NEWS AND OPINION: The news media has long expected that former President Donald Trump would create his own media outreach, become a direct rival and then bypass the existing social media giants. That time has arrived. Mr. Trump revealed Wednesday that he

Beyond his two impeachment trials, which are non-criminal proceedings, Trump has not been personally charged with any state or federal crime since he became president. But there are multiple investigations underway that could carry potential legal liabilities

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on October 09, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa. The app appears to be the first project of the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), which will list on the Nasdaq through

The share price of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company launching former President Donald Trump’s new social media and entertainment venture, rose nearly 190% following Trump’s announcement of his plans to develop the tech platform. The company, listed

Mr. Trump’s new company, Trump Media and Technology Group — incorporated in Delaware in February with little fanfare, and with no revenue or tested business plan — reached a deal to merge with Digital World on Wednesday. Digital World, which was set up shortly

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is launching a new media company — complete with a social media platform that will begin rolling out in November. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) said in a statement that its mission was to “create

Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe has rejected former President Donald Trump’s arguments against the release of archived documents relating to the deadly U.S. Capitol riot as “truly laughable.” Trump this week filed a lawsuit in a bid to

Blog Post By Bronwyn Howell In February, Australia led the world with its competition-based law requiring Facebook and Google to reach a compensation agreement with media firms regarding the use of copyrighted news material on social media. While the ensuing

Former President Donald Trump Wednesday said he would launch a new social media platform after being shut out of major sites like Facebook and Twitter, but the announcement itself was short on specifics and did little to explain what users might or might not

Cadaver dogs could end up sniffing out more body parts at the Florida park where Brian Laundrie’s suspected remains were discovered, a search-and-rescue expert told The Post. Michael Hadsell, president of the Peace River K9 Search and Rescue, said the dogs

FILE - This Aug. 12, 2021 file photo from video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, near the entrance to

Apparent human remains found Wednesday in a Florida park likely belong to Brian Laundrie, the family's lawyer told CNN on Wednesday night. Law enforcement authorities found a backpack and notebook they believed belong to Laundrie near the suspected remains

(CNN) The apparent human remains authorities found Wednesday in a Florida park most likely belong to Brian Laundrie, the family attorney told CNN. Authorities found a backpack and a notebook they believe belong to Laundrie, 23, near the suspected remains while

The human remains found in a Florida wildlife reserve are probably those of missing fugitive Brian Laundrie, his family’s attorney said. The remains were found Wednesday alongside items belonging to Mr. Laundrie, who has been missing since he was declared

NORTH PORT, Fla. — The human remains found in a Florida wilderness park this week have been identified as Brian Laundrie, according to the FBI. The bureau said in a statement the remains were identified using dental records. Earlier Thursday, the Laundrie

With the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park briefly reopened to the public, and water levels significantly lower than in mid-September, when Brian Laundrie vanished, the missing man's parents wanted to go in and search some of his favorite haunts Wednesday,

Remains found Wednesday during the search for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of slain travel blogger Gabby Petito and a person of interest in her death, have been confirmed to belong to Laundrie, according to the FBI. The skeletal remains were found in the

The “probability is strong” that the human remains found in a Florida park on Wednesday belong to Brian Laundrie, a representative for the family said Wednesday night. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino made the shocking statement in an interview with

Remains found in Florida park are identified as Brian Laundrie, the FBI says Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris O'Meara/AP Chris O'Meara/AP ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The FBI on Thursday identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those

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 of Representatives voted to hold former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress on

WASHINGTON — The House voted on Thursday to find Stephen K. Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for stonewalling the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, taking action against a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump as he and Republicans

Former President Donald Trump says Jan. 6 events in Washington, D.C., combined to form a "protest" of the 2020 presidential election. Trump appeared at a "Save America" rally that day, when Congress met to certify the Electoral College voting results from

(CNN) Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who serves as the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, on Thursday went after members of her own party for downplaying the riot and not believing in the panel's mission. "There

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is claiming the Jan. 6 select committee’s subpoena for documents and testimony from Steve Bannon is “invalid” ahead of the House’s vote to recommend that the former White House strategist be held in contempt of Congress

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Thursday that the Justice Department will follow "the facts and the law" if the House of Representatives votes to refer former President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon for criminal prosecution for defying

The House on Thursday voted to hold former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon in criminal contempt after failing to appear for a deposition before the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The matter now moves to the Department of Justice,

Stephen Colbert’s audience cheered over the news that a House committee had voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. Bannon, a former aide to Donald Trump and a recipient of a last-minute pardon from his old boss, has refused to comply with a subpoena

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) grilled U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday about the apparent double standard in prosecutions of January 6 rioters for offenses that Democrats in Congress had allegedly committed without consequence. Garland was appearing

House votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol

(CNN) President Joe Biden is set to participate in a CNN town hall from Baltimore Thursday evening, where he'll take questions as Democrats are finalizing negotiations over key aspects of his legislative agenda. During the town hall, moderated by CNN anchor

As we reported, during Joe Biden’s trip to Scranton, Pennsylvania – his hometown – to push his legislative agenda, he had another senile moment where he claimed he’d been riding Amtrak for 36 years during his eight years as president. Yes, you read that correctly,

President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania to tout his domestic agenda President Biden visited his hometown of Scranton, Pa., to promote the size and scope of his legislative agenda — saying his policies would create good paying jobs. Politics President Biden

President Biden and CNN have come under fire for allowing only invited guests to ask questions at his town hall in Baltimore on Thursday night. “A CNN invitation-only audience with pre-scripted questions is very different from facing the press, which Biden

President Joe Biden said Thursday that white supremacy is what motivated supporters of Donald Trump to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 and accused his predecessor of appealing to racists. The president spoke at the 10-year anniversary of the Martin Luther King,

President Joe Biden appeared frustrated Wednesday that his agenda was stalled in Congress, raising his voice during a speech in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “What are we doing?” Biden asked after telling a story about parents driving their cars to McDonalds to

(CNN) President Joe Biden cast the fight for voting rights in sweeping terms Thursday after the Senate failed to advance a bill on the matter this week, casting blame on Republicans for stymieing the effort in the Senate. During an event commemorating the

The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate change programs and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back

(CNN) President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to face questions about his legislative agenda and his handling of key issues during his first year in office when he participates in a CNN town hall in Baltimore. The event will be moderated by CNN anchor

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and 159 of his colleagues slammed the Biden administration Wednesday, accusing the White House of pushing “radical policies” that are worsening the ongoing supply chain crisis rather than focusing on solutions. “We

Fully vaccinated people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot in a large trial were at a 95.6% lower risk of COVID-19 infection than fully vaccinated people who received a placebo, the companies said Thursday. The news came on the same day a CDC advisory

Weeks after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus booster shots for elderly and vulnerable Americans, the agency has now approved the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots for those same demographics. In an announcement

CDC advisers back rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously

The FDA expanded the reach of COVID-19 booster shots Wednesday, authorizing tens of millions of additional Americans to roll up their sleeves for booster shots, and allowing patients and doctors to mix and match shots from different drug providers. Regulators

With CDC final approval, the boosters could be available by week's end. An independent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday is set to discuss and vote on booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines,

Millions more Americans are closer to getting a COVID-19 booster as influential government advisers on Thursday endorsed extra doses of all three of the nation’s vaccines — and said people could choose a different company’s brand for that next shot. Certain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions more Americans are closer to getting a COVID-19 booster as influential government advisers on Thursday endorsed extra doses of all three of the nation’s vaccines — and said people could choose a different company’s brand for that

A booster of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine has proved highly effective in warding off disease from the dominant delta strain of the coronavirus, according to preliminary results of a late-stage trial. The booster dose was 95.6% at preventing disease,

(CNN) Booster doses of coronavirus vaccines so far seem to be as safe as first and second doses, vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were told Thursday. The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices is meeting to decide

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed a booster plan Thursday for all three COVID-19 vaccines, nudging forward a strategy to let Americans mix-and-match brands to not only bolster their defenses but avoid rare, though serious,

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

Washington, DC (CNN) Tesla owners can buy the company's "full self-driving" software for $10,000, but they may have to pay with their privacy. As part of the wider rollout of Tesla's "full self-driving" option, which began earlier this month, drivers may forfeit

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Unilever is seen at the company's office in Rotterdam, Netherlands August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Unilever is seen at the company's office in Rotterdam, Netherlands August 21, 2018.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of personnel service provider Randstad is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of personnel service provider Randstad is seen at an office building in

FILE PHOTO: A doctor wears a protest ribbon during a picket of medical staff denouncing police brutality during anti-government protests, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A doctor

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss elevator maker Schindler is seen during the annual news conference in Zurich, Switzerland February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss elevator maker Schindler is seen during the annual news

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds up a sign as he attends a Fridays for Future climate strike in Milan, Italy ahead of Glasgow's COP26 meeting. Picture taken on October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds up a sign

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FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a Senate comittee hearing in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Reuters) A Wednesday letter from top NIH official Lawrence Tabak revealed that Dr. Anthony Fauci was wrong — and Senator Rand Paul was right: The

Documents released by the National Institutes of Health yesterday raise new questions about government-funded research on viruses conducted in China. The annual grant reports from EcoHealth Alliance, which the NIH sent to The Intercept in response to a lawsuit,

National Institutes of Health Principal Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak admitted in a letter Wednesday that his agency funded gain-of-function research in China. Tabak said EcoHealth Alliance failed to notify the NIH that pathogens in a lab exhibited a greater

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Democrat COVID poster boy Anthony Fauci. The Senate hearing battles were epic. Democrats ridiculed Paul’s credentials; Paul is an ophthalmologist, Fauci is an “emerging and infectious diseases” expert. Paul accused Fauci of lying about

A new letter from the National Institutes of Health offers more evidence that White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci lied to Congress when denying that federal health agencies had funded "gain-of-function" research, The Federalist reported Thursday. Sen.

