The mood was anxious at Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s election night party in McLean, Virginia. Mr. McAuliffe, a candidate for governor, hosted a few hundred guests at the Hilton McLean Tyson’s Corner hotel in Northern Virginia, but the results were favoring

Republicans claimed the state’s governorship for the first time in more than a decade. In New Jersey, the Democratic governor was locked in a race that was too close to call. Catch up on Election Day results from around the United States. Image Glenn Youngkin

MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell was the latest media pundit to smear Glenn Youngkin as a liar by claiming that critical race theory is being taught in Virginia schools. On Tuesday, in preparation for Virginia’s governor race, Mitchell discussed Youngkin and his political

(CNN) Democrats had hoped that former President Donald Trump could serve as a boogeyman. They wanted his continuing unpopularity to serve as a call to action to Democrats, even as President Joe Biden himself is unpopular. Tuesday night should serve as a warning

73 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing Wednesday. Who can blame him for a light schedule in the middle of the week? After all, he only got in a nap or two at the climate summit, had to

Glenn Youngkin, a career private equity executive running his first campaign, is poised to defeat former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) in Tuesday’s election for Virginia governor, notching what would be the first statewide victory for a Republican there since 2009

Former President Donald Trump mockingly credited Democrat Terry McAuliffe with turning out “MAGA voters” in Virginia for Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, who held a solid lead Tuesday with 85 percent of precincts reporting. McAuliffe and

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he won’t comply with a mandate requiring deputies be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face termination LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday he won’t comply with a mandate

Over the last few days, Joe Biden had projected confidence going into yesterday’s election. While in Glasgow, he leaned in to assert that Terry McAuliffe would win. No doubt that was a necessary show of false confidence from a president who is watching his

A woman waits to cast her ballot at George Marshall High School, being used as a polling location, on election day in Falls Church, Virginia on November 2, 2021. Voter turnout this year is higher than it was in Virginia's 2017 gubernatorial election, which

Will the Mets and the Yankees have to leave New York City, now that voters have apparently rejected two ballot measures that progressives in the state said were needed to improve voting rights? Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell brought up the prospect

Boston has been booming, as jobs in technology, medicine and education attract waves of young professionals. But that success has come at a cost, forcing working-class and middle-class families to leave the city in search of affordable housing. Ms. Wu has

Michelle Wu, candidate for Mayor of Boston, greets supporters after casting her ballot in her bid to become the first woman and first person of color to hold the office, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Michelle Wu, candidate

(CNN) City Councilor Michelle Wu is set to become Boston's next mayor after her more moderate challenger conceded, making her the first woman and person of color elected to the top post in the city's history. CNN has not yet projected the race. "From every

Democratic candidate Eric Adams won New York City’s mayoral election on Tuesday night, soundly defeating Republican challenger and "Guardian Angels" founder Curtis Sliwa in a race to determine who will lead the nation's most populous city. Adams, the current

Wu voted Boston's 1st woman, Asian American mayor Boston voters for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve as its CEO. New England's largest city had previously only elected white men as mayor

Annissa Essaibi George (left) and Michelle Wu (right), candidates for mayor of Boston (Brian Snyder / Reuters) On the ‘of color’ business; Saturday Night Live; ‘Let’s go, Brandon’; cradle-to-gravers; the late Jane Powell; and more You are reading this, probably,

New York elects Eric Adams as its second Black mayor Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/AP Eduardo Munoz/AP New Yorkers chose Democrat Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain, to become the city's second Black Mayor in a landslide

Republicans pulled off a major victory in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, where candidate Paul Callaghan won the mayoral race in a city that has voted Democrat since 2005. “Congratulations to Mayor-Elect Paul Callaghan on of his resounding victory tonight,

NEW YORK — Democrat Eric Adams has been elected New York City mayor after handily defeating Republican Curtis Sliwa. Adams is the Brooklyn borough president and a former New York City police captain. He will become the city’s second Black mayor and must steer

Brian Snitker borrowed plenty from Bobby Cox learning to lead a clubhouse. Now, he's matched his mentor in chasing down the game's greatest prize, joining Cox as the only Atlanta Braves managers to win the World Series. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE

HOUSTON (AP) — Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Advertisement Yet

Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Yet out of nowhere, suddenly,

(CNN) The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series title since 1995 after defeating the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6 on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. The Braves took the Series four games to two behind strong pitching and three big home runs.

Nov 2, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Atlanta Braves designated hitter Jorge Soler (12) hits a three-run home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of game six of the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY

The unexpected end to Atlanta's heartbreak Atlanta, Ga., home of many post-season heartbreaks, is finally a winner. The city is celebrating the Braves winning the World Series. Sports The unexpected end to Atlanta's heartbreak The unexpected end to Atlanta's

HOUSTON (AP) — Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Yet out of nowhere,

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Republicans celebrate Virginia governor win, while New Jersey is too close to call Glenn Youngkin defeated Terry McAuliffe for Virginia governor. Plus, national political correspondent Phillip Bailey considers what

HOUSTON — Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Yet out of nowhere,

Atlantans have yearned to see plays like that, just as they have longed for another champion for most of the last 26 years, but often found sporting heartbreak instead. Atlanta lost the World Series in 1991, 1992, 1996 and 1999, and the N.F.L.’s Falcons catastrophically

Minneapolis voters reject a measure to replace the city's police department Enlarge this image toggle caption Christian Monterrosa/AP Christian Monterrosa/AP Voters in Minneapolis have resoundingly rejected a proposal to reinvent policing in their city, 17

Voters in Minnesota's largest city have rejected what would have been an unprecedented move to dismantle the police department at the ballot box Tuesday following calls for reform following the death of George Floyd. The measure asked voters if they favored

A ballot measure in Minneapolis called for replacing the city's police department with a new department of public safety. Christian Monterrosa via Associated Press Almost a year and a half after Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd,

The people of Minneapolis Tuesday voted down a measure that would have removed the city’s police department and replaced it with a Department of Public Safety. The controversial ballot question — sparked by George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a police officer

Minneapolis (CNN) Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd's murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement

Minneapolis residents overwhelmingly rejected a measure to replace the city’s police department with a public safety force on Tuesday. Voters rejected the measure by a margin of roughly 56% to 43%, according to the Minnesota state database. The measure proposed

A push to disband the Minneapolis police department failed Tuesday for the second time since George Floyd's death sparked nationwide calls for police reform. Minneapolis residents voted not to replace the city's police department – which is facing a federal

The Minneapolis Police Department’s fifth precinct remains fenced and barricaded as voters decide whether to abolish the police department and replace it with a new department of public safety in the wake of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis, Minnesota,

“We’ve got to stop this pendulum from swinging violently back and forth between defund and abolish the police on one side, and do nothing, status quo on the other,” Mr. Frey said in an interview before the election. “Those are not the two options.” But Minneapolis

The far-left progressives of Minneapolis suffered a major defeat on Tuesday night when the city overwhelmingly voted “No” on a measure that would abolish the police department — a measure that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) supported. With 130 of 136 precincts reporting,

WASHINGTON — A New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home seemed unlikely to survive its encounter with the Supreme Court, based on questioning from the justices on Wednesday. The law requires people seeking a license to carry

Constitutional law experts expect the Supreme Court ultimately to decide whether President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate is constitutional, Yahoo Finance reported. "For a lot of us, it's a question of when, rather than whether, the Supreme Court will get involved

Gun rights are back at the Supreme Court for the first time in more than a decade Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Wednesday marks a showdown over guns at the legal O.K. Corral. The Supreme Court hears arguments

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A view shows the pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 25, 2021.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to strike down a restrictive New York gun permitting law, but the justices also seemed worried that a broad ruling could threaten gun restrictions on subways, bars, stadiums and other gathering places. The

The Supreme Court split along ideological lines during a hearing Wednesday on a case involving the right to carry a firearm outside the home — the first major Second Amendment challenge before the high court in more than a decade. The Republican-appointed

The Supreme Court’s justices, citing the “right to bear arms” in the 2nd Amendment, sounded ready Wednesday to strike down laws in New York and California that deny most gun owners permits to carry concealed guns in public. Most of the justices said people

Three New York nurses who objected to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine due to their religious beliefs have taken their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. That’s a result of a federal appellate panel striking down an injunction late last week against a statewide order

Justice Stephen Breyer took aim at how some of the court’s conservatives would like to approach reviewing gun regulations. Justices like Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett have pushed back on the balancing tests some courts have used in gun regulation cases.

