President Barack Obama isn’t often accused of striking the wrong political chord, but it happened Wednesday when he linked George Floyd’s murder to the Texas school massacre. The 46-year-old Floyd died two years ago Wednesday at the hands of a Minneapolis

According to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the solution to school shootings is fewer doorways and more guns. After 19 children and two teachers were killed at a Texas elementary school Tuesday by a man armed with an assault rifle, the state’s senator suggested

In the past 10 days, two separate teenage boys have committed horrifying massacres in public places. On May 14th, 18-year-old Payton Gendron murdered ten shoppers in a grocery store in Buffalo and then yesterday, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos killed 19 small

Vigil held on second anniversary of Floyd killing A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd 's memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday's second anniversary of the Black man's killing at the hands of Minneapolis

Pope Francis released a statement calling for an end to "the indiscriminate trafficking of arms" following the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school on Tuesday, a clip from EWTN Vatican revealed. The pope also sent prayers to the 19 children

CNN's Gary Tuchman talks to the Flores family about 10-year-old honor student José Flores Jr. who was fatally shot at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

The father of Robb Elementary School massacre victim Amerie Jo Garza was told his daughter was dead by the girl’s best friend, he said on CNN Wednesday night. Father Angel Garza recounted how he was responding to the school as a med-aide to assist in the mass

"Show up now. Show up 10, 15, 20 years from now," said Marquez-Greene. On Feb. 14, 2018, Sari Kaufman was a 15 year old high school student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when a gunman opened fire and killed 17 people, a majority

We reported earlier how Beto O’Rourke tried to hijack the press conference that Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas officials were holding in regard to the Uvalde mass shooting. Most found his action unconscionable when people were dealing with such tragedy,

Homeroom teachers were being hailed as heroes Wednesday, a day after yet another teenage gunman stormed a Texas elementary school, barricaded himself inside a classroom and callously murdered 19 students and two of their instructors. With just days left before

Atlanta (CNN) Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's dominant primary win over David Perdue was part of a resounding rejection Tuesday of 2020 election denialism by the state's Republican voters. But his victory also demonstrates how Kemp has written and executed the playbook

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will continue to campaign without criticizing former President Donald Trump, despite his fellow Republican continuing to lambaste him for the state's handling of the 2020 election aftermath, the governor told Fox News. Trump had endorsed

Former President Donald Trump expressed approval of rioters chanting “hang Mike Pence,” who was his vice president, according to witnesses to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. On Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters violently attacked

Ninety-eight candidates endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump have won their Republican primary races this midterm election cycle following Tuesday’s primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and the Texas runoff, while only seven have come up short.

The scheme reached a crescendo in the days leading up to Jan. 6, when Mr. Trump and his allies mounted a relentless campaign to persuade Mr. Pence to accept the alternate electors and use them at a joint session of Congress to deny — or at least delay — Mr.

Former President Donald Trump said that maybe his vice president should be executed after protesters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” according to witnesses who spoke to the House committee probing the attack. The New

3 reasons Trump's influence took a big hit in Tuesday's primaries Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images You'd be hard-pressed to find two Republican incumbents who drew more of former President Donald Trump's ire

Let’s talk about Georgia. Full disclosure before we begin — I’m a native of the great state of Georgia and spend about half my year there, traveling between home and Washington DC as my job demands. I say that for two reasons: 1. The primaries in Georgia are

Embattled Georgia secretary of state wins primary Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who was a top target of former President Donald Trump, wins the Republican primary as he seeks reelection. (May 25)

While the liberal media will seize on the Tuesday night victories of Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brian Raffensperger, and Attorney General Chris Carr, former President Donald Trump is hailing a 100-6 primary endorsement record. Kemp, Raffensperger,

Metadata expert Bryan Neumeister testified that photos actress Amber Heard exhibited during actor Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against her have been edited. Neumeister explained that two photos Heard exhibited during the trial are “the same photo treated

Johnny Depp testifies again, calling Amber Heard's allegations insane Enlarge this image toggle caption Evelyn Hockstein/AP Evelyn Hockstein/AP FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Johnny Depp called his ex-wife's accusations of sexual and physical abuse "insane" Wednesday

Johnny Depp made a dramatic return to the stand in his defamation trial against Amber Heard on Wednesday, insisting that he has never abused his ex-wife — but admitting he sent a text message promising her “total global humiliation.” “No human being is perfect,

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Supermodel Kate Moss, a former girlfriend of Johnny Depp, denied Wednesday that she had ever been pushed or assaulted by Depp during the course of their relationship. Moss testified as a rebuttal witness in Depp’s libel lawsuit against

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Johnny Depp was back on the witness stand Wednesday in his libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp testified as a rebuttal witness - he already testified for four consecutive days earlier in the six-week trial. On Wednesday, he disputed

CNN — Model Kate Moss took the stand virtually from England to testify in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial Wednesday as a witness for Depp, telling the jury he never pushed her down stairs. Moss, who testified for less than three minutes, said

Supermodel Kate Moss testified Wednesday that her ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp never pushed her down a flight of stairs and suggested he was never violent with her, refuting a claim that Amber Heard made on the stand. Moss, 48, wearing a black blazer over a

FAIRFAX, Va. — Johnny Depp vowed that Amber Heard was going to get “total global humiliation,” according to a damning text message read in court by her lawyer on Wednesday. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star also allegedly called his ex-wife a “50 cent stripper”

A Virginia judge ruled against TMZ on Wednesday, allowing its former employee to testify in Johnny Depp’s bombshell defamation case against Amber Heard. Judge Penney Azcarate — during a lunch break in the Fairfax trial — struck down the gossip site’s emergency

DC Films chief Walter Hamada denied actress Amber Heard’s claim that she was negatively affected regarding her role in Aquaman 2 due to her ex-husband actor Johnny Depp suing her. Instead, Hamada testified that Heard’s status in the sequel was at risk due to

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Vladimir Putin issued an order Wednesday to fast track Russian citizenship for residents in parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army. Putin’s

As Russian forces continue to pound the eastern regions of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making a plea for "total help" from the world community against Russian aggression. Zelenskyy's address noted Russia's "desire to fight still remains," making

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 25) Enlarge this image toggle caption Aris Mennis/AFP via Getty Images Aris Mennis/AFP via Getty Images As Wednesday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: Parts of eastern

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president said Wednesday that Russia must pull back to its pre-war positions as a first step before diplomatic talks, a negotiating line that Moscow is unlikely to agree to anytime soon as it focuses its fire on key regions in

President Vladimir V. Putin visited wounded soldiers on Wednesday and announced a raft of new social welfare measures and military benefits — an apparent effort to show Russians that he was aware times were tough as the war in Ukraine entered its fourth month. The

Russian lawmakers passed legislation eliminating the existing age limit on serving in the military on Wednesday. Russian military service had previously been limited to those between 18 and 40 years old, but the new legislation removes the upper limit. Russian

