White House reporters traveling with President Joe Biden to Italy expressed frustration Friday over their lack of press access to a summit between Biden and Pope Francis. The Vatican's abrupt cancellation of a live broadcast of their meeting angered the media,

SYDNEY, Australia — When Australia made its trumpet-blast announcement that it would build nuclear-powered submarines with the help of the United States and Britain, the three allies said they would spend the next 18 months sorting out the details of a security

Catholic League president Bill Donohue on Friday commended Pope Francis and the Vatican for not allowing live press coverage of the pope’s meeting with President Joe Biden in Vatican City. Biden met with Pope Francis for about 90 minutes during his trip to

The White House released a framework Thursday on President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, a $1.85-trillion outline that Democrats plan to pass in Congress without any Republican support. Biden visited the Capitol on Thursday morning to share details of

73 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will meet with leaders of the Vatican, Italy and France. The president is on day one of his 5-day European trip. All Times EDT/Local 3:45 AM/9:45 AM Receive daily briefing – Rome,

(CNN) President Joe Biden gave Pope Francis a deeply personal challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on Friday, marking the gift with a moment of light-heartedness that nods to a long tradition in the US military. In video footage provided by Vatican

Pope Francis meets U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the Vatican, October 29, 2021. Vatican Media/­via REUTERS Pope Francis meets U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the Vatican, October 29, 2021. Vatican Media/­via REUTERS October

After a meeting with Pope Francis on Friday, President Joe Biden said the pope called him a “good Catholic” and said he should “keep receiving Communion” — this despite some U.S. bishops suggesting that the president should be denied the sacrament due to his

President Biden and Pope Francis spent 90 minutes together Friday in a closed-door meeting at the Vatican. Details of their discussion were slow to emerge from the meeting, which the Vatican a day earlier decided to keep private and abruptly canceled plans

As President Joe Biden embarks on only his second overseas trip, he will start with a personally poignant meeting with Pope Francis on Friday, the first time in more than half a century that a Roman Catholic U.S. leader has met at the Vatican with the head

I wrote previously about how Glenn Youngkin was surging in the governor’s race in Virginia as Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat, was collapsing in the numbers. Now, part of that is because of some of the wild things McAuliffe has said which have caused his campaign

Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin remain neck-and-neck in polls ahead of next week's highly competitive race for governor, but Democrats lead in early voting. McAuliffe, the former Democratic governor who is seeking a comeback,

As a long-standing associate of the Clintons, Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has extensive ties with the Democratic establishment. That history was placed into sharp relief this week when he made a hefty down payment on the services

(CNN) Sometimes, a poll shows a result so stunning that it generates headline on top of headline. That was certainly the case with a Fox News poll released Thursday that showed Republican Glenn Youngkin with an 8-point lead over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in

**Warning: Graphic Images** Washington Post columnist James Hohmann tweeted the news Friday the newspaper’s poll shows “education” is now “the No. 1 issue for Virginia voters in the governor’s race, edging out the economy.” “In September, education voters

The Youngkin campaign did not respond to an interview request. On paper at least, Mr. Youngkin, 54, is an odd fit for a party that has rejected the elitism he embodies. In fact, his life and career have had far more in common with Mitt Romney’s than Mr. Trump’s:

Apparently the bird is the word for the flagging Terry McAuliffe gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. The Democrat’s 21-year-old daughter Sally took a break from campaigning for her dad to flash the middle finger in front of a Republican office with signs for

A Fox News poll on Thursday was even grimmer for Democrats: It showed Mr. Youngkin with an 8-point lead among likely voters statewide ahead of Tuesday’s election. “On the ground, it feels like our side has all the energy,” said Mark Early Jr., a Republican

The Virginia gubernatorial race between Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and GOP challenger Glenn Youngkin is heating up. Polls show the two closely matched just days before the November 2 election. They’re pulling out all the stops—but for McAuliffe, that

The Virginia Democratic Party is stuffing voters’ mailboxes with campaign literature that touts former President Donald Trump‘s endorsement of GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin. Some Virginia voters feel deceived by the mailers, which at first glance

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11 on Friday, people familiar with the agency’s planning said, a move eagerly anticipated by millions of families

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11, a major step in making the shots available to school-aged kids by early November. Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock

This is an excerpt from the newsletter for The Weeds. To subscribe for a weekly dive into policy and its effects on people, click here. As the delta variant surged in the US earlier this year, it wasn’t hard to find reports suggesting that the Covid-19 vaccines

People walk past a Pfizer sign in New York City, April 1, 2021. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children ages five to eleven. Pending CDC approval, children

(CNN) Vaccination protects people against coronavirus infection much better than previous infection does, a team of researchers led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. They said their findings should help settle debates over

New data shows the COVID-19 vaccination offers a more robust protection than natural immunity against the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. In a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examining more than 7,000 people across

Another 28 million Americans are one step closer to getting vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer shot for 5-11 year olds. Children will be one of the last groups in the U.S. to become eligible for

Journalist Gregory Zuckerman called the development of a COVID-19 vaccine "an American story" Thursday on "Fox News Primetime." Moderna was "developing a vaccine for years and people counted them out" because of its mRNA approach to vaccines, the "A Shot to

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11, but steps remain before children will be able to receive injections. The FDA cleared kid-size doses – just a third of the amount given to

FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who oversaw the inquiry into sexual harassment claims against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that ultimately led to his resignation, declared her candidacy for governor on Friday, setting up a history-making, high-profile

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced Friday that she is running for governor of New York — a move which is likely to set up a bruising primary fight against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). “As I’ve traveled all around New York state, I have

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, May 21, 2021. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday that she is running for governor in 2022. James's

Rep. Claudia Tenney, who has been calling for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation since 2014, said Friday there were many reasons he could have been removed for office, but it took a "me too" controversy to remove who she calls "one of the most corrupt governors

(CNN) The Albany County sheriff on Friday said information about a misdemeanor forcible touching allegation that his office had filed in an Albany court against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been posted quicker than his office anticipated, catching

It hit me when I saw the official document from the Albany County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon: "The People of The State of New York Vs. Andrew M. Cuomo." The same former governor who this time last year was polishing his Emmy award and celebrating his

James would be the nation's first Black female governor. Letitia James, the attorney general of New York whose sexual harassment investigation led to the resignation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced a run for governor Friday, mounting a formidable primary

FILE PHOTO: New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: New York State Attorney General, Letitia

A misdemeanor sex charge has been filed against former Gov. Cuomo New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was forced from office after nearly a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment. A new criminal complaint alleges he forcibly touched a female staff member. Law

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman disputed a report Thursday that suggested he was pondering a run for New York state’s attorney general. “That was total bulls—,” Rep. Sean P. Maloney told The Washington Times. “I’m 100% committed to

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their dissents. The state is not offering a religious exemption to hospital and

“It’s not just the boroughs of the City of New York who want Eric Adams, the people of the State of New York need Eric Adams as the next mayor,” Hochul declared on the final Friday of the city’s one-sided general election race for mayor. “I am so looking forward

First responders, as well as other city workers, protested outside of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) home Thursday as Friday’s 5:00 p.m deadline for the vaccine mandate loomed, holding up signs reading “My Body, My Choice” and shouting “Let’s go,

(CNN) The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to block a Maine rule that requires certain health care employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. A group of unvaccinated workers argued that the vaccine mandate violated their religious liberty rights. The

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, declining to halt its enforcement with a 6-3 ruling. Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas would have halted it. Maine health care workers had asked the justices to

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their dissents. The state is not offering a religious exemption

A Staten Island judge on Wednesday rejected a motion by a New York City police union to block a city order requiring nearly all municipal workers to be vaccinated by the end of this week. After a virtual hearing, Supreme Court Judge Lizette Colon denied a

The city of Philadelphia has agreed to settle a wrongful-death suit filed by the family of a Black man whose fatal shooting by the police last year was recorded on video and prompted widespread protests. The man, Walter Wallace Jr., 27, had mental health issues

Shuttered firehouses, delayed trash pickups and fewer police officers and ambulances on the streets could soon become a reality in New York City as there are now only hours left for municipal workers there to comply with a coronavirus vaccine mandate. Thousands

The firefighters from Ladder 113 drove to the senator's office while on duty. Four New York City firefighters have been suspended after driving their truck to a state senator's office while on duty, asking for the politician's home address and telling him

Saying that he can’t run for reelection to Congress while at the same time waging a broader war for the future of the Republican Party, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois on Friday announced that he wouldn’t run for reelection next year. The six-term conservative