It’s another Fauci flub. The National Institute of Health has now stunningly admitted to funding gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses at China’s Wuhan lab — despite Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly insisting to Congress that no such thing happened. In

The National Institutes of Health is now admitting to funding gain-of-function research on bats infected with coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan, China despite repeated denials from Dr. Anthony Fauci that U.S. tax dollars were used on the funding. In a letter

Dr. Anthony Fauci and National Institutes of Health (NIH) drew heat Thursday over a document that reveals gain-of-function research was funded at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Communist China. Fauci had previously denied funding gain-of-function before

The National Institutes of Health admitted Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance broke its reporting rules when conducting bat coronavirus research, with critics immediately contending this means the Wuhan lab collaborator had indeed been conducting gain-of-function

In a letter sent today, October 20, Representative James Comer (R- KY), The National Institutes of Health (NIH) confirmed Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergens and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), lied to Senator Rand Paul during a

Celtics games have been shut down in China after one player's pro-Tibet tweet Enlarge this image toggle caption Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images On Wednesday afternoon, Enes Kanter, a center for the Boston Celtics, traded his uniform for

China’s government stripped Boston Celtics games from the internet in the country on Thursday, after outspoken Celtics player Enes Kanter called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” and criticized Beijing’s autocratic policies in Tibet. There was

Boston Celtics games were abruptly pulled from the Chinese internet on Thursday after a center on the team, Enes Kanter, said on social media that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, was a “brutal dictator,” citing his government’s repressive policies in Tibet. The

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter’s scathing remarks about Chinese President Xi Jinping had consequences for the organization overseas. Kanter sent a pro-Tibet message in a Facebook video on Wednesday and during the game against the New York Knicks, he wore

Trevor Noah roasted police and firefighters who are exiting the workforce because they refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As vaccine mandates for public employees begin to take effect across the nation, conflicts have arisen in multiple states between

Oct 20, 2021; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Evan Fournier (13) controls the ball against Boston Celtics guard Dennis Schroder (71) during the first overtime at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Oct 20,

First responders in New York City have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated City officials say first responders have 10 days to get vaccinated or they'll be suspended without pay. Some union leaders have promised to fight the mandate. Health First responders in

Boston’s success has also come by way of some solid young contributors, including Jaylen Brown (pictured), Jayson Tatum, Marcus Morris, Marcus Smart, and Terry Rozier. They could be the deepest team to hit the court this postseason. (Mike DiNovo/USA TODAY Sports) A

Chinese internet streamer Tencent cut a live feed of a National Basketball Association (NBA) game Wednesday between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, users reported, after Celtics player Enes Kanter posted a video online condemning Chinese dictator Xi

Julius Randle scored 35 points, Evan Fournier made the go-ahead 3-pointer in the second overtime and added 32 against his former team, and the New York Knicks outlasted Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics 138-134 on Wednesday night. Brown scored a career-high

Democrats and Republicans largely ignored his overview and focused instead on issues that could resonate in next year’s midterm elections, including investigations into actions of former President Donald J. Trump and the role of race and other contentious topics

Democrats censored a video Thursday prepared by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) showing parents participating in school board meetings, whom the Department of Justice began monitoring at the urging of a group that called them “domestic terroris[ts].” The video, shown

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday pleaded ignorance when a lawmaker asked him about the case of a girl raped in a high school bathroom in Virginia that has become a flashpoint in the conflict between parents and school boards. Rep. Chip Roy asked

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on the case of a father who got arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting after the superintendent flatly denied his claim about his daughter's alleged rape at the hands of

Connecticut Senate Democrats shared an image on Twitter depicting concerned parents as fictional serial killers including Freddy Krueger and Leatherface. “Going trick-or-treating?” a woman in the cartoon asks the five killers. “Going to a school board meeting,”

Earlier this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made it known that he opposed the troubling directive Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland issued in response to the National School Boards Association letter that urged the Feds to get involved in investigating

Recall elections against three of the seven members of the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education in California have been scheduled for Feb. 15, 2022. Petitions to recall board members Gabriela López, Alison Collins, and Faauuga Moliga were

Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 21, 2021. (Michael Reynolds/Pool/Reuters) The National School Board Association communicated

President Joe Biden's White House worked with the nation's largest school board association before receiving a controversial letter from the association that asked the FBI to investigate parents as potential domestic terrorists, the Washington Free Beacon reported. Previously

Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the House today about the troubling memo that he issued, saying the FBI will investigate threats by parents against school board members. Many are justifiably concerned that this is an effort to politically

New York (CNN Business) The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by senior officials. The Fed said the new rules will ban policymakers and senior staff from buying individual stocks and bonds and

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin

The Federal Reserve imposes new restrictions on investments after trading controversy Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Pool/Getty Images Sarah Silbiger/Pool/Getty Images The Federal Reserve is imposing new restrictions on investments by its

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday banned individual stock purchases by top officials at the central bank and unveiled a broad set of other restrictions on their investing activities roughly six weeks after reports of active trading by some senior policymakers

The Federal Reserve unveiled a sweeping set of changes to its ethics practices on Thursday, outlining new rules governing the types of financial securities that policymakers can own and how they can trade them in response to an ethics scandal that has embroiled

The Federal Reserve on Thursday said it was banning senior officials from purchasing individual stocks or bonds and requiring investment activities to be limited to broad-based products such as mutual funds. The move comes after disclosures of trading activity

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a broad new set of restrictions on the investments its officials can own, a response to questionable recent trades that forced two top Fed officials to resign. The Fed announced Thursday that its policymakers

FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bike in front of the Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bike in front of the Federal Reserve Board building on

FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via

The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri on Thursday filed suit against the Biden administration to use congressional funds set aside for border wall construction to finish the job. In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District

Fox News contributor Tom Homan told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday that President Biden ’s pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, would be the "perfect choice" for open borders. Magnus, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector apprehended a group of more than 100 migrants after they illegally crossed from Mexico. Officials report the group consisted of migrants from Cuba and Venezuela. Del Rio Sector officials tweeted an image showing a

More than 125,000 unaccompanied children have arrived at the southern border since President Biden took office in January, smashing previous records, according to a new report. From February through August, 112,433 children without their parents were encountered

A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona on Sunday claimed Republicans were doing a "grave disservice" to communities by depicting the U.S.-Mexico border as a "place of crisis." During a virtual candidate forum on Zoom, Kirsten Engel criticized the

Three Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a border security "round table" Wednesday at which they and several witnesses, including former Department of Homeland Security officials, blamed President Biden

More than 125,000 children traveling without parents have shown up along the U.S.-Mexico border to be taken into custody during the Biden administration, an unprecedented figure, according to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. From February

Tens of thousands of migrants are gathering on the Mexican side of the southern border, ahead of the Biden administration’s planned re-implementation of the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy which kept migrants in Mexico for their hearings. Border Patrol

Border Patrol agents in Texas nabbed three MS-13 gang members, traveling into the U.S. among groups of migrants – including one who was being sought for an alleged sexual assault on a child. Agents in Hidalgo, Texas on Friday encountered a group of 17 migrants

The Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Texas have teamed up to file another lawsuit against the Biden administration regarding border security measures, this time seeking to force the administration to resume construction of the wall at the southern

Texas officials on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place the nation's strictest abortion law and reject calls by the Biden administration to intervene, Bloomberg reports. State Attorney General Ken Paxton, in court papers filed Thursday,

(CNN) A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and block enforcement of the state's coronavirus vaccine mandate. The mandate is set to go into force on October 29 and the workers argue that the mandate

Texas asked the Supreme Court on Thursday not to grant the Justice Department’s request to block the state’s law banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. President Biden’s Justice Department had requested that the court prevent enforcement of

A pro-choice activist holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. The Supreme Court should reconsider decades-old precedent protecting abortion rights if it decides to take up a legal challenge to a Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) – Texas on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions and told the justices there’s no reason to rush into the case. The state filed its response Thursday to the Biden administration’s call on the high

Texas is urging the Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions and telling the justices there’s no reason to rush into the case WASHINGTON -- Texas on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions and

Maine health care workers have returned to the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, one day after Justice Stephen G. Breyer rejected their request. Justice Breyer had left the door open for the medical workers to bring their

Questioning whether a “right to abortion exists” in this country, Texas state lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Biden administration’s plea to suspend a new state law that makes it illegal for doctors to perform abortions after about

WASHINGTON — Texas’ attorney general urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to leave the state’s restrictive abortion law in place, saying that the federal government was not entitled to challenge it. If the justices are nonetheless inclined to hear the Justice

(CNN) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged the Supreme Court Thursday to allow Texas' controversial law that bars most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to remain in effect while legal challenges play out. He also asked the justices to deny a request

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September

Manchin says he offered to change political parties if he was a 'problem' for Dems Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said he had previously offered to change his political

The journalist behind the viral report claiming Sen. Joe Manchin was considering leaving the Democratic Party is doubling down after the West Virginia lawmaker flatly denied what was alleged. Mother Jones' Washington D.C. bureau chief David Corn sparked a

(CNN) A report on Wednesday suggested that West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told associates that he "is considering leaving the Democratic Party if President Joe Biden and Democrats on Capitol Hill do not agree to his demand to cut the size of the social infrastructure

Never, ever trust a politician’s first denial. That’s the lesson on display after Joe Manchin admitted this morning that he has, in fact, discussed becoming an Independent, though, he’s trying to spin the revelation as something else. Yesterday, RedState reported

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a centrist and a stumbling block to Democrat President Joe Biden's ambitious social agenda, acknowledged on Thursday having discussed leaving the party if his Democrat colleagues considered his stance "an embarrassment." A day after

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Thursday said he offered to change his party affiliation to an independent amid tough reconciliation negotiations with President Biden and the far-left. Manchin told reporters he had offered Biden and the far-left to become an independent

Sen. Joe Manchin III admitted on Thursday that he had broached the topic of a party switch with fellow Democrats as a way to give them cover for his intransigence on President Biden‘s multitrillion-dollar expansion of the federal safety net. Mr. Manchin, a

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said on Thursday that Democrats won’t reach an agreement on a wide-ranging social spending bill "anytime soon," despite ongoing negotiations within the Democratic Party. "This is not going to happen anytime soon, guys," Manchin told

Attorney General Merrick Garland rejected a lawmaker’s accusation Thursday that he has a conflict of interest with his son-in-law’s work for an education firm that pushes critical race theory-related curricula in schools. “There are no conflicts of interest

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 21, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, where Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson grilled him on an alleged conflict of interest regarding his son-in-law’s education company. “Published reports show

Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to say Thursday whether he sought ethics guidance concerning his son-in-law’s business – which pushes critical race theory-related ideas and provides services to school districts nationwide – before he issued his explosive

Attorney General Merrick Garland told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he had not sought, and would not seek, ethics review from the Department of Justice over his son-in-law’s alleged ties to the promotion of Critical Race Theory (CRT). The

Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday amid intense criticism over a memo he released this month, which announced the FBI would get involved in cases of parents who protest against school boards. Garland

Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 21, 2021. (Michael Reynolds/Reuters) Attorney General Garland denied Thursday that his

Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify at a House committee hearing Thursday dedicated to oversight of the Justice Department at a time when the agency is in the middle of several high-profile cases and controversies. House Judiciary Committee ranking

Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday criticized the Biden administration’s plan to direct the IRS to track data on bank accounts with a certain amount of annual transactions, calling it a “snitch line.” “The Biden administration also wants another dedicated line of

Moscow (CNN) Moscow will impose a 10-day lockdown from next week in an effort to curb soaring Covid-19 cases, the city's mayor has said, as Russia endures its worst-ever phase of the pandemic. "In the coming days, we will reach historic peaks in Covid cases,"

FILE PHOTO: People wait to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva FILE PHOTO: People wait to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus

Moscow is set to reimpose lockdown measures to combat the surging coronavirus as the Russian vaccination campaign lags. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday said all shops, bars and restaurants will close from Oct. 28 except for supermarkets, pharmacies and other

MOSCOW — Authorities in Moscow on Thursday announced plans to shut restaurants, cinemas and non-food stores and introduce other restrictions later this month, as Russia registered the highest daily numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths since the

MOSCOW (AP) — The authorities in Moscow on Thursday announced a plan to shut restaurants and non-food stores and introduce other restrictions later this month as Russia registered the highest daily numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths since the

FILE PHOTO: People line up to receive a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in the State Department Store, GUM, in central Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov FILE

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a free nucleic acid testing site following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lanzhou's Chengguan district, Gansu province, China October 20, 2021. cnsphoto

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient in a vaccination center in Nantes, France, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty"

California backs buffer zone from oil drilling sites California's oil and gas regulator has proposed that the state ban new oil drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health in what would be the nation's largest buffer

FILE PHOTO: A worker collects a crude oil sample at an oil well operated by Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in Morichal, Venezuela, July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A worker collects a crude oil sample at an oil well

California is seeking to dramatically expand protections for communities near oil drilling operations following a large oil spill off the coast of Southern California earlier this month. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Thursday morning his administration has drafted

FILE PHOTO: Dust blows around a crude oil pump jack and flare burning excess gas at a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant FILE PHOTO: Dust blows around a crude oil pump jack and flare burning

The Newsom administration on Thursday took the first step toward banning new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of homes, schools and healthcare facilities, and requiring emissions monitoring of existing wells within those buffer zones, a move urged by environmental

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past an oil derrick in Huntington Beach during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., April 25, 2020. Picture taken April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot

School buses line up outside Woodrow Wilson Senior High School as students return to in-person classes in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files School buses line up outside Woodrow Wilson Senior High School as students return

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Woodside Petroleum, Australia's top independent oil and gas company, adorns a promotional poster on display at a briefing for investors in Sydney, Australia, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo for Woodside

Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 57 months in the killing of a 911 caller Enlarge this image toggle caption Leila Navidi/AP Leila Navidi/AP MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911

A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible crime was re-sentenced to nearly five years in prison Thursday after the state’s highest court overturned his murder conviction last month. Mohamed Noor

A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman

A Minnesota judge on Thursday sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor to 57 months in prison, the maximum penalty possible, for fatally shooting an Australian woman after she called police to report a possible sexual assault in 2017. The resentencing

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, whose murder conviction was overturned last month in the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed woman, was resentenced Thursday morning on a lesser charge. Noor, 36, was sentenced to 57 months on second-degree manslaughter,

Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who in 2017 killed a woman who had called for help, was resentenced on Thursday to four years and nine months in prison for manslaughter, a reduction of more than seven years from his earlier sentence after

(CNN) The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman while responding to her 911 call in 2017 was resentenced Thursday to 4 years and 9 months in prison on a second-degree manslaughter charge after Minnesota's highest court threw out his third-degree

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than

South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket reached its desired altitude but failed to deliver a dummy payload into orbit in its first test launch on Thursday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in still described the test as an “excellent accomplishment”

North Korea has hit back at U.S. criticism over its test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile this week, saying it was rightfully exercising its rights for self-defense and that the weapon doesn’t specifically target the United States SEOUL, South Korea

FILE PHOTO: A couple watch a television report broadcasting the launch of South Korea's space rocket Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) or Naro at Naro Space Centre in Goheung, about 485 km (301 miles) south of Seoul, at a train station in Seoul January

South Korea launches space rocket South Korea's first domestically produced space rocket reached its desired altitude on Thursday but failed to deliver a dummy payload into orbit in its first test launch. (Oct. 21)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket reached its desired altitude but failed to deliver a dummy payload into orbit in its first test launch on Thursday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in still described the test

South Korea tests 1st domestically made rocket as it pursues satellite launch program Enlarge this image toggle caption Hong Hae-in/AP Hong Hae-in/AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea test launched its first domestically produced space rocket on Thursday in

Workers from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions wearing Netflix series 'Squid Game' costumes attend a protest to demand better job conditions, in Seoul, South Korea, October 20, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS Workers from the Korean Confederation of Trade

SEOUL — South Korea launched its first homemade rocket on Thursday, a mission that was only partly successful but that officials called an important step toward ​placing domestically made satellites in orbit to better monitor growing threats from North Korea. The

London (CNN Business) Facebook failed to provide crucial details about its "Cross-Check" program that reportedly shielded millions of VIP users from the social media platform's normal content moderation rules, according to the company's oversight board. The

Facebook’s Oversight Board issued a transparency report Thursday scolding the tech giant for concealing details of its content review process and demanding more transparency. The report criticized Facebook for failing to disclose the existence of its “cross-check”

Oversight Board slams Facebook for giving special treatment to high-profile users Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Facebook's Oversight Board said in a report on Thursday that the social network "has not been fully forthcoming"

Facebook’s Oversight Board — which earlier this year upheld the company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump — slammed the social media behemoth on Thursday, saying it withheld information during the case about the uneven enforcement of the company’s

“The credibility of the Oversight Board, our working relationship with Facebook and our ability to render sound judgments on cases all depend on being able to trust that information provided to us by Facebook is accurate, comprehensive and paints a full picture

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of displayed Facebook logo in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of displayed Facebook logo in this illustration taken October

Facebook has not only not been "fully" transparent with users, but has also withheld information from its own oversight board, particularly in relation to the case of the "indefinite" ban of former President Donald Trump — a move the oversight board ruled was

FILE PHOTO: The tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann FILE PHOTO: The tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen

FILE PHOTO: A view of Norwegian bank DNB's offices in Riga, Latvia, November 20, 2013. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A view of Norwegian bank DNB's offices in Riga, Latvia, November 20, 2013. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo October 21, 2021 By

FILE PHOTO: Workers travel through Waterloo railway station during the morning rush hour as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Workers travel

FILE PHOTO: Flowers in bloom are sen opposite the Bank of England, in London, Britain August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Flowers in bloom are sen opposite the Bank of England, in London, Britain August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File

FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Bank of England during morning rush hour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Bank of England during morning

FILE PHOTO: A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo FILE PHOTO: A participant stands near a logo of World

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a deserted city bridge during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne,

After several months of confidential negotiations, the NFL and attorneys for former players have reached an agreement that will end the controversial practice of race-norming in the league's landmark concussion settlement program. The deal, which was filed

The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court. The revised

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, file photo , former Pittsburgh Steelers player Najeh Davenport is shown in Pittsburgh. Lawyers for the NFL and retired players filed proposed changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021,

The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court. CLICK

(CNN) The National Football League and lawyers for Black players who accused the league of discrimination have filed a joint proposal to "scrap the use of a race-based method to evaluate dementia claims made by former players in the league's concussion settlement,"

FILE PHOTO: Oct 17, 2021; London, England, United Kingdom; A general overall view of the NFL Shield logo at midfield during an NFL International Series game between the Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mandatory Credit:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin told Fox News on Wednesday that he is feeling very confident in his campaign to prevent former Democratic Gov. Terence McAuliffe from returning to Richmond for a second nonconsecutive term, as polls

Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, as the tight race in Virginia comes to a close. Ms. Harris will join Mr. McAuliffe in Prince William County, one of Virginia’s fastest growing and most ethnically

Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor of Virginia is a total disaster, and they aren’t even pretending otherwise anymore. That may not mean defeat in the largely blue state, but it’s still enjoyable to watch the Democrat squirm. Just days ago, he got so triggered

A new ad blasting Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe over his comments on parents’ involvement in the education of their children was released Thursday. The $1 million ad campaign, launched by Free to Learn Action, a group backed by

CNN and MSNBC appeared to gloss over the rough 24 hours Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe had following an abrupt exit from a TV interview and a new poll showing Virginia's race for governor continues to narrow. McAuliffe and his GOP rival

A parents advocacy group kick-started a $1 million digital ad campaign targeting Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe by highlighting school safety in Virginia. Free to Learn Action released a TV advertisement set to run statewide, focusing on

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe received another six-figure donation from a billionaire associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein who owns a private plane nicknamed the "f--- jet." Ron Burkle, a billionaire investor, donated

LONDON (AP) — British police charged a 25-year-old man Thursday with the murder of a Conservative lawmaker, alleging that the killing was an act of terrorism by a supporter of the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said Ali Harbi Ali, a man from London with

Passers-by view floral tributes to British MP David Amess, who was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents, placed outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville Passers-by view floral tributes to

London (CNN) A man has been charged with the murder of MP David Amess, who was stabbed to death in his constituency east of London last week, prosecutors in the United Kingdom said on Thursday. Ali Harbi Ali, 25 and from London, was also charged with the preparation

London’s Metropolitan Police have charged Ali Harbi Ali with murder and “preparation of terrorist acts” after a knife attack that saw British Member of Parliament David Amess killed at a constituency event last Friday. Ali Harbi Ali, 25 years old, of North

LONDON — The British police on Thursday charged a 25-year-old man with murder in the killing of David Amess, a lawmaker who was stabbed in a town east of London last week. The attack has rattled the British political establishment and intensified concerns over

LONDON (AP) — A man has been charged in the stabbing of a Conservative lawmaker who was killed as he met constituents at a church hall last week. Authorities say a 25-year-old British man with Somali heritage, Ali Harbi Ali, has been charged under the Terrorism

U.K. police have charged a 25-year-old man with lawmaker David Amess' murder Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP LONDON (AP) — A man has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the stabbing of a Conservative

Blog Post By Kyle Pomerleau The House version of the budget reconciliation bill includes a provision to raise the corporate income tax rate from 21 percent to 26.5 percent and reintroduce a progressive rate schedule. Under the proposal, the amount of corporate

WASHINGTON ― Democrats had a simple message about their Build Back Better plan: It would tax the rich to pay for new social programs that benefit everyone else. But Democrats have struggled to coalesce around a tax plan. They already jettisoned several major