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated Wednesday that the return of Ukrainian territory controlled by Russia – Crimea, illegally annexed in 2014, and the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk areas, under dispute since that same year – is a precondition for

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger showed he "still lives in the 20th century" when suggesting Ukraine should be prepared to cede territory to Russia in order to reach peace, one Ukrainian parliament member said. Kissinger made his comments while speaking

The Russian rocket strikes came early in the morning in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk Workers remove pieces of a rocket from a crater after a Russian strike in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Two rockets struck the eastern Ukrainian

Russian lawmakers have scrapped the age limit for enlisting in the military amid rising casualty numbers following the invasion of Ukraine. The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, approved Wednesday legislation to remove the upper age limit for

Senate committee meets with Biden's pick to lead ATF hours after Texas shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Hours after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in an elementary school shooting in Texas,

261 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail After President Joe Biden returned to the White House from an overseas trip Tuesday night, he addressed the horrible mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday that left 19 elementary

A president demanding solutions to prevent mass shootings was apparently too much for Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham on Tuesday. (Watch the videos below.) The right-wing TV personalities ripped President Joe Biden for urging lawmakers to

Responding to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas , New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) told "The Brian Kilmeade Show" Wednesday that the federal government can’t keep answering tragedies with inaction. TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING: LIVE UPDATES PHIL

A defiant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene easily defeated five fellow Republicans on Tuesday in a primary race that showed her conservative Georgia constituents standing steadfastly beside her after a turbulent freshman term. On the same day, the far-right

Former President Barack Obama led a chorus of Democrats Tuesday lashing out at the “gun lobby” and their political allies in Washington after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas grade school. The shooting is said

News brief: Texas school shooting, Biden's response, Georgia primary elections The U.S. reels from a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. President Biden makes a new push for gun control. And, Gov. Brian Kemp wins Georgia's GOP primary over Trump-backed

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) used the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday to attack Republicans over gun control, though violent crime and homicides have increased dramatically in the Golden State in recent years. Newsom

President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” Biden said at the White House shortly after

Love her or hate her, Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) is now a political bulldozer and a force to be reckoned. Established MAGA royalty, MTG is more than a proven Trump loyalist or a firebrand in stillettos. After handily winning Tuesday’s primary, MTG now has

Top officials at the Food and Drug Administration admitted they took too long to respond to a baby formula shortage and were hobbled by bad decisions and COVID-related problems, including a whistleblower report about a formula factory that was lost in the mail. Top

(CNN) More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government efforts. On Wednesday, 60 tons of formula landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the second shipment

​A​ top official at the Food and Drug Administration acknowledged that he didn’t see a copy of a whistleblower’s report about an Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan for four months because it was apparently lost in the mail room. ​ The anonymous whistleblower

2 House subcommittees are trying to get answers about the baby formula shortage Two House subcommittees are holding hearings on the baby formula crisis. One will focus on the Food and Drug Administration and the formula makers. The other will look at the effects

The Department of Agriculture will temporarily cover the cost of baby formula for low-income families dependent on government discounts in states contracted with formula makers Nestle SA and Reckitt Benckiser Group's Mead Johnson, the agency said Wednesday. A

Sluggish response and questionable decisions by the Food and Drug Administration exacerbated the nation’s infant formula shortage, agency officials told lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. “You’re right to be concerned, and the public should

As a mother, my heart goes out to the millions of families affected by the current shortage of baby formula. I can only imagine what would have gone through my mind had I not been able to obtain the proper nutrition for my two daughters in their infancy. Hard-working

(CNN) Congressional leaders will press baby formula manufacturers and government regulators at a hearing Wednesday in their efforts to find out what happened to the US baby formula supply and why it's taking so long to restock store shelves. In a background

The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that efforts to investigate problems at a baby formula plant linked to the nationwide shortage were slowed by COVID-19, scheduling conflicts and even a missing piece of mail. FDA Commissioner Robert

Senior officials with the Food and Drug Administration for months did not receive a whistleblower’s report alleging safety violations at an Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis, Michigan, due to an issue with the mailroom, the agency’s top official will acknowledge

A new report blames Boris Johnson for allowing parties during COVID lockdown Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP LONDON — An investigative report released Wednesday blamed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior leaders

A "humbled" Boris Johnson said he took full responsibility but would not quit after a damning official report on Wednesday detailed a series of illegal lockdown parties at the British leader's Downing Street office. Johnson has faced repeated calls to resign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani speak at the start of their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London, May 24, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool LONDON (AP) — A report into lockdown-breaching

A report on the series of “partygate” gatherings in Downing Street has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to take “responsibility” for failing to abide by the draconian lockdown measures that were inflicted on the general public. The long-awaited

Image Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to make the report publicly available after it is submitted. Credit... Peter Nicholls/Reuters LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson presided over an office in which there were widespread violations of coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — An investigation released Wednesday blamed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior leaders for allowing boozy government parties that broke the U.K.’s COVID-19 lockdown rules, and while Johnson said he took “full responsibility”

London (CNN) Boris Johnson is bracing for a battle to save his premiership after a long-awaited report into a series of lockdown-breaking parties in Whitehall was delivered to the British Prime Minister. The report, by senior civil servant Sue Gray, probed

A report from the United Kingdom claims that the culture of hard partying and lockdown rule-breaking at 10 Downing Street goes all the way to the top. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in hot water for a series of gatherings in his office that broke COVID-19

The British government says a long-awaited report into lockdown-breaching parties in government offices has been handed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It is due to be published later Wednesday, and Johnson will address Parliament on its findings. Johnson's

A report into lockdown-breaching U.K. government parties published Wednesday said blame for a “culture” of rule-breaking in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office must rest with those at the top. Senior civil servant Sue Gray’s long-awaited report into the

Washington (CNN) Prosecutors working for special counsel John Durham rested their case Wednesday against Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann after seven days of testimony that relitigated some of the most controversial moments of the 2016 presidential

"Making a false statement." What a nice, clean, uncomplicated world it would be for prosecutors, such as Justice Department Special Counsel John Durham, if that were the crime on the federal books. All you’d have to do is prove that a person made a false

WASHINGTON — The attorney who sparked an FBI investigation into since-debunked claims of a secret back channel between Donald Trump and a Russian bank billed Hillary Clinton’s campaign on the day he met with an FBI official. Attorney Michael Sussman’s expense

Michael Sussmann’s trial for lying to the FBI in regards to the debunked Alfa Bank story targeting Donald Trump has featured several twists and turns. Earlier in the proceedings, Hillary Clinton’s former campaign manager, Robby Mook, admitted that the failed

Prosecutors with special counsel John Durham’s team on Wednesday presented their strongest evidence yet that Michael Sussmann, an attorney for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, was acting on behalf of the campaign when he pitched anti-Trump dirt to the FBI. Mr.

