WASHINGTON — Each year, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is commemorated with marches, services and speeches. But the annual peace walk across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge had an additional purpose on Monday: pushing the Senate to pass

Democrats on Tuesday admitted that they will add the attempted federal takeover of elections to their list of legislative failures despite efforts to break the filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made an unusual move this week to schedule

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pledged to move forward with his party’s plans to change the chamber’s filibuster rules and pass expansive voting rights legislation, despite ongoing stonewalling by two members of his party, Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday accused Democrats of pushing "fake hysteria" over the allegedly racist "Jim Crow relic" filibuster, which they defended for years and used as recently as last week. "Let's spell this out," McConnell, R-Ky.,

(CNN) Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are approving a wave of new voting restrictions on virtually party-line votes that require only a simple majority to pass. The US Supreme Court has likewise decided the key voting rights rulings

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., promised Monday to push to change Senate filibuster rules in order to pass the Democrats' voting legislation. Speaking at a National Action Network event, Schumer said he and other Democrats would move forward,

For the first time this Congress, the Senate is expected to debate voting rights legislation on Tuesday, a day after Democrats failed to meet their hopeful, symbolic, deadline to pass an election reform bill by Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Senate is expected

Senate Democrats are still hunting for ways to duck the chamber’s 60-vote legislative filibuster and enact major election reform legislation in the face of unyielding opposition to softening the rule from moderate Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. One

The Senate began debate on voting rights legislation Tuesday for the first time this Congress, inching toward putting every member of the chamber on the record about where they stand on the issue. But the legislation is almost certain to die, perhaps as early

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called for a Tuesday meeting of Senate Democrats as they get set to push for a change to the Senate filibuster rules in order to pass their voting legislation, The Hill is reporting. The in-person meeting is

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker was taken hostage at Congregation Beth Israel on Saturday. Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via Associated Press COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — An armed man who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue

In the wake of Saturday's attack on worshippers at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Jewish congregations and organizations across the country are stepping up security measures and having hard conversations about how to stay safe, CNN reported. According

(CNN) Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker's voice quavered Monday night as he described his emotions since he and three others escaped a hostage situation at his synagogue Saturday. The enormity of the ordeal in Colleyville, Texas -- being held at gunpoint for hours

Jesse Watters expressed doubts over the possibility that the Texas synagogue hostage attack perpetrator was not known to law enforcement and said that some of the facts about the story were unclear, and potentially "suspicious," on "The Five" Monday. "This

The British national who allegedly took a rabbi and three other people as hostages inside a Texas synagogue on Saturday arrived in the United States last month and gave customs agents a hotel in New York as his local address, multiple law enforcement sources

The armed terrorist who took four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue made phone calls to someone with a New York number before the incident, it was revealed Tuesday. Shortly after Malik Faisal Akram arrived in New York on Dec. 29, he purchased a cell

How a rabbi and other hostages made it out safely from a Texas synagogue Many questions remain following this weekend's hostage-taking at a synagogue near Fort Worth. The four hostages survived the attack but the gunman died. National How a rabbi and other

UK citizen Malik Faisal Akram, who had a known history of extreme behaviour stretching back over 20 years was known to British spy agency MI5 but had been judged as no longer posing a threat to the public in 2020, reports in UK media claim. Malik Faisal Akram,

LONDON — The British man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue over the weekend before being killed was known to British intelligence services, according to a U.S. official and British news media reports. The man, whom the F.B.I. identified as

When it comes to Western governments and jihadism, willful blindness is never fully cured. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hile critical of the FBI in a column yesterday, I argued that we should cut the bureau some slack. Its Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) had performed

A year in, experts assess Biden's hits and misses on handling the pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Last January, 2021, the day after he was inaugurated, President Biden released a national strategy for beating COVID-19.

President Biden spent 28 percent of his first year as commander in chief back home in Delaware, worrying transparency advocates who note that he exempted his homes from visitor log disclosure. Biden, who returns to the White House on Monday night from his

Joe Biden’s long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office Joe Biden's long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. He achieved

The White House is planning a new communications strategy, as President Joe Biden faces a total collapse of his approval ratings. Citing “senior administration officials,” NBC News reported Tuesday the White House is exploring new ways to communicate directly

President Joe Biden's overall approval ratings continue a downward slide as he approaches his one-year anniversary in office, and a plurality of respondents believe he has not handled the coronavirus pandemic as well as his predecessor, former President Donald

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., January 18, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Biden stands by the speech he delivered

CNN's Daniel Dale didn't fact-check false statements President Biden made last week in Georgia as he aggressively pushed Democratic voting bills, continuing a trend from the outlet's chief arbiter of truth. Other outlets such as the Washington Post, PolitiFact,

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday invoked President Biden’s dead wife and child in an unusual move to sidestep questions about why the administration won’t release visitor logs from the president’s Delaware residences. “Well, the president goes

With Joe Biden’s numbers crashing into the basement, Biden’s team is at a loss as to what to do. A new CBS/YouGov poll showed killer numbers, particularly when it came to the economy, as well as independents and young people just leaving him in droves. But

During an appearance on Monday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) commented on President Joe Biden’s lackluster performance thus far in his presidency, which is encouraging more people more than ever to register Republican. Cotton

The United Kingdom has begun shipping anti-tank weapons to Ukraine even as Russia continues to deny allegations that it is preparing a pretext to invade the former Soviet republic. British Defense Minister Ben Wallace told the House of Commons on Monday that

WH: Russia could 'at any point' attack Ukraine White House press secretary Jen Psaki underscored the urgency as tensions between the US and Russia continue to rise. "We're now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine," she told

Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, a deployment that will further beef up Russian military assets near Ukraine amid Western fears of a planned invasion. Amid

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said in a news briefing on Tuesday that Mr. Blinken would “urge Russia to take immediate steps to de-escalate.” “We’re now at a stage where Russia could at any point want an attack in Ukraine,” she said, “and what

The United States is set to levy financial sanctions on pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine as tensions grow between Washington and Moscow — with Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to meet his Russian counterpart Friday. US officials told the Wall Street

(CNN) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Geneva on Friday as the Russian threat toward Ukraine continues to loom, a senior State Department official confirmed Tuesday. The tete-a-tete with

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of its neighbor, the State Department said Tuesday. Blinken will

Russian officials say Moscow is sending an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major joint drills MOSCOW -- Russia is sending troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, in

The White House raised more concerns about the future of Ukraine on Tuesday, as Russians amass troops at the border. White House press secretary Jen Psaki raised the alarm during the daily briefing. “We believe we’re now at a stage where Russia could at any

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses while speaking in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, January 7, 2022. WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has refused to wear a mask during in-person proceedings, despite a request from Chief Justice John Roberts for all members of the high court to accommodate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's concerns about Covid-19, according to a

Justice Sonia Sotomayor reportedly won’t attend Supreme Court sessions in person because one of her colleagues won’t wear a mask. According to a report Tuesday by National Public Radio, Justice Sotomayor is hearing cases and participating in the justices’

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a last-chance appeal from a Jewish family in California seeking to recover an Impressionist masterpiece that was seized by the Nazis in 1939 and has been on display in a Spanish museum since 1993. At issue now after years

With Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate for private employees biting the dust last week, that opened the door for the Supreme Court discussion we’ve all been waiting for: Justice Neil Gorsuch not wearing a mask at oral arguments. No, I’m not being facetious.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ ban on most abortions is likely to stay in effect for the foreseeable future, opponents fighting the law said Monday night, after a federal appeals court ruled against sending the case back to only judge who has ever blocked the

Texas police separate anti-abortion protestors from pro-choice protestors during a Women’s March in Austin, Texas, October 2, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday sent the case of Texas’s heartbeat abortion law to

Supreme Court justices aren't 'scorpions,' but not happy campers either Enlarge this image toggle caption Erin Schaff/New York Times/AP Erin Schaff/New York Times/AP It was pretty jarring earlier this month when the the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday formally rejected a request to block the federal mask mandate for air travel. A father of an autistic child, Michael Seklecki, filed the emergency application, asserting that he and his child are not able to wear a mask. Lucas

(CNN) In the latest setback for abortion clinics that have challenged in federal court Texas' six-week ban on the procedure, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday night that it was sending the case to the Texas Supreme Court. The move means it will

A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed a defeat to abortion clinics by delaying a legal challenge to a Texas law banning most abortions in that state. In a 2-1 ruling https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/lbpgnjyqqvq/ca5-texasabortion2022-01-17.pdf,

President Biden’s first two speeches of 2022 set the tone for the midterm election year: angry and combative. The tough talk came in bookend speeches last week to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and to push for Democrats’ reforms

