Image Emma Rossi and her first-grade students wore masks at the Sokolowski School in Chelsea, Mass. in September. Masks have been required in any school in the state unless 80 percent of the staff and student body or more was vaccinated. Credit... Brian Snyder/Reuters Massachusetts

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” host Guy Benson rhetorically wondered if the Biden administration would launch civil rights investigations into blue states that have recently lifted their mask mandates in schools like the Biden

California's mask mandate expires next week for vaccinated residents While the statewide mask mandate will end for vaccinated residents, that doesn't mean everyone in the state will be able to remove their masks indoors — even if they've gotten the shots. Health

Throughout the pandemic, the liberal media championed Democrat policies on COVID restrictions and demonized any Republican who erred on the side of freedom. But with recent announcements made by Democratic governors of plans of lifting restrictions, particularly

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Wednesday whether the state will extend a COVID-19 mask mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, like grocery stores, shops and offices ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected Wednesday to drop a mandate that forced businesses to either seek proof of full vaccination or demand mask-wearing indoors, making her the latest Democratic leader to relent on divisive COVID-19 rules as the omicron surge

NY mask mandate to expire, but not in schools New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state will end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, but will keep masking rules in place in schools for now. (Feb.

There will very soon come a time in this miserably long pandemic where the only sizable group left wearing masks by order of the government will be the cohort threatened the least by COVID-19 — school-aged kids. And for this anti-science, anti-education, anti-childhood-development

The White House has been quietly meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy and a transition to a “new normal,” but the behind-the-scenes effort is crashing into a very public reality: a string of blue-state governors have gotten ahead

There have been some schools bucking Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order allowing parents to opt-out of mask mandates. Seven districts, including Loudoun County, had filed a lawsuit challenging the executive order and a judge has issued a temporary

Former President Donald Trump directed more vitriol at Mitch McConnell on Wednesday after the Senate minority leader criticized the Republican National Committee for censuring two anti-Trump party members. McConnell on Tuesday again condemned the Jan. 6, 2021

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he agreed that the Capitol riot was a violent insurrection, the clearest answer he’s given after dodging the issue this week. Asked Wednesday about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday the GOP has reached “rock bottom” after the Republican National Committee defended the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol as part of legitimate political discourse. Mrs. Pelosi told reporters that she wanted

(CNN) Mitch McConnell doesn't say anything by accident. The Senate minority leader's every move is in the service of his long game dedicated to securing power. So the Kentucky senator's denunciation of the Republican National Committee's view of the US Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., strongly condemned the Republican National Committee (RNC) censure resolution against GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger that referred to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as "legitimate political discourse." "The

Mitch McConnell criticizes the RNC for censuring 2 Republicans on Jan. 6 panel Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has criticized the Republican National Committee over

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Wednesday on FNC’s “The Faulkner Focus” that the House Select Committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, is going “beyond its scope” while defending the censure of Reps.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, saying he "literally ran away" from ABC News Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott as she asked him one day earlier about the Republican National Committee censure resolution --

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell brushed off former President Donald Trump’s bestowal of the nickname “Old Crow” this week, saying the sobriquet matched the brand of “my favorite bourbon.” “Aren’t we using Old Crow as my moniker now? It was Henry Clay’s

(CNN) Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a "violent insurrection" meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power -- a comment prompting backlash from a number of House and Senate Republicans. "It

Former first lady Melania Trump will make Parler “Her Social Media Home,” the company claimed Wednesday — despite the fact that her husband’s rival platform TRUTH Social is expected to launch next month. Parler said in a press release posted on Substack that

The House select committee investigating the 2021 Capitol riot has subpoenaed Peter Navarro, who worked as a White House trade adviser to former President Donald Trump. In the subpoena sent on Wednesday, the committee demanded Navarro produce relevant documents

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol announced on Wednesday it had subpoenaed former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a key player in then-President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his election defeat. The

After the F.B.I., during the 2016 presidential campaign, investigated Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified material while she was secretary of state, Mr. Trump assailed her, helping make the issue pivotal in the outcome of that race. In that case, the intelligence

Former President Donald Trump said there will be “a lot coming” from special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the early stages of the FBI’s Trump-Russia election collusion probe. In an interview Monday with The Epoch Times, Mr. Trump said the special

Donald Trump doesn’t like to read, and, apparently, he doesn’t want other people to read either. A series of reports this week have revealed how extensively the former president destroyed documents produced by his administration, in defiance of federal laws.

The House select committee tasked with investigating last year’s Capitol riot announced Wednesday it had subpoenaed former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro over his alleged involvement in a scheme to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. In

(CNN) The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to Peter Navarro, former President Donald Trump's one-time trade adviser who following the US Capitol riot has consistently defended efforts to overturn the

The House committee investigating last year’s Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Wednesday subpoenaed former Trump White House trade advisor Peter Navarro to question him over his role in efforts to delay the certification of the presidential election. The committee

White House economic advisor Peter Navarro looks down from the steps of Air Force One as he waits to depart with U.S. President Donald Trump for travel to Ohio and New Jersey at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 6, 2020. The select House committee

"Visitors from cold weather states not acclimated to the heat may be at a higher risk for heat-related illness." The record high temperature outside during Super Bowl days is 82 degrees. Super Bowl 56 will be the 13th Super Bowl played in California and the

PORTLAND, Maine — Three friends who have attended every Super Bowl are hoping for a memorable contest this year, because it will probably be their final trip to the big game as a group. The three men are all in their 80s and have attended every game since

Members of the Never Miss a Super Bowl Club, from the left, Tom Henschel, Gregory Eaton, and Don Crisman pose for a group photograph during a welcome luncheon, in Atlanta, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File PORTLAND,

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) accused President Biden Wednesday of being more interested in his “Super Bowl guacamole” than in addressing rising violent crime in cities across the US. “I think President Biden has tolerated a lot of this,” Kennedy said Wednesday

The Super Bowl is played at a predetermined site every year, which usually eliminates home-field advantage. The Rams, however, will hardly be taken out of their normal game-week routine and will use the same game-day locker room that they use during the season. “We’re

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships. This time, O’Neal – who moonlights as DJ Diesel — will host his carnival-themed event “Shaq’s Fun House” on Friday night in

Friends who have attended every Super Bowl are planning their final trip Enlarge this image toggle caption Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/via AP/File Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/via AP/File PORTLAND, Maine — Three friends who have attended

SoFi Stadium is nearly ready to host Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. The state-of-the-art facility in Inglewood, California, is one of the newest stadiums in the NFL and is home to the Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. The

(CNN) This could be the hottest Super Bowl kickoff ever. An unseasonable wintertime California heat wave -- with temperatures in the 80s, maybe even as high as 90 -- is forecast to stretch from Wednesday afternoon right through kickoff on Sunday. The out-of-season

When Kevin Demoff starts listing the reasons Los Angeles can be a Rams town again, it's pretty difficult not to buy what he's selling. After all, the Rams' voluble chief operating officer has a tantalizing product to offer this week. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS

Spotify has been rocked in recent weeks by the controversy engulfing its most popular podcaster, Joe Rogan. Several prominent musicians and podcasters have left the streaming service to protest what they described as Mr. Rogan’s history of promoting misinformation

678 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Joe Rogan must be stopped. This is the consensus from all of the wisest and most compassionate voices in our society. According to the White House, Spotify should not merely lead off Rogan’s COVID-19-centric

Podcast host Joe Rogan is responding after a viral video showed him using the n-word repeatedly, claiming that the video is a 'political hit job'. CNN's Brian Stelter has more.

Podcaster Joe Rogan pushed back during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience on Tuesday when he called the recent cancel campaign against him as a “political hit job.” Speaking with comedian Akaash Singh, Rogan said the recent N-word compilation video in

Podcaster Joe Rogan took to an Austin comedy club stage Tuesday night to address some of his recent controversies, and addressed accusations that he’s spreading vaccine misinformation: “If you want my advice, don’t take my advice.” Rogan said he can’t believe

It appears CNN is losing steam in its criticism toward podcast giant Joe Rogan. Over the past several weeks, a movement to deplatform Rogan off of Spotify intensified as veteran musicians like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their music from the streaming

Over the last few weeks, Spotify has found itself in the cross hairs of critics because of its relationship with the comedian turned podcaster Joe Rogan. Rogan’s show, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” has been criticized for promoting Covid-19 misinformation — Neil

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Joe Rogan must be stopped. This is the consensus from all of the wisest and most compassionate voices in our society. According to the White House,

Joe Rogan has blasted calls to cancel him and his wildly successful podcast a “political hit job” — after clips emerged of him saying the N-word. In his latest episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” Tuesday, the under-fire UFC commentator dismissed the “judgmental,

Podcaster Joe Rogan once defended Trevor Noah against the cancel culture mob, but the "Daily Show" host hasn’t returned the favor and declared the "The Joe Rogan Experience" namesake is guilty of racism. Rogan, who has been under fire recently for repeated

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacex’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of

SpaceX's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Spacex’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites

Spacex’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in

SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after storm SpaceX's newest fleet of satellites are tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. The company reports that up to 40 of the 49 small Internet-service satellites launched last week have either

Up to 40 satellites recently launched as part of a new Starlink internet communications system were damaged by a solar geomagnetic storm and are expected to fall to earth and burn up in the atmosphere, SpaceX, the systems’ manufacturer, announced Tuesday. The

SpaceX says up to 40 of its new Starlink satellites are falling out of orbit Only a fraction of the 49 satellites SpaceX launched into orbit last week survived a geomagnetic storm, the company says. As many as 40 of the Starlink satellites "will reenter or

“Preliminary analysis show the increased drag at the low altitudes prevented the satellites from leaving safe-mode to begin orbit raising maneuvers, and up to 40 of the satellites will reenter or already have reentered the Earth’s atmosphere,” the company wrote.