A former business associate of Rodney Joffe launched a Trump-Russia data-mining project in 2016 at the direction of the technology executive, a task the witness said made him feel “extremely uncomfortable” because it felt like “opposition research.” Jared

Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann could testify in his own defense beginning Thursday, his attorneys said, should the judge rule to bar government prosecutors from questioning him about pre-indictment negotiations between his counsel and Special Counsel

Government prosecutors on Wednesday presented the jury with Michael Sussmann’s billing records, which they say prove he charged the Hillary Clinton campaign for his meeting with then-FBI General Counsel James Baker where he shared allegations of a covert

Defense attorneys for Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann have portrayed their client as the paragon of patriotic professionalism. Yet to believe his defense to the felony false-statement charge brought by Russiagate special counsel John Durham, you’d

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer bowed to political reality on Wednesday, admitting that Democrats do not have the votes for a wide-reaching gun-control push in the wake of a mass school shooting in Texas. Mr. Schumer said that although Democrats

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged Wednesday to renew

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged his Republican colleagues Wednesday to compromise on two pieces of gun safety legislation — but it could take some time for the bills to reach the floor. During a speech on the Senate floor, the New York Democrat

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check

On Wednesday Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hit the brakes on the idea of a quick gun control vote, making clear a vote on more gun restrictions will have to wait. Breitbart News pointed to a report the New York Times published Tuesday which said

The Senate likely won’t immediately take up gun legislation after a mass shooting that killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday. Schumer said he hoped to work with Republicans to gain support

The New York Times reported late Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took action “within hours” of the Robb Elementary School attack to adjust the Senate schedule and will “force” a gun control vote. According to the NYT, the vote will

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) angrily lashed out at Republicans for ignoring pleas for gun control even as the nation was rocked by another bloody mass school shooting. The powerful Democrat accused GOP lawmakers on Wednesday of being in the

Former “19 Kids and Counting” star Josh Duggar was sentenced to 151 months, or 12 years and seven months, in prison Wednesday for receiving and possessing child porn. He will either go to Seagoville, Texas, to serve his sentence or to a prison in Texarkana,

(CNN) An Arkansas federal judge sentenced former reality TV star Josh Duggar to more than 12 years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to court documents. US District Judge Timothy Brooks also sentenced Duggar to 20 years of supervised release, a $10,000

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar will return to federal court on Wednesday, where a judge could sentence him to up to 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence

Josh Duggar was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted on several child porn charges. Judge Timothy Brooks handed down the sentence Wednesday in northwest Arkansas, splitting the difference between prosecutors’ request for 20 years and the

Josh Duggar will be sentenced on Wednesday in his child pornography case. A judge previously denied a long shot request on Tuesday by Duggar’s attorneys for a new trial on child pornography charges just hours before the former reality star is set to be sentenced. The

Former television personality on "19 Kids And Counting" Josh Duggar is seen after his arrest in April of 2021. He was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison. Handout via Getty Images FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar is returning to federal court in Arkansas, where a judge could sentence him to up to 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Former reality TV star Josh Duggar will return to

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving child pornography. Duggar was also convicted of possessing child pornography in December, but U.S. District

The Pennsylvania secretary of state officially ordered a statewide recount in the Republican Senate primary race between David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday. State law requires a recount when results are within a 0.5 percent margin. This recount

Oz, McCormick primary race heads into recount Pennsylvania's top election official said that the margin between the top two candidates in last week's GOP primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a statewide recount (May 25)

The Republican National Committee (RNC), along with the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, is intervening in Republican Senate candidate David McCormick's lawsuit challenging the state's mail-in voting laws. With his opponent, cardiac surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz,

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz greets supporters after the primary race resulted in an automatic re-count due to close results on May 17, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dave

The Pennsylvania state government confirmed Wednesday that a fiercely contested Republican Senate primary will head to a recount — with Dr. Mehmet Oz clinging to a 902-vote lead over businessman David McCormick. Acting secretary of state Leigh Chapman said

(CNN) Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary is headed for a recount after celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund director Dave McCormick finished in a near tie in the May 17 contest. Acting Pennsylvania secretary of State Leigh Chapman

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s top election official said Wednesday that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a statewide recount, dragging the outcome into June. The state’s

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s top election official said Wednesday that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a statewide recount, dragging the outcome into June. The state’s

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Thursday on a U.S. push to strengthen sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, a move that China, which has veto power, said would not solve any problems. The vote comes a day after

Seoul (CNN) The age of appeasing North Korea is over and any new talks between Seoul and Pyongyang must be initiated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea's new conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday. Speaking exclusively to CNN in his

NEWS AND ANALYSIS: North Korea continued to build missiles and nuclear weapons during the global pandemic and now has nuclear missiles capable of striking the United States, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea disclosed recently in congressional testimony. Army

North Korea launches three missiles into the sea, including suspected ICBM toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday,

North Korea allegedly launched three test missiles into the sea on Wednesday local time, according to South Korea. The purported missile tests came just hours after U.S. President Joe Biden left Asia, where he restated his commitment to defend U.S. allies

North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, South Korea said, hours after President Joe Biden ended a trip to Asia where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies

North Korea fired a series of ballistic missiles early Wednesday, shortly after President Biden’s departure from East Asia. South Korean officials said three missiles were fired from the Sunan area in Pyongyang in under one hour, according to the BBC. Mr.

North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, South Korea said, hours after President Joe Biden ended a trip to Asia where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet “expressed admiration for China’s efforts” on “protecting human rights” in conversation with communist dictator Xi Jinping on Wednesday, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Bachelet

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has defended China’s record to the top U.N. human rights official, criticizing those countries that he said lecture others on human rights and politicize the issue BEIJING -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping defended China's record to the

A massive assortment of Chinese Communist Party internal documents, specifically addressing the inner workings of Uyghur concentration camps, were published on Tuesday. The email collection included photos of thousands of concentration camp victims. It also

CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there is “no need for ‘preachers’ to boss around other countries.” Xi’s remarks, made in a video call with the United Nations High Commissioner

BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping defended his country’s record to the top UN human rights official on Wednesday, saying each nation should be allowed to find its own path. Xi, who heads the ruling Communist Party that allows no political opposition and

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told United Nations (UN) human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday that each country should be permitted to find its own path of "human rights development." "Through long-term and persistent hard work, China has successfully

BEIJING — Allegations of human rights abuses in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region will dominate a visit by the United Nations’ top rights official that began Monday. Michelle Bachelet’s trip is the first to China by a UN high commissioner for human rights

A massive trove of Chinese Communist Party internal documents, including photos of thousands of concentration camp victims, from the Uyghur heartland of East Turkistan, published on Tuesday, revealed that officials in charge of the Uyghur genocide regularly

The Alabama and Minnesota primaries were a particular type of bellwether. Neither endorsement strength nor name recognition won the evening, but the Republican voter and their ability to parse the information given and vote their conscience. How else to explain

Compared with the elementary school shooting in Texas, everything else about this week will be a political footnote. But some of the footnotes are certainly interesting. If we want to pick a theme for Tuesday’s elections, it might be that Donald Trump’s influence

Headed into Tuesday’s primary in Alabama, former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt was expected to be a lock for a June 21 runoff election. As it turned out, she made the runoff with plenty to spare. With nearly 90% reporting, Britt topped Rep.