Washington (CNN) The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has subpoenaed and obtained records of phone numbers associated with one of former President Donald Trump's children, Eric Trump, as well as Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is

Former Trump administration officials met on Monday evening to impede Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential return, CNN reported. The group was apparently only able to agree on two items: the difficulty of successfully plotting opposition to the former president,

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Rudy Giuliani, other lawyers tied to false election claims Enlarge this image toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Democratic-led House select committee investigating

The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot announced Tuesday it had subpoenaed former New York City mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani for documents and testimony related to his claims that fraud cost the 45th president the 2020 election. In

The select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Tuesday issued subpoenas to Rudy Giuliani, another former lawyer for ex-President Donald Trump, and two other allies. The subpoenas add to a raft of demands for interviews and evidence that

Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., on Tuesday got the “complete and total endorsement” of former President Donald Trump in the lawmaker’s reelection bid for the state’s 6th Congressional District in November. In a statement from his Save America website, the former

The committee has issued nearly 60 public subpoenas for records and testimony. The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday subpoenaed former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, who pushed unfounded

The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection issued a new batch of subpoenas Tuesday to some of Donald Trump’s closet advisers, including Rudy Giuliani, as the committee inches closer to the former president. The committee is continuing to widen

Mr. Trump’s aides also have tried to tamp down questions about the former president’s frustrations, so as not to elevate Mr. DeSantis. Still, Mr. Trump has made no secret of his preparations for a third run for the White House. And while Mr. DeSantis, who

New York (CNN Business) Michelle Gotthelf, the former editor in chief of the New York Post's digital operation, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the tabloid, alleging she was wrongfully fired earlier this month after she reported to her boss that a longtime

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday he will not run for governor of New York this year. “I am not going to be running for governor of New York state, but I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of

A former high-level editor at The New York Post claimed in a discrimination lawsuit filed on Tuesday that she had endured “several years of sex-based harassment” during her more than two decades at the tabloid, saying its longtime editor in chief retaliated

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday he will not run for governor, but will instead devote himself to fighting inequality in New York. "I am not going to be running for Governor of New York State, but I am going to devote every fiber

NEW YORK -- Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday he will not run for governor, but will instead devote himself to fighting inequality in New York. His decision to not enter the Democratic primary further strengthens the campaign of Gov.

The growth of the manufacturing sector in New York state abruptly and unexpectedly stalled in the first weeks of 2021, a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed Tuesday. After eighteen months of positive readings indicating growth, the general

“I am not going to be running for Governor of New York State, but I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of New York,” de Blasio said in a video announcement. “We’ve got a lot of work to do together.”

A new lawsuit has been filed against the state of New York, alleging that it violated the Constitution with a "racist" way of prioritizing patients for coronavirus vaccines. "[W]e are suing the State of New York for deciding not merely questions of financial

Over the past week or so, new coronavirus infections have begun to fall in parts of the United States where the Omicron variant first proliferated: Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Washington, D.C. California, hopefully, won’t be far behind. Based on what we

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is running the Empire State because scandals sank former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but she’s on pace to win a full term on her own merits with record fundraising, high approval ratings and sizable polling leads scaring off big-name challengers. Former

Microsoft agreed to purchase video game giant Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion, its largest acquisition in company history, multiple sources reported. Microsoft announced Tuesday that it agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard in an all-cash deal,

Microsoft set to acquire the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion Enlarge this image toggle caption Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images Microsoft says it is set to buy games behemoth Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, as it seeks an edge in the fiercely competitive businesses of mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology. The all-cash $68.7 billion deal will turn

Image Gamers play the game Call of Duty: Black Ops at the 24th Electronic Expo in Los Angeles in 2018. Credit... Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Microsoft is the dominant force in business software, and a giant player in cloud computing.

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of 'Candy Crush' and ‘Call of Duty,’ as it seeks an edge in the fiercely competitive businesses of mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology. (Jan.

Microsoft is buying Activision-Blizzard for $69 billion. For those of you who play video games or pay attention to video games — and there are a lot of of you — we don’t really need to spell out why this is a Really Big Deal. The rest of you might want some

FILE - The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown on June 13, 2013 the during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, for $68.7 billion to gain access to blockbuster games including Call

Microsoft Corp. announced plans on Tuesday to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc., the maker of immensely popular franchises including "Call of Duty" and "Warcraft," for $68.7 billion. The companies jointly announced news of the all-cash deal on

New York (CNN Business) Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, the video game company behind blockbuster hits like "Warcraft," "Overwatch" and "Call of Duty," in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion. Microsoft says that the move

Image Gamers play the game Call of Duty: Black Ops at the 24th Electronic Expo in Los Angeles in 2018. Credit... Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Microsoft agreed on Tuesday to buy Activision Blizzard, the video game maker behind hits

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska, and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill and two drownings in Peru. The startling satellite images resembled a massive nuclear explosion. And yet, despite sitting

Unusually high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga have caused an oil spill on the Peruvian coast, but authorities say the spill was controlled within hours and there’s an ongoing process to clean the area LIMA, Peru -- Unusually

The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska , and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill and two drownings in Peru. The startling satellite images resembled a massive nuclear explosion. And yet, despite sitting almost on top of the volcano

An overview image of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga on Dec. 24, 2021. Maxar Technologies via Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where

Volcanic ash blanketing a runway at an airport in Tonga was delaying much-needed aid deliveries to the island nation, officials said. An air shipment of drinking water and other supplies from New Zealand’s military will be at least a day behind schedule because

An undersea cable fault could cut Tonga from the rest of the world for weeks Enlarge this image toggle caption Japan Meteorology Agency/via AP Japan Meteorology Agency/via AP In the aftermath of a 13-mile-wide volcanic eruption in Tonga, it could take weeks

A volcanic eruption and tsunami in the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga on Saturday caused massive waves which radiated throughout the greater Pacific Ocean in subsequent hours, reaching the coasts of Peru — where two people died after a tsunami engulfed

(CNN) A thick layer of ash covering entire island communities can be seen in the first images of disaster-hit Tonga to emerge following what experts believe to be the world's biggest volcanic eruption in more than 30 years. Aerial photos released by the New

Aerial images taken of Tonga on Tuesday offered the first glimpse of the destruction inflicted by the volcanic eruption and tsunami — as the government revealed all homes on one of its islands were wiped out and at least three people had been killed. In its

Satellite images show aftermath of volcanic eruption and tsunami Satellite images show the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga.

Verizon and AT&T announced Tuesday that they will postpone their rollout of 5G near some airports after the airline industry warned of “catastrophic disruptions” to flights if telecoms move forward with a full-scale rollout of the service on Wednesday. The

Telecoms pause some 5G after airlines raise alarm AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near key airports after the nation's largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions.

AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near some airports after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. The decision from the telecommunication companies

Washington (CNN Business) AT&T announced Tuesday that it would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports. The wireless technology's rollout near major airports had been scheduled for Wednesday, but airlines warned of dire consequences for transportation

CEOs of the nation’s largest airlines warned in a letter that there could be “catastrophic disruption” to flights when 5G is set to deploy on Wednesday. The airlines wrote in a letter obtained by Reuters: We are writing with urgency to request that 5G be

AT&T says it will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms about potential interference with important systems on planes AT&T will postpone new wireless service near some airports planned for this week after the nation's

Telecommunications providers AT&T and Verizon announced Tuesday they would be partially delaying deployment of 5G wireless internet after airlines warned the technology could be hazardous. Airline CEOs on Monday sent a memo to Biden administration officials,

Major telecommunications companies Verizon and AT&T delayed the rollout of their 5G technology near certain airports after a letter from the heads of major U.S. airlines warned of “catastrophic disruption” to travel. Verizon said in a statement Tuesday that

Airline industry heavyweights are warning of chaos if Verizon and AT&T proceed with a full-scale rollout of 5G on Wednesday. The two telecoms have twice delayed the rollout, originally slated for Dec. 5, over warnings that cell tower emissions near airports

High speed 5G service will launch tomorrow, but not near some airports Verizon and AT&T will be launching 5G mobile service Wednesday. They agreed to delay implementation near some airports, as airlines say 5G could interfere with sensitive safety equipment

Starting Wednesday, the federal website that allows Americans to request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders. COVIDTests.gov will provide the tests – four per residential address, applied to the first 500 million tests – at no cost, including no

The White House’s long-awaited website for ordering free Covid-19 rapid tests is finally live. The new page, covidtests.gov, arrives amid a shortage of rapid tests and a surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant. While this new program isn’t flawless,

