The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to get young children vaccinated against COVID-19, a move health officials say will help curb the pandemic, save lives and stabilize the U.S. economy. “We’re completing the operational planning to ensure

New York City will require that all of its municipal workforce get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce an order on Wednesday, the report said, adding that city workers need to get

New York City took one of its most aggressive steps yet to increase vaccination rates in a city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic, requiring almost every member of the nation’s largest municipal work force to get vaccinated by the end of the month

New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) changed the city’s Chinese coronavirus vaccine mandate for all city workers by eliminating the testing option and threatening to place them on unpaid leave if they do not comply by October 29. City workers will receive

(CNN) The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending US Food and Drug Administration authorization. The Biden administration has secured enough vaccine supply to vaccinate the 28 million children

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is warning unvaccinated city employees that they should be prepared to lose their jobs if they don’t comply with the city’s employee vaccine mandate by December. "The city's employee vaccine mandate is critical to protecting

A pediatrician weighs in on the White House's vaccine plan for young kids NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with pediatrician Dr. Rhea Boyd about the White House's announced plans for rolling out a vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Children's Health A pediatrician

Thousands of Californian parents, teachers and students participated in a statewide walkout protesting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students ages 12 and older. The mandate , the first of its kind in the nation, applies to school children

ABC News has obtained the CDC plan advising states how to carry it out. With wind chill already dragging temperatures down to the low 30s in Anchorage, Alaska, nurse manager Deyana Thayer has her insulated snow gear ready to go as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that all New York City municipal workers would be required to have a COVID-19 vaccination. All municipal employees, including police and firefighters, will have until Oct. 29 to receive their first shot

For the third time this year, Senate Democrats on Wednesday tried to pass sweeping elections legislation that they tout as a powerful counterweight to new voting restrictions in the states. Once again, Republicans blocked them. But amid the stalemate, there

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans were expected again on Wednesday to block action on voting rights legislation, intensifying calls by activists and lawmakers for Democrats to finally do away with the filibuster or find themselves at a steep disadvantage in next

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote Wednesday afternoon to end a filibuster on an election bill that would impose national standards on how states conduct federal elections, including requirements for mail-in voting and automatic voter registration. Democrats'

For the third time this year, Senate Republicans filibustered voting rights legislation meant to override new voting restrictions in Republican-run states that affirm former President Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud. The party-line vote blocking debate

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 27, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Progressive representative Ilhan Omar has claimed that moderate Democratic senators, namely Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, obstructing

A bill to establish election day as a public holiday and create minimum standards for nationwide voting access is expected to die in the Senate on Wednesday afternoon, a move likely to intensify pressure from progressives on Democratic leaders to eliminate

Senate Republicans on Wednesday again filibustered a controversial voting bill that Democrats argued was necessary to protect voting rights. The bill, The Freedom to Vote Act, failed 49-51, with Senate Republicans denying it the 60 votes needed to begin debate

Capitol Hill -- Senate Republicans are expected to defeat -- for the second time this year -- a Democratic measure aimed at enacting sweeping federal election law changes, a move that is certain to increase pressure on the majority to change the chamber's filibuster

FILE PHOTO: People protest for voting rights in Lafayette Park outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis FILE PHOTO: People protest for voting rights in Lafayette Park outside of the White House in Washington, U.S.,

Congress has repeatedly tried and failed to pass comprehensive voting rights reform this year, even though the Democratic Party holds the majority. Now Democrats are trying again to hit back at state-level voting rights restrictions passed by Republican-controlled

We’ve seen the “F**k Joe Biden” chant erupt all over the country and it’s even gone international, making it to a massive anti-vaccine passport protest in Rome. It’s become the chant of those protesting mandates including in NYC and the Boeing protest in Washington

An average of five different national surveys show that more than half the country disapproves of the job President Joe Biden is doing. RealClearPolitics on Wednesday said Biden's overall job approval rating is just 42.3%, with 51.2% of likely voters disapproving.

Most Americans say they have been “personally” affected by supply chain shortages when attempting to buy basic consumer goods, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released Wednesday found. They survey asked respondents, “Are you personally

Nearly 80 percent of Republicans want former President Donald Trump to run for office in 2024, according to a new poll. Republicans by a 78 percent to 16 percent margin want Trump to mount a White House bid in 2024, an increase of 13 percentage points since

Here are five takeaways on the mood of the nation from a Fox News survey released Wednesday. - Almost 9 in 10 voters worry about inflation, as most report prices are up for everyday items -- assuming they’re not out of stock altogether. - Half could live

Sixty-two percent of people think President Joe Biden’s policies are very or somewhat responsible for soaring consumer costs, a new survey found. The Morning Consult-Politico poll revealed that 40% of registered voters see the Biden administration as very

Pundits have advised him to get off the political stage, academics and journalists ponder his future plans, and his rivals just grimace. Former President Donald Trump still registers on the public radar, whether he’s onstage at a rally or issuing daily public

Doug Hassebroek shops with a protective mask in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 25, 2020. (Caitlin Ochs/Reuters) A majority of Americans blame the Biden administration’s policies for rising inflation, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released on Wednesday. In

77 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing and give a speech on Wednesday. Maybe he’s resting up before the “invitation only” CNN town hall on Thursday… 9:30 AM Receive Daily Briefing 3:05

President Joe Biden’s approval rating across seven Senate battleground states is at 41 percent, a Senate Majority PAC revealed Wednesday. Biden dragging in statewide polling is an indicator Republicans have an opportunity to not just win the House but also

Partial human remains have been found at the Florida nature reserve where items belonging to Brian Laundrie were discovered, NBC News reported Wednesday. Officials earlier had confirmed to Tampa, Florida’s WFLA that the Sarasota County Medical Examiner was

Brian Laundrie search: FBI reportedly finds possible human remains in Florida Laundrie is the sole person of interest in the strangulation death of his fiance, blogger Gabby Petito.

On the one-month anniversary of the discovery of Gabby Petito’s remains, the parents of her fugitive boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, reportedly spent the day running errands — and dodging questions about what happened when their son returned to Florida without her. Chris

The Sarasota County medical examiner’s office was called Wednesday to a Florida nature preserve where police recently found items belonging to Brian Laundrie, the department confirmed. The medical examiners are responding to Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie were found Wednesday in a Florida wilderness park as the search continued for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito, a Laundrie family attorney said. Laundrie’s parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie,

Chris and Roberta Laundrie, Brian’s parents, informed authorities they were headed to Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Fla. to search for their son, family attorney Steven Bertolino said. The FBI and local police went along and quickly

Apparent Human remains were discovered in the same area where Brian Laundrie’s personal items were found in Florida’s Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, officials announced Wednesday. NBC News reports: A senior law enforcement official says what appears

Human remains were found in a thickly wooded Florida park on Wednesday, near a notebook and other items belonging to a man who has been declared a “person of interest” in the murder of his fiancée, the F.B.I. said. The discovery came seven weeks after the

NORTH PORT, Fla. – The FBI confirmed to reporters in Florida Wednesday that investigators found what appear to be human remains, "along with personal items, such as a backpack and notebook belonging to Brian Laundrie," just hours after Laundrie's parents searched

What appears to be human remains and items belonging to Brian Laundrie, including a backpack, have been found in a nature reserve in North Port, Florida, according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael McPherson.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nikolas Cruz is scheduled to plead guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2018 shooting massacre at a Florida high school, as his attorneys turn their focus to saving him from a death sentence. Cruz, 23, will

The gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school in 2018 pleaded guilty Wednesday to as many first-degree murder charges, and the legal issues in the case now turn to whether he will be sentenced to death. Attorneys for Nikolas Cruz, 23, have said

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday in the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. After entering his plea, he briefly removed his mask to address the judge, stressing that though contrary to Florida, he believes the

In an interview with CNN's Ana Cabrera, Tony Montalto, who lost his 14-year-old daughter Gina in the Parkland school shooting in 2018, calls shooter Nikolas Cruz's apology "ridiculous" and "a little bit of theater."

Accused shooter Nikolas Cruz is expected to appear in a Florida courtroom on Wednesday to plead guilty to killing 17 students and faculty in Parkland, Florida, a 2018 attack that was the deadliest ever at a U.S. high school. Cruz will enter guilty pleas to

A jury will decide if Nikolas Cruz will get the death penalty. Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder for killing 17 and injuring 17 others in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Cruz

Nikolas Cruz apologized while pleading guilty Wednesday to killing 17 people in the 2018 Parkland school shooting massacre and now faces life in prison or the death penalty. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder for gunning down 14 students

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty on all charges in Parkland school shooting rampage Nikolas Cruz admitted to being the gunman in the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and pleaded guilty to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others in 2018. National

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday in the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. Cruz, 23, entered his pleas in a courtroom attended by a dozen relatives of victims after answering a

The former student who waged a deadly attack against his classmates and teachers in Parkland, Fla., in 2018 pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the premeditated murder of 17 people and the attempted murder of 17 others, leaving his fate — either spending his life

A U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of contempt-of-Congress charges against Steve Bannon, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump. The seven Democratic and two Republican

A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol voted Tuesday night to hold former Trump advisor Stephen K. Bannon in contempt for not cooperating with its inquiry, a significant escalation in its efforts to get answers about the

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court in the New York City, August 20, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) The House select committee on the January 6 Capitol riot voted in favor of holding former Trump adviser Steve Bannon

(CNN) Republican Rep. Liz Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the January 6 riot, saying that his claim of executive privilege is not only invalid, but suggests Trump

The House Jan. 6 select committee voted Tuesday night to recommend that Steve Bannon, a one-time top adviser to former President Donald Trump, be held in contempt of Congress over his refusal to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into the Capitol riot. The

House panel on Jan. 6 votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for defying subpoena Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Stephanie Keith/Getty Images The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday

The select committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 backed a report Tuesday evening recommending that Steve Bannon, a one-time aide to former President Donald Trump, be held in contempt of Congress. The step, approved unanimously, clears the way