(CNN) The Republican Senate primary in Alabama is headed to a runoff, CNN projects, after none of candidates hoping to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby were able to win more than 50% of the vote. Katie Britt , a former Shelby aide who later led the

Former Capitol Hill staffer Katie Britt will face six-term House lawmaker Mo Brooks in a runoff election after neither candidate won a majority of primary voters on Tuesday. After nearly 80% of the vote had been tallied, Mrs. Britt was leading with nearly

Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks are headed for an Alabama Senate runoff Enlarge this image toggle caption Butch Dill/AP Butch Dill/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama's Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S.

Katie Britt, the former president of the Business Council of Alabama, is leading the pack in the Republican Senate primary election in Alabama, but she appeared unlikely to surpass the 50% of the vote needed to avoid a runoff next month. Britt received 54.4%

Donald Trump rescinded his endorsement of Mo Brooks in March. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Mo Brooks, the GOP congressman who lost Donald Trump’s endorsement in Alabama, advanced to a second round of voting in the state’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. Brooks

All hail the people of Georgia, who just rejected one poisonous big lie and disproved another. Republican primary voters overwhelmingly re-nominated Gov. Brian Kemp over ex-Sen. David Perdue, former President Donald Trump’s chosen standard-bearer for his 2020

Yet another media narrative that had drastic political and cultural implications seemed to go belly-up this week as Georgia saw massive turnout in its primaries after being portrayed as the epicenter of a nationwide Republican voter suppression wave. Widely

Early primary voting in Georgia surged following the state's new election integrity law. According to Axios, amidst the concerns from President Biden and other Democrats who called the state's new ballot restrictions a version of "Jim Crow 2.0," the Georgia

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, ripped Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams Wednesday on "The Faulkner Focus," calling out her "big lie" about voter suppression and arguing the Democratic candidate has it "all wrong" on voter turnout in the Peach State. STACEY

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Major League Baseball owes Georgia a game after it moved the All-Star Game out of the state in April 2021 over voting laws the league deemed "restrictive." On "America's Newsroom" Wednesday, Gingrich touted Georgia's

Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond claimed Tuesday on MSNBC that Republicans are trying to "twist this mis- and disinformation around voting" by pointing to increased turnout as proof that the left's "voter suppression" narrative was bunk. "Republicans

Former President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries Tuesday despite rejecting Trump’s entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss. It’s

Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has

Cherelle Griner believes that President Joe Biden is the “one person” who can bring back her wife, WNBA player Brittney Griner, from Russia, where she has been detained for 96 days after officials allegedly found drugs in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Cherelle

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is nearing 100 days of detainment in Russia but her wife, Cherelle Griner, wants to see more action by the U.S. government to bring her home. In her first appearance since Griner’s arrest on Feb.

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has

Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner's release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. "I just keep hearing that, you know, he has

Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner's release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has

How to murder your husband and get caught — tell your cellmate about it. Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, was convicted of second-degree murder on Wednesday for the 2018 slaying of her husband, 63-year-old chef Daniel Brophy, after telling her cellmate about the

A woman who wrote an essay called “How to Murder Your Husband” was convicted Wednesday of murdering her husband. Nancy Crampton Brophy, now 71, gunned down her husband Daniel Brophy in 2018 at Oregon Culinary Institute. Daniel Brophy was 63 at the time. Advertisement Prosecutors

An Oregon jury on Wednesday found romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, author of the online essay, "How to Murder Your Husband, guilty of murder after a seven-week-long trial, according to local reports. An indictment alleges that in June 2018, Brophy,

A jury in Portland, Oregon, has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband" — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago PORTLAND, Ore. -- A jury in Portland has convicted a self-published romance

PORTLAND, Ore. — A jury in Portland has convicted a self-published romance novelist - who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband” - of fatally shooting her husband four years ago. The jury of seven women and five men found Nancy Crampton Brophy,

Detectives later told Ms. Brophy that her husband was dead, and they asked her for details of the morning. She said her husband arose early, fed their chickens and walked their dogs. She said she awoke when he came upstairs to have a shower. She estimated he

Romance writer Nancy Crampton Brophy watches proceedings in court in Portland, Oregon, on April 4, 2022. A jury convicted the self-published romance novelist of fatally shooting her husband four years ago. Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool, File Photo An

ALBANY — Antonio Delgado officially resigned from Congress and was sworn in Wednesday as New York’s next lieutenant governor. Gov. Hochul named the Schenectady native as her right-hand man and running mate earlier this month following the arrest and resignation

After Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urged state lawmakers to make it more difficult to purchase an AR-15-type rifle by raising the minimum purchase age from 18 to 21. “I don’t want 18-year-olds to have guns,”

Democrat Antonio Delgado has been sworn in as New York’s lieutenant governor, becoming the state’s first person of Latino heritage to serve in statewide office FILE - Democrat Antonio Delgado speaks at a democratic watch party in Kingston, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) tweeted on Wednesday her belief that it is “wrong” that an 18-year-old “can buy an AR-15 without a license” in New York and vowed to change that. Hochul tweeted: Right now, in the state of New York, an 18-year-old can buy an

But who is it exactly who has portrayed Haiti that way? The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and so many, many others, including all the major American television news networks—obviously with occasional exceptional,

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she wants to raise to 21 the age to legally purchase the type of weapons used in the mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, and possibly other firearms as well. “I don’t want 18-year-olds

ALBANY — A day after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school, Gov. Hochul said she wants New York to raise the age to purchase firearms in New York to 21. “I don’t want 18-year-olds to have guns,” Hochul said Wednesday

AUSTIN, Texas – When Salvador Ramos, 18, barged into a classroom at Robb Elementary on Tuesday and opened fire, he accelerated an already horrifying trend: Children have become more than twice as likely to die from gun violence as they were before Gov. Greg

Sen. Murphy tries to get talks going on limited gun measures after Texas shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Congress has spent decades trying, and failing, to agree on any major gun reforms but some lawmakers

On Tuesday, as news emerged of more and more elementary school children killed in a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he would do “anything I can” to prevent it from happening again. Anything, that is, except reforming the filibuster.

