At least 31 people were seriously injured Sunday morning by a five-alarm fire that broke out in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx. "Approximately 200 FDNY members are operating on scene of a 5-alarm fire at 333 East 181 Street in the Bronx. There

The future of solitary confinement in New York City jails NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Vincent Schiraldi, senior fellow at Columbia University Justice Lab, about the use of solitary confinement at Rikers Island. National The future of solitary confinement

NEW YORK — Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city’s fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. A fire official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares an update on a major fire in a residential apartment building in the Bronx that left 19 people dead, including nine children, and sent 32 people to hospitals with life-threatening conditions.

A raging fire in New York City's Bronx borough has left at least 19 dead, including nine children, and includes 9/11-like reports of desperate survivors jumping out of the 19-story building on fire. The latest death total from the New York Post is 19, but

Medical aid is provided to a victim of a five-alarm fire in New York City on Sunday that's being called one of the city's worst fires in modern times. Lloyd Mitchell via Reuters A massive fire tore through an apartment building in New York City on Sunday morning,

Image About 200 firefighters responded to the scene of a fire in a high-rise building in the Tremont section of the Bronx on Sunday. Credit... David Dee Delgado for The New York Times More than 60 people were hurt, including 32 with life-threatening injuries,

At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday in a fire ignited by a malfunctioning portable space heater at a Bronx apartment complex, the city's deadliest blaze in more than 30 years. Thirteen people remained hospitalized in critical condition,

At least 200 firefighters are on the scene of a massive fire in The Bronx. At least 31 people have been injured in a massive fire in New York City. More than 200 firefighters are on the scene of the 5-alarm fire at an apartment building in the Tremont section

At least 19 killed in New York City fire A major fire in New York City that began Sunday morning injured scores of people and has claimed the lives of at least 19, including nine children, officials say. National At least 19 killed in New York City fire At

CHICAGO — Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers’ union resume Sunday amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures that canceled three days of classes and loomed over the start of another week in the nation’s third-largest

CHICAGO -- Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers' union resume Sunday amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures that canceled three days of classes and loomed over the start of another week in the nation's third-largest

A Chicago Teachers Union delegate has vowed to "report" union employees who show up to work at their school. Alex Forgue, a physics teacher at the Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville, commented on a post inside a "CTU Members Only Facebook Group," stating

(CNN) The standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and city officials stretched into the weekend as the two sides continue to debate whether to return to the classroom amid a Covid-19 surge. The CTU presented a new proposal to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Saturday

Negotiations between Chicago school officials and the city’s teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols resumed behind closed doors Saturday, but hope for a quick resolution remained bleak. Mayor Lori Lightfoot ripped the Chicago Teachers Union’s latest

Classes for Chicago students are in limbo as teachers, mayor wrangle over omicron Enlarge this image toggle caption Youngrae Kim/AP Youngrae Kim/AP A dispute between the Chicago public school system and its teacher's union drags on, with the two sides continuing

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 88th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 23, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) rejected a proposal from the Chicago Teachers’ Union that would commence

Closed-door negotiations have resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city’s teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes this week CHICAGO -- Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve

A delegate with the Chicago Teachers Union recently claimed he will “report” union employees who attend work inside their schools. Alex Forgue, who is a physics instructor with the Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville, replied on a post in the CTU Members

41 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Tuesday, 73% of Chicago teachers voted to compel their school district to ditch classroom instruction in favor of remote learning because of COVID-19. So, it’s official: Some urban public school districts are

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year — after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically become law Sunday. Opponents

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a rally at City Hall the day before the election in New York City, November 1, 2021. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) New York City Mayor Eric Adams enacted a measure Sunday that will allow more than 800,000

CNN's Jake Tapper presses New York City Mayor Eric Adams on the appointment of his brother, a retired police officer, as deputy commissioner of the NYPD. Adams says the appointment is in review by the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday stood by his support of legislation the city council passed in December that will allow roughly 800,000 legal noncitizens to vote in local elections after earlier expressing concerns over the bill. Adams, a Democrat

More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box as soon as next year after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation approved by the City Council to automatically become law NEW YORK -- More than 800,000 noncitizens

NEW YORK — More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box - and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year - after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically become law Sunday. Opponents

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday addressed concerns about two of his major appointments for offices in his administration, including naming his brother as a deputy commissioner in the city's police department and the appointment of former Police Chief

