WASHINGTON — The last time the White House held an Easter Egg Roll, the president ditched the Easter bunny and briefed a child on his border wall. Phrases like “masking ordinance” and “rapid testing” were not yet part of the national lexicon. A Corona was just

It was a tough day for Joe Biden at the Easter Egg roll on Monday. As we saw, he was ordered around both by the Easter Bunny — who turned out to be one of the people from the Comms department, Meghan Hays — and by his own wife, Jill, who was instructing him

President Joe Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden and Easter Bunnies, speaks on the Blue Room balcony at the White House during the Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) via Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)

Did President Joe Biden have security detail inside a bunny costume during Sunday's Easter Egg Roll at the White House? Or did a White House staffer don the bunny suit? These are the palace-intrigue questions being raised Monday, after two tweet videos showed

After 2 year hiatus, White House hosts Easter Egg Roll Undaunted by soggy skies, President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, kicked off the first White House Easter Egg Roll since before the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, welcoming some 30,000 kids and adults

A person dressed in an Easter Bunny costume broadsided President Biden Monday afternoon as he was answering a reporter’s questions on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Thomas C. Dillon, a former political adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, shared a clip

CNN — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This

14 SHARES 975 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail President Biden attended the 2022 White House Egg Roll today and during the event he spoke a crowd of guests and reports. All seemed fine until Biden began to issue an incoherent and rambling statement

Monday is Tax Day, the deadline for Americans to file their 2021 tax returns. While filing taxes is painful, especially for small businesses, it could get a lot worse in the years to come. President Biden’s recently announced budget proposes raising taxes

A person dressed in an enormous Easter Bunny costume intervened Monday to stop President Biden from answering a reporter’s question on the White House lawn. Biden, hosting the first White House Easter Egg Roll of his presidency as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes,

Travelers were celebrating across the country Monday as airports and airlines dropped their mask requirements after a Florida federal judge voided the Biden Administration’s mask mandate for planes, trains and buses on Monday. But confusion also accompanied

Some major U.S. airlines are dropping mask mandates for travelers Enlarge this image toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Nam Y. Huh/AP Following the news of a federal judge in Florida ruling against the Biden administration's mandatory mask mandate for travelers

Within hours of a court ruling that the federal bureaucracy had overreached in its mask mandate on public transportation, America’s biggest airlines all had ended their rules. The social media accounts of Delta, United, American and Alaska all had announced

Travelers make their way through the Miami International Airport before starting the Labor Day weekend on September 03, 2021 in Miami, Florida. A federal judge in Florida on Monday vacated the Biden administration's national mask mandate for planes and other

The circumstances around Philadelphia implementing its COVID mask mandate again may actually be a good sign according to the hosts of the "Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show." Pennsylvania's largest city appeared to act alone months after it and other locales

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle

President Joe Biden’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Monday evening it will not enforce mask mandates at airports in light of a judge’s order on Monday that declared mandates on federal airplanes illegal. “The agencies are reviewing

A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering

A mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes will not be enforced at present, an official in President Joe Biden's administration said Monday after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the order was unlawful. "TSA (Transportation Security Administration)

A traveler walks through the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on December 03, 2021 in Houston, Texas. CNN — A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods. US

New Yorker writer Jill Lepore added herself to the list of media critics who oppose Tesla CEO Elon Musk buying Twitter. On Monday, Lepore appeared as a guest on NPR’s "Consider This" podcast where the topic followed Musk’s recent offer to purchase the Twitter

In a wide-ranging interview streamed during last week’s TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, Elon Musk characterized the companies that have made him a multibillionaire as “philanthropy” — and he wasn’t kidding. “If you care about the reality of goodness instead

With all the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the left regarding Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of Twitter, the social media giant’s founder has been relatively quiet. Jack Dorsey owns about two percent of the company and took a step back from leadership

Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move DETROIT -- Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over

Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey called out the company’s board this week, calling it the “dysfunction of the company.” Dorsey, who led Twitter through multiple waves of censoring conservatives including President Donald Trump, has recast himself

A look at Elon Musk and what he represents Elon Musk has been in headlines for trying to buy Twitter. NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and host of the podcast Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket about the billionaire. Pop Culture A look

Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move. The social media company has adopted a “poison pill” defense that makes it difficult for Musk

To the Editor: Re “After Toying With Twitter, Musk Now Wants It All” (front page, April 15): What a disaster it would be for Elon Musk to acquire Twitter and open it up to disinformation and lies from Donald Trump and other right-wing activists. Misinformation,

DETROIT — Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move. The social media company has adopted a “poison pill” defense that makes it difficult

New York (CNN Business) Tesla is in a highly competitive electric car market. It has no chief operating officer. And CEO Elon Musk was already busy juggling leadership roles at SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink before he launched an unsolicited takeover

How many Russian military officers watching that humiliation were ready to tell Putin the truth about Ukraine once the war started going badly? When the Russian military was up against foes in Georgia, Syria, Crimea and Chechnya, Russia could just indiscriminately

Turkish forces operating in Syria reportedly shelled two villages on Sunday, coming perilously close to positions held by Russian troops. Turkey is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which is currently in a state of highly elevated

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 18) Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images As Monday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: Missile strikes were reported

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday honored the military unit accused of committing war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine. Putin bestowed on the 64th Motorized Infantry Brigade the honorary title of "Guards," according to a Russian release. "This is a high

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched missile attacks on the western city of Lviv and pounded other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be an intensified bid to wear down the country’s defenses ahead of an all-out assault on the east. At

BELGRADE, Serbia — Ukraine on Monday rejected as baseless and false the accusations made by Serbia’s president that Ukraine’s secret service is behind a series of hoax bomb threats against Air Serbia flights to Russia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has

The next chapter of the war in Ukraine could see Russia bringing in greater numbers of battle-hardened fighters from Syria, observers say BEIRUT -- During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an

Lviv’s mayor told Fox News Monday that the western Ukrainian city "must be ready" for further attacks from the Russian military after a series of fresh airstrikes there reportedly left at least 7 people dead. The deaths are the first to occur inside the

(CNN) Before Russia's war on Ukraine began, Kira Obedinsky was a joyful, loved 12-year-old girl. Now orphaned, injured and alone in a Russian-controlled hospital in eastern Ukraine, she has become an unwitting pawn in Moscow's information war. Obedinsky's

Russian missiles hit the city of Lviv in western Ukraine on Monday, killing at least six people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow’s troops stepped up strikes on infrastructure in preparation for an all-out assault on the east. Plumes of thick, black smoke

President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced various measures to accommodate transgender and nonbinary individuals in its security processes as migrants continued to pour through the southern border. The DHS Equity Action Plan calls

Homeland Security nabbed nearly 90,000 illegal immigrants in March who came from beyond the traditional sending countries of Mexico and northern Central America, shattering previous records and signaling America’s border crisis has gone global. Cubans led

The White House declined to comment Monday on the results of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigation that reportedly found no border patrol agents were guilty of whipping migrants crossing the Southern border in September 2021. White House press

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday refused to apologize for the White House’s now-debunked claim that Border Patrol agents were whipping Haitian migrants during a confrontation near the U.S.-Mexico border. Images emerged in September of Border

We previously reported on the September “Whipgate” nontroversy which was stirred up by Democrat outrage mobs and the mainstream media, both of which alleged without evidence that Customs and Border Protection officers who were mounted on horseback could be

