Justin Sullivan via Getty Images Facebook and several other services the company owns have been down for several hours. Facebook and its entire suite of apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, began suffering an outage Monday completely preventing users from

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., October 23, 2019. (Erin Scott/Reuters) Facebook stock plunged on Monday following an outage that prevented global users from accessing their

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down in major, worldwide outage Enlarge this image toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Richard Drew/AP Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal

Facebook has recently paused the development of their “Instagram Kids” project after a whistleblower leaked internal documents showing that Facebook's own research finds a link between poor mental health and Instagram use. “We make body image issues worse for

The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents was revealed on "60 Minutes." CNN's Brian Stelter reports Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world on Monday. The company said it was “aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app” and it was working on restoring access. The company did not say what might

On Sunday evening, a former Facebook employee who has previously revealed damning internal documents about the company came forward on 60 Minutes to reveal her identity. Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic integrity team, shared documents

Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down Monday morning, according to outage tracking site Downdetector . Facebook was first reported

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were all down Monday for millions of users across the U.S., according to outage site Down Detector. Both the mobile and web browser editions of the apps were not working as of 11:42 a.m. ET, the site reported. "We’re aware

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Some residents, business owners and environmentalists questioned whether authorities reacted quickly enough to contain one of the largest oil spills in recent California history, caused by a suspected leak in an underwater pipeline

In response to a question, Mr. Willsher suggested that an anchor might have hit the pipeline. He said workers from his company first saw the oil sheen on Saturday morning and began work to contain the leak. But some energy experts said the company ought to

The massive California oil spill may have been caused by a ship’s anchor that cracked a pipeline on the ocean floor, officials said Monday. The revelation came as it surfaced that the operator of the suspect pipeline has been cited 72 times in the past for

The spill left a sheen over miles of ocean along the shoreline at Huntington Beach. Oil will continuing washing up for days, officials warned. More than 125,000 gallons of oil spilled from a pipeline about four miles offshore. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. –

Crews in Huntington Beach are scrambling to contain the damage after an offshore pipeline leaked over 126,000 of crude oil into the ocean, creating a slick that is washing up along the shore on one of Orange County’s most famous beaches. The exact cause of

Huntington Beach lifeguards prepare signs warning people that contact with the water may cause illness, as they close the beach after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California on October 3. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP) Orange County health officials issued an advisory

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

Crews have deployed skimmers and floating barriers known as booms as they try stop oil from a massive spill in Southern California from further fouling the beaches, wildlife and protected wetlands of the area HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Crews on Sunday deployed

The price of oil surged Monday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) doubled down on its plans to increase oil output at a gradual rate. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude and Brent crude, the respective U.S. and international

An oil spill has hit sensitive marshland along the coast of Southern California An oil spill off the coast of Southern California is sending globs onto the shores of Orange County. Environmental authorities are trying to protect a sensitive marshland in the

The Supreme Court is slated to decide on cases related to several hot-button issues during the term that begins Monday, including abortion, gun rights, and school vouchers. On Dec. 1, justices will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

(CNN) The Supreme Court -- for the first time in more than a year -- returned to its majestic courtroom on Monday to begin a new blockbuster term that will include a major Second Amendment dispute and a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. The justices are taking

Supreme Court justices considered to be conservative have not always favored the citing of foreign law in cases. However, the court will consider dueling accounts of international practices when it hears arguments for a high-profiled abortion case from Mississippi

The Supreme Court is set to expand gun rights and restrict abortion rights in a new term that begins Monday, one that could reveal how fast and how far the conservative majority will move the law to the right. “This term will reveal whether it is a far-right

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno October 4,

The Supreme Court has begun its new term Monday was the first day of the Supreme Court's new term. It was the first time in more than a year that almost all the justices were at the court. National The Supreme Court has begun its new term The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday erased a lower court ruling that had found against President Trump’s border-wall emergency and sent the case back to the judge to take another look, given the “changed circumstances” with President Biden now in office. Mr. Trump,

Pedestrians walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, June 20, 2021. A number of pandemic-related tweaks to the court's proceedings were still in effect, however. Monday's session also marked the first time Justice Amy Coney Barrett,

Across both political aisles, everyone is looking at the Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court returns to in-person sessions for the first time since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Mainstream media outlets and liberals are already spreading propaganda

In the first legislative finding justifying the law, its drafters looked abroad for support. “The United States is one of only seven nations in the world that permits nontherapeutic or elective abortion-on-demand after the 20th week of gestation,” the finding

Biden: GOP playing Russian Roulette with debt limit President Joe Biden is blasting Republican lawmakers for blocking efforts to increase the U.S. government’s debt limit. He says they’re playing “Russian roulette" with the economy by pledging to filibuster

President Biden on Monday urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling, blaming Republicans for the impasse and warning of a potential economic calamity if the U.S. defaults on its financial obligations for the first time in history. “The United States is a nation

President Biden on Monday criticized Republicans for not voting to raise the debt ceiling, accusing them of being “reckless and dangerous” in a way that could harm the economy. “Not only are Republicans refusing to do their job, they’re threatening to use

65 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail It is a very interesting time for the government’s fiscal policy. The federal government has hit the maximum limit for their borrowing, the Dems want to spend another $5 trillion, and they claim that the spending

Mr. Biden pointed out that Republicans had voted several times to increase the debt limit under President Donald J. Trump but are using a filibuster to block any attempt by Democrats to raise it this time around. He said that he would not be expecting Republicans

Days after he failed to gain enough support in his own party to approve two crucial pieces of his agenda, President Biden on Monday insisted he’s doing all he can as he blamed fellow Democrats and the Senate Republican leader for his legislative troubles. Following

(CNN) Two weeks out from a dangerous debt default with broad consequences for the American economy, Mitch McConnell isn't budging. "Republicans' position is simple," wrote the Senate minority leader in a public letter to President Joe Biden on Monday . "We

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol

Two weeks before the "calamity" Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicts could strike by Oct. 18, President Joe Biden on Monday blasted Republicans for "playing Russian roulette with the U.S. economy" in refusing to join Democrats to raise the debt ceiling

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the August Jobs Report at the White House in Washington, D.C., September 3, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) President Biden on Monday slammed Republican lawmakers over their refusal to raise the debt ceiling, calling

President Biden downplayed the leftist activists who followed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a bathroom and videotaped her, calling such actions part of politics. The president condemned the harassment, in which an illegal immigrant demanded that Ms. Sinema support

Viral video of left-wing activists harassing moderate Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) inside a bathroom has sparked an intense backlash online, and people from both sides of the political aisle have denounced the display as creepy at best and illegal at worst. On

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) was followed into the bathroom by a group of immigration activists who confronted her in her classroom while she was teaching at Arizona State University. Video shows the small group follow the senator through an ASU hallway and

As we reported earlier, Joe Biden was asked about activists chasing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) into a bathroom, then filming her and other women while there, then following her back to her classroom and screaming in the hallway. Sinema made it clear not only

President Biden responded to the confrontations Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have faced in recent days amid their lack of support for critical items in his agenda, saying he doesn’t think the tactics used against them are "appropriate," but

President Joe Biden responds to a question from a reporter after speaking about coronavirus vaccines at the White House in Washington, D.C., September 24, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) President Biden on Monday downplayed the aggressive tactics that activists

President Joe Biden appeared indifferent on Monday after leftist protesters used aggressive tactics to confront moderate Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV). Leftists are furious after both moderate senators voiced their opposition to his multitrillion

Senator Kyrsten Sinema , D- Ari ., fired back after far-left activists recorded her in an Arizona State University bathroom, calling the behavior unacceptable and bashing the confrontation as an illegitimate protest. Sinema unloaded on the group of activists,

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema slammed an activist organization on Monday, the day after several of its members confronted her in her classroom at Arizona State University and followed her into a bathroom while filming. While the Arizona Democrat boosted her state’s

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2019. (Erin Scott/Reuters) During a visit to Arizona State University on Sunday, Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema was harassed by a group of students over her opposition to the $3.5 trillion

Police in Philadelphia say the suspect in a shooting inside a hospital ran away from the scene but was captured after a shootout with officers PHILADELPHIA -- A person was shot inside a hospital in Philadelphia early Monday morning, the suspect fled the scene,

A Philadelphia nurse on Monday shot and killed his co-worker at a hospital in the city before fleeing the area and entering into a shootout with police officers that ended with the suspect and two officers wounded. The suspect, a nurse at Thomas Jefferson

A federal drug enforcement agent was killed and another was seriously injured in a chaotic scene of gunfire at an Amtrak train station in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday morning, a city councilman said. The councilman, Steve Kozachik, said a city police officer was

One law enforcement officer was killed and two others injured during a shooting on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona on Monday, cops said. The Sunset Limited Train 2 was traveling from Los Angeles to New Orleans when it arrived in Tucson around 7:40 a.m.