Up to one million noncitizens living in New York City will have access to the ballot box after Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Sunday approved legislation by the city council to automatically become law. As Breitbart News reported last November, Adams has always supported

More than 800,000 noncitizens and so-called “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year — after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation approved by the City Council a month ago to

Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Sunday called for federal election reforms, including photo ID laws, the banning of ballot harvesting, and a Constitutional amendment that would allow only U.S. citizens to vote. Raffensperger,

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that there will be ‘massive consequences” if Russia invades Ukraine. Anchor George Stephanopoulos said, “We now know that President Putin has forces surrounding Ukraine on three sides. He’s

KYIV, Ukraine — Peace negotiations are usually thought to involve two sides brought together by a mediator trying to tease out possible compromises, far from the anger and destruction of the battlefield. But talks starting in Geneva Monday on the eight-year-old

Secretary of State Antony Blinken tamped down expectations for talks between Russia and the US over security guarantees, but said any progress is contingent on President Vladimir Putin defusing the military threat to Ukraine. “I don’t think we’re going to

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued new, forceful warnings to Russia on penalties it may face if it goes ahead with threats to invade Ukraine. U.S. officials raised the possibility of incremental shifts in decisions about America’s

Top Russian and U.S. officials held a working dinner in Geneva on Sunday as part of the kickoff to a string of meetings in three European cities this week, with bilateral ties at a low ebb over Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign

The Biden administration has issued new, clear warnings to Russia on penalties it may face if it goes ahead with threats to invade Ukraine WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Saturday issued new, forceful warnings to Russia on penalties it may face if

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday downplayed prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough with Moscow ahead of high stakes U.S.-Russia talks this week aimed at staving off a Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I don’t think we’re going to see any breakthrough,”

The U.S. and Russia open high-stake talks on the fate of Ukraine on Monday, but prospects for a resolution — or any agreement — are dim, diplomats say. Moscow and Washington are worlds apart on whether Ukraine should be embraced by the West or cast its lot

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a hardline stance against Russia ahead of talks in Geneva by declaring the nation needed to choose between "dialogue" and "confrontation." Russia has faced allegations of provocation after satellite images released

GENEVA — A senior Russian official on Sunday warned that the United States was entering high-stakes security negotiations this week with a “lack of understanding” of Moscow’s demands, maintaining the hard-line rhetoric that some analysts and Western officials

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, says he will seek reelection to a third term MADISON, Wis. -- Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s

Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson announced Sunday that he would run for a third term in 2022, setting up a race that could potentially determine control of the chamber. Though Johnson said during his 2016 campaign that his next term would be his last,

Mr. Johnson’s decision follows an announcement Saturday from another Senate Republican weighing retirement, Senator John Thune of South Dakota, that he would seek a fourth term. The Wisconsin Senate contest is expected to be among the tightest in the country.

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson officially announced Sunday that he is running for reelection, parting ways with a 2016 promise to only serve two terms because he believes the Democrats’ "complete takeover of government" has put America in "peril." Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced Sunday that he will run for reelection, after months of speculation around his possible retirement. “It is not a decision I have made lightly,” Johnson said in his statement. Advertisement “When re-election is not your

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, said Sunday that he will seek reelection, avoiding a wide open GOP primary in the narrowly divided swing state. Johnson had pledged in 2016 not to

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is running for reelection Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP The mystery surrounding whether Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection has ended. The Republican announced Sunday that

Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said Sunday he will run for reelection to the U.S. Senate in November. Mr. Johnson won his first Senate campaign in 2010 as a wave of Tea Party conservatives ushered Republicans into Congress, and he won reelection in

(CNN) Sen. Ron Johnson announced in an email on Sunday that he is running for reelection in Wisconsin, setting the stage for a tough campaign in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Johnson, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, said

​Sen. Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, announced on Sunday that he would seek a third term in the key battleground state of Wisconsin. The announcement came despite Johnson, a Republican, promising not to run for a third term if

CDC chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Sunday was forced to correct US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dramatically inflated claim that there are 100,000 pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations. In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Walensky was pressed

The Washington Post called out Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Saturday over her "false" claim that more than 100,000 children are "in serious condition," many of them on ventilators, because of COVID-19. The Washington Post performed what they call

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, and top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/Reuters) During

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s inflated claim that there are 100,000 pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations is incorrect, reports Politifact. Sotomayor made the claim during oral arguments in a case involving the Biden administration's vaccine mandate