Over the past three years, SpaceX has deployed thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of its business to beam high-speed internet service from space. But the company’s latest deployment of 49 new satellites after a Feb. 3 launch did not go as

New York (CNN Business) Up to 40 of SpaceX's Starlink satellites are expected to fall out of orbit thanks to some inopportune timing: The company launched the satellites directly into a solar storm. A batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites were on SpaceX's

Ground controllers tried to save the compact, flat-panel satellites by putting them into a type of hibernation and flying them in a way to minimize drag. But the atmospheric pull was too great, and the satellites failed to awaken and climb to a higher, more

Bob Saget, the stand-up comedian and actor known for playing Danny Tanner on “Full House,” died of head trauma after he accidentally hit something, his family said in a statement on Wednesday. Mr. Saget, 65, was found unresponsive on Jan. 9 in a hotel room

Bob Saget's cause of death has been revealed exactly one month after the star's shocking death. The "Full House" alum died from head trauma, according to a statement from Saget's family obtained by E! News. "In the weeks since Bob's passing, we have been

The actor and comedian was found unresponsive in his hotel room on Jan. 9. Bob Saget, who was found unresponsive in a hotel room last month, died from head trauma, his family said in a statement Wednesday. The comedian and actor, who was most famous for his

LOS ANGELES — Bob Saget‘s death last month stemmed from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement Wednesday. The comedian and “Full House” star was found dead Jan. 9 dead in a Florida hotel room. He‘d performed in the area the night before

(CNN) Bob Saget, who was found dead in his Orlando, Florida hotel room last month, died from the result of a head trauma, according to a statement from his family. "The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma. They have concluded that

Bob Saget's death last month stemmed from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement Wednesday. The comedian and “Full House” star was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room. He'd performed in the area the night before as part of a stand-up

“Full House” star Bob Saget died from an injury after hitting his head, his family said Wednesday. In a statement obtained by E! News, his family said authorities concluded Saget “accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and

Bob Saget's widow is remembering him one month after his death. The comedian died at the age of 65 on Jan. 9, 2022, in Florida. He was found in his hotel room. On Wednesday, the "Full House" star's widow Kelly Rizzo took to Instagram to share a tribute to

Actor Bob Saget died in his sleep after hitting his head, his family says Enlarge this image toggle caption Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Actor and comedian Bob Saget, who was found dead in his Orlando, Fla., hotel room last month,

Bob Saget, the stand-up comedian and actor known for playing Danny Tanner on “Full House,” died of head trauma after he accidentally hit something, his family said in a statement on Wednesday. Mr. Saget, 65, was found unresponsive on Jan. 9 in a hotel room

House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi — whose husband has made up to $30 million trading shares of Big Tech companies — waffled when asked about a potential ban on stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses, saying, “It’s complicated.” “What matters

(CNN) Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that House Democrats are looking into potential policy proposals to ban lawmaker stock trading and working to find a consensus so they can take action this year. Asked at her weekly news conference about the

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has done an about face and now is working with House Democrats to ban members of Congress and senior staff from trading stocks, Punchbowl News reported Wednesday. Pelosi previously said she did not support such a ban. A multimillionaire,

Bipartisan duo say voters want Congress to stop trading stocks, leaders open to a vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Ting Shen for NPR Ting Shen for NPR Top congressional Democrats are signaling Congress could vote soon on legislation to ban lawmakers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has reportedly begun weighing whether to ban congressional lawmakers from stock trading, flip-flopping from her December position. With the November midterms approaching and President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda

Wide majorities have long considered it ridiculous that members of Congress are able to own and trade stocks even as they have the power to move the prices of those stocks with legislative action or inaction. After multiple trading scandals, Congress required

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Steve Daines are teaming up on the first bipartisan Senate bill to prohibit stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses — adding to growing momentum on both sides of the aisle for a ban on the practice. The bill from Warren

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would accept a ban on the ownership and trading of individual stocks by members of Congress, a potentially important turnaround after her initial opposition helped fuel support among politically vulnerable

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 3, 2022. WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders have greenlighted a plan to craft legislation that would

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would accept a ban on the ownership and trading of individual stocks by members of Congress, a potentially important turnaround after her initial opposition helped fuel support among politically vulnerable

ZHANGJIAKOU, China -- Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States' first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after a mistake cost her the title. The 36-year-old racer was competing

Lindsey Jacobellis is finally an Olympic gold medalist. Let that sink in for a moment because Jacobellis has been trying for 16 years. LIVE UPDATES: BEIJING OLYMPICS Jacobellis helped make the wild sport of snowboardcross famous. Who could forget her premature

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after a mistake cost her the title. The 36-year-old racer was

Lindsey Jacobellis wins the U.S. its first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Clive Rose/Getty Images Clive Rose/Getty Images BEIJING — The fifth time is the charm for U.S. snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis. The 36-year-old

Lindsey Jacobellis had the finish line in sight, again. Long the most dominant athlete in the racing sport of snowboard cross, she had been this way many times at the Olympics. She had never gotten there first, though, not even back in 2006, when she had the

U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history winning second Olympic halfpipe gold Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Smith/Getty Images BEIJING — Chloe Kim has continued her dominance on the halfpipe. The champion claimed her

U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim advanced in the halfpipe qualifying Wednesday at the Beijing Winter Olympics and explained later how she kept jitters at bay. (Watch the interview and her highlights below.) Enormous expectations followed Kim into her 2022 Games

American snowboarding queen Chloe Kim was crowned with gold for the second straight Olympics. The 21-year-old took first place in women's halfpipe, followed by Spain's Queralt Castellet, who claimed silver, and Japan's Sena Tomita, who took home the bronze. It

2 of the U.S.'s snowboard champs are in medal contention at Beijing Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Smith/Getty Images BEIJING — Two of the U.S.'s top snowboarding superstars, Chloe Kim and Shaun White, are moving

But wait a minute. Weren’t those conditions clearly met back in September when abortion providers in Texas came to the court seeking a stay of the Texas vigilante law, S.B. 8, which was about to go into effect? That law, outlawing abortion after six weeks of

MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes went after his own liberal network Wednesday over comments from a fellow commentator comparing Alabama's new congressional maps to Jim Crow laws. "This is no longer like Jim Crow. This is Jim Crow," MSNBC legal commentator Elie

WASHINGTON ― Democrats are sounding the alarm on the remaining federal protections for voting rights, fearing the Supreme Court may completely hollow out the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and deal another blow to electoral representation of racial minorities nationwide. The

On Monday, the US Supreme Court removed an injunction imposed upon Alabama by a panel of three federal judges that would have prevented Alabama from finalizing its congressional district map and thrown the 2022 elections in Alabama into chaos (see The Supreme

How conservative is the Supreme Court? To some observers, it is unambiguously anchored on the right, eager to write its ideological vision of the Constitution into the fabric of American law. To others, there are glimmers of moderation: rulings that fall short

President Biden will convene with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday at the White House to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, a White House official said. The influential panel oversees the Supreme Court confirmation process,

Black voters in Alabama say Supreme Court decision dilutes their voting power African-American voters in Alabama say a Supreme Court decision dilutes their voting power. Republican leaders say race should not be the predominant factor for drawing congressional

At a joint event with retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in late January, President Biden reiterated his promise to nominate a Black woman to the nation’s highest court, fulfilling one of the president’s campaign promises. Biden said the candidate

Left-wing MSNBC host Joy Reid took to Twitter Tuesday for an odd rant aimed at the U.S. Supreme Court, predicting its future decisions concerning voting laws would mirror those made by the court that decided the case Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Homer Plessy,

News brief: Russia-Ukraine tensions, Mikaela Shiffrin, California mask mandate Efforts continue to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish 2nd race. California will drop its indoor mask mandate — some areas will

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated that there is “no active planning going on” for a non-combatant evacuation of American citizens in Ukraine and there’s “plenty of time for Americans that are living

Britain’s top diplomat heads to Moscow to try to defuse tensions raised by Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine LONDON -- Britain’s top diplomat heads to Moscow on Wednesday to try to defuse tensions raised by Russia's military buildup near Ukraine, warning

The White House has signed off on a Defense Department plan for US troops stationed in Poland to ​help American citizens flee Ukraine if Russia invades — as the Biden administration tries to avoid a repeat of the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle, according to

(CNN) The White House has approved a plan presented by the Pentagon for the nearly 2,000 US troops in Poland to help Americans who may try to evacuate Ukraine if Russia invades, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. The US forces are not

The White House has approved a plan from the Pentagon to utilize almost 2,000 U.S. troops in Poland to aid in the evacuation of Americans from Ukraine, should Russia decide to invade, The Wall Street Journal reported. The plan consists of 1,700 troops from

Explaining why natural gas plays such a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis toggle caption Jens Buettner/AP As the U.S. and its allies work to present a unified front to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine, worries about Europe's energy reliance on Russia

Russia has massed over 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border and has launched military maneuvers in the region, but says it has no plans to invade its neighbor. It wants guarantees from the West that NATO not allow Ukraine and other former Soviet nations as