The US Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to overturn a New York law that limits someone’s ability to legally carry a concealed gun in public. The conservative-leaning high court listened to about two hours of arguments in a case brought by a New York

(CNN) Families are getting an early gift this holiday season: the chance to protect their children between the ages of 5 and 11 against Covid-19 through vaccination. For many, the winter holidays mean gathering with family and friends from near and far to

Lydia Melo, 7, is inoculated with one of two reduced doses of the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine during a trial at Duke University in Durham, N.C., September 28, 2021. (Shawn Rocco/Duke University/Handout via Reuters) The Centers for Disease Control and

Parents react to vaccine authorization for kids ages 5-11 Parents react to the recent Food and Drug Administrations emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, which allows children ages 5-11 to receive the vaccine. Children's Health Parents react

Patients hospitalized with COVID-like symptoms were five times more likely to test positive for Sars-Cov-2, if they were unvaccinated and had a prior history of having COVID-19, compared to those who received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine and had no history

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years, clearing the way for pediatricians and pharmacies to begin vaccinating children soon. The decision follows last week’s

It's understandable that parents could be hesitant about getting their children vaccinated now that the CDC has recommended shots for kids ages 5-11, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, acknowledged Wednesday,

Covid shots for children ages 5 to 11 years have finally been authorized, but it may take a few days or even a week or more before kid-size doses of the vaccine are widely available in your area. On Tuesday, a panel of experts for the Centers for Disease Control

President Biden said Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines for school-aged kids will be widely available across the U.S. by next week, latching onto the “giant step forward” in the pandemic fight in the wake of a bruising Election Day for Democrats. Mr. Biden said

(CNN) Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, many parents are wondering when shots could be available for even younger kids. US health officials estimate that could

An inner ear infection may be a significant cause of COVID-19-associated problems with hearing and balance, according to researchers. In a new study published last month in the journal Nature Communications Medicine, the U.S.-based study authors wrote that

(CNN) The head of the "Rust" camera department who submitted a letter of resignation one day before the fatal shooting on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, movie set last month is going public with claims of an unsafe working environment, calling safety on the project

Two weeks ago, on Oct. 21, producer-actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on the set of their movie "Rust." The 63-year-old was rehearsing a scene on the New Mexico set when he pulled the trigger

The lawyers for the armorer on the film “Rust” — who has been under scrutiny since Alec Baldwin fatally shot the movie’s cinematographer with a gun that was not supposed to contain live ammunition — said in interviews on Wednesday that the gun was left unattended

A camera crew member on the Western flick “Rust” who resigned the day before Alec Baldwin’s deadly shooting – claiming safety procedures were “fast and loose” — on Wednesday called the tragedy the result of a “perfect storm.” “What I put in my resignation

A crew member on the movie set of "Rust" talked to "Good Morning America" about his safety concerns on that set. Lane Luper, formerly first camera assistant on the film, had quit and left the production the day before the fatal shooting of cinematographer

FILE PHOTO: Actor Alec Baldwin of the film "LymeLife" poses during the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch FILE PHOTO: Actor Alec Baldwin of the film "LymeLife" poses during the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival

Alec Baldwin has shared comments made by a crew member on social media dismissing allegations that the set of "Rust" was unsafe. Last month, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in an accidental shooting during rehearsals for the film when Baldwin fired a

In the wake of the October 21, 2021, shooting death of Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin on a New Mexico movie set, nearly 200 cinematographers are demanding that “functional firearms” be banned from movie sets. Breitbart News reported that 42-year-old

It’s been nearly three weeks since "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in an on-set shooting involving actor Alec Baldwin that also left director Joel Souza hospitalized. It remains unclear how and why a suspected real bullet made it into the prop

Terese Davis, costume designer for the film "Rust," has spoken out regarding the on-set tragedy. On Oct. 21, actor Alec Baldwin discharged a gun while rehearsing a scene that he was told was unloaded. A projectile from the firearm struck and ultimately killed

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday that Democrats will add paid family and medical leave back into their large social spending bill, but soon after, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin called the move a "challenge." Democrats

A cadre of moderate House Democrats is demanding Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold off a vote on President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare and climate bill until a proper economic analysis is completed. In a letter to Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, five moderates

It was included in a list of final changes to the House bill, which the Rules Committee released on Wednesday afternoon. The program would begin in 2024, includes all employed and self-employed workers and can be used for family caregiving or personal illness. Ms.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised on Tuesday that President Joe Biden's reconciliation bill would come to a vote next week before Congress heads into recess. According to the Politico Playbook, Pelosi told reporters that Biden's $1.85 trillion

US Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 28, 2021, after a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A key House panel was set Wednesday to review the latest version of President Joe

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday put paid family leave back in the House of Representatives’ version of President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending bill in response to Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition to the provision. Pelosi (D-Calif.) appeared to drop

In her Dear Colleague letter announcing the decision, Pelosi said paid family and medical leave are being added back into the bill, but also says she is committed to only passing a bill in the House that can also pass the Senate. "(Because) we must have legislation

FILE PHOTO: Chairman Rick Larsen (D-WA) speaks during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee hearing on "State of Aviation Safety" in the aftermath of two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes since October, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July

WASHINGTON ― House Democrats are including four weeks of paid family and medical leave in their version of the Build Back Better Act, as leaders negotiate their way to a vote on the spending and tax bill as well as a bipartisan infrastructure bill. The House

House Democrats are making a renewed push to include paid family and medical leave in President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending bill. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal announced Wednesday a federal guarantee for four weeks of paid

FILE PHOTO: Oct 28, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) reacts against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO: Oct 28, 2021; Glendale, Arizona,

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, who said he was 'immunized,' reportedly tests has COVID Enlarge this image toggle caption Christian Petersen/Getty Images Christian Petersen/Getty Images Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP, has tested

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D), who is fully vaccinated, tested positive for the coronavirus while in Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. The Los Angeles Times reports: The mayor is attending a United Nations conference

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 amid reports that he is not vaccinated, according to ESPN. Rodgers will miss the Packers’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the sports network noted, citing a source.

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday after both tested positive. Coach Mike Sullivan said Crosby is dealing with mild symptoms while Dumoulin remains asymptomatic. Crosby's

(CNN) Green Bay Packers star QB Aaron Rodgers will miss Sunday's road game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to Covid-19 protocols, the team's head coach Matt LaFleur announced on Wednesday. LaFleur wouldn't confirm if Rodgers tested positive for the virus

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is on a trip to the U.N. climate conference in Scotland, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, his office said in a posting on his official Twitter account. “He is feeling good and isolating in his

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19 at the climate summit Enlarge this image toggle caption Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is attending the U.N.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be eligible to play in the team’s upcoming game against the Kansas City Chiefs, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Although Rodgers told reporters in August that

(CNN) Green Bay Packers star QB Aaron Rodgers will sit out Sunday's road game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to Covid-19 protocols, according to his team. Head coach Matt LaFleur on Wednesday wouldn't confirm if Rodgers tested positive for the virus or

Anti-vaccine protesters have blocked central streets in the Ukrainian capital, protesting against state-imposed restrictions that require teachers, government employees and other workers to get fully vaccinated by Nov. 8 or have their salaries suspended KYIV,

The vaccine rollout for 5 to 11 year olds is nearing and some are wondering if a school vaccination mandate in Illinois will follow. In California, COVID-19 vaccines will be added to the state’s list of immunizations required for school attendance. Illinois

A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong (CNN) Enthusiasm for the Beijing 2022 Winter

FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A

In his new book, Peter Navarro, the trade adviser to former President Donald Trump, writes that Trump sought as much as $10 trillion in reparations from China due to the belief, from experts and scholars, that COVID-19 originated there. Navarro wrote about

China is currently battling a nationwide resurgence of its coronavirus caseload, with new infections detected in “more than half of its provinces and municipalities” in recent days, the state-run Global Times reported Tuesday. “At least 18 Chinese provinces

FILE PHOTO: Diners at a restaurant pose for a photo with a server wearing a protective mask, as Sicily returns to being a 'yellow zone' with tighter coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Catania, Italy, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers queue outside a South African drugstore chain Dis-Chem Pharmacies ahead of a nationwide lockdown for 21 days to try to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe

FILE PHOTO: A man who got a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine leaves a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji FILE PHOTO: A man who got a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus

The Netherlands has reinstated COVID-19 restrictions, including a mask mandate, as cases increase. The Hill reports that the mask mandate has been reimplemented in stores and other public places. Additionally, the government is advising citizens to work from

Buffalo, New York, Mayor Byron Brown confidently declared victory over Democratic nominee India Walton on Tuesday night after in-person results showed write-in ballots swamping votes for Walton. The Erie County Board of Elections is waiting until Nov. 15 to

Incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who was running as a write-in candidate, has declared victory as he held a nearly 20-percentage point lead over his Democratic Party opponent India Walton, a socialist backed by many high-profile progressives such as Rep.

(CNN) Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown declared victory Tuesday night in his write-in campaign for a fifth term. Brown lost the Democratic primary earlier this year to Democratic Socialist India Walton. As of 12:30 a.m. ET, about 59% of votes had been cast for write-in

Four-term Buffalo, New York, Mayor Byron Brown declared victory Tuesday evening in a stunning write-in campaign over a socialist, India Walton, who defeated him in the Democratic Party primary in June. Local NBC affiliate WGRZ reported: “With 97 percent of

Mr. Brown campaigned for a fifth term with a feisty campaign and the help of a varied coalition of conservative and moderate supporters, as well as the backing of several prominent labor unions and a plan to distribute tens of thousands of ink stamps bearing

Despite support from two nationally known progressives, the party’s far-left mayoral nominee in Buffalo, New York, was trailing early Wednesday – lagging behind the incumbent mayor she defeated in a primary earlier this year. Progressive India Walton had the

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown speaks during a meeting in New York City, July 22, 2015. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Incumbent Byron Brown declared victory over self-described socialist India Walton in Tuesday’s Buffalo mayoral race, upsetting the progressive radical

Community activist India Walton looks on as she campaigns to replace four-term Mayor Byron Brown, in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/Files Community activist India Walton looks on as she campaigns to replace four-term Mayor

Incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who was running as a write-in candidate, has declared victory as he held a nearly 20-percentage point lead over his Democratic Party opponent India Walton, a socialist backed by many high-profile progressives such as Rep.