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Trump ally in contempt A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously Tuesday to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. (Oct. 19)

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot voted Tuesday to hold Stephen K. Bannon in contempt after the White House strategist under former President Trump failed to appear for a scheduled deposition last week. The Democratic-controlled committee

She was among 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the January attack on Congress. Earlier in her speech Tuesday, Cheney revealed that it appeared Bannon had “substantial advanced knowledge” of the plans for Jan. 6 and likely had an important

“No.” It’s pretty much what Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told the employees who are demanding the company cave to demands for standing by Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, and it’s not a crowd used to hearing this kind of response from corporations. Especially

(CNN) Hundreds of Netflix employees and supporters are expected to take part in a demonstration on Wednesday. The employees are protesting the streaming giant's handling of controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle's recent comedy special, "The Closer." Chappelle's

If Ted Sarandos wants to continue to attract great artists such as Dave Chappelle, he shouldn’t listen to woke bullies who want veto power over jokes. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE N etflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos had the right idea last week when he defended the streaming

Netflix employees walked out of the streaming service’s offices in Los Angeles on Wednesday, protesting its support of Dave Chappelle’s comedy special, which included transphobic material. Other supporters joined a rally outside —which was organized by trans

Workers at Netflix reportedly are planning to stage a “virtual walkout” over comedian Dave Chappelle’s standup special, “The Closer,” which some employees and critics have panned for being anti-transgender. The walkout is being led by some transgender employees

Netflix employees are staging a walkout today as a fired organizer speaks out Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images The weeks-long fight inside Netflix comes to a head today, when employees at the company are expected

FILE PHOTO: Comedian Dave Chappelle arrives to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas FILE PHOTO: Comedian Dave Chappelle arrives to receive the Mark Twain Prize for

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos admitted Tuesday that he “screwed up” with his blanket defense of comedian Dave Chappelle in emails sent to employees earlier this month. Sarandos’s comments to The Wall Street Journal and Variety were published on the night before

Critics piled on Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Tuesday after he said "screwed up" defending comedian Dave Chappelle over new special "The Closer," in which the comedian iinfuriated some employees for remarks about transgendered people. In the special, Chapelle

New York (CNN Business) Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has some regrets about how he handled Dave Chappelle's stand-up special , even though he still stands by Netflix's decision to stream the controversial act. In an interview with Variety late Tuesday , Sarandos

Herschel Walker, the former football star seeking the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in 2022, said former President Donald Trump is sending the wrong message by warning that Republicans will sit out the coming elections if “we don’t solve the Presidential

Donald Trump once again flunked history, this time getting a basic fact wrong about Thomas Jefferson. New York City announced it was moving a statue of the Founding Father and nation’s third president out of its City Council Chamber due to his history as a

President Joe Biden’s job approval rating continues to sink, according to the results of a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Just 37% of Americans say they approve of Biden’s job performance according to the poll , down a single point from 38% on

(CNN) The next few weeks will be pivotal if former President Donald Trump is hoping to bury the House's request for January 6 documents in years of litigation. According to the court filings, Trump has less than a month to get an initial court order blocking

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. If you really, really miss Donald Trump, MSNBC may just be for you! Biden is cratering, fuel prices are skyrocketing (hey, anybody seen Greta Thunberg?),

Former President Donald J. Trump was deposed under oath for four and a half hours this week in connection with a lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who said his bodyguards attacked them in 2015. The questioning took place in a conference room on the 25th

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied in a new poll looking at a potential matchup in the 2024 election — with Trump surging past Biden among independents. If the election were held today, 40 percent of likely voters would punch Biden’s

The lawsuit also criticized the Biden administration for giving Congress access to the records, which prompted Trump’s lawsuit in the first place. “Notably, the Biden administration’s waiver of executive privilege is a myopic, [sic] political maneuver designed

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump wants to countersue a former “Apprentice” contestant who accused him of defaming her when he denied her sexual assault allegations. Saying that Trump is being harassed to keep him from speaking freely, his lawyer asked

WASHINGTON ― In the halls of Congress, Republican lawmakers often shy away from questions about former President Donald Trump, his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election, and the threat his continued lies pose to American democracy. But it’s a different story

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug

FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and 'mix and match' approach The Food and Drug Administration has authorized booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. It's also allowing "mixing and matching" of vaccines as

The Biden administration cleared the way Wednesday for millions of Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots and said it will be ready to distribute vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 once the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and

(CNN) A mix-and-match Covid-19 booster vaccine policy would provide two distinct advantages: a stronger immune response to the extra shot, plus a lot less confusion for people seeking booster doses. Early results from research being done by a National Institutes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to allow the mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses this week, according to reports. The forthcoming announcement by the agency is anticipated as the campaign for additional shots continues

It says it will also allow people to mix and match vaccines. The FDA on Wednesday announced it has authorized boosters for millions more Americans, giving a green light for third shots to people who received the Moderna and J&J vaccines. The FDA also says

A woman receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as a booster dose at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pa., August 14, 2021. (Hannah Beier/Reuters) The Food and Drug Administration authorized booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators expect to rule Wednesday on authorizing booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, a Food and Drug Administration official said at a government meeting. The FDA’s Doran Fink previewed “some announcements

(CNN) Booster protection in the US could soon expand to a much broader population, as a source says the US government likely will soon recommend them to people as young as 40 who received either Moderna or Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. "I believe it will happen,"

Lunches for school children on Wednesday are reportedly being impacted throughout the nation by President Biden’s supply chain crisis, forcing children to conserve forks and spoons at schools. “We have the cashiers giving out one per student,” said Lauren

(CNN) A $25 million settlement has been reached between the Broward County School Board and 52 victims of the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, according to an attorney for some of the victims. Attorney David

Attorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled to testify in his first oversight hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday – offering both sides of the aisle opportunities to press him on key issues. Texas' abortion ban, voting rights, the border

Stephen Colbert on Tuesday discovered what may be the nation’s most backward school vaccination policy. And it was created ― of course ― in Florida. Centner Academy, a private school in Miami, ordered students who received the COVID-19 vaccine to stay home

A group of parents from a school district in Saline, Michigan, are suing Attorney General Merrick Garland over a highly criticized memo which announced the Federal Bureau of Investigations would get involved in reports of violent acts against school personnel. The

News brief: Capitol Hill agenda, Florida school shooting, school board elections Democrats aim to wrap up their to-do list. A Florida school district will pay $25 million to the families of Parkland shooting victims. School board elections are the new political

The Superintendent of North Kingstown High School in Rhode Island seems to believe that displays of gay sex in a children’s book are akin to DaVinci or Michaelangelo, or at least that’s what he told one concerned mother who discovered a book filled with sexually

Nikole Hannah-Jones was disinvited from speaking at the Middlesex School in Massachusetts over concerns about how people outside the school may react. Marcus Ingram via Getty Images Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer​ Prize-winning journalist and creator of

Almost 3 million fewer students enrolled in the U.S. education system in 2020 than in the previous year for the lowest school enrollment level for people under the age of 35 in more than 20 years, according to Census Bureau data reviewed by Axios. Less than

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project, said Monday that a private high school in Massachusetts disinvited her from a Black History Month event at which it previously invited her to speak. Hannah-Jones blamed the cancellation on a “propaganda campaign

Then-President Donald Trump and members of his administration discussed unprecedented ways to try and secure the southern border before being persuaded not to pursue them, The New York Times reported. There was talk at the Department of Homeland Security and

Arrests by Border Patrol have soared to the highest levels since 1986, according to Customs and Border Patrol data. U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year, which ended in September, according

Border Patrol agents arrest migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in the desert near Ajo, Ariz., September 11, 2018. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million illegal immigrants at the southern border during the 2021 fiscal

Illegal immigration into the US is hitting a new record, with arrests made by Border Patrol during the 2021 fiscal year reaching their highest levels since 1986, according to a new report. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by the Washington

The migrant crisis reached a critical milestone as authorities detained a record number of illegal immigrants at the southern border during the 2021 fiscal year which ended in September. This development is the latest in an extensive series of stories showing

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are set to report that Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 1.66 million migrants along the southwest border with Mexico in FY 2021, according to a report from The Washington Post. The record-breaking announcement

Border officials encountered a record high number of migrants attempting to illegally cross the U.S. border from September 2020 through September 2021, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Immigration officials recorded more than 1.7 million encounters

U.S. Border Patrol arrests reached the highest levels ever recorded during the 2021 fiscal year in which over 1.7 million migrants were detained along the border with Mexico, according to unreleased data from Customs and Border Protection obtained by The Washington

President Joe Biden’s deputies have invited roughly 570,000 migrants across the southern border since January, amid a worldwide epidemic and economic crisis, according to federal data leaked to the Washington Post. The Biden migration was boosted by lax border

President Donald Trump’s deputy for immigration pushed the U.S. military to plan for the deployment of troops on the Mexican border early in the coronavirus crisis, according to the New York Times. But the aide, Stephen Miller, dropped the proposal after he

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said on Tuesday that they hoped to reach a compromise on President Biden’s sprawling domestic policy plan by the end of the week, toiling to show progress after weeks of public bickering and private negotiations with centrist holdouts. The

President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after participating in a ceremony for state and national Teachers of the Year at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 18, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Biden told House progressives on Tuesday that

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) waks towards reporters after a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) in her office in the U.S. Capitol Building on September 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Democrats will likely scrap free community college from their sprawling

With the long-delayed trimming of the Democrat-socialist $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a social program to fund free community college is likely a no-go. "There will be something for higher

The ideas were raised on a Wednesday call between top officials and the two chairs of the congressional tax writing committees -- Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, the people said. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

12 SHARES 107 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail President Biden’s multi-trillion dollar, taxpayer-funded spending spree is getting sliced up by members of his own party. President Joe Biden told progressive lawmakers Tuesday that the final social

White House drops free community college from its spending bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP The Biden administration's program to make community college tuition free will not become a reality in this round of the president's

The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Files The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Files October 20, 2021 (Fixes typographical