Just days after Donald J. Trump left the White House, two former contestants on his reality show, “The Apprentice,” approached him with a pitch. Wes Moss and Andy Litinsky wanted to create a conservative media giant. Mr. Trump was taken with the idea. But

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), one of ten Republican representatives to vote for the impeachment of former President Donald Trump and one of two Republicans to sit on Speaker’s partisan committee investigating the January 6 incident at the Capitol, announced his

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., participates in the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6th Committee markup to vote on adopting the report "Recommending that the House of Representatives Cite Stephen K. Bannon for Criminal Contempt of Congress" on Tuesday,

Rep. Adam Kinzinger speaks during a hearing on the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 27, 2021. (Oliver Contreras/Reuters) Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans currently serving on the January 6 select committee investigating

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Friday he won’t run for reelection, hours after Illinois lawmakers signed off on a new congressional redistricting plan in the state. The six-term Illinois Republican faced a tough path to victory. His newly redrawn district

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, announced on Friday that he would not seek reelection in 2022. In a video statement posted to Twitter, Kinzinger reflected on his decision to run for office after returning

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run for reelection Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/AP Chip Somodevilla/AP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., announced Friday that he will not run for another term in Congress next year. Kinzinger

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump who is one of two Republicans on the panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection next year. He revealed his decision in a video

(CNN) Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump , announced in a video Friday morning he is not running for reelection. "I also remember during that campaign saying that if I ever thought

House Republicans are warning of 31 policies in the Democratic reconciliation package that they say will "wreck America" – after Democrats released a draft of the enormous spending bill they are hoping to get through Congress without Republican support. "Now

It has to pass, it has to pass, it has to pass. It has to pass! It has to pass. It has to pass. IT HAS TO PASS. Pass, it must. It. Has. To. Pass. Nothing happens if it doesn’t pass! 𝓘𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓼. Senator Joe Manchin has to vote for it; Senator

After discussing more than two handfuls of COVID-19-related bills in committees Thursday, the Tennessee Legislature settled its focus on one comprehensive bill to address its approach going forward on COVID-19 measures. Senate Bill 9014 , sponsored by Lt.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a vaccine will qualify for unemployment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 28, 2021. (Al Drago/Reuters) Congressional Democrats have dropped the new ‘Medicaid-like’ program that would fund abortion, but other issues

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) punted on Thursday on a planned vote for the $1.2 trillion so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill. Pelosi slated to have the House vote on the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill, or the Infrastructure Investment and

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives said they would not vote on Thursday on a bipartisan infrastructure plan as their leaders had suggested after progressives balked. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late on Thursday that the House will postpone

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) departs following her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) departs following her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Joe Biden must like stacking up those failures. Pelosi had said she would be holding a vote today on the bipartisan infrastructure bill now that they allegedly had a ‘framework’ for a deal on the bigger Build Back Better

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) reportedly opposes Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) push to pass the $2.1 trillion “bipartisan” infrastructure bill Thursday. “Hell no,” Tlaib reportedly said while exiting the meeting room. Tlaib is not the only “squad” member reportedly

The program forces asylum-seeking migrants who left a third country and traveled through Mexico to wait there until the United States makes a decision about their case. It was put in place at the beginning of 2019 and was one of several measures taken during

The Mexican federal government committed to deporting migrants caught traveling north to their home countries, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced on Wednesday. The Biden administration also plans to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico”

(CNN) The Biden administration is trying for a second time to end the controversial Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy after it was thwarted earlier this year by a federal judge. The policy forced non-Mexican migrants to stay in Mexico until their immigration

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, told "The Brian Kilmeade Show" that the Biden administration’s response to the border crisis has been too reliant on advice from "activists and political appointees" instead of the men and women patrolling the border. Cuellar urged

Migrants, mostly Haitians, wait for asylum processing by Mexico's Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) outside a soccer stadium, in Tapachula, Mexico October 12, 2021. The Biden administration on Friday announced its second attempt to terminate a Trump-era

While Rep. Henry Cuellar supported Joe Biden in his bid for office, the Texas Democrat now believes the president has surrounded himself with the wrong people to combat the crisis at the southern border. During an appearance on the Fox News podcast, “The Brian

Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott has accused the Biden administration of walking away from border security, the Washington Examiner is reporting. Scott, appointed by former President Donald Trump and held over for a few months by Biden, made his comments

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a new memo Friday seeking to cancel the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” border policy that helped solve the previous migrant surge. The move comes even as Mr. Mayorkas is trying to restart the program under

During Friday’s FNC broadcast of “Fox & Friends,” former Vice President Mike Pence ripped the Biden administration’s immigration policy, which he said “has been a disaster from day one.” Pence also took aim at the administration over The Wall Street Journal’s

It is "incomprehensibly stupid" that the Biden administration is planning to pay illegal immigrants who were separated from their parents $450,000 each, former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday. "Of course, their whole policy at the southern border has

Deputies with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department recovered more ammunition and more firearms from the set of "Rust" in New Mexico while conducting a new search, Fox News confirmed. "By executing the third search warrant, they confiscated additional weapons

(CNN) The gun supervisor for the film "Rust," on which a crew member was killed after a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin went off during rehearsal, has no idea where the real bullet came from, she says. Hannah Gutierrez was responding to "untruths that have

The rookie armorer in charge of weapons when Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead his cinematographer has insisted she has “no idea” where the live ammunition came from — and is blaming the tragedy on her cost-cutting bosses. Lawyers for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

Lawyers for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the film where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer last week as he rehearsed with a gun he was told had no live ammunition, issued a statement Friday defending her adherence to safety protocols

FILE PHOTO: Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is seen in this undated handout photo received by Reuters on October 23, 2021. Mandatory credit SWEN STUDIOS/Handout via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is seen in this undated handout photo

The crew member in charge of firearm safety for the film “Rust” said she has “no idea” where live rounds found on the movie set came from, her lawyers said Thursday, a week after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Attorneys for armorer

Rust head armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed broke her silence in a statement issued by her attorneys on Friday, in which she blamed producers, adding that she has “no idea” where the live rounds of ammunition came from, and that people have “slandered” her to the

Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions. Gutierrez

The armorer who oversaw guns used in filming of Western movie "Rust" said producers allowed for an "unsafe" movie set and rejected her requests for training and other measures before actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer. Attorneys

Hannah Gutierrez Reed spoke out to deny certain rumors about the on-set shooting involving Alec Baldwin that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. Gutierrez Reed, the armorer on the set of "Rust" who was responsible for the safety and handling of firearms

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) led a roundtable discussion with fellow GOP congressmembers and energy stakeholders Wednesday on how pursuing American energy independence would help to alleviate increased gas prices. The congressmembers emphasized

New York (CNN Business) Oil prices are unlikely to stay elevated for long, Chevron's chief financial officer told CNN. Chevron CVX "This feels more cyclical than structural," Pierre Breber, the CFO of, the No. 2 US oil company, said in a phone interview. "We

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson October 29,

New York (CNN Business) Profits soared at the nation's two largest oil companies, as ExxonMobil and Chevron both benefited from the recent run-up in oil prices. ExxonMobil XOM , America's largest oil company, posted net income of $6.8 billion, swinging to

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. It’s “almost” like Clueless Joe™ Biden and his equally clueless administration are trying to destroy everything from the demographics of America — that’s a given — to parents’ faith in their kids’ schools to the entire

Former Vice President Al Gore called on the world to "say goodbye to coal, oil and gas" to fight climate change in a video released Friday ahead of the upcoming UN COP 26 global warming conference. Oil, gas and coal are the source of 79% of U.S. energy consumption,

A top White House official said there was an “energy crisis” in the U.S. and urged foreign fossil fuel producers to ramp up production to quell it. “We see this as an energy crisis because this is not just natural gas prices that have been elevated, but crude

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy responded to concerns that increased regulations will cause increased gas and oil prices by stating “There’s a place for” regulation and “We’re going

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stated that natural gas prices “are high” because “the supplies are not as robust as they have been.” And “this is all coming off,” “a real downturn in the economy due to COVID.” After

FILE PHOTO: Oil drills are pictured in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn FILE PHOTO: Oil drills are pictured in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan

Democratic lawmakers ignored the “framework agreement” President Biden offered for a $1.75 trillion expansion of the federal safety net, dealing him an embarrassing blow to his credibility as he jetted to Europe to meet with world leaders. Mr. Biden, after

President Biden went to the Capitol to lobby for a revised social spending and climate package, telling Democrats in private, “We badly need a vote.” The plan leaves out several major proposals, including paid family leave and lowering drug costs. Biden calls

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan infrastructure deal from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., October 28, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) After months of negotiations, President Biden

