announced the adoption of Bitcoin as a national currency in a press

New York (CNN Business) Ford on Tuesday announced that it has hired Doug Field away from Apple as it looks to bolster its self-driving and electric vehicle ambitions. Field will become Ford's chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer, and will

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(CNN Business) Apple will likely reveal its latest lineup of iPhones next week. The company sent out press invitations on Tuesday for a virtual event -- with the tagline "California Streaming" -- that will take place on Tuesday, September 14, at its Apple

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Seeking to quell a wave of criticism, America’s top diplomat said Tuesday that charter flights carrying U.S. citizens and Afghans to safety from northern Afghanistan were being held up by concerns over security and knowing who’s on board, not because of Taliban

Americans involved in the private evacuation of U.S. citizens, green card holders, and Afghan allies left stranded in Afghanistan by the Biden administration reportedly blame baffling delays from the U.S. State Department for preventing rescue flights from

But he did say at least 100 U.S. citizens may still want to leave. There are a "small number" of U.S. citizens in the northern Afghan city Mazar-e-Sharif who have been unable to evacuate on chartered flights, Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Tuesday,

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed upon his arrival by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Protocol Ambassador Ibrahim Fakhroo, at Old Airport in Doha, Qatar September 6, 2021. Blinken is meeting with Qatari leaders to thank the

(CNN) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rebutted GOP claims that the Taliban is holding Americans "hostage" Tuesday, as uncertainty over the militant group's promises to let Americans leave Afghanistan continued to roil Washington and as the Taliban named

The organizer of a private mission to rescue an American mom, Mariam, and her three children from Afghanistan says the US State Department is now trying to insert itself into the story of her evacuation, despite playing little to no role for much of the rescue

At a news conference in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said U.S. officials were “working around the clock” to ensure that charter flights carrying Americans can depart Afghanistan safely. Mr. Blinken, who appeared alongside Secretary

U.S. officials in Washington have identified a "relatively" small number of Americans seeking to depart Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday while in Qatar. Blinken says the State Department is working with the

Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Is Facing Pressure To Help More Afghans Evacuate Organizers of evacuation flights are pressing the state department to do more to help them get hundreds of people out of Afghanistan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing

A private email leaked to the media shows that the State Department refused to grant approval for private flights to evacuate people left behind in Afghanistan even as the department admitted such approval would be needed for such flights to land in third-party

September 7, 2021 By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – The Taliban on Tuesday announced https://www.reuters.com/world/india/taliban-fire-air-scatter-kabul-protesters-no-reports-injuries-2021-09-07 key acting ministerial positions. Here are some facts about the main

(CNN) The Taliban announced a hardline new caretaker government for Afghanistan on Tuesday, with veteran Taliban member Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund as interim prime minister and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the militant group, as his deputy. Mullah

KABUL, Afghanistan — Shortly before midday Tuesday in Kabul’s Shar-e-Naw district, hundreds of young women — joined by hundreds of men — stormed toward Afghanistan’s presidential palace in vehement protest against the Taliban’s rule. “Death to Pakistan, death

The Taliban have announced a caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to the old guard of the group, giving top posts to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition and its Afghan government allies KABUL, Afghanistan --

The Taliban announced their new government on Tuesday, with a UN-blacklisted veteran of the hardline movement in the top role, after the group swept to power in a lightning offensive which toppled the U.S.-backed president. The announcement came as protests

He was detained in a joint U.S.-Pakistani raid in 2010, which Pakistani officials later said had been to end his dialogue with the Karzai government. Because of his respect within the Taliban and his previous openness to dialogue, however, the United States

Afghanistan‘s Taliban leadership has announced a new “caretaker government” dominated by longtime members of the Islamist insurgency now in charge in Kabul. The appointments raise further doubts about recent pledges by some senior Taliban officials that they

Taliban Name A Caretaker Cabinet That Pays Homage To The Old Guard Enlarge this image toggle caption Wali Sabawoon/AP Wali Sabawoon/AP KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet that paid homage to the old guard of the group,

Four out of five Guantanamo detainees whom former President Barack Obama released in exchange for former U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in 2014 now hold senior positions in the interim government created by the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to the Afghan

As the newly-in-power Taliban prepares to announce a government in Afghanistan, the Biden administration is being forced to abruptly recalibrate its approach to a group long viewed in the U.S. as terrorists. Saying they now want to “lead with diplomacy” after

Three months and two special sessions after Texas House Democrats engaged in the first of three quorum breaks over the Republican-backed legislative priority of "election integrity," the final version of the bill officially became law on Tuesday. In its final

Texas Governor Greg Abbott addresses former U.S. President Donald Trump at a border security briefing in Weslaco, Texas, June 30, 2021. (Brandon Bell/Reuters) Texas governor Greg Abbott signed the S.B. 1 voting law on Tuesday, after state Democrats blocked

(CNN) Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill that bans 24-hour and drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles on mail-in ballots and empowers partisan poll watchers. The restrictive voting measure adds Texas to the list of Republican-controlled

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“Let’s be clear — rape is a crime,” the Republican governor said at a press conference Tuesday. “And Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas by aggressively going out and arresting them and prosecuting

Students at the University of Texas at Austin have filed a federal civil rights complaint accusing the school of creating a "hostile environment" for Black students by continuing to play the "The Eyes of Texas" alma mater song, which they argue is racist. The

Texas Gov. signs new voting restrictions into law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law an overhaul of the state’s election rules following months of protests by Democrats. The sweeping bill signed by the two-term Republican governor further tightens

Virginians will not be allowed to carry firearms near voting locations when early voting is in effect, according to Attorney General Mark Herring’s formal opinion regarding state law. Legislation signed into law this year prohibits the possession of firearms

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) defended his state’s six-week abortion ban on Tuesday, dismissing concerns that it does not provide exceptions for pregnancies that result from rape or incest. First, he said, “it provides at least six weeks for a person to be able

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday in the booming state, after Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout and preserve the GOP's eroding dominance. Abbott signed the sweeping

Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to contain Tehran's nuclear program, the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday. The

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The International Atomic Energy Agency released a strongly worded report Tuesday saying its monitoring tasks in Iran had been "seriously undermined" after Tehran suspended some inspections of its nuclear activities. The IAEA's latest report comes at a time

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For many months, Sen. Rand Paul has been at open war with Dr. Anthony Fauci regarding the coronavirus. The latter has routinely misled the public on a variety of issues, including the nature of NIH funding sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. RedState’s

Newly released documents provide details of U.S.-funded research on several types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Intercept has obtained more than nine hundred pages of documents detailing the work of the EcoHealth Alliance,

Critics have accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of lying after newly released documents appear to contradict his claims that the National Institutes of Health did not fund gain-of-function research at China’s Wuhan lab. The documents, obtained by The Intercept via

Journalist Glenn Greenwald took aim at The Intercept on Tuesday, mocking the news site he co-founded for "accidentally" undermining their own liberal political causes by reporting on a potentially closer link between U.S. coronavirus research in China and the

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Reuters) Newly released documents appear to contradict

A trove of newly released documents detailing U.S.-funded coronavirus research in China prior to the COVID-19 pandemic shows that Dr. Anthony Fauci was “untruthful” when he claimed that his agency did not finance gain-of-research in Wuhan, an infectious disease

The U.S. government contributed funding to controversial gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, a report alleged Monday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious

New documents revealed Tuesday are offering new insights into the score and target of U.S.-funded research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China and raise new questions over the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that has more than