A Philadelphia hospital nursing assistant wearing scrubs and body armor shot a co-worker to death inside the medical facility early Monday before fleeing and wounding two police officers in a gunfight, authorities said. The suspected killer, carrying multiple

An unruly crowd gathered near Philadelphia’s City Hall on Saturday night, launching fireworks and jumping on a parked police car while street racers performed donuts around a police cruiser. The chaotic scene unfolded around midnight on Market Street near

DEA agent, gunman killed in Ariz. Amtrak shooting Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed when a passenger opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person was shot inside a hospital in Philadelphia early Monday morning, the suspect fled the scene, and then two officers and the suspect were wounded in a shootout, police told news outlets. The initial shooting happened inside Thomas

(CNN) A 43-year-old certified nursing assistant was fatally shot at a Philadelphia hospital early Monday morning, and the suspect was a coworker of the shooting victim, police said. Police were called to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital just after midnight

A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed Monday when a passenger, who also died, opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. A second agent and a Tucson

NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast earned her own checkered flag for misinterpreting an anti-Joe Biden chant at a NASCAR race as congratulations for race winner Brandon Brown. (Watch the clips below.) Brown was commenting on his Xfinity Series victory at Talladega

Nevada Democrats will see trouble in the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races heading into the midterm elections next year, as Republican challengers are within a few points of Democrat incumbents, according to a recent hypothetical 2022 poll. The Nevada Independent

In four days, former President Donald Trump arrives in Iowa for one of his bodacious rallies with all the trimmings. He’ll have a very appreciative audience waiting for him, judging by some local poll numbers. “Out of the daily spotlight and openly flirting

79 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will finally show up to work around 10:30 a.m. and then try to persuade Americans to give him more of their hard-earned money to spend on his far-left Utopian B.S. That’s really

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. debt ceiling from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. debt ceiling from the State

On Saturday, we reported on the “F**k Joe Biden” chant movement having reached NASCAR. Well, at least according to every American’s ears. Not according to the reporter who picked up the chant during an interview with Brandon Brown, who won his first NASCAR

Over half of independents oppose President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending plan that is currently stalled in Congress, according to a new poll released on Monday. While 45 percent of independents support the legislation, 51 percent oppose it, an I&I TIPP poll

Former President Donald Trump heads to Iowa this Saturday for the first time since the 2020 presidential election with an all-time high in favorability ratings in the first-in-the-nation caucus state as he openly flirts with a White House bid, according to

Del Rio, Texas, residents who spoke with Fox News were frustrated with how President Biden handled the recent migrant surge at the southern border. "I feel that it's the fault of the president," one local told Fox News. Immigrants "felt they had been promised

Penniless migrants deported to Haiti told the Washington Post that President Joe Biden had invited them — but suddenly rejected them after they spent their money and risked their lives to reach the Del Rio landing in Texas. “Biden called us,” failed Haitian

More on Tom Brady's return to New England and the opening of the MLB playoffs The sports world is still buzzing after Sunday's thrilling return of Tom Brady to New England. The longtime New England quarterback guided his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

Tom Brady’s return game against the New England Patriots came down to the wire but it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who came out with the narrow 19-17 victory. At the end of the game, Brady was shaking hands with former teammates and coaches and met with Bill

(CNN) Tom Brady wins in Foxborough -- it happens. This time was a little different though. For the first time in his career, Brady ran out at the Gillette Stadium -- home of the New England Patriots -- from the away dressing room. Returning to his home of

Ryan Succop kicked four field goals, including a 48-yarder with 1:57 left, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recorded a 19-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night in Tom Brady's return to Foxborough, Mass. Brady completed 22 of 43 passes for 269

That’s all you got, fellas? Twenty seasons and six Super Bowl championships together apparently didn’t leave quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick feeling the love after Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Belichick’s New England Patriots 19-17 on Sunday

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Nets - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain- September 9, 2021 England's Jos Buttler during nets Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Nets - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain-

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady became the N.F.L.’s career passing leader on Sunday in his first game back in New England to face his former team, the Patriots. In the first quarter, Brady completed a 28-yard pass to receiver

All the talk leading up to the Week 4 matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots focused on Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. But when it came down to it, Steve Belichick was the coach who stole the show Sunday night. CLICK HERE FOR

With Tom Brady's win over the Patriots, he's now beaten every single NFL team Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady rallied the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 19-17 victory over the Patriots on a rainy

Drew Brees congratulated Tom Brady on breaking the NFL record for most passing yards on Sunday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played the New England Patriots. Brady set the mark in the first quarter with a pass to Mike Evans. There was no special ceremony

The news that Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, had been diagnosed with breast cancer was met by an outpouring of sympathy from Democrats and Republicans alike — but was also greeted with sick jubilation and mockery from the

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida first lady Casey DeSantis has breast cancer, her husband Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. DeSantis, 41, is the mother of the couple’s three children, the youngest of whom was born after the governor took office in January

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced Monday his wife, Casey, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. “I am saddened to report that Florida’s esteemed First Lady and my beloved wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer,” DeSantis said in a statement, adding: As

“As she faces the most difficult test of her life, she will have not only my unwavering support but the support of our entire family, as well as the prayers and well wishes from Floridians across our state,” Gov. DeSantis said. “Casey is a true fighter, and

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that Casey DeSantis, his wife of 11 years and the mother of their three children, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In a statement posted on social media by Tampa Bay Times political editor Steve Contorno, DeSantis

(CNN) Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the governor announced Monday. "As the mother of three young children, Casey is the centerpiece of our family and has made an impact on the lives of countless

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said his wife, Casey, has breast cancer. “I am saddened to report that Florida’s esteemed first lady and my beloved wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer,” Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, told Fox News. “Casey is the centerpiece

The often embattled FL Governor Ron DeSantis shared the news of his family’s personal battle. From Fox News: Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. “I am saddened to report that Florida’s esteemed

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis has breast cancer, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. “I am saddened to report that Florida’s esteemed First Lady and my beloved wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer,” DeSantis stated in a news release. “As the mother

EXCLUSIVE - Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. "I am saddened to report that Florida’s esteemed First Lady and my beloved wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer," the first term Republican governor

Vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC school staff A COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and other staff members took effect in New York City's sprawling public school system on Monday in a key test of of efficacy of the vaccination mandates that

New York City teachers and school staff were supposed to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Monday in one of the nation’s first school district vaccine mandates. Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) issued a warning to his city’s approximately 148,000 public school

New York City teachers must be vaccinated by today or face unpaid leave Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Mary Altaffer/AP NEW YORK — New York City teachers and other school staff members were all supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19

New York City teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning, in one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Mayor

(CNN) The president of one of the largest teachers' unions in New York City says 97% of its members have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as the city's vaccine mandate for educators went into full effect on Monday. Michael Mulgrew of the

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning, in one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning, in one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against

A COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and other staff members took effect in New York City's sprawling public school system Monday in a key test of the employee vaccination mandates now being rolled out across the country. Mayor Bill de Blasio said

Teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning for New York City’s sprawling school system NEW YORK -- New York City teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated

New York’s requirement that virtually everyone who works in the city’s public schools be vaccinated against the coronavirus compelled thousands of Department of Education employees to get at least one dose of a vaccine in the past week, leading to extremely

STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S.-based scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. The winners were announced Monday

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.” Their work sheds light on how to reduce chronic and acute pain associated with a range

David Julius, PhD, professor and chair of University of California, San Francisco's Department of Physiology, poses after winning the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in San Francisco, Califorinia, U.S. September 5, 2019. Picture taken September 5,

Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors Enlarge this image toggle caption Angela Weiss/AP Angela Weiss/AP STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S.-based scientists David Julius and

Two U.S.-based scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of the receptors that allow humans to feel temperature and touch. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian focused their work on the field of somatosensation,

Two U.S.-based scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of the receptors that allow humans to feel temperature and touch STOCKHOLM -- Two U.S.-based scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. The winners were announced Monday by

(CNN) The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. The two US-based scientists received the accolade for describing the mechanics of how

2 scientists win Nobel Prize for how the body reacts to heat, touch Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian identified receptors in the skin