Congressional Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to explain why the federal government is unable to supply COVID-19 tests despite substantial funding from Congress, according to the Washington Examiner. Lawmakers have approved more than $80

(CNN) The federal government has quietly launched its website to sign up for free Covid-19 tests, allowing people to order a maximum of four tests shipped directly to their household. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday that the government

​The federal government launched its website allowing Americans to order free, at-home COVID-19 tests Tuesday, one day earlier than initially announced COVIDTests.gov ​allows for four individual tests to be ordered per address. The tests will begin shipping

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Joe Biden’s administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs. A new federal website to request free

White House press secretary Jen Psaki pointedly refused to answer The Post’s questions Tuesday about a spiked October proposal to mass-distribute COVID-19 tests to prevent a winter resurgence of coronavirus cases. Psaki would not identify which Biden administration

Although a federal website offering free COVID-19 at-home testing kits doesn’t officially launch until Wednesday, covidtests.gov was operating at limited capacity Tuesday, allowing some people to order tests. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the

The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits Enlarge this image toggle caption Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service has begun taking orders

The federal website to order free rapid coronavirus tests went live on Tuesday, ahead of its scheduled Wednesday launch. Covidtests.gov is an attempt by the Biden administration to remedy nationwide shortages of such at-home tests, with the president pledging

Co-owner of the NBA's Warriors lambasted after saying 'nobody cares about the Uyghurs' Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Ach/Getty Images Brian Ach/Getty Images The Golden State Warriors public relations team is distancing the franchise from minority

Boston Celtics center and newly-sworn United States citizen Enes Kanter Freedom responded to a left-wing Silicon Valley billionaire who is a part owner of the Golden State Warriors, after he dismissed the ongoing human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist

Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day that should inspire reflection on the importance of universal human rights, billionaire investor and part-owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors Chamath Palihapitiya

The office of Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., released a statement to Newsmax on Tuesday calling for the NBA to force Golden State Warriors minority owner Chamath Palihapitiya to sell his stake in the team after dismissing the Uyghur genocide in the Xinjiang region

(CNN) The Golden State Warriors have distanced themselves from comments made by Chamath Palihapitiya, a part owner who said that "nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs." Palihapitiya made the comment on the "All-in Podcast" on Saturday, after

Enes Kanter Freedom ripped the co-owner of the Golden State Warriors for waving off concerns about China’s ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs by saying, “Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs.” Speaking to the All-In podcast on Saturday, Warriors

WASHINGTON – Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya triggered a backlash on social media after saying during a recent episode of his podcast that "nobody cares" about the ongoing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China. During a 90-minute episode,

Democrat Party megadonor and NBA Co-Owner Chamath Palihapitiya is doing damage control after saying that no one cares if China is committing genocide against its minority Uyghur population, but he is still not apologizing for his remarks. On Saturday, the

Chamath Palihapitiya, the NBA team owner who told a podcast Saturday that “nobody cares” about the genocide of China’s Uyghur Muslim population, is a Democratic Party mega-donor who has flirted with the idea of running for governor of California. As Breitbart

Chamath Palihapitiya, a minority owner for the NBA's Golden State Warriors, told a podcast Saturday that "nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs," The Hill reported. "Nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs, OK? You bring it up because

Dr. Anthony Fauci said it is still too early to predict if the rapidly spreading Omicron variant will mark the end of the COVID-19 pandemic — and usher in the endemic stage of the illness. “When you talk about whether or not Omicron — because it’s as highly

(CNN) As the US nears the start of a third year of the pandemic, many Americans are wondering when the ever-present disruptions Covid-19 has posed will diminish for good . But Dr. Anthony Fauci has cautioned that despite Omicron appearing to have less severe

Dr. Anthony Fauci answers questions during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to Covid-19 in Washington, D.C., January 11, 2022. (Greg Nash/Pool via Reuters) President Joe Biden should relieve

Image A live video feed of Dr. Anthony Fauci during a remote panel at the World Economic Forum on Monday. Credit... Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA, via Shutterstock Even if enough people build natural immunity to Covid-19 by catching the highly contagious Omicron

Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's point man on the COVID-19 pandemic, said Monday the omicron variant of COVID-19 might not be the end of the two-year pandemic, CNBC reported. "It is an open question whether it will be the live virus vaccination that

It's too soon to know whether the omicron variant will be the final phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor, on Monday. "It is an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that he hopes the omicron variant of the coronavirus will soon make COVID-19 a more manageable endemic disease, but that it’s simply too early to know for sure. People who recover from infections increase their immunity to the

Fauci says COVID-19 won't go away like smallpox, but will more likely become endemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top White House medical adviser, says that the COVID-19 pandemic

Image A live video feed of Dr. Anthony Fauci during a remote panel at the World Economic Forum on Monday. Credit... Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA, via Shutterstock Even if enough people build natural immunity to Covid-19 by catching the highly contagious Omicron

Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the

A staffer from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department walks past a pet shop which was closed after some pet hamsters tested positive for the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, on Jan. 18, 2022. AP Photo/Kin Cheung HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities

Some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, will be killed in Hong Kong after several tested positive for the coronavirus Monday at a pet store where an employee was also infected. AP reports Hong Kong authorities are not ruling out the possibility of transmission

Hong Kong will cull more than 2,000 hamsters and ban the import of small animals after a pet shop worker, a customer and at least 11 hamsters tested positive for the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Officials said on Tuesday that it was not clear that the

Hong Kong on Tuesday urged people not to kiss pets and ordered some 2,000 hamsters to be killed over COVID-19 concerns. The Chinese territory announced the culling after 11 rodents imported from the Netherlands tested positive for COVID-19 at a pet store,

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of

Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the

The Los Angeles Rams breezed through the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC wild-card playoffs on Monday night 34-11 to move on to the divisional round next week. Matthew Stafford picked up the first playoff win of his career in his fourth try. He came in with three

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Thirty minutes before the biggest game of Matthew Stafford’s N.F.L. career, the Los Angeles Rams quarterback tossed passes during warm-ups with his coach, Sean McVay, standing close by. Soon afterward, the two dapped each other up and embraced;

Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker is doing well after being carted off the field in a stretcher following a terrifying collision with Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers during Monday night’s NFC wild-card game. Baker, 26, took to social media early

(CNN) NFL veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford got his first career playoff victory on Monday night as the Los Angeles Rams comfortably beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-11. Stafford, who is in his first season with the Rams after spending his first 12 with the

Kyler Murray's first NFL playoff start quickly turned into a nightmare. The dynamic quarterback and his Arizona Cardinals teammates had about the worst start imaginable in Monday night's 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC wild-card round. By the

Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt critically summed up his first season with the team following an NFC wild-card loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. Watt was activated off the injured reserve in the days leading up to the game. He missed

Peyton Manning suffered a cringy hot mic moment on ESPN’s "ManningCast" during NFC wild-card playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Following Matthew Stafford’s touchdown pass to Odell Beckham Jr. in the first quarter

Brianna Kupfer knew something was off with the man who walked into the Los Angeles furniture store where she was working alone. The UCLA grad student texted a friend on Jan. 13 to say there was someone in the store Croft House on North La Brea Avenue who was

Los Angeles (CNN) Los Angeles police are looking for the assailant who killed a store employee in the city's Hancock Park neighborhood. The killer stabbed Brianna Kupfer, 24, with a knife before fleeing down the back alley of the store last Thursday afternoon,

UCLA graduate student Brianna Kupfer sent a text to a friend moments before she was stabbed to death saying there was a creepy man in the luxury furniture store where she was working, Los Angeles police said Tuesday during a news conference. "She sent a text

Todd Kupfer, the father of 24-year-old graduate student Brianna Kupfer, who was murdered last week at work in Los Angeles by an unknown assailant in an N95 mask, has blamed politicians who let criminals walk free on the streets. The young woman was stabbed

The father of slain UCLA student Brianna Kupfer joined "Fox & Friends" to honor his daughter's memory after she was stabbed to death while working alone at a luxury furniture store. "We want her to be remembered as a person, a human being and a caring, loving

Los Angeles police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the man who stabbed UCLA graduate student Brianna Kupfer to death in a random daytime attack at a luxury furniture store. The Los Angeles Police Department is offering a $50,000 reward for

(CNN) Newly inaugurated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been in office for mere days, but the Republican is already rolling back the priorities of his Democratic predecessors and running into opposition from counties he lost months earlier, specifically on

Glenn Youngkin promised to be on the side of parents as Virginia governor, and on his first day in office, he delivered. The Republican issued an executive order allowing parents to decide whether their kids will wear masks in school and met an instant wall