The $1.75 trillion proposal focuses on care for families, addressing the climate crisis, expanding access to health care, lowering costs for the middle class and tax reforms. The President on Thursday morning headed to Capitol Hill to pitch his framework to

NEWS ANALYSIS: It’s hard to imagine how President Biden’s own party could make him look any weaker. Twice this month, Mr. Biden has traveled to the U.S. Capitol to beseech House Democrats to vote for his two-part domestic agenda. And both times, Democrats’

Paid family leave gets slashed as Democrats try to reach consensus on spending plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images America is an outlier when it comes to paid family leave — a matter many Democrats had

Biden revealed the details of his Build Back Better plan, but not all Democratic policymakers are sure to support it. Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill was supposed to be an ambitious piece of progressive legislation that would be President Joe Biden’s

President Biden went to the Capitol to lobby for a revised social spending and climate package, telling Democrats in private, “We badly need a vote.” The plan leaves out several major proposals, including paid family leave and lowering drug costs. Biden calls

President Biden unveiled a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. Here's what's in it President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped

The Biden administration is discussing paying out hundreds of millions of dollars to illegal immigrant families who were separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy in 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According

The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of

Former President Trump said Friday "it's not even believable" that President Biden's administration is debating $450,000 payments per person to migrants who were separated from their families at the southern border. Trump's remarks came in response to a report

The Biden administration is considering making settlement payments to migrants who were separated from their children during the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance policy," according to two people familiar with the planning. Enacted in April of 2018, the

The Biden administration is considering paying illegal immigrant families who were separated at the border under former President Donald Trump’s policies up to $450,000 per person, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The illegal immigrants filed

FIRST ON FOX: Dozens of House Republicans are sending a letter to three of President Biden’s Cabinet secretaries regarding reports that their agencies are in talks to give illegal immigrants separated at the border under the previous administration $450,000

Rep. Dan Crenshaw slammed President Biden Thursday over a Wall Street Journal report that Biden is considering paying $450,000 to migrant families that were separated on the southern border during former President Trump's administration, alluding that military

Republican lawmakers are blasting reports that the Biden administration is discussing paying almost half a million dollars per person to illegal immigrants who were separated from their families at the southern border during the Trump administration — calling

Forty-five Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to the Biden administration slamming the “disastrous” payouts reportedly under consideration for illegal immigrants separated at the border, and demanding cabinet secretaries involved rethink the move. In

Abortions dropped by 50 percent in Texas in September since the state's heartbeat law took effect last month, according to a study published by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project. The law, which defines a fetal heartbeat as ''a cardiac activity or the steady

NAACP urges pro athletes not to sign with Texas teams over voting and abortion laws Enlarge this image toggle caption Roger Steinman/AP Roger Steinman/AP The NAACP is urging athletes in major sports to consider not signing with professional teams in Texas

74 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail “There are rules for most cases, and then there are rules for abortion cases,” began a dissent of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar in a case last month. “The majority reveals that

This canon law stipulated for all but three of the next 658 years, until 1869, when Pope Pius IX wrote in a papal bull that any woman who had an abortion would be censured. A priest and canon lawyer named Thomas Carr then determined (at the behest of the Irish

The NAACP sent a letter to the players’ associations of five professional sports on Thursday urging them to “reconsider” signing with Texas teams because of recently passed measures on abortion, voting and COVID-19. The letter, signed by NAACP President and

(CNN) The NAACP sent an open letter to five players' unions on Thursday, urging their athletes not to sign with teams in Texas. "Over the past few months, legislators in Texas have passed archaic policies, disguised as laws, that directly violate privacy rights

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. "There are rules for most cases, and then there are rules for abortion cases," began a dissent of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge

The bitter abortion battle waged on and on for months in the Lone Star State. Finally, the Texas Heartbeat Act, which effectively bans on-demand abortion after six weeks — decried by liberals as ending “a woman’s right to choose” and heralded by conservatives

I tip my cap to the drafters of S.B. 8, the Texas Heartbeat Act. In a novel and aggressive attempt to protect the lives of unborn Texans, legislators passed a law that both prohibits abortion after six weeks (when a fetal heartbeat is most often detected)

He will be in federal court Friday. William Junior Maxwell II, better known as the rapper Fetty Wap, was arrested Thursday at Citi Field in Queens, New York, on federal drug charges, according to a law enforcement official. Maxwell was arrested during the

NEW YORK — Rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested in New York City on federal drug charges, an FBI spokesperson said Friday. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, was arrested Thursday at Citi Field, where the three-day Rolling Loud hip-hop music festival

Fetty Wap, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, was arrested Thursday. The rapper rose to prominence after his debut single “Trap Queen” reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015. Steven Ferdman via Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) — The rapper

Fetty Wap has been arrested on federal drug charges, it has emerged. The rapper, whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II, was taken into custody at the Citi Field stadium in New York, where the Rolling Loud music festival was held on Thursday, according

(CNN) Fetty Wap was arrested Thursday in New York City, according to a law enforcement source. The rapper and recording artist, whose given name is William Junior Maxwell II, is expected to be arraigned on Friday on federal drug charges, according to the source. Maxwell

Rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested in New York City, Fox News can confirm. A law enforcement source told Fox News on Friday that FBI agents arrested the rapper, whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II, on Thursday afternoon at CitiField in Queens, New

The rapper Fetty Wap was arrested by F.B.I. agents at Citi Field in connection with federal drug charges, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Friday. The artist, whose legal name is William Junior Maxwell II, was arrested on Thursday and was scheduled

The rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested in New York City on federal drug charges NEW YORK -- The rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested in New York City on federal drug charges, an FBI spokesperson said Friday. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, was

LONDON (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks, accepting doctors’ advice to cut back on her busy schedule, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The 95-year-old monarch can continue to undertake light, desk-based duties

London (CNN) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been told by doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks and not undertake any official visits, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Friday. The announcement comes more than a week after the monarch, 95,

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks, with the 95-year-old monarch avoiding official visits and only undertaking light duties during this time, palace officials said on Friday. However the queen,

Queen Elizabeth II is advised to rest for at least 2 weeks and cuts back her schedule Enlarge this image toggle caption Victoria Jones/Pool via AP Victoria Jones/Pool via AP LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks,

Queen Elizabeth II after the Royal Maundy service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England, on March 29, 2018 (Steve Parsons / Pool via Reuters) On Queen Elizabeth II, the Saudis, Putin’s Russia, the mask wars, sportsmanship, dogs, Wagner, and more The

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has been advised by her doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, deepening anxiety about her health that began last week when she abruptly canceled a visit to Northern Ireland because of

Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth, who was hospitalized more than a week ago, had been advised to rest "for at least the next two weeks." Photo by Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images Buckingham Palace released an update on Queen Elizabeth’s health on

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks, accepting doctors’ advice to cut back on her busy schedule, Buckingham

Jacob Engels speaks at an Orange County School Board meeting, October 26, 2021. (Via Twitter/@GratefulAC19) The Orange County School Board in Florida removed a speaker from Tuesday’s board meeting for using vulgar language after the person read a passage from

A clip of a Minnesota school board meeting showing the chairwoman ordering parents to give their home addresses in order to speak went viral Tuesday. Jodi Sapp, chairwoman of the Mankato school board, was seen in video of the October 18 meeting telling a man

The president of a California school district who apologized this week for cursing at a parent who was speaking out against mask mandates in schools during a Tuesday meeting was apparently caught on a hot mic for a second time during the same meeting, according

A Florida school board member sparked a social media freakout after she posted photos of a grade-school class trip to a bar and grill known as an LGBTQ hangout. Broward County School Board member Sarah Leonardi posted photos on her social media pages Wednesday

A Pennsylvania school board abruptly recessed its meeting this week after a parent presented board members with graphic illustrations of sex from a book on its resources list, and then asked board members to raise their hands if they agreed the images were

A Florida school board member reportedly accompanied elementary school students on a field trip to a gay bar. “I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone Wilton Manors Elementary’s field trip to the incredible Rosie’s!” Broward County School Board member

A president of a California school board was recorded on a live microphone uttering “fuck you” after a parent raised concerns over mask mandates in classrooms and vaccines for children. Parent Lauren Roupoli spoke during a school board meeting and raised concerns

A speaker at a Florida school board meeting was removed for using vulgar language after reading aloud from a highly sexualized book available at the high school’s public library. Alicia Farrant, a member of the Orange County chapter of the parent group Moms

(CNN) The owner of the Chicago Blackhawks has asked the Hockey Hall of Fame to write X's over the name of a former video coach on the Stanley Cup. In a letter addressed to the Hall of Fame's chairman, Lanny McDonald, and obtained by CNN, Blackhawks owner Rocky

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz wants the Hockey Hall of Fame to cover the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexually assaulting a player during the team’s run to the 2010 championship. In

A former Chicago Blackhawks coach resigns from the Florida Panthers' top job Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Reaves/Getty Images Michael Reaves/Getty Images Joel Quenneville resigned as the Florida Panthers' head coach late Thursday, in the latest

The Chicago Blackhawks reportedly took another step in hopes of distancing themselves from former video coach Brad Aldrich in the wake of an investigation that determined the organization seemingly ignored accusations he sexually assaulted a player. Blackhawks

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player in 2010

After long years of investigating the sexual assault scandal with the Chicago Blackhawks, reckoning comes fast in the league. In 2010, the video coach for the Chicago Blackhawks, Brad Aldrich, had been reported to management as having sexually assaulted a

Quenneville was the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks during the time that player Kyle Beach says he was sexually assaulted by a then-video coach for the team. Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly, Panthers general

A Rutgers University professor appears to have reveled in declining birth rates for White people during an online discussion, as she defended the tenets of critical race theory. Brittney Cooper, 40, talked about the power struggle between Black and White people,

A Rutgers University professor said, "We got to take these motherf---kers out," when discussing White people in September. Brittney Cooper, an associate professor in the Rutgers University Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, made the comment

A professor at New Jersey’s Rutgers University said that she believes that white people are historically “committed to being villains” — and that her unfiltered solution to addressing white supremacy would be to “take them out.” Brittney Cooper, a professor

Rutgers University professor Brittney Cooper called white people “villains” at an online conference and praised low white birth rates, adding, “We got to take these motherfuckers out.” The professor also claimed that “Critical Race Theory is just the proper

After President Joe Biden delivered the opening address at The Root Institute in September, a Rutgers University professor who promotes critical race theory delivered remarks condemning white people as ''villains'' and saying she wants to ''take these motherf**kers

AT&T offers employees training that calls racism a “uniquely white trait” — and tells white employees that they “are the problem,” according to a report based on leaked documents. The telecommunications giant’s “Listen. Understand. Act” training is based on

Editor's note: This column was first published in City Journal. AT&T Corporation has created a racial reeducation program that promotes the idea that "American racism is a uniquely white trait" and boosts left-wing causes such as "reparations," "defund police,"

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a set of cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, potentially limiting the Biden administration’s options to curb planet-heating pollution. The lawsuits, filed by

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by a group of Republican state officials to take over the defense of a hardline immigration rule issued by former President Donald Trump's administration that had barred certain immigrants deemed likely

A divided three-judge panel of the court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, ruled that the Trump administration’s plan, called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, was based on a “fundamental misconstruction” of the relevant law,

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by Republican states to take over the defense of a Trump-era rule that restricted green cards for immigrants deemed likely to be reliant on welfare – after the Biden administration dropped the legal defense of

(CNN) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case from Republican-led states and coal producers challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases and address the climate crisis. The news comes as President Joe Biden's

The Supreme Court announced Friday it would hear a challenge from a group of red states, led by West Virginia, against Environmental Protection Agency rules aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The 19 states and energy companies say

As President Biden heads to Glasgow, Scotland, for a global summit on climate change, the Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear an appeal from West Virginia and 18 other coal states that seeks to block environmental regulators from limiting carbon

The President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) called President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate “demoralizing and demeaning” to essential workers during a virtual press conference on Thursday about the Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed

(CNN) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced the state has officially filed a new lawsuit in Tampa against the Biden administration over the President's order imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors, set to take effect December 8. DeSantis

Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday issued an executive order prohibiting Missouri's executive branch from compelling or penalizing anyone to comply with any federal mandates for the COVID-19 vaccination if individuals have a religious objection or a medical

Florida has filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Biden administration from carrying out a measure to require vaccinations against COVID-19 for federal employees and contractors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement at a news conference

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ten states filed a lawsuit Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law. Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,

Florida has filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Biden administration from carrying out a measure to require vaccinations against COVID-19 for federal employees and contractors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement at a news conference

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., says essential workers shouldn't be forced to be vaccinated to keep their jobs. ''Our essential workers figured out how to handle COVID and they showed up,'' Blackburn, who has introduced legislation that would exempt essential

The New Hampshire School Boards Association chapter is the latest state-level organization to withdraw from the National School Boards Association. The group cited the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) actions that “have made our continued membership

Satanists earned a victory after convincing a Pennsylvania school district to remove a student dress code ban on clothes that are "satanic in nature." The Rose Tree Media School District, just west of Philadelphia, had included a ban on satanic clothing, along

An investigation is underway in Loudoun County by the sheriff’s office after multiple reported incidents of a male student touching other students inappropriately at a district middle school. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) reported Thursday its

In a surprise twist on religious freedom, Satanists raised a stink over a Pennsylvania school district’s ban on any attire “satanic in nature” — and won the battle. “The idea that a public school — which really isn’t a place for religion to begin with — would

Public school districts across America have been on a bad streak in Biden’s America, gang. Most notably, the Loudoun County, VA, School District battles between school board members and angry parents have been epic. First over Critical Race Theory indoctrination

Much to the despair of the Democrats and liberal activists, support for conservative causes and values has not waned since the election. This is despite cancel culture, censorship, and labels of “domestic terrorist” have been thrown around. Perhaps the most

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley was reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed during a home invasion on Wednesday night at her house in Encino Hills, California. Kemsley was robbed of jewelry and handbags during an invasion by three men

(CNN) The home of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley was robbed Wednesday night. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, three men who were wearing black hoodies and dark pants broke into the home at 10:50 p.m. and robbed a victim. The

"Real Housewives" star Dorit Kemsley's husband Paul Kemsley released a statement on behalf of the couple after the family was robbed during a home invasion Wednesday night. Paul shared a photo of the two on his personal Instagram account Friday morning and

Teddi Mellencamp is seemingly pointing fingers at Dana Wilkey. On Thursday, the 40-year-old suggested in a since-deleted Instagram post that Wilkey, who has appeared as a pal on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," put Dorit Kemsley "in danger" by posting

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley's husband Paul "PK" Kemsley is helping out authorities after their home was broken into. The reality star's home in Encino, California was robbed late Wednesday while she and her children were in the house.

Previously, I explained how the Supreme Court is about to hear the biggest Second Amendment case in more than a decade. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen is a blockbuster case to which all freedom-loving Americans should pay attention. Today

(CNN) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could broaden gun rights nationwide and transform how the Second Amendment is interpreted in the United States. On the surface, the dispute involves whether a New York law that restricts

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a case that could end up easing restrictions on carrying concealed handguns, and the court’s two newest members could greatly influence the proceedings, according to CNN. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and

A demonstrator holds up an abortion flag outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Monday, November 1, regarding the constitutionality of the Texas Heartbeat Act, which effectively bans abortions in the state after six weeks gestation when a fetal heartbeat is detected. In a surprising order

Arizona Cardinals star Kyler Murray nearly led the team on a game-winning drive but was upended by an apparent brain dud from wide receiver A.J. Green at the very end of the game. Green seemingly wasn’t looking for the football when Murray threw it toward

(CNN) The Arizona Cardinals dropped their first game of the season on Thursday night, losing to the Green Bay Packers thanks to an interception thrown in the final seconds. The result means there are no undefeated teams remaining in the NFL this season. Cornerback

Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers could breathe easy after Rasul Douglas somehow managed to intercept a ball from Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray to end the game in the final seconds. Rodgers and Murray met on the field after Green Bay closed

The Green Bay Packers, with their backs against the wall, took advantage of a brain dud from the Arizona Cardinals on the final drive and delivered a game-ending interception to capture the win. The Cardinals, after stopping Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’

Players from the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals had to be carted off the field on Thursday night during their game after colliding in the third quarter. On a kickoff, Packers returner Kylin Hill brought the ball out of the end zone to about his own

ESPN’s Major League Baseball reporter Jeff Passan took to Twitter on Friday to make a case for stopping the “Tomahawk Chop” practice long performed by Braves fans by citing the “truly racist” American policies of the early 20th century. It wasn’t really received

(CNN) Truist Park takes center stage tonight as the World Series shifts from Houston to Atlanta, with the Braves and the Astros looking to break the deadlock. Tied at a game apiece following Wednesday night's dominant 7-2 Astros win -- lit up by the ferocious

Liberal sports writers and corporate media members will be glued to the television on Friday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the World Series, but many of them won't be focused on the game. Instead, woke members of the press