For many months, Sen. Rand Paul has been at open war with Dr. Anthony Fauci regarding the coronavirus. The latter has routinely misled the public on a variety of issues, including the nature of NIH funding sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. RedState’s

The Intercept released a report Sunday stating that “new details” have emerged in the quest to determine the origin of COVID-19. The report, which features “more than 900 pages of materials related to US-funded coronavirus research in China,” contains documents

Texas is betting that its push to the right on abortion won’t produce a tangible backlash from corporate America. So far, that bet is looking like it could be correct. Last week, a law took effect in Texas that essentially bans abortion after six weeks of

Conservative leaders are warning American corporations they will pay a price for punishing right-leaning employees and red states after a Georgia-based video game company ousted its CEO for a pro-life tweet in support of a Texas law banning abortions. TripWire

California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner tried to appeal to both pro-choice and anti-abortion activists in a perplexing interview on Tuesday. Commenting on Texas’ new law banning most abortions in the state, the former Olympian told CNN’s Brianna

Several major tech companies spoke out against the Texas Heartbeat Act, taking down pro-life websites and funding out-of-state abortions. Rideshare app Lyft announced in a statement Friday that it would pay the legal fees of any of its drivers sued under the

New York (CNN Business) Video game CEO John Gibson stepped down from the helm of Tripwire Interactive after his support of the Texas abortion law created a firestorm. Tripwire, which publishes games including "Chivalry 2," said in a statement Monday that Gibson

A plurality of voters support the pro-life law in Texas, which effectively bars the deliberate termination of a pregnancy after a fetal heartbeat is detected, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday found. “The Supreme Court has refused to block a new

Twitter critics unloaded on the president of a video game company over the weekend after he praised the new Texas anti-abortion law. In response, he stepped down from his position on Monday, The Hill reported. The new law criminalizes all abortions after

Prominent transgender voice and California GOP gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner has rankled pro-choice voters amid the ongoing recall election for Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, standing up Tuesday for Texas' right to restrict abortions. "I am for a woman's

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that a new abortion law passed by the Republican majority in Texas means it was time to “worry about the Taliban in America.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “Last week the Supreme Court allowed Texas

After The Satanic Temple announced its opposition to the Texas anti-abortion law, leftists have embraced the cult as a potentially helpful ally in the cause to keep abortion legal. At Salon.com, Brett Bachman argued Satanists “may be the last, best hope to

Sep 6, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits to Maria Sakkari of Greece on day eight of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Sep 6, 2021;

For 1 1/2 sets, including one particularly compelling and competitive 24-point game, Novak Djokovic's fourth-round opponent at the U.S. Open — Jenson Brooksby, the last American left in singles — gave him fits amid a raucous atmosphere at Arthur Ashe Stadium. That

Sep 5, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates after match point against Angelique Kerber of Germany (not pictured) on day seven of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff

Sep 6, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Jenson Brooksby of the United States hits to Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day eight of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

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Sep 6, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after winning the fourth round match against Jenson Brooksby of the United States on day eight of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory

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Daniil Medvedev reached the U.S. Open semifinals on Tuesday for the third straight year, ending the surprising run of qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp with a 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5 victory. The No. 2 seed from Russia dropped a set for the first time in the tournament

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The Human Rights Campaign has removed Alphonso David as president of the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, making him the latest casualty of the left’s ongoing reckoning over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The HRC and HRC Foundation Boards of Directors

The board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ-rights organization, has fired its president because of developments related to the sexual harassment case that prompted Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as governor of New York NEW

The Human Rights Campaign announced Monday the firing of its president, Alphonso David, after an independent investigation into his reported effort to assist New York's Andrew Cuomo during the former governor's sexual harassment scandal. The investigation

(CNN) The Human Rights Campaign has terminated its president Alphonso David following an investigation last month over his actions while assisting former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was responding to an allegation of sexual harassment, according to a statement

The nation’s largest LGBTQ rights advocacy group has fired its president for advising Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the #METOO allegations against the governor. Alphonso David called his termination unjust in a Monday evening statement and accused

Alphonso David, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy organization, was ousted by the group’s board on Monday night over a report revealing that he had advised former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on how to handle sex harassment

Alphonso David, then the Human Rights Campaign President, speaks at CNN town hall in 2019. (CNN/via YouTube) The president of the Human Rights Campaign was fired on Monday for aiding former Democratic New York Governor Cuomo in navigating his sexual harassment

The Human Rights Campaign fired its president, Alphonso David, amid reports about his close ties to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned last month amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. The HRC, the country’s biggest LGBTQ advocacy group,

Human Rights Campaign Fires President Alphonso David Over Report That He Helped Cuomo Enlarge this image toggle caption John Amis/AP John Amis/AP The Human Rights Campaign has ousted Alphonso David as its president, saying it fired him for cause in the wake

The president of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the U.S., was terminated Monday night for allegedly helping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his response to sexual harassment allegations. Alphonso David, a former lawyer for Cuomo,

Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is about to come down from a place of honor in Virginia's capital city. (Sept. 7)

RICHMOND, Va. — A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state

(CNN) A 12-ton statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that sits on the historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, is set to be taken down Wednesday, state officials said Monday. Gov. Ralph Northam announced his intention to remove the Confederate statue,

A 130-year-old statue of Civil War General Robert E. Lee that dominates a traffic circle in Richmond, Virginia, will fall Wednesday. The demise of the largest extant Confederate monument in the United States draws to a close a series of protracted legal challenges

The FAA Has Temporarily Banned Drones Around The Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond Enlarge this image toggle caption Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Vivien Killilea/Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration says drones will be temporarily banned near the

A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, will be taken down on Wednesday as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years after it was erected in tribute to the South’s Civil War leader. While many other Confederate symbols

RICHMOND, Va. — A 131-year-old Robert E. Lee memorial statue, which served as both a symbol of Confederate heritage and the unofficial ground zero of racial-equity demonstrations in Virginia's capital last summer, will be taken down Wednesday after the Virginia

A statue of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee that towers six stories over Richmond, Virginia, and was a centerpiece of protests over racial injustice, is coming down this week. The Commonwealth of Virginia announced on Sunday it would remove the

The debate over whether Donald Trump will run again in 2024 essentially started the day the 2020 election was certified. Trump has played coy, sometimes signaling it’s a done deal while at other times positioning himself as a king-maker. Numerous claims of

Turn down Republican-base enthusiasm by baiting candidates into distancing themselves from Donald Trump. Turn off swing voters by reminding them of candidates’ connections to the former president. The hot move for Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey this fall

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Michigan state lawmaker Steve Carra's bid to unseat U.S. Representative Fred Upton, his third endorsement of a challenger to a Republican who voted to impeach him on a charge of sparking the Capitol riot. It

(CNN) The 2024 election is still 1,155 days away -- I counted -- but, according to one senior aide to Donald Trump, the former president is all-but-certain to run again. "I would say somewhere between 99 and 100 percent," Jason Miller told Cheddar earlier

Former President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, endorsed two Michigan Republicans seeking elected office in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the state’s Secretary of State. Trump endorsed Michigan State Rep. Steve Carra (R), looking to unseat RINO Rep.