Fox News contributor Joe Concha slammed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for her criticism targeting Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's executive order revoking the mask mandate in schools. Concha joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss Psaki's remarks,

Glenn Youngkin may or may not be the next Ron DeSantis, but he’s certainly going to be treated as such by Democrats at large. Upon taking office, Youngkin dropped multiple executive orders that sent the collective left into orbit. From banning Critical Race

As many countries now acknowledge, the case for masking children is weak or nonexistent, and no sane person would force kids to wear an N95 mask all day long. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE G lenn Youngkin promised to be on the side of parents as Virginia governor,

Then-Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Va., November 3, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz /Reuters) As one of his first orders of business upon assuming office Monday, Virginia governor

Betty White's assistant is giving fans one last glimpse at the beloved star. The comedy icon would have turned 100 on Monday. She tragically died on Dec. 31, 2021, before hitting the major milestone. To celebrate the bitter-sweet day, White's assistant, Kiersten,

Betty White’s assistant shared one of the last photos to have been taken of the TV icon to mark what would have been her 100th birthday. “She was radiant and beautiful and as happy as ever,” Kiersten Mikelas captioned the picture, taken on Dec. 20, that was

Trisha Yearwood celebrated what would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday by raising money for animals in the late star’s honor. The singer, author and wife of Garth Brooks hosted a fundraiser on TalkShopLive Monday, Jan. 17, which would have marked White’s

Hundreds of people turn out for Betty White parade in New Orleans Betty White died last month and on Monday the TV icon would have celebrated her 100th birthday. Some of the money raised will go to an animal rescue center, a cause close to her heart. National

(CNN) Betty White would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday and her assistant commemorated the day by sharing one of the final photos taken of the beloved late actress. "On this special day, I wanted to share this photo of Betty. It was taken on 12/20/21.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is paying tribute to Betty White on what would have been the late actress' 100th birthday. The zoo is naming its month-old little blue penguin "Rose" after White's character on the NBC sitcom "Golden Girls,"

(CNN) Long-serving Democratic Reps. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Jerry McNerney of California announced Tuesday that they will not be seeking reelection in November, joining the more than two dozen House Democrats planning to retire after this term of Congress. McNerney,

Longtime Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., announced Tuesday he won't seek reelection for the state's newly created 9th Congressional District in this year's midterms. McNerney has served the 9th District since 2013, following a six-year stint as a congressional

Two more House Democrats – Reps. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Jerry McNerney of California – announced on Tuesday that they won't seek reelection in this year's midterm elections. The announcements from the two lawmakers brings to 28 the number of Democrats

Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that they will not seek reelection in November, becoming the 27th and 28th House Democrats who will not be back in the chamber after the midterm elections. Langevin — who was first elected

Longtime Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., Tuesday announced his retirement after serving in Congress for 11 terms, saying that it was time to seek something "closer to home." “I have not come to this decision lightly, but it is time for me to chart a new course,

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant that is raging around the world. Sheba Hospital last month began administering

Israeli researchers on Monday said preliminary data show a second booster shot of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will "probably" not create enough antibodies to prevent infection from the omicron variant. Gili Regev-Yochay, an infectious disease

Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent omicron infections, a senior health official said on Tuesday, predicting contagions stoked by the variant will wane in a week. The fastest

Even a fourth shot of a COVID-19 vaccine is “not good enough” to prevent Omicron, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Sheba Hospital last month tested a fourth shot given to more than 270 medical workers, with 154 getting the Pfizer jab and 120 receiving

Who knew? Except for those of us who have been paying attention to science and other facts, I mean. According to a preliminary study in Israel, a fourth COVID “vaccine” (it’s not a vaccine, per the CDC definition) is not enough to prevent Omicron infections.

Hawaii may soon change its definition of fully vaccinated when it comes to domestic travel, requiring visitors to have received a COVID-19 booster shot to meet the threshold. Hawaii Gov. David Ige indicated during an interview with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii’s visitors will soon need to prove they’ve had a COVID-19 booster shot in order to be considered fully vaccinated in the state, the governor said. The state is preparing to make changes to its “Safe Travels” guidance, which will require visitors to

Travelers to Hawaii will now have to show proof of having received the coronavirus booster shot in order to be considered fully vaccinated. Under the state’s current “Safe Travels” program, visitors to the state must quarantine for five days or test negative

If visitors to Hawaii want to avoid quarantine, they soon will have to have a COVID booster to be considered fully vaccinated. The state's current "Safe Travels" rules require only that incoming travelers who want to avoid quarantining for five days must meet

If visitors to Hawaii want to avoid quarantine, they soon will have to have a COVID booster to be considered fully vaccinated. The state's current "Safe Travels" rules require only that incoming travelers who want to avoid quarantining for five days must meet

Tennis Australia officials expressed deep “regret” Tuesday about the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic’s entry and ultimate deportation from the country. The world champion tennis player was escorted from Melbourne – alongside an Australian Federal Police (AFP)

(CNN) The organizer of the Australian Open says the organization deeply regrets the impact that the Novak Djokovic saga has had on players competing in the first grand slam of the tennis season. Djokovic arrived back in Serbia's capital Belgrade on Monday

Novak Djokovic, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, was scolded by panelists on ABC’s "The View" on Wednesday after the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against an Australian deportation order was dismissed. "Here is the bottom line, people are not putting

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic returned home Monday after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title only to face a new predicament: He could be barred from the French Open this year, too, if he’s still not vaccinated against COVID-19. A

Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic returned to his native Serbia on Monday, receiving a hero’s welcome from a throng of fans after the Australian government blocked him from participating in the Australian Open and deported him over a coronavirus vaccination

For anyone getting complacent about the coronavirus because the now-dominant omicron variant typically causes less-severe disease than previous strains, here's a sobering thought: 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans may die of COVID-19 before the current surge

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed Tuesday that the omicron variant of the coronavirus is now responsible for 99.5% of U.S. cases. Comparatively, the delta variant reportedly makes up 0.5%. The agency shows that there have

Daily COVID-19 cases across the United States have dropped 47 percent in the last week — offering a glimmer of hope that the Omicron winter surge is finally starting to ease. There were about 717,800 new cases reported in the US on Monday, statistics compiled

The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March. The seven-day rolling average

The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March. The seven-day rolling average

Boris Johnson again says BYOB party he attended during lockdown was a work event Enlarge this image toggle caption Ian Vogler/Pool Photo via AP Ian Vogler/Pool Photo via AP LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday denied misleading Parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties as senior government ministers said he would have to resign if he was proven to have lied. Former Johnson aide Dominic Cummings has said he is willing

London (CNN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied claims he was told in advance that a "bring your own booze" party held in the garden of his residence at the height of a national lockdown was a potential breach of Covid-19 restrictions. Johnson continues

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties, as senior government ministers said he would have to resign if he is proven to have lied. Former Johnson aide Dominic Cummings has said

Virginia’s new attorney general reportedly fired 30 staff the night before he was sworn into office — then proudly declared that “there’s a new sheriff in town.” Jason Miyares told 17 attorneys and 13 other staffers that they were no longer needed late Friday,

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day Virginia's new AG Jason Miyares announces major investigations within hours of taking office Virginia’s newly sworn-in Attorney General Jason Miyares announced

Virginia's new Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares accused the Loudoun County School District of covering up a sexual assault for political gain and said his office will be investigating the district, according to a press release from his office. He

Virginia’s newly sworn-in Attorney General Jason Miyares joined "The Ingraham Angle" on Monday night to talk about the job he has in front of him after he announced investigations into the Virginia Parole Board and Loudoun County Public Schools within hours

(CNN) Top officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security warned in a letter Monday that faith-based communities will likely remain targets for violence, urging state and local partners to evaluate their security postures

The FBI and Homeland Security are warning that faith-based communities likely will remain targets of violence. In a letter obtained by CNN, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate and John Cohen, the top intelligence official at DHS, urged state and local officials

Faith-based communities have and will “likely” be the target of violence “by both domestic violent extremists and those inspired by foreign terrorists," according to a note sent nationwide to law enforcement officials and houses of worship by the FBI and Department

The Department of Homeland Security and FBI are warning faith-based communities of an increasing threat of attacks. They also urged state and local law enforcement agencies to monitor their security measures for gathering events at houses of worship, sending

If you wonder how authoritarian societies can impose their will on people and get some to go along with it, a new Rasmussen poll is both instructive and just a downright scary view of what a lot of Democrats are thinking. While most Americans seem tired of