Inflation is often described as a “hidden tax,” because it is driven by policy decisions and erodes citizens’ real purchasing power. But in 22 states, the high consumer price inflation observed over the last year could trigger direct tax increases as well,

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) has come out against raising tax rates on corporations, the wealthy and capital gains — forcing her Democratic colleagues to scramble to find new ways to pay for their massive social spending plan, the Wall Street Journal reported

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a top Democratic swing vote for the White House‘s legislative agenda, has ruled out scrapping the Trump-era tax cuts in order to pay for the entitlement and climate-change programs within President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar partisan

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the financial and business district of La Defense and the Grande Arche building-monument in La Defense, near Paris, France, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes FILE PHOTO: A view shows the financial and business district of

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

Up for debate: How to protect W.Va. from climate change without hurting its economy NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Angie Rosser of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition about Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to a climate bill that experts say would significantly reduce

The Biden administration on Thursday is "officially recognizing and reporting" on the "linkage" between climate change and migration, after the U.S. saw the highest number of border detentions in a year since 1986. Border Patrol arrests soared over 1.7 million

WASHINGTON — Worsening conflict within and between nations. Increased dislocation and migration as people flee climate-fueled instability. Heightened military tension and uncertainty. The Biden administration released several reports Thursday on climate change

Small increases in global average temperatures since the 1800s pose risks of increased political instability in the developing world, possible food and water shortages, and potentially more military competition in the Arctic but do not represent existential

(CNN) A series of new reports from the Biden administration will issue a stark warning on Thursday: The effects of climate change will be wide-reaching and will pose problems for every government. "No country will be spared from the challenges directly related

Up for debate: How to protect W.Va. from climate change with hurting its economy NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Angie Rosser of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition about Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to a climate bill that experts say would significantly reduce

Special Counsel John Durham is "still in action" investigating the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. During testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, Garland was asked about the status of Durham's

As I begin this article, I find myself in the unique position of not only being repulsed by the Merrick Garland topic I’m about to write about but also by Biden’s Attorney General live — he is spewing his faux dramatic crap on the TV right next to me as I write.

What’s it worth? Attorney General Merrick Garland was pressed Thursday to appoint a special counsel to investigate the art sales of President Biden’s scandal-scarred son Hunter — whose novice works are set to be sold for upward of $500,000. Rep. Ken Buck

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland deflected a lawmaker’s request Thursday to appoint a special counsel to investigate the high-priced art sales of presidential son Hunter Biden, saying only that he would take the question “under advisement.” “I’m not able

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., displayed a Hunter Biden painting during Thursday's House Judiciary hearing, asking Attorney General Merrick Garland how it could come close in value to two classical art pieces he also displayed. The displays served as a lead-up to

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Thursday declined to say whether special counsel John Durham is continuing his investigation into the FBI’s probe of the Clinton Foundation. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Scott Fitzgerald asked if Mr.

Former President Bill Clinton spoke out for the first time following his hospitalization. In a video posted on Twitter Wednesday night, Clinton, 75, said he's feeling better, and is "on the road to recovery." "Hi everyone, I was so touched by the outpouring

Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday said he’s “doing great” after returning home following treatment for a urological infection at a California hospital last week. Speaking from a tree-lined location outside his home in Chappaqua, New York, the 75-year-old

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton released a video saying he is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized in Southern California for six days to treat an infection unrelated to COVID-19. The 75-year-old Clinton, who arrived Sunday

Former President Bill Clinton released a video saying he is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized in Southern California for six days to treat an infection unrelated to COVID-19. The 75-year-old Clinton, who arrived Sunday at his home in New York,

Former President Bill Clinton shared a video update on his condition on Wednesday after he was released this week from a Southern California hospital where he successfully battled an infection. "I'm really glad to be back home," said 75-year-old Clinton in

Former President Bill Clinton shared a video update from his Chappaqua, New York, home on Wednesday to reassure the world he’s “doing great” after a urological infection forced him into hospital for five days of treatment. The 75-year-old delivered his health

The Atlanta Police Department is highlighting how officers "put their lives on the line every single day" to protect the community after posting video footage of an officer who was hit by a car on a highway as he investigated a separate crash. "We often say,

Two Chicago police officers were shot and injured — apparently by one bullet — on Wednesday night after a third officer accidentally discharged his handgun during a struggle with a man while investigating a homicide, officials said. The officer fired his weapon

A Chicago police officer accidentally shot and wounded two fellow officers during a traffic stop Wednesday night. The Chicago Tribune reports the traffic stop was part of a homicide investigation. There was some type of altercation as officer’s surrounded

Authorities say an officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban Chicago, wounding two other officers LYONS, Ill. -- An officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making

An officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban Chicago, wounding two other officers, authorities said. Chicago officers spotted a car Wednesday night that was tied to a homicide and a police helicopter

Two Chicago police officers suffered minor injuries Wednesday night after another officer accidentally fired their gun during a tangle with a suspect, a report said. The Chicago Tribune reported that the incident occurred around midnight in the suburb of Lyons.

New York (CNN Business) Southwest Airlines says that its recent service problems, which prompted it to cancel more than 2,000 flights over a four-day period, cost the airline $75 million. That's just one of the headwinds facing the discount airline. Southwest

Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it would adjust its December flight schedule to adjust for ongoing labor shortages. Southwest canceled over 2,000 flights on Oct. 10 and 11, costing the company over $75 million, according to Southwest’s Q3 earnings

American Airlines earned $169 million in the third quarter, but the delta variant of COVID-19 slowed down its recovery from the pandemic FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines is reporting a third-quarter profit of $169 million after collecting nearly $1 billion

Southwest Airlines announced cuts to their flight schedule on Thursday after thousands of canceled flights earlier this month reportedly cost them $75 million. The Dallas-based airline canceled over 2,000 flights between October 8 and October 13, officially

American and Southwest Airlines are reporting that they made profits in the third quarter, thanks to large amounts of government pandemic relief DALLAS -- Airlines are planning for a big December, believing that the recent surge in a highly contagious COVID-19

After a State Department tweet marked “International Pronouns Day” on Wednesday, Republicans blasted the move, calling out the department for misguided priorities and hypocrisy. The tweet included a link to a page explaining why many Americans list pronouns

Outraged citizens and lawmakers wondered why the State Department celebrated "International Pronouns Day" on Wednesday amid a series of global crises they argued better deserved its attention. "Today on International Pronouns Day, we share why many people

The State Department made it a point Wednesday to recognize International Pronouns Day, much to the frustration of Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. Mr. Rubio had some choice observations after the State Department tweeted Wednesday about pronoun awareness

The US State Department was widely mocked on social media Wednesday after tweeting about “International Pronouns Day” and sharing a link to an article that detailed why many people on social media share their pronouns to help others avoid “accidentally assuming

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday acknowledged “International Pronouns Day,” sharing a post explaining how it is becoming “increasingly common for people to ‘share their pronouns’” weeks after stranding dozens of Americans in Afghanistan and largely failing

U.S. health officials say a salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states NEW YORK -- A salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials said. The Centers for Disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that a salmonella outbreak believed to be linked to onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, has spread to 37 states — sickening over 650 people. The CDC directed businesses on Wednesday evening

CDC says toss onions if you don't know where they came from to avoid salmonella Enlarge this image toggle caption CDC/CDC CDC/CDC Check your onions now: A salmonella outbreak impacting 37 states and sickening over 600 people in the United States is being

More than 650 people in 37 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to imported onions, federal health officials said on Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said that an investigation had identified ProSource Inc., of Hailey, Idaho,

A salmonella outbreak in 37 states has been linked to fresh whole red, white, and yellow onions sold to restaurants and grocery stores throughout the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 652 people have reported

(CNN) A new report published Wednesday warns of the severe impact of climate change on human health, and says the prognosis is only getting worse. Droughts will hurt food production, rising temperatures will encourage the spread of dangerous pathogens such

Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet tracked 44 global health indicators connected to climate change, including heat deaths,

Climate change is “first and foremost a health crisis,” and the negative effects of extreme heat, wildfires and droughts on people are “varied and widespread,” according to a new report. In a climate report released this week, researchers with the medical

Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet tracked 44 global health indicators connected to climate change, including heat deaths,

Two new reports show that death, disease and other health problems linked to global warming are rapidly rising Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the

Unemployment claims are increasingly returning to normal, but many other aspects of the job market haven’t yet done so. Hiring has slowed in the past two months, even as companies and other employers have posted a near-record number of open jobs. Officials

FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville,

The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 290,000 last week as employers attempt to hold onto workers amid struggles with inflation, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figure released Thursday

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers. Unemployment claims dropped 6,000 to 290,000 last week, the third straight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers. Unemployment claims dropped 6,000 to 290,000 last

In an awesome “shot and chaser” moment on Wednesday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) blasted Donald Trump for claiming executive privilege in an attempt to block the release of White House documents archived from his presidency, prompting House Republican colleague

WASHINGTON — A prominent Washington lobbyist close to Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, is warning Republican political consultants that they must choose between working for Representative Liz Cheney or Mr. McCarthy, an ultimatum that marks the full

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, calling her a ''smug fool,'' and said that ''to look at her is to despise her'' in a statement he released on Wednesday. Trump's remarks came after the Wyoming representative pressured

Washington (CNN) Jeff Miller, a lobbyist and close ally of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, has warned GOP consultants in recent weeks that they can't work for both McCarthy and Rep. Liz Cheney, a source confirmed to CNN, claiming she is working to undermine

Rep. Liz Cheney (RINO-WY) claimed during the anti-Trump/Democrat Jan. 6 Committee proceedings that President Donald Trump exercising his executive privilege indicated that he was “personally involved” in planning the riot. Liz Cheney says Trump's claim of

A family of three that died along with their dog while on a hike in California’s Sierra National Forest in August died from “heat-related issues,” Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese said Thursday. The deaths of John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old

A Northern California family and their dog who were mysteriously found dead in a remote hiking area most likely died from hyperthermia and probable dehydration, authorities said Thursday. The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office previously said the updates on

(CNN) The mystery behind the deaths of a couple, their baby daughter and the family dog, who were found on a hiking trail near Yosemite National Park in August, has come to an end. The cause of death for Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter,

A California family of three found dead in August died of hyperthermia and probable dehydration, Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese confirmed. The cause of death comes almost two months after John Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju,

Associated Press MARIPOSA, Calif. — A California sheriff has scheduled a news conference to announce the causes of death of a Northern California family and their dog who were found in a remote hiking area in a case that has baffled authorities. Mariposa