Buffalo, New York, Mayor Byron Brown was not even on the ballot for his city's mayoral election but he has declared victory over Democratic candidate India Walton – a self-declared democratic socialist. Unofficial results posted by Erie County show that Walton

If at first you don’t succeed, make Republicans vote again. That's the strategy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appears to be pursuing as the New York Democrat forced another test vote Wednesday on legislation to overhaul the nation's election laws. For

Republicans on Wednesday blocked the Senate from beginning debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act with a filibuster ― their fourth filibuster of voting rights legislation this year. The voting rights law, named for the late civil rights leader

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Republican senators voted on Wednesday to block debate on a Democrat elections bill for the third

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday afternoon again failed to expand voting rights when Senate Republicans blocked voting on a bill that would have required states to clear changes in voting procedures with the Justice Department to help ensure equal access

FILE PHOTO: Voting rights activists rally at the Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon following a three-day, 70-mile “Freedom to Vote Relay” from West Virginia, in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Shuran Huang/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Voting rights

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to restore parts of the landmark Voting Rights Act weakened by Supreme Court rulings, making it the second major voting bill to be derailed by a G.O.P. filibuster in the past two weeks. Despite

Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed for the fourth time this year to advance a bill that would override election laws in the states, prompting liberal lawmakers to renew calls to eliminate the Senate filibuster. The Democrats were rebuked by Sen. Lisa Murkowski

(CNN) The Senate will take a procedural vote on Wednesday to move toward opening debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, but Senate Republicans are expected to block the measure. The John Lewis voting bill that the Senate will consider is aimed

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are expected on Wednesday to block legislation to restore parts of the landmark Voting Rights Act weakened by Supreme Court rulings, making it the second major voting bill to be derailed by a G.O.P. filibuster in the past two

MELBOURNE, Australia — A 4-year-old girl who vanished in the dead of night while camping with her family in a remote area of Western Australia was found “alive and well” 18 days later in a locked house, the authorities said on Wednesday. The girl, Cleo Smith,

Police smashed their way into a suburban house on Wednesday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family's camping tent on Australia's remote west coast more than two weeks ago both horrified and captivated the nation. Officials wept with

Australia Police: Missing little girl found alive Police smashed their way into a suburban house on Wednesday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family's camping tent on Australia's remote west coast more than two weeks ago both horrified

The little girl who went missing from an Australian campsite was found “alive and well” at the house of a male suspect who was taken into custody. Cleo Smith, 4, was discovered in a house in Carnarvon early Wednesday morning, after police had broken their

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police smashed their way into a suburban house on Wednesday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s remote west coast more than two weeks ago both horrified and captivated the

A missing 4-year-old girl has been found safe in Australia after being missing since Oct. 16. According to a press release by the Western Australia Police Force, Cleo Smith was found in a locked house in Carnarvon, Australia, at around 1 a.m. local time. MISSING

(CNN) Four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found alive 18 days after she went missing in northwest Australia, and her mother, Ellie Smith, took to Instagram to celebrate the news. "Our family is whole again," Smith wrote Wednesday, alongside a smiling picture

Cleo Smith, 4, who went missing from an Australian outback campsite more than two weeks ago but has been found "alive and well" in a locked house, according to authorities, is seen in this undated handout photo given to police during the search for Cleo and

Australian police found 4-year-old Cleo Smith safe, 18 days after she went missing Enlarge this image toggle caption WA Police Force via Getty Images WA Police Force via Getty Images Australian police have rescued Cleo Smith, a 4-year-old girl who went missing

WASHINGTON ― The Build Back Better Act won’t deliver the surprising millionaire tax cut Democrats were considering earlier this week. House and Senate Democrats have come up with competing proposals to undo a $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions

Blog Post By Kyle Pomerleau The Wall Street Journal reports that lawmakers are considering a tax on billionaires’ unrealized capital gains to pay for parts of Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. Several commentators have incorrectly described this “billionaire

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders dashed the hopes of congressional Democrats on Tuesday that a generous federal income tax break that mostly benefits blue states will be included in President Biden’s $1.75 trillion budget bill. Mr. Sanders,

Nobel-prize-winning economist Milton Friedman famously quipped that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Well, despite the Biden administration’s rhetorical spin, there’s also no such thing as a multi-trillion-dollar spending plan that costs “zero dollars.”

A group of moderate House Democrats are considering creating a new minimum tax on high-income households in exchange for suspending a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions imposed during the Trump administration, The Washington Post reports. "The cap

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Bob Menendez are hoping to mend intraparty disagreement about a key tax provision in the Democratic infrastructure and social spending plan. The duo pitched a compromise to changing the structure of federal tax deductions for paid

Blog Post Speaking at the White House last week about the proposed enhanced child tax credit and its effect on cashiers and waitresses, President Biden said: “It changes the whole dynamic for working parents.” No, Mr. President, your plan does not “change

Blog Post When the White House released the new framework for the “Build Back Better” (BBB) reconciliation bill yesterday, repealing the cap on the State and Local Taxes (SALT) deduction was not included. That was good news, because none of the surviving BBB

CNN, a far-left disinformation outlet that spreads conspiracy theories and encourages violence, is collapsing on every conceivable rating front. Despite a big news month, CNNLOL’s primetime lineup has collapsed entirely. Throughout October, an average of only

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here . You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. London (CNN Business) Journalist James Glassman

Private firms’ payrolls increased by 571,000 in October, far exceeding experts’ expectations as hiring throughout the country heats up, according to a major employment report. The 571,000 jobs added is a slight increase from the 523,000 jobs added in September,

The New York Times Company said on Wednesday that it added 455,000 new digital subscriptions in the third quarter, a gain that keeps the publisher on pace to reach its stated goal of 10 million subscriptions by 2025. Of the new digital subscriptions, 320,000

FILE PHOTO: Electric cars sit charging in a parking garage at the University of California, Irvine January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Electric cars sit charging in a parking garage at the University of California, Irvine January

Over 20,000 illegal migrants have landed on British soil after crossing the English Channel from France since the start of the year, zero of whom have been deported by Boris Johnson’s government. An estimated 400 boat migrants successfully reached England

Big businesses hired aggressively in October, pumping up private payrolls by more than expected, data showed Wednesday morning. Companies added 571,000 for the month, according to payroll processor ADP. Economists had forecast 400,000 jobs. August’s estimate

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

The American military’s most senior officer said on Wednesday that he views China as the “No. 1” nation-state military challenger to the United States. The comments, by Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a moderated discussion

NEWS AND ANALYSIS: China is engaged in influence operations targeting U.S. society aimed at building support for the communist nation’s policies and strategies, according to the Pentagon‘s latest annual report on the Chinese military. “The PRC conducts influence

China is rapidly increasing the size of its nuclear arsenal and could have as many as 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to a new Pentagon report released Wednesday. The development comes on the heels of China's recent test of a hypersonic weapon that

China is building nuclear warheads at an "accelerating pace" and will have 1,000 by the end of the decade, according to the Pentagon's new China report released Wednesday after a two-month delay. Just a year ago in the last China report, the Pentagon had estimated

(CNN) China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade as it aims to surpass US global influence by the middle of the 21st century, according to a major Pentagon report released on Wednesday. The estimate,

The Pentagon on Wednesday sharply increased its estimate of China's projected nuclear weapons arsenal over the coming years, saying Beijing could have 700 warheads by 2027 and possibly 1,000 by 2030. While the numbers still would be significantly smaller than

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. WASHINGTON – The Pentagon

​China is expanding its nuclear weapons capabilities faster than previously predicted and could increase the number of nuclear warheads its military has by 700 in less than six years, the Pentagon said in a startling assessment released Wednesday. The rapid

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding answers from the FBI on how they are complying with Attorney General Merrick Garland's directive targeting harassment and threats of violence at school board meetings, while slamming the

The victory of Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) over former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) has spurred excitement for future Republican wins, but the triumphs in local school board races hold special significance for those parents who fought big battles

The South Carolina School Board Association (SCSBA) is “carefully” monitoring its national affiliate but, for now, has no plans to leave the National School Board Association (NSBA), SCSBA Executive Director Scott Price said. Price made the indication Monday,

Candidates opposed to the teaching of critical race theory in public schools won school board elections across the United States on Tuesday. The victories ranged from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where the conservative education advocacy group 1776 Project

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance on Tuesday making it permanent that certain non-residents can vote in school board elections. The ordinance passed with no objections during the November 2 board of supervisors meeting. San Francisco

A California school board voted unanimously last week to bring police back to campuses, just a few months after it decided to remove law enforcement from school grounds, arguing at the time that the money should be spent on student services, like mental health. During

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding more information regarding his controversial Oct. 4 memo addressing the harassment of public school officials, citing concerns his directive is a "pretext