JONATHAN NACKSTRAND via Getty Images Thomas Perlmann (R), the Secretary of the Nobel Committee, stands next to a screen displaying the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine David Julius (L) and Ardem Patapoutian, during a press conference

Pandora Papers show how tax havens are part of the global inequity problem Enlarge this image toggle caption Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, Bloomberg, Ludovic Marin/Gettty Images Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, Bloomberg, Ludovic Marin/Gettty Images A

FILE PHOTO: Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks after being welcomed by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz FILE PHOTO: Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks after being welcomed

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century Hundreds of world

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to

New York (CNN Business) The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Sunday released the "Pandora Papers," an exposé of the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials and politicians from 91

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the group behind the “Panama Papers” leak of financial data five years ago, released a sequel of sorts on Sunday. Dubbed the “Pandora Papers,” the new trove of leaked confidential financial documents

Unpacking the contents of the Pandora Papers A trove of documents, known as the Pandora Papers, have been leaked and reveal how the world's most powerful and wealthy hide huge sums of money overseas. National Unpacking the contents of the Pandora Papers Unpacking

The damning revelations in the “Pandora Papers” have left a series of world leaders scrambling to defend their secret big-money dealings — and reportedly even try to quash them from being reported. The exposé of nearly 12 million files released Sunday identified

Journalist explains the immediate international fallout of the Pandora Papers NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Spencer Woodman, reporter at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which led an investigation into offshore banking dubbed the

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to

(CNN) Japan's Fumio Kishida took office as the country's new Prime Minister on Monday, tasked with leading the world's third-largest economy out of the coronavirus pandemic. Kishida, 64, who was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last

Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, on Monday called a parliamentary election for Oct. 31 and vowed to bolster the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, shortly after being formally confirmed by lawmakers in the top job. Kishida, a 64-year-old

Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM Enlarge this image toggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/AP Eugene Hoshiko/AP TOKYO (AP) — Fumio Kishida was elected Japan's prime minister in a parliamentary vote Monday and will be tasked with quickly

FILE PHOTO: Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida poses for a picture following a press conference at the Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) headquarters after he was elected as the party president in Tokyo, Japan September 29, 2021. Du Xiaoyi/Pool via

TOKYO (AP) — Fumio Kishida was elected Japan‘s prime minister in a parliamentary vote Monday and will be tasked with quickly tackling the pandemic and other domestic and global challenges and leading a national election within weeks. With his party and its

Japan's parliament on Monday elected Fumio Kishida, a former moderate turned hawk, as prime minister. He'll face an economy battered by the pandemic, security threats from China and North Korea and leadership of a political party whose popularity is sagging

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, wearing a protective face mask, delivers his policy speech at the opening of an ordinary session of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo FILE

FILE PHOTO: Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters after he was elected as the party president in Tokyo, Japan September 29, 2021. Du Xiaoyi/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2021.

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Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 52 Chinese warplanes made incursions into its air defense identification zone on Monday, the highest number since the island began publicly reporting such activities last year. The previous record was posted

China’s military stepped up provocative military aerial incursions near Taiwan on Monday with its biggest sortie to date, sending 58 warplanes, including 12 nuclear-capable bombers, inside the island’s air defense zone, the Taiwan Defense Ministry said. The

China could invade Taiwan if it wants to, but more likely it will intimidate the country and put pressure on it to bring the country fully under its control, K.T. McFarland, who served as a deputy national security adviser to former President Donald Trump,

Over four dozen Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defense zone on Monday, in the latest round in a weekend of provocation that has seen nearly 150 sorties since Friday as state media issued threats to Australia. Starting Friday, according to

A Taiwanese Indigenous Defense Fighter takes part in the live-fire, anti-landing Han Kuang military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan, July 16, 2020. (Ann Wang/Reuters) The Chinese military on Monday sent 52 military planes into

FILE PHOTO: A Taiwan domestically-built Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) releases flares during annual Han Kuang military drill simulating the China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) invading the island, in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan August 25, 2016.

In the past four days, China’s Air Force has flown 149 aircraft inside Taiwan’s air defense zone, including 56 on Monday – the largest incursion ever – which included three dozen fighter jets and a dozen bombers. The first wave of Chinese jets arrived on Friday,

Taiwan's foreign minister is warning of war with China and is asking Austraila for aid with intelligence, Australian Broadcasting reports. The news comes after the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China flew dozens of sorties into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification

Former Trump National Security Advisor and retired Army Gen. H.R. McMaster on Monday warned that the U.S. and its allies are entering a “very dangerous time” in their relations with China. His remarks come amid the Peoples Republic of China’s significant

Taiwan reported the largest ever incursion by China's air force into its air defense zone on Monday at 52 aircraft, saying the Taiwanese air force had to scramble for the fourth straight day to warn off the intruders, as tensions spiraled. Chinese-claimed

The flight is scheduled for Oct. 12, and Mr. Shatner will be joined by two other paying customers: Chris Boshuizen, a co-founder of the satellite imagery firm Planet Labs, and Glen de Vries, a co-founder of the clinical research software Medidata. The mission’s

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12. At age 90, Shatner

(CNN) Captain Kirk is headed to space. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin announced Monday actor William Shatner , 90, will be on the next Blue Origin flight alongside and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin's vice president of mission and flight operations, Chris Boshuizen and

FILE PHOTO: William Shatner who plays Captain James T. Kirk in the original version of Star Trek arrives at the Destination Star Trek London event October 19, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett FILE PHOTO: William Shatner who plays Captain James T. Kirk in the

MOSCOW (AP) — In a historic first, Russia is set to launch an actor and a film director into space to make a feature film in orbit — a project the nation’s space chief has hailed as a chance to raise the prestige of Russia’s space program. Actor Yulia Peresild

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week - boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that “Star Trek” actor William Shatner will blast off from West

The 90-year-old Shatner — who starred as Captain Kirk on the “Star Trek” series and seven of the franchise’s movies — will be one of four people on the New Shepard spacecraft for the launch. If all goes as planned, Shatner will be the oldest person to travel

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that William Shatner will blast off from West Texas

William Shatner is going to space next week (for real) Enlarge this image toggle caption CBS via Getty Images CBS via Getty Images Captain James T. Kirk is blasting off into the final frontier. In the latest sign of the strange new world we inhabit, the actor

10. And finally, Captain Kirk is actually heading to space. William Shatner, the actor best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the “Star Trek” TV and film franchise, is going 63 miles up. Shatner is scheduled for a mid-October trip on the tourist

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For a year and a half, New Zealand has pursued a strategy of “Covid zero,” closing its borders and quickly enforcing lockdowns to keep the coronavirus in check, a policy it maintained even as other Asia-Pacific countries transitioned

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions

New Zealand acknowledges it can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Mitchell/AP Mark Mitchell/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago:

FILE PHOTO: A normally busy road is deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A normally busy road is deserted during

New Zealand’s government has acknowledged what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in

Live Covid Live Updates: New Zealand Ends Pursuit of ‘Covid Zero’ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an easing of restrictions in Auckland, as New Zealand became the latest country to give up on eliminating the virus. Johnson & Johnson said it would seek

New Zealand has been in the midst of another intense, draconian lockdown for the past seven weeks after discovering that their supposed “zero COVID” status had given way to several cases on the island nation. With a universal healthcare system that -like every

FILE PHOTO: The normally bustling High Street in Auckland’s CBD is largely deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall FILE PHOTO: The normally

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. (Scott Applewhite/Reuters) Dr. Anthony Fauci backtracked on Monday after telling CBS’s Face the Nation a day earlier that it

(CNN) The US is "turning the corner" on its current Covid-19 surge but vaccination remains key to ensuring cases continue trending downward ahead of the holiday season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. The US is averaging around 107,000 new infections every

Seattle radio host Jason Rantz told "The Faulkner Focus" on Monday it is "ludicrous" that Dr. Anthony Fauci claims it’s "too soon to tell" whether Christmas gatherings are appropriate given the number of COVID cases. FAUCI SLAMMED FOR CLAIMING IT'S 'TOO SOON'

Chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday clarified remarks he made over the weekend when he said it was “too soon to tell” if Christmas gatherings will be advised during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Fauci told CNN’s “At This Hour”

You can have a holly, jolly Christmas with your relatives after all, Dr. Anthony Fauci now says. President Biden’s chief medical adviser offered a second opinion Monday of his own humbug diagnosis after saying a day earlier it was “too soon” to tell whether

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday he’s no Grinch and wants Americans to have a normal Christmas, especially if they are vaccinated against COVID-19, hoping to explain a dustup over his winter predictions one day earlier. “The best way to ensure we’ll be in good

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Monday called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired to “save Christmas” after the White House chief medical adviser said that because of the Chinese coronavirus, it is “too soon to tell” if friends and family may gather for Christmas. “Fire

Dr. Anthony Fauci over the weekend said it is “too soon to tell” if Americans can gather for Christmas — the same individual who participated in a documentary film, which Donald Trump, Jr. described as a “puff-piece documentary celebrating how much of a ‘hero’

Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing backlash after he insisted that it was “too soon” to tell whether the COVID-19 pandemic would disrupt this year’s Christmas holiday gatherings. In an interview Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” the White House chief medical adviser

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration offered its strongest signal yet that the United States’ combative economic approach toward China would continue, with senior administration officials saying that President Biden would not immediately lift tariffs on Chinese

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021.