Proving that his support for the police is serious, Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman recently joined an interview board for Alabama police recruits to help officials evaluate possible hires. Freeman was one of a seven-member board who met with nine police

(CNN) Big cities across America are forcing employees to get vaccinated as part of their jobs, and many police unions are pushing back, driven by a mix of anti-vaccine ideology and principled disagreement over changing work rules on the fly. Unions are availing

Morgan Freeman is getting involved in the Gulf Shores Police Department. The 84-year-old actor sat on an interview board for Alabama police recruits last week. The board also included law enforcement experts. Freeman, a Mississippi native who owns property

Former police chief, James Craig, slammed the Democrats for pushing vaccine mandates on police and said that this was Democrats' their new way of continuing the "defund the police" movement on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday. "This is just utterly ridiculous,"

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Justice Department "does not support defunding the police" and has asked for a $1 billion funding increase for local departments. His comments came during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday in

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wrote a letter to Congress calling for paid family leave Enlarge this image toggle caption John Lamparski/Getty Images John Lamparski/Getty Images Democrats have been negotiating for weeks over just how much to spend on a budget

Meghan Markle called on Congress to pass a federal paid parental leave program Wednesday in an open letter in which the Duchess of Sussex said she “grew up on the $4.99 salad bar at Sizzler.” In the letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate

(CNN) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is urging Congressional Democratic leadership to pass federal paid family and medical leave and "ensure this consequential moment is not lost" as Democrats continue to negotiate a deal to pass the Biden administration's social

Meghan Markle has found another cause to advocate for. Since joining the royal family, the former actress has dedicated her time largely to charity and advocacy work and has now set her sights on paid leave for parents. The 40-year-old royal sent a note to

Democrats will likely make serious cuts to their proposal to offer paid leave to workers as they try to trim the cost of their Build Back Better budget bill. The White House told House lawmakers this week that the proposed 12-week paid leave program outlined

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is offering a carrot to go along with the vaccination mandate stick. De Blasio on Wednesday announced that all 160,000 city employees would have to be vaccinated by Oct. 29 or risk being placed on unpaid leave, but said those

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s mandating vaccines for all city employees “to make this whole city safe” and “end the COVID era once and for all.” It’s likely within his legal powers, but strikes us as unwise — and even unjust. A year ago, we clapped and cheered

New York City is giving most of its municipal workers until next Friday to start the COVID-19 vaccination process. Those who have will get a bonus, but workers who do not abide will stop collecting a paycheck. City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi was

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday threatened to fire any city employee who refuses to take the coronavirus vaccine by December 18, saying they “should be prepared to lose their job.” “The city’s employee vaccine mandate is critical to protecting

The city council in Tucson, Arizona, voted to terminate city employees who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine jab, a move that Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Ariz., condemned as "unfathomable" as he suggested he would challenge legally. The city council voted 4-3 on Tuesday

J.D. Vance, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat from Ohio, is surging in the polls — within three points of another Republican candidate, Josh Mandel. A poll conducted by Tony Fabrizio for a pro-Vance super PAC released on Thursday showed the candidate

Voters are worried about the classroom. The latest Fox News national survey finds 73 percent of registered voters are "extremely" or "very" concerned about what public schools are teaching children. The only issues more concerning to voters are inflation/higher

The CEO of United Airlines has warned flight prices are about to spike as the busy holiday travel season looms — and surging jet fuel prices are to blame. Jet fuel prices are climbing to levels not seen before COVID-19 hit and those costs would likely have

A recent poll from the University of New Hampshire found that 45 percent of likely Democrat voters in their first-in-the-nation 2024 primary would like to see President Joe Biden be challenged, showing the first signs of dissatisfaction within the state. The

Most Americans expect grocery prices to continue to rise over the next year and admit that the rising prices have caused them to change their eating habits, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found. The vast majority of voters, 81 percent, said they

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. In our age of historical revisionism, the city officials in New York City have set their sights on a statue of our third president – Thomas Jefferson.

The Issue: The City Council’s decision to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall. What ignoramuses (“Jefferson knocked of his pedestal,” Oct 19). What self-centered blinds. They only see Thomas Jefferson as someone who owned slaves. Cancel culture

Statue of President Thomas Jefferson in the council chambers of New York City Hall, October 19, 2021. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) After more than a century, the New York City Council is removing a statue of Thomas Jefferson from its chamber. The decision, which

The New York City Public Design Commission voted on Tuesday to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from the New York City Council's chambers at City Hall, despite earlier predictions from reporters and liberals that statues of the Founding Fathers weren't at

Make no bones about it, the largest triceratops skeleton ever unearthed made a mammoth showing Thursday at a Paris auction, where it was sold for 6.65 million euros – about $7.74 million – to a US collector. The final price for the 26-foot-long “Big John”

Written by Leah Dolan, CNN The world's biggest Triceratops fossil ever found, a 66-million-old skeleton affectionately dubbed " Big John ," has sold for €6.6 million ($7.7 million) -- smashing its high auction estimate of €1.5 million ($1.7 million). The

The world’s biggest triceratops skeleton, known as “Big John,” has been sold for 6.6 million euros ($7.7 million) to a private collector at a Paris auction house PARIS -- The world’s biggest triceratops skeleton, known as “Big John,” was sold for 6.6 million

Auction officer Violette Stcherbatcheff gestures next to the world's biggest triceratops skeleton, known as "Big John," during its auction Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 in Paris. The enormous skeleton, estimated to be over 66 million years old, was found in 2014

FILE PHOTO: A woman stands in front of the logo of Snap Inc on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, NY, U.S. March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A woman stands in front of the logo of Snap Inc on the floor

FILE PHOTO: The Dow Chemical logo is displayed on a board above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S. on December 22, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Dow Chemical logo is displayed

FILE PHOTO: New Barbie dolls from Mattel are pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo FILE PHOTO: New Barbie dolls from Mattel are pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for AT&T is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FILE PHOTO: The company logo for AT&T is displayed on a screen on the floor at

Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, New York City, announced plans Thursday to file for a union election before the National Labor Relations Board next week. Amazon Labor Union, which represents 2,000 Amazon workers, signed union authorization cards

Tucked in four plastic tubs in a tent by a Staten Island bus stop are stacks of cards with valuable autographs: the signatures of more than 1,700 hourly Amazon workers. “I, the undersigned, authorize the Amazon Labor Union to represent me for the purpose of

Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island push for union vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Some 2,000 Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island have signed a call for unionization and on Monday plan

New York (CNN Business) When Amazon opened a sprawling warehouse in her community in March 2020, Jennifer Bates never guessed she'd find herself testifying before members of Congress one year later about the "grueling" conditions she experienced working inside

(CNN) Five military veterans on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's advisory board resigned from their roles this week, slamming the Arizona Democrat as one of the "principal obstacles to progress." The veterans said they object to her refusal to change the Senate filibuster

Five staff advisers have abandoned Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for neglecting Arizona constituents over opposing President Biden’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation proposal. “You have become one of the principal obstacles to progress, answering to big donors rather

Five veterans who worked on an advisory council to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema quit their posts on Thursday with a scathing message to the Arizona Democrat accusing her of failing her constituents. Sinema is a major holdout among Democrats working to advance President

Five veterans, who were advising Sen. Krysten Sinema, have quit and are blasting the Arizona Democrat for "hanging your constituents out to dry," according to The New York Times. The newspaper, in a Thursday report, said it is the latest sign of hostility

The two men running to become New York City's next mayor offered starkly different visions Wednesday about how to lead the nation's largest city out of the pandemic, improve public safety, and gird the city of 8.8 million people for more powerful storms driven

(CNN) The contest to become New York City's next mayor effectively ended early this summer, when Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won the Democratic primary . But on Wednesday night, Adams shared a stage with the Republican nominee, Curtis Sliwa, a founder

Mr. Adams, who has a meditation routine, appeared keenly focused on rising above many of Mr. Sliwa’s attacks. But he also sought to define his Republican opponent early in the evening as an untrustworthy public figure who does not have a significant record

Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa offered different visions for New York City in their first debate on Wednesday night, disagreeing over everything from vaccine mandates to keeping a statue of Thomas Jefferson at City Hall. Mr. Adams, the Democratic nominee, tried

London (CNN) Queen Elizabeth II attended hospital on Wednesday afternoon for "some preliminary investigations," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said in a statement released Thursday. She has since returned to Windsor Castle, the statement added. "Following

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace said Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks after being advised by her doctor this week to rest. The palace said the 95-year-old British monarch went to the private King Edward VII’s Hospital

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II entered the hospital on Wednesday afternoon for tests and was discharged on Thursday, a day after Buckingham Palace announced she would cancel a visit to Northern Ireland on the advice of her doctors. The palace, which provided

Queen Elizabeth II spent the night in the hospital Wednesday after she was given medical guidance to rest. The queen returned to Buckingham Palace on Thursday around lunchtime. "Following medical advice to rest for a few days, the Queen attended hospital

New York (CNN Business) The Dave Chappelle comedy special, "The Closer," has thrust Netflix into its biggest crisis ever . It's a mess of the company's own making. Chappelle's special, which debuted on Netflix earlier this month, caused a firestorm inside

So far, I’ve actually been impressed with the way Netflix brass is handling the ongoing protest from its trans employees. As you can see below, they’ve really shown up and shown out and it’s a wonder how Netflix is handling all of this pressure. What a rager

Dave Chappelle is not retracting the jokes he made in his controversial Netflix stand-up special, "The Closer," even after employees of the streaming platform staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the content. According to a report from Variety, the

Comedian Dave Chappelle is doubling down on his jokes from The Closer, reportedly saying he will mount a U.S. tour if Netflix caves to pressure from 2SLGBTQQIA+ groups and pulls the comedy special. Variety spoke to fans who attended a sold-out Chappelle performance

FILE PHOTO: A sign reading "Bible Training Centre, Strive to receive praise from God" is seen at the Christian Aid Ministries compound after the abduction of a U.S.-based group of missionaries fueled international concerns over gang violence, in Titanyen,

(CNN) The leader of the Haitian gang who kidnapped 17 US and Canadian missionaries has threatened to kill the hostages if he doesn't get what he's demanding, according to a video released Thursday. The video was taken Wednesday at a funeral for gang members

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that police say is holding 17 members of a kidnapped missionary group is seen in a video released Thursday saying he will kill them if he doesn’t get what he’s demanding. The video posted on social

The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that police say is holding 17 members of a kidnapped missionary group is seen in a video released Thursday saying he will kill them if he doesn’t get what he’s demanding. The video posted on social media shows Wilson Joseph

BOSTON — First the Boston Red Sox lost their grip on the American League Championship Series. Then they lost their series lead to the Houston Astros. Now they must rally for two wins at Minute Maid Park for the pennant. J.D. Martinez expects to have fun. “We’re

Framber Valdez was perfect through four, took a two-hit shutout into the seventh and became the first pitcher in the 2021 postseason to finish eight innings on Wednesday as the Houston Astros beat Boston 9-1 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series and moved

Nathan Eovaldi wants the ball, the pressure, the chance to extend Boston's season — all of it. "I love it," he said Thursday, a day before he was scheduled to face Houston in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series, which the Astros lead three games to two. CLICK

Rookie Luis García will start for the Houston Astros against the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series on Friday night with a trip to the World Series on the line. García started Game 2 and gave up a grand slam in the first inning before leaving

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call state lawmakers back to work early to pass legislation to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates enacted by businesses TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he will call state lawmakers back

Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will call together a special session of the Florida legislature to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates on businesses. "We will be calling the Legislature back for a special session. We want to make sure that individuals in the

(CNN) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday he will call the state legislature for a special session to add "protections" related to federal vaccine mandates. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "What we are going to be doing, in addition to mounting aggressive

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday announced he is calling the Florida Legislature back for a special session to address intrusive vaccine mandates and create protections for Floridians who risk losing their jobs. He stressed an individual’s right to

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

FILE PHOTO: CaixaBank's logo is seen on top of the company's headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo FILE PHOTO: CaixaBank's logo is seen on top of the company's headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, September 17, 2020.