The Biden administration denied media reports saying the federal government was sending out "safe smoking kits" that included crack pipes. The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that a Health and Human Services spokesman said the kits, part of a $30 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following outrage on the political right, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. “No federal funding

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department will not use federal money to provide crack pipes to vulnerable communities, the Biden administration indicated on Wednesday. In a press release, Becerra and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director

This week, the Washington Free Beacon reported that President Joe Biden’s administration plans to fund the distribution of “crack pipes” to drug users in an effort to advance racial equity. The report from the right-leaning outlet quickly became official GOP

So, it looks like the White House is doing damage control on CrackPipeGate. After The Washington Free Beacon published a report on a grant being offered by the Department of Health and Human Services that would fund, in part, the distribution of crack pipes

The Biden administration denied a report Wednesday that it was mandating nonprofits and local governments use grant money on pipes for crack cocaine and crystal meth smokers. The 75-page announcement of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s

The Biden administration said Wednesday the federal government will not fund crack pipes or reimburse grantees who put them in safe smoking kits after a dustup over reports saying a program designed to reduce harm from drug use would include the devices. “They

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 20, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday denied recent reporting that the Biden administration

The International Olympic Committee delayed the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition on Tuesday over what it said were "legal issues" but according to one report, a Russian skater has tested positive for drugs. A source told USA Today on

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva reportedly tested positive for a banned drug, forcing a delay in the Olympic team medal ceremony. Russian newspapers RBC and Kommersant said that the athlete tested positive for trimetazidine, a drug typically

Kamila Valieva reacts after her performance in the Beijing Olympics, February 7, 2022. (Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters) Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skater prodigy, reportedly failed a drug test before the team competition at the Olympics in

Beijing (CNN) The Russian athlete from the gold medal winning figure skating team who tested positive for a prohibited substance is a minor, multiple sources told CNN. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity. CNN has confirmed that Kamila Valieva,

Members of the United States figure skating team will have to wait an unknown period of time — maybe even a day or more — before getting their hands on the medals they won in the team event at the Beijing Games. The ceremony was abruptly postponed shortly

Olympic figure skating favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week BEIJING

BEIJING (AP) — An ongoing legal issue that could affect the medalists in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics has caused the award ceremony to be delayed, the IOC said Wednesday. The ceremony to award the Russian team the gold medals,

(CNN) The medals ceremony for the figure skating team event at Beijing 2022 has been delayed due to "legal consultation," International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Mark Adams told a media briefing on Wednesday. The ROC clinched the gold medal with the

The RealClearPolitics Average shows that President Joe Biden's approval rating has been falling steadily since the end of August, dropping below 40% for the first time in the latest RCP poll. As of Wednesday, the poll shows that just 39.8% of those surveyed

Don’t write off Kyiv, but if Vladimir Putin attacks "any day" under cover of wargames in Belarus starting this week, President Biden will have an instant decision to make. Ukraine does not want U.S. or NATO ground forces. They’ve already lost 14,000 in the

Last week, the numbers in the latest jobs report were, for once, actually unexpected. Despite the ADP survey showing a loss of 200,000 jobs, the official BLS survey clocked in with an addition of 467,000 jobs. Clearly, given the White House’s prior conditioning

Only ten percent of independents strongly approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance, a Wednesday Morning Consult/Politico poll revealed. Overall, independents gave Biden a poor rating, with a majority of 55 percent disapproving and just 34 percent approving

At a State Department briefing last week, Team Biden spokesman Ned Price chided an Associated Press reporter who wanted some evidence for his claims on Russia: “I’m sorry that you’re doubting the information that is in the possession of the US government.” This

Approval of President Biden's performance in the White House continues to weaken as the administration works to deal with the Ukraine border conflict, rising inflation, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and chaos at the Mexican border. For the first time

As if coordinated, this week, the governors of several mask-fetish states such as Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, and Delaware, announced an end to the state-imposed requirement that serious adults wear a face mask in the public

President Joe Biden’s average job approval rating charted by RealClearPolitics (RCP) dropped below 40 percent for the first time in his presidency. Biden’s RCP average job approval showed the president at a mere 39.8 percent approval, compared to a 54.4 percent

Trucks are backed up heading to and from Canada on the Ambassador Bridge, due to protests on the Windsor side. Daniel Mears/Detroit News via Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects

The Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Ontario, which closed overnight on Monday and reopened to slow-moving traffic on Tuesday, was once again blocked by protesting Canadian truck drivers on Wednesday. The bridge is part of the busiest and most commercially

Traffic snarled at 2nd Michigan bridge to Canada Truckers unable to enter Canada via the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit hit another snarl at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. (Feb. 9)

Canadian truckers protesting at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, have caused a miles-long traffic jam at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, where commercial traffic was rerouted when the Ambassador Bridge was closed to vehicles

Image Trucks on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, on Monday. Truckers have been protesting the mandatory vaccination of truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border. Credit... Daniel Mears/Detroit News, via Associated Press General

TORONTO — Truck blockades of Canada’s capital and U.S. border crossings, including the economically vital bridge to Detroit, forced the shutdown of a Ford plant Wednesday as the company warned the protests could have widespread implications for the North American

DETROIT — An protest at a major border crossing by Canadian truckers critical of pandemic vaccine mandates was headed into a third day, shutting down traffic on one international gateway and backing it up on another. The protest has heightening concerns about

A second U.S.-Canada land crossing was disrupted by truckers with the Freedom Convoy, an ongoing protest in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine requirements for truckers to re-enter the country by land, further paralyzing crucial trade routes connecting the two

Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin doesn't finish a second race at the 2022 Winter Games Enlarge this image toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP Robert F. Bukaty/AP BEIJING — After skiing just five seconds into the first qualifying run of Wednesday's women's slalom

Team USA skier Mikaela Shiffrin grew emotional in post-race interviews Wednesday when she tried to explain what happened to make her go off-course about five seconds into the slalom, her specialty event, just days after a previous bad run at the Winter Olympics

NBC’s reporting on Mikaela Shiffrin’s second straight skiing disqualification at the Beijing Winter Olympics has some fans comparing the coverage to Simone Biles’ struggles at the Summer Olympics. And not in a good way. Shiffrin missed a gate early in the

In a stunning result, the two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin failed to successfully navigate more than a handful of turns in Wednesday’s women’s slalom and was disqualified from a second consecutive race this week at the Beijing Olympics. Shiffrin,

BEIJING (AP) — The first question posed to Mikaela Shiffrin as she met with reporters after her second consecutive quick exit from an Alpine skiing race at the Beijing Games was short, simple and to the point: What happened? The complicated, thought-out, talked-out

Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States reacts during the alpine skiing women's slalom at the National Alpine Skiing Centre in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Already a world champion in alpine skiing, two-time Olympic gold medalist

Image Mikaela Shiffrin was disqualified from her second consecutive race at the Beijing Olympics. Credit... Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press It was a heartbreaking end, Mikaela Shiffrin’s second early exit from an Olympic race in three days. But Shiffrin

U.S. Olympians past and present have Mikaela Shiffrin’s back. The two-time Olympic champion alpine skier, who was tipped to take home multiple medals from Beijing 2022, was disqualified from her second race in a row at the Games on Wednesday. Advertisement “I’ve

Sean Hannity blasted the "Deep State" abuse of power and lack of boundaries on surveillance during his monologue Tuesday. "President Trump is absolutely right, the Deep State's abuse of power — it is very real," the "Hannity" host said. He raised a "spying

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attempted a souped-up attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, but it created a reaction she did not see coming. Advertisement She attempted to compare the police’s investigation to the work done by the

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said allegations of U.S. Capitol Police surveilling Republican members of Congress had nothing to do with her. Mrs. Pelosi said her authority over the House does not extend to the Capitol Police. “I have no power over

U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and basekess claims from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies WASHINGTON -- A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, U.S. Capitol Police officers

A year after the Jan. 6 Capitol rioting, Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated allegations from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies. The allegations are complicating the force’s effort

We have previously reported on the troubling stories of the Capitol Police surveilling Republican members of Congress, their staff, and even people with whom they are meeting. Republicans are now calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Chairwoman

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene became a laughing “stock” Wednesday after confusing gazpacho with the Nazi Gestapo. The Republican congresswoman mixed up the chilled tomato soup and Nazi Germany’s secret police force while slamming the House Select Committee

While Democratic governors have begun to join their Republican counterparts in lifting mask mandates across the US, the White House held back from endorsing that decision on Wednesday, instead urging Americans to keep following guidance from the Centers for

With even Democrat-led states moving to roll back mask mandates, the White House said Wednesday it is beginning to prepare for a less-restrictive phase of the national COVID response amid growing impatience to ease up and turn toward post-pandemic normalcy. White

WASHINGTON (AP) — With even Democratic states moving to roll back mask mandates, the White House said Wednesday it is beginning to prepare for a less-restrictive phase of the national COVID response amid growing impatience to ease up and turn toward post-pandemic

The White House is not ready to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, despite recent actions taken by governors in blue states like New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and more to scrap portions of their statewide mask mandates. White House press secretary Jen

Students and teachers should continue to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools, even as states lift mask mandates, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said Wednesday. The White House understands that "we need to be flexible," on masks, Psaki

Reporters questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Wednesday over the confusion Americans are feeling over COVID-19 mandates, and why the Biden administration appears to be one step behind as more states seem ready to return to normalcy. The White

EXCLUSIVE: GOP senators are calling on the Biden administration to publicize data on the effectiveness of natural immunity in preventing additional cases of COVID-19, arguing the White House is too concerned with mandates to recognize that millions of Americans

Stacey Abrams has apologized for going maskless while posing with masked children at a Georgia elementary school, as more photos surfaced of the unmasked Democrat. Ms. Abrams, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor, said Tuesday night

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) apologized on Tuesday for appearing maskless while posing for photos with masked schoolchildren last week. After receiving fierce backlash from political rivals, Abrams told CNN’s Erin Burnett that she had

So now that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has “apologized” for not wearing a mask while taking a photo Friday with masked children at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, we should all move on, right? Though the media and Democrats

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is backtracking amid uproar over photographs showing her maskless in various situations alongside elementary school children who were forced to keep their faces covered. Abrams claimed on CNN’s “Erin

Critics slammed Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Tuesday for standing by mask mandates after apologizing for posing maskless in a photo with children. "I took a picture and that was a mistake. Protocols matter. Protecting our kids

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams — whose campaign previously dismissed criticism of her taking a maskless photo in a classroom as “baseless…dishonest,” and “silly” — admitted she made a mistake by taking

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams appeared on far-left CNN Tuesday and lied to tens of viewers about her repeated violation of Georgia’s school mask mandate. Last Friday, Abrams appeared at a Georgia elementary school for a political photo-op.