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Former President Donald Trump defeats President Joe Biden in a 2024 rematch of last year's election, Emerson College polling showed. Trump was favored by 47% of respondents, while 46% chose Biden, in the Emerson poll results. Biden won the 2020 presidential

An increasing number of signs point to former President Donald Trump running for the White House again in 2024, Politico reported. Besides taking expected steps — hiring staffers in Iowa, increased fundraising, a presence in the national media — Trump has

Vice President Kamala Harris has been mostly absent as President Joe Biden deals with crises at the border, in the economy, and in Afghanistan, but she will be traveling to California to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of the recall election

Gavin Newsom Gov. Gavin Newsom created a national firestorm as San Francisco mayor in 2004 when he ordered the city to issue same-sex marriage licenses. He had survived a sex scandal as mayor of San Francisco, served eight years in the unglamorous job of lieutenant

With one week to go until ballots must be postmarked, deposited in drop boxes, or handed in in-person in California’s gubernatorial recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom is making his closing pitch to save his job steering the nation’s most populous state. And

Recall attempts against governors, such as the one now facing Gov. Gavin Newsom, are common in California. Every governor since 1960 has faced at least one. The two questions Californians have been asked are simple: Should Gov. Gavin Newsom be removed from

President Biden intends to visit California next week to campaign for embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that “he will be” traveling to California to stump for the governor. “I

How Things Are Looking For Gov. Gavin Newsom A Week Before The Recall Election California voters decide next week whether they want to keep Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Or, boot him from office and replace him with someone from the long list of candidates

Caitlyn Jenner appeared on CNN’s New Day this morning, to make her bid on why she should be the replacement California governor in the Gavin Newsom Recall election. Caitlyn Jenner, a candidate in the California governor recall election, on Texas’ six-week

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), currently facing a recall election on September 14, wants the state’s taxpayers to spend $16.7 million on “cash assistance” and “other services” for Afghans who are resettled in California as part of President Joe Biden’s massive

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South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, whose wife and son were shot and killed nearly three months ago, recently suffered a “superficial” gunshot wound to his head, officials said Sunday. Today reported Murdaugh called 911 at approximately 1:34 p.m. on Saturday

A prominent attorney in South Carolina, whose wife and son were killed in June, has resigned from the powerhouse law firm his family helped establish and said he is entering rehab. The announcement comes after Alex Murdaugh was shot in the head on Saturday. South

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh resigned from his law firm after he learned he was being investigated for the misappropriation of millions of dollars the day before he was allegedly shot in the head on a rural road, the New York Times first reported. Murdaugh’s

Attorney Whose Wife And Son Were Killed Was Stealing From His Law Firm, Company Says COLUMBIA, S.C. — A lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their home three months ago and was injured days ago when

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh resigned from his law firm after he learned he was being investigated for the misappropriation of millions of dollars the day before he was allegedly shot in the head on a rural road, the New York Times first reported. Murdaugh’s

Mr. Murdaugh’s account of the shooting remained the same, Mr. Griffin said: Someone had driven by in a truck as he was changing a tire, then driven back around and asked if he was having car trouble. The next thing Mr. Murdaugh heard was a gunshot, Mr. Griffin

(CNN) Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina attorney who said he was shot Saturday, about three months after he discovered the bodies of his wife and son shot dead outside the family's home, said Monday he plans to resign from his law firm and begin an

FIRST ON FOX: The attorney general of Arizona is declaring that the city of Tucson’s vaccine mandate for city employees is "illegal" under state law. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Tuesday morning that his office has determined that the city

American Academy Of Pediatrics Wants To See COVID-19 Vaccine Approved For Children NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with American Academy of Pediatrics President Lee Savio Beers about the mounting pressure to consider emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccines

Seattle, Washington, a city already ravaged by the “Defund the Police” movement, could lose at least 200 more officers over the city’s Chinese coronavirus vaccine mandate. The officers face termination “because they’ve either not received the jab or would

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said on Tuesday that the city of Tucson‘s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public employees violates state law and the governor’s executive order. The city must either revoke or amend the ordinance to align with state law

Some 200 Seattle police officers may lose their jobs due to their resistance to getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or handing over personal medical data, according to a report. That represents about 20 percent of the department’s deployable staff and the

Seattle may lose more than 200 police officers over the city’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a local talk radio host. Over 200 officers, who represent roughly 20% of the police department, said they haven’t been vaccinated or refused to hand over

Over 200 Seattle police officers could lose their jobs over the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate because they’ve either not received the jab or would refuse to hand over their private medical data, according to a report Monday. The Jason Rantz Show on the city’s

A Supreme Court order reinstating the Trump-era "Remain-in-Mexico" policy is already having an effect on the border, with Border Patrol officials telling Fox News that they have started turning away more migrants trying to enter the U.S. A Border Patrol source

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act. The decision will

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act. The decision will immediately

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that making abortion a crime was unconstitutional, setting a precedent for the legalization of abortion nationwide in a conservative Catholic country of about 120 million people. The unanimous ruling from

Mexico's Supreme Court Has Voted To Decriminalize Abortion Enlarge this image toggle caption Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion as a crime, a landmark

Mexico's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women's health and human rights in the majority Roman Catholic nation. "This is a historic step for the rights of women," said Supreme Court

The decision will immediately affect only the northern border state, but it establishes a historic precedent and “obligatory criteria for all of the country’s judges,” compelling them to act the same way in similar cases, said court President Arturo Zaldívar.

El Salvador Just Became The First Country To Accept Bitcoin As Legal Tender Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images El Salvador has become the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency

FILE PHOTO: Women buy at a store at El Zonte Beach in Chiltiupan, El Salvador June 10, 2021. Picture taken June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas FILE PHOTO: Women buy at a store at El Zonte Beach in Chiltiupan, El Salvador June 10, 2021. Picture taken June

MEXICO CITY — El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, allowing the cryptocurrency to be used in any transaction, from buying a cup of coffee to paying taxes. The bold move, largely celebrated by the international bitcoin

El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, although it suffered teething problems when the government had to unplug a digital wallet to cope with demand. President Nayib Bukele, who pushed for adoption of the cryptocurrency,

FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin logo is seen outside at Sevilla Barber Shop where Bitcoin is accepted as a payment method in Santa Tecla, El Salvador September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin logo is seen outside at Sevilla Barber Shop where Bitcoin

He was in favor of it and planned to use the $30 offered by the government as an incentive to try it out. “I’m going to see how efficient it is and practical it can be and based on that decide if I keep using it or not.”

The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee ​wants the panel to investigate the sale of Hunter Biden’s artwork — which could earn President Biden’s son millions — and he has contacted the gallery owner to divulge details of the ethics deal he reached

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Makes History By Working Outside The White House For the first time, a sitting first lady is working a non-White House job. Dr. Jill Biden has been teaching for decades. On Tuesday, she headed to her classroom at Northern Virginia

FIRST ON FOX: The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee has put Hunter Biden’s artwork in his sights as the president’s son looks to make millions of dollars in the art world. Fox News has obtained a letter sent by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the ranking

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in boxes on a computer screen, the first lady resumes teaching in person Tuesday from a classroom at Northern Virginia

(CNN) Of all the educators returning to classrooms in person this fall, only one will be ferried there by a motorcade of Secret Service vehicles that depart from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. First lady Jill Biden on Tuesday starts her 13-week teaching session

Jill Biden Is Heading Back To The Classroom As A Working First Lady Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP WASHINGTON — Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community

(CNN) The Biden administration is asking for billions of dollars for extreme weather recovery efforts and the resettlement of Afghan refugees in its proposal to keep the government funded past September 30. In a Tuesday afternoon call with reporters, administration

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S. July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S. July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo September 7, 2021 By Trevor