The logo of China Evergrande is seen at outside China Evergrande Centre building in Hong Kong, China September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu The logo of China Evergrande is seen at outside China Evergrande Centre building in Hong Kong, China September 23,

Anthony Edwards energized the first full-size home crowd of his nascent career with 29 points in 31 minutes for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who cruised to a 124-106 victory over the Houston Rockets to start the season on Wednesday. Karl-Anthony Towns led the

Minnesota Timberwolves youngster Anthony Edwards could emerge as one of the next big stars in the NBA and on Wednesday, at the start of his sophomore season, he already was making a name for himself. Edwards finished with 29 points, six rebounds, three assists

Ja Morant had 37 points and six assists, De’Anthony Melton added 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the fourth for a 132-121 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Morant and Melton combined for

(CNN) Tom Brady congratulated Aaron Rodgers for becoming a "shareholder of the Bears" after the Green Bay Packers quarterback's celebration in which he could be heard saying he "owned" the Chicago team . After scoring a six-yard rushing touchdown in the Packers

Former Chicago Bears great Olin Kreutz didn’t take too kindly to Aaron Rodgers screaming at fans he still "owns you" during the Green Bay Packers’ victory against their NFC North rival. Rodgers said after the game he saw fans at Soldier Field flipping him

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made waves Sunday after celebrating a game-clinching touchdown against the Chicago Bears, the archnemesis of Green Bay. “All my f—ing life, I own you,” Rodgers shouted to Bears fans. “I still own you. I still own you.” Some

As the nation rebounds from a surge of the delta variant, questions swirl over future and new coronavirus variants and the effectiveness of vaccines against them. As long as the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic continues to infect people, new variants

The coronavirus that caused the pandemic can keep evolving as long as people are still getting infected, but that doesn’t mean new variants will emerge as regularly or that they’ll be more dangerous WASHINGTON -- Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes,

WASHINGTON (AP) – Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn’t mean new variants will keep emerging as regularly, or that they’ll be more dangerous. With more

A Manhattan federal judge shot down a request by Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys to keep secret portions of jury selection in her upcoming sex-trafficking trial. Judge Alison Nathan denied a request to hide from public view proposed juror questionnaires and

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell appears during her arraignment hearing on a new indictment at Manhattan Federal Court in New York, April 23, 2021, in this courtroom sketch. A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell

Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged accomplice of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, are set to appear before a federal judge Thursday afternoon to argue that prospective jurors for her criminal trial should be questioned individually and privately

FILE PHOTO: A customer shops inside a Walmart store in Mexico City, Mexico March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A customer shops inside a Walmart store in Mexico City, Mexico March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo October

Mexico’s richest man has reached an agreement with Mexico City authorities to rebuild or reinforce an elevated subway line that collapsed in May, killing 26 people MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s richest man reached an agreement with Mexico City authorities Wednesday

Members of the National Guard stand guard in front of the site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed with train cars on it, in Mexico City, Mexico May 19, 2021. REUTERS/ Henry Romero/Files Members of the National Guard stand guard in front of

A California mom accused of hosting drunken parties for teens — and even watching them engage in sex acts — was arraigned Wednesday on 39 criminal charges and denied bail after being extradited from her new home in Idaho. Shannon O’Connor, 47, wore an orange

A judge in Northern California has denied bail for a former Silicon Valley mother accused of hosting alcohol-fueled parties for her teenage son and his friends where she encouraged them to drink and have sex with intoxicated underage girls SAN FRANCISCO --

A woman accused of throwing drunken parties for her son and his friends in her Silicon Valley-area home where teenagers were encouraged to engage in sex acts was denied bail Wednesday in her first court appearance. A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge

Week 7 of the 2021 NFL season is shaping up to be a wild one. There are multiple games with double-digit point spreads and several more in which the favorite is expected to win by more than a touchdown. But as savvy investors, gamblers, and sports fans know,

Week 7 of the 2021 NFL season will feature a whole host of important games that could determine the playoff picture for a ton of teams going forward. The first begins with the Thursday night matchup between the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns. Both teams

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens made a statement in Week 6. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Jackson threw for 167 yards with one touchdown, and the Ravens’ defense held Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers to one score in

Gwyneth Paltrow’s sex-toy merch now has her teenage son’s approval. (Watch the video below.) On “Ellen” Wednesday, host Ellen DeGeneres teased the Goop founder by pulling out one of the company’s vibrators. Advertisement “Can you show that on TV?” Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow’s son Moses supports his famous mom despite whatever eyebrow-raising items she might be selling via Goop, her wellness and lifestyle brand/website. The actress recalled how the 15-year-old was at first "really embarrassed" with the site's more

Gwyneth Paltrow is opening up about the insecurities she has about her physical appearance and how she combats them. The entrepreneur behind the goop beauty and wellness brand gets candid about tackling her self-doubt in the six-episode Netflix series "Sex,

HOUSTON — Amid pressure from former President Donald J. Trump to support a broad review of the 2020 election in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed as secretary of state a lawyer who briefly joined Mr. Trump’s challenge to the 2020 results in Pennsylvania. The

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent appointment for secretary of state is a lawyer who tried to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election. Abbott appointed lawyer John Scott on Thursday, giving Scott the power to oversee election

(CNN) John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump in his legal challenge of the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday his appointment of Scott, a Fort Worth

After the housing market finally started cooling off a bit over the summer, sales rebounded in September. The tight inventory of homes, which had been improving earlier in the year, worsened again in September and prices continued to climb, according to a

Sales of the priciest homes were strong in September and the share of sales to first-time buyers fell, highlighting increasing inequality in the Biden era housing market. The median existing-home price for all housing types in September was $352,800, a 13.3

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as worries about higher mortgage rates motivated buyers to get off the sidelines Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday said it has issued a series of orders to tech giants to turn over information on their payment system plans in an effort to ensure adequate consumer protection. The consumer watchdog said it has sent

FILE PHOTO: The seal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly FILE PHOTO: The seal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seen at their headquarters

FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo/File Photo October 21, 2021 By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price WASHINGTON

“There was agreement with IFC on the decision to stop all fraternity activities, and we will be completing a thorough review of the methods put in place to ensure safety at fraternity events. As part of the investigations, we will hold anyone accountable who

The University of Missouri-Columbia has suspended all fraternity activities following an incident at an alcohol-fueled party Tuesday night. A student was found unresponsive early Wednesday following an outrageous Phi Gamma Delta party where students consumed

The student was hospitalized early Wednesday after a party, the school said. The University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, has suspended all fraternity activities after a freshman was found unresponsive and after a frat party, school officials said. Police

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran in Arizona was caught on video single-handedly disarming a gun-wielding juvenile who was attempting to rob a gas station on Wednesday. The incident happened at around 4:30 a.m. inside the convenience store at a Chevron gas station,

A video of a man who served in the U.S. Marine Corps shutting down a would-be armed robbery went viral this week. According to a press release from the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at a Chevron in the city

A US Marine Corps veteran in Arizona was caught on video single-handedly disarming a gun-wielding juvenile who was attempting to rob a gas station on Wednesday. The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. inside the convenience store at a Chevron gas station, the

The husband and wife accused of trying to sell US nuclear secrets to officials from a foreign country left their 11-year-old child at home alone for hours while passing information at a “dead drop” — and kept a “go bag” in their bedroom in case they had to

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI found a trash bag of shredded documents, thousands of dollars in cash, latex gloves and a “go-bag” when they searched the home of a Maryland couple accused of trying to sell information about nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country,

(CNN) Federal prosecutors disclosed Wednesday that the government still cannot find most of the classified data they say was stolen by a Maryland couple trying to sell naval secrets to a foreign country. The revelation came during a detention hearing for Diana

The Arizona State University Police Department is recommending charges against the four protesters who followed Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a bathroom earlier this month and recorded the incident. ASU police, Sinema's office and the Maricopa County

The campus police at Arizona State University on Thursday recommended that charges be brought against four protesters who filmed themselves accosting Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in a public restroom at the school over her opposition to key parts of President

The storms could lead to flash floods and dangerous debris flows in a wide swath of the region already devastated by recent wildfires. Some of California’s most important reservoirs are at or near historic lows heading into the rainy season. This weekend's

(CNN) After nearly a year without rain, a series of potent Pacific storms are directed at Northern California this week, potentially bringing as much as a foot of rainfall and up to three feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada. Supercharged by a classic atmospheric

Three Republican senators and two GOP House members met with state-level Republican activists and potential candidates Wednesday night to share advice on how to run for office and win state-level elections in an event hosted by the Republican State Leadership

Big-name congressmembers looking to bolster the future of the GOP spoke on a Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) panel Wednesday about pursuing down-ballot races, an area the GOP dominated in 2020 amid losses at the federal level. Sens. Marco Rubio

Robert Bierenbaum, a former plastic surgeon who was convicted of murdering his wife in 2000, confessed to killing her and throwing her body out of an airplane after more than three decades of maintaining his innocence. Bierenbaum, an experienced pilot who

A former plastic surgeon convicted on circumstantial evidence of killing his wife finally gave a confession 20 years later that stunned prosecutors. Robert Bierenbaum admitted he threw his wife's body out of an airplane and into the ocean nearly three decades