Canadian truckers feel vilified by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's portrayal of them, they told Fox News. "I think it's disgusting for any leader of a country to vilify people for exercising their democratic rights, their right to protest, the right to demonstrate

(CNN) Marg Makins' family has been in the trucking business for generations. As she watches the crowds of truckers protest vaccine mandates across Canada, she wants to tell them about her son who died from Covid-19. David Mitchell, 70, was a veteran trucker

Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday lauded the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” protesting vaccine mandates and reiterated his call for an investigation into crowdfunding platform GoFundMe for canceling fundraising efforts to support the truckers. The convoy has set up camp

Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa told Fox News they have no plans on leaving anytime soon. "I plan on staying here until I get my freedom back," Canadian truck driver Adrien de Medeiros, who has been in Ottawa since the protest began in late January,

Some Canadian provinces announced they are rescinding their vaccine mandates as protesting Canadian truckers continue to block major arteries on the Canada-U.S. border and clog the Canadian capital despite a crackdown from the Ottawa Police. Alberta Premier

Inspired by the Freedom Convoy of Canadian truckers protesting their government's vaccine mandate, a group of protesters gathered together in France Wednesday for a "Convoi de la Liberté" of their own. On Wednesday morning, some 200 protesters assembled in

Canadian truck driver David Henry joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday to bring light to the issues truckers are facing that led to the massive Freedom Convoy that is now blocking access to a major bridge on the U.S.-Canada border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

President Biden speaks from the White House in Washington, D.C., February 8, 2022. (Leah Millis/Reuters) President Biden condemned a pending piece of Florida legislation that is designed to limit young students’ exposure to conversations about gender and sexual

Jim Rosica Capital Bureau | USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA A Florida measure, called the "Don't Say Gay" bill, seeks to ban discussions surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Currently moving through the Florida Legislature, the bill

CLAIM: Conservative Florida legislators are targeting vulnerable gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex children. VERDICT: FALSE. The legislation does not mention any particular sexuality and applies to teaching in “primary grades.” The Biden White

'Don't Say Gay' bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in Florida schools Enlarge this image toggle caption Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ABACA via Reuters Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ABACA via Reuters Proposed legislation in Florida would

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban teaching about LGBTQ issues in public schools. "What it seeks to do is say we're not going to get into the LGBTQ lifestyle issues in public schools," state Rep. Bruce Griffey, who is sponsoring the

(CNN) The White House on Tuesday condemned Republicans for advancing a controversial Florida bill that would ban certain discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, calling it part of a larger trend of GOP leaders across the country

Police arrested a 14-year-old girl for shooting a 13-year-old boy in Washington, D.C., on Monday, multiple local sources reported. The shooting occurred around 4:00 p.m. in the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, the Metropolitan Police Department announced.

Nashville police are on the hunt for a man accused of climbing a fence and looking into a 12-year-old girl’s bedroom window multiple times within the past week. The alleged peeping Tom appeared outside a residence on Pearl Street in North Nashville around

A 9-year-old Alabama girl has been charged in the death of her 4-year-old brother after she allegedly used a broomstick to viciously beat him, authorities said. Police in Mobile said the beaten boy — who has not been identified — was pronounced dead at the

A 9-year-old girl from Mobile, Alabama, is accused of beating her 4-year-old brother to death with a broomstick, county records show. Authorities have arrested and charged the 9-year-old in the boy's death. Authorities have also charged the children's aunt

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector have rescued two 5-year-old girls attempting to cross the border with no accompanying adults in two separate incidents in two days — the latest instance of children being abandoned and left to fend for themselves at

A 14-year-old girl has been charged in the Monday shooting of a boy on Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C., less than five miles from the White House. The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on Tuesday announced that the girl

The family of a Black man shot and killed by police in 2019 has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the City of Colorado Springs. Police body camera footage showed officers talking to 19-year-old De’Von Bailey and another man about an armed robbery

Two people shot outside a high school in New York A student and a security guard have been shot outside a school in Buffalo, New York. (Feb. 9)

A Minneapolis school bus driver was shot in the head Wednesday afternoon while transporting three young children, according to police. Minneapolis police responded to a report of a school bus driver shot in the area of 37th and Girard Ave N. around 2:16 p.m. next

Colorado Springs will pay $3 million to family of a Black man fatally shot by police Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The city of Colorado Springs has reached a nearly $3 million settlement

Two people, including a student, were reportedly shot at a New York state high school on Wednesday. The shooting occurred just after 3:30 p.m. at McKinley High School in Buffalo, Fox affiliate WUTV reported. The Buffalo Police Department said officers were

Two Dallas Police Department officers who shot civilians during Black Lives Matter protests in May 2020 have been issued arrest warrants by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot announced Wednesday

New York (CNN Business) Oil prices could soar to $120 a barrel if Russia's crude exports are derailed by tensions with Ukraine, according to projections from JPMorgan. The forecast underscores how a potential invasion of Ukraine would cause wide-ranging ripple

Two Democratic senators facing tough reelection contests proposed Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax for the rest of the year to help consumers struggling with high fuel prices. The Gas Prices Relief Act, introduced by Sens. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire

Several Senate Democrats locked in tight midterm races introduced legislation Wednesday that would temporarily suspend the gasoline tax amid surging prices. Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire introduced the Gas Prices

Consumers should brace for years of high energy prices, heads of top oil and gas companies said, in what would pile pressure on governments struggling with spiraling inflation. Oil and gas prices have rocketed in recent months as a result of a rapid recovery

The Biden administration and Democrats have waged war on the American oil and gas industry, all while Russia expands its oil and gas footprint around the world. Off the bat, President Biden canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline, stopped leasing on federal lands,

​The Department of Homeland Security’s latest terrorism threat bulletin includes a warning against “the proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions.” The bulletin, issued Monday

A watchdog group is pressing the Department of Homeland Security to disclose its methods behind a new domestic terrorism threat bulletin that warns of “the proliferation of false or misleading narratives” as a cause of undermining public trust in the federal

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday issued a bulletin warning of a heightened terrorism alert in part because of "the proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions." "The

Any proliferating “narratives” the Biden administration deems “false or misleading” qualifies as a “terrorism threat” according to a recent National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin released by the Biden administration’s DHS, and has received sharp backlash

President Joe Biden and Homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas are threatening Americans’ free speech, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said on February 8 after the security agency declared that “misleading narratives” spur domestic terrorism. “President Biden

A toxicologist who testified at the ongoing federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd ’s civil rights said Wednesday that neither drug use, nor heart disease, nor "excited delirium" caused Floyd’s May 2020

The latest on the civil rights trial of 3 officers involved in George Floyd's death Prosecutors continue to press their case in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Law The latest on the

A Minneapolis police officer who oversaw medical training for two of the three former officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights testified that the officers failed to follow their training to do everything they could to prevent his death. Officer

Federal trial will focus on whether race was a motive in Ahmaud Arbery's death The Justice Department's federal civil rights case against the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery began this week. Here's a look at that trial and the civil rights agenda for Department

A juror seated at the federal trial for the three former Minneapolis police officer s accused of violating George Floyd 's civil rights has been dismissed from the case and replaced with an alternate so he can instead be with his ailing son. U.S. District

After a series of confusing and acrimonious public statements between lawyers representing Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Commanders, and women who have accused him of sexual harassment, N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said in his annual news

The NFL announced on Wednesday that it will hire an investigator to lead the probe in the alleged sexual harassment by Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder. Early Wednesday morning, the Commanders said that they would hire an outside investigator to look

NFL says it will control investigation into Commanders owner Dan Snyder, not the team Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Carr/Getty Images Rob Carr/Getty Images The NFL said it will investigate claims of sexual misconduct by Washington Commanders owner

(CNN) The NFL's Washington Commanders on Wednesday announced the hiring of a private firm headed by two former federal prosecutors to investigate sexual harassment allegations against team owner Dan Snyder. The Commanders said the firm, Pallas Global Group

After a series of confusing and acrimonious public statements between lawyers representing Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Commanders, and women who have accused him of sexual harassment, N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said in his annual news

Black History Month is upon us. Some will attempt to use it as a tool to push divisive agendas such as critical race theory or Black Lives Matter. But we must avoid such ideologies and remain focused on what unites us as a nation, regardless of our race.