A top Biden administration health official on Sunday contradicted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s claim about the number of kids seriously ill with COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, disputed

Critics demanded answers from CDC director Rochelle Walensky Sunday after she hedged on how many of the COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S. were directly due to the virus and how many were individuals who died with COVID-19 yet had underlying conditions. "Do

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky clarified that the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 is nowhere close to the statistic put forth by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Friday, while noting that Americans can still work to reduce hospitalization

During an appearance on FNC’s “Watters’ World,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lamented the failures of Joe Biden’s presidency, adding that the governing coalition of Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Chuck

Nearing his first full year in office, President Biden has conducted fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their time in the White House and has given fewer media interviews than six of them did, according to

In what's become a familiar scene President Joe Biden lingered after delivering a recent speech on the pandemic as reporters fired a barrage of questions. He bristled at a query about the shortage of COVID-19 rapid tests, answered another about omicron-spurred

The Associated Press dove into President Biden’s frequent avoidance of the press in an early morning piece on Sunday. Aamer Madhani’s "Biden shied away from news conferences, interviews in Year 1" highlighted Biden’s first year in office, remarking how seldom

Americans not only reject the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, but they are going to reject Democrats in the 2022 midterms for politicizing it, along with Biden's failed presidency, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said. Graham reiterated his slam of President

President Joe Biden will mark the end of his first 12 months in office with the singular record of holding fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the equivalent point in their tenure. The lack of public scrutiny is reflected

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang’s family, said Sunday the 77-year-old had been battling

Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang’s family, said Sunday the 77-year-old had been battling non-Hodgkin

Michael Lang, a co-creator of the Woodstock festival, has died at 77 Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Norfleet/Getty Images Charles Norfleet/Getty Images Michael Lang, co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, died on Saturday at the age of 77. Lang

NEW YORK — Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang’s family, said Sunday the 77-year-old had been battling non-Hodgkin

(CNN) Michael Lang, famed co-creator of the Woodstock music festival, died Saturday, CNN has learned. He was 77 years old. Lang died from "a rare form of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at Sloan Kettering Hospital in NYC," read a family statement provided to CNN by

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang’s family, said Sunday the 77-year-old had been battling

(Reuters) An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in Kabul on Saturday. The baby, Sohail Ahmadi, was just two months old

An Afghan baby boy who went missing in November after he was handed to US troops over a wall at Kabul’s airport amid the chaotic evacuation has been reunited with his family, according to a report. Sohail Ahmadi, who was two months old when he disappeared

An Afghan baby who went missing after his desperate parents handed him off to an American soldier over an airport wall has finally been reunited with his relatives five months later, Reuters reported Saturday. Little Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when

An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in Kabul on Saturday. The baby, Sohail Ahmadi, was just two months old when he

An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in Kabul on Saturday. The baby, Sohail Ahmadi, was just two months old when he

Alec Baldwin said Saturday that any suggestion he's not complying with the investigation into last fall's deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set is a lie. At issue is a search warrant for Baldwin's cellphone, which authorities hope can provide information

(CNN) In a video posted on his Instagram account Saturday, Alec Baldwin said he was cooperating with authorities in their investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust," and any suggestion he is not complying

Alec Baldwin insisted Saturday he was complying with an investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of his movie “Rust,” though he has yet to turn over his cellphone to New Mexico police. Authorities have a warrant for the actor’s phone as they probe

Alec Baldwin said Saturday that any suggestion he's not complying with the investigation into last fall's deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set is a lie. At issue is a search warrant for Baldwin's cellphone, which authorities hope can provide information

(CNN) At least 164 people have been killed and more than 5,000 detained during violent upheaval in Kazakhstan this week, as unrest swept the nation and the death toll ticked even higher. Deadly protests that erupted in in the Central Asian country in recent

MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan authorities said Sunday that 164 people, including a 4-year-old girl, were killed in a week of protests that marked the worst unrest since the former Soviet republic gained independence 30 years ago. The office of President Kassym-Jomart

Kazakhstan’s health ministry says 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week MOSCOW -- Kazakhstan's health ministry said Sunday that 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the

MOSCOW — Kazakhstan‘s health ministry said Sunday that 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week. The figures reported on the state news channel Khabar-24 are a significant increase from previous tallies. It is

The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse a rifle when he was only 17 has taken a plea deal to avoid criminal conviction MILWAUKEE -- The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse an assault-style rifle when he was only 17 has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to