Written by Jacoba Urist This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper , an editorial partner of CNN Style. The painter Julie Green died last Tuesday, October 12, aged 60, after a battle with ovarian cancer, the artist's gallery, Upfor, confirmed. A

Julie Green, who painted plates with the last meals of death row inmates, has died Enlarge this image toggle caption Emilie Smith, Bellevue Arts Museum Emilie Smith, Bellevue Arts Museum Julie Green, an artist known for painting the last meals of death row

New York (CNN) New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he was "troubled" by a video showing two unmasked NYPD officers removing a masked commuter from a subway station this week, and he said he expects discipline for the officers involved. "I didn't like

Two New York City police officers are likely to face disciplinary action after video showed them forcing a subway rider off a station platform for allegedly confronting the maskless cops about the city’s COVID-19 mask mandate. Video posted on social media

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world, the White House announced. The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign even as it rolls out boosters for domestic

WASHINGTON (AP) —The U.S. on Thursday donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world, the White House announced. The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign even as it rolls out boosters for domestic

The first easy-to-use Covid-19 treatment could be available in the United States by the end of this year, but it is unlikely to reach developing countries, where hundreds of millions of people remain without access to vaccines, until at least the middle of

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $120 million to facilitate access to Merck's COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir in low-income countries around the world once it is approved for emergency-use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug

Instagram model Genie Exum, who is accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife in Manhattan, also allegedly beat up her cousin with a liquor bottle in a fight over finances two years ago in Alabama, the Post has learned. The 22-year-old allegedly

An Instagram model was seen on a video shared online of her appearing to smirk while police questioned her over an alleged stabbing attack of her boyfriend the night prior. Genie Exum, 22, was arraigned in a Manhattan police station Tuesday night and walked

If Debra Messing had to explain every single bad tweet she’s done, we’d be here for a while. But earlier this week, she did make time to address one particular missive from her very active Twitter account that was directed at Kim Kardashian West ahead of the

Debra Messing is apologizing. The 53-year-old actress made headlines in September when she questioned the decision "Saturday Night Live" made in booking Kim Kardashian to host the show despite the fact that she has nothing to promote as the show's special

Scott Peterson will remain behind bars. Peterson, who murdered his pregnant wife and unborn son in 2002, was denied bail ahead of a December hearing where he will be re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, a judge ruled Wednesday. He’s spent

Scott Peterson will remain behind bars. Peterson, who murdered his pregnant wife and unborn son in 2002, was denied bail ahead of a December hearing where he will be re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, a judge ruled Wednesday. He’s spent

“Data from the module indicate that both the driver and the passenger seats were occupied, and that the seat belts were buckled when the EDR recorded the crash,” the NTSB said. “The data also indicate that the driver was applying the accelerator in the time

A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat DETROIT -- A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April

A neurologist has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he was a serial sexual abuser of women who had gone to him for help with debilitating, chronic pain NEW YORK -- A neurologist pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges alleging he was a

The federal investigation in the case is still in progress, and officials urged anyone who might have been a victim of Mr. Cruciani’s to contact the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. The 16-page federal indictment describes in detail

New Zealand Governor-General designate Dame Cindy Kiro (L) and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walk together at Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, May 24, 2021. Picture taken May 24, 2021. AAP Image/Ben Mckay via REUTERS New Zealand Governor-General

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The name of the man who waged a terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques in 2019 has been all but erased from New Zealand’s collective memory. Most details of his mass shooting never became public. An official investigation held

On Wednesday, mainstream media outlets were all telling the same story: Republicans are blocking American rights to vote. Even the President and Vice President got in on the action of spreading lies regarding the failed legislation. President Joe Biden said

Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ latest effort to rewrite America’s election and voting laws Wednesday, as progressive activists piled on the pressure to modify the chamber’s 60-vote legislative filibuster — or scrap it completely. The motion to end debate

FILE PHOTO: The Panama registered Mol Explorer cargo ship is pictured at the Port of Long Beach, California December 4, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Panama registered Mol Explorer cargo ship is pictured at the Port of Long Beach,

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

Meghan McCain was reminded of her own hypocrisy when it comes to tell-alls on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” show on Wednesday. During what was a mainly congenial interview to promote McCain’s new audio memoir “Bad Republican,” Cohen asked the conservative

EXCLUSIVE -- Meghan McCain’s new audio memoir "Bad Republican" dishes on everything from the behind-the-scenes drama at "The View" and growing up as the daughter of an American icon to her views on cancel culture and the future of the Republican Party. An

FILE PHOTO: Qantas planes are seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Qantas planes are seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, March 18,

Qantas planes are seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Qantas planes are seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport, following the coronavirus outbreak,

Anyone can fake a cramp injury in football. They are seen so often on televised games. Fall to the ground, grab your leg, and have a teammate or trainer stretch your foot and bend the toes. This happened continuously — real or fake — in Ole Miss’ 31-26 victory

Ole Miss will honor Eli Manning on Saturday as the Rebels host LSU. The school will retire Manning’s No. 10 jersey. He will be the third Rebels football player to have his number retired, joining his father Archie Manning (No. 18) and Chucky Mullins (No. 38).

Several years before the reports of the mysterious Havana Syndrome started surfacing among intelligence officers, diplomats, and others, the United States was investigating whether microwaves had been beamed at an embassy and were causing illness, the National

Long before Havana Syndrome, U.S. reported microwaves beamed at an embassy Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP In 1996, Michael Beck and a colleague at the National Security Agency were sent to a "hostile

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government has executed 24 people and sentenced 11 others to life in prison with hard labor for lighting wildfires that burned across the country’s northwest last year, the Syrian justice ministry announced in a statement on Facebook

(CNN) Syria has executed 24 people who were convicted of terrorism charges for igniting last year's devastating wildfires that left 3 people dead and scorched thousands of acres of forests, the Syrian Ministry of Justice said Thursday. The perpetrators confessed

The world may be mired in an energy crunch, but the United Nations had a message Wednesday for major producers: Stop delivering so much coal, oil and natural gas. The 2021 Production Gap Report found that the 15 biggest producers are expected to generate by

The world needs to cut half its production of fossil fuels in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping up with global targets, according to a new U.N. report. A U.N. Environment Program report found that governments have made ambitious pledges but

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu attends a news conference for foreign journalists in Taipei, Taiwan April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu attends a news conference for foreign journalists in

FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S. September 23, 2021. Kena Betancur/Pool via REUTERS

A Missouri woman who allegedly streaked naked across a football field full of 8th graders has been sacked by prosecutors. 3 MISSOURI SUSPECTS HELD IN ILLINOIS WOMAN'S GRUESOME DEATH, DISEMBERMENT Lacey Uthe, of Jefferson City, was charged with sexual misconduct

A Missouri woman who allegedly streaked naked across a football field full of 8th graders has been sacked by prosecutors. Lacey Uthe, of Jefferson City, was charged with sexual misconduct involving a child under 15 last Wednesday in connection with the incident,

A 21-year-old New Jersey man who allegedly killed his grandfather with an ax told police he believed the 81-year-old man was a monster — and that “God” made him do it. Jason Vicari, of Wyckoff, has been charged with murder in the brutal death of his grandfather

A 21-year-old New Jersey man who allegedly killed his grandfather with an ax told police he believed the 81-year-old man was a monster — and that "God" made him do it. Jason Vicari, of Wyckoff, has been charged with murder in the brutal death of his grandfather

Eddie Rosario homered twice in his second four-hit game of the series and six pitchers combined on a four-hitter, giving the Atlanta Braves a 9-2 victory Wednesday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a commanding 3-1 lead in the NL Championship Series. Game

The Atlanta Braves welcomed back outfielder Jorge Soler for Game 5 of the NL Championship Series on Thursday after he was activated following his positive COVID-19 test. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Braves led the Los Angeles Dodgers

Singapore, which has a Chinese coronavirus vaccination rate of 82 percent, recorded its highest single-day increase in new locally transmitted cases of the virus Tuesday with 3,994 infections. Singapore’s government tightened restrictions on in-person dining

Vermont is seeing record-high numbers of reported new cases of coronavirus infections despite nearly 90% of the state's teenage and adult population having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, data and records show. Tuesday's seven-day moving

North Carolina parents are outraged after a rival high school held up a "privileged" sign during a football game. Melissa Swanson, whose child attends Charlotte Catholic High School, said the sign was directed at "rich, White" families. Butler High School

Former congressman and Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney argued on Thursday that a North Carolina high school's "privileged" banner aimed at a rival Catholic high school team will not result in any penalties. "The one group you can still discriminate

Texas nurse convicted of killing 4 men with air injections Enlarge this image toggle caption Les Hassell/Longview News-Journal via AP Les Hassell/Longview News-Journal via AP TYLER, Texas (AP) — A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the

A jury found a Texas nurse guilty of capital murder of four patients after prosecutors asserted the nurse injected the patients with air while recovering from heart surgeries. 37-year-old William George Davis was convicted of capital murder on October 19 for

Police in Michigan say a man died Tuesday after he was pulled into a wood chipper when his jacket became stuck on a branch he was feeding into the machine. The 48-year-old man was working at a home in West Bloomfield with two other co-workers when the incident

A 48-year-old man was killed after he was sucked into a wood chipper while working at a Michigan home on Tuesday morning, a report said. Investigators believed the horrific scene unfolded when the man’s jacket got stuck on a branch that was being fed into

FILE PHOTO: Bottles of the Ricard aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink displayed during French drinks maker Pernod Ricard's news conference to announce annual results in Paris, France, August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Bottles

FILE PHOTO: A L'Oreal logo is seen at the company's offices in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann FILE PHOTO: A L'Oreal logo is seen at the company's offices in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France, May 7, 2021.