A Black woman on the High Court is a good start. But representation has limits. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rose Lincoln Rose Lincoln The history of Black women and the law is, until relatively recently, "a history of impressive firsts," according to

President Joe Biden’s vow to put the first black woman on the Supreme Court continued to backfire this week when Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) accused him of “pitting Black women against each other.” During an interview with Punchbowl News, Bush was asked if the Congressional

Biden court pledge inspires Black law student President Joe Biden has pledged to choose a Black woman to fill an upcoming Supreme Court vacancy. A first-year law student at historically Black Howard University says the woman will have earned it. (Feb. 9)

(CNN) A 12-year-old Black swimmer was nearly disqualified from a meet in Superior, Wisconsin, for wearing a Black Lives Matter swimsuit. "An independent volunteer official inappropriately barred a student athlete from taking part in the meet, due to their

A man was arrested after allegedly raping a woman seated in business class on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey to London. The woman claims the 40-year old passenger assaulted her while others around them slept, according to the British newspaper

The 40-year-old was taken into custody, but has since been released. A man was arrested after he was accused of raping a woman on a United flight. Police at London's Heathrow Airport were alerted to "an incident" on an inbound trans-Atlantic flight from Newark,

A British man allegedly raped a woman during an overnight United Airlines flight from New Jersey to London, police said. The 40-year-old woman told cabin crew she was sexually assaulted while in business class as other passengers were sleeping on the Jan.

London (CNN) A man arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on a United Airlines flight to London Heathrow Airport has been released under investigation. Police at Heathrow were alerted to "an incident on inbound flight," at 6.39 a.m. local time (1.39 a.m.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned one of Joe Biden’s more controversial nominees on the eve of her second Senate hearing, Gigi Sohn, who has been nominated to serve a five-year term at the FCC. The Senate Commerce Committee held a second hearing on Sohn’s

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, on Wednesday grilled Gigi Sohn, one of President Biden's nominees to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), regarding her alleged bias and conflict of interests. "I don't know where to begin," Sullivan said, adding that

Joe Biden’s embattled nominee to the FCC, Gigi Sohn, apologized for the “tone” of past tweets accusing Fox News of being “state propaganda,” as she tried to convince lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee that the far-left opinions she spouted on social

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) excoriated Joe Biden’s controversial nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Gigi Sohn, at a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee earlier today, drawing attention to the suspicious timing of a favorable settlement made

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser for President Biden, said in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. is almost past the “full-blown” pandemic phase of the coronavirus and said he hopes that all virus-related restrictions could wind down in

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser for President Biden, said in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. is almost past the "full-blown" pandemic phase of the coronavirus and said he hopes that all virus-related restrictions could wind down in

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has flip-flopped on a variety of issues throughout the Chinese coronavirus — from masking to vaccine mandates — told the Financial Times that the United States is heading out of the “full blown” phase of the pandemic. President Biden’s

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said this week that he hopes COVID-19 restrictions can end "soon," and noting that the U.S. is "certainly heading out of" the worst phase of the pandemic. Fauci told the Financial

The Republican Governors Association has rolled out a new advertisement on behalf of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the hopes of boosting his reelection bid. “Under Joe Biden: out of control spending, skyrocketing inflation, an invasion on the southern border,”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addresses former President Donald Trump during a border security briefing to discuss further plans in securing the southern border wall on June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas. The people pressuring Trump include some of the wealthiest donors

The lead group dedicated to electing and reelecting Republican governors is taking an unprecedented step as it launches a major ad blitz in Georgia to support conservative Gov. Brian Kemp, who’s facing a serious primary challenge as he runs for reelection

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed former South Carolina lawmaker Katie Arrington over first-term Rep. Nancy Mace in a GOP primary that tests his heft in the state. In a statement, Trump called Arrington “a true Republican”

FIRST ON FOX: Nearly 40 Republican lawmakers are calling on President Biden , 79, to take a cognitive test, following the example set by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. The Republican push for Biden to undergo cognitive testing comes as recent

Dozens of Republican lawmakers are once again calling for President Biden to take a cognitive test, urging him to “follow the example set by former President Trump.” The 38 Republicans, led by Trump’s former White House doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Md.),

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Wednesday railed against President Joe Biden for “weakening America” with his decisions in office. Johnson, on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” pointed to Biden’s open border policy, the record-high inflation and

Dozens of Republican lawmakers are calling on President Biden to take a cognitive test to prove he is fit to be the nation’s commander in chief. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas sent to the White House a letter co-signed by 37 other Republicans, saying Mr. Biden

(CNN) Former Vice President Mike Pence has caused an uproar by saying he did not have the lawful ability to overturn the 2020 election results on January 6, 2021. Pence has argued correctly, according to almost every single legal scholar, that his role as president

On Monday, Noah discussed Pence’s recent rebuke of the former president. Advertisement “President Trump said I had the right to ‘overturn the election,’” Pence said at an event in Florida. “President Trump is wrong. And frankly, there is no idea more un-American

Washington (CNN) Republican Rep. Greg Pence on Wednesday publicly defended his brother, former Vice President Mike Pence, who said former President Donald Trump was "wrong" in claiming that Pence had the right to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021. The

(CNN) Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week. But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence's actions on January 6, 2021, were the final straw, said two people close to the

High school students in a West Virginia city are planning to stage a walkout after they say they were made to attend a Christian assembly during school hours HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Between calculus and European history classes at a West Virginia public high

Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival Enlarge this image toggle caption Leah M. Willingham/AP Leah M. Willingham/AP HUNTINGTON, West Virginia — Between calculus and European history classes at a West Virginia public high school,

Christian revival at school prompts walkout More than 100 students at Huntington High School in West Virginia staged a walkout to protest a Christian assembly they were forced to attend during school hours. (Feb. 9)

Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival Enlarge this image toggle caption Leah M. Willingham/AP Leah M. Willingham/AP HUNTINGTON, West Virginia — Between calculus and European history classes at a West Virginia public high school,

West Ham United, the English soccer club, said it had fined Kurt Zouma, a defender who also plays for France’s international team, “the maximum amount possible” on Wednesday, after video footage circulated online of him kicking and slapping his cat. The footage,

LONDON (AP) — Kurt Zouma got a first taste of the public outcry over his cat-kicking incident during West Ham’s 1-0 win over Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday. Jarrod Bowen’s second-half goal secured victory for West Ham, which climbed into fourth place

U.K. soccer player Kurt Zouma is under fire after a video showed him abusing cats Enlarge this image toggle caption Marc Atkins/Getty Images Marc Atkins/Getty Images Kurt Zouma, a French soccer player who plays in England's Premier League, is facing a string

West Ham United, the English soccer club, said it had fined Kurt Zouma, a defender who also plays for France’s international team, “the maximum amount possible” on Wednesday, after video footage circulated online of him kicking and slapping his cat. The footage,

Despite no meaningful progress in either of her previous assignments handling the southern border crisis or the fight against Republican voting legislation, the White House is dispatching Vice President Kamala Harris to Europe to lead the response to the Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Munich, Germany, later this month for a security conference meant to boost Ukraine against the backdrop of a potential invasion by Russia. The veep’s appearance at the Munich Security Conference, scheduled to take

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Germany for the Munich Security Conference this month, giving President Biden’s deputy a big platform as Russia threatens to invade Ukraine, the White House said Wednesday. Ms. Harris will attend the forum Feb. 18-20. The

The White House announced Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris would travel to Europe as the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate. Harris will travel to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference, as European leaders weigh increased tensions

A suspect in the deadly shooting of an 8-year-old Florida girl has been busted at the home of eccentric social media personalities the Island Boys, according to authorities. Andrew James Thomas, 20, was arrested for first-degree murder late Monday at the Coral

Florida police have arrested a man in alleged connection with the drive-by shooting death of an 8-year-old girl following a raid on the Florida home of TikTok’s "Island Boys," FlyySoulja and Kodiyakredd. Andrew James Thomas, 20, has been charged with first-degree

Twenty-six-year-old Anna N. Kochakian was arrested at her home Wednesday morning and charged in connection with the vandalization of Chicago Officer Ella French’s memorial. French was shot and killed during a traffic stop on August 7, 2021. French’s partner,

Illinois police have arrested a 26-year-old woman accused of defacing a memorial for Chicago Police Officer Ella French – who died in a shootout with suspects last year. Anna Kochakian allegedly tore down a photo of French placed at the memorial just days

The suspect was believed to be in a white GMC Denali pickup truck. A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hurt in an apparent road rage shooting in Houston, police said. The suspect, believed to be in a white GMC Denali pickup truck, apparently

A 9-year-old girl headed to a grocery store with her family in Houston was shot in the head in a suspected road rage attack, police said. The girl was traveling in a Chevrolet Tahoe with her parents and 12-year-old brother when they saw two other cars racing

A nine-year-old girl was shot in the head during an alleged road rage incident in Democrat-run Houston Tuesday night about 9 p.m. ABC 13 reports the victim was riding in a Tahoe with her parents and sibling when someone in a white Denali pickup fired into

A group of Girl Scouts in Texas helped police track down a hit-and-run suspect on Sunday, according to a local report. The accident happened between two vehicles in the area of FM 685 and East Pflugerville Parkway, police said in court documents obtained by

Iran unveiled a new domestically-made missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers on Wednesday, state TV reported, a day after Tehran and Washington resumed indirect talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal. Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in