WASHINGTON — Democrats say this year’s new monthly allowance for parents is one of their greatest achievements — but they might only extend it for one more year. President Joe Biden proposed the shorter extension of the child benefits in meetings with lawmakers

The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday that a proposed hike in U.S. corporate taxes is unlikely to make it into their signature social spending bill, according to a congressional source familiar with the discussions. President Joe Biden's plans

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak make their way at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youth, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. The CDC said that among hospitalized patients in the U.S. ages 12 to 18 years, the effectiveness

FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they exercise 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: People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown

FILE PHOTO: The seating area at a food centre is cordoned off to restrict dining-in as part of the latest measures to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia FILE PHOTO: The seating area at a food

FILE PHOTO: Cabins at a vaccination centre, temporarily set up in the Erika-Hess ice stadium to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are seen in Berlin, Germany, January 14, 2021. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Cabins at a vaccination

Passengers from Amsterdam arrive at Changi Airport under Singapore’s expanded Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quarantine-free travel scheme, as the city-state opens its borders to more countries amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Singapore

FILE PHOTO: A man walks through the City of London financial district, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls FILE PHOTO: A man walks through the City of London financial district, amid

FILE PHOTO: A social distancing sign is seen amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Leicester, Britain, May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers FILE PHOTO: A social distancing sign is seen amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato FILE PHOTO:

FILE PHOTO: Abbott Laboratories logo is displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FILE PHOTO: Abbott Laboratories logo is displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange

Facebook Inc., under fire from regulators and lawmakers over its business practices, is planning to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse the Verge reported on Tuesday. The name change will be announced next week, The Verge reported,

London (CNN Business) Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name focused on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday, as the tech giant comes under fire from regulators around the world over its business practices. The company plans to announce

Facebook is reportedly planning on rebranding and is set to announce a new company name next week, according to The Verge. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg intends to announce the new name at the Facebook Connect conference on Oct. 28, a source familiar with

Facebook’s plan to change its company name, as first reported by The Verge, comes at a peculiar time. The nearly $1 trillion company that owns Instagram and WhatsApp is facing its biggest scandal in years over damning internal documents leaked by a whistleblower,

Social media giant Facebook reportedly plans to change its company name next week to focus on the company’s development of the “metaverse” virtual world. The move could also be spurred by recognition by the Masters of the Universe that the Facebook name has

Facebook is reportedly planning to change its company name next week and people on Twitter had plenty of suggestions. According to a report published by The Verge Tuesday night, the rebrand is intended to reflect the company’s focus on building the metaverse

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado

Kara Alaimo, an associate professor in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, writes about women and social media. She was spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama administration. Follow

Facebook may be getting a rebrand. The social-media giant plans to change its name next week, according to a report Tuesday. Citing “a source with direct knowledge of the matter,” the Verge reported that the Silicon Valley corporation wants to be known less

Seventy percent of Americans say social media companies like Facebook and Twitter do more harm than good, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday. Additionally, 47 percent of Americans think the U.S. government needs to be involved in regulating

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Boris Johnson greet guests at a reception for the Global Investment Summit in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 19, 2021. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Boris

Queen Elizabeth is under doctor's orders to rest up for a few days. via Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The

Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly canceled a trip to Northern Ireland at the behest of medical experts who want her to rest for a few days. Buckingham Palace didn't offer specifics on the decision but says the 95-year-old monarch is "in good spirits,'' and

London (CNN) Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after "reluctantly" accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland, planned for Wednesday and Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said. In a statement, the palace said the Queen has been

Queen Elizabeth II canceled a trip to Northern Ireland on Wednesday due to “medical advice,” BBC News reported. “The Queen has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, BBC News reported. “Her

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland because of illness, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. Britain’s 95-year-old monarch “has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days,” the palace said in a statement,

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The palace didn’t offer specifics on the decision, but says the 95-year-old monarch

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch. But don’t call her an oldie. The 95-year-old queen has politely declined the honor of being named "Oldie of the Year" by a British magazine, saying she does not meet "the relevant

Queen Elizabeth has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland on the advice of her doctors Enlarge this image toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Alastair Grant/AP LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe “abruptly” walked out of a TV interview where he’d been asked about COVID-19 mandates and angry school board meetings — scolding the reporter for not asking “better questions.” The prominent Democrat clashed

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe cut his interview short with a local Virginia TV station and scolded the reporter for not asking "better questions." WJLA 7News reporter Nick Minock conducted interviews with the former governor and his GOP

Appearing Wednesday on the Fox News Channel, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin mocked his Democrat opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, for walking out of a television interview this week. A transcript is as follows: LAWRENCE JONES:

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe abruptly left a TV news interview Tuesday, telling the reporter he “should have asked better questions.” Mr. McAuliffe was asked by WJLA 24/7 News about his debate comment regarding parental involvement

Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor is stumbling in Virginia. Over the past week, he’s boasted about the myriad of non-Virginia, high-profile Democrats that have shown up to stump for him, but that doesn’t appear to have righted the ship. The polls are

Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe speaks in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2019. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee to be Virginia’s next governor, cut a local news interview that aired on Tuesday short, scolding his interlocutor,

Terry McAuliffe can’t seem to catch a break. Even the most innocuous interactions on the campaign trail are creating headaches for the Democrat as he looks to regain his footing in the Virginia gubernatorial race against Republican Glenn Youngkin that his

Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Terry McCauliffe (D) reportedly ended an interview at the half-way mark and berated the reporter for not asking “better questions.” According to ABC7, the network had reporter Nick Minock conduct two interviews with the opposing

We are two weeks away from Election Day in Virginia, and all signs point to the continued implosion of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe’s campaign. As always, we are here for it. When last we left you, McAuliffe had a meltdown during a contentious

Sen. Joe Manchin , D-W.Va., told reporters on Wednesday that a report about him potentially leaving the Democratic Party is "bulls---." Manchin was swarmed by reporters ahead of the vote for President Biden’s controversial Education Department nominee Catherine

The squabbling over the Build Back Better plan, the ambitious climate change and social spending package that the Democrats want to pass on a party-line vote, has been running hot, with progressives and moderates squaring off, especially in the Senate. On Wednesday,

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) denied a Wednesday report from Mother Jones that he is considering leaving the Democrat Party. “It’s bullshit!” Manchin quipped when asked about a possible departure from the Democrat Party. "It's bullshit!" Joe Manchin says when asked

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz said Wednesday that he talks to Sen. Joe Manchin every week, offering him words of encouragement as the conservative Democrat pushes to shrink the cost of President Joe Biden's sprawling economic plan. Peltz, in a Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks through a hallway as reporters ask questions following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator

Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist who has stood as a stumbling block to President Joe Biden's agenda, denied a news report on Wednesday that he might leave the Democratic Party if his colleagues do not scale back a sweeping domestic spending bill. Manchin told

Is Joe Manchin considering leaving the Democratic Party? That’s the claim per a new report from Mother Jones which details that Manchin has an exit in the event his party allies, including Joe Biden, don’t agree to his terms on the “build back better” reconciliation

This may be one cost too high for big-spending Democrats to bear. Sen. Joe Manchin is reportedly considering leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an Independent if President Biden and his party colleagues don’t agree to cut the massive social spending

Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for President Biden’s legislative agenda, denied published speculation on Wednesday that he was considering bolting the Democratic Party. Mr. Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat, said reports that he is considering

FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in

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Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles addresses the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles addresses the Economic

FILE PHOTO: A coal-burning power plant can be seen in the city of Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A coal-burning power plant can be seen in the city of Baotou, in China's Inner

FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao October 20, 2021 By

FILE PHOTO: A traffic light is seen near the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A traffic light is seen near the headquarters of China Evergrande Group

FILE PHOTO: A petrol station attendant prepares to refuel a car in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Max Rossi FILE PHOTO: A petrol station attendant prepares to refuel a car in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Max Rossi October 20, 2021 By Ahmad

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 20,

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man

FILE PHOTO: Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, pound and Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese

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FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January

FILE PHOTO: The Canary Wharf financial district is seen in east London November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Canary Wharf financial district is seen in east London November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bicycle next to a construction site near residential buildings in Beijing, China, January 13, 2021. Picture taken January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bicycle

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction

FILE PHOTO: A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo October

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline

FILE PHOTO: Waiters serve customers at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in Beijing, China October 11, 2021. Picture taken October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Waiters serve customers at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in Beijing, China October

A 20-year-old disgruntled sailor is accused of starting a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in July 2020, but a just-released Navy investigation found a number of training and response failures contributed to why the vessel burned

(CNN) A fire that destroyed a US warship last year was "clearly preventable" and was the result of a series of systematic failures, according to a Navy investigation. The cascade of errors and breakdowns involved 36 Navy personnel, the investigation found,

A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventable and unacceptable. While

A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard WASHINGTON -- A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders,

A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members, and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventable and unacceptable. While

Navy investigation reveals failures that led to warship arson fire A Navy report on the arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concludes that there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that helped fuel the blaze. National

The fire that destroyed the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard last year was allowed to burn for days on end due to a series of individual and systemic failures — leading to a crew that was “inadequately prepared” to battle the blaze, an internal

The Navy announced several failures caused by commanders, crew members and other sailors that led to a five-day-long fire in July 2020 that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the Associated Press reported. One sailor, Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays, was

School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters Local school board races are the newest battlefield in America's politics. In Centerville, Ohio, masks are a flashpoint. Politics School board elections will be an early test of what

John Beatty, a conservative member of the Loudoun County School Board in Northern Virginia, called for an investigation into the board’s handling of two alleged sexual assault incidents at local schools in a Tuesday night interview. He told Fox’s Laura Ingraham

FAIRFAX, Virginia — Republican Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday called for an “immediate” investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) after news surfaced last week that a male student allegedly committed two separate sexual assault crimes at two different

BURKE — Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin called for an investigation into the Loudoun County school board over after rape accusations that surfaced last week. Mr. Youngkin called for the firings or resignations of those thought to be responsible