At least three people have been killed and 30 injured in an apparent gas explosion at a hotel in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang BEIJING -- An apparent gas explosion gutted part of a high rise in northern China on Thursday morning, killing at least three

BEIJING, Oct 21 – Four people were killed and 47 were hurt in a gas explosion at a BBQ restaurant in China on Thursday, the local government said. The explosion in northeastern Shenyang city shattered the windows of nearby buildings and halted traffic, state

Joe Arpaio, the tough-talking former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, is now hoping to become mayor of Fountain Hills, Arizona. Arpaio was called “America’s toughest sheriff” during his tenure from 1993 until his electoral defeat in 2016. “The media gave

A man whose restaurant was raided by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona gets $5 million Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP PHOENIX — Maricopa County officials approved a settlement Wednesday with a restaurant owner in metro

Raskin: Stakes "enormous" in Bannon Jan. 6 case The U.S. House is expected to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. It’s up to the Justice Department and the courts to determine what happens next. Rep. Jamie Raskin, (D) Marlyand, says the stakes on the

Stakes 'enormous' in Bannon Jan. 6 case says Rep. Jamie Raskin (D - Md.) The U.S. House is expected to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. It’s up to the Justice Department and the courts to determine what happens next. Rep. Jamie Raskin, (D) Marlyand,

Condoleezza Rice certainly knows how to fill the Meghan McCain-sized void left on “The View.” The former secretary of state offered controversial and right-leaning views on the Capitol riot and critical race theory as a guest co-host on the daytime talk show

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that the January 6 Capitol riot was “wrong,” but now the country needs to move on. Discussing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), co-host Joy Behar said, “He wants to

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke out Wednesday after a shooting in the city left two people dead, claiming members of the public had responded by taking videos at the scene instead of calling 911. Bottoms also claimed people were posting information

A gunman who killed a woman in a luxury Atlanta high-rise continued shooting from a 21st-floor balcony — but witnesses used their phones to film it for social media rather than call 911, according to frustrated officials. Gunman Jarvis Jarrette, 32, was seen

A NASA engineer of 37 years is prepared to retire over President Biden's vaccine mandate, arguing it is her "First Amendment right" to refuse the shot for religious reasons. Sophia Smith appeared on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday to discuss the mandate and why

At least dozens of General Electric employees walked out of a South Carolina factory on Thursday to protest a federal government mandate stating that employees with federal contracts must be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Roughly 100 people lined the

Formula One F1 - United States Grand Prix - Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. - October 21, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during the press conference FIA/Handout via REUTERS Formula One F1 - United States Grand Prix - Circuit of the Americas, Austin,

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The Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General concluded that "no improper influence" took place in the selection of Michael Ellis as general counsel to the National Security Agency during former President Donald Trump's final days in office following

Washington (CNN) Michael Ellis, who was installed as the top lawyer at the National Security Agency during President Donald Trump's final days in office, was appropriately sidelined the day after his arrival at the agency based on a pair of security incidents

Above-average temperatures are predicted across the South and most of the eastern U.S. this winter. The big Northeast snowstorms and blizzards – which can paralyze cities from Boston to Washington, D.C. – tend to be less common during La Niña winters. Drought

For the second year in a row, the climate pattern known as La Niña has developed in the Pacific Ocean, which will likely prolong the severe drought in much of the Western United States this winter while bringing some relief to Northern California and the Pacific

Video vixen Tawny Kitaen's cause of death has been revealed. Kitaen, known for her roles in a number of ‘80s music videos, died on May 7. A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that the star's

Tawny Kitaen 's younger brother says he's comforted by some of the revelations surrounding the cause and manner of her death. The ‘80s video vixen died on May 7 at the age of 59. A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California confirmed

A Colorado school district is investigating allegations that teachers taped masks to students’ faces at one of its schools. The school district in Colorado Springs opened its investigation after a photo of a student at Chinook Trail Middle School with a mask

School teachers in a Colorado Springs school district are reportedly forcing middle school students to tape masks to their faces to stop them from wearing masks below the nose. Academy School District 20 will interview over 100 students and staff members to

“His dad and uncle both wear long hair. His sister even wears long hair at the same school as him without any problem. But Magnolia ISD has harshly punished my son and driven him out of school entirely because he is a boy with long hair. This is unconscionable

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed a lawsuit claiming a Houston-area school district’s policy has resulted in students being disciplined for having long hair, The Texas Tribune reports. Six boys and a nonbinary student in the Magnolia Independent

A former porn star was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for her role in connection to the shooting death of a 51-year-old man in Florida, a report said. Lauren Wambles, 24, who went by Aubrey Gold, pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact to

A 24-year-old former porn star accused of being an accessory after the fact to second-degree murder pleaded no contest on Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to reports. Lauren Wambles, who is known as Aubrey Gold, had testified against

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles

Three hundred flight attendants at American Airlines subsidiary Piedmont Airlines have voted to authorize a strike by an overwhelming margin, according to their union. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) said Thursday that 100% of workers who cast

The Taliban won the backing from top U.S. adversaries in the call for international humanitarian aid to assist Afghans, as concerns of economic collapse grow. Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, India and five formerly Soviet nations issued a joint statement Wednesday

(CNN) Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for the idea of a United Nations donor conference to help the country stave off economic collapse and a humanitarian catastrophe. Russia, China, Pakistan,

FILE PHOTO: A man who arrived from Hubei province sits near a checkpoint after being refused entry at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas

People walk through an alley of souvenir shops at a tourist market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Luxor, Egypt April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh People walk through an alley of souvenir shops at a tourist market, amid the coronavirus

A Tufts University lacrosse player choked to death in a charity hot dog-eating contest over the weekend, according to reports. Madie Nicpon, a 20-year-old junior described by friends as a generous teammate who planned a career in medicine, was competing with

A Tufts University student died Sunday after possibly choking during a charity hot dog–eating contest. Madelyn "Madie" Nicpon, 20, was at a charity fundraiser when she fell unconscious. Authorities said she was participating in a hot dog eating–contest at

Months after the Olympics, Simone Biles says she's 'still scared to do gymnastics' Enlarge this image toggle caption Katharine Lotze/Getty Images Katharine Lotze/Getty Images After a turbulent summer in which she withdrew from most of her events at the Olympics

Simone Biles had the global spotlight on her when she took a brief break from Olympics competition while in Tokyo as she sorted out the "twisties" that caused her to slip up in one event. Since then, Biles has spoken up about mental health and what she was

Researchers on Wednesday launched a salvo of rockets from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as part of the Pentagon‘s push to develop advanced hypersonic technologies. The test flight of three sounding rockets — used to take measurements — came less

(CNN) The US suffered a setback in the race with China and Russia to develop hypersonic weapons when its latest test failed, the Pentagon said in a statement Thursday. A booster stack, which is the rocket used to accelerate the projectile to hypersonic speeds,

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats crashed once again on Wednesday into the seemingly impenetrable Republican wall blocking new voting rights legislation, leaving them with a simple question: Now what? If it wasn’t obvious before, it is now abundantly clear that

Republicans who see new voting restrictions being imposed around the country as playing to their electoral benefit are in no mood to bend on a Democratic proposal that might erase some of that advantage. Not a single Republican joined Democrats in trying to

You’ve heard about a cat getting your tongue, but how about a tongue-eating louse? Advertisement The fish containing the parasite was found at Galveston Island State Park. Officials jokingly suggested on Facebook that the creature was a Martian before offering

A Texas state park shared a seemingly unreal photo of a fish whose tongue was eaten by a parasite – and then the parasite replaced the organ altogether. “MARTIAN SPOTTED AT GALVESTON ISLAND STATE PARK,” the park jokingly shared Tuesday on its Facebook page,

British actor Kate Beckinsale thinks she could be too smart for her own good. On Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Howard Stern Show,” the “Underworld” star speculated that being so bright “might have been a handicap” in her career. Advertisement She recalled

Hollywood isn’t exactly known for producing intellectual heavyweights. And Kate Beckinsale, 48, believes her "very high IQ" may have "handicapped" her career in Tinseltown. The brainy British actress — who was educated at Oxford University and currently stars

As the old adage goes, the children of the revolution always eat the fathers of the revolution, and comedian Ricky Gervais looks forward to the day when the children of today’s woke generation call their parents fascist. Speaking with neuroscientist and proud

The politically correct course our society is on will take no prisoners and spare no one, especially the generation that is currently forcing woke culture into overdrive. Comedian Ricky Gervais has some very good advice for the generation currently making

New Delhi (CNN) India has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, a remarkable feat just months after a second wave of infection killed thousands of people across the country. But as India celebrated passing the milestone on Thursday, some

In the United States, a C.D.C. panel will debate which groups of people need extra doses of the coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. The panel will also discuss the mix-and-match strategy for booster shots. India’s vaccine campaign hits

The proposals to tackle racial equity included in Biden's spending bill are at risk President Biden promised to tackle racial equity when he came to office. There are few tangible changes so far, and proposals woven into his massive social program spending

Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for the White House’s legislative agenda, argued Thursday that it would be disingenuous for President Biden‘s multitrillion-dollar, 10-year social welfare bill to fund some key programs over a shorter five-year period

The United States and Israel are planning to create a joint team to discuss reopening the US consulate in Jerusalem, according to a new report. During their meeting in Washington last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair

The United States and Israel are reportedly planning to form a joint team to hold discreet negotiations on the reopening of the U.S. Consulate for Palestinian Arabs in Jerusalem. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid discussed

Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sounded off on masks for children as the White House prepares for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to be approved for children ages 5 to 11 in the coming weeks. Host John Berman asked Murthy how

Students as young as five years old may still need to wear masks in school after the COVID-19 vaccine is approved for children ages 5-11, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said in a White House briefing Wednesday. Walensky

The District of Columbia chapter of the Sunrise Movement, a radical group of climate change activists, announced Wednesday that it would not participate in a local voting rights rally because of the involvement of “Zionist” groups. In a statement, which is

The Washington, D.C., chapter of an environmentalist group rejected an invitation to speak at a left-leaning voting rights event because three Jewish groups would be present. We do not “stand with … those who defend Israeli violence,” announced Sunrise DC,

Nearly a year after Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick set a bounty of up to $1 million to anyone who could find instances of voter fraud in the November 2020 election, he has handed out his first reward. The minimum payout of $25,000 was handed over to a progressive

AUSTIN, Texas — The conservative Texas Republican leader who pledged bounties to those who prove fraud at the polls has paid a liberal Democratic poll watcher who reported illegal voting by a Pennsylvania Republican. Tipster Eric Frank deposited a $25,000

A former professor at a private New England liberal arts college for women was sentenced Wednesday to 10 to 12 years in prison over a December 2019 attack on her colleague whom she tortured for four hours with a rock, a fire poker and pruning shears. Rie Hachiyanagi,

A Massachusetts liberal arts college professor will spend at least a decade in prison for using a fireplace poker and pruning shears to beat and torture a female colleague she supposedly loved. Rie Hachiyanagi, an arts professor at Mount Holyoke College, was

Joel Embiid had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Furkan Korkmaz hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to also score 22 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away for a 117-97 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. A subplot of the season

New Orleans Pelicans fans did their best to troll the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday during the team’s 2021-22 home opener at the Smoothie King Arena. With 3:05 remaining in the first half and the 76ers up six points, Pelicans fans began the "Where’s Ben