Border Patrol agents arrested 23 migrants who illegally crossed from Mexico in 2021 and subsequently were identified as being on the Terrorist Watch List. The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection wonders what happened to those 23 migrants. Fox

The White House on Monday said encounters with suspected terrorists at the U.S. Southern Border are "uncommon," after 23 individuals on the terror watchlist were apprehended in 2021. Fox News first reported on Monday that U.S. Border Patrol apprehended at

President Joe Biden’s administration released more than 80,000 border crossers into the United States in the month of March, a foreign population that exceeds the population of the president’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden’s Department of Homeland

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents apprehended 23 people at the Southern border in 2021 that were flagged for possible terror ties, according to Fox News. The names of 23 individuals agents encountered between Jan. 20 and Dec. 27, 2021 appeared in

NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa claimed Sunday that U.S. Border Patrol agents had whipped Black Haitian migrants under the Biden administration, a media narrative that has since been debunked. While discussing the administration’s decision to end its use of

VICTORIA, Texas — Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website’s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. The bankruptcy filing Sunday

Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy after Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits Infowars has filed for bankruptcy. The move postpones founder Alex Jones' civil trial that had been scheduled to begin next week. Business Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy

Alex Jones has lost two court cases against Sandy Hook parents. HuffPost Illustration/Reuters Alex Jones was ordered to pay more than $1 million for his continued disregard of court proceedings related to multiple defamation lawsuits against him. In a court

New York (CNN Business) Three companies tied to the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, including his fringe media organization InfoWars, are seeking bankruptcy protection, according to court documents filed Sunday. The move, which could pause civil

Infowars, Jones’ far-right website that creates and promotes conspiracy theories, claimed in the filings to have less than $50,000 in assets and between $1 million and $10 million in liabilities. IWHealth claims to have between $500,000 and $1 million in assets

Three companies affiliated with the far-right broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, among them the media outlet Infowars, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sunday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, according to court documents. Infowars

Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy after Sandy Hood defamation lawsuits Infowars has filed for bankruptcy. The move postpones founder Alex Jones' civil trial that had been scheduled to begin next week. Business Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy

InfoWars files for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits over Sandy Hook shooting denial Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt York/AP Matt York/AP The media outlet InfoWars filed for bankruptcy in Texas on Sunday in the face of mounting legal pressure over

"The so-called offer is a transparent and desperate attempt by Alex Jones to escape a public reckoning under oath with his deceitful, profit-driven campaign against the plaintiffs and the memory of their loved ones lost at Sandy Hook," the families said in

(CNN) The world's oldest annual marathon took place on Patriots' Day, traditionally the third Monday in April, for the first time since 2019 -- and Kenyans dominated both the men's and women's races, winning five of the possible six podium spots in the 126th

Evans Chebet didn’t know what kind of expectations to have for himself as he prepared to return for his second Boston Marathon. In 2018, he was among many runners who were forced to pull out due to chilly and wet conditions. His second trip to Boston proved

The Boston Marathon kicks off in its first spring race since the pandemic started Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Schwalm/AP Mary Schwalm/AP HOPKINTON, Mass. — Runners were gearing up for the Boston Marathon on Monday, marking the return of the prestigious

Runners were gearing up for the Boston Marathon on Monday, marking the return of the prestigious race to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began. Race Director Dave McGillivray sent a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National

Runners are gearing up for the Boston Marathon, marking the return of the prestigious race to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began HOPKINTON, Mass. -- Runners were gearing up for the Boston Marathon on Monday, marking the return

Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir capped the celebration of a half-century of women in the Boston Marathon with a finish to top them all. The 28-year-old Kenyan won a see-saw sprint down the stretch on Monday, when the world's oldest and most prestigious

April 18, 2022, 7:40 a.m. ET April 18, 2022, 7:40 a.m. ET Image Runners crossed the finish line at last year’s race. Credit... Allison Dinner for The New York Times For the first time since 2019, the Boston Marathon returns to its traditional timing on Patriots’

Runners were gearing up for the Boston Marathon on Monday, marking the return of the prestigious race to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began. Race director Dave McGillivray sent a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National

Runners were gearing up for the Boston Marathon on Monday, marking the return of the prestigious race to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began. Race Director Dave McGillivray sent a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National

Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance is happily touting his new endorsement from former President Donald Trump — even though he once wondered whether Trump is “America’s Hitler,” according to a Georgia state lawmaker who attended law school with Vance. “It

​Former President Donald Trump continued his attacks against state Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, once again calling her a “racist” and suggesting she use the resources of her office to fight escalating crime in New York rather than investigating

J.D. Vance’s former law school roommate on Monday shared a screenshot of a text from 2016 in which the U.S. Senate candidate said Donald Trump could be “America’s Hitler.” Georgia state Rep. Josh McLaurin, who roomed with Mr. Vance for a year at Yale University,

Former President Donald Trump on Monday said New York Attorney General Letitia James should stop her "witch hunt" against him and focus on more serious issues facing the Empire State. James on April 7 asked a state judge to hold Trump in contempt of court

Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance, whom former President Donald Trump endorsed Friday, released an ad highlighting the endorsement. Vance, the venture capitalist and bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy, is running to replace outgoing Republican

FIRST ON FOX: In a Republican Party still very much dominated by Donald Trump, candidates who land the former president’s endorsement almost immediately showcase it. And that’s exactly what J.D. Vance is doing in Ohio’s crowded, contentious and expensive

Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance, with the state's midterm primaries coming up on May 3, on Monday launched a new advertising campaign touting the endorsement he's received from former President Donald Trump. "J.D. is the conservative outsider who will continue

Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance, with the state's midterm primaries coming up on May 3, on Monday launched a new advertising campaign touting the endorsement he's received from former President Donald Trump. "J.D. is the conservative outsider who will continue

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., mocked her conservative critics as "snowflakes" after she faced blowback for bashing an Easter worship service on an airplane over the weekend. The congresswoman shared a video of a worship leader with a guitar singing Christian

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is being criticized online for her comments on a video of passengers singing Christian songs on an airplane. Passengers, many of whom were with a pastor from Kingdom Realm Ministries, Jack Jensz Jr., on an April 9th on an EasyJet

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) beclowned herself once again in comments she made on Easter. A Twitter user posted video footage of a group of Christians singing a worship song on an airplane and her response to the post elicited fierce criticism for her apparent display

Twitter users mocked Rep. Ilhan Omar after she hinted about the unfair reaction she and her Muslim family would receive on an airplane compared to airplane passengers singing Christian songs. The Minnesota Democrat, who is the first Somali American elected

Rep. Ilhan Omar has come under fire for deriding a video showing passengers singing Christian songs aboard a plane – and wondering what might happen if her Muslim family also held a “prayer session” on a flight. The Minnesota Democrat shared the video in which

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) suffered backlash online, with some accusing the congresswoman of anti-Christian sentiment, in response to her remarks over a video of passengers singing Christian music on a plane. In the now-viral video, captioned “Worshipping Jesus

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed outrage over a video of Christians singing on a plane, leading many Republicans to attack her for what they suggested was anti-Christian bigotry. Omar shared a video Saturday evening in which a worship leader with a guitar

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) defended the Florida Department of Education for rejecting dozens of books due to what it says is the infusion of Common Core and Critical Race Theory (CRT), as the governor made it clear that such material “doesn’t meet the standards”