Glenn Youngkin at a campaign event in Burke, Va., October 19, 2021. (Isaac Schorr) Burke, Va. — In front of a raucous crowd in Fairfax County on Tuesday evening, Glenn Youngkin called for an immediate investigation into an incident of sexual assault and alleged

BURKE, Va. – Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin promised to bring transparency, accountability, choice, and higher standards to the state's schools, condemning the Loudoun County School Board for allegedly covering up a male student's

John Beatty, a school board member in Loudoun County, Virginia, agreed with Glenn Youngkin, the state's Republican gubernatorial candidate, and called for a probe into sexual assault allegations against students in the district. He was on "The Ingraham Angle"

Ian Prior, executive director of Fight for Schools, highlighted corporate profiteering off of Critical Race Theory and “transgender” indoctrination programs imposed on K-12 public schools on Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex

Scientists temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Pigs have been the most recent research focus to address the organ

Scientists have temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs

A pig kidney was successfully tested on a dead patient at a hospital in New York last month for the first time without being immediately rejected. While pig organs are similar to human ones, a sugar in pig cells triggers organ rejection. GRAPHIC SURGICAL

New test brings pig-to-human organ transplants closer Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. (Oct. 20)

Surgeons at a New York City hospital have successfully attached a pig’s kidney to a person, whose immune system didn’t immediately reject the organ — a ground-breaking procedure that may one day lead to the use of animals in life-saving transplants. The recipient

Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Pigs have been the most recent research focus to address the organ

Although the organ was not implanted in the body, problems with so-called xenotransplants — from animals like primates and pigs — usually occur at the interface of the human blood supply and the organ, where human blood flows through pig vessels, experts said. The

For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient's immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The

Former President Donald Trump’s family business — under indictment in Manhattan — is now reportedly facing a criminal probe by the prosecutor’s office in suburban Westchester County, N.Y., over a Trump-owned golf course. The district attorney’s office has

Mr. Trump may well adopt a similar stance toward Ms. Rocah, who was a senior federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York before becoming an MSNBC commentator and, at times, openly critical of Mr. Trump when he was in office. In late 2019, for example,

It's the third probe of Trump's business dealings by a DA in New York state. The Westchester, New York, district attorney's office has had an ongoing criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's Westchester golf course, sources with direct knowledge

(CNN) The Westchester County, New York, district attorney's office has opened an investigation into the Trump Organization, looking into whether the company misled a local town over the property value of its golf course for tax purposes, multiple people familiar

The Trump Organization faces a new criminal inquiry tied to a New York golf club Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images A New York prosecutor has opened up a previously unreported criminal probe of Trump Organization

A New York prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation into one of Donald Trump’s golf courses, according to multiple outlets, further dialing up the heat on the former president and his business practices. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding others, a military official said. It was the deadliest attack in Damascus in several years,

(CNN) At least 14 people have been killed and three others injured after a Syrian military bus was targeted with two explosive devices in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the SANA state news agency reported. A third explosive device was also found at the

Civil defense members put out a bus fire at the site of a roadside bomb attack in central Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA October 20, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Civil defense members put out a bus fire at the site of a roadside bomb

Bombing hits military bus in Syrian capital, killing more than a dozen people Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP DAMASCUS, Syria — Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing

Two bombs exploded in the Syrian capital of Damascus during rush-hour traffic, killing 14 people just after the country reopened for tourism, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The explosives were attached to a bus transporting Syrian troops and injured

DAMASCUS, Syria — Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding others, state TV reported. The attack was the deadliest in Damascus in years, and a

Behind murky claim of a new hypersonic missile test, there lies a very real arms race Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Mark Schiefelbein/AP It began with what appeared to be a missing rocket. In July, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle

FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles carrying hypersonic missiles DF-17 drive past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas

Military vehicles carrying DF-41 ICBMs during a military parade in Beijing, China, October 1, 2019. (Thomas Peter/Reuters) Another week, another threatening move by China, this time a secret test of a new nuclear-capable hypersonic missile. The Financial

Among the plethora of inexplicable reactions (or non-reactions) of the Biden administration to crises and other troubling events (self-created or otherwise) was a little bit of both after news broke that China had successfully tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic

President Biden said Wednesday that he’s concerned about a possible Chinese hypersonic missile test — after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki turned heads saying the US was “concerned” but that “we welcome stiff competition.” Biden was asked under the

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after a media report that Beijing had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide weapon. Asked by reporters as he was boarding Air Force One for a trip to Pennsylvania

Despite climate change promises, governments plan to ramp up fossil fuel production Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Gutierrez/AP Tony Gutierrez/AP Despite lofty commitments by governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they are still planning

FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson - S1AETIZMOIAB/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil

A U.N.-backed study has found that the world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping global warming from reaching dangerous levels LONDON -- The world needs to cut by more than

The world must slash the output of gas, coal, and oil in the next ten years or global warming will reach dangerous levels, a U.N.-backed study released Wednesday demanded, before lamenting nobody appears to be heeding its continued advice on the matter as fossil

New York (CNN Business) Ahead of a critical global climate conference in November, a UN report released Wednesday shows that many of the world's largest fossil fuel producers are still planning to ramp up production in the coming years, and will be burning

WASHINGTON — Even as world leaders vow to take stronger action on climate change, many countries are still planning to dramatically increase their production of oil, gas and coal in the decades ahead, potentially undermining those lofty pledges, according to

(CNN) A group of students and educators has filed a complaint challenging an Oklahoma law that restricts teaching about race and gender , in what the American Civil Liberties Union calls the first federal lawsuit to challenge such a statewide ban. The suit

Oklahoma State Capitol (Wikimedia) A coalition of progressive civil rights groups sued Oklahoma on Tuesday over its law that bans schools from teaching students they should feel “discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress” because

Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory Enlarge this image Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A group of educators and civil rights groups are challenging Oklahoma's new law limiting public school teachings on race and

An American Civil Liberties Union-backed lawsuit filed against the state of Oklahoma Tuesday is seeking to put a stop to a law that limits the teaching of critical race theory in the state. "HB 1775 is a direct affront to the constitutional rights of teachers

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday in order to stop a state law that limits the teaching of critical race theory. "HB 1775 is a direct affront to the constitutional rights of teachers and students across Oklahoma

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday denounced the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in schools, declaring that Black children could be completely empowered without making White children feel bad for their race. During a guest host

Brazil Senate report will urge charges against President Bolsonaro over the pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP Eraldo Peres/AP BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilians will turn their focus on Wednesday to the Senate, where a report six months

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony to mark 1000 days in government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony to mark

BRASÍLIA, Brazil — On Tuesday night, a Brazilian congressional panel was hours away from revealing on national television its recommendation that President Jair Bolsonaro should face homicide and genocide charges for his mishandling of the pandemic, which has

Leftist opposition senators in Brazil reportedly penned a draft report recommending charging President Jair Bolsonaro with homicide, and even genocide, for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic; the accusations disappeared from the report Wednesday. The

(CNN) Brazilian senators investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic decided late on Tuesday to withdraw recommendations for charges of mass homicide and genocide against him, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reported. The accusations first appeared

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro smiles during a ceremony to meet the paralympic athletes at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro smiles during

Prosecutors said Joanthan Toebbe, who had active national security clearance through his role in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, used his access to collect data about naval nuclear technology, and then shipped the cache of information off on April 1,

The Maryland couple accused of attempting to pass secret Navy secrets to a foreign government were indicted by a Grand Jury Tuesday on national security charges. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe are both charged with one count of "Conspiracy to Communicate Restricted

The FBI is still looking for a trove of nuclear sub secrets in an espionage case toggle caption West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority via AP The FBI has not recovered the vast majority of secret documents related to nuclear submarines

The Maryland couple accused of trying to sell secrets about US nuclear submarines — using a peanut butter sandwich to hide an SD memory card — were worried about their finances and were furious when Donald Trump was elected, friends and co-workers said. Navy

The Navy nuclear engineer accused of attempting to pass Navy secrets to a foreign government pleaded not guilty on national security charges. Jonathan Toebbe pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a West Virginia federal courtroom, Fox News learned. Both he and

The husband of missing California woman Maya “May” Millete was arrested in connection with her apparent death on Tuesday, authorities said. Larry Millete, 39, has been charged with his wife’s murder even though Maya’s body has not been found, according to

California man arrested for murder of missing wife Law enforcement in Southern California have arrested the husband of a woman missing for more than nine months, according to a police statement. Larry Millete was arrested Tuesday for the murder of his wife

Maya Millete's family warned Wednesday there were "a lot of red flags" regarding her husband, Larry, after he was arrested on Tuesday and charged with Maya's murder nine months after she went missing in California. Millete's sister and brother-in-law joined

A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife nine months ago, and her family is pleading for help in finding her body CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A Southern California man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of killing his wife nine

California man aressted for murder of missing wife Law enforcement in Southern California have arrested the husband of a woman missing for more than nine months, according to a police statement. Larry Millete was arrested Tuesday for the murder of his wife

Rahm Emanuel addresses handling of Chicago police shooting during ambassador hearing Two key Biden administration ambassador nominees, Rahm Emanuel and Nicholas Burns, face the Senate to answer questions about U.S. policy in Asia. Politics Rahm Emanuel addresses

FILE PHOTO: Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel gives his opening statement during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be the United States Ambassador to Japan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth

The Senate is set to hold its confirmation hearing for former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday ― the seventh anniversary of the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald that Emanuel notoriously covered up. President Joe Biden tapped Emanuel earlier this

President Biden's pick for U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, explained his handling of the case of the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald when he was mayor of Chicago, after being asked to do so at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Figures on the left,

Image Rahm Emanuel, then the mayor of Chicago, in 2018. Credit... Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, President Biden’s nominee for United States ambassador to Japan, faces a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday — seven

California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended a declaration of a drought emergency to every county in the state on Tuesday, and encouraged California to adopt a voluntary 15% reduction in water use, as one of the worst droughts in history continued. The San Francisco