Iran unveiled its latest ballistic missile on Wednesday, a day after it resumed indirect talks with the U.S. to salvage the 2015 international nuclear deal that former President Trump repudiated in 2018. The Kheybar Shekan missile has an estimated range of

Iran unveiled a long-range missile Wednesday that has the capability to strike US bases in the region and hit targets inside archenemy Israel as indirect talks between Washington and Tehran meant to salvage the 2015 nuclear agreement resume in Vienna. State

The family of a Canadian great-grandfather who was stopped for "unnecessary noise" in Ottawa because he honked his horn in support of protesting truckers say a police officer who arrested him was overly aggressive Sunday, according to reports. "I meant no

A 78-year-old man was arrested in Ottawa allegedly for honking his horn in support of the trucker convoy protesting COVID-19 rules in Canada. Bystanders filmed the scene as officers detained Gerry Charlebois, a great-grandfather, and shouted down onlookers

A diminutive 78-year-old man was wrestled to the ground and cuffed after honking his car horn in support of the “Freedom Convoy” truckers protesting Canada‘s COVID-19 mandates, video shows. Now-viral footage shows 4-foot-10-inch tall great-grandfather Gerry

A fluffy panda mascot is all the rage at the Winter Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Xinyu Cui/Getty Images Xinyu Cui/Getty Images BEIJING — One of the stars of this year's Winter Olympic Games is its mascot: a fluffy panda named Bing Dwen Dwen. The

Written by Leah Dolan, CNN For more than fifty years, athletes competing in the Olympic games have often been cheered on by either a furry, feathered or slimy friend. The Olympic mascot -- a cartoonish encapsulation of the host city's culture and history --

Merchandise featuring Beijing mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, the 2022 Winter Olympics mascot, has been extremely popular. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) For more than 50 years, athletes competing in the Olympic games have often been cheered on by either a furry, feathered

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday launched an investigation into GoFundMe to probe potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act in connection with the crowdfunding platform's decision to remove the multimillion-dollar drive to

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced Wednesday that his officer has opened an investigation into GoFundMe following the crowdfunding platform’s decision to shut down a fundraising effort aimed at assisting the “Freedom Convey” in Canada. Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into crowdfunding site GoFundMe on Wednesday after the service shut down a fundraiser supporting protests against Canada’s vaccine mandates and refused to distribute donations. GoFundMe shut down

NEW YORK — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the witness stand on Wednesday in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, giving the jury a folksy overview of her family life in Alaska and ascent in Republican politics. Palin testified for only about

Lawyers for The New York Times attempted on Wednesday to establish that members of its staff acted diligently and responsibly after learning that an editorial published in 2017 incorrectly linked a mass shooting in Arizona to the political rhetoric of Sarah

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the witness stand on Wednesday in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, giving the jury a folksy overview of her family life in Alaska and ascent in Republican politics. Palin testified for only about 20 minutes

Tesla's cars are hot sellers, but some of them aren't hot enough. The automaker is recalling 27,000 vehicles because their energy-efficient heat pumps have an issue that makes them ineffective at defrosting the windows, which could be a safety hazard. U.S.

Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough, cutting visibility and increasing the risk of a crash DETROIT -- Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because

Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough, cutting visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. The latest in a series of recent recalls covers certain 2021 and 2022

(CNN) Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping quickly in the United States, but a heavy burden persists, and the nation's health care workers are exhausted under the strain. For the first time in more than a month, there are fewer than 100,000 hospital beds

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday that right now is not the time for state and local leaders to end COVID-19 restrictions. In an interview with WYPR, Walensky noted that while the agency is "cautiously

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Pacific Northwest are reportedly declining, as case numbers continue to fall. In Washington state, authorities have reported 1,635 hospitalizations this week compared with 1,958 at the beginning of the month. MORE STATES REPORT

The University of California has agreed to pay $243.6 million to settle allegations that hundreds of women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist, lawyers and the university announced Tuesday. The settlement covers about 50 cases involving 203

The University of California announced on Tuesday that it reached an agreement to pay $243.6 million to 203 women, settling lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct by former UCLA Health physician James Heaps. The women filed a lawsuit against the university in

(CNN) The University of California system has reached a $243.6 million settlement with more than two hundred people who allege they were sexually abused by former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. James Heaps, according to a statement Tuesday from university

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will deal with discrimination in a serious way if he finds that teams violated that principle. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Goodell says "we won’t tolerate racism. We won't tolerate discrimination." Goodell

(CNN) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to face questions at a news conference Wednesday afternoon over what the league is doing to ensure head coaching opportunities for Black and minority candidates. The briefing follows a federal class-action lawsuit

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had his Super Bowl press conference on Wednesday, and he was asked about the lack of minority head coaches in the league in recent years. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The issue came to the forefront recently

(CNN) A Colorado woman accused of profiting off the fake illnesses of her 7-year-old daughter before the girl's death in 2017 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Douglas County Judge Patricia Herron on Wednesday sentenced Turner on the three counts and

A Colorado mother who pleaded guilty to abusing her 7-year-old daughter to death will be sentenced on Wednesday. Kelly Turner faces up to 16 years in prison for the 2017 death of her daughter Olivia Gant, whom the mother claimed suffered from several diseases,

A Colorado mom who pleaded guilty last month to abusing her 7-year-old daughter to death and lying about her health to rake in charity donations will spend 16 years behind bars, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Patricia Herron issued the sentence after Kelly

A motorcycle tire stuck around a crocodile's neck for 6 years is finally removed Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammad Taufan/AP Mohammad Taufan/AP PALU, Indonesia — A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has

(Reuters) An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi. The roughly four-meter (13.12 feet) crocodile had generated sympathy

A crocodile with a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck basks on a riverbank in Palu, Central Sulawesi on Jan. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Mohammad Taufan) via Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck

LOS ANGELES — Disney+ added 11.8 million new subscribers worldwide in the most recent quarter to reach 129.8 million, handily beating analyst expectations, as growth at Hulu and ESPN+ pushed Disney’s portfolio of streaming services toward 200 million total

New York (CNN Business) Wall Street was not kind to Netflix when the streaming giant released its year-end results last month. Weak financial guidance sent its stock tumbling. Is Disney+ — the other big name in streaming — about to take a similar beating? Disney

New York (CNN Business) Disney+ regained some of its magic on Wednesday with subscriber totals that exceeded Wall Street's expectations. The streaming service now has 129.8 million subscribers, a gain of nearly 12 million in the company's fiscal first quarter.

An anti-vaccine trucker convoy like the one in Canada that has shut down Ottawa could be coming to the U.S. starting Super Bowl Sunday, warns the Department of Homeland Security. The warning, which states that “the convoy could severely disrupt transportation,

(CNN) The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement across the country that a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates, similar to recent protests in Ottawa, Canada, could soon begin in the US -- with the potential to affect

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is aiming to get ahead of a planned demonstration in America, "tracking reports of a potential convoy" amid several Canadian truck protests against COVID mandates. The agency "is tracking reports of a potential convoy

(CNN) Former Major League Baseball player Jeremy Giambi has died, according to his former teams, the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Giambi was 47. The Athletics tweeted Wednesday, "We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of

Jeremy Giambi, the brother of former MLB star Jason Giambi and outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and other teams, died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 47. Giambi’s agent Joel Wolfe told The Athletic that the former baseball player died at his parents

Jeremy Giambi, the former major league outfielder and first baseman, has died in Southern California LOS ANGELES -- Jeremy Giambi, a former major league outfielder and first baseman, died Wednesday at his parents' home in Southern California, police and his

LOS ANGELES--Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva blasted the county’s board of supervisors on Twitter late Tuesday after they voted in favor of a motion that could result in the termination of more than 4,000 deputies over their COVID-19 vaccine status. Villanueva

(CNN) The authority to impose penalties for noncompliance with Los Angeles County's vaccine mandate for public workers soon could shift way from department heads who may not be carrying it out -- namely the powerful and outspoken sheriff who says 4,000 of his

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Tuesday to allow civilian administrators to fire up to 4,000 members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) who have declined to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The vote came over the

Julia Fox is opening up about the public's fixation on her new relationship with Kanye West and what it's like to be compared to his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, one of the most famous reality TV stars on the planet. Fox appears on this week's "Call Her

Long before Julia Fox became known as Kanye West's new girlfriend, she was living the fast life growing up in New York City. In a new podcast interview, the "Uncut Gems" actress opened up about her past run-ins with the law, drug overdoses, and her entrance

Kanye West wants to reunite with his wife and kids. The 44-year-old Yeezy founder took to Instagram early Wednesday with a series of family photos, showing his estranged wife Kim Kardashian playing outdoors with their four children: North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago,

Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame An Ohio village shot down a residential development plan that included affordable housing after Dave Chappelle railed against the proposal during a Monday night meeting, a report said. The comedian also threatened

Comedian Dave Chappelle threatened to pull “millions of dollars” from the Ohio town he lives in if an affordable housing proposal passed city council. The proposal failed. “I am not bluffing,” Chappelle told city council members before a vote. “I will take

Dave Chappelle threatened to pull his investments in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he lives, over a potential new housing development in the area. Chappelle's father worked at a college in the Ohio village and the comedian spent summers there growing up. In

(CNN) The North Carolina State Board of Elections said on Monday that it has the power to block GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for reelection over his role in the January 6 insurrection -- an open legal question at the center of liberal-backed efforts