Florida has rejected 42 of 132 math textbooks proposed for use in public school classrooms because they “incorporate prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies” including social-emotional learning and critical race theory, according to the state’s Department

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) rejected 41% of math textbooks proposed by publishers for public instruction because they contained “indoctrinating concepts” prohibited by the state, according to a Friday press release. Florida approved 78 of the

CNN — Florida, man. On Friday, the Sunshine State’s education commissioner announced that 41% of all math textbooks that were submitted had been rejected for not meeting the state’s new standards – including the banning of critical race theory. “It seems

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to take feelings out of the equation. DeSantis on Monday defended his education department’s rejection of math textbooks as part of an effort to eliminate social-emotional learning, a teaching philosophy that helps kids manage

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez said Monday parents "should be breathing a sigh of relief" after officials rejected public school textbooks for including critical race theory. "What a novel concept to make sure kids aren’t indoctrinated. This was a very

The Florida Department of Education rejected 41 percent of submitted mathematics textbooks — “the most in Florida’s history” — as they were deemed “impermissible” due to their references to Critical Race Theory (CRT), use of Common Core, and the “unsolicited

A Shawnee State University professor who refused to use the preferred pronouns of a biologically male student in 2018 won $400,000 from the school in a legal settlement last week, according to Alliance Defending Freedom, his legal representative. Philosophy

(CNN) After four years of deliberation, a university in southern Ohio has agreed to pay a professor $400,000 after initially disciplining him for his refusal to use a transgender student's preferred pronouns, according to the school and a news release from

An Ohio professor won $400,000 after suing a university over the academic institutions’ demand that the professor use a student’s preferred pronouns. “The student approached me after class and said that he wanted to be referred to as a female, and I tried

A university professor who was punished by his employer for refusing to use the preferred pronouns of a student has won a major victory in a lawsuit filed to protect his first amendment freedoms. Shawnee State University disciplined Dr. Nicholas Meriwether

An Ohio professor won $400,000 after suing a university over the academic institutions’ demand that the professor use a student’s preferred pronouns. "The student approached me after class and said that he wanted to be referred to as a female, and I tried

We can bow to the woke mob and surrender our culture to their insanity, or we can take a stand and push back. One professor at a university in Ohio has provided a blueprint on how to hit them where it hurts: In their bank accounts. As reported by Fox News,

An Ohio university professor has won a $400,000 settlement after being punished for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns. Shawnee State University, a public taxpayer-funded college in Ohio, agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Alliance Defending

NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson’s death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his family in a statement released through New York

(CNN) DJ Kay Slay, an influential member of the New York hip-hop scene whose raucous mixtapes became legendary, has died from Covid-19 complications. His family confirmed his death through a statement released by New York hip-hop radio station HOT 97 . He

Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson's death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his family in a statement released through New York radio station

ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 18: DJ Kay Slay attends the Tycoon Pool Party hosted by 50 Cent at Bar Code on August 18, 2019 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) Johnny Nunez via Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering hip hop artist

Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55 NEW YORK — Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson's death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by

NEW YORK -- Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson's death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his family in a statement released through New York radio

The seat harness on the doomed Florida amusement park ride where a teen fell to his death was manually adjusted to twice its normal range, investigators revealed Monday. Tyre Samson, 14, was not properly secured in his seat before he plunged from the Free

"As you might imagine, the family is in shock," a state representative said. Operator error is suspected as the primary cause in the death of a 14-year-old boy who slipped out of his seat on a drop-tower ride at a Florida amusement park and plunged to the

A forensic investigation determined that "manual adjustments" contributed to the March 24 incident in which Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida . Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried

“The report confirms that manual adjustments had been made to the sensor for the seat in question that allowed the harness’ restraint opening to be almost double that of the normal restraints opening range,” Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said

(CNN) Two seats on an Orlando, Florida, amusement park ride, including that of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the ride last month, had been manually adjusted, a forensic engineering firm hired to investigate the incident found. Florida Commissioner

A seat on a Florida amusement park ride that a 14-year-old boy fell to his death from last month was manually adjusted and unsafe, according to an accident report released Monday. The sensors on two of the seats on the Orlando FreeFall had been modified so

A second suspect was arrested Monday for his involvement in a South Carolina mall shooting on Saturday afternoon that left nine people wounded by gunfire and another six injured while trying to escape the chaos, Columbia Police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook

(CNN) Police arrested a second suspect and are seeking a third in connection with the mass shooting that took place at Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, South Carolina, Police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook told said in a Monday news conference. The shooting

A suspect in the South Carolina mall shooting that left 14 people wounded was arrested on Sunday, according to multiple news outlets. That’s the good news. The bad news is that his bond has been set at a ridiculous $25,000. And — get this — he can go to work

Riots erupt in Sweden over rallies by an anti-Islam group Enlarge this image toggle caption Johan Nilsson/AP Johan Nilsson/AP HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about

Police responded to a shooting in Southeast Portland that left one dead and several others injured Sunday night. Police say the attack may have been a drive-by shooting, according to local outlet KGW8. Police did not clarify the exact number of people injured

Protesters burn a barricade at the entrance to a shopping center during rioting in Norrköping, Sweden, on Sunday. Stockholm, Sweden Reuters — Three people in the Swedish city of Norrköping needed medical attention after being hit by police bullets during

Four major shootings broke out across the U.S. during Easter weekend, while Chicago and Baltimore recorded a bloody few days with multiple shootings. Two minors were left dead after a shooting at an Airbnb rental property in Pittsburgh early Sunday morning,

(CNN) At least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend left eight people dead and dozens injured, disrupting gatherings including an Easter celebration and a massive house party. The shootings add to the year's increasing toll of mass shootings in the

Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured. It was the third mass shooting in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend. The State Law Enforcement Division

Police were searching for a motive and suspects Monday after a deadly Easter weekend shooting at a Pittsburgh party left two teens dead and at least eight other people wounded. More than 200 people, many underage, were inside an Airbnb rental when the shooting

Bullet holes are seen Sunday in a van parked outside a short-term rental where officials said several people were shot during a party. CNN — Two teens were killed and several other people were injured in a shooting that stemmed from a large party in Pittsburgh

Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a weeklong trip home to California on Monday with a stop at Vandenberg Space Force Base, where she said the U.S. would halt testing of satellite-killing missiles to reduce the threat posed by space debris. The self-imposed

The United States became the first nation to end anti-satellite missile tests amid concerns that space debris created by the launches could threaten military and commercial interests. The administration said it was also halting tests to highlight a Russian

Vice President Kamala Harris will announce Monday that the Biden administration is setting a self-imposed ban on anti-satellite missile testing with the goal of making it an "international norm for responsible behavior in space." Harris' announcement making

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday it is barring anti-satellite missile testing by the United States, a move that White House officials say is meant to underscore its hopes of establishing new norms for military action in space. The U.S.

The Biden administration announced Monday it is barring anti-satellite missile testing by the United States, a move that White House officials say is meant to underscore its hopes of establishing new norms for military action in space. The U.S. has sharply

A woman found dead in a duffle bag in New York on Saturday appeared to have been stabbed dozens of times. Orsolya Gaal, 51, was found after police received a 911 call about a bloody bag in Queens, New York, the New York Police Department confirmed to USA TODAY.