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a statewide drought emergency on Tuesday and called on residents to further conserve water amid one of the driest years since record keeping began. “As the western U.S. faces a potential third year of drought, it’s critical

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency across California on Tuesday, urging residents to reduce their water use after the state saw its second driest year on record. The state is experiencing its worst drought since the late 1800s, according to the

(CNN) After California saw its driest year on record in nearly 100 years, the entire state is now under a drought emergency, officials said Tuesday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide drought emergency proclamation, expanding an existing one to

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Tuesday issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide and asked residents to redouble their water conservation efforts amid an exceptionally dry year when wildfires have ravaged large swaths of the state. The

The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Wednesday amid calls from overseas critics for a boycott of the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games. Beijing’s Communist Party Secretary Cai Qi, the top official in the Chinese capital, received the flame at a closely-guarded airport

FILE PHOTO: Luge – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Men’s Singles Competition – Olympic Sliding Centre - Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 11, 2018 - Tucker West of the U.S in action. REUTERS/Edgar Su FILE PHOTO: Luge – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics

Human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors and athletes on Tuesday to boycott what they called China's “genocide games” as Greek officials handed over the Olympic flame to 2022 Beijing Winter Games organizers. Activist groups, which also

The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Wednesday amid calls from overseas critics for a boycott of the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games. Beijing’s Communist Party Secretary Cai Qi, the top official in the Chinese capital, received the flame at a closely guarded airport

The Olympic flame burns in a cauldron at the ceremony to welcome the flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang The Olympic flame burns in a cauldron at the ceremony to welcome the flame for the Beijing

He had been entrusted with their care when they were at their most vulnerable, but prosecutors say that William Davis secretly preyed upon recovering heart surgery patients at a Texas hospital where he worked as a nurse by injecting air into their arteries. Four

A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air following heart surgeries. The Smith County jury deliberated for about an hour before finding William George Davis,

William George Davis was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, in 2017 and 2018. via Associated Press TYLER, Texas (AP) — A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital

A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air following heart surgeries. The Smith County jury deliberated for about an hour before finding William George Davis,

A Texas nurse was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of four patients at an East Texas hospital in 2017. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against William Davis, 37, during the sentencing phase, set to being on Wednesday. Davis was accused by

Dr. Rachel Levine, the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the United States, was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Health and a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps with assistance from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine made history Tuesday by becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in America’s eight uniformed services. Levine, 63, was ceremonially sworn in as an admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned

Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as the nation's first transgender four-star officer Enlarge this image toggle caption Caroline Brehman/AP Caroline Brehman/AP Dr. Rachel Levine is once again making history, becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer

(CNN) Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the US Department of Health and Human Services, made history Tuesday as the first openly transgender four-star officer across the nation's eight uniformed services. Levine was sworn in Tuesday

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was ripped by another lawmaker as a “hateful bigot” for a tweet about Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant health secretary who on Tuesday was sworn in as the country’s first transgender four-star officer. The conspiracy theory-endorsing

A colorist involved in creating the Superman comic says he is quitting his position in response to the "wokeness" that has permeated the franchise. "I’m finishing out my contract with DC. I’m tired of this s***, I’m tired of them ruining these characters;

CNN media reporter and “Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter said Tuesday on “New Day ” that Superman was dropping “The American Way” motto because he is a global franchise looking to the future. Anchor John Berman said, “Batman and Superman, and I say this

DC Comics' colorist Gabe Eltaeb appeared on a YouTube live stream with Cyberfrog creator Ethan Van Sciver decrying the rescripting of the mythological oeuvre originally printed in those paperback pages. "I'm tired of this sh*t, I'm tired of them ruining these

“I’m tired of this shit, I’m tired of them ruining these characters,” says comic book artist Gabe Eltaeb of DC Comics and its superhero characters, specifically Superman, who the comic book giant says is no longer fighting for “truth, justice, and the American

In-N-Out Burger has reopened after being shut down last week over its refusal to enforce San Francisco’s vaccine mandate, telling the city that “[w]e refuse to become the vaccination police.” The San Francisco Department of Health closed Thursday the hugely

San Francisco shut down its In-N-Out for not checking patrons' vaccination status Enlarge this image toggle caption Adam Lau/AP Adam Lau/AP Here's a story with some meat: The San Francisco Department of Public Health briefly shut down the city's only In-N-Out

California fast food giant, In-N-Out Burger, earned itself a public flogging in the left-wing haven of San Francisco after the company refused to comply with the city’s vaccine mandate. According to KRON4, the San Francisco Department of Public Health shut

The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check customers’ vaccination status The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check

I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan, but despite my evidence-supported belief that Dak Prescott will be the GOAT, putting even Tom Brady in the rearview, I’ve always been a fan of Greenbay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers. After his latest interview, my opinion of him

During the Packers-Bears showdown on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers wasn’t holding back. The reigning NFL MVP scored on a six-yard rushing touchdown with four minutes and 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter against his NFC North rivals on Sunday afternoon, and he

Aaron Rodgers has added many a chapter to the storied rivalry between the Bears and Packers, but on Sunday, he may have added his most colorful yet. With just four minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, Rodgers carried the ball into the end zone himself

Outkick Founder Clay Travis reacted Wednesday to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ recent comments on "woke cancel culture" following controversy over his taunt towards Chicago Bears fans. PACKERS' AARON RODGERS SAYS HE WAS A TARGET OF 'PC WOKE

The Alliance Defending Freedom is suing the Biden administration on behalf of the Christian Employers Alliance for mandates which, it argues, force employers to pay for or perform gender transition surgeries, procedures, counseling and treatments in violation

The lawsuit maintains that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is misinterpreting and improperly enforcing the definition of sex discrimination included in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to force employers to provide gender transition

(fergregory/Getty Images) The Christian Employers Alliance filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Monday over two mandates that force religious nonprofit and for-profit employers to fund “gender transition surgeries, procedures, counseling, and

A national group representing Christian employers has sued the Biden administration over mandates that religious nonprofit and for-profit employers fund “gender transition surgeries, procedures, counseling, and treatments,” attorneys at the Alliance Defending

Rudy Giuliani appears to have discovered video filters and the result has left his critics both puzzled and frightened. The Donald Trump henchman and former New York City mayor created a video with a filter that was supposed to make him look like former President

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani issued a warning for Virginia voters to reject Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, while dressing as Abraham Lincoln in an online video. Mr. Giuliani posted the colorful video to Twitter on Wednesday

Left: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign event in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. Right: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event at Lubber Run Park in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021.

With just 13 days to go until Election Day in Virginia, the gubernatorial showdown between former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin is deadlocked, according to a new poll. McAuliffe and Youngkin are both at 46% among Virginia

A military outpost in southern Syria was hit by a coordinated attack on Wednesday, but a U.S. official said no American troops stationed there were injured or killed. The official said the attack appeared to include at least one drone strike and possibly groundfire.

The U.S. base at al Tanf is located along the Syrian border with Jordan. There were no U.S. military injuries or deaths resulting from a coordinated attack Wednesday on a small remote U.S. military base at al Tanf, Syria, according to two U.S. officials. The

(CNN) A drone attack targeted US troops at the US base at At-Tanf in Syria, close to the border with Jordan, on Wednesday, according to a US defense official. The initial assessment is that there were no injuries as a result of the attack, but the battle damage

A military outpost in southern Syria has been hit by a coordinated attack, but a U.S. official says no American troops stationed there were injured or killed WASHINGTON -- A military outpost in southern Syria was hit by a coordinated attack on Wednesday, but

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has weighed in on Kyrie Irving’s refusal to take the coronavirus vaccine, and the commissioner’s message to the superstar is simple: “Get vaccinated.” Silver delivered his recommendation to Irving while reminding the young Brooklyn

NBA legend Charles Barkley took another shot at anti-vaccine athletes on Tuesday, in particular Kyrie Irving, who has been benched by the Brooklyn Nets for refusing to get inoculated against COVID-19. Barkley, during the TNT halftime show, said it “still bugs

Charles Barkley wasn’t holding back when it came to talking about Kyrie Irving. Following the Brooklyn Nets’ 127-104 season-opening loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, Barkley wasn’t happy with Irving’s absence from the team due to his decision to

Radio icon Howard Stern tore into Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving for refusing to get vaccinated to protect against the coronavirus. “In terms of idiots, he’s gotta be the top idiot in the country right now,” Stern said on his SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday.

Europe is giving its top human rights prize to Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic Enlarge this image toggle caption STR/AP STR/AP BRUSSELS — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a hearing to consider his lawsuits against the penal colony over detention conditions there, at the Petushki district court in Petushki, Russia May 26, 2021.