EXCLUSIVE: Four months after the Ethiopian government called a cease-fire, violence still reigns across northern Ethiopia, leaving thousands of women and girls victimized by sexual violence. On June 28, the Ethiopian government called an immediate unilateral

NAIROBI, Kenya — As the conflict in Ethiopia stretches into its second year and Africa’s second most populous nation continues to fracture, a report by the top U.N. human rights body released on Wednesday offered evidence that all sides in the war had committed

Eritrean Refugees protest in-front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices to condemn the attacks on the refugees in Hitsats and Shimelba camps during the fight between Ethiopia?s National Defence Force and Tigray People Liberation

(CNN) The United Nations has condemned atrocities uncovered in a joint investigation into the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday, a day after the country's government announced a nationwide state of emergency and called on citizens to

Habtam Akele, 27, carries her nine-months-old daughter, Kalkidan Alemu as they sit at a school makeshift camp for internally displaced people due to the fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front

The U.N. says all sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict may have committed war crimes Enlarge this image toggle caption Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images All sides in the conflict in

People clean a street in Megenagna neighbourhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri People clean a street in Megenagna neighbourhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri November 3, 2021 WASHINGTON

KENOSHA, Wis. — On the first day of testimony in the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, prosecutors and defense lawyers offered sharply divergent portrayals of Mr. Rittenhouse, an 18-year-old from Illinois who faces the prospect of life in prison. Prosecutors

A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse testified that the Illinois teen was “freaking out” and “really scared” in the moments after he shot three people during street protests against racial justice, and that Rittenhouse told him he had to do it because “people were

(CNN) Kyle Rittenhouse's criminal trial is set to resume Wednesday with further testimony and video from a man who live-streamed the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. Koerri Washington, who described himself as a "self-employed social media influencer,"

Day two of proceedings in the trial for Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday consisted largely of video showing the unrest and the events that led to the moments he was seen fatally shooting two men and wounding a third last year – including

After a single day of jury selection, the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse got underway on Tuesday with the prosecution and defense offering starkly differing interpretations of the events that led to Mr. Rittenhouse shooting three men — two of them fatally — in the

Kyle Rittenhouse stood out even in the chaos of the Kenosha protests as an “interesting figure” before he fatally shot two men and injured another, a man who livestreamed the unrest in Wisconsin testified Wednesday. Koerri Washington, who filmed a video of

Kyle Rittenhouse was "freaking out," pale and seemed "really scared" in the moments after shooting three men during destruction and unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin , and said he had to do it because "people were trying to hurt him," a friend testified at Rittenhouse's

U.S. military officials made mistakes but were not guilty of criminal negligence in a mistargeted drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians and served as a grim capstone to the chaotic American withdrawal from the country in late August, the Air Force’s

(CNN) With nearly 97% of Air Force service members vaccinated against Covid-19 by the service's deadline on Tuesday, thousands of airmen have applied for religious exemptions, though none have yet been granted. According to data released by the Air Force as

The Pentagon logo in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., January 8, 2020 (Al Drago/Reuters) A Pentagon review concluded that a U.S. drone strike that killed ten civilians in the last days of the withdrawal from Afghanistan was not caused by

The Air Force says nearly 8,500 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force have missed the deadline for getting COVID-19 vaccinations, including 800 who flatly refused and nearly 5,000 with pending requests for a religious exemption WASHINGTON --

The U.S. Air Force removed 23 recruits from boot camp last week after they refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the Nov. 2 deadline, defense officials confirmed to Fox News. According to Pentagon officials, there is no military-wide punishment for

(CNN) A US Air Force investigation into a US drone strike in Kabul that killed ten civilians at the end of August found that though "execution errors" were made, the law was not broken. "The investigation found no violation of law including the law of war.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 8,500 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force have missed the deadline for getting COVID-19 vaccinations, including 800 who flatly refused and nearly 5,000 with pending requests for a religious exemption, the Air Force

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie November 3, 2021 By

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends the

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

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

FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

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

President Biden responded Wednesday to a report that suggested his administration was mulling whether to make $450,000 payments to immigrants who were separated from their families at the border under former President Trump's administration, calling the reporting

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 3, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) President Biden denied on Wednesday that his administration was

President Biden on Wednesday denied that his administration is considering paying $450,000 per person to migrant families who were separated at the border under the Trump administration, calling the reports “garbage.” When asked if the payments would cause

Twenty-eight Senate Republicans introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday to "block President Biden’s reported plan to spend upwards of a billion dollars to provide $450,000 per person in taxpayer money for settlements

Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., on Wednesday moved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which would bar a reported plan by the Biden administration to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to illegal

The American Civil Liberties Union countered President Biden's claim that his administration is not considering payments of up to $450,000 to illegal immigrants who had been separated from their families under the previous administration. Biden had insisted

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone this week told the Supreme Court that people who object to his state's abortion ban would have a chance to challenge

Conservative lawmakers in Ohio introduced a copycat Texas abortion restriction Tuesday night that goes even further than the highly controversial measure from the Lone Star State. Rather than impacting abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the law aims to

Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone this week told the Supreme Court that people who object to his state’s abortion ban will have a chance to challenge it — eventually. But as Justice Elena Kagan noted, the process Stone has in mind could take “many years,”

After Monday’s Supreme Court oral arguments, the writing seems to be on the wall for Senate Bill 8, the Texas law that bans abortion starting about six weeks after a person’s last menstrual period and that hands enforcement to private citizens. It now looks

(Mana Rabiee/Reuters) The Ohio legislature has proposed a sweeping pro-life bill with an enforcement mechanism similar to Texas’s recently enacted law, empowering private citizens to sue anyone who “knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the performance

Ohio legislators introduced a bill Tuesday which would effectively ban abortions at all stages. This rule would be enforced through private litigation in the same manner as Texas’ Heartbeat Act. The Ohio law would allow individuals to file civil lawsuits against

Federal Reserve officials took their first major step toward withdrawing monetary policy support as the economy heals from pandemic disruptions and inflation remains sharply elevated, laying out a plan to slow their asset buying program. “In light of the substantial

The Federal Reserve said it will begin dialing back its bond-buying stimulus program this month, reducing purchases by $15 billion this month and next month. The Fed announced on Wednesday that the size of reductions in the future could be adjusted depending

The Federal Reserve will begin dialing back the extraordinary economic aid it’s provided since the pandemic erupted last year, a response to high inflation that now looks likely to persist longer than it did just a few months ago WASHINGTON -- The Federal

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would begin scaling back its monthly bond purchases in November, marking the first step towards ending its pandemic stimulus as inflation surges. The scaling of bond purchases, more commonly known as tapering,

New York (CNN Business) The Federal Reserve has been pushing the economic stimulus pedal to the metal nonstop since March 2020. For the first time since the pandemic erupted on the global stage, it's easing off the gas. Buying billions of dollars worth of

The Federal Reserve will begin dialing back the extraordinary economic aid it's provided since the pandemic erupted last year, a response to high inflation that now looks likely to persist longer than it did just a few months ago. In a statement Wednesday

DES MOINES, Iowa — Deere & Co. employees will remain on strike after the United Auto Workers rejected a second contract offer Tuesday. Members across Iowa, Illinois and Kansas voted against the proposal, 55%-45%, continuing the strike against the agriculture

FILE PHOTO: The Deere & Co farm equipment plant in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S. October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Scott Morgan FILE PHOTO: The Deere & Co farm equipment plant in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S. October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Scott Morgan November 3, 2021 (Reuters) -Deere &

John Deere workers on the picket line in Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images Workers at John Deere voted Tuesday to reject the latest tentative agreement negotiated between the company and their union, a sign that the largest U.S. private-sector strike in two years

Workers at Deer & Co. rejected a second contract offer from the company that would increase their pay by 10%, multiple sources reported. Over 10,000 employees at 12 John Deere plants in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas rejected a deal agreed upon initially on Oct.