After each of the repeated mass shootings that now provide a tragic backbeat to American life, the same doomed dance of legislation quickly begins. As the outraged demands for action are inevitably derailed in Congress, disappointed gun-control advocates, and

“What are we doing?” That’s what Sen. Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.) asked after 21 people, including 19 children, were killed during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, a little more than a week after what authorities have called the

Sen. Murphy says the chances for compromise on gun control are less than 50/50 NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who represents the community of Sandy Hook. He has been trying to pass gun control legislation since 2012's elementary school

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) represents the 23rd congressional district, a district that houses the site of Tuesday's school shooting. Bill Clark via Getty Images A Texas congressman’s old tweets about gun control opposition have resurfaced after he vowed

Oklahoma has become the first state in the country to ban nearly all abortions. The state’s governor, Kevin Stitt, signed a bill Wednesday outlawing abortions after conception — making it the strictest anti-abortion law in the US to date. The law makes exceptions

CNN — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed a bill into law banning abortions from the stage of “fertilization” and allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers who “knowingly” perform or induce an abortion “on a pregnant woman.” The

On Wednesday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law HB 4327, described as “the nation’s strictest abortion ban.” BREAKING: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the strictest abortion ban in the U.S. into law, making the state the first in the nation

Oklahoma is now the state with the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country after Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a total abortion ban on Wednesday. “I promised Oklahomans that as governor I would sign every piece of pro-life legislation that came

The governor of Oklahoma on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bars nearly all abortions after fertilization, the country's strictest ban yet on the procedure. "I promised Oklahomans that as governor I would sign every piece of pro-life legislation that

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure. State lawmakers approved the ban enforced by civil lawsuits

Incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) declared victory as socialist Jessica Cisneros wouldn’t concede yet in Tuesday’s run-off battle for the Democrat nomination for Texas’s 28th Congressional District after neither candidate got more than 50 percent of the vote

Closely watched Democratic primary in Texas' 28th District remains too close to call Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images A closely watched runoff election

Rep. Henry Cuellar, Democratic congressman from the 28th district in Texas, leads primary challenger Jessica Cisneros by just 177 votes in their runoff contest after ballots were counted on Tuesday. Cuellar, who has served in Congress since 2005, declared

One of the key races in Tuesday’s primary was the Democratic primary in Texas House District 28. As we noted, Cuellar’s essentially become a unicorn — an anti-abortion, pro-border-control Democrat — so the contrast between him and Cisneros couldn’t be more

Rep. Henry Cuellar declared victory against his far-left primary challenger, Jessica Cisneros, in a race that remains too close for an official call. The Texas Democrat said he was “honored” to be reelected, though Ms. Cisneros has yet to concede. “This primary

Centrist Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) declared victory early Wednesday morning in his primary challenge from left-wing “Squad” candidate Jessica Cisneros in a runoff election — despite the race remaining too close to call. As of 7:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Cuellar

A day after his primary runoff victory over Land Commissioner George P. Bush, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attributed his victory to his record. "I think it’s just the record of doing my job for the past seven and a half years," Paxton told Fox News

Attorney General primary candidate George P. Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and the nephew of former President George W. Bush (R), was rejected by Republican voters in all but five of Texas’s 254 counties. On Tuesday, 68 percent of Republicans

The State Bar of Texas sued Wednesday to punish state Attorney General Ken Paxton for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on claims of fraud, raising a new legal danger for the Republican the day after he secured his party's nomination

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, facing multiple scandals but very popular with conservatives for his legal crusades against President Biden’s administration, walloped challenger George P. Bush by a more than two-to-one margin in the GOP primary runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won his runoff election in the state’s Republican primary, according to an Associated Press projection. Paxton is projected to defeat Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the son of failed presidential candidate Jeb Bush,

Former President Donald Trump leads against President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 rematch, a Harvard-Harris’s May survey found. Overall, 68 percent believe the country is on the “wrong track,” while just 25 percent believe it is on the right track. That

Nearly six out of 10 registered voters — 59% — agree that it is important that their elected representatives pass stricter gun control laws, with 41% deeming it “very important,” according to a poll released on Wednesday. Meanwhile, 32% said it is not important,

More voters trust congressional Republicans on gun policy than Democrats, a Politico/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday found. The poll asked 2,005 registered voters who they “trust more to handle” gun policy. Forty-four percent trusted Republicans, while

A Rasmussen Reports poll taken after the May 14, 2022, Buffalo, New York, shooting shows that a majority of likely voters do not believe gun control can prevent mass shootings. The poll was conducted on May 19-20, 2022. According to the poll, “40 percent

Election integrity is a major concern heading into the midterm elections, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found. The survey asked respondents, “How important will the issue of election integrity be in this year’s congressional elections?” Most,

Federal, state and local authorities are searching for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong of Austin, Texas, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Anna Moriah Wilson. Wilson, a professional cyclist, had come to Texas for a race and was found dead May 11 at an

Texas investigators have gathered new evidence in the murder case involving Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, but acknowledged Wednesday that they mistakenly released now-murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong from police custody despite that she already had a misdemeanor

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman accused of murdering elite cyclist, Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, is believed to have traveled to New York City on May 14. CNN — Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo”

The yoga instructor wanted in the love-triangle murder of professional cyclist Moriah Wilson fled from Austin to New York City — and authorities fear that she will use the money she’s raked in from flipping houses to stay on the lam. Kaitlin Armstrong, 34,

Federal, state and local authorities are searching for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong of Austin, Texas, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Anna Moriah Wilson. Wilson, a professional cyclist, had come to Texas for a race and was found dead May 11 at an

A poll finds that public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v WASHINGTON -- Public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the

Approval of the Supreme Court fell 10 percentage points following the leak of a draft opinion suggesting the justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision giving women a national right to an abortion, according to a poll from Marquette University

Washington (CNN) A majority of Americans -- 54% -- now say they disapprove of the job the Supreme Court is doing following the leak of the draft opinion showing the justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a new poll released Wednesday The

The Supreme Court's job approval rating among Republicans has grown during the past two months, while Democrats and independents disapprove of the nine justices, a new poll found. The latest Marquette Law School (MLS) Poll was conducted a week following the

Canadian director David Cronenberg said the US is “completely insane” as he launched a political rant over the Roe v. Wade leak on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court appeared poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized

Kim Kardashian is the latest Hollywood celebrity demanding a drastic curtailing of gun rights following Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, arguing the Second Amendment is obsolete because it was written “centuries ago” before the invention of assault

Tuesday’s massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, would seem like a powerful argument for passing new legislation to regulate firearms. But the most likely source of immediate federal action on guns isn’t Congress. It’s the Supreme Court, which

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says gun control in her country was swift following the 2021 mass shooting in Christchurch that killed 51 Muslim worshippers. She made the comments Tuesday night on CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" following

(CNN) While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment opinion in more than a decade, three mass shootings have broken the country, including Tuesday's massacre of 19 schoolchildren in Texas. Closed off from

It only takes four votes for the Supreme Court to take up a case, leading observers like myself to surmise that some of the conservative justices—perhaps Anthony Kennedy or Chief Justice John Roberts—were hesitant to go beyond Heller. Changes in the court’s

President Biden’s prospects for returning to the Obama-era deal meant to curb Iran’s nuclear program are “tenuous at best,” the State Department’s Special Envoy for Iran told a Senate panel Wednesday. More than a year into the administration’s push for a