The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse an assault-style rifle when he was only 17 has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid convictions on the two felonies he’d been facing. The Journal Sentinel

Kyle Rittenhouse's friend, who bought him an assault-style rifle when he was only 17, has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid convictions on the two felonies he'd been facing. Dominick

Dominick Black looks at a group photograph including himself, Kyle Rittenhouse and others, held by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger during Rittenhouse's trial on November 2, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Pool via Getty Images MILWAUKEE (AP) — The man

Authorities rescued 27 people from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin, the sheriff's office said Sunday. No injuries were reported in the incident that happened Saturday morning north of Green Bay,

Authorities say 27 people were rescued from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Authorities rescued 27 people from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay

POINT COMFORT, Wis. – Twenty-seven people were rescued from a floating chunk of ice that broke off the shore of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin Saturday morning. No one was injured in the incident that occurred in the arm that’s part of Lake Michigan, according

(CNN) At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay, according to the Brown County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin. At about 10:15 a.m., Brown County received a report

Fresh off the apparent demise of the centerpiece of his domestic agenda, President Biden is gearing up to tackle an equally daunting challenge: enacting voting rights legislation. The pivot underscores the pressure the president is facing from his base to

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., defended federal involvement in elections, citing Alexander Hamilton while claiming election loss "cannot be left up to the states." This week marked one year since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that occurred on the day that Congress

President Joe Biden is planning a dramatic speech on voting rights in Georgia on Tuesday, focusing on the newly passed election integrity laws in the state. The president is expected to use the issue of voting rights to call for reform of the Senate filibuster

The starting gun in the next White House race doesn’t fire for 10 more months, until after the 2022 midterm elections. But President Biden’s most muscular comments to date regarding former President Donald Trump - as Biden gave a much talked-about address

Dwayne Hickman, the affable, apple-cheeked actor whose starring role in the revered sitcom “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” would dog him for more than half a century, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 87. The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease,

Actor Dwayne Hickman, best known as the star of the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," has died at age 87. Hickman’s publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed his death to Fox News Digital on behalf of the late actor’s family. Boll noted that he died on Jan.

In 1959, Hickman earned the marquee role on “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.” The actor starred in all 148 episodes of the 20th Century Fox sitcom. As the first major television series to feature teenagers as its primary characters, “Dobie Gillis” solidified

Transgender UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas recently lost a 100-yard freestyle race to a transgender male swimmer after a string of nearly unopposed victories. Thomas is a man presenting himself as a woman while his opponent, Iszac Henig, is a woman transitioning

Several swimming parents said the NCAA should review rules regarding transgender athletes and women's sports,. They expressed their concerns to Fox News following University of Pennsylvania's latest home meet where transgender athlete Lia Thomas competed after

(alessandro0770/iStock/Getty Images) Lia Thomas, the transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer who has set women’s swimming records this season after previously competing as a male, was defeated in two events on Saturday — by another transgender athlete. Earlier

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican leader in the Senate, announced Saturday he is seeking reelection to a fourth term in 2022. Thune, who turned 61 on Friday, has mulled retiring from the Senate for months.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), the number two Republican and viewed as a successor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announced he would run for reelection on Saturday, ending months of speculation. “South Dakota deserves a strong and

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota will seek a fourth term this year, he announced Saturday — weeks after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly pressed him to resist the temptation to retire. “I’ve always promised that I would do the work,

(CNN) The Denver Broncos parted ways with head coach Vic Fangio on Sunday morning after his third straight season without making the NFL playoffs, the team announced. The Broncos lost 28-24 to the Kansas City Chiefs in their final game of the season Saturday,

Down a touchdown late in a meaningless game — for Denver, anyway — coach Vic Fangio decided to send out the field goal unit on fourth-and-long from the 13. The crowd voiced its displeasure, at least the fans who showed up. There were nearly 15,000 no-shows

The Denver Broncos fired head coach Vic Fangio Sunday after he oversaw three consecutive losing seasons, the team announced. The Broncos finished the 2021 season 7-10 with a 28-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE

(CNN) The body of a skier who has been missing since Christmas was found this weekend after a six-day search near the Northstar Ski Resort in Truckee, California, according to a statement from the Placer County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Rory Angelotta,

The body of a skier who went missing on Christmas was found over the weekend, miles from a Lake Tahoe-area resort where he had vanished from on a ski trip, authorities said. Rory Angelotta, 43, was discovered near a residential neighborhood located in the