For the second time in under one month, workers at the agriculture equipment maker Deere & Company rejected a contract proposal negotiated by their union on Tuesday, extending a strike that began in mid-October. Roughly 10,000 workers, primarily at plants

New York (CNN Business) More than 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union will stay on strike against farm and construction equipment maker John Deere after rank-and-file members voted down a second tentative labor deal with the company late Tuesday. The

The FBI might arrest Heather Mack, who served seven years in an Indonesian prison for aiding in the 2014 murder of her mother, helping her boyfriend stuff the body in a suitcase at a Bali hotel, upon her expected return to the U.S. on a flight arriving at a

A Chicago woman who served more than seven years in an Indonesian prison for killing her mother at a luxury resort in Bali has been indicted on federal murder conspiracy charges and taken into custody CHICAGO -- A Chicago woman who served more than seven years

Newly freed “suitcase killer” Heather Mack was indicted on murder conspiracy charges in the US on Wednesday — and taken into federal custody as soon as she landed back home in Chicago. Mack, 26, had only walked free from a Bali prison on Friday after serving

Woman who killed mom in Bali indicted in Chicago A woman who served more than seven years in an Indonesian prison for killing her mother at a Bali resort has been indicted on federal murder conspiracy charges and taken into custody in Chicago. (Nov. 3)

The FBI arrested Heather Mack at a Chicago airport Wednesday, as she’s been newly indicted on conspiracy to commit murder and obstruction of justice charges for helping to stuff the body of her socialite mother into a suitcase at a ritzy Bali resort in an alleged

As the future for Heather Mack’s six-year-old daughter, Stella, hangs in the balance, a longtime friend of Mack’s murdered Chicago socialite mother, Sheila von Weise-Mack, tells Fox News Digital he never believed Heather Mack wanted to be a mother herself and

The 23-year-old woman killed in a fiery car crash early Tuesday morning after former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs crashed into her vehicle driving 156 mph has been identified, according to police records. A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police report

(CNN) Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was traveling more than 150 mph -- his alcohol level more than twice the legal limit -- before his car rear-ended another car, killing a 23-year-old woman, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Raiders

Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was slapped with an additional charge following the fatal car crash in Las Vegas that left him and his girlfriend with serious injuries and one person dead. Ruggs was charged with DUI resulting in death, Las Vegas Metro

Ruggs in court after fatal vehicle crash Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III appeard in court Wednesday in Las Vegas on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. A prosecutor said Ruggs was driving more than 150 mph before his car hit a vehicle,

Henry Ruggs III, who is facing two felonies for his involvement in a deadly car crash in Las Vegas on Tuesday, was released by the Raiders. The Raiders made the announcement at around 8:50 p.m. local time with a short statement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at more than 150 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, a prosecutor

Jury selection in the trial of three white men accused of killing unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery reached a boiling point Wednesday when defense attorneys struck down 11 out of 12 black potential jurors. The move left just one black juror and 11 white jurors

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have begun the final step needed to seat a jury for the murder trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Attorneys began the final step Wednesday to seat a jury for the trial of three white

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery declined to override decisions in jury selection Wednesday that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12, though he agreed with prosecutors that “there

(CNN) After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county in preparation for the trial for Ahmaud Arbery's killing, a panel of 12 people has been chosen. The jury, consisting of 11 White members and one Black member, was selected

Prosecutors challenge the jury's racial makeup in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery Enlarge this image toggle caption Asia Burns/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Asia Burns/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Jury selection in the murder

A jury was impaneled on Wednesday to decide the fate of three white Georgia men accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who prosecutors allege was just out for a Sunday jog in 2020 when he was attacked. Opening statements

FILE PHOTO: Headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, is pictured in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, is pictured in

FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a mobile phone walks past the CCTV headquarters, the home of Chinese state media outlet CCTV and its English-language sister channel CGTN, in Beijing, China February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins FILE PHOTO: A woman holding

FILE PHOTO: Governor of People's Bank of China (PBOC) Yi Gang attends a news conference on China's economic development ahead of the 70th anniversary of its founding, in Beijing, China September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo FILE PHOTO: Governor of People's

FILE PHOTO: China's official app for digital yuan is seen on a mobile phone placed in front of an image of the Chinese flag, in this illustration. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration FILE PHOTO: China's official app for digital yuan is seen on a mobile phone

FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bike in front of the Bank of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bike in front of the Bank of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge

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

Two men died when one fell seven stories at a concert hall in Sweden and landed on the other, authorities said. The 80-year-old man crashed to the lobby as the audience waited for an ABBA tribute concert to begin Tuesday night at the Uppsala Konsert and Kongress

(CNN) Two people have died and a third person has been injured after an audience member fell from the seventh floor of a concert hall in Sweden into the crowd below, a police spokesman confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday evening about

At least two people are dead and another is injured after an audience member fell seven floors into a crowd at a concert hall in Sweden Tuesday evening, according to reports. About 1,000 people had gathered at the Uppsala Konsert & Kongress hall for a 7:30

ABBA delayed promotion of their new show after 2 people died at a tribute concert Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederik Persson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Ima Frederik Persson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Ima Swedish pop sensation ABBA is delaying

Police in Sweden say two men died when one of them jumped or fell from the 7th floor of a culture center and landed on the other COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Two men died when one of them jumped or fell from the 7th floor of a culture center in Sweden and landed

London (CNN) Prince Andrew faces a pre-trial conference in his sexual abuse case at a New York district court on Wednesday, as his legal team attempts to turn the tables on his accuser, Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre alleges that she was forced to perform sex acts

Prince Andrew is expected to give a sworn deposition as part of a lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, her lawyer said Wednesday. During a remote court hearing, Giuffre attorney David Boies told Manhattan federal Judge Lewis

NEW YORK (AP) — A trial resulting from an American woman’s claims that Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17 would probably occur late next year, a judge said Wednesday. It is difficult to immediately set a trial date because of courthouse coronavirus

The U.S. district judge presiding over a lawsuit in which an American woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew says a trial would probably occur late next year NEW YORK -- A trial resulting from an American woman's claims that Prince Andrew

(CNN) A Manhattan federal judge said Britain's Prince Andrew may face a trial date between September and December of 2022 in a civil case involving a woman who is suing him for allegedly sexually abusing her when she was a minor. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan

FILE PHOTO: The Sun Life Financial logo is seen at their corporate headquarters of One York Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren//File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Sun Life Financial logo is seen at their corporate headquarters

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks under advertising outside a branch of clothing retailer Next in London, Britain September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning FILE PHOTO: A woman walks under advertising outside a branch of clothing retailer Next in London, Britain

FILE PHOTO: The Sun Life Financial logo is seen at their corporate headquarters of One York Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren FILE PHOTO: The Sun Life Financial logo is seen at their corporate headquarters of One

FILE PHOTO: The MetLife building is seen in New York, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton FILE PHOTO: The MetLife building is seen in New York, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton November 3, 2021 (Reuters) -U.S. insurer MetLife Inc blew past

FILE PHOTO: The logo of fashion retailer Zalando is pictured at the new headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke FILE PHOTO: The logo of fashion retailer Zalando is pictured at the new headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April

Voting technology company Smartmatic filed defamation complaints Wednesday against Newsmax Media and One America News Network (OANN) owner Herring Networks over the outlets’ coverage of the 2020 presidential election. The complaints allege the two conservative

The legal battle against disinformation from right-wing media outlets is expanding. Smartmatic, an election technology firm that became a target of pro-Trump conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential race, sued Newsmax and One America News Network on

FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of Smartmatic is seen at its offices in Caracas, Venezuela August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Veron/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of Smartmatic is seen at its offices in Caracas, Venezuela August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Christian

New York (CNN Business) Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News, some of its hosts and pro-Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for defamation, is now adding Newsmax and One America News Network to the list of defendants. Smartmatic's

Voting software company Smartmatic filed defamation suits Wednesday against right-wing TV channels Newsmax and One America News for falsely claiming the firm was involved in rigging the 2020 presidential election in favor of President Biden. The suits allege

A new book telling Paul Newman's story the way the movie star intended will be released next year and it will be based on hours of recordings Newman left behind, as well as interviews with friends, family, and associates. Since his rise to fame, there have

Decades ago, the actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, frustrated by all the unauthorized biographies and coverage of his life, recorded his own oral history, leaving behind transcripts that for years were forgotten in the basement laundry room of his house

A memoir Paul Newman left unpublished in his lifetime will come out next fall. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday that the book, currently untitled, will include Newman's thoughts on "acting, directing, boyhood, family, fame, Hollywood, Broadway,

A memoir Paul Newman left unpublished in his lifetime will come out next fall NEW YORK -- A memoir Paul Newman left unpublished in his lifetime will come out next fall. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday that the book, currently untitled, will

NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir Paul Newman left unpublished in his lifetime will come out next fall. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday that the book, currently untitled, will include Newman’s thoughts on “acting, directing, boyhood, family, fame, Hollywood,

These will be the first meetings under the new hard-line government in Tehran. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program will resume on Nov. 29, Iran's top negotiator and the European Union's senior diplomat coordinating previous rounds announced Wednesday. The

Negotiations to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers will fail unless U.S. President Joe Biden can guarantee that Washington will not again abandon the pact, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday. "The U.S.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price answers a question during a news briefing at the department in Washington, February 9, 2021. WASHINGTON – Stalled Iran nuclear negotiations will resume at the end of November, nearly five months since signatories of

Iran agreed Wednesday to resume talks on November 29 with world powers on reviving a nuclear deal after a five-month gap, with the United States urging a quick resolution. The indirect negotiations in Vienna come amid mounting pressure on Iran, with Western

Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago and former chief of staff in the Obama White House, was nominated to be ambassador to Japan. Alex Wong/Getty Images Two Democratic senators opposed Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan in a committee vote Wednesday

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination Wednesday of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador to Japan over the objections of two Democrats, one of whom cited Mr. Emanuel’s handling of a high-profile police shooting. The

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday voted in favor of advancing the nomination of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan despite objections from two Democrats on the panel. Democrat Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and Ed

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said Wednesday he opposes Rahm Emanuel’s nomination to be ambassador to Japan due to his record on police brutality — meaning the ex-Chicago mayor will need Republicans to get confirmed. Left-wing House Democrats have urged their