In a chilling crime that shocked the quiet, upscale Forest Hills section of Queens over the weekend, Orsolya Gaal, a 51-year-old Queens mother of two, was discovered dead in a duffel bag just a few blocks from her home early Saturday. She suffered dozens

She may have known her killer, police sources told ABC News. The NYPD is searching for the person who stabbed a New York City mother to death and dumped her body in a large rollable duffel bag, police sources told ABC News. Just after 8 a.m. Saturday, authorities

A married mother of two met up with a man who killed her at her $2 million New York City home while her teen son was upstairs – then the suspect sent her husband a chilling message, according to new reports. MURDAUGH DOUBLE MURDERS: SOUTH CAROLINA INVESTIGATORS

(CNN) The body of a 51-year-old woman was found inside a duffel bag on a street corner in Queens, New York, on Saturday and a trail of blood stretched from there to her nearby home, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department. The discovery

The City of Shanghai reported three COVID-19 deaths Sunday, the first three deaths recorded during the city's strict lockdown. The city said that it recorded 19,831 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Sunday, according to reporting from Reuters.

HONG KONG -- China has reported its first three deaths linked to the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, as the country battles its worst surge of infections since the pandemic began. According to a statement on Monday from the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission,

A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong (CNN) Shanghai reported three Covid-19 deaths

Shanghai reports 1st deaths from current COVID-19 outbreak Enlarge this image toggle caption Jin Liwang/AP Jin Liwang/AP BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbreak in China's most populous and wealthiest

Officials say three people have died from COVID-19 in Shanghai, in the first reported deaths of the latest outbreak in China's most populous and wealthiest city BEIJING -- Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbreak

The Supreme Court will not revive an attempt by New York and three other states to overturn the Trump-era $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, known as SALT. The court’s denial of certorati was tucked into a 17-page Monday order list and did not

The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal from several states challenging Congress's cap on state and local taxes that can be deducted from federal taxable income. New York led a group including Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maryland in trying to strike

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to Congress’ 2017 tax reform that capped the state and local tax deduction filed by three blue states. The GOP-led Congress limited the SALT deduction, which is subtracted from federal income taxes, at $10,000

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to the 2017 tax law that capped federal tax deductions for state and local taxes. The lawsuit had previously been dismissed by lower courts. It argued that

States with lower taxes and less spending have a stronger economic outlook than states with higher taxes and more spending, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. “They follow, in a way, what President [Ronald] Reagan warned

Police in Pittsburgh had visited the scene of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting at an Airbnb rental about 90 minutes before gunfire erupted for a call of a noise complaint, a report said. Surveillance footage from a neighbor of the Northside residence appeared

Black Lives Matter protesters got into an altercation with police in Pittsburgh that ended with a black officer striking one of the protesters, according to images captured at the scene. A group of roughly 20 activists gathered to protest the death of Jim

Pittsburgh police confirmed Monday that an officer was called to the scene of Sunday morning’s Airbnb shooting on a noise complaint hours before two minors were killed, and several others were injured. Pittsburgh police said the officer responded to a noise

A manhunt for a suspect involved in the shooting of an Arizona police officer has ended as authorities apprehended the individual, officials said. Nicholas Cowan, 35, was captured Sunday evening, just days after he is believed to have shot a Phoenix police

A manhunt for a suspect involved in the shooting of an Arizona police officer has ended as authorities apprehended the individual, officials said. Nicholas Cowan, 35, was captured Sunday evening, just days after he is believed to have shot a Phoenix police

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea said Monday that Washington and Seoul agreed on the need for a strong response to North Korea's recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country. Sung Kim flew to South Korea on Monday

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea says Washington and Seoul have agreed on the need for a strong response to Pyongyang’s recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country SEOUL, South Korea -- The U.S. special envoy for

The Pentagon addressed a report from North Korean state media that the country had tested a "tactical guided weapon" on Sunday, with the stated goal of boosting its nuclear fighting capability. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials reportedly

North Korea announced on Sunday that its communist regime had tested an unnamed “new-type tactical guided weapon” intended to improve the “efficiency” of its nuclear weapons. The exercises followed a threat from Kim Yo-jong, sister to communist dictator Kim

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. special envoy for North Korea said Monday that Washington and Seoul agreed on the need for a strong response to Pyongyang’s recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country. Sung Kim flew

Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel reacted to last week’s subway shooting, saying Democrat-run New York City is a “scary” place, and “is not what it used to be.” “This subway situation is terrifying, and New York is not what it used to be,”

“There’s so much excitement around family travel this year, and we can’t wait for our guests to experience all of the memorable and awesome experiences we have in store for them this season,” said Stephanie Johnson, divisional director at Legoland New York

Disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., wrote in a Monday column for the New York Daily News that New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin's resignation and indictment "raises troubling questions." Cuomo, who resigned as governor in August 2021 following several

New York (CNN Business) Some employees at the Apple store at New York's Grand Central Station are seeking to form a union, the latest high-profile labor organizing effort to take root in the pandemic era. A person familiar with the matter told CNN Business

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 24, 2022 in New York City. Stocks fell again on Monday as inflation fears, rising oil prices and continued tensions with Russia added to economic worries

A Los Angeles gang member convicted of murder praised District Attorney George Gascón for his controversial criminal justice reforms that reduced the inmate’s charges — and vowed to get the embattled DA’s name tattooed on his face, a report said. Luis Angel

As RedState has covered extensively, one of the first things Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon did upon taking office was to institute an office-wide policy of not charging “enhancements” for gang crimes or crimes enabled by the use of a gun,

In a shocking new episode of "Tucker Carlson Originals," Tucker and his team begin Season Two of the hard-hitting Fox Nation docuseries with an investigation into the careening, lawless descent of America’s most populous county, with part 1 of "The Suicide

EXCLUSIVE: Fox News has obtained audio of a convicted murderer saying he’s going to get Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s name tattooed on his face because the prosecutor massively reduced charges in his case. "I’m going to get that n-----’s

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of former President Donald Trump's eldest son, met with the House Jan. 6 Select Committee on Monday — more than a month after she abruptly ended a voluntary interview with lawmakers — according to a person familiar with the matter. Guilfoyle,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of former President Donald Trump’s eldest son, met with the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection Monday — more than a month after she abruptly ended a voluntary interview with lawmakers

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., met with the Jan. 6 committee on Monday to answer questions related to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Ms. Guilfoyle arrived on Capitol Hill around 10 a.m. to continue her deposition on the topic, after

(CNN) Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. and a former member of the Trump presidential campaign, is meeting Monday with the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection. Guilfoyle arrived around 10 a.m. ET and was still

On Monday, the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with McConnell, announced that it had booked more than $7 miIlion worth of ad time in Alaska as GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski tries to fend off a challenge from Kelly Tshibaka, who has been endorsed by

A super PAC attached to Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is reserving $141 million worth of advertisements to bolster conservative candidates in the midterms, Politico reported Monday. “This is such a strong year that we need to invest as

A very expensive battle is shaping up as both major parties seek to capture control of the U.S. Senate in November. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is planning to spend $141 million

A very expensive battle is shaping up as both major parties seek to capture control of the U.S. Senate in November. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is planning to spend $141 million

A total of 36 bald eagles have died since February, covering 14 different states, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The bald eagle, America's national bird, counts among the millions of birds nationwide that have been infected

Among the latest victims of the bird flu outbreak sweeping across the country: the national bird of the United States. Bald eagles in 14 states died after contracting bird flu, and eagles in another two states are suspected of falling ill with the highly pathogenic