It’s only been a couple of months since U.S. and European officials said a renewal of the Iran nuclear deal was “imminent.” But with little progress since then, and a shifting global geopolitical scene, the top U.S. envoy for the Iran negotiations testified

The chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are shaky at best, and Washington is ready to tighten sanctions on Tehran and respond to "any Iranian escalation" with Israel and other allies if it cannot be saved, the United States' Iran envoy said on Wednesday. "We

It's unclear whether the U.S. and Iran will return to the 2015 nuclear deal The Biden administration came to office promising to revive a nuclear deal with Iran, but for months officials have said time is running out. The top negotiator is briefing Congress

On Tuesday, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr delivered an emotional attack on guns in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, calling for more gun control. Yet, just two years ago, Kerr called for police to be barred from serving as security

NBA coach Steve Kerr calls out 50 senators on a bipartisan gun background check law Enlarge this image toggle caption Tom Pennington/Getty Images Tom Pennington/Getty Images Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made it clear he did not want to talk

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr again called out lawmakers for their inaction in preventing gun violence. Kerr spoke before his NBA team played a playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Hours before, an 18-year-old gunman had killed

(CNN) Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made an impassioned plea to take stronger action against gun violence in the United States after 19 children and two adults were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Kerr refused to

Here's what Matthew McConaughey said about the shooting in his hometown Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey took to social media today to address the shooting

Matthew McConaughey penned a heartbreaking note about his hometown of Uvalde, TX, where an 18-year-old gunman ruthlessly killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday. After learning of the horror on his home soil, McConaughey issued

Actor Matthew McConaughey, who grew up in the Texas town of Uvalde where a resident killed at least 19 elementary school students and two adults Tuesday, urged Americans to “make small sacrifices” to curb gun violence. In a tweet early Wednesday, the Oscar

(CNN) Matthew McConaughey, who was born in Uvalde where at least 21 people were killed Tuesday, described gun violence as an "epidemic we can control." "Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms

In the wake of several recent deadly subway crimes, New York City Mayor, and former NYPD officer, Eric Adams, called on all New Yorkers to "not remain silent" and loudly support the police to "bring the city back," a clear challenge to calls from some of his

New York City is served by the finest police department in the world – a department it hardly deserves. Back during the early 1990’s, as the beleaguered city was reeling from decades’ worth of criminal siege, the New York City Police Department systematically

A man suspected of abruptly pulling a gun and killing a stranger on a New York City subway train was arrested Tuesday, with police saying his motive for the unprovoked attack was “a big mystery.” Andrew Abdullah, 25, was expected to face a murder charge in

A man suspected of abruptly pulling a gun and killing a stranger on a New York City subway train was arrested Tuesday, with police saying his motive for the unprovoked attack was “a big mystery.” Andrew Abdullah, 25, was expected to face a murder charge in

Gas prices have increased by over 47 cents in the last month alone as the U.S. continues to smash gas price records day by day under President Joe Biden’s leadership. On Wednesday, May 25, the U.S. recorded yet another all-time high, as the average price of

New York (CNN Business) Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said President Joe Biden is laser-focused on knocking down sky-high gasoline prices, though she concedes that even the most powerful person on the planet has limited influence to do that. "He's obsessed

The Biden administration appeared to reverse its previous position that it wouldn’t consider an oil export ban Tuesday. “I can confirm the president is not taking any tools off the table,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm remarked, Reuters reported. “If

A San Francisco Bay Area gas station is charging nearly $8 per gallon ahead of Memorial Day weekend as California’s average price continues to trend upward, ABC’s KABC-TV 7 reported on Tuesday. The Chevron station in Menlo Park, California, was pictured offering

Twitter’s regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday didn’t include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a yet-undetermined date in the future. CEO Parag Agrawal said at the outset

Twitter’s regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday didn’t include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a yet-undetermined date in the future. CEO Parag Agrawal said at the outset

New York (CNN Business) Twitter on Wednesday held what could be its last annual shareholder meeting as a public company for a long time after Elon Musk agreed to take it private in a $44 billion deal. Twitter TWTR But the meeting took place against the backdrop

Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday didn't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a yet-undetermined date in the future. CEO Parag Agrawal said executives

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday ordered Twitter to pay $150 million in civil penalties for alleged data privacy violations. The government said Twitter agreed to pay the fine. The Justice Department said Twitter collected

Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span WASHINGTON -- Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and

The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that they are settling a lawsuit with social media giant Twitter for $150 million in civil penalties and taking "robust" measures to protect users' privacy. "The Department

Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP Twitter has agreed to pay a $150 million fine after federal law enforcement officials accused the social media

WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook Wednesday saying that high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal government to pay higher interest rates on its debt. The nonpartisan agency expects that

The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook Wednesday saying high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal government to pay higher interest rates on its debt. The nonpartisan agency expects that the consumer price

Washington CNN — The US budget deficit could shrink to $1 trillion this year from $2.8 trillion last year as federal spending on Covid-19 aid slows and the economy rebounds, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Despite the reduction,

Uncle Sam is seeing a surprising surge in federal revenue and waning pandemic spending that will drastically cut the federal deficit this year, delivering a brief respite before the pain deepens in the latter half of this decade, the Congressional Budget Office

There are protests along the U.S.-Mexico border after judge blocks ending Title 42 Along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant groups seeking asylum are protesting a judge's ruling that keeps Title 42, Trump-era pandemic border restrictions, in place. National There

FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are facing a "heck of challenge" due to the national security threats at the southern border. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, asked Wray at a Senate hearing about

Migrant groups are protesting a judge’s order that kept Title 42 in place despite President Biden’s attempt to end the pandemic-era measure that turned away many people at the border. National Public Radio reports protesters in the Mexican city of Nogales

Up to 50,000 migrants are waiting in Mexico to cross the southern border of the US days after a federal judge ruled to keep the Title 42 health order in place, according to a new report. Internal documents reviewed by Axios revealed that at least 8,000 people

The Turkish government has released a list of five demands to Sweden in order for the country to approve Sweden’s NATO bid, including halting support of groups Turkey considers to be terrorists. The Turkish Directorate of Communications announced the five

Delegations from Sweden and Finland are scheduled to hold talks with senior Turkish officials in an effort to overcome Turkey’s objections to their historic bids to join the NATO alliance ANKARA, Turkey -- Delegations from Sweden and Finland were scheduled

Senior officials from Sweden and Finland met with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey’s strong objections to the Nordic nations’ bids to join NATO. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO

Delegations from Sweden and Finland were scheduled on Wednesday to hold talks in Ankara with senior Turkish officials in an effort to overcome Turkey’s objections to their historic bids to join the NATO alliance. Sweden and Finland submitted their written

House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker penned a letter Wednesday advocating against the ability of Congress members to carry firearms within the U.S. Capitol Complex. According to The Hill, the current policy permits lawmakers to bring firearms licensed in

The top security official for the House of Representatives reportedly wants to ban lawmakers from carrying loaded guns into the Capitol. House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker said no one except police and other law enforcement should be packing heat inside