LONDON — Aleksei A. Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, who for a decade challenged the Kremlin in street protests and elections, survived an assassination attempt and is now in a Russian prison, on Wednesday was awarded the Sakharov Prize for

FILE PHOTO: Lyubov Sobol, a Russian opposition figure and a close ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, walks away after a court hearing in Moscow, Russia April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva FILE PHOTO: Lyubov Sobol, a Russian opposition figure and

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Negotiations stretched into a fourth day seeking the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped over the weekend by a violent gang that is demanding $1 million ransom per person. The group includes five children

Haitian gang wants $1 million ransom for each of the 17 kidnapped missionaries 17 people with the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries remain missing after being kidnapped in Haiti. A gang has claimed responsibility and is reportedly asking for a ransom of $1

Survivors of a previous kidnapping by the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo have revealed details about what life was like as a hostage, with the group currently demanding a $17 million ransom to set free 16 Americans and one Canadian they have captive. The

More than one-quarter of Americans are now living in a county that no longer has high levels of community transmission of coronavirus, a USA TODAY analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show. That's a major change from earlier in the pandemic

More than one-quarter of Americans are now living in a county that no longer has high levels of community transmission of coronavirus, a USA TODAY analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show. That's a major change from earlier in the pandemic

More than one-quarter of Americans are now living in a county that no longer has high levels of community transmission of coronavirus, a USA TODAY analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show. That's a major change from earlier in the pandemic

The supply chain disruption problem has been ongoing for a while but Joe Biden hasn’t said anything about it until a week ago. At that time, Biden said that the Port of Los Angeles would now be operating 24/7 and that could be a “game-changer.” But as we reported,

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are unloaded from

President Biden last week announced plans to increase the capacity of the Port of Los Angeles by extending its hours. So far, it is not working. Biden announced on Wednesday of last week that the Port of Los Angeles has agreed to go to 24/7 operations. Essentially,

Two more zebras have been recruited to solve Maryland’s runaway zebra problem. Three zebras stunned locals and viewers of videos online after they escaped from a farm in Upper Marlboro in August and were seen roaming around suburban Maryland. Advertisement One

The owner of the three zebras that escaped from a farm in suburban Maryland in August, delighting residents and stealthily evading efforts to corral them, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty on Tuesday, the authorities said. The charges against

The owner of three escaped zebras in Maryland has been charged with animal cruelty Enlarge this image toggle caption Bernd Wustneck/dpa/AFP via Getty Images Bernd Wustneck/dpa/AFP via Getty Images The owner of three escaped zebras in Maryland has been charged

Ex-soldiers protest in Guatemala to get a war-time bonus for service in the civil war Enlarge this image toggle caption Moises Castillo/AP Moises Castillo/AP GUATEMALA CITY — Former soldiers who are demanding they be paid a war-time bonus for serving in Guatemala's

Former soldiers who are demanding a war-time bonus for serving in Guatemala's 1960-1996 civil war have burst onto the grounds of the country's congress building and set several vehicles afire GUATEMALA CITY -- Former soldiers who are demanding they be paid

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former soldiers who are demanding they be paid a war-time bonus for serving in Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war burst onto the grounds of the country’s congress building Tuesday and set several vehicles on fire. The protesters broke down

Bills to create the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee and to fund Ford's electric truck project with $884 million in spending passed through three Senate committees and a House committee on Tuesday. The bills are the focus of a special session dedicated

Tennessee’s Senate and House have signed on for a second special session this month, this one covering COVID-19 regulations. The leaders of both chambers announced Tuesday the second fall special session and third of the year would begin at 4 p.m. Oct. 27. “The

Tennessee Republicans are continuing their push for a second legislative special session this month to address COVID-19 mitigation efforts. State Rep. Jason Zachary, R-Knoxville, shared on social media the petition asking to call a special session beginning

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) – Amherst College will no longer give admissions preference to the children of alumni, the school announced Wednesday, ending a practice that has been criticized for giving an additional advantage to students from wealthier families. The

Amherst acknowledged that its deep financial resources, including an endowment of nearly $3.8 billion, allowed it to make this decision. “We are doing what we’re doing because we can,” Dr. Martin said, “and because we should.” Legacy preferences are commonly

Amherst college is ending legacy admissions, which gave an edge to children of alumni Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica Hill/AP Jessica Hill/AP AMHERST, Mass. — Amherst College will no longer give admissions preference to the children of alumni, the

FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective face mask walks past an Australian Open logo at Melbourne Park in advance of the tennis tournament, which will start later than usual due to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) postponement, in Melbourne, Australia,

Novak Djokovic will not be able to enter Australia to defend his Australian Open title unless he is fully vaccinated for Covid-19, the country's immigration minister said on Wednesday, putting the Serb's grand slam record bid in doubt. World number one Djokovic,

FILE PHOTO: A lone woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks across a city centre bridge as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File

A volcano in southern Japan is erupting with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky TOKYO -- A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the

The navies of both China and Russia dispatched a joint group of 10 vessels to sail through Japan’s Tsugaru Strait — which links the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean — on Monday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said. The Tsugaru Strait is a passage of international

A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency's live camera image shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, October 20, 2021. Japan Meteorological Agency/Handout via REUTERS A video grab from the Japan Meteorological

A Wednesday morning bomb threat led to the lockdown of the naval base housing Walter Reed Medical Center. CNBC reports that the threat called in about 8:45 a.m., and “staff and visitors at the base in Bethesda, Maryland, were ordered to shelter in place, and

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is seen shortly after the White House announced that President Donald Trump will be helicoptering to the hospital and "will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days" after testing

The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland is on lockdown Wednesday morning as officials investigate a bomb threat and an active shooter threat. Officials say security personnel responded after they received an anonymous call at 8:45 a.m.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) revealed in its weekly Chinese coronavirus report on Tuesday that the world had experienced a four-percent drop in cases, a trend contradicted by case rises and new restrictions in China and Russia. The Chinese state

COVID-19 is killing about 20% fewer Americans now than during the recent peak of deaths four weeks ago, and cases are being reported at less than half the pace they were during an earlier part of the delta variant-driven wave. Johns Hopkins University data

The World Health Organization says there has been a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week LONDON -- The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where

WASHINGTON — The attorney general for the District of Columbia plans to add Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to a consumer protection lawsuit, in one of the first efforts by a regulator to expose him personally to potential financial and other penalties. The

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be added to a consumer protection lawsuit, according to District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, who says that after interviews and a review of internal documents, it has been determined that the social media executive

According to recent reports, the attorney general for the District of Columbia will soon add Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a consumer protection lawsuit, saying that sharing private data with third-party developers was Zuckerberg’s “brainchild.” The New

Long a land of abundance, the United States has become a land of scarcity under President Joe Biden. Store shelves are increasingly empty, the cost of basic goods is soaring, supply chains are failing, foreign imports are backlogged at our ports, and a government-induced

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill to curb President Joe Biden’s supply crisis to “revitalize American manufacturing while securing critical supply chains.” Hawley’s bill — Make in America to Sell in America Act — would require multinational corporations

Sen. Josh Hawley is blasting President Biden and his administration’s policies for turning the US into a “land of scarcity” that is placing heavy burdens on American families. ​​”​Long a land of abundance, the United States has become a land of scarcity under

(CNN) Travis Tritt is canceling four concerts at venues that have Covid-19 safety protocols. The country singer has announced he will not be performing at planned stops in Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Kentucky. Venues in those states were requiring

Country music superstar Travis Tritt told Fox News on Monday he will no longer tour in venues where there are vaccine mandates or elaborate testing regimen requirements, after several fans contacted him to say they were turned away without realistic recourse

Tuesday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” country music artist Travis Tritt elaborated on his refusal to perform venues that are imposing vaccine requirements for attendees. Tritt told host Tucker Carlson he had played 75 shows in 2021 and said that the term

The Taliban have promised plots of land to the family members of suicide bombers who targeted US and Afghan forces, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry tweeted Tuesday. The tweet, posted in English, echoed an announcement made the previous day by acting

Taliban “Interior Minister” Sirajuddin Haqqani, a U.S. “specially designated global terrorist,” handed out land and cash rewards to the families of jihadist suicide bombers in an event in Kabul on Tuesday, declaring them the “heroes of Islam.” The Taliban,

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad

EXCLUSIVE: The man who allegedly raped a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia area-train already has a criminal record and had overstayed his student visa – but was protected from deportation by the immigration system. Tucker Carlson Tonight has

The man charged with raping a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia-area train was in the U.S. illegally on an expired student visa and was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to a report. Congolese national Fiston Ngoy,

An illegal alien, released into the United States by the federal government, is accused of raping a woman on a Pennsylvania train as passengers filmed on their cellphones and did not intervene. Fiston Ngoy, a 35-year-old illegal alien from the Republic of

WASHINGTON — President Biden will travel to his childhood hometown, Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday to press the case for an economic, environmental and social policy agenda that congressional Democrats are whittling down in hopes of securing an agreement to pass

President Biden struck an optimistic tone Wednesday about the fate of his two massive spending bills on social-welfare programs and infrastructure as he visited his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to emphasize his blue-collar credentials. “I

Scranton, Pennsylvania (CNN) President Joe Biden made a pitch for his unfinished economic agenda as negotiations heat up in Congress, broadly touting its provisions as Democrats pare back the sweeping legislation to expand the social safety net in efforts to

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on Tuesday, state news agency KCNA reported Wednesday. KCNA said the submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was launched from the "8.24 Yongung"

FILE PHOTO: People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji FILE PHOTO: People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of

FILE PHOTO: People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji FILE PHOTO: People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of

FILE PHOTO: The Taoyuan Xindu Kongquecheng apartment compound developed by China Fortune Land Development is seen in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China March 19, 2021. Picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Lusha Zhang/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Taoyuan Xindu

Nicholas Burns, President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to China, appears to have changed his tune on the back-and-forth between the U.S. and Beijing on the novel coronavirus, telling the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the U.S. "needs to investigate"

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song October 20,

Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote for Catherine Lhamon in the Senate Wednesday, putting the Obama administration veteran back in charge of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education. Ms. Lhamon held the same post from 2013

This Obama-administration retread will again threaten campus due process. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE O n Wednesday afternoon, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote, the Senate confirmed Catherine Lhamon to return as head of the Department

President Biden’s controversial Department of Education nominee Catherine Lhamon was confirmed by the Senate amid a nationwide battle against critical race theory and an expected rollback of Trump-era Title IX regulations. The Senate voted to confirm Lhamon

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) via a video conference, at his residence outside Moscow, Russia October 15, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeniy Paulin/Kremlin via REUTERS FILE

MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will not attend a United Nations climate summit later this month that is seen as pivotal to reducing emissions of planet-warming gasses, but he may deliver a speech by video link, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Mr.