Democrats were more than twice as likely as other voters to favor harsh government restrictions being placed on unvaccinated people’s lives, ranging from fines and house arrest to imprisonment in government facilities and loss of child custody, in a recent

Even as most voters have become skeptical of government COVID-19 policies, the majority of Democrats say they favor more restrictive policies, including harsh legal measures against the unvaccinated, according to a recent Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports

Even as most voters have become skeptical of government COVID-19 policies, the majority of Democrats say they favor more restrictive policies, including harsh legal measures against the unvaccinated, according to a recent Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports

Local residents used a kayak to rescue a woman whose car fell into icy water after she attempted to drive over a frozen river, police said in a statement. A woman near Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, took selfie photos of herself standing on her sinking car after

(CNN) Residents near Ottawa used a kayak to save a woman whose car plunged into icy water after she drove on a frozen river, police said in a statement. The residents didn't know why the driver was on the Rideau River on Sunday. People who witnessed the incident

A clueless Canadian woman appeared to snap a selfie while standing on top of her car — as it sank in a river of ice — over the weekend. Photos taken from the shore of the Rideau River in Ottawa show the unidentified woman in a red winter coat apparently nonchalantly

With the help of a kayak and some quick thinking, residents near Ottawa, Canada saved a driver whose car partially plunged through the ice along the Rideau River, Ottawa Police said in a statement. Onlookers took stunning videos showing the car speeding across

Joss Whedon was once hailed as a feminist. Then came the stories about his behavior NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Lila Shapiro about the allegations against writer-director Joss Whedon. National Joss Whedon was once hailed as a feminist. Then came

Embattled Hollywood producer-director Joss Whedon has finally spoken out about multiple allegations that he mistreats cast and crew members on film sets, only to wave the accusations off as misunderstandings. Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot, for instance, claimed

Joss Whedon has responded to claims of poor behavior lobbied against him by several "Justice League" stars. The filmmaker took over production of the 2017 superhero flick when director Zack Snyder had to step away for a family emergency. In the summer of

Joss Whedon, "Buffy" creator and director of films including "The Avengers" and "Justice League," has denied allegations of misconduct brought forth by actors over the past two years. Ray Fisher got the ball rolling in 2020 when he detailed his experience

A government watchdog group has been demanding key data on Dr. Anthony Fauci's financial and professional history, but the public may only get Fauci's disclosures spread out over more than a year, the group's head says. Adam Andrzejewski, the CEO of OpenTheBooks.com,

Monday, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) proclaimed National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci lied to Congress regarding his investments, adding that Fauci and his wife made nearly $2 million in 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic

The GOP Doctors Caucus on Tuesday sent a letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, demanding he apologize for calling Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., a "moron" during a heated exchange during committee

FIRST ON FOX: The GOP Doctors Caucus sent a letter to White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci demanding he apologize for calling Sen. Roger Marshall , R-Kan., a "moron." GOP Doctors Caucus vice chair Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina led the physicians'

(CNN) An asteroid estimated to be a kilometer (3,451 feet) wide will fly by Earth on Tuesday. It will pass within 1.2 million miles of our planet, moving at 47,344 miles per hour, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies , which tracks potentially

An asteroid roughly twice the size of the Empire State building will pass within 1.2 million miles of the Earth while traveling at a speed of 47,344 mph at about 4:51 p.m. EST, according to the NASA Center for Near Earth Objects. This passing will mark the

The 1-kilometer-sized asteroid poses no threat to the planet, scientists said. A comet more than three times the size of the Empire State Building will get up close to Earth's orbit Tuesday afternoon, according to astronomers. But scientists say this once-in-a-lifetime

Astronomers are tracking a large and "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is set to make a relatively close pass by the Earth on Tuesday. The asteroid, called 7482 (1994 PC1), is expected to fly by our planet around 4:51 p.m., at about five times the distance

An Arkansas jail and its doctor have been sued after four inmates claimed they were prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without their consent after being told the medications were "vitamins." The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed the lawsuit

(CNN) The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four inmates who claim they were given the drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 without their consent. The suit accuses the Washington County Detention Center, Washington

Detainees at an Arkansas jail who had Covid-19 were unknowingly treated by the detention center’s doctor with ivermectin, a drug that health officials have continually said is dangerous and should not be used to treat or prevent a coronavirus infection, according

Arkansas inmates are suing after being given ivermectin to treat COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP Mike Stewart/AP Four inmates at an Arkansas jail have filed a federal lawsuit after they say medical staff gave them the anti-parasitic

Photos show the aftermath of the fatal Abu Dhabi attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs PBC/AP Planet Labs PBC/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack brought the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack brought

United Arab Emirates (UAE) state media reported Monday that three people were killed and six more injured when a fuel tanker exploded at a port in Abu Dhabi. Two other tankers were damaged, several fuel trucks exploded, and a fire broke out at a nearby airport

Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to rule in favor of a Christian group that sued on free speech grounds over a refusal by Boston officials to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross at City Hall in a challenge backed by Democratic President

As the argument reached its conclusion, Justice Elena Kagan said the city had made an understandable mistake in relying on the part of the First Amendment that prohibits government establishment of religion when it should have been focusing on its free speech

The attorney for Boston’s government ran into a buzzsaw Tuesday at the Supreme Court as the city defended its decision to block a group from flying a banner on a city hall flagpole because of the group’s Christian affiliation. The city allowed hundreds of

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case where the city of Boston rejected the application for a Christian flag to be flown outside city hall. Justices and both sides of the case agreed that it all comes down to whether the city's program

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ducked a question Tuesday on whether Democrats should pose 2024 primary challenges to Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., who are in favor of keeping the filibuster. During an appearance on "CBS Mornings,"

During a Tuesday interview with CBS’s “Mornings,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) claimed that GOP-led state legislatures across the United States are trying to prevent “black people, brown people, college students” and “people who live on tribal reservations”

Democrats in New Mexico are rushing to change the state’s voting laws ahead of this year’s midterm elections that are expected to be particularly bruising for the party. The proposal would lower the voting age to 16 for local elections, expand the use of mail-in

Rachel Zegler apologized for making light of the ongoing public feud between Britney Spears and her sister, Jamie Lynn. The recent bout between the two sisters marks months of drama coming to a head in the public eye. Things started after Britney, 40, issued

In her new memoir, Jamie Lynn Spears shares a "recent" personal message she received from her big sister, Britney Spears . Jamie Lynn, 30, released her book, "Things I Should Have Said," on Tuesday. It touches on her childhood in the spotlight, her teenage

Jamie Lynn Spears is opening up about her life – including her relationship with her sister and growing up in her shadow. The 30-year-old country singer and sister of Britney Spears appeared on the latest episode of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast – the first

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer behind one of the country’s worst massacres, gave a Nazi salute in court Tuesday during a parole hearing to decide if he should be released after serving 10 years behind bars. The far-right extremist, who

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in Norway’s worst peacetime slaughter in 2011, appeared Tuesday before a court for a parole hearing SKIEN, Norway -- Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist

Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik gave a Nazi salute on Tuesday as he entered court for a parole hearing that will decide if he should be released after spending more than a decade behind bars. Breivik, a far-right extremist, killed 77 people in Norway's

A former girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz was granted immunity before she testified last week in front of a federal grand jury hearing evidence in the sex-trafficking probe of the right-wing lawmaker, according to a new report. Two sources familiar with the investigation

The new report says the ex-girlfriend offered details of a trip Gaetz made to the Bahamas with Joel Greenberg, a disgraced former suburban Orlando tax official who has confessed to fraud and sex charges.