The body of an expert skier who went missing from a California resort in a Christmas Day blizzard has been found two weeks later in a suburb three miles from where he disappeared. Rory Angelotta, 43, disappeared while skiing in whiteout conditions at Northstar

Several people were hurt at a North Carolina ski resort when a hydrant sprayed a blast of water onto skiers riding above on a lift, prompting several skiers to jump BANNER ELK, N.C. -- Several people were hurt at a North Carolina ski resort when a damaged

Two skiers at a North Carolina mountain resort were hospitalized Friday after they were hit with a blast of cold water from below them as they rode a ski lift, according to reports. Another guest had skied into the snowmaking hydrant directly below the ski

Multiple North Carolina skiers were injured after they were knocked off a chairlift that was doused by water erupting from a damaged hydrant, as others jumped to avoid the same fate. The dramatic scene unfolded Friday evening, when a skier ran into the water

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday proposed $2.7 billion in emergency funding to combat the recent surge in coronavirus cases in the state, according to reports. The money would be used to bolster testing capacity, support frontline health care workers,

(CNN) With the Omicron variant of coronavirus surging across the US , Los Angeles County recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases in one week since the start of the pandemic, according to health officials. The county had more than 200,000 confirmed

Los Angeles County reported its highest weekly total infections from coronavirus of the entire pandemic on Saturday, with over 200,000 cases across the week, as well as a rise in hospitalizations, though severe illness is lower than it was previously. The

After four nights in an Australian immigration detention hotel, Novak Djokovic will get his day in court Monday in a deportation case that has polarized opinions and elicited heartfelt support for the top-ranked tennis star in his native Serbia. Djokovic had

After four nights in an Australian immigration detention hotel, Novak Djokovic will get his day in court Monday in a deportation case that has polarized opinions and elicited heartfelt support for the top-ranked tennis star in his native Serbia. Djokovic had

The California Department of Public Health issued new guidance allowing hospitals and health networks to force COVID-postive healthcare workers to continue working if they are asymptomatic. "The department is providing temporary flexibility to help hospitals

A health system operating in Arizona announced a "critical staff crisis" and updated its guidance to allow COVID-postive health employees to continue working. " COVID positive staff who are improving, mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic do not require isolation

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in Niland, California, discovered a group of migrants aboard a northbound freight train attempting to bypass the established highway checkpoint. In one event, agents found 26 migrants hiding in the rail cars. Information

(CNN) Border patrol agents have rescued 25 undocumented migrants from a locked trailer in Texas where they were left in the cold with no way to escape. Big Bend Border Patrol Sector officers in Sierra Blanca found the migrants Wednesday morning with some of

Discovery of what was described as a “suspicious package” outside the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Sunday morning sparked an urgent call out for U.S. Capitol Police. Fox News reports the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency

The U.S. Capitol Police blocked off an area outside the Rayburn House Office Building Sunday morning, after a suspicious package was reportedly found in the area. The D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency announced a road closure on Independence

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday "there is no more important bill" to preserving American democracy than her party’s sweeping federal voting rights legislation, arguing that the Republicans are committing "a legislative continuation of what

Democrats don’t seem to understand that Americans see through their obsession to use the events of Jan. 6 for their own political ends. Polls show that Americans have rejected that big time. But Democrats are still at it because they don’t have much else to

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says “a basic agreement” has been reached with the U.S. on banning the U.S. military from leaving base grounds, a step to curb the spread of coronavirus infections TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that Japan and the U.S. have reached “a basic agreement” on banning the U.S. military from leaving its base grounds, amid growing worries about a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Kishida said American soldiers

Surveillance video captured the moment when a masked gunman brandished his weapon at a Burger King in New York City, where he shot and killed a teenage cashier early on Sunday. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) released the video, which shows the

A Burger King cashier was fatally shot during a robbery at a Burger King in Harlem early Sunday morning. NYPD reported to the scene in response to calls that shots were fired inside the fast food restaurant's 24-hour branch of the NYC borough. When officers

The woman who accused former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield of multiple sexual assaults since she was a teenager was revealed to be his own sister-in-law. Rebekah Chatfield, who is married to the politician’s younger brother, claims the former speaker

Rebekah Chatfield said she was pressured by the family to marry her then-boyfriend Aaron Chatfield in 2018, when they were both 19 years old. According to the report, she told her husband in December about his brother’s alleged decade of abuse against her.

If Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield should decide to update his resume anytime soon, he should not seek a reference from ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. The ESPN college football analyst did not hold back during a recent interview with Fox News when asked

Baker Mayfield will return to Cleveland in 2022. According to the NFL Network, the Browns plan on bringing back the former No. 1 overall pick next season. One year after making the playoffs for the first time since 2002, Mayfield and the Browns entered the

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. Residents

Around 58 people have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military airstrikes on their hideouts this week, government authorities told CNN. But residents told Reuters

(CNN) Figure skater Nathan Chen broke his own US scoring record in the men's short program at the US Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. Performing to music from "La Boheme," Chen scored 115.39 points -- breaking the record of

Insane. Incredible. Amazing. Awesome. And that was just for the short program. Those were some of the reactions from the skaters themselves Saturday after Nathan Chen, clearly back on his game, set a short program record at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Kate Middleton turned 40 Jan. 9, but don’t expect a grand party made fit for a duchess. A source recently told Closer Weekly that the Duchess of Cambridge is "having a modest birthday" surrounded by loved ones. While her husband Prince William was organizing

The palace released a portrait of Kate Middleton ahead of the Duchess' 40th birthday. The portrait is one of three that will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, according to the post. In the non-color portrait, the Duchess of Cambridge sits wearing

At least seven people died and nine were seriously injured when a wall of rock collapsed on top of motor boats below a waterfall in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, the fire department said. A tower of rocks suddenly broke away from the canyon wall and came

A wall of rock fell on boaters in a Brazilian lake, killing 6 Enlarge this image toggle caption Andre Penner/AP Andre Penner/AP BRASILIA, Brazil — A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a

A sea lion that wandered into the middle of a freeway near San Diego on Friday was helped by good Samaritans who conducted traffic for the animal on the busy roadway. The sighting happened at 9:40 a.m. on state Route 94 and was recorded on video by a driver

A wild sea lion with a reputation for showing up in “odd places” was found wandering a San Diego highway on Friday before a SeaWorld rescue crew corralled the animal. California Highway Patrol said it received a report of the sea lion’s presence traveling

If the Golden Globe Awards aren’t on television, will anyone care? That’s just one of the uneasy questions facing the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is proceeding with its film awards Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, celebrity

The Golden Globes will happen on Sunday, but no one will be around to see them as the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association pairs down the ceremony significantly for the 2022 show. The organization announced that it is proceeding with its film and

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past three weeks to $3.39 per gallon CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past three weeks to $3.39 per gallon. Industry analyst

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past three weeks to $3.39 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that prices at the pump could start increasing again because crude oil costs

Worcester, Massachusetts (CNN) An incoming tide of patients is slowly drowning UMass Memorial Medical Center, and the US military's National Guard is working to plug the gaps. In wave after daily wave, the emergency crews pull up to the ambulance bay, dropping

The omicron wave that has whiplashed the world with surging cases has peaked after approximately four weeks in a large South African hospital in the City of Tshwane where the global outbreak first started, according to a recent paper. The research, which is

A Florida man was arrested after running away from a protest in support of a Jan. 6 rioter, and was found with a pipe explosive device in his backpack, police said. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a Friday press conference that Garrett Smith,

On January 6, there was a rally in Clearwater, Florida, of about 85 protesters, who came out in support of Jan. 6, 2021, defendant Jeremy Brown. But police picked up a man when they saw him running suspiciously near the rally. The man was dressed all in black

The Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders will play Sunday night with both teams potentially securing a playoff spot in a wild scenario that emerged in the midst of the Week 18 slate. The Jacksonville Jaguars somehow pulled off an upset of the Indianapolis

(CNN) And so, it all comes down to this: the Los Angeles Chargers at the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Night Football. The winner qualifies for the NFL playoffs. The loser has a long off-season ahead, filled with questions to be answered. And although there

Speaking exclusively to Fox News Digital by phone on Saturday from his home in Kansas about his recent dramatic weight loss, Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State, said yes, he has lost 90 pounds over the past six months or so — and that, yes, he did it all

Speaking to Fox News Digital by phone on Saturday from his home in Kansas about his recent dramatic weight loss, Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state, said yes, he has lost 90 pounds over the past six months or so — and that, yes, he did it all on his own. There