Washington (CNN) House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker, one of the top security officials on Capitol Hill, revealed that he does not believe lawmakers should be allowed to carry firearms in the US Capitol Complex, in a new letter provided exclusively to

Colin Kaepernick, who hasn't thrown a pigskin in the NFL since the 2016 season, got an official chance Wednesday to show whether he can still perform at a professional level. The New York Post reported that Kaepernick, 34, worked out with the Las Vegas Raiders

More than five years since he last appeared in an NFL game, Colin Kaepernick is getting arguably his best chance at returning to the league. The Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday are working out the 34-year-old free agent quarterback, who last played in the

After six years out of the game, a report claims that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is set for a workout with the Las Vegas Raiders. ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news on Twitter Wednesday, saying, “Colin Kaepernick, who last played football in

F-16 fighter jets in Chiayi, Taiwan. Chinese leaders face a complicated calculus in weighing whether their military can seize Taiwan without incurring an overwhelming cost. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has accelerated its efforts to reshape Taiwan’s

F-16 fighter jets in Chiayi, Taiwan. Chinese leaders face a complicated calculus in weighing whether their military can seize Taiwan without incurring an overwhelming cost. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has accelerated its efforts to reshape Taiwan’s

F-16 fighter jets in Chiayi, Taiwan. Chinese leaders face a complicated calculus in weighing whether their military can seize Taiwan without incurring an overwhelming cost. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has accelerated its efforts to reshape Taiwan’s

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An overnight Wyoming fire on Wednesday damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in the conservative state where opposition to abortion is widespread. No one was hurt in the blaze in Casper, Wyoming’s second-biggest

A building set to become Wyoming’s second abortion clinic was set on fire early Wednesday morning, police suspect. Cops are investigating the fire at the building in Casper as arson. It had been scheduled to open in mid-June. Advertisement The fire was reported

Police stand at the scene of an overnight fire that severely damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in Casper, Wyoming, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The clinic, which would also provide other health care for women, had been set

Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. The government had

Sale of sanctioned oligarch's Chelsea Football Club approved by U.K. government Enlarge this image toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Alastair Grant/AP LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich's 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government approved

LONDON — Roman Abramovich’s 19 years as Chelsea owner is closer to ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. The

(CNN) Justice Department prosecutors have subpoenaed information about some of former President Donald Trump's lawyers and closest advisers as part of their criminal investigation into efforts to put forward fake slates of electors in the 2020 election, a source

The "trilogy" of the Trump-Russia probe is reaching its "final chapter" as FBI agent Curtis Heide testified in D.C. court he is under investigation for allegedly withholding exculpatory information from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court,

One of the FBI agents who led the investigation into debunked Alfa-Bank claims in 2016 remains under review for allegedly concealing exculpatory information from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court during the Trump-Russia investigation. Curtis Heide,

New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for the long-term effects. In a study of veterans published Wednesday, about one-third

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. Look out for your roundup every Wednesday. If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up here. CNN — Vaccines, variants, natural immunity and better treatment options mean catching Covid-19 now isn’t the

One in 5 adult COVID survivors under age 65 in the United States has experienced at least one health condition that could be considered long COVID, according to a large new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among patients 65 and older,

More than a million Afghan children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the United Nations (UN). While the agency was able to help stave off outright famine after the Taliban takeover of the country

In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N., as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- In Afghanistan,

In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N., as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children are brought into hospital wards. U.N. and other aid agencies

The latest Gallup poll found that the overwhelming majority of Americans are not satisfied with the country’s direction as the November midterm elections loom and Democrats admit that there is a challenging “political environment” ahead. The poll revealed

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. President Joe Biden's minders have kept their man away from granting interviews -- with reporters who overwhelmingly voted for him. Republicans went

President Joe Biden’s approval rating has plummeted to nearly its lowest point since he took office amid multiple crises, a Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed Wednesday. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, while 59 percent disapprove.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday issued new sanctions against an international organization involved in oil smuggling with connections to Iran. The Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement that the network was established by several

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on what it described as a Russian-backed oil smuggling and money laundering network for Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, even as Washington tries to revive the Iran nuclear deal. The U.S. Treasury Department

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on what it described as a Russian-backed oil smuggling and money laundering network for Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, even as Washington tries to revive the Iran nuclear deal. The U.S. Treasury Department

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary during the Trump administration, won the Republican nomination for Arkansas’ 2022 gubernatorial race on Tuesday, according to multiple election forecasters. Sanders’ only opponent on election day was Doc

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is projected to win Arkansas’ Republican gubernatorial primary, putting another close ally of former President Donald Trump within a stone’s throw of a governor’s mansion. Sanders will face Democrat Chris Jones, who is projected to win

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was declared the winner of the Republican primary contest for governor in Arkansas on Tuesday evening. The Associated Press called the race with 33 percent of the vote counted as Huckabee Sanders led with 81.3 percent of the vote, while

Jennifer Connelly is facing her flying fears. In a recent interview with Good Morning America, the actress, 51, admitted that flying isn't her "favorite" thing to do despite the movie being about airplanes. She shared that her co-star, Tom Cruise, took her

Tom Cruise put his pilot's license to good use as he took "The Late Late Show" host James Corden on a few "terrifying" flights in the sky ahead of the "Top Gun: Maverick" release on Friday, May 27. "I'm very excited that James is doing this," Cruise admitted

520 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Klaus Schwab is the head of the World Economic Forum; he founded the organization in 1971. Each year, the WEF hosts a massive conference in Davos, Switzerland, with thousands of world leaders, diplomats and

Klaus Schwab is the head of the World Economic Forum; he founded the organization in 1971. Each year, the WEF hosts a massive conference in Davos, Switzerland, with thousands of world leaders, diplomats and experts on various topics gathering to trade ideas

Two women were arrested after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate 10 in Arizona, police said. The pills were found concealed in collagen supplement bottles Monday during a search that also turned up a handgun

Arizona police say two women were arrested after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- Two women were arrested after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement just as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epidemic, Attorney

Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached

Austin Butler attends The 2022 Met Gala in New York City. Theo Wargo via Getty Images Edging upon Jared Leto levels of method acting, Austin Butler lived as Elvis Presley for nearly three years to transform into the hip-swiveling king of rock and roll for

What happens after you spend nearly three years of your life studying and acting as Elvis Presley? If you’re "Elvis" leading star Austin Butler, your body shuts down almost immediately and you’re sent to the hospital. The actor told GQ magazine that he was

Firefighters rescued an elk calf from the ashes of the New Mexico blaze Enlarge this image toggle caption Nate Sink via AP Nate Sink via AP SANTA FE, N.M. — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation's largest

Firefighters say they have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf from the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire, as calving season approaches its peak in early June and fires rage across the American Southwest In this photo provided by Nate Sink, a newborn

The election of Blake Masters in Arizona and J.D. Vance in Ohio would likely expand the emerging America First foreign policy caucus in the U.S. Senate. Last week, the Senate voted to grant Ukraine $40 billion in military and economic aid, which revealed a