North Carolina’s Board of Elections said in a court filing late Monday that it has the ability to bar Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn from seeking reelection due to his actions in the days before the Capitol riot. “The state does not judge the qualifications

The North Carolina Board of Elections is weighing whether to remove Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn from the 2022 ballot over statements he made related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Board members revealed their thinking in a federal court

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A large bull moose spent more than an hour stomping on the sled dog team of a rookie Iditarod musher in the wilds of Alaska last week — and the attack didn't end even after Bridgett Watkins emptied her gun into the animal. She said on Facebook

A Giant bull moose spent an hour trampling a dog sled team in Alaska even after the owner emptied her gun into the animal. Bridgett Watkins and her team of dogs were attacked by the moose last week while on a 52-mile run, leaving three dogs needing surgery. "This

A large bull moose spent more than an hour stomping on the sled dog team of a rookie Iditarod musher in the wilds of Alaska last week — and the attack didn’t end even after Bridgett Watkins emptied her gun into the animal. She said on Facebook Friday that

President Biden on Wednesday mocked former President Trump for claiming that the noise emitted from wind turbines causes cancer. At a White House meeting with representatives from major utility companies to promote his roughly $550 billion in spending to combat

President Biden on Wednesday met with leaders of the nation’s largest utility companies in a push to revive his $550 billion plan to tackle climate change. Mr. Biden said his proposals will create good-paying clean energy jobs. “It’s going to make us more

Desperate to revive his stalled $1.7 trillion economic spending package, President Biden on Wednesday will meet with the heads of some of the nation’s largest utility companies to renew his push for the package’s climate provisions. The White House event will

New Zealand convoy clogs streets near Parliament to protest vaccine mandates Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hundreds of people protesting vaccine

New Zealand truck protest supporters on Tuesday refused to leave and camped overnight inside the national parliament’s grounds in Wellington – picketing the parliament building in the capital again Wednesday. Their ongoing protest comes after an estimated

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Police on Thursday began arresting some of the protesters who have been camped out on Parliament’s grounds as a convoy protest against coronavirus mandates entered its third day. The arrests came after Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard

Major technology companies and social media platforms have removed, suppressed, or flagged the accounts of over 800 prominent individuals and organizations, including medical doctors, for COVID-19 misinformation, according to a new study from the Media Research

Major technology companies and social media platforms have removed, suppressed or flagged the accounts of over 800 prominent individuals and organizations, including medical doctors, for COVID-19 misinformation, according to a new study from the Media Research

A Connecticut public school told eighth-grade students in a sex education class to list their sexual likes and dislikes as pizza toppings as a way to teach consent, according to a report from Parents Defending Education (PDE). The assignment titled “Pizza

One Connecticut school is under fire for handing out a "Pizza and Consent" assignment, where eighth-grade students were given a handout stating that pizza can be used as a "metaphor for sex," which instructed students to list their favorite and least favorite

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. With all the attention directed to President Joe Biden's commitment to nominate a Black woman to replace retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer

520 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail With all the attention directed to President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate a Black woman to replace retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, sadly lost is what we expect from our

It’s a statement that would have been unthinkable just a month ago, amid soaring COVID-19 infection and death rates and overwhelmed hospitals amid the omnicron variant surge. But with new coronavirus cases plummeting the past couple of weeks, a growing number

Democrats roll back COVID restrictions in their states as omicron attitudes shift Several Democratic-led states are rolling back coronavirus restrictions in the face of public wariness as the omicron surge eases. Federal health officials advise those restrictions

Half a century after three members of a family were found murdered in the North Carolina mountains during a snowstorm, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office now believes it has solved the case, pointing the finger at a southern criminal network known as the "Dixie

For 50 years, a macabre mystery loomed over the small town of Boone, N.C., where the bodies of three family members were found in a bathtub during a snowstorm in 1972. The unsolved murders of Bryce, Virginia and Bobby Durham flummoxed investigators, who chased

TikTok bans misgendering, deadnaming from its content Enlarge this image toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP Anjum Naveed/AP TikTok is updating its community guidelines to ban deadnaming, misgendering and misogyny. The changes, announced Tuesday, are a part of

A broad series of new policies aiming to increase safety and well-being on TikTok will ban misogyny and content that deadnames or misgenders people, among other things. The burgeoning social media company announced the policy changes Tuesday in a sweeping

A woman suffered a fatal fall from the third level of a California shopping center parking lot on Monday after she lost control of her motorcycle, which she was learning to ride, police said. Several people were teaching the woman how to ride the motorcycle

A woman suffered a fatal fall from the third level of a California shopping center parking lot on Monday after she lost control of her motorcycle, which she was learning to ride, police said. Several people were teaching the woman how to ride the motorcycle

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Josh Duggar's four sisters filed against officials who released records that concluded the former reality television star fondled them. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks dismissed the lawsuit Wednesday against Springdale

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit four sisters of Josh Duggar filed over the release of records from a police investigation that concluded the former reality television star fondled them. U.S. District Judge Timothy

“If you open this up to ice fishing, while on the surface it sounds good, then what happens next year? Does someone come back and say, ‘I want an ice shanty on Hudson Springs Park for X amount of time?’” Shubert asked.

Ice fishing does not lead to prostitution. Scott Olson via Getty Images The mayor of Hudson, Ohio, presented a bizarre argument against permitting ice fishing at a local park — he said it will lead to prostitution. In a viral video clip, Craig Shubert told

Toni Stone was born in West Virginia during an era of pronounced racial segregation in American sports. She began her professional career playing for the Wall Post American Legion Team and the San Francisco Sea Lions. "During Toni’s career, she suffered humiliating

Toni Stone was born in West Virginia during an era of pronounced racial segregation in American sports. She began her professional career playing for the Wall Post American Legion Team and the San Francisco Sea Lions. "During Toni’s career, she suffered humiliating

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has answered the question of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai after meeting her during the Beijing Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. Former doubles world number one Peng's well-being

Newly retired Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has made several appearances at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics but while many in the international community still question her safety, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach believes the concern

The federal government has been throwing around taxpayer dollars for decades with seemingly little to no care. The spending in Washington is so bad that politicians are using our children’s children’s children’s money and there seems to be no sign that it’ll

A state senator calling for constitutional amendments said that "overreach on the part of the federal government" has forced states to attempt reform in a way never accomplished before. The Nebraska Legislature passed a resolution Jan. 28 calling on states

Washington, DC (CNN Business) The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing will sue Tesla (TSLA), alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment, the automaker said in a blog post Wednesday. Department spokesperson Fahizah Alim declined

Elon Musk’s Tesla alleges that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) plans to file a lawsuit against the company soon alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment within the company and its production facilities. Reuters

This is a rush transcript from "The Five," February 7, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SANDRA SMITH, FOX NEWS HOST (on camera): Thanks for joining us today and you can catch John Roberts and me weekdays 1 p.m. Eastern Time

This is a rush transcript of "The Five" on February 8, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. JESSE WATTERS, FOX NEWS HOST: Hello, everybody. I'm Jesse Watters along with Judge Jeanine Pirro, Harold Ford, Jr., Dana Perino and Greg

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew McConaughey may have pressed pause on his political ambitions, but the actor is still contemplating entering the political arena. McConaughey, 52, recently recalled what inspired him to consider running for governor of Texas during an interview

Matthew McConaughey may not be running for Governor of Texas but he is still weighing in on the political climate of America. Speaking with Fox News, the actor shared his views while discussing what inspired his political ambitions. "Giving a wondering about,

Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush said that she would not back down from using the “defund the police” slogan even as its unpopularity jeopardizes vulnerable members in her party ahead of what could be a brutal election cycle. “I always tell [fellow Democrats],

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) said she would not stop using the “defund the police” slogan, despite the movement’s growing unpopularity and other Democrat members pleading with her to stop using the term while spending tens of thousands of dollars on private security. Bush

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said that China “knows” chemicals from its country are being shipped to Latin America and used to make fentanyl and that “China needs to do more” to stop

The Winter Olympics are less than a week old, and they’re already melting like a snowman made of sleet. The IOC accepted China’s Winter Games at its 2015 meeting knowing full well what China would represent and present. For example, the photos submitted by

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida laid into Democratic governors in five states on Tuesday who announced roll-backs of mask mandates in schools and indoor establishments a day prior. The Florida governor criticized the sudden "epiphany" Democratic governors

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday ripped blue state governors who have had a sudden “epiphany” and are lifting mask mandates on children in schools, noting that Florida — which has remained under constant scrutiny from the establishment media and left

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is seeking a social media monitoring service that will track hate speech as well as purported harassment and threats against employees, students, or racial groups – resurfacing concerns about First Amendment rights and school

A Massachusetts school district is backing away from holding racially segregated "affinity groups" after a non-profit filed a lawsuit. The settlement was made between Wellesley Public Schools and non-profit Parents Defending Education on Monday and states

The body of missing California woman Sara Celeste Otero has been found at the bottom of cliffs in a restricted area of a major Marine base, police said Wednesday. The 28-year-old — who had been missing for nearly two weeks — was discovered after her car was

Sara Celeste Otero, the missing California woman who disappeared under mysterious circumstances 12 days ago, has been found deceased, according to family members. "The police found her body," her stepsister, Chelsea, confirmed Wednesday morning. "We were able

The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50% drop in the United States, while deaths globally declined 7%. The weekly epidemiological report from the U.N. health

Coronavirus case counts fell 17 percent worldwide over the last week compared to the previous corresponding period, including a 50 percent drop in the United States alone, while deaths globally declined seven percent, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.)