An unnamed ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was granted immunity by prosecutors before her testimony in front of a federal grand jury last week as part of a sex trafficking investigation of the lawmaker, according to a report. ORGY, UNDERAGE GIRLS,

Failed Democrat presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke (D), who announced his bid for Texas governor in November, has raised $7.2 million since launching his campaign, he announced this week. According to O’Rourke’s team, “the 46-day fundraising haul is a record

There’s a popular and well-used saying that "everything is bigger in Texas." And that certainly seems to be true when it comes to campaign fundraising in the Lone Star State’s 2022 gubernatorial showdown. Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke announced on

Democrat Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday that his campaign for Texas governor raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation's most expensive in 2022. The announcement, made on the deadline in Texas for campaigns to

The mainstream media are breathlessly reporting today on a letter sent by notable West Virginia sports icons to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) expressing their support for “Congress to exercise its Constitutional responsibility to enact laws that set national standards

Nick Saban, Jerry West and other sports figures from West Virginia recently signed a letter urging Sen. Joe Manchin III to support the passage of voting rights legislation. The letter, sent to the Democrat from West Virginia last week and made public Monday,

Legendary University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban was one of five prominent sports figures who co-signed a letter to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressing support for the Freedom to Vote Act — but later clarified that he did not support scrapping or softening

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has refused to say whether or not biological males should be allowed to compete in women’s sports, arguing that the situation is “complicated.” Speaking CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, the decorated athlete addressed the

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2017 Kids Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., July 13, 2017 (Patrick T. Fallon/Reuters) Swimming champion Michael Phelps recently called the controversy around Lia Thomas, the record-setting transgender University

Michael Phelps reacted to the growing debate surrounding University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas last week, calling the issue "very complicated," while noting that sports need an "even playing field" to be fair. Phelps, the most decorated

California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with a

A Tesla driver is charged in a crash involving Autopilot that killed 2 people Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP DETROIT — California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of

DETROIT (AP) — California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be

When it comes to drug legalization, one candidate is definitely not just blowing smoke. Gary Chambers is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Louisiana, and posted a video to YouTube on Tuesday announcing his campaign. In the video, Chambers

Gary Chambers, a Louisiana Democrat vying to oust Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) from office, released a new campaign ad on Tuesday that features him smoking marijuana. The ad, titled “37 Seconds,” features Chambers lighting up a blunt as he addresses the racial

He’s got high aspirations! A Louisiana community advocate running for US Senate released a campaign ad Tuesday showing him puffing on a joint while pushing for marijuana reform. The video, titled “37 Seconds,” opens with Gary Chambers wearing a blue suit

Once upon a time, late-night comedy used to be funny. But some of those late-night comedians like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have long since traded being funny for being Democratic political operatives. But last night, you could see how far the “anti-fascist,

Left-wing comedian Stephen Colbert labeled both the legislative filibuster and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., as "anti-democratic tools" Monday night as he blasted her support for the former and mocked her appearance. Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va.,

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is keeping her cards close when it comes to her hopes on the electoral futures of Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., two moderate Democrats known for bucking the party line on contentious issues. During

Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse Enlarge this image toggle caption Rahmat Gul/AP File Photo Rahmat Gul/AP File Photo KABUL, Afghanistan — Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.'s complete withdrawal

The U.S. government’s lead Afghan watchdog agency warned the Pentagon that the country’s fledgling air force was on the verge of collapse without an influx of American assistance, months before the last American troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the order

The Pentagon was warned in January last year that Afghanistan’s $8.5 billion air force would fall apart without additional American support, according to a newly declassified report. The document, submitted in early 2021 by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, responding to criticism of the agency’s COVID-19 recommendations as confusing or worse, acknowledged she hasn’t always been clear in her public guidance. Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she believes

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky has promised to improve the agency’s messaging on the coronavirus after taking a wave of criticism from various media outlets. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Walensky

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky acknowledged her agency's poor messaging in recent weeks as the Omicron variant continues to surge in the United States. "One year into her tenure as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky

On this day in 1996, Civil Rights icon Barbara Jordan died just weeks before Congress and then-President Bill Clinton were set to advance her reforms to illegal and legal immigration focused on protecting poor and working class Americans from waves of job-killing

Many black Americans are leaving New York and California to seek decent wages and affordable housing in southern states, according to a Washington Post article that ignores the federal policy of importing foreign people to fill jobs and homes in New York and

Mass immigration to the United States is partly responsible for the nation’s “staggering inequality” among black Americans, the former head of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation says. For decades, about 1.2 million legal immigrants have been admitted

“Well, guys, former President Trump is in the news. Apparently he’s been trashing Florida governor Ron DeSantis behind his back, calling him a ‘dull’ guy who has no chance of beating him in a potential 2024 matchup. Trump was like, ‘I have to insult him behind

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) reportedly will not kowtow to former President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported about the media’s drummed-up feud between the two stalwart Republicans. While the establishment media are looking to misdirect readers from

The Donald Trump-versus-Ron DeSantis feud is now out in the open, thanks to this New York Times piece. It’s amusing sport, and if carried out to its logical extreme—that is, if DeSantis decides to seek the GOP nomination for president in 2024 even against Trump—it

Recovery operations continue after the partial collapse of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Dec. 12, 2021. TIM VIZER via Getty Images SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed

The family of an Amazon.com delivery truck driver in Illinois who died in December when a warehouse was destroyed by a swarm of tornadoes that killed six people there, filed a lawsuit against the online retailer on Monday over his death. The suit, the first

The family of a worker killed in a tornado that destroyed an Amazon facility last month is suing the tech giant, according to court documents filed Monday. Randy and Alice McEwen, the parents of Austin McEwen, a 26-year-old delivery driver for Amazon who was

People worldwide, particularly in democracies, are overwhelmingly losing their trust in the government, media, and business leaders, according to a new global survey across 28 countries. According to Edleman's 2022 global "Trust Barometer," which surveyed

The majority of people across the globe feel that are being misled by journalists, government leaders, and business executives, according to Edelman’s 2022 global “Trust Barometer.” The survey found that 67 percent of people globally are “convinced” they are

Half of the country says President Biden’s presidency has left them feeling “frustrated” as Americans say his approach to key issues — including the economy, the coronavirus, and political division — is making things “worse,” a CBS News/YouGov survey found. The

Logan, a host on Fox News’ streaming platform Fox Nation, was reportedly dropped by UTA several weeks ago after she likened the nation’s top infectious diseases expert to the man known as the “Angel of Death” during an appearance on “Fox News Primetime” in

Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan has been dropped by her talent agency over a recent TV interview in which she compared Dr. Anthony Fauci to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. The South African-born journalist made the chilling comparison during a Nov.

The United Talent Agency (UTA) confirmed to Mediaite on Monday that Fox Nation host Lara Logan was dropped by the agency several weeks ago after she made compared Dr. Anthony Fauci to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele on air. Logan made the comments comparing the

(CNN) The Boy Who Lived will be playing the man who sang "Amish Paradise." Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the "Harry Potter" franchise, is set to play "Weird Al" Yankovic in a biopic about his life for Roku. In a cheeky statement, the comedy recording artist

Daniel Radcliffe is gearing up to take on a role arguably much different than magical wizard Harry Potter. Radcliffe has signed on to portray "Weird Al" Yankovic in a biopic about his life, titled "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story." The project is being written

Daniel Radcliffe is about to swap his magic wand for an accordion as he steps into the role of pop music’s most prolific parodist. The “Harry Potter” actor has been tapped to play “Weird Al” Yankovic in an upcoming biopic for the Roku Channel. According to

A man who was kicked out of a Miami bar late Monday for assaulting his female companion returned and opened fire on the establishment, wounding four before security guards shot and killed him, authorities said. The shooting unfolded around midnight at the

A man who was kicked out of a Miami bar late Monday after refusing to pay his tab returned and opened fire on the establishment, wounding four before security guards shot and killed him, authorities said. The shooting unfolded around midnight at the Chicagoan

(CNN) Amy Schumer looks strong and healthy, revealing that she finally feels good following surgery for endometriosis and liposuction. "I feel good. Finally. It's been a journey thanks for helping me get my strength back @seckinmd(endo) @jordanternermd (lipo),"

Amy Schumer arrives at the premiere the film "I Feel Pretty" on April 17, 2018, in Westwood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images Amy Schumer says she has her strength back. The “I Feel Pretty” star opened up about her plastic surgery procedure

Judge denies prominent South Carolina attorney's request to reduce $7M bail Enlarge this image toggle caption Mic Smith/AP file photo Mic Smith/AP file photo COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge refused on Tuesday to lower the $7 million bail for prominent South Carolina

A South Carolina judge on Tuesday denied a request to lower the $7 million bail for Alex Murdaugh, a prominent attorney who is charged with stealing millions of dollars from clients. Murdaugh's lawyers argued that the bail amount was akin to no bail at all,

As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on. Nuclear power is emerging as an answer

The U.S. is divided over whether nuclear power is part of the green energy future Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Mariant/AP File Photo Michael Mariant/AP File Photo PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically

CNN was crushed on social media Tuesday after the liberal network announced it hired Twitter left-wing provocateur Rex Chapman for its streaming service despite a reputation of being an "endless source of misinformation." Chapman, a former NBA player who recently

CNN has proudly announced that it has hired left-wing extremist and serial misinformation pusher Rex Chapman for its new subscription streaming service. On Tuesday, CNN tweeted out its hiring of the ex-NBA player calling the move an act “worthy of a @RexChapman