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) on Tuesday night won his Arkansas Senate Republican primary, according to the Associated Press (AP). Boozman, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, won his primary. Boozman’s Republican challengers have painted Boozman as

(CNN) — A wild expanse on North Carolina's Outer Banks has earned the top spot on an annual list of America's best beaches. Ocracoke Island's Lifeguarded Beach is the No. 1 stretch of sand for 2022, according to coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman, also known

Here are the Top 10 U.S. Beaches, According to Dr. Beach 10 SHARES 715 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach is number one in the 32nd annual Top 10 Beach List, produced by coastal expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, professor

Planning to fly this summer? Good luck. Delays are up. Cancellations, too. Why? Because of the pilot shortage. A pilot shortage? How can this be? Flying is a popular job. Some people fly small planes just for fun. Why aren’t there enough commercial pilots? Because

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Planning to fly this summer? Good luck. Delays are up. Cancellations, too. Why? Because of the pilot shortage. A pilot shortage? How can this

Sen. Rubio to Introduce Bill to Stop Punishment of Service Academy Members for COVID Vaccine Refusal Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., plans to introduce a bill that would prevent cadets and midshipmen from five service academies being punished for not being vaccinated

Ten Senators Wednesday introduced legislation to protect what they said were the free conscience rights of cadets at U.S. military academies who refuse vaccinations because of their beliefs. A companion measure is expected to be introduced in the House of Representatives. Sen.

(CNN) Bruce Willis is staying fit while he deals with his aphasia diagnosis. His wife, Emma Heming Willis, recently posted a video on the Instastory portion of her verified Instagram account that showed the actor shooting hoops with a few other men. "I see

Bruce Willis' basketball skills were shown off by his wife Emma Heming in a new video. Heming shared a video of Willis and three friends playing basketball in a driveway. The 67-year-old actor wore khaki pants with a long-sleeve shirt and paired the outfit

Sen. Dick Durbin came to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s defense on Tuesday, blasting the San Francisco Archdiocese for banning her from receiving communion — 18 years after the Illinois lawmaker was barred from receiving the sacrament in his home state. “It’s

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., spoke out Tuesday on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi being denied Holy Communion by her hometown bishop in San Francisco over her support of abortion. "It's very personal to Speaker Pelosi as it is to me," Durbin said during a news conference

A United Airlines employee was fired and a former NFL player was arrested following a physical altercation at Newark Liberty International Airport last week. Brendan Langley, former player for the Denver Broncos, was charged with simple assault and released

The former NFL player charged with assaulting a United Airlines employee in a caught-on-video slugfest at Newark Airport claims the worker challenged him to a fight – and called him a “d—” and “p—y.” Ex-Denver Broncos cornerback Brendan Langley, 27, alleged

Beijing officials said Wednesday that the Chinese capital’s fight against COVID-19 was at a critical moment. Zhong Dongbo, a senior health official, told reporters that the city cannot quiet down entirely and need to keep its economy ticking. While the metropolis

Beijing officials said Wednesday that the Chinese capital's fight against COVID-19 was at a critical moment. Zhong Dongbo, a senior health official, told reporters that the city cannot quiet down entirely and need to keep its economy ticking. CHINESE PRESIDENT

We all knew the new Ricky Gervais special would generate outrage – it only took a matter of hours. Before taking the stage in his new Netflix standup special, “Supernature,” Ricky Gervais is given the common introduction, but with a slight twist. The voice

Ricky Gervais talked with "Late Night" host Seth Meyers on May 19, 2022. NBC via Getty Images Another Netflix comedy special is under fire for anti-trans jokes months after the company faced backlash for similar comments during Dave Chappelle’s special in

Advertisement “Why are we always at square one with this? And I swear to God, if I see another Republican senator talk about their heart being broken, I’m going to go punch somebody. I can’t take any thoughts and prayers,” Goldberg said. “If your thoughts

Whoopi Goldberg expressed her displeasure over hearing Republicans offering “thoughts and prayers” in response to Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Goldberg said, “What are we doing? Why are we always at square one with this?

Pfizer says it will provide nearly two dozen products at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest countries Pfizer said Wednesday that it will provide nearly two dozen products, including its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, at not-for-profit

Albert Bourla, chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks at a news conference at the 51st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 25, 2022. Pfizer announced that it will provide nearly two dozen products, including its top-selling

The University of Nebraska is ending its tradition of fans releasing red balloons at football games, citing a global helium shortage amid rampant inflation. Athletic director Trev Alberts announced on his monthly radio show that the university will no longer

The University of Nebraska will halt its decades-long tradition of releasing balloons at Huskers football games due to a helium shortage. On Monday, University of Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts announced the tradition will end at Memorial Stadium

The Massachusetts high court dismissed oil giant ExxonMobil’s motion to dismiss a state lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors on climate change Tuesday. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state could proceed with its lawsuit against

Massachusetts’ highest court has rejected a bid by ExxonMobil to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state that accuses the oil giant of misleading the public about the role its products play in causing climate change BOSTON -- Massachusetts’ highest court on

It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores. But

It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores. But when the celebrations die down, a daunting hurdle remains: To win the changes they seek - like better pay and more reliable

When you tilt, a bad beat usually follows. Professional poker player Cory Zeidman was arrested Wednesday for his alleged role in a $25 million sports betting scam. Advertisement Zeidman, 61, ran the scheme from Nassau County, Long Island and Boca Raton,

A professional poker player was arrested Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a sports betting scheme that brought in more than $25 million from victims. Cory Zeidman, 61, a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, faces charges of conspiracy to commit

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore appeared on MSNBC Wednesday to urge the media to call for an end to the Second Amendment, after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Moore began his argument claiming that

Leftist activist and filmmaker Michael Moore said Tuesday on “MSNBC Prime” that America needs to repeal the 2nd Amendment in response to a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school today. Moore said, “We will not acknowledge that we are a violent people,

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday took a major legal step toward protecting Bristol Bay in Alaska, one of the world’s most valuable sockeye salmon fisheries that also sits atop enormous copper and gold deposits long coveted by mining companies. Citing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would hinder plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region JUNEAU, Alaska -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would hinder plans

(CNN) The number of "active shooter" incidents across the US increased more than 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, and those incidents resulted in the highest number of deaths since 2017, the FBI said in a report Monday. The FBI report defines an active shooting

Active shooter incidents in the U.S. jumped by more than 50% in 2021 compared to 2020 and resulted in a higher number of deaths in such incidents since 2017, the FBI says in a new report. The bureau counted 61 active shooter incidents in 30 states in 2021,

455 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Beware of totalitarian control of scientific and medical thought here in America. Prominent academic publications, medical organizations and even some state legislatures are trying to silence scientific disagreements

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Beware of totalitarian control of scientific and medical thought here in America. Prominent academic publications, medical organizations and even