(CNN) The body of a 70-year-old woman has been found in her house in northern Italy, two years after her death. Marinella Beretta lived alone near Lake Como in Lombardy. Her decomposed body was discovered on Friday by the Como fire brigade following complaints

The decomposed body of a 70-year-old Italian woman was found sitting at her table — more than two years after she died, police said. Police made the grim discovery after going to Marinella Beretta’s home in Prestino, near Lake Como in northern Italy, Agence

The Department of Homeland Security’s citizenship agency revealed a new mission statement Wednesday, removing Trump-era references to security and safeguards and instead focusing on welcoming newcomers. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which oversees

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday issued an updated mission statement that declares the U.S. a "nation of welcome" — marking its latest change in outlook from the agency under the Trump administration. "USCIS upholds America’s promise

An Illinois dentist gave his patients half doses of fentanyl used for anesthesia so he could pocket the rest and use it for himself, prosecutors said. Phillip Jensen, 61, was arrested Monday on federal charges accusing the Springfield-area dentist of giving

An Illinois dentist was released on bond Wednesday after he was arrested earlier in the week for allegedly taking fentanyl from his patients and setting it aside for his own "personal use." Phillip Jensen, 61, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of drug diversion,

London (CNN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signaled an early end to all coronavirus restrictions in England, including the legal requirement to self-isolate for positive Covid-19 cases, if "encouraging trends" continue. Johnson said he would present

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate could be lifted by the end of the month, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions. “Provided the current encouraging

This is a rush transcript from "Ingraham Angle," January 10, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS HOST: --every night. Like I said, you have a choice. I can't make you watch. Oh, I'm thinking of ways to try.

This is a rush transcript of "The Ingraham Angle" on February 8, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS HOST: Thank you for being with us. We hope you'll set your DVR, so you never miss an episode of "HANNITY."

NASHVILLE — Landon Eastep left the small East Tennessee community where he grew up and moved 250 miles west to a big city to start over in 2019 at the advice of a judge who knew him well. “'You have the biggest heart — get out of Greeneville,'” his sister

NASHVILLE — Landon Eastep left the small East Tennessee community where he grew up and moved 250 miles west to a big city to start over in 2019 at the advice of a judge who knew him well. “'You have the biggest heart — get out of Greeneville,'” his sister

Sweden halted its COVID-19 testing regime on Wednesday, even for those who are showing symptoms of infection, as many European countries end pandemic restrictions, the Associated Press reported. The country’s mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centers

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided

A suspect who was arrested in California on Saturday in connection with the shooting death of former California Golden Bears college basketball star Gene Ransom has been formally charged with murder, according to authorities. Juan Angel Garcia, 25, was charged

A suspect who was arrested in California on Saturday in connection with the shooting death of former California Golden Bears college basketball star Gene Ransom has been formally charged with murder, according to authorities. Juan Angel Garcia, 25, was charged

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles nun and school principal who stole more than $800,000 to pay for a gambling habit was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison. Mary Margaret Kreuper, 80, admitted to stealing the money from 2008 to 2018 while she was principal

An 80-year-old former nun wanted mercy from a judge after admitting she stole $835,000 in tuition money from a Los Angeles elementary school to support her gambling habit. The Los Angeles Times reports Mary Margaret Kreuper, former principal of St. James Catholic

U.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&T's WarnerMedia during a key review period, according to corporate securities filings, easing the way for the deal to close in the next few months. In a big retreat

New York (CNN Business) Discovery and AT&T (TBB)received a long-awaited green light from the Justice Department on Wednesday, driving the two companies closer to completing Discovery's takeover of WarnerMedia. AT&T is planning to spin off CNN and the rest

German police say an intoxicated truck driver rammed his vehicle into parked cars after ignoring a red light in southern Germany BERLIN -- An intoxicated truck driver rammed his vehicle into parked cars after ignoring a red light in southern Germany, shoving

Police say an intoxicated driver rammed his truck into parked cars in southern Germany, shoving the vehicles against buildings and causing some of them to catch fire. vifogra/Augenzeuge/vifogra/dpa via Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An intoxicated truck driver

(CNN) A federal judge has approved a settlement prohibiting Minnesota authorities from arresting, threatening to arrest, or using force against journalists. In addition, officials with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Minnesota State Patrol

The state of Minnesota has agreed to pay $825,000 and change several policies to settle a lawsuit brought by journalists who say they were hurt or harassed while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright MINNEAPOLIS -- The

North Korea warned Tuesday it is one of the few countries in the world to have a nuclear capability that could “shake the world” by “firing a missile” with the U.S. mainland in “range.” The statement from North Korea’s foreign ministry also suggested its claimed

North Korea on Tuesday touted its military capabilities, including a missile it claimed could strike the U.S. and "shake the world." "In today's world where many countries waste time dealing with the United States with submission and blind obedience, there’s

The Department of Defense is sending about 3,000 combat troops to eastern Europe to reassure NATO allies nervous about Russia’s massive military buildup along its border with Ukraine. U.S. news reporters won’t be accompanying them on the mission. The Pentagon

Members of the Pentagon press corps have written Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and national security adviser Jake Sullivan to request that journalists be embedded with U.S. troops deploying to Eastern Europe. The Pentagon Press Association's letter follows

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is asking three major credit card companies not to approve payments for gun kits purchased online. Gascón is tying the purchase of gun parts kits to the construction of “ghost guns.” Gascón released a statement

(CNN) The Los Angeles County district attorney wants credit card companies to halt payments for online purchases of assemble-at-home kits for so-called ghost guns -- untracked and untraceable firearms that are finding their way into communities across the country

Infrastructure has once again taken center stage in the U.S. as lawmakers and the Biden administration look to implement the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but on Wednesday top Senate Republicans took issue with a federal push to

Congress may have passed a historic infrastructure overhaul into law, but the fight over how it is implemented is only beginning. On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) wrote a letter to the nation’s

Sheriff’s deputies in Georgia were surprised to learn last week that what was reported to be a woman’s body found along a hiking trail was actually a "life-sized doll, complete with accessories." The doll, dubbed Selena, was seen in the Hitchiti National Forest

Police in Georgia were surprised to find that what was reportedly a body found along a hiking trail was actually a “life-size doll.” The doll was dubbed Selena, and responding officers quickly discovered that it was just a case of littering, as opposed to

The House has approved legislation that would shore up delivery gaps within the U.S. Postal Service, offering one of the largest overhauls of the service in almost two decades. The bill, which passed 342-92 on Tuesday, would address employee benefits, as well

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation the House approved Tuesday. The election-year

Mexico is now the dominant source for fentanyl coming into the United States, a new report released this week has found -- with most of the deadly drug coming in through the southern border. The report by the bipartisan Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid

Fentanyl is flooding the U.S. drug market. The synthetic opioid is 50 times more powerful than heroin and it's showing up without warning, in everything from pills to pot. Experts say more teenagers are getting their hands on fentanyl these days. "Teens who

FIRST ON FOX: Religious watchdog group CatholicVote Civic Action has partnered with lawyers from Judicial Watch to file a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after neither agency followed

Central American migrants are escorted out of private land as they are detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Grande River from Mexico in La Joya, Texas, April 27, 2021. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) Two watchdog groups are suing the Department

(AP) — NBC’s Mike Tirico began Friday’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony by saying, “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other. Now we’re about to top that.” In the case of ratings, though, topping that

Ratings for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been historically low so far, NBC says TV ratings for the Olympics are bad while many sportscasters cover the games remotely. What's at stake for NBC? Television Ratings for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been

The NFL will play a regular-season game in Munich, Germany, next season. Commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement during his annual Super Bowl news conference. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The league has expanded its horizon

The NFL announced Wednesday that Germany will host four regular-season games over the next four years, including a game in Munich this fall. FC Bayern Munich Stadium will be the site for two of the four games, the other two will be held at Frankfurt Stadium. “We

No-knock warrants are under new scrutiny after fatal shooting in Minneapolis No-knock warrants have been in steep decline since the height of the war on drugs, but the killing of a Black man in Minneapolis has raised questions about why police still insisted

A 17-year-old was arrested Monday in connection to a homicide investigation that led to the death of Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer last week during a predawn "no-knock" raid. The teenager was identified as Locke's cousin

A woman spent two days floating atop an air mattress above a freezing lake until freight train workers came to her rescue. The woman and her fiancé were separated while attempting to use the air mattress as a raft to reach a boat across Lake Texoma in Oklahoma,

A woman spent two days floating atop an air mattress above a freezing lake until freight train workers came to her rescue. The woman and her fiancée were separated while attempting to use the air mattress as a raft to reach a boat across Lake Texoma in Oklahoma,

(CNN) Leave it to Dolly Parton to deliver the good news of the day. The legendary singer's theme park , Dollywood, will begin paying full college tuition for all employees who choose to go. The company will also cover miscellaneous fees and textbooks. The

People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition Enlarge this image toggle caption Joel Ryan/Invision/AP Joel Ryan/Invision/AP Dollywood employees looking to further their education will soon be eligible for free tuition, books and fees

Two suspects were in custody Tuesday following the shootings deaths of two students, ages 15 and 16, who were struck while walking home from school in different areas of Chicago ’s South Side neighborhood, less than an hour apart, officials said. The 15-year-old

Two suspects were in custody Tuesday following the shooting deaths of two students, ages 15 and 16, who were struck while walking home from school in different areas of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, less than an hour apart, officials said. The 15-year-old