On the campaign trail in June 2020, President Joe Biden claimed that Martin Luther King Jr.’s death did not make as much of an impact as the death of George Floyd. “Even Dr. King’s assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd’s death did,”

Media groups protest limits on access to trial for ex-officers in George Floyd death Enlarge this image toggle caption Cedric Hohnstadt/AP Cedric Hohnstadt/AP MINNEAPOLIS — A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights

This is a rush transcript from "Tucker Carlson Tonight," January 14, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. RACHEL CAMPOS-DUFFY, FOX NEWS CHANNEL CONTRIBUTOR: To catch my podcast with my husband, Sean, "From the Kitchen Table," we

This is a rush transcript from "Tucker Carlson Tonight," January 17, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PETE HEGSETH, FOX NEWS CHANNEL HOST: FOX Nation plus later this week, as I mentioned, I'm hosting a Live Summit this Thursday

“Billionaires have had a terrific pandemic,” Bucher said. “Central banks pumped trillions of dollars into financial markets to save the economy, yet much of that has ended up lining the pockets of billionaires riding a stock market boom. Vaccines were meant

Billionaires saw their fortunes soar by $5 trillion during the pandemic, according to a study by Oxfam, an anti-poverty organization. "Billionaires have had a terrific pandemic," Oxfam International’s Executive Director Gabriela Bucher said. "Central banks

(CNN) Fossils have been housed in rock for millions of years, though perhaps none quite like the one discovered via Monday Night Football this week. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson appeared on the final ManningCast show of this year's NFL season, hosted by the legendary

Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson appeared on the "ManningCast" during the NFC wild-card playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. "The most electrifying man in sports entertainment" was dazzling NFL fans with what was behind

(CNN) A jury in Marion County, Tennessee, ordered Cracker Barrel to pay a man $9.4 million after it found the company at fault for serving him a glass filled with a chemical instead of water. The size of the award may be capped due to a Tennessee law on civil

A jury in Tennessee ordered Cracker Barrel to pay a man millions for serving him a glass filled with a cleaning chemical instead of water — but he’ll get far less due to a cap on damages, according to his attorney. A Marion County jury awarded William Cronnon,

Rapper Lil Durk recently invited Morgan Wallen to join him onstage for a performance, months after the country singer was canceled for a racial slur scandal. Lil Durk, a 29-year-old rapper whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks, performed at the Martin Luther

America is healing! Rapper Lil Durk invited country star Morgan Wallen to join him onstage to perform alongside him on Saturday night at the Martin Luther King Freedom Fest in Nashville, Tennessee. Before the country singer walked out on stage, Lil Durk told

New York City subway crime is up more than 65% in the first two weeks of 2022, according to police department statistics released just days after newly minted Mayor Eric Adams said the subway system was "safe" and chalked any public concerns to a "perception

(CNN) The former New York Police Department captain now running the city, who won the job on a law-and-order message, acknowledged on Tuesday that many New Yorkers do not feel safe in the subways. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who two weeks ago took over the

"She made people around her better and that will be her legacy." A 70-year-old nurse who dedicated her career to caring for others was killed in a random assault at a Los Angeles bus stop, officials said. Sandra Shells was hit in the face while at a downtown

A Los Angeles nurse who was killed in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop was a dedicated caregiver preparing to retire after nearly four decades on the job, neighbors and hospital officials said. Sandra Shells, a 70-year-old nurse at Los Angeles County-USC

A grandmother in Houston was fatally shot in the chest while protecting a Cracker Barrel coworker on Saturday, according to police. Robin Baucom, a 59-year-old manager and 34-year employee at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Houston, is being hailed as a hero

The person authorities believe shot and killed a beloved Texas Cracker Barrel employee on Saturday was killed by deputies on Monday, a report said. Fox 26 Houston, citing the Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, said the officer-involved shooting occurred near

Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend Lady Victoria Hervey alleged that Ghislaine Maxwell used her as "bait" to entertain Jeffrey Epstein’s friends. The daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol spoke out on ITV’s documentary "Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile,"

Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep the names of eight “John Does” secret, leaving it up to the court to decide whether or not to reveal their identities. “After careful review of the detailed objections submitted by Non-Party

Olivia Culpo was determined to keep her personal style. On Monday, the former Miss Universe touched down at LAX in Los Angeles after a near-week-long trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with her sister Aurora and boyfriend Christian McCaffrey. The Sports Illustrated

Olivia Culpo is continuing to enjoy her vacation in Mexico. The 29-year-old Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo of herself posing on a boat in a red two-piece alongside her boyfriend, Carolina Panthers running back

On occasion, the Michigan Democrats do their best impersonation of Michigan Republicans with a good goof up, and those of us living in the state just have to stand back and marvel. Actually, I think this time, the donkeys might have outdone their elephant counterparts. Finally. The

A Facebook post questioning whether parents should have a role in what is being taught in public schools has been deleted by the Michigan Democratic Party, The Detroit News reported. The post on the Michigan Democrats' Facebook page had been blasted by conservative

Athletes at the Beijing Olympics have been urged by human rights activists to avoid criticizing China because they could be prosecuted GENEVA -- Athletes at the Beijing Olympics were urged by human rights activists Tuesday to avoid criticizing China because

GENEVA — Athletes at the Beijing Olympics were urged by human rights activists Tuesday to avoid criticizing China because they could be prosecuted. The International Olympic Committee has said athletes will have freedom of speech at next month’s Winter Games

A pastor at a megachurch in Oklahoma apologized Monday after a video of him rubbing spit into a man’s face to demonstrate how “receiving vision from God might get nasty” went viral. Footage from Sunday shows Michael Todd of Tulsa’s Transformation Church coughing

An Oklahoma pastor is getting some flak online for what many deemed was an unhygienic sermon on Sunday. A video, which has gone viral, shows Pastor Michael Todd of Transformation Church in the Tulsa suburb of Bixby appearing to rub his own spit in the eyes

(CNN) The Grammy Awards have a new date and location. CBS and the Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the music event will take place in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, one week after the Academy Awards. The ceremony was originally going to occur later

The 64th annual Grammy Awards will take place on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the show’s organizers announced on Tuesday. The Grammys, the music industry’s most high-profile media moment, had been scheduled for Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has not appeared to take any action or issue a formal reaction to reports of looting from cargo trains near Los Angeles, even though he has taken credit for incremental progress on the supply chain crisis. As Breitbart

Crews are making railroad repair in Los Angeles after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo containers, leaving the tracks littered with empted boxes of packaged goods sent by retailers LOS ANGELES -- Crews made railroad

A Michigan judge fined and ridiculed a 72-year-old man with cancer for not being able to mow his lawn. Burhan Chowdhury appeared in virtual court on Jan. 10 for a ticket he received in August for failing to maintain his front yard. Chowdhury explained that

A Michigan judge berated a 72-year-old man battling cancer over his blighted lawn, telling him he "should be ashamed" of himself and that "If I could give you jail time on this, I would." Burhan Chowdhury of Hamtramck, located a few miles north of Detroit,

MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough on Monday reacted to an email from former President Donald Trump that was critical of the show and its ratings. The statement from the former president read, “Will Morning Joe be canceled? He and Mika’s ratings are

“Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski ridiculed Donald Trump Monday after he issued a statement trashing their MSNBC show. The former president marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by sending out a statement insulting the cable news program,

Fox News contributor and civil rights attorney Leo Terrell said Tuesday on "Fox & Friends" that Republicans are leading Democrats heading into the midterms because the liberal elites are "disconnected" from the everyday American. Terrell reacted to a new poll

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell ripped Democrats for continuing to promulgate claims that opponents to their election federalization legislation, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, are rooted in racism, and that there is somehow a portion of the population

Let’s begin by getting two things straight. First, Joe Biden would not be president of the United States — not even close — were it not for being blatantly and continually propped up by the mainstream media. Second, the so-called “mainstream” media is anything

Let’s begin by getting two things straight. First, Joe Biden would not be president of the United States — not even close — were it not for being blatantly and continually propped up by the mainstream media. Second, the so-called “mainstream” media is anything

WinRed, Republicans’ national fundraising apparatus, raised over $550 million in 2021 ahead of the party’s efforts to take back majorities in the House and Senate. The platform raised $559 million in 2021, The Hill first reported, including a massive $158

The Republicans’ online fundraising platform, WinRed, reportedly raised $559 million in 2021, as the party and its candidates attempt to build a sizeable war chest heading into an election year to try and take back the House in November. WinRed’s fundraising

Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s marquee personality and a harsh critic of anti-vaccine athletes, said Monday he learned firsthand the value of the COVID-19 jabs after a harrowing bout with the virus over New Year’s. (Watch the video below.) Doctors “told me had I