MSNBC host Joy Reid said Thursday on her show “The ReidOut” that the Atlanta Braves fans’ “racist” tomahawk chop gesture is the embodiment of Trumpian white privilege. Reid said, “The World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros is happening

FOX Sports analyst and MLB Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz has a connection to every World Series since 1982. With an MLB career spanning from 1988-2009, he has managed to be teammates with a member of every World Series over the last 39 years. The list of

FILE PHOTO: Toyota logo is seen in Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun FILE PHOTO: Toyota logo is seen in Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun October 29, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) –

The House version of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill offers a tax credit for electric vehicles costing up to $74,000. The bill would offer a series of additional tax credits for electric vehicles for up to $12,500. Buyers get a $4,500 tax credit

The Biden administration wants to give tax credits for unionized automakers that make electric vehicles, while excluding non-union companies such as Tesla, because it wants to encourage the companies to focus on elevating standards for working Americans, Energy

The House version of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill offers a new tax credit of up to $1,500 for the purchase of an electric bicycle. The electric bicycle can not cost more than $5,000 dollars to get the tax credit, but taxpayers will front up

FILE PHOTO: A Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle (EV) under General Motors is seen during its world premiere on a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song FILE PHOTO: A Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle (EV) under

Photos: How George Floyd's death reignited a movement Protesters face off with police during a rally in Minneapolis on May 26. It was the day after George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Hide Caption 1 of 126 Photos:

“I know to my core that we have problems,” said Mr. Frey, who said his message of improving but not defunding the police had resonated with many Black voters, but not with white activists. “I also know to my core that we need police officers.” Since Mr. Floyd’s

“Watching George Floyd call for his mom just broke my heart. Me being a mom, a Black mom, a Black grandmother. We call out for our mom when we’re hurting, when we’re in pain, and when we’re in need... And unfortunately his mom could not come to his rescue.

Seven jurors that convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd spoke publicly for the time Thursday night, sharing their experiences in the courtroom and how the trial impacted their lives. In April, the jury found

(CNN) Months after convicting the former Minneapolis Police officer who murdered George Floyd , jurors describe the trial as a life-altering experience that still haunts them. It was their first and only interview since finding Derek Chauvin guilty in April

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend — supermodel Gigi Hadid — and her reality TV star mother during a violent Sept. 29 argument at the family’s home outside Philadelphia. The former One

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend - supermodel Gigi Hadid - and her reality TV star mother during a violent Sept. 29 argument at the family’s home outside Philadelphia. The former One

Malik “adamantly” denied any physical violence, but declined to elaborate “for the sake of my daughter,” he told TMZ. He urged Yolanda Hadid to “move towards healing these family matters in private.” Advertisement The former One Direction star appeared to

One of Zayn Malik’s sisters has thrown her support behind the singer in the wake of Yolanda Hadid’s claims that he struck her. Waliyha Malik shared a series of posts on her Instagram Story Thursday in defense of Zayn following the back-to-back news of Hadid’s

A federal judge for the district court in Washington, DC, issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday barring the Biden administration from firing both unvaccinated civilians and active-duty military members, Fox News reported. The order comes after 20

A student receives a dose of a coronavirus vaccine on the campus of the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn., July 22, 2021. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters) A Washington, D.C. district court judge barred the Biden administration from firing unvaccinated federal

A U.S. District Court judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the Biden administration from firing both civilian and active-duty military plaintiffs who sued over religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Judge Colleen

A Washington, D.C., district court judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday that prevents both civilian and active-duty military plaintiffs from being terminated after they sued the Biden administration over religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines. "None

An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali has walked free from prison DENPASAR, Indonesia -- An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali in 2014 walked

An American woman convicted as a pregnant teenager of helping to kill her mother at an Indonesian luxury hotel was released from prison on Friday after six years behind bars. In a case dubbed the 'suitcase murder', Heather Mack was handed a 10-year jail term

An American woman jailed in 2015 with her boyfriend for murdering her mother and stuffing the remains in a suitcase on the Indonesian island of Bali was released from prison on Friday after serving a chunk of her 10-year sentence. Swarmed by reporters, Heather

“Suitcase killer” Heather Mack walked free from a Bali prison Friday after being released early from her 10-year sentence for helping murder her socialite mother. The Chicago native, who was 18 and pregnant when she helped her boyfriend stuff her dead mom’s

Corrections/clarifications: This story originally misstated the number of plaintiffs. On the first day of a high-profile lawsuit over the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, plaintiffs' attorneys argued that the violence was premeditated

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As a series of videos depicting a violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., were played in court on Thursday, Elizabeth Sines reached for a tissue to wipe away her tears. Racist chants could be heard in the footage of a torch-lit march,

On the first day of a high-profile lawsuit over the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, plaintiffs' attorneys argued that the violence was premeditated by the event's organizers and leaders. The defendants and their lawyers acknowledged

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As a series of videos depicting a violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., were played in court on Thursday, Elizabeth Sines reached for a tissue to wipe away her tears. Racist chants could be heard in the footage of a torch-lit march,

Medical experts say it's unclear why an Oklahoma inmate began convulsing and vomiting after the first of three drugs used to execute him was administered While medical experts say it’s unclear why an Oklahoma inmate began convulsing and vomiting after the

After a five-year moratorium, the state of Oklahoma botched its third consecutive execution on Thursday when convict John Marion Grant died after convulsing and vomiting all over himself following a lethal injection, according to witnesses. Grant, 60, was

(CNN) Hours after the US Supreme Court vacated a ruling that granted a stay of execution for death row inmate John Grant, a witness to the execution on Thursday said Grant convulsed and vomited after the first drug, Midazolam, was administered. Midazolam was

Oklahoma ended a six-year moratorium on executions Thursday, administering the death penalty on a man who convulsed and vomited as he was executed for the 1998 slaying of a prison cafeteria worker. John Marion Grant, 60, who was strapped to a gurney inside

FILE PHOTO: People walk inside a building in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD FILE PHOTO: People walk inside a building in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS

FILE PHOTO: Hyundai Motor's sedans are assembled at a factory of the carmaker in Asan, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Seoul, January 22, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Hyundai Motor's sedans are assembled at a factory of the carmaker in

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3,

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Carl Cameron on Thursday accused his old network Fox News, where he was chief political correspondent until 2017, of betraying its audience with Tucker Carlson’s upcoming series about the Jan. 6 insurrection. A widely-criticized trailer for “Patriot Purge”

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing backlash over a not quite two-minute trailer for “Patriot Purge,” a limited series slated to premiere next week on the Fox Nation streaming service. The brief promo touts the series as offering viewers “The True Story

The Anti-Defamation League on Thursday urged Fox Corp. boss Lachlan Murdoch to pull Fox News personality Tucker Carlson’s upcoming “Patriot Purge” series on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, citing the company’s “moral responsibility.” “I strongly urge you to reconsider

Fox News veteran Geraldo Rivera slammed colleague Tucker Carlson on Thursday over “inflammatory” and “outrageous” claims in Carlson’s upcoming series claiming that the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol was secretly orchestrated by the government against itself. “Messing

FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New

Apple Inc is set to lose its crown as the world's most valuable public company to Microsoft Corp if the iPhone maker's shares continue their downward slide when the market opens on Friday. Apple took a $6 billion hit to sales during the fiscal fourth quarter

FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen on the smartphone in front of displayed Apple logo in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen on the smartphone in front of displayed Apple logo in this

FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December

A Christian student group, Ratio Christi, has filed a suit against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in U.S. district court after the university denied its funding request to host a Christian philosopher, University of Notre Dame professor Robert Audi, as

The Wichita State University Student Government Association Supreme Court overturned a decision made last week by their senate which blocked a conservative student group from becoming a Registered Student Organization. During the Oct. 20 meeting of the Wichita

Ratio Christi, the evangelical Christian organization which sued the University of Houston-Clear Lake on Monday claimed a win five days later when the school said it would grant the group “recognized student organization” status. Approval means Ratio Christi,

Morgan Wallen won’t be appearing at the 2021 American Music Awards. The nominations for this year’s AMAs were revealed on Thursday, Deadline.com reported. The ceremony will take place on Nov. 21 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The show will air live

Morgan Wallen is up for two American Music Awards but there is a catch — the country music star has been banned from attending the event. The nominees were announced Thursday and Wallen's name has made it into the categories for favorite male country artist

Country singer Morgan Wallen has been banned from next month’s American Music Awards (AMAs) in Los Angeles despite being nominated for two awards, favorite country album and favorite male country artist. The cancelation follows blowback Wallen took after video

A Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream delivery truck is seen at their factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel, July 20, 2021. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters) The New York state pension fund is withdrawing $111 million in investments from the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, claiming that

New York state’s mammoth pension fund is pulling $111 million in investments out of the firm that owns Ben & Jerry’s because of the ice cream maker’s boycott of Israel’s occupied territories, The Post has learned. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — the sole

Kudos to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for pulling $111 million in pension-fund cash from Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, because of the ice-cream maker’s boycott of Israel. DiNapoli — the sole manager of the $263 billion state Common Retirement

(CNN) News of Facebook's new company name, Meta, quickly attracted the scorn of the internet. "The only meta we acknowledge," tweeted writer Mitchell Clark , who posted a picture of former NBA player Meta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest). the only

Tech giant Facebook has rebranded itself with a new name, calling itself “Meta,” in a move that shows the company’s new focus on virtual reality. The Internet is having a field day picking on the odd name and Mark Zuckerberg’s even odder announcement video. Reuters

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Facebook is changing its company name to "Meta." Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement last week after several weeks of terrible press and political

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. “Just

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. Advertisement “Just

(CNN) Amirite, or amirite? As the world evolves, words follow, which is why Merriam-Webster has added 455 new ones to the dictionary this month. TBH, many have emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic that has shaped so much of people's lives over the past 20 months. This

The cost of employing the average U.S. worker increased at the fastest pace on record in the third quarter, data from the Labor Department showed Friday. But workers are still losing out to inflation on an annual basis. The employment cost index jumped 1.3

As it weighs what to keep in the budget bill, Congress is poised to abandon plans for a comprehensive paid family leave program yet again. Had the proposal been included, it would have brought low-wage workers — many of whom have no access to paid leave — a

“Help is here, and hope is on the way,” President Joe Biden promised March 25, touting his just-passed $1.9 trillion “American rescue” plan. Economists had “significantly increased” their expectations because of it, he said, projecting more than 6 percent GDP

The Biden administration announced Friday that it is restoring the Justice Department’s Office for Access to Justice that had been shuttered under former President Trump. The office is dedicated to expanding access to legal services for the poor by filing

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday revived an Obama-era office that was created to make legal aid accessible to citizens who cannot afford it, more than three years after it was essentially shuttered under the Trump administration. Attorney General

A legal firm has filed an official request with the Office of Government Ethics to investigate a possible conflict of interest between Attorney General Merrick Garland and his son-in-law’s business that promotes Critical Race Theory in classrooms. "Today,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Newly surfaced videos posted on social media show more Hazard High School skits in which students acted provocatively as teachers laughed and sometimes participated during the past four years. The videos were shared with the Courier Journal,

Video has surfaced of a Kentucky principal, who is currently in hot water for taking part in a "man pageant" event where scantily clad students performed lap dances on school staff including him, taking in a performance from a male student performing Madonna’s

Another day, another reason to remove your children from the public school system as soon as humanly possible. Donald “Happy” Mobelini, principal of Hazard High School in Hazard, Ky., who also serves as the city’s mayor, is now under investigation by the school

Thirty-six percent of U.S. workers say their employer is requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for those without medical exemptions, according to a new Gallup Poll. The number is up from 9% in July. Here are how the poll results, released Friday, break down: 39%

Iowa approves jobless benefits for people who were fired for being unvaccinated Enlarge this image toggle caption David Pitt/AP David Pitt/AP DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa employees could seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds late Thursday said she looks forward to signing legislation that authorizes unemployment benefits for workers ousted from their jobs because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The bill, which passed both chambers of the legislature, also

Sudan’s move toward democracy is in peril, after the military seized control of the country’s transitional government in a coup. The country’s democratic project began just two years ago, after Sudan’s long-time dictator, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted amid mass

FILE PHOTO: Sudan's Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses delegates after signing a declaration of principles between Sudanese Transitional government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North, in Juba, South Sudan March

NAIROBI, Kenya — For days, the American envoy navigated between the army chief and the prime minister, striving to head off the collapse of a tenuous democratic transition in Sudan that had been two years in the making. In a frantic series of meetings in the

It's a bewildering experience working in cable news right now. Fun, but pretty unbelievable. just about every morning, some story from the Biden White House crosses our screens and we think to ourselves, "Come on, there is absolutely no way that can be real,

Thursday, FNC host Tucker Carlson discussed an effort to push for so-called reparations to be paid out to illegal immigrants. Carlson cited a report from The Wall Street Journal that the Department of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden was

This is a rush transcript of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on October 28, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS CHANNEL HOST: Good evening and welcome to TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT. It's a bewildering experience

SAN DIEGO -- Endangered California condors can have “'virgin births," according to a study released Thursday. Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said genetic testing confirmed that two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from unfertilized

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced Thursday that two female critically endangered California condors had successfully hatched eggs without the help of male condors. The discovery of parthenogenesis, or asexual reproduction, was a first for the species

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Endangered California condors can have “’virgin births,” according to a study released Thursday. Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said genetic testing confirmed that two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from unfertilized

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the opening session of the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 26, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo FILE

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during an interview with Reuters at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during an interview

FILE PHOTO: Judge Augusto Nardes of the Federal Accounts Court, or TCU, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil, in this June 30, 2015, photo. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Judge Augusto Nardes of the Federal Accounts

Tonga reports its first-ever COVID-19 case Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Baker/AP Mark Baker/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested positive. Tonga is among the few remaining nations in the world that have avoided outbreaks of the virus.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested positive. Tonga is among the few remaining nations in the world that have avoided outbreaks of the virus.

PETA wants MLB to rename the 'bullpen' to 'arm barn' Enlarge this image toggle caption Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Maddie Meyer/Getty Images PETA is pitching Major League Baseball to retire the term "bullpen" and use "arm barn" instead. The animal rights group

PETA’s call for baseball to change the name of the bullpen to "arm barn" drew some reaction among fans on Thursday. In a release Thursday, PETA said the baseball world should replace the word "bullpen," which refers to the area where bulls are kept for slaughter. CLICK

With the World Series in full swing, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) decided it needed to dig for relevance. So they took to their Twitter account and tweeted this gem: “Bullpen” refers to the area of a “bull’s pen” where bulls are held

"Jovita died overnight, seven months after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer," the station's statement said. "Back in April doctors discovered two masses on Jovita's brain. After surgery, they diagnosed her with glioblastoma, the most

According to WSB-TV, doctors discovered two masses on her brain in April. After undergoing surgery, Moore was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord, according to Mayo Clinic.

Paris and London (CNN) The captain of a British fishing trawler detained in France was ordered to appear before a French court over allegations of illegal fishing, as the war of words between the two countries over post-Brexit fishing rights escalated on Friday. French

A British trawler Cornelis Gert Jan is seen moored in the port of Le Havre, after France seized on Thursday a British trawler fishing in its territorial waters without a licence, in Le Havre, France, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier A British trawler

Satanist Danyal Hussein, who killed sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in an attempt to fulfil a contract with a demon, has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years. Hussein, 19, was convicted in July for the double murder of Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole

A British teenager was sentenced to life behind bars on Thursday for murdering two sisters in a London park as part of a supposed blood contract with a demon. Danyal Hussein, 19, was slapped with a minimum term of 35 years in jail at his sentencing after a

Tear gas is fired at supporters of President Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images WASHINGTON ― The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol has postponed Friday’s

(CNN) Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark will not testify Friday before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a committee aide and a source with knowledge of the matter. Clark, a Justice Department

President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better Act,” a filibuster-proof $1.75 trillion budget reconciliation package, includes providing amnesty for at least seven million illegal aliens. On Thursday, Democrats unveiled a reconciliation package that they negotiated

Alejandro Mayorkas has been completely ineffective as the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The unprecedented border crisis and the resulting massive, unchecked, chaotic influx of illegal aliens and illegal drugs into the United States prove

ROME (AP) — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries gathering for their first in-person summit since the pandemic took hold will confront a global recovery hampered by a series of stumbling blocks: an energy crunch spurring higher fuel and utility prices, new

The global economy is giving leaders of the Group of 20 countries a lot to talk about at their summit this weekend in Rome ROME -- Leaders of the Group of 20 countries gathering for their first in-person summit since the pandemic took hold will confront a

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a high-profile speech in August, outlined the arguments for why the current bout of high U.S. inflation will be "transitory," and moderate on its own over time. New data https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-consumer-spending-rises-solidly-september-inflation-stays-hot-2021-10-29

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo October

PHOENIX (AP) — Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are covering one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman’s headline-grabbing tactics inspired — and the overall

With the latest payout, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has Arizona cost taxpayers $100M Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP PHOENIX — Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona's most populous county,

Washington (CNN) The US Department of Education filed a complaint Thursday against Florida's Education Department for its decision to reduce funding for certain school districts amid an ongoing battle over school mask mandate policies. The federal department

The Department of Education has urged an administrative judge to block Florida from withholding federal funds from two school districts for implementing mask mandates, Axios reported. The department filed a complaint Thursday with the agency's Office of Administrative

Atlanta Braves star Freddie Freeman went to bat for third base coach Ron Washington on Friday ahead of Game 3 of the World Series. With Bob Melvin leaving the Oakland Athletics for the San Diego Padres' managerial job, Freeman said Washington should be in

The San Diego Padres are a part of the first shocking move of the MLB offseason. Bob Melvin is set to take over the manager role for the Padres for the 2021 season and beyond, according to multiple reports. MLB.com reported Thursday that Melvin, the former

Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Health and a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps during ceremonies at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., October 19, 2021. (Chris Smith/U.S.