A deadly strain of bird flu is spreading across the country. Since February of this year, state and federal officials have been monitoring the virus that has infected and killed birds of a variety of species. It's estimated that about 24 million birds have

Among the latest victims of the bird flu outbreak sweeping across the country: the national bird of the United States. Bald eagles in 14 states died after contracting the bird flu, while eagles in another two states are suspected of falling ill due to the

The World Bank is slashing its forecast for global economic growth this year, citing the war in Ukraine, inflation and the lingering effects of the pandemic. The World Bank now expects the global economy to grow at a rate of 3.2 percent in 2022, down from

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during this week's big meetings of global economic leaders in Washington — but she'll be trying to avoid most contact with Russian officials who plan to attend some portions

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. WASHINGTON -- The World Bank lowered its annual global growth forecast for 2022 on Monday by

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen makes a speech about the current and future state of the U.S. and global economy at the Atlantic Council in Washington, April 13, 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will this week meet with ministers from the globe's

Cristiano Ronaldo's newborn son has died Enlarge this image toggle caption Anthony Devlin/AFP via Getty Images Anthony Devlin/AFP via Getty Images Professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez announced the death of their

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the most recognizable names in sports across the globe, announced a heartbreaking tragedy on Monday. The Manchester United star revealed on Twitter he and his partner Georgina Rodriguez lost their newborn son. Rodriguez had given

(CNN) Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on social media Monday his baby son has died. Ronaldo said, "It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away. It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel." The Manchester

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodríguez, on Monday announced the death of their newborn son and the birth of their daughter. “It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” the

Hat tip to American Thinker’s Thomas Lifson for bringing a local Arizona story national prominence. In the uber-wealthy and racially white enclave of Scottsdale, corporate male hacks and wine moms without meaning in life failed in their virtue signal on a grandiose

Two Arizona diversity in education advocates falsely accused a Black man who was hired as a DJ at a school fundraiser of wearing blackface. "They thought that the DJ there or the person there was in a black face, and the person that they thought was in black

Two so-called diversity activists in Arizona falsely accused a black man of wearing blackface. But even after being told the man in question was black, one still accused him of wearing blackface. “This week, an ASU instructor, and a librarian, who hold themselves

In the latest episode of “When Wokeism Goes Wrong,” two diversity advocates are in hot water after calling out a school district for doing a racism. But, as usual, there was more to the story. Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen, who specialize in Diversity, Equity,

Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters said President Joe Biden should delay Title 42’s expiration date if he doesn’t have a plan when it ends, according to Politico. Peters, who is the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and the

Democratic Senators are pushing back on President Joe Biden ending Title 42 restrictions at the southern border next month without having a mitigation plan in place, saying it will allow a larger flow of illegal migrants to enter the country. "Unless we have

Former acting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement chief Ron Vitiello said Monday on "Your World" that President Biden is giving smugglers and illegal immigrants a "head start" across the border with his pledge to end the Title 42 public health order. "It’s

ICE is getting ready to release as many as 600,000 illegal immigrants into communities before the end of September, the agency told a federal judge, giving an early estimate of the chaos the administration is predicting after it ends to the Title 42 pandemic

Federal prosecutors said on Monday that they would not bring criminal charges against a former Chicago police officer who served about three years in state prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, a Black

Federal authorities said Monday they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago said in a news release

A federal prosecutor has declined to bring charges against former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted at the state level of murdering Black teen Laquan McDonald. John Lausch, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced

The former Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald will not face federal civil rights charges following his release earlier this year after serving less than the nearly seven-year prison term he received for the 2014 fatal shooting. Jason

(CNN) As the number of Covid-19 cases grows in the United States, experts wonder if the country fully understands the current threat from the pandemic. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that only 7% of positive Covid-19 cases in the

Individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 who were diagnosed with certain psychiatric disorders were more at risk for getting COVID-19, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. UC San Francisco researchers worked with investigators from the

A second Global COVID-19 Summit will be held virtually next month for countries to discuss efforts to end the pandemic and prepare for future health threats, according to a joint statement on Monday. "The emergence and spread of new variants, like omicron,

The White House and its foreign counterparts said Monday they will hold a second global COVID-19 summit to plot a path out of the acute phase of the pandemic and prepare for future health threats. The governments will use the virtual summit to call on world

Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned that Democrats could be headed toward “big losses” in the November midterm elections if the ruling party does not do more in the coming months to fulfill the promises it made to voters. In an opinion piece published by The New

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sounded the alarm for her party, saying that Democrats were heading for "big losses" in this year's elections if they don't start delivering on more of their promises. "To put it bluntly: if we fail to use the months remaining

Far-left Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) admitted in a New York Times op-ed that Republicans may win the midterm elections, reclaiming the House and Senate. Warren, writing about the need to revive President Biden’s costly “Build Back Better” package, acknowledged

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wrote in a column for the New York Times that Democrats need to pass stalled agenda items in the next few months, otherwise they are "headed toward big losses in the midterms." Warren, in a piece headlined "Democrats Can Avoid

On Tax Day, the Treasury Department urges for more funding to the IRS NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the deadline to file taxes and what the department says the IRS needs. Economy On Tax Day, the Treasury

The IRS is pushing anew for $80 billion in funding to more than double its workforce and crack down on tax cheats, an initiative that has stalled because of opposition from Republicans citing the potential for abuse by the agency. Natasha Sarin, the Treasury

The Treasury Department wants you to be aware that it knows the Internal Revenue Service is not so wonderful. To mark the Monday deadline for filing federal income tax returns, Treasury put out a lengthy statement lamenting the sorry state of the IRS, which

WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans race to finish filing their tax returns on Monday, the Biden administration made another plea for Congress to give the Internal Revenue Service more money. The call for funding to modernize the agency and beef up its enforcement

U.S. gas prices are expected to start climbing once again after a brief period of reprieve, some industry experts predict. Gas prices — which have been on the rise for months — consistently hit record highs in March, easily topping well over $4.00 per gallon. According

New York (CNN Business) Natural gas futures surged on Monday to levels unseen since 2008 as the Northeast braces for a rare April blast of heavy snow. The looming nor'easter will force millions of families to crank up the heat in the coming days, driving up

Natural gas prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks as President Joe Biden’s deal to send more to Europe has reportedly cut into U.S. supplies. The Henry Hub natural gas spot price, an indicator of U.S. gas prices, hit $7.98 per million British thermal units

A charity kitchen in Ukraine linked to chef José Andrés was destroyed by a missile Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP A charity kitchen in Ukraine linked to celebrity chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen was destroyed by a missile,

(CNN) — A Ukraine-based humanitarian kitchen linked to celebrity chef José Andrés has been destroyed by a Russian missile in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the charity that runs it. One of the restaurant partners of the World Central Kitchen

KHARKIV, Ukraine ― Russia’s bombardment of cities around Ukraine on Saturday included an explosion in Kharkiv that destroyed a community kitchen. Associated Press journalists at the scene recorded the immediate aftermath of the apparent missile attack. Kharkiv

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Monday the very “heart” of Israel is at risk if it even hints at action against Tehran, before claiming the Islamic republic alone defeated Saddam Hussein and that fate now awaits the Jewish State. “You must know that

Iran’s president warned on Monday that the “slightest move” by Israel against the Islamic Republic ​would prompt a strike against the “heart of the Zionist regime.” President Ebrahim Raisi made the remarks at a National Army Day celebration, during which the

The armed forces of Iran will target "the heart" of Israel if the Jewish State makes the "slightest move" against it, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi warned Jerusalem in a televised address Monday. "If you make the slightest move against our nation ... our

Colin Kaepernick remains committed to making a National Football League comeback and would accept a role as a backup quarterback to make it happen, according to the latest episode of the "I Am Athlete" podcast. Kaepernick sparked a polarizing national debate

Colin Kaepernick is still working out in hopes of getting back onto an NFL team. He said in a recent podcast interview he "absolutely" wants to play in the NFL again and is even willing to return to the league as a backup quarterback if that helps his comeback

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has downsized his expectations and now says he would accept a backup quarterback job just to get his foot back in pro football. During an episode of I AM ATHLETE, Kaepernick spoke to ex-NFL players Chad Johnson, Adam

The Washington Commanders denied allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday. Last week, the U.S. House Oversight Committee wrote in a letter to the FTC claiming that the Commanders may have

The Washington Commanders on Monday offered a robust public rebuttal of congressional testimony made by a former ticket salesman who claimed that the team skimmed revenue from ticket sales meant to be shared with the rest of the N.F.L. and withheld security

WASHINGTON — The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents came as a response to the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of

The House and Senate are far apart on their bills to address computer chip shortage Enlarge this image toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP file photo Jenny Kane/AP file photo WASHINGTON — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their

A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities WASHINGTON -- A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and

Lower courts had previously allowed the policy to go into effect while litigation continued, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor had also rejected an emergency request that the policy be put on hold. The justices said Monday they wouldn’t get involved in the dispute.

The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City public school employees over a policy that they be vaccinated against COVID-19 WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City public school employees over a policy that they be vaccinated against COVID-19. Lower courts had previously allowed the policy to go into effect while litigation

A coastal storm is currently making its way up the East Coast with heavy rain, strong winds, heavy snow and coastal flooding. Eleven states are on alert along the East Coast from North Carolina to Maine. The storm will bring heavy rain to the Mid-Atlantic

A winter storm is expected to dump heavy snow and rain across the Northeast on Monday and especially on Tuesday. Winter storm warnings have been posted for parts of Upstate New York and far northeast Pennsylvania. Heavy rain and howling winds will be the

A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, which is released every Monday. You can sign up here to receive them every week and during significant storms. (CNN) After four weeks of severe weather in the South, it was a sure

Vice President Kamala Harris gave an interview published Monday that focused exclusively on the game apps she plays on her phone. Harris lamented how her Secret Service-approved phone does not allow her either to subscribe to more premium versions of the

Vice President Kamala Harris plays the popular word game Wordle on her phone, even when she is traveling abroad she revealed in an interview. “I mean, I think that the design of Wordle is genius,” she said. “First of all, five letters, but also only one word

A Washington Post staff writer ranking the potential 2024 Democratic presidential contenders has dropped Vice President Kamala Harris down to third place behind President Biden and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. Harris, writer Aaron Blake wrote,

PARIS (AP) – Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union’s fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and other members of her nationalist party of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament. The

The latest polls indicate that French President Emmanuel Macron clings to a slim lead over Marine Le Pen heading into Sunday's election. However, Macron's advantage over the National Party leader was within the margin of error, and many French voters remained

French bishops are not expected to direct worshippers on how to vote in the French presidential elections as more and more Roman Catholics have become supporters of populist challenger Marine Le Pen. French Roman Catholic bishops have a long history of advising

Fox Business Network host Charles Payne said Monday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends” that progressives like Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) claiming student loan cancellation advanced racial justice were “pimping” black people’s pain. Payne said, “Progressives have hijacked

There’s hope yet for the Biden administration to take action on student loans. During an appearance on “Pod Save America” over the weekend, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told the podcast hosts that President Joe Biden is still considering taking some

Fox Business host Charles Payne ripped Democrat progressive leader Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Monday, for claiming student loan debt cancellation is social justice, arguing "the whole thing is a sham." Payne highlighted progressives' hypocrisy on "Fox & Friends"

In an effort to combat high gasoline and other energy prices, President Joe Biden is bringing back public land leases for oil and gas drilling in the U.S. for auction as soon as Monday -- but the reversal of a 2020 campaign promise has angered climate activists

The Biden administration will offer oil and gas companies drilling rights on federal acreage in at least eight states in June, according to sale notices published Monday. The announcements come days after the U.S. Department of Interior said it would resume

More than a dozen environmental groups lambasted the Biden administration’s announcement that it would restart the federal oil and gas leasing program. The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Earthjustice and at least 12 other leading organizations

After the shooting, Cockrell fled the scene and was arrested in Clark County, Nev. and extradited back to California. He was charged with assault with a fire arm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence and carrying a loaded firearm that was not registered

A California sneaker store owner who shot a 9-year-old girl inside a shopping mall while targeting a pair of suspected shoplifters will face criminals charges, authorities said Monday. Marquel Cockrell, 20, has been charged with assault with a firearm, use

A co-owner of a Southern California shoe store who allegedly wounded a 9-year-old girl while shooting at shoplifters has been charged with assault with a firearm SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A co-owner of a Southern California shoe store who allegedly wounded

White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department's top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands, the White House said Monday, amid concerns the Pacific Island country is making a security pact with China. Campbell

The Biden administration is sending State Department and Pentagon officials to the Solomon Islands amid concerns that the South Pacific nation is cementing a security alliance with China that could prove detrimental to its traditional partners — the United

Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a $5,000 a plate fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin at the billionaire's sprawling Florida estate last month, where several top executives said they privately hoped the conservative Democrat would switch parties and run

Several prominent business executives hope Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) will defect to the Republican party and mount a presidential campaign against President Joe Biden, according to a report on Monday. CNBC reports: Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a

LONDON (AP) — Senior British royals including Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, have attended an Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II, who has been experiencing mobility problems, did not attend the service at St. George’s

Prince William and Duchess Kate lead royals at Easter service; Queen Elizabeth absent Queen Elizabeth II, who has been experiencing mobility problems, did not attend the service at St. George’s Chapel on the castle grounds, a fixture in the royals’ calenda

Chicago’s weekend violence left at least 14 people shot, including one fatally. The one fatality was a 27-year-old man shot outside by an unknown offender, according to police. A few of the victims were allegedly innocent bystanders. One was a 27-year-old

Detectives in Chicago are investigating the deaths of a man and two women whose bodies were pulled from different parts of the city’s waterways over the weekend, authorities said. Investigators have not said that the deaths of the man, whose body was recovered

Jennifer Grey skyrocketed to fame after starring alongside Patrick Swayze in 1987’s "Dirty Dancing" – but after two nose jobs, she was shunned by Hollywood. The actress revisited her rhinoplasty, which left her unrecognizable to some, in her upcoming memoir

Jennifer Grey was not having the time of her life after her rhinoplasty. In interviews published Monday, Grey — who is releasing her memoir “Out of the Corner” on May 3 — told The New York Times and People about the two nose jobs she got after she starred

The Supreme Court on Monday denied the injunction request of an Air Force Reserve officer who asked to be shielded from disciplinary action over his religious-based refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Citing this tweet, the court's brief response included

The Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from a member of the Air Force Reserve who was punished over his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Lt. Col. Jonathan Dunn's request for a religious exemption was previously rejected by the Air Force and