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of

The White House budget office on Tuesday urged Congress to spend more than $30 billion to fund natural disaster aid and the resettlement of Afghan refugees as part of a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown. The White House is seeking $14 billion in

Biden Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Disaster Relief And Afghan Evacuees Enlarge this image toggle caption MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Biden is asking Congress for billions in additional funding to help

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Afghanistan, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, August 26, 2021. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a stopgap measure to fund the government as lawmakers haggle over a

Actor Michael K. Williams, who was best known for playing Omar Little on "The Wire," died Monday. Williams was found dead Monday afternoon by family members in his Brooklyn apartment, New York City police said. He was 54. His death is being investigated as

Williams was found dead in his New York City apartment. "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Monday, ABC News has confirmed. He was 54. "It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy-nominated

Before 2008, if you’d asked a US president to name their favorite television character, you’d hardly expect the answer to be a gay, Black, shotgun-wielding vigilante who made the streets of Baltimore his domain. But that was before Michael K. Williams, who

First comes a whistled tune—“The Farmer in the Dell,” delivered with extra menace. Then the sight of him—Omar Little, played by Michael K. Williams, stalking the streets of Baltimore in a billowing duster concealing a shotgun. Omar was the most indelible character

Revisiting A Conversation With Michael K. Williams' About His Winding Path To Success Before Michael K. Williams played Omar Little on HBO's The Wire, he was a dancer in music videos starring artists like Madonna. Then a bar room brawl changed everything. Obituaries

An old interview in which “The Wire” actor Wendell Pierce sang the praises of his co-star Michael K. Williams while stood right next to him has gone viral following Williams’ death at the age of 54. In the clip that’s garnered more than 1.5 million views on

Officials Say An Ex-Marine Admits Killing A Florida Family, But Had No Clear Motive Enlarge this image toggle caption Kimberly C. Moore/The Ledger via AP Kimberly C. Moore/The Ledger via AP Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley

A deranged ex-Marine’s motive for the brutal massacre of a Florida family — including a 3-month-old baby — may never be known, a local prosecutor said. “The big question that all of us has is, ‘Why?'” State Attorney Brian Haas told WTVJ-TV. “We will not know

Florida investigators say they may never know why a Marine veteran killed a Lakeland family of four FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley outside the Lakeland, Florida, home where he allegedly killed

Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley outside the Lakeland, Florida, home where he allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son and the boy's grandmother, he told them, "You know why I did this." But they say they don't and,

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley outside the Lakeland home where he allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son and the boy’s grandmother, he told them, “You know why I did this.” But they

Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley outside the Lakeland home where he allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son and the boy's grandmother, he told them, “You know why I did this.” But they say they don't and, in fact,

Tuesday on “CNN Newsroom,” chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci reacted to the large crowds at some of the marquee matchups for week one of the college football season. Fauci said he does not “think it’s smart” for fans to gather in such large

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, reacted critically Tuesday to images of maskless crowds packed together in the stands of a recent college football game. Appearing on CNN, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and

CNN pooh-poohed the return of college football, sounding the alarm about large crowds of fans "exhaling with vigor" amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Images of crowded stadiums delighted football fans over Labor Day weekend but the liberal network frowned

Tuesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Outkick founder and president Clay Travis, also a nationally syndicated radio co-host, reacted to the return of packed stadiums during week one of the college football season. Travis, noting full stadiums with fans largely

With college football already in full swing and bringing in huge crowds, it appears that folks in some stadiums are not big fans of President Biden as chants of “F**k Joe Biden” are reportedly ringing out all across the country. According to a viral video,

An Ohio judge has reversed an earlier court ruling that forced a local hospital to administer ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient after the man’s wife filed a lawsuit demanding that he be given the anti-parasite drug. The Butler County judge on Monday said that

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials took to an internet town hall Tuesday to promote certain treatments for COVID-19 and discourage use of the anti-parasitic medicine ivermectin. Ivermectin has a limited scope for human treatment, sometimes prescribed

An Ohio Judge Reverses An Earlier Order Forcing A Hospital To Administer Ivermectin Enlarge this image toggle caption Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Getty Images Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Getty Images A judge in Ohio has reversed an earlier emergency order that

50 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail There is scientific proof that Ivermectin, FDA Approved for humans, is effective at preventing and treating COVID-19. If you don’t want to read through the study abstracts below, here are the bottom-line conclusions

CINCINNATI — An Ohio judge has ruled that a local hospital cannot be compelled to administer ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient. Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Oster Jr. issued the ruling Monday morning as a 14-day temporary injunction granted by another judge

(CNN) Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is not contained, putting at risk the city's shift towards living with the virus. The number of new Covid-19 infections in Singapore

Children aged 6 months and older should receive a flu vaccine this fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised Tuesday, however kids with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 should delay flu shots until they have recovered. Experts are concerned about an uptick

It's Time For A Flu Shot. Here's What You Need To Know Enlarge this image Cristina Spanò for NPR Cristina Spanò for NPR With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it's easy to forget that there's another respiratory virus poised to strike. Yes,

Share All sharing options for: America needs to decide how much Covid-19 risk it will tolerate More than a year and a half into the Covid-19 pandemic, America still doesn’t agree on what it’s trying to accomplish. Is the goal to completely eradicate Covid-19?

(CNN) Covid-19 cases have been on the rise in much of the country, and the seven-day average of new cases Monday was more than 300% higher than Labor Day of last year, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The jump in cases has translated into overcrowded

President Biden on Thursday will address Americans on the next steps he and his administration will take to combat the coronavirus, the worst pandemic to sweep the globe in a century. The president’s speech, where he’s expected to detail a six-pronged strategy,

(CNN) President Joe Biden is set to deliver a major address on the next phase of his pandemic response this week, two sources familiar with the speech tell CNN. While officials were still finalizing specifics early this week, the speech will have multiple

President Joe Biden and his team are planning another coronavirus speech on Thursday, to detail a “six-pronged strategy” to fight the ongoing pandemic, the White House announced Tuesday. The president will deliver his speech after polling showed his support

As COVID-19 case rates remain at a level not seen since before vaccines were widely available in the United States, President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks Thursday on a new strategy to stop the spread of the contagious delta variant, White House officials

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil the framework for a new six-pronged plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic and encourage individuals to get vaccinated amid the surge of the Delta variant, according to the White House. “On Thursday, the President

President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have seen a major drop in seven key congressional districts that can define the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm election. The poll from the American Action Network finds that Americans are unhappy with Biden

President Joe Biden’s approval rating has plummeted in multiple swing congressional districts, new polling from the American Action Network shows. The largest shift was in Michigan-8, where Biden’s 42% approval is underwater by 12 points. Democratic Rep. Elissa

President Biden’s approval numbers have taken a hit in seven Democrat-controlled swing districts, according to a new poll commissioned by conservative advocacy group American Action Network released on Tuesday. The survey — conducted by Remington Research

A new poll found that President Biden’s $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net is viewed unfavorably by voters in battleground congressional districts across the country. The American Action Network, a conservative-leaning political advocacy group,

The latest Golden/TIPP poll shows that nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of Americans believe the Biden administration’s way of withdrawing from Afghanistan was a mistake. Biden’s botched withdrawal ended with the deaths of 13 U.S servicemembers and many wounded,

Authorities arrested a Louisiana man who called 911 to report being struck by a Tesla after police reviewed video footage from the car that told a different story. Around 4 p.m. Friday, the Slidell Police Department said 47-year-old Arthur Bates Jr. called

A man in Louisiana was arrested after he claimed a Tesla hit him on a parking lot and left him injured, but video of the incident showed a different story. "Unbeknownst to Bates, Tesla’s record all the footage of their cameras," the police department said.