It’s not a question as to whether or not the powers that be in Big Tech lean to the left or right. They demonstrate their hard-leftist bias on a regular basis, and do so in many ways. Recently, Twitter decided to show its bias to leftist narratives by suspending

But the rules are opaque and sometimes arbitrarily enforced — or mistakenly enforced, in Novara’s case. Policy experts say Novara’s experience is indicative of the thorny free speech issues YouTube faces as the world’s largest online video service. The gatekeeper

The New York Times published an article late Thursday castigating YouTube for removing the channel of British left-wing news channel Novara Media. The article, titled “How a Mistake by YouTube Shows Its Power Over Media,” criticized the tech platform’s “opaque

WASHINGTON — American consumers slowed their spending to a gain of just 0.6% in September, a cautionary sign for an economy that remains in the grip of a pandemic and a prolonged bout of high inflation. At the same time, a key inflation barometer that is closely

American consumers slowed their spending to a gain of just 0.6% in September, a cautionary sign for an economy that remains in the grip of a pandemic and a prolonged bout of high inflation. At the same time, a key inflation barometer that is closely followed

Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said China’s military is developing capabilities at a "stunning" pace. And, he said, the U.S. military has been hampered by "brutal" bureaucracy. His comments came Thursday during a Defense Writers

One of the nation’s top military generals is sounding the alarm after China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, warning that the Chinese Communist Party will soon surpass American military capability “if we don’t do something to change it.” “What

Approximately 12,000 Air Force personnel have reportedly refused orders to be vaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus despite the Pentagon’s mandate. Officials said it was too late for them to take it by the Tuesday deadline which posed a test for leaders

Up to 12,000 Air Force personnel have refused to get fully vaccinated against coronavirus despite a Pentagon mandate, and officials say it's too late for them to do so by the Tuesday deadline, The Washington Post reported Thursday night. The situation involving

Prisoner gives a Guantanamo court the first account of CIA abuse Enlarge this image toggle caption Center for Constitutional Rights via AP Center for Constitutional Rights via AP FORT MEADE, Md. — A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S.

A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation program after the 9/11 attacks has described it openly for the first time FORT MEADE, Md. -- A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation

A German electrician castrated men and mutilated their genitals in a series of ghoulish surgeries on his kitchen table that authorities say led to one man’s death. The 66-year-old is facing a murder rap, but denied he was responsible for the man who died several

BERLIN (AP) – A German electrician went on trial Thursday accused of murder in the death of one man, and mutilating several others by performing illegal operations on their genitals. The 66-year-old told a regional court in Munich that he performed the procedures

(CNN) US officials are highly skeptical that renewed talks over the Iran nuclear deal will yield the desired results and are actively discussing imposing penalties on Tehran as President Joe Biden prepares to meet with key allies on the margins of the G20 to

The United States on Friday hit Iran with a fresh set of sanctions as President Joe Biden prepares for a key weekend meeting with European leaders to discuss the possible resumption of nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic. The Treasury Department announced

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it had taken new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication. The agency said it had taken such action in order to aid people who are considering getting the implants to make

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it had taken new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication. The agency said it had taken such action in order to aid people who are considering getting the implants to make

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that his state was forced to take action and develop its own border wall as President Biden continues to ignore the ongoing crisis at the U.S. southern border. "Texas is stepping up and we are building our own border wall.

Texas officials are using shipping containers to prevent illegal migrants from crossing its border, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) recently told Fox News’s Tucker Carlson. When asked what his state was doing to secure its border with Mexico, Abbott said there were 6,500

(CNN) A powerful storm in the Washington DC-Baltimore area could cause significant tidal flooding over the next two days, according to forecasters. "One of the biggest tidal flood events of the past 10-20 years (possibly since Hurricane Isabel at some locales),

A sprawling storm targeting the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area is expected to bring some of the worst tidal flooding in the past two decades onFriday and Saturday, forecasters warn. The areas near the tidal shorelines in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and northern

In a press conference, the Racine County Sheriff announced evidence of widespread election law violations in the state of Wisconsin. The report indicates that election laws were violated in long-term care facilities and resulted in class I felony crimes being

Racine County, Wisconsin, Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said at a news conference on Thursday the state election statute that governs absentee voting in residential care facilities “was not just broken, but shattered, by members of the WEC, the Wisconsin Election

A 30-year-old Florida mother has reportedly been banned from volunteering at her child's school after posting what her lawyer described as "legal adult-oriented content" on the website OnlyFans. Victoria Triece, who has 5- and 10-year-old children enrolled

A Florida mom is vowing to sue a school district for $1 million for being barred as a volunteer because of her racy OnlyFans account. Victoria “Snooks” Triece, a 30-year-old mother of two children at Sand Lake Elementary School, was told earlier this month

The great-grandson of legendary 19th century Lakota leader Sitting Bull has been confirmed thanks to an innovative new DNA method. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, researchers determined Ernie LaPointe, 73, of Lead, South Dakota,

Mr. LaPointe said that for him the DNA confirmation might bolster his campaign to exhume and rebury the leader’s remains. “We’re going to put him somewhere else,” he said on Thursday. “Where he will be respected.” Mr. LaPointe said his mother told him and

A yellow cab hit GOP New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa on Friday as he headed into an interview — tossing him into the air and causing injuries for which he later sought hospital treatment. He was on his way to take on his Democrat opponent Eric

New York City Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa was "struck" by a cab Friday morning as he made his way to a live radio show in New York City. NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE CONSOLES HOMELESS MAN AFTER HE INTERRUPTS CAMPAIGN EVENT: 'MORE COMPASSION IN POLITICS' According

Ex-NYPD cop Valerie Cincinelli was slapped with four years in prison for obstruction connected to an alleged plot to assassinate her estranged husband and her boyfriend’s teen daughter. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert went easy on Cincinelli in a Long Island

The former NYPD cop accused of targeting her estranged husband and her boyfriend’s teenage daughter in a grisly murder-for-hire plot was sentenced to four years in prison Friday. Valerie Cincinelli, who resigned from her job in the force, expressed remorse

Two months ago, Florida led the nation in COVID-19 positivity rates and per capita hospitalizations and deaths. Now, the state has the nation’s lowest positivity and death rates. Gov. Ron DeSantis attributes the turnaround – part of a sustained nationwide

Florida has seen a dramatic reversal of fortune this week with some of the lowest COVID numbers in the country, marking a dramatic change from this summer when it ranked among the worst. As of Wednesday, the Sunshine State was averaging 60.6 cases and 0.2

India’s secretary for the environment, R.P. Gupta, told reporters on Wednesday that his government will not commit to a “net zero” target for carbon emissions. He explained that India wants to reduce carbon emissions but focus on immediate measures instead

Corporations and countries around the world are promising to eliminate their contributions to climate change. But many of their targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions are prefaced by a slippery phrase: “net-zero.” More than 130 countries have set or

Amazon recently reported a surprising drop in profits in the third quarter that it expects to continue through the holiday quarter. Reuters reports that Amazon reported a surprising drop in profits on Thursday that it believes will continue through the holiday

New York (CNN Business) Amazon's rise has been relentless for more than a decade, with regulators and rivals alike failing to slow it. But now Amazon has taken a hit from a pair of immovable forces: snarled supply chains and worker shortages. Apple AAPL The

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is running unopposed for a second five-year term. Tedros, the first African to head the U.N. health agency, has overseen its complex response to the COVID-19

The Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was confirmed as the only candidate Friday for the world’s top health job and now looks certain to serve a second term as its director-general. No nation put up a candidate against

Wages and salaries jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records that date back 20 years as companies are forced to offer higher pay to fill a near-record number of available jobs WASHINGTON -- Wages and salaries jumped in the three