The Biden administration, breaking its silence on America’s tense relations with China, indicated that it is prepared to take a more forceful approach in pressuring Beijing to fulfill its commitments under a trade agreement reached with former President Trump. The

The Biden administration ​is accusing China of ducking its terms of the trade deal struck with former President Donald Trump, saying it will use “all available tools” to enforce the agreement to protect American workers and businesses from Beijing’s “unfair

Biden is keeping key parts of Trump's China trade policy. Here's why Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden has made a clean break with the policies of his predecessor in many areas. But not when it comes to trade with

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Monday vowed to press China on concerns about its “state-centered and non-market trade practices” during remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. “Today, I will lay out the

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2021. Washington must enforce the U.S.-China phase one trade agreement and will raise broader policy concerns with Beijing, U.S.

The Biden administration’s top trade official said the U.S. plans to start new talks with China, saying that Beijing isn’t meeting its commitments under the “phase one” trade deal negotiated by former President Trump. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai

WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai slammed China's unfair trade practices and vowed to protect U.S. economic interests in a speech Monday, adding that the Biden administration will rally allies in order to push back on the world's second-largest

Washington (CNN) Andrew Yang, who unsuccessfully sought the 2020 presidential nomination and New York mayoralty this year as a Democrat, said Monday he is "breaking up" with the Democratic Party and has registered as an independent. "I changed my voting registration

Andrew Yang speaks to reporters in New York City, June 22, 2021. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Andrew Yang, former presidential hopeful and 2021 candidate for mayor of New York City, announced his official departure from the Democratic Party on Tuesday, ahead

Andrew Yang, the former long-shot presidential candidate and onetime technology entrepreneur, announced on Monday that he had left the Democratic Party and become an independent. In an essay on his website, Mr. Yang, who built a passionate following in 2019

The leading voice for the $1,000 a month freedom dividend, Andrew Yang has announced he is "breaking up with the Democratic Party" and changing his voter registration to independent. The move comes after running a costly 2020 Democrat presidential primary,

​Failed candidate for president and New York City mayor Andrew Yang said on Monday that he has officially switched his political registration from Democrat to independent — hoping to be able to “be even more honest about both the system and the people in it.” Yang,

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has officially quit the Democratic Party , calling it "the right thing" to do. Yang announced he will become an independent in a blog post published Monday on his website and described doing so as a "strangely emotional

Former Democratic presidential candidate and lifelong Democrat Andrew Yang announced his departure from the Democratic Party in an Oct. 4 blog post. After 25 years as a Democrat, Yang is now registered as an Independent, according to the post. In the post,

Former Democrat presidential candidate, New York mayoral candidate, and technology entrepreneur Andrew Yang penned a stirring piece to his blog today. Titled, “Breaking Up With the Democrat Party“, Yang writes an emotional, but pointed post on why, after running

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced their new Halloween deadline for passing President Joe Biden’s radical agenda items. The speaker, over the weekend in a “Dear Colleague” letter, announced her new deadline

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 21, 2021. Democrats have a new deadline to enact President Joe Biden's economic agenda. The

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday morning accused progressive lawmakers of planning for the post-Nancy Pelosi era while holding "hostage" the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package. Infighting among Democrats regarding President Joe Biden's

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday said it was pivotal for Congress to pass both a bipartisan infrastructure bill and President Biden’s $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net by the end of October, echoing a timetable set by House

Former White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney argued the Democrats have "outfoxed" the Republicans on the massive spending bill, calling on the GOP to focus on the policy as much as they are the topline numbers. Mulvaney joined "The Brian Kilmeade Show"

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) told Breitbart News Saturday said that President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda “crumbled” last week over infighting on infrastructure. Banks, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), spoke to Breitbart News Saturday host

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich accused the Democrats of holding the ‘massive’ spending bill ‘hostage’ as infighting within the party threatens to derail the legislation's passage. Gingrich appeared on "Fox & Friends" on Monday to discuss the bill,

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Department

The Biden administration reversed a Trump-era restriction on abortion referrals by family planning clinics on Monday, reverting to how things were run during the Obama administration. The new regulations, per the Department of Health and Human Services, will

Washington (CNN) The Biden administration announced Monday that it is reversing a controversial Trump-era rule that prohibited federally funded health care providers from making abortion referrals. "This rule is a step forward for family planning care as it

The Biden administration rescinded a 2018 Trump-era regulation Monday that blocked federal funding for family planning clinics that refer patients for abortion. The new rule, which will allow Title X money to resume for abortion-referring clinics, goes into

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday reversed a contentious policy set under President Donald J. Trump that barred organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money. The new rule, set to take effect on Nov.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Department

Pro-choice activists at a “Stop Abortion Bans Day of Action” rally hosted by the Tennessee chapter of Planned Parenthood in Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2019. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters) The Biden administration has revoked a rule that barred health-care clinics

President Joe Biden and supporters continue to insist his Build Back Better agenda "costs zero dollars" despite arguments to the contrary. Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler said lawmakers "play all sorts of budget games to achieve that mythical zero

President Biden was meeting virtually with progressive House Democrats on Monday afternoon to negotiate a lower price tag on his $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. Later this week, the president will have a virtual

Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein was hammered over the weekend for framing the White House's potential appeasement of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in order to pass a massive spending bill as making "grueling cuts" to President Joe Biden's agenda. "[White

President Joe Biden is set to meet with a small group of House Democrats on Monday, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and the former caucus co-chair, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., to discuss a “path forward” and

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that President Biden will host a virtual meeting with progressive House members to negotiate a lower price tag on the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill. Biden will meet with members of the Congressional

President Biden and his team have tripled down on the claim that his Build Back Better agenda "costs zero dollars" despite loud condemnations from the Washington Post fact-checker, budget analysts and at least one columnist who supports the infrastructure bills

FILE PHOTO: An employee counts U.S. dollar bills at a money exchange in central Cairo, Egypt, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany./File Photo FILE PHOTO: An employee counts U.S. dollar bills at a money exchange in central Cairo, Egypt, March 20,

Shares of China Evergrande were halted on Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Monday as doubts swirled over whether the struggling property giant would be able to meet its immense financial obligations. No reason was given for the halt, which was disclosed in a

HONG KONG — Shares in troubled real estate developer China Evergrande Group and its property management unit Evergrande Property Services have been suspended from trading in Hong Kong. The company’s filings did not specify why the shares were stopped from

FILE PHOTO: A man watches an electric board showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon FILE PHOTO: A man watches an electric board showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage at a business

FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File

FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu October 4,

Former President Donald Trump said he thinks most GOP rivals would drop out if he entered the 2024 presidential primary, but said he would beat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if the Republican ally decided to challenge him. “If I faced him, I’d beat him like I

Stephanie Grisham, one of former President Donald Trump's most senior and longest-serving advisers, says she is "terrified" that her former boss may run for office again. "I am terrified of him running in 2024," Grisham, who served as both Trump's press secretary

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Monday that it was a mistake ever to work for former President Donald Trump, and that she regrets enabling a culture of dishonesty at the White House. “I’ve reflected on that and I regret that,” Grisham

(CNN) Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Donald Trump for more than five years, now says she fears another four years with Trump in the White House. "I am terrified of him running for president in 2024," said Grisham, who

In an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, Stephanie Grisham, one of former President Donald Trump's most senior and longest-serving advisers, said she regrets enabling a culture of dishonesty at the White House. "You are talking about

(CNN) Donald Trump may be waiting to announce his (seemingly inevitable) run for his old office in 2024 but he's already sending a warning shot at a potential rival for the nomination. Asked about the possibility of facing Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

Todd Akin speaks during a rally outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., September 21, 2012. (Sarah Conard/Reuters) Former Representative Todd Akin, a staunch pro-lifer from Missouri, passed away on Sunday at 74-years-old after a years-long battle

William Todd Akin, a six-term Republican representative from Missouri who gave up a safe seat to run for the Senate in 2012, only to see his campaign collapse in a hail of recriminations after a remark about “legitimate rape,” died on Sunday at his home in

News broke early this morning that former Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) has passed away at the age of 74 after battling cancer for several years. Akin grew up in the St. Louis area and was a graduate of John Burroughs High School. He obtained a BS in Management

Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women's bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for the U.S. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, died late

Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for the U.S. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, died late

Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women's bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape" sunk his bid for the U.S. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, died late

The MLB Postseason will feature the top teams in baseball and some of the most storied franchises in the sport’s history. The Los Angeles Dodgers will have a chance to defend their World Series title from last year, which was won during the coronavirus pandemic

On Sept. 19, as the Yankees were making a push for a wild-card spot in the postseason, they lost by 11-1 to Cleveland in a game in which their ace, Gerrit Cole, allowed seven runs. Walking into the clubhouse after the final out, reliever Michael King spotted

Oct 3, 2021; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a game winning RBI single to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 and clinch a wildcard playoff spot at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Oct 3,

The Los Angeles Dodgers had the second best record in all of baseball in 2021 — but the defending World Series champions will be forced to play in a single-game elimination against the St. Louis Cardinals to try and make the division series. The Dodgers narrowly

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will reignite their storied rivalry in a single-elimination wild-card playoff game on Tuesday night, with the winner advancing to the American League Division Series. Both teams were surprising this season. CLICK HERE

Oct 3, 2021; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) waves to the crowd after his game winning RBI single to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 and clinch a wildcard playoff spot at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA

A landmark opioid trial puts spotlight on pharmacy chains CVS, Walmart and Walgreens Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images On Monday in a federal courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio, the nation's legal reckoning over the

FILE PHOTO: A Walgreens store is seen in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Eileen T. Meslar FILE PHOTO: A Walgreens store is seen in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Eileen T. Meslar October 4, 2021 By Nate Raymond (Reuters)

Opening statements are scheduled for Monday afternoon in Cleveland in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in how they dispensed addictive painkillers in two Ohio counties CLEVELAND -- Opening statements

Pharmacy chains in Ohio will face trial over their role in the opioid crisis The nation's biggest name-brand pharmacy chains face a high-profile civil trial beginning Monday in Ohio over their role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic. Law Pharmacy chains

New trial asks whether big pharmacy chains bear any blame for the opioid epidemic The nation's biggest name-brand pharmacy chains including CVS and Walmart are facing opening arguments in a high-profile opioid trial beginning Monday in Ohio. Law New trial

Oregon teachers, health care workers are staring down a deadline to get vaccinated Oregon's deadline for teacher and healthcare worker vaccination is Oct. 18. Some reluctant people have been waiting until the very end to get the shot. Others are still refusing

A registered nurse applies a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Sarasota Hospital patient technician Carol Garcia at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fla., September 24, 2021. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Northwell Health, New York’s largest

Thousands gathered outside of Washington state’s Capitol Building to protest the state’s vaccine mandate, and were seen belting out the national anthem at one point. "We’re adults and we know how to take care of ourselves," Kelly Coyle, former state Department

Washington, D.C., city officials said nearly 2,500 health care workers have failed to comply with their COVID-19 mandate deadline requiring at least one dose of the inoculation by Thursday. Nearly 70% of those health care workers who have not yet been vaccinated

New York’s largest private healthcare provider has fired some 1,400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19, Fox News has learned. A spokesperson for Northwell Health confirmed Monday that it "had to exit" 1,400 staff members but noted that most

Left-wing pop star Billie Eilish launched into a politically charged rant against Texas’ heartbeat law on Saturday while performing at the Austin City Limits Festival, where she shouted, “My body, my fucking choice!” “I’m sick and tired of old men — shut the

Women's rights advocates participate in the nationwide Women's March, held after Texas rolled out a near-total ban on abortion procedures and access to abortion-inducing medications, in Austin, Texas, U.S., October 2, 2021. A Democratic super PAC headed by

Billie Eilish slammed the state of Texas over its recent controversial abortion law while performing at Austin City Limits over the weekend. The Grammy-winning artist took the stage at the show to perform some of her hits. However, she stopped at one point

The provisions in Texas' restrictive abortion law are not popular, an NPR poll finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images A clear majority of Americans opposes key provisions of the controversial

Billie Eilish delivered a fiery rebuke of Texas’ new abortion law this weekend, saying she’s “sick and tired of old men” cracking down on women’s reproductive rights. The seven-time Grammy winner told the crowd at the 2021 Austin City Limits Festival on Saturday

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped Monday’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace had driven through a crash and to the front of the field five laps

Mother Nature wasn't in the mood for NASCAR on Sunday as continuing rain forced Sunday's scheduled playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway to be postponed until Monday. The Cup Series will try to get things going again at Noon local time (1 p.m. ET) at the

(CNN) Bubba Wallace made history Monday, becoming just the second Black driver to win NASCAR's Cup Series race, the association's top series. Wallace is the first Black person to win the Cup Series since 1963, when NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Wendell Scott

Oct 4, 2021; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports Oct 4, 2021; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace

Bubba Wallace is a winner. The 23IX Racing driver was leading the NASCAR playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday when it was suspended for rain on lap 117. Since more than half of the scheduled 188 laps were completed, NASCAR rules say the current

Dog the Bounty Hunter has turned over to authorities evidence he said he hoped can be examined for DNA to prove fugitive Brian Laundrie’s presence at a Florida park, The Post has learned. Duane “Dog” Chapman, who has been working to confirm a tip about a recent

Duane “Dog” Chapman, also known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, shared video Sunday of himself and others wading through waters in Florida amid the search for Brian Laundrie. “The search has continued throughout the weekend on the islands off the west coast of Florida.

Dennis Davis, the hiker who claimed he saw Brian Laundrie on Saturday morning near the Appalachian Trail, made comments to police that were consistent with what he told Fox News Digital on Saturday, according to a 911 call. Davis, who spoke to a number of

Dog the Bounty Hunter has been working to confirm a tip about a recent sighting of Brian Laundrie near the Appalachian Trail, it was revealed Sunday. Lyssa Chapman, the daughter of Duane “Dog” Chapman, told The Post that she has been in contact with Dennis

A hiker on the Appalachian Trail told a 911 dispatcher that he was “99.99 percent sure” that he spoke with Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie, a newly released recording reveals. “I’ll meet somebody out there if they want to,” Dennis Davis, 53, told the Haywood

FILE PHOTO: The iconic Hollywood sign is pictured from near the arrivals area for the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S. March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake FILE PHOTO: The iconic Hollywood sign is pictured from near the arrivals

(CNN) Members of the union representing roughly 60,000 film and television workers have voted to authorize a strike that could shutter Hollywood productions indefinitely. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union president Matthew Loeb

A strike by IATSE members would be the largest the U.S. private sector has seen since 2007. Here, a worker paints pro-union images on cars at a rally in Los Angeles in September. Myung J. Chun via Getty Images The tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers

Hollywood crews vote to authorize a strike for better pay and working conditions Enlarge this image toggle caption Myung J. Chun/Getty Images Myung J. Chun/Getty Images Hollywood film and TV productions could soon shut down if contract negotiations aren't

Last week we reported on how Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe made what some consider to be a catastrophic blunder in his campaign to become the state’s governor for the second (non-consecutive) time during the debate he had Tuesday

How school administrators and parents are finding solutions to school bus shortage As school bus shortages hinder K-12 students from returning to the classroom, a school superintendent and a volunteering parent speak to community driven solutions. Education

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) has written a letter to President Joe Biden, requesting “federal law enforcement and other assistance” to cope with angry parents concerned about their children wearing masks in school all day and learning concepts

Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin is hammering Democrat Terry McAuliffe‘s comments about limiting parents’ role in education, in hopes of turning out outraged families to vote. Mr. Youngkin formed an initiative Monday, dubbed Parents Matter,

The estate of Henrietta Lacks — whose cloned cells have led to countless medical advances — is suing a pharmaceutical company for taking her cells for profit without her consent for the past 70 years. Lacks, a black mother of five, was 31 years old when she

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the Black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or consent as part of “a racially unjust

The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were taken from her without her consent in the 1950s and have led to scores of medical breakthroughs, plans to sue a pharmaceutical company profiting off her cell line, civil rights attorney Ben Crump

The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a pharmaceutical company on Monday, saying it's been selling her cervical cells without her knowledge or consent COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a pharmaceutical company on Monday, accusing it of selling

Will the jackpot drought for the now eighth-largest lottery in U.S. history end Monday night? While the lure of the $685 million grand prize is intoxicating, the odds, sadly, are not in your favor: Just 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball. To put it

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe Monday night’s 41st attempt will be different. Thanks to nearly four months of futility, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $685 million, making it the eighth largest

No one's won Powerball's jackpot in months. $685 million is up for grabs tonight Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Neibergall/AP Charlie Neibergall/AP DES MOINES, Iowa — After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe Monday night's 41st attempt

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe the 41st attempt will be different DES MOINES, Iowa -- After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe Monday night's 41st attempt will be different. Thanks to nearly four months of futility,

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received his COVID-19 vaccine and will be eligible to play in all games. The Warriors said coach Steve Kerr made the announcement to reporters Sunday after practice before the team traveled

(CNN) Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received the Covid-19 vaccine, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed Sunday. Wiggins told NBC Sports in March he wasn't getting vaccinated unless he was forced to. He applied for a religious exemption, but the

Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins received the COVID-19 vaccine after the NBA denied him a religious exemption and he batted away reporters’ questions about it during media day. Warriors coach Steve Kerr made the revelation on Sunday after practice.

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins told his coach he got vaccinated against COVID-19 on Sunday, ending resistance that reportedly would have cost him up to $9 million in salary. “He just told me today that he was fine with us acknowledging it and

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now has a Dec. 23 deadline to undergo questioning in a former “Apprentice” contestant’s defamation lawsuit over what he said in denying her sexual assault allegations, a court said Monday. Lawyers for Trump and

Former President Donald Trump will have to sit for a deposition sometime before Christmas as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on "Apprentice," a judge’s law clerk said Monday. Zervos has alleged that Trump sexually assaulted

via Associated Press Lawyers for Trump hope to persuade a New York appeals court on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, to dismiss or delay a lawsuit against him by former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos. Zervos sued the president for calling her a liar after she

A court has set a Dec. 23 deadline for former President Donald Trump to undergo questioning in a former “Apprentice” contestant’s defamation lawsuit over what he said in denying her sexual assault allegations NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump now has

Police say Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body brought death threats, has died in a traffic accident STOCKHOLM -- Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police

A Swedish artist who survived a series of assassination attempts for drawing of the Prophet Muhammad as a dog has died in a mysterious high-speed crash. Lars Vilks, 75, had been living under round-the-clock police protection since the 2007 drawing of the Muslim

Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since making a sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog's body in 2007, died in a weekend crash along with two police bodyguards, police said Monday. He was 75. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, file)

A Swedish cartoonist who had multiple death threats against him for drawing the Islamic prophet Muhammad died in a car crash on Sunday. In 2007, Lars Vilks became a target for jihadists when the newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published one of his drawings that

The daughter of “Jane Roe” — the woman whose case was used in the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision — says she has “no regrets” about never meeting her biological mother. And after keeping her identity secret for more than 50 years, Shelley Lynn

"Now I understand that it has nothing to do with me," she told ABC News. Growing up, Shelley Lynn Thornton said she had a nice childhood with parents who she knew adopted her and took good care of her. As a teenager, she said her biggest concerns were "shoes

Shelley Lynn Thornton unintentionally had a huge impact on U.S. law after her mother brought a case that would ultimately block state bans on abortion. Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, gave birth to Thornton before the Supreme Court's landmark

Pro-abortion activists used Norma McCorvey, her troubled past and her unborn baby to send Roe v. Wade all the way to the Supreme Court. That former baby, who was born before the Supreme Court’s final decision, sat down with ABC News in an exclusive interview

FILE PHOTO: The facade of the Bank of Mexico building is pictured in downtown Mexico City, Mexico February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril//File Photo FILE PHOTO: The facade of the Bank of Mexico building is pictured in downtown Mexico City, Mexico February

FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Imperial Oil refinery, located near Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline, which Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered shut down in May 2021, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2021. Picture taken March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos

FILE PHOTO: Aeromexico airplanes are pictured at the Benito Juarez International airport, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Cortes FILE PHOTO: Aeromexico airplanes are pictured at the Benito Juarez International airport, in Mexico City,

Taliban government forces destroyed an Islamic State cell in the north of Kabul late on Sunday in a prolonged assault that broke the calm of a normally quiet area of the capital with hours of explosions and gunfire, officials and local residents said. With

KABUL — The Taliban has caught a trio of terrorists behind Sunday’s deadly mosque blast in Kabul — and wiped out an ISIS-K cell in a “decisive” raid, its leadership said early Monday. The militant Islamic group ruling Afghanistan caught three terrorists who

Afghan men gather at the site of yesterday's blast in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Staff Afghan men gather at the site of yesterday's blast in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Staff October 4, 2021 By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL

South Korea says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after a hiatus in a small reconciliation step SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea restored a stalled communication hotline after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation

North Korea restored dormant communication hotlines with South Korea in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday in an apparent hard push to win outside concessions with a mix of conciliatory gestures and missile tests. It’s unclear how substantially the

(CNN) Communication lines between North Korea and South Korea will be restored from Monday at 9am local time, according to North Korean state media. The reopening follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's vow last week to restore communication at an address

Mr. Powell announced on Feb. 28, 2020, that the Fed was closely watching the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic — the first step in a wide-ranging central bank rescue that would ultimately push up stock prices. Ms. Warren blasted Mr. Clarida’s 2020 move

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., September

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Charles P. Rettig, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled The IRS Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., June 8,

Since the country’s revolution ended in 1959, Cuban athletes have often defected while competing in tournaments outside the island. However, the defection of nine players is one of the biggest such losses the country has ever experienced. Scouts from other

Havana (CNN) Cuba's state media on Sunday lashed out after nearly a dozen Cuban baseball players defected in Mexico -- believed to be one of the country's largest and most embarrassing known incidents of mass defection in years. Eleven young baseball players

9 players from a Cuban national baseball team have defected HAVANA — Nine of the 24 players on Cuba's national team at baseball's U-23 World Cup defected during the tournament in Mexico, the Cuban government confirmed Sunday. Cuban officials called the players'

Johnson & Johnson is the last of the three federally authorized vaccine providers to call for extra injections, amid growing evidence that high-risk groups need more protection from Covid-19. Image Alex Gorsky, left, Johnson & Johnson’s chief executive, watched

Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask U.S. federal regulators this week to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing officials familiar with the company's plans. While scientists are divided over the need

At this point, federal officials and some of the government’s outside experts have accepted that they are making decisions with data that is less than perfect. As with the other vaccines, the data on Johnson & Johnson’s efficacy is fragmented and to some extent

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) Vice-President Luis de Guindos attends an European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron//File Photo FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) Vice-President Luis

FILE PHOTO: A customer shops for vegetables at a Monoprix supermarket operated by Casino Group, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Paris, France August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A customer shops for

Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino speaks as she arrives for a Euro zone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino speaks as she arrives for a Euro zone finance ministers meeting

A river of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma thickened on Monday, after the north side of the crater collapsed the previous night causing spectacular explosions, but authorities ruled out further evacuations. Despite the

FILE PHOTO: The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seeen from the sea, Spain, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY FILE PHOTO: The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island

More earthquakes are rattling the Spanish island of La Palma, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed MADRID -- More earthquakes rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday, as the lava flow from an erupting

Police arrested at least 38 more environmental protesters for causing more traffic misery in London during Monday’s morning rush hour after blocking a string of major routes LONDON -- Police arrested at least 38 environmental protesters for causing traffic

(CNN) The UK's Crown Prosecution Service has authorized local police to charge a London Metropolitan Police officer with one count of rape, amid ongoing public outcry over women's safety in the country. The news comes one month after the alleged attack on

LONDON — A London police officer was arrested and charged with rape on Sunday, just days after another officer was sentenced for the killing of Sarah Everard in a case that deeply shook public trust in the service. The officer charged on Sunday, David Carrick,

Most people in the U.S. want to see Afghans who worked with Americans in the Afghanistan war offered refuge in the United States WASHINGTON -- Most people in the U.S. want to see Afghans who worked with Americans offered resettlement in the United States,

Most people in the U.S. want to see Afghans who worked with Americans offered resettlement in the United States, a new poll shows, confirming support across political divides for former military translators and others struggling to escape Taliban rule. The

A majority of Americans across the political spectrum are on board with resettling Afghans who worked with the U.S. and others struggling to escape Taliban rule so long as they pass security checks, according to a new poll. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC

A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time, the military said Monday. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Zircon missile was launched from the Severodvinsk submarine and hit a designated

Moscow Russia said on Monday it had successfully test launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for the first time, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a new generation of unrivaled arms systems. The defense

A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time MOSCOW -- A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time, the military

A former NASCAR driver was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting in Georgia on Saturday, a report said. John Wes Townley, 31, who retired from racing professionally in 2017, was mortally wounded in the Athens shooting that police believe was related

A former NASCAR driver was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting in Georgia on Saturday, a report said. John Wes Townley, 31, who retired from racing professionally in 2017, was mortally wounded in the Athens shooting that police believe was related

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson told

Lamar Jackson threw for 316 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown pass to a diving Marquis Brown, and the Baltimore Ravens used a relentless defense to swat the Denver Broncos from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 23-7 win Sunday. The Ravens (3-1) won their

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio slammed the Baltimore Ravens , namely head coach John Harbaugh, for running the ball with just seconds left on the clock in order to tie an NFL record. An animated Fangio spoke to reporters about the final play of the game

The Baltimore Ravens easily routed the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon, 23-7, but head coach Vic Fangio looked furious on the sideline after Lamar Jackson , instead of taking a knee , ran the ball with just seconds left to tie an NFL record. The Ravens

Hours after Carlos Watson, the chief executive of Ozy Media, appeared on morning news programs to say he would revive his company, which announced on Friday that it had shut down, a prominent early investor in Ozy demanded that he spend its remaining cash to

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Ozy Media on Monday called the company’s announcement last week that it was shutting down “premature” and that after meeting with advertisers and other partners, it would continue to operate. “We have something special here,” Carlos

After a week of scandal, the CEO of Ozy Media says he now hopes to stay in business Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP NEW YORK — The CEO of Ozy Media on Monday said it had been "premature" to shut down the company and that he wants to keep operating,

The United States Supreme Court kicked off its 2021 session Monday with a four-sentence order that Washington, D.C. is not a state, and therefore is not eligible to vote in the House or Senate. The high court upheld the March 2020 ruling of the United States

(CNN) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a long shot bid from registered voters in the District of Columbia who sought the ability to elect representatives to Congress. The group of voters said their inability to vote for members of Congress violated their

The Supreme Court announced Monday it won’t hear a case challenging the District of Columbia’s voting rights and representation in Congress. The case, Castanon v. United States of America, was brought by a group of D.C. residents challenging their lack of

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), a United States Army Reserve officer, on Sunday weighed in on the U.S. withdrawal out of Afghanistan. According to Gabbard, the mission in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 attacks was effective in defeating al-Qaeda. She

Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard criticized military leadership regarding the failed withdrawal efforts in Afghanista. Gabbard joined Fox News host Trey Gowdy on "Sunday Night in America" to discuss the recent Senate hearings regarding military

Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders on Monday signed a joint appeal to governments to commit to ambitious targets at the upcoming U.N. climate conference, while promising to do their own part to lead their faithful into more sustainable behavior. “We

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders on Monday signed a joint appeal to governments to commit to ambitious targets at the upcoming U.N. climate conference, while promising to do their own part to lead their faithful into more sustainable

Following the resignation of the National Women's Soccer League commissioner amid a sexual harassment and misconduct scandal involving a longtime coach, a three-woman executive committee has been formed to oversee league operations. The NWSL also launched

FILE PHOTO: United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief marketing officer Lisa Baird addresses the media in a USOC leadership news conference during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Main Press Center-Pushkin Hall in Sochi, Russia February 6, 2014.

A customer fatally shot one of two robbery suspects inside a Port Arthur, Texas, Church’s Chicken Friday around 8:45 p.m. On Monday, the New York Post reported that the armed customer also shot a second alleged robber in the restaurant, wounding him. Both

An armed customer witnessing a robbery at a Texas fried chicken restaurant last week sprung into action– fatally shooting one gun-toting suspect and wounding the other, reports said. The wild scene unfolded at Church’s Chicken in Port Arthur at about 8:45

Senate Republicans on Monday wrote to top Biden administration officials asking for clarification about refugee resettlement procedures after Reuters reported that hundreds of Afghan evacuees had left U.S. bases without receiving resettlement services. A group

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are demanding answers from the Biden administration amid reports that hundreds of Afghan evacuees are walking off U.S. military bases without completing the resettlement process. In a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security

Ethiopia's parliament confirmed incumbent Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for a five-year term on Monday, cementing his power domestically amid mounting international concern over his government's handling of the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Abiy's party won

Members of a traditional dance group perform during a rally to celebrate Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's incumbency at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Members of a traditional dance group perform during

Fox News will reach its 25-year anniversary in the business, which began on Oct. 7, 1966 and to celebrate the occasion, the network will begin with a Sunday night special "FOX News Channel: 25 Years." The special takes a look back at the earliest days of Fox

Many were skeptical when Rupert Murdoch announced his vision for Fox News Channel a few months before it launched on October 7, 1996. "I would just like to say how delighted I am that we have now reached this moment, and we can firmly announce the starting

Illustration: Yenwei Liu/HuffPost; Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock Robert Scott Palmer pleaded guilty to a felony offense on Monday. He was first named in a HuffPost story in March. Robert Scott Palmer, a Florida man who attacked cops with a fire

A Florida man on Monday admitted to assaulting police officers with a fire extinguisher during the US Capitol riot, federal prosecutors said. Robert Scott Palmer pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon

The Gabby Petito Foundation to help parents locate missing children officially went live Sunday evening. "The Gabby Petito Foundation is up and running!" a Twitter account under the foundation's name tweeted Sunday. "We have a lot of work to do, website is

New photos have emerged of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in their Long Island high school yearbook — taken years before the 22-year-old would wind up dead on their ill-fated cross-country trip together. Images obtained by Fox News of Bayport-Blue Point High

FILE PHOTO-Formula One F1 - Formula One Press Conference - Losail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar - September 30, 2021 CEO of the Formula One Group, Stefano Domenicali during a press conference to announce that Qatar will host a Formula One Grand Prix

FILE PHOTO: Motorsport - Formula E - Berlin ePrix - Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - May 25, 2019 General view of spectators in a stand REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke FILE PHOTO: Motorsport - Formula E - Berlin ePrix - Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - May

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer apologized to his family, his team and owner Shad Khan for actions he called “just stupid.” A video surfaced Saturday night showing a woman dancing close to Meyer’s lap, a clip that quickly went

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer apologized for appearing in a viral video over the weekend that showed a woman dancing near him, sparking speculation over what he was doing. Meyer was asked about the controversy on Monday and he called his actions "stupid." CLICK

The Big Ten is set up to be the most interesting conference in the country over the final two months of the season. The latest AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank has five Big Ten teams ranked among the top 11. The fun starts next Saturday when No. 4 Penn

The history of the last half-century-plus has been an ongoing, rolling, shameful sell-out of the US by the US government and US businesses to Communist China. Big Business wanted to relocate to China to access their slave labor and massive subsidies and needed

The COVID-19 patient’s health was deteriorating quickly at a Michigan hospital, but he was having none of the doctor’s diagnosis. Despite dangerously low oxygen levels, the unvaccinated man didn’t think he was that sick and got so irate over a hospital policy

The COVID-19 patient's health was deteriorating quickly at a Michigan hospital, but he was having none of the doctor's diagnosis. Despite dangerously low oxygen levels, the unvaccinated man didn't think he was that sick and got so irate over a hospital policy

FILE PHOTO: Signs reading 'No Irish Sea border' and 'Ulster is British, no internal UK Border' are seen affixed to a lamp post at the Port of Larne, Northern Ireland, March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Signs reading 'No Irish Sea

Britain warned the European Union on Monday it would trigger safeguard measures in their divorce deal if the bloc failed to agree to changes to smooth trade with Northern Ireland, saying the agreement had "come apart even more quickly than we feared." In the

A Romanian billionaire was killed — along with his wife, son and five other people — when the plane he was piloting crashed into a building in Italy on Sunday, local media reported. Dan Petrescu, 68, one of the richest men in his home country, was operating

A small, single-engine plane carrying six passengers and two crew crashed Sunday into a vacant two-story office building in a Milan suburb, and authorities said all eight people aboard died. Investigators opened a probe into what caused the private plane to

Martel confirmed to the Times that she remembered the moment. “One [breast] in each hand. He was standing behind her as they were both in profile,” she said. Of the shoot, which was filmed with an all-female team, and featured singer Pharrell Williams and