Man says he was hit by a Tesla, but the Tesla's camera proved he was lying A man called 911 to report he was hit by a Tesla that fled the scene. The Tesla's camera footage told a different story.

A Louisiana man has been arrested for allegedly lying about being struck by a Tesla after the vehicle’s 360-degree camera system recorded the entire ordeal. Arthur Bates, Jr., 47, allegedly told police he was injured after being hit by the reversing Tesla

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the plenary hall of the lower house of Parliament, or Bundestag, during one of the last sessions before the federal elections in Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi FILE PHOTO:

BERLIN — Angela Merkel has said she wanted to stay out of the election campaign for her replacement as Germany’s chancellor. But with her party polling at record lows, Ms. Merkel used a speech to Germany’s Parliament on Tuesday to plead with Germans to keep

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the plenary hall of the lower house of Parliament, or Bundestag, during one of the last sessions before the federal elections in Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi German Chancellor Angela

BERLIN — Angela Merkel has said she wanted to stay out of the election campaign for her replacement as Germany’s chancellor. But with her party polling at record lows, Ms. Merkel used a speech to Germany’s Parliament on Tuesday to plead with Germans to keep

Former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide health care fraud scheme and could face years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Portis, Vanover and McCune admitted

(CNN) Two-time Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players have pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide health care benefit fraud scheme to submit false claims for payouts totaling about $3 million, the Justice Department said

More than a dozen former NFL players, including former star running back Clinton Portis, have pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to a multimillion-dollar nationwide scheme to defraud a health care benefit program. The most recent guilty pleas came within

FILE PHOTO: Injured Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis watches his teammates warm up before their NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Landover, Maryland, October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst FILE PHOTO: Injured Washington

Minnesota State Patrol officers purged emails and texts immediately after protests over the death of George Floyd last year, according to a transcript of court testimony released Friday. Maj. Joseph Dwyer said he and a "vast majority" of the Minnesota State

(CNN) A state patrol officer said he believes the "vast majority" of the Minnesota State Patrol manually deleted emails and text messages following the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis, according to a transcript posted Friday to the federal court docket. The

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol purged emails and text messages immediately after protests over the death of George Floyd last year, according to testimony in a lawsuit that alleges the agency targeted journalists during the unrest. During a

The alleged digital purge was revealed in testimony from Minnesota State Patrol Maj. Joseph Dwyer during a hearing on July 28. The transcript was released Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of journalist who have

Idaho public health leaders have activated crisis standards of care for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho public health leaders activated “crisis standards of care”

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. The

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho public health leaders activated “crisis standards of care” for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the

Idaho public health leaders on Tuesday activated "crisis standards of care" for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who spent three nights lost in rugged Australian woodland was playing with toys at his family home on Tuesday, as his family and rescuers celebrated the happy ending to a desperately difficult search. Anthony “AJ”

A 3-year-old boy who spent three nights lost in rugged Australian woodland is home playing with toys as his family and rescuers celebrate the happy ending to a desperately difficult search CANBERRA, Australia -- A 3-year-old boy who spent three nights lost

A missing 3-year-old boy was found alive in the rugged Australian woods three days after being reported missing, police said. Anthony "AJ" Elfalak, who has autism and is non-verbal, was taken to a hospital for observation after he was found Monday on his family's

A 3-year-old Australian toddler was found alive and well after missing for three days in the wilderness near his family’s rural home north of Sydney. AJ Elfalak, who is autistic and nonverbal, has been “clinging” to his mom ever since he was found Monday

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest

(CNN) Myanmar's shadow government has launched what it called a "people's defensive war" against the military junta, urging citizens across the country to revolt. In a video address posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, acting president of the National

BANGKOK (AP) — The main underground group coordinating resistance to Myanmar‘s military government called for a nationwide uprising on Tuesday. The National Unity Government views itself as a shadow government composed of elected legislators who were barred

Sept 7 – Myanmar’s shadow government, formed by opponents of military rule, called for a nationwide uprising against the junta on Tuesday, amid reports of new protests and a flare-up in fighting between the army and ethnic military groups. Duwa Lashi La, acting

A physician in Miami has told her patients that she will not treat them if they remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 starting later this month. Doctors and nurses in coronavirus hot spots around the country have been grappling with the stress of treating a

A South Florida doctor became the second physician to make the contentious decision to refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients in a COVID-ravaged state. Lina Marraccini, a primary care doctor in South Miami, chastised patients for a "lack of selflessness"

A South Florida doctor became the second physician to make the contentious decision to refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients in a COVID-ravaged state. Lina Marraccini, a primary care doctor in South Miami, chastised patients for a “lack of selflessness”

Breaking the Hippocratic Oath, a doctor in South Florida has vowed to turn away unvaccinated patients infected with the coronavirus. Speaking with NBC Miami, Dr. Linda Marraccini said that she will no longer treat unvaccinated coronavirus patients, arguing

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) Five alleged 9/11 plotters, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who has been called the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, appeared in a military court for a pretrial hearing in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday. All

It’s been 20 years since 9/11, and the trial of the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has resumed after months of delays. Mohammed, also known as KSM, joined four co-defendents, Ammar al-Baluchi, Walid bin Attash,

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- Twenty years after 9/11, the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is set to resume once again after a series of delays, including the coronavirus pandemic. Mohammed will

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism attacks looms, and as more than 15 years have passed since alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others were sent to Guantanamo Bay, delays continue to plague the efforts to put the

Two critical jobless benefit programs have expired, leaving only a handful of economic options for millions who are still financially impacted by the year-and-a-half-old coronavirus pandemic NEW YORK -- Millions of jobless Americans lost their unemployment

Local officials who want to extend enhanced unemployment benefits can do so, the White House said on Tuesday, a day after the administration and U.S. Congress allowed a program to lapse which had boosted payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Programs providing

The Associated Press published a story on the Labor Day holiday of all days that left a lot of people scratching their heads in confusion, especially after reading the headline. In a piece with the headline “Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire,”

Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find

A coalition of more than 220 of the planet’s leading medical and public health journals issued an urgent rallying cry to address climate change on Sunday, saying the greatest threat to global health was the planet’s ongoing failure to rein in carbon emissions. The

A collection of leading health and medical journals called this week for swift action to combat climate change, calling on governments to cooperate and invest in the environmental crisis with the degree of funding and urgency they used to confront the coronavirus

Climate Change Is The Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top Medical Journals Warn Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images The rapidly warming climate is the "greatest threat" to global public health, more than

The city of Portland announced it intends to ban trade and travel to the state of Texas in response to the state’s new abortion law. Mayor Wheeler announced on Friday that the city council intends to vote on an emergency resolution on Wednesday to stop “the

The Oregon city, where protesters for months attacked police and businesses without consequences, is considering punishing Texas by ending trade with and travel to the state because of its law to protect the unborn from abortion after six weeks gestation. The

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) has determined that Tucson’s ordinance requiring city workers to get vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus violates state law and is in direct conflict with Gov. Doug Ducey’s (R) executive order. As such, his office

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars has confirmed the successful collection of its first rock sample. “One down, a lot more to go!” Kenneth A. Farley, professor of geochemistry at the California Institute of Technology and the mission’s project scientist, said

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth. The Perseverance rover team confirmed last week’s successful drilling and collection, after reviewing photos of the