New York (CNN Business) Stephen A. Smith returned to ESPN's "First Take" Monday after a bout with Covid-19, which the commentator said nearly killed him. "For me personally, it hit me differently," Smith said. Smith explained that he tested positive for the

(CNN) The death of an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said, after his body was discovered in a Florida landfill. Jorge Diaz-Johnston, a plaintiff in a historic same-sex marriage lawsuit against

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Police were continuing to search for answers Monday after authorities found Jorge Diaz-Johnston, a plaintiff in Florida's historic same-sex marriage lawsuit and brother of a former Miami mayor, dead in a landfill. The Tallahassee Police

BOSTON (AP) — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from breaking the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. But the 86-year-old says having his No. 22 jersey retired

(CNN) The Boston Bruins are set to retire the jersey of the first Black player in the NHL, Willie O'Ree. The Bruins plan to honor O'Ree's legacy by retiring his number 22 before the game Tuesday night -- 64 years after he took the ice for the first time, according

Mexican authorities rescued 359 Central American migrants stuffed in a tractor-trailer bound for the U.S. border. The rescue took place Saturday shortly after 3:30 a.m. in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, when the driver of a tractor-trailer pulled up to a highway

Mexican police saved 359 migrants from Central America stuffed in a tractor-trailer headed for the U.S. border Saturday. The rescue happened after 3:30 a.m. local time Saturday in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, as the tractor-trailer's driver pulled up to a highway

Colleges across the country are continuing to format learning environments amid a surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19, installing restrictions that have interrupted campus life as some classes move online and student activities remain limited. At

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is requiring students to either wear two masks or wear an N-95 or KN-95 mask on campus during the spring semester despite nearly universal vaccination on campus and mandatory, twice-weekly testing. The school, which is a global

Jim Obergefell is running for the state House in Ohio. Tommaso Boddi via Getty Images Jim Obergefell, who was at the center of the 2015 Supreme Court case that legalized marriage equality in the United States, announced Tuesday that he is running for a seat

Washington, DC (CNN) Jim Obergefell, the gay rights activist and named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, announced on Tuesday that he is launching a bid for the Ohio State House. "I took a history making fight

CNN contributor Paul Begala went to bat for President Biden, making the case that the problem for Democrats isn't with those at the top of the party. On the subject of Biden's failing efforts to get voting bills passed in Congress, Begala was asked to react

Democratic strategist Paul Begala on Monday reacted to Arndrea Waters King, the daughter-in-law of Martin Luther King, Jr. saying President Joe Biden has put more effort in getting infrastructure legislation passed than voting rights legislation. King told

The White House denied Tuesday a report that President Joe Biden was seeking a less expensive Build Back Better bill, in the hopes Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and other Senate moderate Democrats would support it. White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates

The White House on Tuesday denied a report that the administration is preparing an alternative proposal to replace President Biden’s social and climate spending plan, according to The Hill. Calling it “off base,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates dismissed

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. President Biden’s remarks after the hostage situation at the synagogue in Texas leave more questions than answers. What were the motivations for

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. President Biden’s remarks after the hostage situation at the synagogue in Texas leave more questions than answers. What were the motivations for

Sotheby's unveils 555.55-carat black diamond thought to come from outer space Enlarge this image toggle caption Kamran Jebreili/AP Kamran Jebreili/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Auction house Sotheby's Dubai has unveiled a diamond that's literally from

Written by Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN A 555.55-carat black diamond that is truly from out of this world has been unveiled by auction house Sotheby's Dubai. The rare gem, which Sotheby's has dubbed "The Enigma," is believed to have come from outer space --

(CNN) As President Joe Biden approaches his one-year mark in office, he is hard-pressed to find any key political signals pointing in his party's direction. And now, a new analysis of polling from Gallup highlights how rapidly the Democrats' standing with

Support for Democrats plunged during 2021 as President Biden struggled with the coronavirus pandemic and inflation, according to Gallup polling that found a dramatic swing in party preference handed the GOP a 5-point edge by the end of the year. Democrats

Federal authorities are investigating Chinese investment in a California-based plane maker after shareholders alleged that the firm’s technology was being transferred to China, The Wall Street Journal reported. The FBI and the Committee on Foreign Investment

The FBI and an investment-screening panel are investigating a Chinese government-backed company's investment in an aircraft startup, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The probe comes after accusations of improper technology transfer to China, according

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Honduras next week to attend the inauguration of the country’s new president, the White House announced Tuesday. Ms. Harris will lead the U.S. delegation at the Jan. 27 inauguration of President-elect Xiomara Castro,

Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the inauguration of President-elect Xiomara Castro in Honduras next week, the White House said on Tuesday, signaling a potential shift in relations with the Central American country as Harris continues efforts to deter

The mandatory smartphone app that athletes will use to report health and travel data when they are in China for the Olympics next month has serious encryption flaws, according to a new report, raising security questions about the systems that Beijing plans

A new report about the mandatory smartphone app athletes must use to report health and travel data while they are in China for next month's Olympics is raising security concerns about the technology Beijing plans to use to monitor COVID-19 infections. According

Embattled Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whom critics have slammed for his soft-on-crime policies, said Monday that his office was urgently addressing a spike in gun crimes. "We know we've seen an uptick in gun crimes and we're working on that every

Then-candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the press after casting his ballot in the New York City election in New York City, November 2, 2021. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Manhattan’s new progressive district attorney, Alvin Bragg, says

An Alabama man killed his mom with a ninja sword and injured his brother and disabled uncle in a gruesome attack, authorities said. Damien Washam, 23, allegedly unleashed on his relatives at their home in Semmes, just outside Mobile, on Sunday night. He is

An Alabama man who police say killed his mother with a sword and left his bedridden uncle in critical condition on Sunday was arrested after a car chase shortly after the incident, reports said. Damien Winslow Washam, 23, is accused of stabbing his 61-year-old

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. In our book "We Didn't Fight for Socialism," we warn of the left's overriding goal to control every aspect of our lives. The constitutional freedoms

73 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail In our book “We Didn’t Fight for Socialism,” we warn of the left’s overriding goal to control every aspect of our lives. The constitutional freedoms guaranteed all Americans are anathema to leftists. They want

Luka Doncic had 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his third triple-double in five games, and the surging Dallas Mavericks withstood a late run by the Oklahoma City Thunder to win 104-102 Monday night. Dorian Finney-Smith added 17 points and 10 rebounds

Devin Booker had a season-high 48 points and the Phoenix Suns dominated the fourth quarter to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 121-107 Monday night for their fourth straight victory. Chris Paul added 15 points and 12 assists as Phoenix won its sixth straight on

EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Marine Corps has approved its first two religious exemptions to President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but some Marines aren’t considering it a win for religious freedom just yet. The Marines have received 3,350 requests for religious

The Marine Corps accepted two religious exemptions for its vaccines mandates, which seems like progress, but some are telling Fox News it is a "deception" and a "scandal" to mislead the public. The two exceptions granted were for Marines including one on terminal

When it comes to facts, CNN seems to believe that only it should be able to tell you what they are and what they aren’t. That desire goes so far as to suggest that going out and doing your own research is “idiotic.” CNN host, Don Lemon, for instance, said

CNN host Don Lemon said Tuesday on “New Day” that people not vaccinated against COVID-19 were “idiots” who think they are “above the law.” Lemon said, “I’ve gotten criticized for saying we should stop listening to the people and they should not be part of

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she is "not going to absolve" senators who stand in the way of Democratic-led legislation aimed at overhauling the U.S. election system. Harris, who made the comments in response to a question about Sens. Joe Manchin,

Vice President Kamala Harris, during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, said she’s "not going to absolve" senators who oppose the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. "The United States Senate has the opportunity and, I daresay,

Officials say a third person has died as a result of a fire at a senior apartment building in southeastern Wisconsin that also injured several others KENOSHA, Wis. -- A third person has died as a result of a fire at a senior apartment building in southeastern

A fire at a residential building at 850 Intervale Avenue in the Bronx borough of New York City on Tuesday has left seven people injured and at least one dead, according to local authorities. At least three civilians and five police officers sustained injuries.

MIAMI — Puerto Rico received approval from a federal judge on Tuesday to leave bankruptcy under the largest public sector debt restructuring deal in the history of the United States, nearly five years after the financially strapped territory declared that it

The judge overseeing Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year-long debt restructuring process has approved a debt adjustment plan that is intended to revitalize the commonwealth's economy and reduce its $135 billion in liabilities. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain,