A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to continue a pause of a Texas district court's ruling that struck down an ObamaCare provision requiring insurers to cover preventive services for free. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily paused Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision until a panel could...
Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem called out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for policies that target the Black and LGBTQ communities in the state, but said people shouldn't shame state residents for the governor's politics. “I happen to live there and I was born there. It’s not my fault," Haslem, en elder statesman on the...
Mike Pence just cannot let go of his presidential fantasy.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request by the oil industry to review a lower court ruling barring fracking off California's shore. In 2014, the Environmental Defense Center sued to halt offshore fracking in federal waters off the Golden State. Four years later, Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the Central District of California,...
The White House on Monday shed additional light on the incident that caused a sonic boom to be heard throughout the Washington, D.C., region a day earlier, explaining that six F-16 military jets were scrambled to intercept a private aircraft that entered restricted airspace. John Kirby, a White House spokesperson on national security issues, said...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced Monday that his panel will be able to view the dissent channel cable centered around the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that he has been pushing for months. The July 2021 State Department cable reportedly discussed concerns about the looming American pullout from the country, warning that...
Declared 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. suggested during an interview Monday that President Biden wouldn't be competing in either of the Iowa or New Hampshire primaries, instead choosing to run in a safer presidential primary state like South Carolina. "My path through the Democratic primary system, I have to win the primaries," the...
Apple unveiled its virtual reality (VR) headset, Vision Pro, Monday during its Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple CEO Tim Cook called the headset a “new kind of computer” that augments reality by “seamlessly blending” the real world and the digital. “It’s the first Apple product you look through and not at. Vision Pro feels familiar, yet...
China is growing more aggressive against the U.S. military around Taiwan and in the South China Sea, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday, warning Beijing that “it won't be long before somebody gets hurt.” The remarks from the White House come after the U.S. Navy on Monday criticized the Chinese military over...
The Energy Department on Monday unveiled a roadmap it says will, using hydrogen energy, enable the U.S. to reduce its emissions by 10 percent in 2050, compared to 2005 levels. The strategy document calls for specifically targeting hydrogen use in key industries, including chemicals, steel, refining and heavy transportation, where the energy source can have...
A major trial over contamination from toxic “forever chemicals” has been postponed as the manufacturing company 3M and a city seeking damages say they are close to reaching a settlement. A federal trial over the City of Stuart, Fla.’s claims against 3M was slated to begin on Monday, but will now be postponed 21 days...
She’s used to going to bat for Democrats and making political pitches as the former House Speaker, but now Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is on deck for a different challenge: Throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game. Pelosi is poised to toss out the ceremonial first pitch at Major League Baseball’s (MLB) longest-running...
The government of Saudi Arabia announced Sunday that it will voluntarily cut oil production by about 1 million barrels a day, likely sending gas prices higher this summer in the U.S. The Gulf kingdom, the largest oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, confirmed that it will cut production from 10 million to...
The Navy says a commercial ship was “harassed” in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran Revolutionary Guard boats. The U.S. Navy said that its forces, along with the United Kingdom Royal Navy, responded to a distress call from a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz, which is located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf...
You almost get the feeling that some people in the media toss around such hyperbolic epithets with less than perfect sincerity.
House Republicans are turning up the heat on fed officials over gas stoves this week, taking up legislation aimed at preventing bans of the appliances. The conference is set to consider two bills related to gas stoves: one that would prohibit the use of federal funds to ban the devices, and another that calls for blocking...
Americans aren’t marrying young anymore. The share of U.S. adults who are married by age 21 sank from about one-third in 1980 to 6 percent in 2021, Pew Research reports. The share who tie the knot by 25 plunged from nearly two-thirds to 22 percent. Young adults have come to view marriage as a capstone...
Texas Senate Bill 12 prohibits "the exhibition of sexual gesticulations using accessories or prosthetics that exaggerate male or female sexual characteristics."
The Republican presidential primary is getting crowded, giving heartburn to GOP senators who want to turn the page on former President Trump. Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plan to launch their campaigns next week, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin now may jump in the race after saying last...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) may have proven his bipartisan negotiating chops by steering a debt ceiling increase through a severely divided Congress, but it came with a price. Members of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus and their allies are lashing out at the deal, saying it does not include steep enough spending cuts and...
Instagram reinstated the personal account of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who declared his bid to run in the 2024 Democratic primary earlier this year. Kennedy's personal account was permanently removed from Instagram in 2021 after he repeatedly posted misinformation about COVID-19 on the social media platform. The company said in a statement at...
As gas prices remain flat, the group of oil-producing nations decided on Sunday to extend oil production cuts through 2024. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners, named OPEC Plus, held a meeting Sunday where the group — led by Russia and Saudi Arabia — decided to extend the oil...
The Directors Guild of America (DGA), a union that represents film and television directors, announced on Saturday that it has reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood producers. In a news release, DGA said its deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will include a five percent wages and benefits increase in...
Former Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore said he would be “not at all” surprised if Trump did not face any charges at the end of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. “No, not at all. Not at all. I think, you have to evaluate every case based on, what...
President Biden, only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, is navigating LGBTQ issues in a way that has at times labeled him a champion and at others labeled him as behind the times. Much like his handling of abortion issues – before it erupted when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade – Biden...