"For all of NASA science, this is truly a historic moment." The sample rock is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, making it available for retrieval in the future. The samples would be the first set of scientifically identified and selected

Perhaps, she was referring to messages Disick allegedly sent to Kardashian’s other ex-boyfriend Younes Bendjima a week ago, in which he attempted to vent about her recent PDA-heavy behavior with Travis Barker. “Yo is this chick ok!???? Broooo like what is

Lisa Rinna is one happy "Housewife." The star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," 58, all but rejoiced after her daughter Amelia Gray Hamlin broke up with older boyfriend Scott Disick. Rinna savagely commented on an Instagram post about the split with

Scott Disick is single once again. The former "Keeping Up with the Karashians" star and model Amelia Gray Hamlin have broken up, Fox News can confirm. Disick, 38, and Hamlin, 20, recently split following Disick's drama with involving his alleged jealousy

People look at the damage caused by heavy rainfall in the municipality of Ecatepec, that left two persons missing and damaged cars and infrastructure, in the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

MEXICO CITY -- Torrential rains in central Mexico suddenly flooded a hospital early Tuesday, killing 16 patients, possibly due to the loss of oxygen equipment as the power went out, the national Social Security Institute said. A video posted on the agency's

FILE PHOTO: Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks as he meets with members of the Venezuelan government and the opposition, to seek consensus on how to overcome the economic and social crises gripping Venezuela, in Mexico City, Mexico August 13,

Turns out that birdie Jon Rahm made on the final hole of the Tour Championship earned him a trophy. Rahm won the points-based player of the year award from the PGA of America, and it was that birdie putt on the 18th hole at East Lake that made the difference. CLICK

FILE PHOTO: Sep 5, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Patrick Cantlay waves to the gallery after winning the Tour Championship. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: Sep 5, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Patrick Cantlay waves to the gallery after

FILE PHOTO: Sep 5, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Jon Rahm reacts on the 8th hole during the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: Sep 5, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Jon Rahm reacts on

Over the weekend, we reported on the controversy surrounding a story out of Oklahoma on how some emergency rooms in the state were allegedly so overrun with patients who had overdosed on ivermectin that gunshot wound victims were having a hard time getting

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was excoriated on social media this week after failing to delete a tweet containing false information about hospitals in Oklahoma being overrun with coronavirus patients overdosing on Ivermectin, a parasite-fighting medication that

Twitter is allowing a fake news story about the drug Ivermectin to go viral on its platform, despite its alleged commitment to “fact checking” so-called misinformation. On Sunday, Rolling Stone reporter Peter Wade published a story quoting a doctor in Oklahoma,

(CNN) After denouncing protesters as "anti-vaxxer mobs," Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was pelted with gravel at an election campaign stop on Monday night. Journalists traveling with the Liberal Party leader posted videos of the incident in London,

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau derided Canadians who protested against him at a campaign stop in Newmarket, ON, lashing out at what he called “anti-vaxxer mobs” who are “racist,” “mysoginistic, and “don’t believe in science.” While speaking with reporters

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hit with gravel by angry anti-vaccine protesters at a campaign stop on Monday, according to reports. While seemingly alarmed, the Liberal Party leader was unharmed after he was hit the pebbles while boarding a bus

Monica Lewinsky admits she long hoped that Bill Clinton would apologize for his actions toward her in the wake of the sex scandal that led to his 1998 impeachment ― but is now over it. Still, that doesn’t mean the former White House intern doesn’t think the

Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky says she doesn’t need an apology from Bill Clinton — but “he should want” to give her one. Lewinsky, 48, whose famous tryst with the former president prompted impeachment proceedings in 1998, told NBC’s “Today” show

Monica Lewinsky got candid about her feelings toward Bill Clinton ahead of the premiere of the dramatization of their affair in "Impeachment: American Crime Story." The former White House intern found herself at the heart of an impeachment scandal and public

A 6-year-old girl vacationing with family in Colorado died while on an amusement park ride in the western town of Glenwood Springs, officials said. The Garfield County Coroner’s Office said in a statement that the 6-year-old girl from Colorado Springs was

A 6-year-old girl died at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on Sunday night following what park officials described as “an incident” on its Haunted Mine Drop ride. The exact details surrounding the fatality on the ride which

A 6-Year-Old Girl Died On A Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Ride Enlarge this image toggle caption Chelsea Self/AP Chelsea Self/AP GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — An investigation is underway after a 6-year-old girl on vacation with her family died at an amusement

Former Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller said he was questioned for three hours in Brazil on Tuesday as he left the country after speaking at a conservative conference and meeting President Jair Bolsonaro. "This afternoon my traveling party was questioned

Jason Miller, a former adviser of President Donald Trump, was detained by authorities in Brazil as part of an investigation of "anti-democratic acts" in the South American country, according to local reports. Miller, founder of the conservative social media

Jason Miller, a former adviser of President Donald Trump, was detained by authorities in Brazil as part of an investigation of “anti-democratic acts” in the South American country, according to local reports. Miller, founder of the conservative social media

Tuesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued the Biden administration wanted to move past the fallout from the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan so that it could put more of a focus on the proposed $3.5 trillion spending package under consideration

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday that President Biden wants to "turn the page" on Afghanistan and is hoping the media stops focusing on Americans and Afghan allies left behind. TALIBAN CALLS CHINA ITS ‘TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND’ TOM COTTON:

Sen. Tom Cotton Tuesday accused President Joe Biden of wanting to "turn the page" on Afghanistan and get it out of the news so the administrations and Democrats can focus on the "reckless" $3.5 trillion spending bill instead, and he's concerned about what kind

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes part in the third enlarged meeting of the political bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea September 2, 2021 in this image supplied by North Korea's

U.S. policy toward North Korea should focus more on human rights, the former top American diplomat working on such matters said Tuesday, even as Pyongyang tries to prevent outside criticism from reaching its people. “North Korea is one of the most isolated

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim talks to reporters after meeting with Noh Kyu-duk (not in picture), South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, at Plaza Hotel, in Seoul, South Korea

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sits outside its headquarters ahead of the OPEC and NON-OPEC meeting, Austria December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organisation

Recent moves by oil-producing nations in the OPEC cartel may put downward pressure on heating oil prices, according to a Connecticut-based energy market expert. Average heating oil prices in the state were in a decline from pre-pandemic levels in recent months,

FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base//File Photo FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub

The mother of a 9-year-old boy in Las Vegas accused a substitute teacher of taping a mask onto her son’s face after he forgot to wear one when he got up during class for a drink of water. "I was furious, furious," the unidentified mother told Fox5Vegas.com.