The COVID-19 infection is mutating so fast, new variants like delta and omicron are combining into a deltacron variant before scientists can even agree on its existence. The discovery of deltacron, a deadly mix of the more virulent delta variant and the extremely

A new strain of the coronavirus appears to be a genetic fusion of currently known omicron and delta variants, a researcher claims. The so-called "deltacron" strain pairs omicron genetic signatures with delta variant genomes, says Leondios Kostrikis, a professor

Marilyn Bergman, who with her husband, Alan Bergman, gave the world memorable lyrics about “misty watercolor memories” and “the windmills of your mind” and won three Academy Awards, died on Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 93. A spokesman, Ken

(CNN) Award-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman died Saturday morning at her home in Los Angeles, according to her daughter Julie Bergman. She was 93. Along with her husband and collaborator Alan, Bergman was nominated for 16 Academy Awards over the course of

New York, NY (CNN) There are difficult bosses. Then there are bosses who dump over 500 pounds of greasy pennies onto an ex-employee's driveway. The US Department of Labor filed a lawsuit late last month against a Georgia auto repair shop for violating federal

The owner of a Georgia auto-repair shop who dumped 91,500 oil-covered pennies in a former employee’s driveway was not just creating a sticky mess that took nearly seven hours to clean up, the U.S. Department of Labor said. He was also retaliating against the

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich was booed by a number of pro-life demonstrators at a Chicago rally Saturday for his alleged failure to oppose abortion more vigorously. Some of the protesters at Chicago’s March for Life carried green signs with white lettering

Hundreds of pro-life activists gathered in Chicago at Federal Plaza Saturday for the March for Life Chicago rally and march as a group of abortion rights protesters attempted to shout them down. March for Life Chicago posted photos from the Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence reports compiled by the U.S. Capitol Police in the days before last year’s insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments warned that crowds of potentially thousands of pro-Trump

Intelligence reports compiled by the U.S. Capitol Police in the days before last year's insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments warned that crowds of potentially tens of thousands of pro-Trump demonstrators

A man and woman arrested in the death of an Oklahoma woman engaged in sex in the victim’s bed while she struggled for life just steps away in the living room after suffering a brutal crowbar beating, according to police. Sarah Maguire, 29, of Tulsa, had "obvious

Two people accused in the murder of an Oklahoma woman allegedly had sex in the victim’s bed while they heard her “struggling to live” in the next room, authorities said. Brinlee Denison, 25, and Nicholas Johnson, 28, used a crowbar to brutally beat 29-year-old

The mother and two siblings of a 6-year-old North Chicago boy who was found dead in Indiana have been charged in the boy’s death after they spun a “completely false” story that the child was missing. Young Damari Perry was reported missing by his 38-year-old

The mother and two siblings of a 6-year-old Chicago boy have been arrested in connection to the child’s death after his body was found near an abandoned house in Indiana on Saturday, authorities said. Three adult family members believed to be responsible for

President Biden and former President Barack Obama gathered among Democratic leaders across the country to honor the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a Las Vegas memorial service Saturday. Both memorialized the outsized impact the Nevada Democrat had

Each speaker, including Mr. Reid’s daughter and three sons, spoke of his passion for the Senate and love for his home state. His son Leif Reid noted that his father was such a fan of the Las Vegas-based band the Killers that he requested its lead singer, Brandon

(CNN) The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to change the name of Robert E. Lee Boulevard to Allen Toussaint Boulevard, councilmember Jared C. Brossett confirmed to CNN Saturday. Toussaint, a New Orleans music legend, died in 2015 of a heart

Toussaint’s incredible jazz talents took him from a working-class neighborhood in New Orleans to concerts around the world. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Toussaint died of a heart attack in 2015 while

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. -- Shaun White arrived at Mammoth Mountain hoping to lock in a spot on his fifth Olympic team. The snowboarding superstar left it with his ankle hurting and work still left to do. White put together a solid run during qualifying at

Shaun White arrived at Mammoth Mountain hoping to lock in a spot on his fifth Olympic team. The snowboarding superstar left it with his ankle hurting and work still left to do. White put together a solid run during qualifying at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday

Thousands of people marched through the Czech Republic’s capital on Sunday to protest against compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain groups and professions. The protesters gathered at Wenceslas Square in central Prague to question the effectiveness of

Thousands of people marched through the Czech Republic's capital on Sunday to protest against compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain groups and professions. The protesters gathered at Wenceslas Square in central Prague to question the effectiveness of