Not that MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace’s arms-length-at-best relationship with the truth is news, but the self-loathing former Republican’s ridiculous take on Critical Race Theory “lies” being responsible for Virginia Democrats across the board losing their asses

A common theme emerged on social media Tuesday night as Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin took a clear advantage over Democrat Terry McAuliffe: MSNBC hosts had public meltdowns that made for must-see TV among conservatives. Rachel

MSNBC had a tough time on Tuesday with historic ratings declines followed by an evening of its hosts and pundits being ridiculed for a series of election night meltdowns and inaccurate claims. October cable viewership was unveiled earlier in the day, indicating

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace declared on Tuesday that critical race theory "isn’t real" while roasting Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin during the liberal network’s Election Night coverage. Critics of Youngkin have tried to tie him

WASHINGTON — Centrist Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell found themselves on the same page Wednesday, saying Republican wins in Tuesday’s elections show voters are concerned about inflation — and Democrats need to be wary

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday that "unbelievable" GOP wins in Virginia confirm his worries about rushing the Biden administration’s $1.75 trillion social spending plan through Congress, The Hill reported. Manchin said Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell celebrated Glenn Youngkin's sweeping victory in Virginia's gubernatorial race on Wednesday, calling it a "referendum on the popularity of the Biden administration" and a symptom of growing opposition to the Democrat

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that voters in Virginia and New Jersey sent national Democrats a very clear message on Election Night: “Stop!” “I think what we can safely say about New Jersey and to some extent in Virginia, it was a referendum

A heroic California zip line course worker sacrificed himself while helping a woman in distress — falling at least 70 feet and dying days later, according to reports. Joaquin Romero, 34, died from his injuries Monday, two days after he selflessly helped a

A zip line course employee at a La Jolla Indian Campground died two days after he fell while trying to help a customer. Joaquin Romero, 34, was working at the receiving platform of the La Jolla Zip Zoom Zipline on Saturday. While working, he "sustained a fall

A California man died Monday after falling from a zip line in north San Diego County’s Pauma Valley area, a close friend of his told FOX 5, saying it was a selfless act to save someone’s life. The friend identified the victim as 34-year-old Joaquin Romero

A zipline course employee at a La Jolla Indian Campground died two days after he fell while attempting to help a customer. Joaquin Romero, 34, was working at the receiving platform of the La Jolla Zip Zoom Zipline on Saturday. While working, he "sustained

Dozens of Senate Republicans said Wednesday they will formally challenge President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine rules on large employers by filing a resolution that would rely on congressional review powers to strike it down. Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana led 40

More than 40 Republican senators are looking to overturn President Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate through the Congressional Review Act, calling the rule “unacceptable.” The 41 Republicans, led by Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), are looking to nullify the order

EXCLUSIVE: More than three dozen Senate Republicans are moving to formally disapprove and nullify President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employees Wednesday under the Congressional Review Act — the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive

Republican senators are moving to formally strike down President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses, it was reported Wednesday. A total of 41 GOP senators have joined to try and terminate the mandate under the Congressional Review Act, which

Ahead of Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial win in Virginia, Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison became the latest liberal to accuse him of "a racist dog whistle" for siding with parents concerned about the teaching of critical race

Democrats were outraged Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin defeated candidate Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial election Tuesday. Scott Nevins tweeted that he thought Virginians “knew better” than to vote for a Republican using a “racist dog

Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison declared Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the Republican Party had “become a party of fascism and fear.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “Are you surprised that Republicans took this real distortion of what

During an interview with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison on Tuesday, ABC News Correspondent Kyra Phillips pushed back on Harrison’s assertion that Virginia schools don’t teach Critical Race Theory by stating that CRT has “been incorporated in curriculum.” After Phillips

Congressional Democrats have reached agreement on a series of provisions meant to lower the price of prescription drugs that will be added to the $1.75 trillion social spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday. “This deal will directly

Democrats say they have sealed a deal to lower pharmaceutical drug costs for most older Americans as part of President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.75 trillion domestic proposal WASHINGTON -- Democrats reached agreement on a plan to lower prescription drug costs

Democrats' deal on prescription drugs would lower costs for seniors Enlarge this image toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Julio Cortez/AP Democrats in Congress have made a big, if substantially pared back, step toward lowering prescription drug costs for older

Zillow is closing down its home buying and selling business and laying off 25% of its workforce after the online real estate company missed its third-quarter earnings estimate. The company announced in a statement attached to its earnings report Tuesday that

Zillow, the real estate website known for estimating house values, said on Tuesday that it would exit the business of rapidly buying and selling houses amid heavy losses and that it planned to let go about nearly 25 percent of its employees. The announcement

Zillow will stop buying and renovating homes and cut 25% of its workforce Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images The real estate company Zillow announced it's throwing in the towel on a program in which it

Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine lost his bid to become the mayor of Stamford, Conn. on Tuesday — and blamed the press for the loss citing all the “lousy” coverage. Democratic state Rep. Caroline Simmons appeared to win the race — though the Associated

The campaign turned into a generational battle between the 71-year-old Valentine and the 35-year-old Simmons with sharp exchanges in recent weeks. Valentine said that Simmons’ supporters tried to paint him as “just another old white guy,’' and they also compared

Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine struck out in his bid to become a Connecticut mayor on Tuesday. Valentine was running as an independent for the mayor of Stamford against Democrat state Rep. Caroline Simmons. However, by early Wednesday, Valentine

Emma Jo Morris, Breitbart News’s incoming political editor, said her reporting on Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell” for the New York Post helped drive an “awakening” among Americans about political censorship from Big Tech companies. “When I was publishing

A red wave sweeps across the Republic! On the latest episode of the Breitbart News Daily Podcast, Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discusses last night’s big win for Virginia’s new Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin. Also, a star is born in Virginia’s Lt. Governor-elect

Breitbart News has named Emma-Jo Morris, a veteran reporter and editor best known for the Hunter Biden “laptop from hell” scoops, as political editor effective November 8. She joins Breitbart News from the New York Post where she served as deputy politics editor. Morris

Ford Motor will require most of its 32,000-strong U.S. salaried workforce to be vaccinated by Dec. 8. The second-largest U.S. automaker said on Wednesday more than 84% of U.S. salaried employees already are vaccinated. The company deadline for most salaried

(CNN Business) Ford will mandate vaccines for its 32,000 US salaried employees, a spokesperson for the company said Wednesday. Those workers have until December 8 to be fully vaccinated. Employees who refuse to do so and do not have an approved religious or

FILE PHOTO: Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File

Conservative truck driver Edward Durr stunned the political world by nearly defeating New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) in the state’s third Senate district on Tuesday, with votes still being counted Wednesday. At one point,

It’s not just Gov. Phil Murphy. As the Democratic incumbent remains locked in a dogfight against Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, the Trenton legislature could also see a major reshuffle as the longest-running state senate president trails in his re-election

Truck driver Edward Durr (R) holds a 2,229-vote lead over New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) in the race for the 3rd district State Senate seat — one of the most surprising results of Tuesday’s elections. According to NJ.com,

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been fined $48,000 this year for not wearing a mask on the House floor — and she’s vowing to keep defying the mandate. The House Ethics Committee issued a statement Monday regarding the Georgia Republican, indicating she most

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been fined at least $48,000 for violating House rules on mask wearing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Congressmembers are fined $500 for their first mask violation, and $2,500 for each subsequent one. Greene’s

The House slapped Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene with $48,000 in fines for more than 20 violations of the mask mandate in the chamber. The Georgia Republican was first fined $500 for her first offense in May, but the fine grew to $2,500 for each subsequent violation. The

FILE PHOTO: Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach FILE PHOTO: Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach November

FILE PHOTO: A logo of drugs and chemicals group Merck KGaA is pictured in Darmstadt, Germany January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A logo of drugs and chemicals group Merck KGaA is pictured in Darmstadt, Germany January 28, 2016.

FILE PHOTO: The ticker and trading information for Blackstone Group is displayed at the post where it is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The ticker and trading information

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Abu Dhabi skyline is seen, December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Abu Dhabi skyline is seen, December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah November 3, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab

FILE PHOTO: Cranes are seen along the skyline in the Irish Financial Services Centre in Dublin, Ireland April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Cranes are seen along the skyline in the Irish Financial Services Centre in Dublin, Ireland

FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal

CNN’s Van Jones showed some last-minute concern over Republican Glenn Youngkin as the polls closed in the Virginia gubernatorial race, slamming him as the equivalent of a contagious variant of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, less than an hour before the race

Van Jones speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif. (Gage Skidmore) Prior to the return of election results on Tuesday night, CNN’s Van Jones asserted that if Republican Glenn Youngkin triumphed in the Virginia gubernatorial

CNN political commentator and former Obama administration official Van Jones said Tuesday on his network’s election coverage that Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (R) was the “Delta variant of Trumpism.” Jones said, “You do have the grassroots

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the Biden administration the "Brandon administration," playing into the popular meme that has liberals in a tizzy. Cheers and chants of "Let's go, Brandon" erupted after DeSantis made the joke while speaking at an election

A crowd erupted in chants of the ever-viral “Let’s Go, Brandon!” during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) press conference Wednesday, after the governor blasted the progressive left and the “Biden or Brandon administration” pursuing a “woke agenda.” “You look at the