A mother in Las Vegas has called for a substitute teacher’s resignation after the woman allegedly taped masks onto children’s faces in a fourth-grade classroom. Speaking with KVVU-TV, the mother, who wished not to be identified, said she was “furious” after

A student’s mother said a substitute teacher taped masks to school children’s faces in a Clark County, Nevada, fourth grade classroom, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported Sunday. A mother of a 9-year-old boy is calling for the resignation of the Clark County School District

A New Jersey student has said he is barred from taking classes at Rutgers University because he has not been vaccinated — even though he is only studying virtually from home. Logan Hollar, 22, told NJ.com that he largely ignored the school’s COVID mandate

A remotely based student claimed Tuesday he is barred from taking online classes at Rutgers University because he has not been vaccinated. Rutgers, the first university in the U.S. to mandate vaccination for students, is threatening to disconnect email access

A New Jersey student has said he is barred from taking classes at Rutgers University because he has not been vaccinated — even though he is only studying virtually from home. Logan Hollar, 22, told NJ.com that he largely ignored the school’s COVID mandate

What It's Like Inside The U.S. Processing Center Welcoming Thousands Of Afghans Enlarge this image toggle caption Armando Babani/AFP via Getty Images Armando Babani/AFP via Getty Images The Dulles Expo Center outside Washington is usually reserved for home

An Expo Center Outside Washington, D.C., Now Welcomes Airlifted Afghan Refugees For the past two weeks, thousands of Afghans have arrived in the U.S. Many passed through an enormous makeshift processing center in Virginia. We get an exclusive look inside the

d3sign via Getty Images Here's what the mu variant means for you. The highly contagious delta variant has utterly transformed the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s also a major reason why the United States reached a grim new milestone this week: There are now more than

The mu coronavirus variant has been detected in 49 states and 42 countries, according to estimates, as health officials keep an eye on the strain to see if it becomes dominant. The strain, also known as B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia in January

A judge struck down ballot language Tuesday that aimed to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency, saying the wording was misleading and unworkable. “The court finds that the current ballot language is vague, ambiguous and incapable of

Hours after a Minnesota judge rejected Minneapolis ballot language that would have gotten rid of the city’s police department, city council held an emergency session to reword it and try to gain approval. Hennepin County District Judge Jamie Anderson on Tuesday

September 7, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is weighing options for its 12% stake in Britain’s BT and expects movement within the next 12 months, CEO Tim Hoettges said on Tuesday. “We have a lot of optionality in the BT business. It’s too early

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the logo of Deutsche Telekom AG at the headquarters of German telecommunications giant in Bonn, Germany, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the logo of Deutsche Telekom AG at the headquarters

Female and male university students in Afghanistan are now being separated by curtains in class after the Taliban seized power. Photos of students being segregated emerged as universities across the country resumed classes in the wake of the Taliban takeover

(CNN) A flimsy gray curtain divides a university classroom in Kabul in two -- on one side sit the male students, on the other the female students, wearing hijabs. It's a glimpse into what education could look like in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, as some

FILE PHOTO: The Bank of England and the City of London financial district in London, Britain, November 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Bank of England and the City of London financial district in London, Britain, November 5, 2020.

FILE PHOTO: A woman exercises with a dog near the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A woman exercises with a dog near the City of London financial district, in London, Britain,

At least 63 people were shot, six of them fatally, during Labor Day Weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times noted that 16 people were shot in Chicago between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at 3:25 p.m. Breitbart News reported

Another violent holiday weekend in Chicago left six dead, including a 4-year-old boy, and at least 60 others wounded – eight of which were children – from shootings. The violence led to embattled Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to tell reporters that initiatives

French police stand in front of the Bulgari jewellery store following a robbery at Place Vendome in Paris, France, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard French police stand in front of the Bulgari jewellery store following a robbery at Place Vendome in

Police in Paris have arrested two suspects following a Bulgari jewelry heist on the posh Place Vendome PARIS -- Police in Paris arrested two suspects after a Bulgari jewelry heist Tuesday on the posh Place Vendome. One of the suspects was shot in the leg by

(CNN) This story might make you wince for several reasons. Lil Uzi Vert says he was doing some crowd-surfing at a recent music festival when someone yanked out the jewel embedded in his forehead. "I had a show at Rolling Loud (festival), and I jumped into

We can’t even imagine the headache Lil Uzi Vert must’ve had after this. The rapper shared a cringeworthy anecdote this week, telling TMZ that the massive $24 million pink diamond he had pierced into his forehead was ripped out while he was crowd surfing at

Police in the southeastern Kansas city of Wichita say one person was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting at a downtown nightclub WICHITA, Kan. -- One person died and seven others were injured early Tuesday in a shooting at a downtown nightclub

A man who was kicked out of an “upscale” Kansas nightclub returned and opened fire from the sidewalk early Tuesday, leaving one person dead and seven others hurt, according to reports. Police in Wichita are searching for the suspected shooter after being called

FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song September 7, 2021 BEIJING

A player of Rogue Warriors esports team trains for the game "Arena of Valor" at his club in Shanghai, China September 3, 2021. Picture taken September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song A player of Rogue Warriors esports team trains for the game "Arena of Valor" at

The Tennessee Titans' COVID-19 outbreak is nearing an end even with two starting offensive linemen still on the reserve list. Not everyone around the NFL may be as healthy to kick off this season with COVID-19 proving to be an issue hovering over another season. "Everybody,

The Tennessee Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak is nearing an end even with two starting offensive linemen still on the reserve list NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans' COVID-19 outbreak is nearing an end even with two starting offensive linemen still on the

Erik Cowie, the zookeeper and one of the stars of "Tiger King," has died. He was reportedly 53 years old. TMZ reported that Cowie was found dead on Sept. 3 in New York City. Meanwhile, cops confirmed to Fox News that the police responded to an emergency call

Erik Cowie, known as one of the zookeepers featured in the Netflix hit show "Tiger King," has died at 53, according to reports. A friend discovered Cowie's body Friday lying face down in a bedroom of a New York City residence, law enforcement sources told

“Afterlife of the Party” is the most popular movie on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system. Starring Victoria Justice, this Netflix comedy film follows a young woman who dies in a freak accident and must act as a guardian angel

For the second week in a row, “Clickbait” is the most popular show on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system. Adrian Grenier stars in this Netflix original miniseries about a dark social media-related crime told through eight different

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio posed for pictures pretending to hold a flame to the US Capitol as he arrived to start his jail term for torching a stolen Black Lives Matter banner. Tarrio, 37, smiled late Monday as he held up a lighter — with the perspective

While Tarrio was not at the violent Jan. 6 uprising – he’d been arrested two days earlier on the banner-burning charges when he showed up in D.C. with the high-capacity ammo to attend it – Judge Harold Cushenberry ruled that his actions and lack of remorse

(CNN) Howard University canceled classes Tuesday as it continues to investigate a ransomware attack on the school's network, according to an interim update on the situation posted by the university, which is in Washington, DC. The university's information

Howard University, one of the country’s leading historically Black colleges and universities, canceled some classes for a second day after it was hit with a ransomware attack. All online and hybrid undergraduate classes are suspended for Wednesday, according

Authorities in Tennessee spent hours searching for the source of what residents reported as a “loud explosion” and shaking ground. In a Facebook post, the Clarksville Police Department wrote on Sunday that its 911 dispatch had received numerous calls at around

Authorities in Tennessee spent hours searching for the source of what residents reported as a "loud explosion" and shaking ground. In a Facebook post, the Clarksville Police Department wrote on Sunday that its 911 dispatch had received numerous calls at around

Fauci Says DeSantis Is 'Completely Incorrect' To Call Vaccine A Mere Personal Choice Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen M. Dowell /Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Stephen M. Dowell /Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, sought to remind Ron DeSantis of the critical role played by vaccines throughout history in response to the Florida Republican governor’s latest controversial comments about COVID-19 shots. DeSantis

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

FILE PHOTO: 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.