Not to cause William Shakespeare to roll over in his grave, but to paraphrase the dickens out of one of his most famous lines, the hypocritical lady doth pathetically protest too much about America’s police officers, methinks, while she continues to spend hundreds

Rep. Cori Bush poured tens of thousands of dollars more into private security during the first quarter of 2022, pushing her security bills to more than $300,000 as she continues calls to defund the police. The Missouri Democrat's campaign reported spending

The body of a young boy, who is believed to have died within the past week, was discovered by a mushroom hunter in the woods in Indiana on Saturday, state police said Sunday. The forager stumbled upon the body around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening near a roadway

Indiana State Police have established a toll-free national tip line for information in the death of a young boy whose body was found over the weekend in the southern part of the state SALEM, Ind. -- Indiana State Police have established a toll-free national

With inflation rising at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, Republicans have been eager to remind voters about the issue. GOP lawmakers have talked about inflation six times more often than Democrats since the beginning of the year, data compiled by Quorum

As inflation has climbed to highs not seen since the early 1980s, Republican lawmakers have raised the topic more than six times more often than Democrats since the start of this year, newly compiled data shows. Quorum, a public affairs software company, found

Jordan’s prime minister on Monday praised Palestinian rioters on Temple Mount for physically assaulting Israelis going to pray at the site, which is Judaism’s holiest. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said he “praises every Palestinian and Jordanian

Clashes between Palestinian rioters and Israeli security forces erupted again on Sunday morning in the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, as Palestinians tried to stop Jewish worshipers from entering the holy site. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali

What Russians think of the war in Ukraine, according to an independent pollster Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images What do ordinary Russians think about President Vladimir Putin's

What Russians think about Putin's invasion of Ukraine NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Denis Volkov, director of the Levada Center, an independent pollster in Russia, about Russian public opinion of the war in Ukraine. Asia What Russians think about Putin's invasion

Four members of the Kardashian-Jenner family were in attendance during the jury selection for Blac Chyna's defamation lawsuit against the clan. According to Page Six, the family members were seen in the Los Angeles courthouse without Chyna’s ex-fiancé, Rob

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talking trash about the Kardashians is a common pastime for many ordinary Americans. On Monday, a few got to do it to their faces. Kim Kardashian, her mother Kris Jenner and her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner all sat in the front

(CNN) Jayson Tatum hit a spinning buzzing-beating layup to clinch Game 1 of the Boston Celtics' first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. In what became an instant NBA playoff classic, these two Eastern Conference heavyweights -- both

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving appeared to give middle fingers to the Boston Celtics crowd twice during the team’s Game 1 loss on Sunday night. He did it once during the third quarter, when he nailed a long two-pointer over Jaylen Brown, and then again

(CNN) Marvel fans are finally worthy -- the studio just released the first teaser for its highly anticipated summer flick, "Thor: Love and Thunder." Starring Chris Hemsworth as the titular god, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill of "Guardians of the Galaxy" and Tessa

Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, aka Lady Thor, in the first trailer for "Thor: Love and Thunder." Marvel Heavy is the hand that holds Mjolnir, so why not let Natalie Portman take it for a spin? The first trailer for Marvel Studio’s upcoming “Thor: Love and

West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized Monday with Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker's role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the state that has long led the nation in drug overdose deaths. State

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized Monday with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the state that has long led the nation

One of Queen Elizabeth II’s most trusted aides has revealed poignant details about how the grief-stricken monarch coped with the death of her beloved husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip, the queen’s husband of 73 years, died on April 9, 2021, at

Queen Elizabeth sits beside Anna Wintour (second from right) and royal dressmaker Angela Kelly (far right) as they view British designer Richard Quinn's runway on Feb. 20, 2018. YUI MOK via Getty Images Queen Elizabeth’s confidant and longtime dresser, Angela

A rocket designed by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX sent a U.S. spy satellite into space Sunday, the first time the National Reconnaissance Office reused a rocket booster that had previously been used on another mission. The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

A classified satellite from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was successfully launched into space with a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday morning, officials confirmed. The NROL-85 satellite blasted off at 6:13 a.m. local time from Vandenberg

In the event Republicans take back the House in November, the party is weighing a chamber-wide imposition of term limits on committee leadership that would lead to the demotion of many influential Democrat ranking members, Punchbowl News reported on Monday. The

House Republicans are considering term limits for committee chairmen and ranking members, a move that could curb many influential Democrats’ power under a potential Republican House majority. House Republicans already have term limits within the GOP Conference,

As it stands now, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a good position to be reelected in November no matter whether his opponent is Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Rep. Charlie Crist or Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. Fried’s campaign

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has endorsed Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., in his run to unseat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in November, Politico reported. Crist, former governor of the Sunshine State, is running for the Democrat nomination against state

A cargo ship that was stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a month has finally been freed, Coast Guard officials have confirmed. On March 13, the 1,095-foot Ever Forward ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The ship, owned by the Taiwanese

A cargo ship that was stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for over a month has finally been freed, Coast Guard officials confirmed Sunday. On March 13, the 1,095-foot Ever Forward went aground in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The ship, owned by the Taiwanese company

A fourth-year medical student at North Carolina’s Wake Forest University, Kychelle Del Rosario, is on "extended leave" and will not be seeing patients amid controversy over a tweet suggesting she missed a vein during a blood draw on a patient who disagreed

A woke medical student was suspended after publicly celebrating the injury of her patient. Late last month, Kychelle Del Rosario, a fourth-year student at Wake Forest University’s School of Medicine, bragged in a tweet about how she was drawing blood from

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed more than two dozen bills on Friday that were passed by Republicans in the state's legislature, including a proposal that would have established a parental bill of rights. Evers, a former state superintendent of

Kansas Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a pair of Republican-supported bills Friday that had been condemned by LGBT advocates as discriminatory against LGBT people within the state. However, the vetoes might not be the final word on both cases. In the first

U.S. Army Chief Gen. James McConville tested positive for the coronavirus and was experiencing very mild symptoms, a spokesperson said on Monday. McConville tested positive Sunday, is fully vaccinated and is working remotely, the spokesperson added.

Army Gen. James C. McConville has tested positive for COVID-19, the third member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to have contracted the coronavirus, Army officials said Monday. Gen. McConville, the chief of staff for the nation’s largest military branch, tested

The intruder was a man in his 40s, according to police. A 15-year-old girl was fatally stabbed by an intruder at a high school in Stockton, California, on Monday, according to officials. The student was killed when a man in his 40s entered Stagg High School

A Northern California high school student was stabbed on campus Monday, officials said. A "trespasser" approached the campus of Stagg High School in Stockton and stabbed a student, the Stockton Unified School District said just after 12 p.m. A suspect was

Up to 12,000 troops could be used elsewhere, a U.S. defense official said. The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense

(CNN) The US believes that Russia is learning from its failures in the north of Ukraine, where they did not have the proper capabilities to sustain military operations, and applying those lessons to their new focus in the east and the south of the country,

In a stunning display of projection, Boston University professor Ibram X. Kendi suggests that those who try to stop Critical Race Theory in schools are actually “grooming” children to become racist. Ironically, CRT teaches children that they must view every

Boston University’s controversial “antiracist” professor, Ibram X. Kendi, has bluntly branded Republicans “the party of white supremacy.” The “How to Be an Antiracist” author insisted in an op-ed for The Atlantic that the GOP has used “dog whistles” to brand

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday shot back at Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., after the liberal congresswoman derided the governor’s campaign ad as "racist." "This is plain racist ignorance in your face," Waters said during an appearance on MSNBC on Easter

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) took time out of her Easter Sunday to criticize Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) for one of her campaign ads during an appearance on MSNBC. The 30-second spot features a defiant Ivey rejecting President Joe Biden’s immigration

Germany's employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in the bloc's largest economy. "A

BERLIN — Germany’s employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in the bloc’s largest

Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders fell to a seven-month low in April as surging mortgage rates and snarled supply chains boosted housing costs, shutting out some first-time buyers from the market, a survey showed on Monday. The National Association

Confidence among home builders weakened in April for the fourth consecutive month, according to survey data released Monday. The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index declined by two points to a reading of 77 in April, which is the

Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is expected to miss Tuesday’s game in Toronto against the Blue Jays for not being vaccinated, making it clear that it is a “personal choice.” While the league does not require players to be vaccinated, individuals must be fully

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Boston expects to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an upcoming series at Toronto. Starting pitcher Tanner Houck told the Boston Globe on Sunday that he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and won't pitch during the

“That’s what made it especially devastating when the Mexican Pizza was pulled from menus in 2020, but fast forward two years later and I found myself on a conference call with the Taco Bell team as they shared news of the return of the Mexican Pizza, showing

New York (CNN Business) Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican Pizza after a roughly two-year hiatus. The beloved menu item will permanently reappear on menus beginning May 19, the chain confirmed Monday. Taco Bell eliminated the pizza in November 2020 as

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from a Black Texas death row inmate who says he was denied his constitutional right to an impartial jury. via Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a Black inmate who

(CNN) The Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of Kristopher Love, a Black death row inmate in Texas who claimed that one of the jurors in his trial was racially biased. The ruling was 6-3 with the conservatives in the majority. Justice Sonia Sotomayor,

A group of 18 Republican governors urged the Biden administration on Monday to get rid of a proposed rule that they say would restrict federal funding for charter schools. In a 2-page letter sent to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the governors, led

Eighteen Republican governors slammed Monday the Biden administration’s effort to restrict federal grants to charter schools, accusing the administration of seeking to position itself as a “national charter school board.” Led by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, the

Body camera footage captured the moments a mother and stepfather realized their autistic son who had been missing for nearly three years was still alive after being picked up by Utah authorities. Connerjack Oswalt was just 17 when he was reported missing

A California teenager who was reported missing three years ago was found this month sleeping outside of a Utah gas station, police said. Sheriff's deputies encountered Connerjack Oswalt, 19, in the Park City area on April 9 after someone called in a report

Ukrainian runners who participated in the Boston Marathon used the opportunity to display national pride amid war BOSTON -- As he faced the hills and headwinds in the Boston Marathon, Dmytro Molchanov couldn’t stop thinking of friends and family back home

As he faced the hills and headwinds in the Boston Marathon, Dmytro Molchanov couldn’t stop thinking of friends and family back home in Ukraine. "When it was really tough, I tried not to give up and tried pushing, kind of fight with myself the way Ukrainians

The married California mother accused of faking her own abduction for more than three weeks in 2016 pleaded guilty on Monday to charges related to the hoax after admitting she concocted the story and apologizing to her family and the community. Sherry Papini,

California “super mom” Sherri Papini has pleaded guilty to an elaborate kidnapping hoax six years ago after her disappearance prompted a massive search and national headlines. Papini, 39, who appeared on Monday in Sacramento federal court via Zoom, entered

The jury in the trial of an Ohio doctor accused of killing more than a dozen patients by overprescribing fentanyl was at an impasse on Monday morning. Franklin Judge Michael Holbrook directed the jurors to take a break before continuing to deliberate. William

(CNN) Jurors in Ohio said Monday they are at an impasse and cannot reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of William Husel , the doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths. "I

The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating an unexplained increase in severe liver infection in children around the world including in the United States and the United Kingdom. The severe acute hepatitis cases have led to hospitalizations and even

Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe liver disease in children, and they think it may be related to a kind of virus usually associated with colds. The U.K. has been investigating at least 74 cases in which children

New photos appear to show the doomed Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva ablaze moments before it sunk during a Ukrainian missile attack. The guided-missile cruiser — the largest craft deployed against Ukraine so far — is seen in photographs and video that emerged

New images show Russia's guided-missile cruiser, the Moskva, badly damaged and on fire in the hours before it sunk in the Black Sea on Thursday. CNN — New photos and a short video clip emerged early Monday on social media showing Russia’s guided-missile cruiser,

It was a show of sportsmanship not always seen in NASCAR. Tyler Reddick was one turn away from winning the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday night when Chase Briscoe went for a last-ditch pass on the inside, lost control and spun both

Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career, led 99 of the 250

Japan's 20-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki almost did it again. A week after pitching the first perfect game in Japanese professional baseball in 28 years, Sasaki delivered eight more perfect innings Sunday before being pulled after throwing 102 pitches. The

(CNN) Just a week after he threw Japanese baseball's first perfect game in 28 years, pitching sensation Roki Sasaki very nearly pulled off another. On April 10, the 20-year-old Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher struck out 19 batters, tying the Nippon Professional

Surprise! A Kentucky man has been awarded $450,000 — after his colleagues threw him an office birthday party against his wishes. Kevin Berling, 29, was working as a lab technician at Gravity Diagnostics in Covington when his co-workers conducted the lunchtime

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jury has awarded a man $450,000 who sued his employer after he asked them not to celebrate his birthday at work — and they did it anyway. Kevin Berling told his manager at Gravity Diagnostics in Covington in 2019 that a birthday

President Biden has confidence in Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) despite a recent report that her Democratic colleagues believe she’s mentally unfit for office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. Daily Mail reporter Nikki Schwab asked Psaki

The White House on Monday said President Biden has confidence in Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California after a newspaper report said Senate colleagues are worried about her mental fitness to serve at age 88. “Yes, she’s a longtime friend, a proud public servant

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr warned there will be no end to violent crime under the current "revolving door" criminal justice policies. On "Outnumbered," Monday, Barr said violent crime has been on the rise since former President Obama took office

Fox News contributor and civil rights attorney Leo Terrell slammed Democratic cities, mayors and prosecutors for their "soft on crime" policies during a Monday appearance on "America's Newsroom," arguing these policies will contribute to yet another violent

The flight debut of NASA's mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests. Officials

(CNN) The Artemis I mega moon rocket will undergo some tweaks before NASA's next attempt at a crucial prelaunch test. The NASA team is preparing to roll the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft,

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s son nearly had a different first name, the Duchess of Sussex revealed during her time at the Invictus Games over the weekend. Meghan said that she and Harry were torn between two contenders for their firstborn son, whom they

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were torn when it came to naming their son, Archie. While attending a reading session for children during the royal couple’s trip to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games, Markle shared with a fellow parent who brought her

John Henry Ramirez was was convicted of robbing and murdering Pablo Castro in 2004. His execution date was scheduled last week in south Texas for this coming October, but two days later, a Texas attorney general who doesn't believe in the death penalty withdrew

A Texas woman convicted of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2007 made a last-ditch attempt to postpone her execution on Monday. Lawyers for Melissa Lucio filed what they call her last legal option for delaying her April 27 execution, attorney Vanessa Potkin