Blog Post As Congress struggles to do its primary job of providing resources for federal government operations, the Senate Appropriations Committee has produced its fiscal year 2022 bills. Following are five highlights from the defense bill. First, the top-line

Blog Post By Alan D. Viard and Sally Satel In a previous post, we commended the House of Representatives for passing a fiscal 2022 appropriations bill that called for easing financial barriers to organ donation. The committee report accompanying the bill

Britney Spears is now blaming her mother for the conservatorship that gave her father legal control over her for 13 years. Her father, Jamie Spears, asked the court this week to immediately disband the controversial agreement ahead of a court date. The pop

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, is moving to end the conservatorship once and for all, Fox News has confirmed. Jamie, the longtime handler of Spears’ estate and personal assets, filed court docs on Monday to put an end to the arrangement. Per the docs,

During his 27 years in the U.S. Army, Leonard Gruppo joined the Special Forces, served in four war zones and led a team of combat medics in Iraq before retiring in 2013 as a lieutenant colonel. During his six minutes inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Gruppo

During his 27 years in the U.S. Army, Leonard Gruppo joined the Special Forces, served in four war zones and led a team of combat medics in Iraq before retiring in 2013 as a lieutenant colonel. During his six minutes inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Gruppo

FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

FILE PHOTO: Employees walk by the end of a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Employees walk by the end of a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington,

BEVERLY HILLS –Southern California's West Hollywood is reportedly considering hiking its minimum wage to $17.64 an hour-- which would be the highest in the country. The city is adjacent to Beverly Hills. It would be more than $4 higher than the state’s current

New York (CNN Business) West Hollywood's city council is set to vote on hiking the local minimum wage to $17.64 an hour, which would be the highest in the United States. The ordinance, which is scheduled for a vote Wednesday, would take effect in January 2022

A new study has found extensive COVID-19 infections in Iowa’s white-tailed deer population, prompting concerns about an animal reservoir where the virus could linger, mutate and potentially reinfect humans. The research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed

The coronavirus appears to have infected many of Iowa’s deer, posing risks the virus could mutate in the animals and then re-enter the human population in an altered version, a new study says. “Our results suggest that deer have the potential to emerge as

The Biden administration on Wednesday added Israeli tech and spyware firm NSO Group to the Commerce Department’s Entity List, a blacklist of foreign people and enterprises facing restrictions on their business in the U.S. because of national security concerns. “NSO

(CNN Business) The US Commerce Department on Wednesday blacklisted Israeli firms NSO Group and Candiru, accusing the companies of providing spyware to foreign governments that "used these tools to maliciously target" journalists, embassy workers and activists. Commerce

Joe Biden perhaps took in more of the local sights while in Scotland than he may have wished after reports of a “large, naked, Scottish man” taking pictures of the U.S. president’s motorcade while it was travelling between Edinburgh and Glasgow. BBC journalist

Smile for the flash, Mr. President! A “large naked Scottish man” was apparently seen snapping photos of President Biden as his motorcade made its way from Edinburgh to Glasgow to meet with world leaders for the UN climate change summit. “Shout out to a large

Outkick founder Clay Travis obliterated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Tuesday for comparing the NFL Draft process and training camp to slavery in his new Netflix special. Kaepernick released "Colin in Black & White" which explored the former NFL star’s

“This young man is totally clueless. NFL is not the group, or Nike or Kaepernick, to tell us how the American dream should work out. We should not trust those guys... They have a different end game than we do." @BurgessOwens on @Kaepernick7 likening the NFL

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Modern Pentathlon - Men's Riding - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Charles Fernandez of Guatemala falls from his horse REUTERS/Carlos Barria FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Modern Pentathlon - Men's Riding

Modern pentathlon's governing body has voted to remove horse riding from in its program at the Olympics after the Paris 2024 Games, British media reported. The Guardian said the decision was taken by the UIPM governing body after Germany's modern pentathlon

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2019. China’s Peng Shuai serves during the match against Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard. REUTERS/Edgar Su FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - First Round

Hong Kong (CNN) A Chinese tennis star's explosive #MeToo allegation against a former state leader has been muffled by blanket censorship, with authorities racing to wipe out any mention of a politically sensitive scandal that has reverberated across the Chinese

FILE PHOTO: The Allbirds flagship store sign is seen in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The Allbirds flagship store sign is seen in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon

FILE PHOTO: A sign on the entrance to the Allbirds flagship store is seen in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton FILE PHOTO: A sign on the entrance to the Allbirds flagship store is seen in Manhattan, New York City,

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she's confident inflation will ease next year Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday she expects inflation to

New York (CNN Business) High inflation is a thorn in America's side. Prices of groceries and gas are rising and Americans are growing pessimistic about the economy because of it. But it's still nowhere as bad as the inflation spike of the 1970s, and prices

There must be something in the water — many things, in fact. A new analysis by clean water advocate the Environmental Working Group has discovered 56 new contaminants in US drinking water. The most disturbing of these include pesticides, radioactive materials

Researchers from an environmental activist group said they have discovered more contaminants linked to cancer and other health conditions in drinking water throughout the U.S. this year than two years ago. A report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Lagos, Nigeria Rescuers in Nigeria on Wednesday raced to find survivors, two days after a high-rise building under construction collapsed and trapped scores of people in the commercial capital Lagos, as the death toll rose to 22, an emergency official said. Anxious

A rescue member works on the debris as search and rescue efforts continue at the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja A rescue member works on the debris as search and rescue efforts continue at

Gun control advocacy group Giffords sued the National Rifle Association on Tuesday for allegedly violating campaign finance laws since 2014. The powerful gun lobby made as much as $35 million in "unlawful" and "unreported in-kind campaign contributions" to

The NRA is being sued for allegedly breaking campaign finance law to back Republicans Enlarge this image toggle caption Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Giffords, the gun-control nonprofit founded by former Arizona congresswoman Gabby

When Lauren Windsor, a Democratic operative working with the Lincoln Project, sent five young people dressed in khakis, white shirts, and sunglasses to hold tiki torches in front of Glenn Youngkin’s campaign bus as it docked in Charlottesville, Virginia, on

Democrats complained on Tuesday that the Lincoln Project’s tiki torch stunt failed to defeat Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. “And we brought Tiki torches,” Bloomberg reporter Eli Lake said as he retweeted the Lincoln Project post, “We’re coming

Witnesses say a roadside bomb has struck a Taliban patrol in a stronghold of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb struck a Taliban patrol in a stronghold of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday,

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Aref Mohammad’s war against the Islamic State ended earlier this fall when his unit of Taliban fighters was ambushed by the terrorist group in eastern Afghanistan. A bullet shattered his femur, leaving him disabled and barely able to

The body of a man who died of COVID-19 was reportedly dissected in front of a paying audience at an event last month without his family’s knowledge. According to a KING 5 News investigation, the family of David Saunders, 98, expected his corpse to be used

The body of a 98-year-old man who died of COVID-19 was dissected in front of a paying audience in Oregon — without his family’s knowledge, according to a local report. David Saunders’ family, including his widow, only learned of the Oct. 17 autopsy demonstration

If Jeff Bezos really wanted to put Tom Hanks in space for some kind of weird “Apollo 13” fantasy, he could’ve at least footed the bill. Jimmy Kimmel asked the “Finch” star Tuesday if it was true that the billionaire Amazon founder, who recently sent actor

(CNN) Jeff Bezos offered Tom Hanks a ride to space on his Blue Origin rocket, but it came at a price. The actor confirmed that Bezos had asked him during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday, saying if he accepted the offer he was expected to pay. "Well

Long Island saw a Republican surge on Election Day, delivering a rare red wave in deep-blue New York. Republicans like Bruce Blakeman, the candidate for Nassau County executive, and Anne Donnelly, candidate for district attorney, are declaring victory over

A red tide swept over Long Island, with the Republican candidates for district attorney in both Nassau and Suffolk counties winning their races in stunning landslides Tuesday — turning the campaigns into a referendum on New York’s controversial bail reform

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo November 3, 2021 (Reuters) -The

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in

Blog Post By James Pethokoukis and Neil Chilson In economics, “emergent order” refers to systems of order that spontaneously emerge without any central direction or plan. It is the unplanned order of supply and demand that makes market economies work. But

Blog Post By James Pethokoukis and Neil Chilson In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith wrote of the “invisible hand” that directs free market operations. Today, economists speak of “emergent order” — order that emerges spontaneously without any central direction.