Model Emily Ratajkowski is accusing singer Robin Thicke of groping her bare breasts on the set of the music video for his 2013 song, “Blurred Lines,” stating, “I was nothing more than the hired mannequin.” “Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and

"Saturday Night Live" debuted its satirized version of President Biden for the very first time in their cold open despite having been in office for over eight months. The season premiere of the long-running sketch comedy show began with James Austin Johnson,

NBC's "Saturday Night Live" became the latest liberal entity to ridicule Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for not getting on board with President Joe Biden's multi-trillion dollar spending plan. The left-leaning show spent the opening

(CNN) A federal judge rejected comparisons between the January 6 Capitol insurrection and civil unrest that at times accompanied racial-equity protests during a sentencing for a Capitol rioter on Monday, just days after a judge in the same court had questioned

A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to 45 days behind bars A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. was sentenced Monday to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren't

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Daniel Craig poses as he arrives at the world premiere of the new James Bond film "No Time To Die" at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Cast member Daniel Craig

NEW YORK (AP) – When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told the producers. But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted. No, he was the one. He was James Bond. Craig, then a rising performer

The grandmother of an 11-year-old Milwaukee girl killed in a weekend drive-by shooting that also left her 5-year-old sister injured said on Monday that the children were coming home from a birthday party with their mother when a gunman opened fire on their

(CNN) An 11-year-old girl was killed and a 5-year-old girl injured after being shot while riding in a vehicle Saturday evening in Milwaukee, according to the police department. The two girls were passengers in a vehicle with other family members, when another

A black woman was arrested in Georgia after allegedly posing as a member of the Ku Klux Klan and placing racially charged messages in her neighbors’ mailboxes, threatening to burn down their homes and kill them, according to law enforcement. Terresha Lucas,

A 30-year-old woman named Terresha Lucas was recently charged for allegedly making terroristic threats in a subdivision of Douglasville, Georgia. “According to the Douglasville Police Department, residents on Manning Drive began receiving notes last December

COVID-19 is killing rural Americans at more than twice the rate of urban residents, USA Today reported. Although the initial COVID surge missed much of rural America, countryside mortality rates began to outpace those in metropolitan areas as the virus spread

Rural Americans are dying of COVID-19 at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be older, sicker, heavier, poorer and less vaccinated. While

How far will Twitter go to discourage tweets that might be critical of getting vaccinated? Apparently, even so far as flagging random tweets, including an obituary about a woman who died in September after getting the vaccine. Twitter flagged a tweet, and

Twitter has been slammed for fact-checking the obituary of a Seattle mother that attributed her death to blood clots brought on by the COVID-19 vaccine after she was forced to get the shot due to “heavy-handed” state mandates. The online obituary for 37-year-old

The actor Clint Eastwood and Garrapata, the company that owns the rights to his likeness, were awarded $6.1 million on Friday in a lawsuit they had filed against a Lithuanian company that was accused of using Mr. Eastwood’s image and likeness to make it appear

Actor Clint Eastwood and the company that controls the rights to his likeness won a $6.1 million lawsuit Friday against a Lithuanian company that used the actor’s image on its products without his consent, the New York Times reported. Judge R. Gary Klausner

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the Billions Season 5 finale that debuted on streaming early this morning and on Showtime Sunday tonight. Damian Lewis has exited Showtime’s "Billions." With his very rich Bobby Axelrod on the run in Switzerland

(CNN) Showtime has teased the return of its high-stakes drama "Billions" after a major character bowed out. Emmy award-winning actor Damian Lewis ended his five-season run in the season finale "No Direction Home" on Sunday night, with his character, hedge

Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett has launched an online distance-learning curriculum to help middle and high school teachers cover U.S. history more rigorously and without political bias. The website, titled “The Story of America,” draws stories from

Former Education Secretary William Bennett is launching a series of interactive stories that will combine literacy and historical education in an attempt to counter content like the "1619 Project." With a public campaign announced Monday, the new initiative

Members of the military walk at Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead, Britain, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers Members of the military walk at Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead, Britain, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers October 4, 2021 By

British military personnel in combat fatigues arrived on Monday at a BP storage depot after the government ordered the army to help deliver fuel to tackle an acute shortage of truckers, a Reuters reporter said. Britain's supply chains for everything from pork,

Lovely Warren, the embattled Democratic mayor of Rochester, N.Y., agreed to resign on Monday after accepting a plea deal on multiple state charges stemming from campaign finance violations, as well as child endangerment and gun charges. The plea deal, in Monroe

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren agreed to resign before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges she violated campaign finance rules during her 2017 reelection campaign, news outlets reported. Warren was scheduled to go on trial Monday

FILE PHOTO: A Grab logo is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman Daga FILE PHOTO: A Grab logo is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman

FILE PHOTO: A sign of OVO payment is seen at a mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A sign of OVO payment is seen at a mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 8, 2018. Picture

FILE PHOTO: A Qualcomm sign is shown outside one of the company's many buildings in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake FILE PHOTO: A Qualcomm sign is shown outside one of the company's many buildings in San Diego, California,

Qualcomm logo is during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Qualcomm logo is during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay October

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers. Johnson, 61, was convicted of killing three convenience store

Lawmakers and the pope ask Missouri's governor to halt an execution. He says no Enlarge this image toggle caption Missouri Department of Corrections via AP Missouri Department of Corrections via AP Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency

Forty people were shot, three of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. ABC7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported that the most recent of the fatal shootings was discovered shortly after 10:30 p.m. Sunday, when police found 44-year-old

Over 1,600 people were shot June 2021 through August 2021 in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. CNN reported 1,606 were shot, with 261 of the shooting victims dying from their wounds. They noted 770 people were killed in Chicago throughout all of 2020 and

A farmer protest in India turns deadly, leaving 9 dead and a town on edge Enlarge this image toggle caption Mahesh Kumar A/AP Mahesh Kumar A/AP LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian authorities suspended internet services and barred political leaders from entering

Lucknow, India (CNN) Six people were killed when violence broke out in India's Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to a federal minister ran over two farmers taking part in a protest against controversial farm laws. Farmers alleged the car was

"Dancing With the Stars" is dedicating an entire show to Britney Spears Monday night – and the pop star knows it’s happening. A source exclusively told Page Six that Spears, 39, is "aware" of the "Britney Night" tribute episode. It’s unclear, however, if she’ll

Extra, extra this just in: Britney Spears won’t be returning to the stage once her conservatorship is done with, according to TMZ. Performing just isn’t a priority for the 39-year-old singer, and unfortunately for fans there’s reportedly a slim chance she’ll

Senator Tom Cotton blasted the White House on the vetting process for Afghan refugees saying, "Joe Biden screwed it up," after some people with "no particular ties to the United States" were reportedly evacuated from Afghanistan while Americans and U.S. allies

Monday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) criticized President Joe Biden and his administration over their “ill-planned, disorganized, chaotic” withdrawal out of Afghanistan. Cotton said Biden “screwed” up the withdrawal, and now there is “almost

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When Kyrsten Sinema ran for Senate in 2018, she could not have been more clear. The Democrat did not call herself a Democrat but rather an “Arizona independent.” She refused to endorse her party’s liberal candidate for governor, who was shellacked the day

When Kyrsten Sinema ran for Senate in 2018, she could not have been more clear. The Democrat did not call herself a Democrat but rather an “Arizona independent.” She refused to endorse her party’s liberal candidate for governor, who was shellacked the day Sinema

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Singles - Medal Ceremony - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Gold medallist Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates on the podium REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Emma Raducanu poses with the U.S. Open tennis championship trophy after her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the women's singles final the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a cabinet meeting at the Ministry of foreign affairs offices in Jerusalem, September 12, 2021. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a cabinet meeting

Israel accused Iran on Monday of orchestrating an attempted attack on Israelis in Cyprus after police on the Mediterranean island said an armed individual had been arrested. "This was a terrorist incident directed by Iran against Israeli businesspeople living

Public health authorities announced Friday four more Arizonans have died from complications of the West Nile Virus. The Arizona Department of Health Services updated its data on West Nile Virus instances Friday, showing the new death total for the summer and

Maricopa County, Arizona is experiencing a surge in mosquitoes with the West Nile virus and officials are urging residents to deprive the critters of their water source. The county, which seats Phoenix, has recorded more than 200 human cases and 12 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane passes in front of the moon as it makes its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, Britain September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane passes in front of the moon as it makes its final

FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane passes in front of the moon as it makes its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, Britain September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane passes in front of the moon as it makes its final