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Al Janoub Stadium built for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer championship during a stadium tour in Al Wakrah, Qatar, December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Corinna Kern FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Al Janoub Stadium

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Final - England v South Africa - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - November 2, 2019 South Africa's Siya Kolisi celebrates with the Webb Ellis trophy after winning the World Cup Final REUTERS/Edgar

Megan McCain joined "Hannity" for an exclusive interview in which she discussed her departure from "The View" Tuesday. "I'm just traumatized looking at it. Man, that's brutal," host Sean Hannity said after viewing clips of exchanges between McCain and "View"

EXCLUSIVE -- Conservative firebrand Meghan McCain doesn’t regret walking away from "The View," or standing up for what she believes in. However, the "Bad Republican" author has one regret that has nothing to do with television, politics or ideology. "I want

A new sub-lineage of the highly contagious Delta variant that is spreading throughout the UK has been detected in the United States, health officials said Wednesday. AY.4.2 is being closely monitored in the UK after British health officials revealed that the

A subvariant of the delta mutation previously seen in the United Kingdom has been found in the U.S. and Israel, health officials said. During Wednesday's White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg gives a live interview to the news media outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg gives a live interview to the news media outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg gives a

The U.S. Defense Secretary's itinerary to Eastern Europe was bound to anger Moscow, which announced it was shuttering its NATO mission and kicking NATO diplomats out of Moscow. "We don't have proper conditions for basic diplomatic activities," said Russian

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference ahead of a meeting of NATO defence ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during

BROOKSHIRE, Texas (AP) — A plane taking passengers from Texas to the AL Championship Series game in Boston burst into flames after it ran off a runway during takeoff Tuesday morning, but no one was seriously hurt, authorities said. The McDonnell Douglas MD-87

The survivors of the plane crash in Texas on Tuesday were headed to an Astros game in Boston, and recounted feeling "shaky and shocked" following the crash. "When it finally stopped everyone went ‘Get out! Get out! Get out!’ We jumped out on that inflatable

Paris (CNN) A sex-tape, alleged blackmail and two French soccer stars: as the trial of French striker Karim Benzema kicks off today, it was always going to draw attention. Benzema, who plays club football for Real Madrid, faces a charge of "complicity in attempted

Files are seen inside the courtroom before the start of the trial of Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and four other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the

The family of Elijah McClain has announced a tentative settlement agreement with the city of Aurora, Colorado, in a federal civil rights lawsuit, according to statements from the city and family attorneys. The settlement in principle comes more than two years

“I’m just different. I’m just different, that’s all,” McClain could be heard saying on a police body-worn camera. “That’s all I was doing. I’m so sorry. I have no gun. I don’t do that stuff. I don’t do any fighting. Why were you attacking me? I don’t do guns.

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot by Florida police on Saturday night after the teen pointed what turned out to be an air-powered pellet gun at cars and officers, authorities said. Police officers in Tarpon Springs, Fla. fired 12 rounds at Alexander King

Isiah Brown was unarmed when shot, according to an investigation. Isiah Brown, who was shot eight times by police earlier this year in Virginia, is filing a lawsuit for $26.35 million against two officers involved in the shooting. On April 21, Brown was on

A Florida sheriff had an interesting response to the heightened murder rates in Polk County, FL during the second half of the year. “Just chill out, drink a 7up, eat a MoonPie, quit murdering people,” said Sheriff Grady Juddy on Tuesday. “What’s that all

A Florida sheriff had an interesting response to the heightened murder rates in Polk County, FL during the second half of the year. "Just chill out, drink a 7up, eat a MoonPie, quit murdering people," said Sheriff Grady Juddy on Tuesday. "What’s that all

Paris Hilton held a press conference on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., urging lawmakers to establish a bill of rights for children placed in congregate care facilities. The 40-year-old hotel heiress and reality TV personality, donned in a black pantsuit, was

Paris Hilton is meeting with members of Congress on Wednesday to discuss creating a bill of rights for children in congregate care facilities, one day after the socialite called on President Biden and Congress to take action against the “troubled teen industry.” Wednesday

Parents of a 6-year-old girl killed at a theme park file a wrongful death lawsuit Enlarge this image toggle caption Dagne Estifanos/Estifanos Family Dagne Estifanos/Estifanos Family The parents of the 6-year-old Colorado girl who fell to her death at the

The parents of a 6-year-old girl who died on a ride at a Colorado amusement park last month have filed a wrongful death suit against the operator after a state investigation found she wasn't strapped into her seat before the ride plunged 110 feet. Wongel Estifanos

An associate of Rudy Giuliani has told a federal judge that he will not testify at his own trial NEW YORK -- An associate of Rudy Giuliani told a federal judge Wednesday that he will not testify at his own trial on charges alleging he used a Russian financier’s

An associate of Rudy Giuliani told a federal judge Wednesday that he will not testify at his own trial on charges alleging he used a Russian financier’s money to make donations to U.S. political candidates. Lev Parnas made the announcement in Manhattan a day

Case counts down, Hawaii to welcome back tourists Hawaii's COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations have declined to the point where the islands are ready to welcome travelers once again. Gov. David Ige said vacationers are welcome to return to the islands

Hawaii’s governor says COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations have declined to the point where the islands are ready to welcome travelers once again HONOLULU -- Hawaii's COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations have declined to the point where the islands

FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Staff FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Kering is seen during the company's 2015 annual results presentation in Paris, France, February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau FILE PHOTO: The logo of Kering is seen during the company's 2015 annual results presentation in Paris,

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a manufacturing plant of Universal Electronics Inc in Qinzhou, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a manufacturing plant of Universal Electronics Inc in Qinzhou,

A general view shows a manufacturing plant of Universal Electronics Inc in Qinzhou, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China, April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files A general view shows a manufacturing plant of Universal Electronics

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File

The New York City Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis on Monday, passing a resolution that directed the Health Department to take steps to ensure a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution called on the department

The New York City Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis Monday and passed a resolution that recognizes the impact racism has had on people of color. The board called on the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to take steps that

CNN anchor John King revealed he has multiple sclerosis as he lashed out at vaccine critics on the air Tuesday, telling them to “man up or shut up.” King made the bombshell announcement during a roundtable discussion about COVID-19 on his show “Inside Politics,”

New York (CNN Business) CNN anchor and Chief National Correspondent John King told viewers on Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis and is immunocompromised. "I'm going to share a secret I've never shared before," King said. "I have multiple sclerosis. So

A boy who walked unexpectedly onto the stage to say hello to Pope Francis during the weekly Wednesday audience at the Vatican won a white papal skullcap to take home. The boy, wearing a black tracksuit with yellow stripes, grasped a smiling Francis by the

Pope Francis has praised the “spontaneity and freedom” of children after a young boy approached him during his weekly general audience and motioned that he wanted the pope’s white skullcap VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the “spontaneity

The White House is reportedly weighing whether to deploy the National Guard to confront the ever growing supply chain crisis while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave. “White House officials have explored in recent weeks whether

New York (CNN Business) Facing a mounting supply chain crisis, the White House is exploring whether to deploy the National Guard to ease bottlenecks, though that option is viewed as unlikely, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Business groups have

The battle for democracy in Hong Kong has gotten most of the free world’s attention over the past few years, but Voice of America News (VOA) noted on Monday that China is quietly but inexorably tightening its grip on Macau as well. Macau frequently comes up

A core member of Hong Kong’s prodemocracy camp stood on the balcony of the city’s legislature a quarter century ago, his fist raised in the air, and promised to continue to fight for universal suffrage. Today, he promotes the destruction of what limited voting

On a May night in 2020, two young lawyers — high achievers who had risen from working-class roots to prestigious schools and promising careers — joined thousands of others on the streets of Brooklyn to protest the murder of George Floyd. What happened next

(CNN) Two lawyers who federal prosecutors say took part during an anti-police brutality protest last year in making a Molotov cocktail and throwing it at an empty New York Police Department vehicle have each pleaded guilty to one charge related to the incident. Colinford

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asked the international community to financially support the Taliban regime in Afghanistan on a humanitarian basis at a conference on that war-torn nation Wednesday in Moscow. ''We are convinced that it is time to mobilize

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded “effective financial humanitarian support” from the international community for the brutal Taliban regime in remarks on Wednesday. Russia hosted an international conference on Afghanistan that day that included

FILE PHOTO: The skyline with the banking district is photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, October 01, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The skyline with the banking district is photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, October 01, 2021. REUTERS/Kai

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

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday. Rescuers worked through the night to retrieve bodies stuck in debris and

LUCKNOW, India — At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday. Rescuers worked through the night to retrieve bodies stuck in debris and to

If the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) has its way, America’s national parks will soon abound with “wokeness.” America’s leading parks nonprofit has released a guide on how to speak in woke terms — a veritable “Wokeness for Dummies” — including

The country's largest parks nonprofit introduced a guide to speaking in ''woke'' terms Tuesday. The Daily Wire reports that the 17-page ''Equity Language Guide'' from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), meant for parks and recreation professionals,

FILE PHOTO: Former Venezuelan intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal stands during his extradition hearing to U.S. at the High Court in Madrid, Spain, September 12, 2019. Emilio Naranjo/Pool via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Former Venezuelan intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal

MADRID — Spain’s highest criminal court agreed on Wednesday to extradite Venezuela’s former intelligence chief, Hugo Carvajal, to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking charges, according to a court statement. The National Court’s decision came

This year's Orinoid meteor shower will peak in the moonlight early Thursday morning. According to NASA, the Orinoids are active in the night sky annually from around Oct. 2 to Nov. 7. The meteors come from the debris trail of Halley's Comet, which the Earth

This year's Orionid meteor shower will peak in the moonlight early Thursday morning. According to NASA, the Orionids are active in the night sky annually from around Oct. 2 to Nov. 7. The meteors come from the debris trail of Halley's Comet, which the Earth

The Wall Street Journal wrote Tuesday that President Biden was making another attempt to salvage his stalled legislative agenda by meeting separately with progressive and moderate Democrats. The next sentence was more telling: The moderates were Sens. Kyrsten

The Wall Street Journal wrote Tuesday that President Biden was making another attempt to salvage his stalled legislative agenda by meeting separately with progressive and moderate Democrats. The next sentence was more telling: The moderates were Sens. Kyrsten

First lady Jill Biden was in the Big Apple Wednesday to visit a public elementary school in the Bronx. Biden was joined at K-8 PS 83 on Rhinelander Ave. by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in