It seems Kim Kardashian is keen on Pete Davidson. Rumors of a romance between the two have swirled for a few days now after they were spotted holding hands on a ride at Knott’s Scary Farm in Southern California over the weekend. Now, it seems a relationship

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are spending more and more time together as dating rumors continue to heat up. The Skims founder, 41, and the "Saturday Night Live" star, 27, were spotted on Tuesday night dining together on the comedian's native Staten Island. TMZ

FILE PHOTO: An Electronic Arts office building is shown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD FILE PHOTO: An Electronic Arts office building is shown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July

FILE PHOTO: An Electronic Arts (EA) video game logo is seen at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles, California, United States, June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: An Electronic Arts (EA) video game logo is seen

Nearly 400 inmates at the D.C. Jail will be moved to a different correctional facility after a surprise inspection by the U.S. Marshals Service uncovered substandard conditions, officials said Tuesday. “The U.S. Marshal’s inspection of [the D.C. Jail] revealed

Public defenders are calling for the release of all D.C. Jail inmates after a surprise inspection that uncovered abuse and unsanitary conditions prompted the U.S. Marshals Service to remove nearly 400 prisoners. The federally-funded Public Defender Service

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak arrive at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman Former Bank of England Governor Mark

The FBI released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents Wednesday about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi government and the Sept. 11 attacks, revealing the scope of a strenuous but ultimately fruitless investigation whose

The FBI concluded this year it has not identified any Saudi officials responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks or who knowingly conspired to help the hijackers carry out their operation. The FBI released hundreds of pages of declassified and largely unredacted

It’s a long way from the Irish domination of the mayoralty that began in 1884 with the election of Hugh O’Brien, a native of County Cork. The office was held without interruption by men of Irish descent from 1930 to 1993, when Thomas Menino became the first

Come again? Republican turnout was way up in key precincts; surely Mr. McAuliffe was teeing up to make some wild accusation about partisan operatives stuffing ballot boxes. “While last night we came up short, I am proud that we spent this campaign fighting

What started as Gov. Whitmer’s administration threatening businesses – that allegedly violated her COVID-19 rules later deemed unconstitutional – ended with the first-term Democrat’s administration dismissing a complaint and burning documents. The Detroit

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has reportedly burned notes and destroyed emails from a coronavirus probe targeting the City of Port Huron for violating state rules. According to the Detroit News, state Inspector Matthew Hartman of the Michigan

(CNN) Suicides in the United States decreased by 3% from 2019 to 2020, despite risk factors for suicide generally increasing, according to data published Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics -- part of the US Centers for Disease Control and

Suicide rates fall again — but not for young adults and some people of color Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Paget/Getty Images Justin Paget/Getty Images If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention

(CNN) A Southwest Airlines pilot is accused of assaulting another crew member following a mask dispute last month in San Jose, California, according to information received from the airline and local law enforcement. The October 18 incident occurred at a Doubletree

A Southwest Airlines pilot is facing assault and battery charges following an alleged altercation after a mask dispute with a flight attendant at a California hotel last month. The alleged attack happened Oct. 18 at a bar in San Jose, where pilots and flight

We aren't quite at the naughty-or-nice time of year yet. But a new study revealed whether your dog might check one of those boxes based on their manners. A study conducted by pet insurance company Protect My Paws unveiled the best-behaved and worst-behaved

We aren't quite at the naughty-or-nice time of year yet. But a new study revealed whether your dog might check one of those boxes based on their manners. A study conducted by pet insurance company, Protect My Paws, unveiled the best-behaved and worst-behaved

Blog Post Here’s Part II of my 2021 update “For every 100 girls….”, see Part I here and Part III here. The full 70-item list with all three parts is available here. 3. K-12 Education (13) 4. Special Education (8) See the chart above that includes some of

Blog Post Here’s Part III of my 2021 update “For every 100 girls….”, see Part I here and Part II here. The entire 70-item list including Parts I, II, and III is available here. 5. Higher Education and Labor Market (9) 6. Crime, Incarceration, Alcohol and

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently told CNBC that efforts to build new climate tech remind him of the massive undertaking spearheaded by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 when he announced plans to land a man on the moon. CNBC reports that Microsoft President

The tech sector needs to compromise with regulators and take governments and people's concerns seriously, Microsoft president Brad Smith said in an interview on Wednesday. "Tech is going to have to lean in...with real concrete ideas...even make concessions,

A San Francisco police officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting an unarmed man who died three years after being wounded at his home in 2017, the San Francisco district attorney’s office announced on Tuesday. The officer, Kenneth Cha, was

Two Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officers have been charged with helping conceal evidence of a shooting and the involvement of the brother of a former officer TULSA, Okla. -- Two Tulsa police officers have been charged with helping conceal evidence of a shooting

Blog Post By James Pethokoukis and Michael Strain Since the economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic, production has rebounded to pre-pandemic trends. But the effects of the pandemic are ongoing in the US labor market, with stagnant labor force participation

Blog Post By James Pethokoukis and Michael Strain As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, millions of Americans are quitting their jobs in a labor market that’s already short on workers. On top of this “Great Resignation,” the labor-force participation rate still

Former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell, who ran on a pro-police message, led the returns in the race for Seattle mayor by nearly 30 points against progressive M. Lorena González, the current president, late Tuesday. Harrell told FOX 13 in Seattle

Republican Ann Davison was elected City Attorney of Seattle on Tuesday, a rare Republican win in the liberal city — just over a year after parts of it were taken over by left-wing activists in the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” (CHAZ). The Seattle Times reported: Republican

Will Smith said he developed feelings for Stockard Channing after they starred together in "Six Degrees of Separation." Patrick McMullan via Getty Images There are worse things Will Smith could do ... than fall in love with “Grease” legend Stockard Channing. But

Will Smith is opening up about his feelings for a former co-star. In 1993, the actor starred in "Six Degrees of Separation" as Paul Poitier, a mysterious young man who intrudes upon the lives of an affluent couple played by Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing. At

An Israeli court suspended on Wednesday the auction of a partial tattoo kit billed as having been used on inmates at the Auschwitz death camp, following an outcry from Holocaust survivors. Obtained from a private collector, the eight fingernail-sized steel

An Israeli court has blocked the auction of tattoo stamps the Nazis used on inmates at the Auschwitz death camp, amid an outcry by Holocaust survivors. Jerusalem-based Tzolman’s Auctions had listed eight stamps once used to brand serial numbers on the inmates

FILE PHOTO: Workers use tools to smooth out a blade for a wind-turbine at the Vestas Wind Technology company's factory, located in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin September 14, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray FILE PHOTO: Workers use tools to smooth out a blade

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the

(CNN) Ronnie Wilson, founding member of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at the age of 73. His passing was confirmed by his wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, in a Facebook post published Tuesday. "The love of my life was called home this morning, at 10:01am. Please

“The love of my life was called home this morning, at 10:01am.,” Boulware-Wilson announced on Facebook. “Please continue to pray for The Wilson, Boulware, and Collins family, while we mourn his passing. Ronnie Wilson was a genius with creating, producing, and

(CNN) Dolly Parton is showing her love for her husband of 55 years, Carl Thomas Dean. "Find you a partner who will support you like my Carl Dean does!" Parton wrote. Fans loved the picture, with one writing, "Carl Dean is super handsome!" Another commented,

Dolly Parton is getting personal. On Tuesday, the legendary country crooner shared a very rare photograph of herself with her husband of 55 years, Carl Thomas Dean. While the pair have been married since 1966, fans rarely sees the singer’s beau in public

Iran's Revolutionary Guards thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic's oil in the Sea of Oman, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday, saying the incident took place recently. Reached for comment, the U.S. Navy's

(CNN) US officials rejected a claim from Iran's Revolutionary Guard that they had prevented the US Navy from confiscating Iranian crude oil aboard a tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Two officials say the Navy was monitoring an incident, which happened last week,

Democrats across America collapse in histrionic fits of apoplexy in 3… 2… 1… “Racist!” “White supremacy!” “Raaaacism!” Yes, noted white supremacist and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced a plan to create a new police unit to target election fraud

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday proposed creating a statewide office that would concentrate exclusively on investigating and prosecuting election crimes in the state, News4Jax reported. DeSantis, a Republican, explained that the office would have law

(CNN) The "Indians" sign atop the left field scoreboard at Progressive Field that Cleveland baseball fans have known since 1994 started to come down Tuesday. The city's Major League Baseball team, which is in the process of changing its name and brand to the

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team, formerly known as the Cleveland Indians, has begun removing signage bearing the ''Indians'' name at Progressive Field, as the team prepares to enter a new era next season. Amid pressure from Native Americans and progressive

Hong Kong (CNN Business) ByteDance co-founder Yiming Zhang has stepped down as the company's chairman and is leaving the board, according to a person close to the matter. Zhang, one of China's most successful entrepreneurs , has exited the board of TikTok's

FILE PHOTO: Zhang Yiming, founder and global CEO of ByteDance, poses in Palo Alto, California, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton FILE PHOTO: Zhang Yiming, founder and global CEO of ByteDance, poses in Palo Alto, California, U.S., March 4, 2020.

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) The CEO of a Thai company at the heart of a CNN investigation into fake and used medical gloves has been arrested in Bangkok. Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) told CNN Tuesday that Kampee Kampeerayannon, CEO of a company

Police in Thailand have announced the arrest of the head of a company suspected of cheating overseas buyers of millions of dollars paid for undelivered medical rubber gloves during the coronavirus pandemic BANGKOK -- Police in Thailand announced Wednesday

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Rep. Cori Bush, a Democrat left-wing "squad" member in the House, attacked Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin for his opposition to the multitrillion-dollar

57 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Rep. Cori Bush, a Democrat left-wing “squad” member in the House, attacked Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin for his opposition to the multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better Act. Manchin is “anti-Black, anti-child,