WASHINGTON — Wages and salaries jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records that date back 20 years as companies are forced to offer higher pay to fill a near-record number of available jobs. Pay increased 1.5% in the third quarter,

New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Avenatti, 50, was initially allowed to

NEW YORK -- New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Avenatti, 50, was initially

Democrat Representative and proud “Squad” member Cori Bush (MO) jumped ugly on oil company executives during a House congressional hearing on Thursday for promoting and selling fossil fuels that continue to kill “millions of people.” And yes, ridiculousness

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., on Thursday claimed that fossil fuels kill "millions of people" and alleged that oil company executives who promote them are "a striking example of white supremacy." Bush, who is a member of the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee

FILE PHOTO: Australian gambling tycoon James Packer looks on during day two of the Commonwealth Business Forum in Colombo November 13, 2013.. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte FILE PHOTO: Australian gambling tycoon James Packer looks on during day two of the Commonwealth

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australian casino giant Crown Resorts Ltd adorns the hotel and casino complex in Melbourne, Australia, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed//File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australian casino giant Crown Resorts Ltd adorns the hotel

Federal authorities say a Georgia man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining a coronavirus relief loan and using more than $57,000 of the money to buy a collectable Pokemon card DUBLIN, Ga. -- A Georgia man pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally obtaining

In July 2020, Oudomsine, who lives in Dublin, Ga., falsely applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan, provided to those who need to cover business expenses such as payroll, production costs, debts or rent — particularly amid the the global coronavirus pandemic.

It started with an innocuous question from a town hall audience: A student asked President Biden whether he would vow to protect Taiwan from China. Mr. Biden’s response — a quick “yes,” then “yes” again when pressed by a CNN anchor — was instant breaking news

The U.S. wants to deepen its relationship with Taiwan, the self-ruled island that has become a major point of conflict in the strained U.S.-China relationship, and will work to counter Beijing's “malign” influence, a U.S. diplomat said Friday. In her first

Workers at three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, will hold union elections next month after winning a case before the National Labor Relations Board Workers hoping to unionize Starbucks stores in the U.S. have won a preliminary victory before the National

Workers hoping to unionize Starbucks stores in the U.S. have won a preliminary victory before the National Labor Relations Board. The board said employees at three separate Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, can hold union elections in November in a new

Facebook has reportedly enforced an internal “legal hold” ordering staff to preserve all messages dating back to 2016 as regulators and lawmakers launch inquiries into the social media Masters of the Universe. The Daily Mail reports that Facebook has ordered

Reporters who pored over internal documents discuss what's next for Facebook NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Bond of NPR, Jeff Horwitz of The Wall Street Journal and Elizabeth Dwoskin of The Washington Post about a trove of internal Facebook documents. Business

(CNN) Former Republican Virginia Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr. has died, according to a tweet from his son-in-law Sen. Tim Kaine . He was 98. "I mourn the loss of my father-in-law Linwood Holton. He was my friend and public service role model. His courageous

A. Linwood Holton Jr., Virginia’s first Republican governor since Reconstruction and a crusader against racial discrimination, died Thursday. He was 98. Holton, who served from 1970 to 1974, declared an end to “Massive Resistance,” Virginia’s institutional

(CNN) The Memphis Grizzlies ended the Golden State Warriors' unbeaten start to the season with a 104-101 overtime win thanks in large part to another box office performance from Ja Morant. The No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft outplayed his illustrious opposite

In his third NBA season, Ja Morant is speaking up during timeouts and showing his growth with every big basket. He and his supporting cast are defending with energy and doing all of the important little things. Morant made a driving layup with 57.9 seconds

(CNN) A vehicle that was tied to a missing person's case from 1988 was found in Arkansas with human remains inside, according to local officials. Pope County 911 received a call on Tuesday that a car matching the description of the one belonging to Samantha

Authorities found the remains of a woman and her daughter they believe to have been missing 1998 after a nonprofit located the woman's car in some water. Samantha Hopper, 19, was traveling to drop her daughter, Courtney Holt, off in Russellville before going

President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act supersizes IRS audit enforcement by $78 billion. The Democrats released their $1.75 Build Back Better reconciliation infrastructure bill, which they hope to pass as part of President Joe Biden’s dual-pronged

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republicans said Thursday that President Joe Biden wants to “weaponize” the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against the American people. Republicans across the spectrum have slammed Biden’s efforts

The film “Elf” quickly became a modern Christmas classic and cemented Will Ferrell as a major box office draw. There was even a sequel written, and Ferrell had a $29 million offer to reprise his role as Buddy the Elf, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Advertisement But

(CNN) Will Ferrell revealed he said no to an "Elf" sequel and the hefty paycheck that came along with it. The funnyman told The Hollywood Reporter he would have made $29 million to play Buddy the Elf one more time. "I would have had to promote the movie from

A California teenager admitted he killed a 16-year-old girl and her parents after he was caught with her in her bedroom, prosecutors said. Mauricio Johnson, 19, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the triple murder and received a 150-year prison sentence, the Humboldt

A California teenager admitted he killed a 16-year-old girl and her parents after he was caught with her in her bedroom, prosecutors said. Mauricio Johnson, 19, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the triple murder and received a 150-year prison sentence, the Humboldt

Alec Baldwin was spotted shopping again Friday in the small Vermont town where he’s been lying low amid an investigation into the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust.” Wearing a black coat and carrying a shopping bag, the

Alec Baldwin surfaced in Vermont town on Thursday, a week after fatally shooting a cinematographer and injuring his director when his prop gun was improperly loaded on the set of the Western “Rust” in New Mexico. Baldwin was seen wearing a green flannel shirt,

Geomagnetic storms on Earth can affect electrical grids, GPS navigation systems and radio and satellite telecommunications. The storm is rated a "G3," which is the third level of NOAA's five-level geomagnetic storm scale. Geomagnetic storms can deliver spectacular

(CNN) A large solar flare erupted Thursday and is set to reach Earth Saturday, which could result in a strong geomagnetic storm and cause the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, to be visible across the US and Europe. NOAA issued a G3, or "strong" geomagnetic

N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell’s pay for the past two fiscal years totaled almost $128 million, bolstered by bonuses for helping the league’s owners clinch a new 10-year labor deal with the players and secure media contracts worth more than $100 billion

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was paid nearly $128 million in salary, bonuses and benefits over the past two years, the New York Times reported. The Times, citing four unnamed sources who attended the owners meetings in New York this week, reported Thursday

(CNN) Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet's Great Red Spot and the cyclonic storms swirling at the poles, in a NASA press conference on Thursday. The Great Red Spot was thought to be a storm

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm so big it could swallow Earth, extends surprisingly deep beneath the planet's cloud tops CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm so big it could swallow Earth, extends surprisingly deep beneath the planet’s

A lawyer for a White male executive terminated by North Carolina-based Novant Health told Fox News the reasons behind the firing were "nonsense" after a federal jury determined the executive was let go on the basis of his race and gender. "I think one reason

A federal jury in North Carolina has awarded $10 million in damages to a former health care executive who argued that he was fired because he is a white man and his employer was trying to diversify, court records show. The employer, Novant Health, which oversees

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is warning of an “imminent threat to public safety” and a “pandemic of chaos” because of staffing shortages caused by the city’s vaccine mandate. Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who has said he won’t enforce the county’s

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva blasted the city's vaccine mandate Thursday for prompting a "mass exodus" of officers as the murder rate spikes. "The Board's vaccination mandate is causing a mass exodus within the Department, which is an absolutely

The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Thursday announcement

What the metaverse is and how it will work Enlarge this image toggle caption Laurent Gillieron/AP Laurent Gillieron/AP The term "metaverse" is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry's imagination — so much so that one of the best-known internet

Washington (CNN) The US intelligence community released a declassified report on Friday that confirmed that it has not reached a conclusion on the origins of Covid-19, though it offered fresh details on how the intelligence community approached its 90-day investigation

The U.S. intelligence community released a declassified version of its assessment on the origins of COVID-19. The document, titled “The Case for the Laboratory-Associated Incident Hypothesis,” offers insight into the one intelligence agency that assessed with

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski found true love ... in the kitchen! In an interview with iHeartMedia’s River Cafe Table 4 podcast that premiered this week, Blunt jokingly claimed Krasinski proposed to her only after she’d prepared Food Network star Ina Garten’s

(CNN) Single folks, start your stoves! Emily Blunt talked to iHeartMedia's River Cafe Table 4 podcast and the topic her chicken noodle soup recipe came up. Turns out she uses a bit of ginger in it and she said her two young daughters with husband John Krasinski