"We aren't elected. We have to define this role ourselves," said Biden during a speech in Washington honoring former first lady Barbara Bush at an event for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. "We are thrust into the national spotlight in a way

FILE PHOTO: The PayPal logo is seen on a smartphone in front of the same logo displayed in this illustration taken September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: The PayPal logo is seen on a smartphone in front of the same logo displayed in

(CNN Business) Pinterest's stock surged on Wednesday following a report that digital payments company PayPal is looking to potentially buy the bookmarking website. PayPal is exploring an acquisition that would value Pinterest at around $39 billion, Bloomberg

CNN has mentioned Dog the Bounty Hunter more than Hunter Biden in the last month, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) research team discovered Tuesday. According to the RNC, Dog the Bounty Hunter has been mentioned eight times, while the president’s

Establishment news networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, have reportedly spent “0 seconds” reporting on Joe and Hunter Biden’s alleged shared bank account, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) research team found Tuesday. The establishment networks have ignored

In what seems like an attempt to distance President Joe Biden from the supply chain crisis ravaging the country and the globe, the Washington Post — which is owned by Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world — published an op-ed on Monday telling American

The Washington Post opinion section went into apparent overtime this week to lower expectations for President Joe Biden over issues plaguing his administration and driving down his popularity. Columns published Monday and Tuesday, including one from the Post's

South Essex Wildlife Hospital received a call from a local British stonemasonry firm about a long, spotted snake they found in a shipping container from India. Turns out, the snake is a saw-scaled viper, one of the deadliest snakes in the world, according

(CNN) Staff at an English animal hospital were in for a shock when they responded to a call about an unusual creature -- which turned out to be an aggressive and deadly snake. A call from a local stonemasonry firm alerted a team of animal experts to a stowaway

A trucking company has reportedly dumped empty shipping containers in Los Angeles suburban streets that are located near clogged California ports amid an ongoing supply chain crisis and rising inflation, according to a local news outlet. The UCTI trucking

After spending weeks on ships stuck off the coast of the United States, shipping containers are reportedly being dumped in nearby neighborhoods. Since the 24/7 operations of offloading cargo ships in Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have started, new problems

FILE PHOTO: Captive Ethiopian army soldiers get their water ration in a prison in the outskirts of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Giulia Paravicini/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Captive Ethiopian army soldiers get their water

(CNN) The capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on Wednesday as the city was hit by another day of airstrikes, eyewitnesses and authorities told CNN. The airstrikes on Mekelle were targeting weapons sites used by the Tigray People's

For much of the mayoral campaign that followed Eric Adams’s highly contested Democratic primary victory, most of his focus has been spent on fund-raising, vetting potential administration officials and preparing for his likely transition to the mayoralty. But

Oct. 20, 2021, 6:55 p.m. ET Oct. 20, 2021, 6:55 p.m. ET Image Credit... James Estrin/The New York Times Curtis Sliwa, the Republican mayoral nominee, is unquestionably a long-shot candidate, given New York City’s overwhelmingly Democratic tilt, and the view

Police say three people are dead and two others critically wounded following a shooting at a home in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Kenosha KENOSHA, Wis. -- Three people are dead and two others critically wounded following a shooting at a home in the southeastern

(CNN) A shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has left three people dead and two others in critical condition, officials said Wednesday. "KPD is on the scene of a shooting near the 600 of 40th place. We can confirm that three are deceased. Two more victims were

Aeromexico airplanes are pictured at the Benito Juarez International airport, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 14, 2021. Picture taken July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Cortes/Files Aeromexico airplanes are pictured at the Benito Juarez International airport, in Mexico

FILE PHOTO: The logo of America Movil is pictured on the wall of a reception area in the company's corporate offices in Mexico City, Mexico, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of America Movil is pictured on the wall of a

Cryptocurrency’s journey into the mainstream hit a major milestone this week when the first exchange-traded fund linked to bitcoin made its stock market debut. Put more simply, that means that anyone with a brokerage account will soon be able to buy and sell

FILE PHOTO: A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su FILE PHOTO: A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken

President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top Treasury Department post had harsh words for the financial services sector, calling it an “a**hole industry,” in a Canadian documentary. “The financial services industry, in my view, and I don’t think I’m alone here,

President Joe Biden’s nominee for Comptroller of the Currency in the Department of Treasury once used a strong epithet to refer to those in the financial services industry, raising questions about her objectivity if confirmed to the post. "The financial services

Southwest Airlines will keep workers on the jobs who apply for vaccination exemptions Enlarge this image toggle caption Morry Gash/AP Morry Gash/AP DALLAS — Southwest Airlines will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting

Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting them on unpaid leave if they apply for an exemption

The city of Asheville, North Carolina, is facing a new lawsuit alleging that it violated the state and U.S. constitutions by designating a scholarship program for Black students. Announced on Wednesday, the civil rights lawsuit was filed by the conservative

The city of Asheville, North Carolina, is facing a new lawsuit alleging that it violated the state and U.S. constitutions by designating a scholarship program for black students. Announced on Wednesday, the civil rights lawsuit was filed by the conservative

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French retailer Carrefour on shopping trolleys in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of French retailer Carrefour on shopping trolleys in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo

FILE PHOTO: A customer empties his trolley in front of a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Saint-Herblain near Nantes, France January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe FILE PHOTO: A customer empties his trolley in front of a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Saint-Herblain

A 41-year-old New Hampshire man charged with murdering his wife while the couple was in Vermont celebrating their first wedding anniversary has pleaded not guilty. Joseph Ferlazzo appeared in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington via video conference Wednesday

The husband of a missing New Hampshire woman confessed to killing his wife inside a small bus converted into a living space, state police said. Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, told investigators Tuesday he killed Emily Ferlazzo, 22, of Northfield, New Hampshire, early

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool. Police shared audio

(CNN) Police in New Zealand leapt into action to attend the house of a 4-year-old boy -- to check if his toys were as cool as he said they were. The force shared a clip of the exchange, which was "too cute not to share" to Facebook , where the call begins

San Francisco police say a man who fell to his death from the upper level of a basketball arena is believed to have “leapt from an elevated area of the arena,” causing his death SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police say a concert-goer who fell to his death

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police say a concert-goer who fell to his death from the upper level of a basketball arena is believed to have “leapt from an elevated area of the arena,” causing his death. “Immediately before the victim leapt, he did not

On Wednesday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) backed up an earlier call from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to move container ships sitting in limbo offshore near the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to Florida, where Rubio

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., backs Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' proclamation that the state's ports are open to more imports, but warns that’s just a "short-term" solution to supply chain shortages. Rubio offered his qualified support Wednesday after DeSantis appealed

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses the audience on "the challenges of protecting free speech while combating hate speech online, fighting misinformation, and political data privacy and security," at a forum hosted by Georgetown

(CNN) The family of 19-year-old Miya Marcano, who went missing from her apartment in Florida and was later found dead in a wooded area, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her apartment complex and the company that operates the complex in connection

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The family of a Florida college student who detectives say was killed by a handyman at an apartment complex where they both worked and she lived has sued the owners, saying management didn’t properly vet the employee and failed to provide

A cross-dressing male Amazon driver has been charged with child porn after allegedly donning women’s clothing and a wig before going into a women’s bathroom to take photos of women and girls as young as eight years old. Jacob Guerrero of Woonsocket, Rhode

Police have arrested an Amazon delivery driver accused of going to extreme lengths to record girls and women using a bathroom at a Massachusetts outlet mall after a lengthy investigation. Jacob Guerrero, 23, allegedly went as far as disguising himself as

FILE PHOTO: Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers is presented at a product launch event in San Francisco, U.S., October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis FILE PHOTO: Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers

FILE PHOTO: Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers is presented at a product launch event in San Francisco, U.S., October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis FILE PHOTO: Micron Technology's solid-state drive for data center customers

The Atlanta Police Department is sending "deteriorated DNA" from the Atlanta Child Murders that happened four decades ago to a private lab in Salt Lake City with the hope of identifying a suspect in the slayings. It comes after Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and

Police in Atlanta have closed streets around at least four square blocks of office and apartment buildings in response to gunfire in the city's midtown area ATLANTA -- Police in Atlanta closed streets around at least four square blocks of office and apartment

Every morning as commander of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, I would walk into the headquarters building and past the pictures of previous commanders, the most prominent being that of then-Col. Colin Powell. By that time in 2001, Powell was the

Ken Blackwell, former secretary of state and treasurer of Ohio and former mayor of Cincinnati, OH, said Colin Powell was an illustration of America’s “exceptionalism” and a refutation of “Critical Race Theory” on Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News

FILE PHOTO: Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski signs coalition agreement in Warsaw, Poland, September 26, 2020. David Zuchowicz/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski signs coalition agreement in Warsaw, Poland,

A view of different flags of the European Union Members during a debate on Poland's challenge to the supremacy of EU laws at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, October 19, 2021. Ronald Wittek/Pool via REUTERS A view of different flags of the

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Facebook for allegedly aiding illegal immigration into the United States by allowing people to post instructions on the social media platform about how to illegally

Social media giant Facebook acknowledged to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich it allows a platform for those seeking advice on human smuggling over international borders. Brnovich is now asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the matter,

The hunter's moon this year is the first full moon of fall. Other nicknames for October’s full moon include the falling leaves moon, the migrating moon, the drying rice moon, and the freezing moon. Last year, the hunter's moon fell on Halloween night, the

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sits inside a FA-50 Fighting Eagle upon his arrival at the Seoul Military Airport during Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition 2021 (ADEX) in Seongnam, South Korea, October 20, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS South

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Wednesday that, he claims, will address the cargo crisis at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, which saw a record 100 ships at anchor Tuesday and has caused a nationwide supply shock. The White House

New York (CNN Business) To alleviate cargo congestion at shipping ports in California, Governor Gavin Newson issued an executive order Wednesday tackling the shortage of truck drivers and container storage needed to move critical cargo out of the ports. "California's