Tigray forces in Ethiopia say at least 150 people starved to death last month in the Tigray region amid a near-complete blockade of food aid by federal and allied authorities NAIROBI, Kenya -- A least 150 people starved to death last month in Ethiopia’s embattled

NAIROBI, Kenya — A least 150 people starved to death last month in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region amid a near-complete blockade of food aid by federal and allied authorities, the Tigray forces say, while close to half a million people face famine conditions. The

Over the Labor Day weekend, the hoax that was Time’s Up pretty much disbanded in disgrace. It wasn’t just almost the entire board (Shonda Rimes, Katie McGrath, Nina Shaw, Eva Longoria, Hilary Rosen) that resigned in disgrace; the Time’s Up Global Leadership

The entire Time’s Up board, including Shonda Rhimes and Eva Longoria, are now stepping down — just over a week after the CEO resigned for her role in the Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment scandal. Time’s Up announced the shakeup in a statement over the weekend,

New Jersey has earmarked $267 million to support implementation of screening and testing programs at K-12 schools across the state. “Districts will have a choice between using state contracted vendors to provide end to end testing services on site at schools

Washington officials are anticipating a need for more COVID-19 testing as students, most of whom cannot be vaccinated, return to classrooms. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is relying on an increase in viral testing measures to keep classrooms

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer takes questions as he discusses the Senate passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the budget resolution during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., August 11, 2021. (Gabrielle Crockett/Reuters) Senate

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed in a recent interview that "all" of the Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan are already out, contradicting statements by the State Department that a small number of U.S. citizens are still trying to flee the

A California professor campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly called for the release of two convicted cop killers and has praised a third, calling her a "freedom fighter" and saying she is "grateful" for her contributions toward achieving freedom. Melina

You can tell a lot about people by the people they surround themselves with, and California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to want to surround himself with people who want to see murderers go free, specifically those who kill police officers. As reported by Fox

Washington (CNN) Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, said Tuesday that her husband's assassin "should not have the opportunity to terrorize again" after he was recommended for parole last month. "Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP Robert F. Kennedy’s widow said on Tuesday she opposes the release of his murderer, Sirhan Sirhan, who has been recommended for parole. “Bobby believed that we should work to ’tame human savagery

A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of child sex trafficking is now being sued by an underage girl he allegedly groomed as a victim MINNEAPOLIS -- A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking is now being sued by an underage girl who was one of his alleged victims. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court alleges that Anton Lazzaro’s

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe’s 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, but it remains only 48% contained and still threatens areas south of the resort

Firefighters mop up portions of Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe Firefighters mop up portions of the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe on September 6. Mopping up consists of extinguishing or removing burning material by turning it over, stirring it up, exposing

Sep 6, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Nelson Cruz (23) celebrates with center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (39) after scoring a run against the Boston Red Sox during the tenth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA

Down by six runs, facing Red Sox ace Chris Sale and playing at Fenway Park, the Tampa Bay Rays were just getting warmed up. Add another remarkable win in a charmed season for these resilient Rays. Austin Meadows hit a tying, inside-the-park homer in the ninth

Breaking quarantine and infecting others has gotten a 28-year-old man sentenced to five years in jail in Vietnam. After just a one-day trial, Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted Monday of "spreading dangerous infectious diseases," according to the state-run Vietnam

A Vietnamese court sentenced a man to five years in prison Monday for breaking the country’s strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus, according to Reuters. Le Van Tri, 28, was found guilty during a one-day trial at the People’s Court of the

A Democrat running for Senate in Wisconsin has been charged with four felonies for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her campaign and then lying about it. Milwaukee City Councilwoman Chantia Lewis is one of several Democrats running for

Chantia Lewis, a minister, member of the Milwaukee City Council, and a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, was charged Tuesday with four felonies and one misdemeanor for allegedly stealing at least $21,000 from her campaign fund and lying about it. The

Twitter temporarily suspended Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance’s official campaign press account on Tuesday. “Why did @Twitter/@jack [Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey] suspend my campaign’s press account?” Vance tweeted early Tuesday afternoon, posting

Twitter has suspended the official press account of J.D. Vance, a contender in the Republican primary for Ohio’s Senate race in the midterm elections. Vance’s primary Twitter account is still active, and he took to the platform earlier today to demand answers

The police in China released a former Alibaba manager who had been accused of rape by a co-worker after prosecutors declined to charge him, deepening debate about an episode that has shaken the Chinese technology industry and prompted a reckoning for the fledgling

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu

A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a North Dakota college student. Judge Ralph Erickson ruled Friday that misleading testimony from a medical examiner and limitations on mental health evidence had violated

A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a North Dakota college student FARGO, N.D. -- A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a North Dakota college student. Judge

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - May 4, 2019 Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy before the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League -

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa Conference League - Play Off Second Leg - Tottenham Hotspur v Pacos de Ferreira - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - August 26, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min reacts Action Images via Reuters/Matthew

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the Independence Day ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the Independence Day ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered in major cities on Tuesday to back the far-right leader in his dispute with the Supreme Court, exacerbating a conflict that has rattled Latin America's largest democracy. Bolsonaro has urged his supporters

But will they honeymoon in Paris? Lily Collins shared a trio of gorgeous photos from her Sept. 4 wedding to director Charlie McDowell in Dutton Hot Springs, Colorado. "What started as a fairytale, is now my forever reality. I’ll never be able to properly

(CNN) It's official, Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell are married. The couple tied the knot over the weekend in Colorado, according to a post on Collins' Instagram page. "I've never wanted to be someone's someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be

BRUSSELS — Europe had its warmest summer on record this year, though only by a small margin over two previous highest temperatures for June-August, European Union scientists said Tuesday. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the average surface

FILE PHOTO: A thermometer mounted on a wall of the headquarters of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) shows a temperature of 40 Celsius degrees in Bonn, Germany July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo FILE PHOTO:

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is urging law enforcement to take an upcoming right-wing rally on Capitol Hill “very seriously” after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “I think they should take it very seriously. In fact, they should take

Washington (CNN) Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Monday evening that law enforcement needs to take the upcoming right-wing rally in support of jailed January 6 rioters "very seriously" as concerns mount about more potential violence on Capitol

Health authorities in Spain are blaming human error for the switching of two baby girls in a maternity ward almost 20 years ago MADRID -- Health authorities in Spain are blaming human error for the switching of two baby girls in a maternity ward almost 20

MADRID (AP) — Health authorities in Spain are blaming human error for the switching of two baby girls in a maternity ward almost 20 years ago, after one of them discovered by chance through a DNA test as a teenager that she wasn’t the daughter of her presumed

I want South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham to be very, very wrong about Afghanistan, but I don’t live under any delusion about who or what the Taliban is. Graham’s prediction about the future of Afghanistan and our involvement in it, I fear, will prove

Less than one week after the United States completed its full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Sen. Lindsey Graham said the US will “have to” re-enter the war-torn country in an interview with BBC that aired worldwide on Monday. “Whether you like Trump or

California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, faces a once-unthinkable scenario: a recall. Election day is Sept. 14, just a week away. If he loses, his putative replacement would be one of the most conservative governors California has ever seen. How did

Americans are witnessing a self-destructive meltdown by the liberal media never seen before as Black and Hispanic Americans have begun to join the ranks of the Conservative Movement in record numbers. Liberal media now seeks more creative ways to attack conservative

Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building databases for the Afghan people BOSTON -- Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building databases for the

BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building databases for the Afghan people. The nobly stated goal: Promote law and order and government accountability and modernize a war-ravaged land. But

The southern Indian state of Kerala is ramping up efforts to stop a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, even as the state continues to battle the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country NEW DELHI -- The southern Indian state of Kerala

A 12-year-old boy has died in India of Nipah, a rare virus that is far deadlier than COVID-19 — and one that health officials have long feared could start a global pandemic. The unidentified boy died Sunday at a hospital in Kerala, the southern state already