President Biden on Monday discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the possibility of “tactical pauses” in Israel’s assault against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as the U.S. faces increasing outrage for holding back from calling for a ceasefire. The Biden administration is focusing on so-called pauses in Israel’s military operations to allow for increased...
In 2000, America witnessed one of the strangest election outcomes in its history — the "hanging chads" election in which the winner was to be determined by counting little bits of cardboard suspended from improperly punched ballots in Florida. After 35 suspenseful days, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the election to George W. Bush, even...
Depending on how luscious (or healthy) you like your lawn, experts say it’s not always necessary to bust out the rake or the leafblower.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) says he’s grateful for his health this Thanksgiving, three months after announcing he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. “I’m thankful for my health, and just the love and support from family and friends,” Scalise said Monday on SiriusXM’s “The Julie Mason Show.” “I’m feeling great. I’m in the last few...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday it will be expanding its respiratory viral surveillance of international travelers. In 2022, the CDC launched its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program (TGS), a public-private partnership to serve as an early-warning detection system at U.S. airports for COVID-19 variants. The voluntary program involves taking nasal samples...
British comedian and former late-night talk show host James Corden is set to dive into his next chapter as host of a weekly Sirius XM radio show. In a news release on Monday, the U.S.-based broadcasting corporation said Corden’s new show, “This Life of Mine with James Corden,” is expected to premiere early next year...
Data from the FBI demonstrates that only 4.4 percent of active shooters are stopped by a “good guy” with a gun, yet we’ve let the idea that “more guns mean less crime” take hold of our country.
It is "not difficult" to obtain the sensitive, personal information of American military service members, and brokers are selling such data on the open market, creating a risk to U.S. national security, a new report from Duke University says. Researchers at the university's Sanford School of Public Policy easily bought the sensitive information of American...
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in multiple states across the country for a closely watched off-year election that observers note could serve as a bellwether for next year's congressional and White House races. Here are the times when polls close on Election Day for states holding major elections Tuesday. All times are listed...
In September, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed increasing by as much as 70 percent the salary threshold that determines which workers are eligible for overtime pay. The intent of this proposal is laudable, and a regulation that disability service providers would love to fully support. But the magnitude of this increase, without a federal...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will review a chemical used in tire production in response to a petition from three Native American tribes who cited its history of killing salmon. California’s Yurok Tribe and Washington state’s Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup Tribe petitioned the agency this summer to consider prohibiting the use of 6PPD, a rubber...
In his inaugural address, Biden emphasized the need for unity, stating that “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue.”
Barbra Streisand says after discovering iPhone’s Siri was mispronouncing her name, she went straight to the top with her concerns. “I said my name isn’t with a ‘z’ — it’s Streisand, like sand on the beach,” the legendary singer said in a Sunday interview with the BBC after learning Apple devices weren’t reading the name correctly....
Presented by the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers — Trials, trains and elections explained {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. We have officially entered the part of the year where it’s dark around 5:30 p.m. ???? Welcome to standard time! Here’s what we’re covering today: Former President Trump is testifying today in the New...
After tense negotiations, global leaders over the weekend set up the operations of a fund to compensate developing countries for the damage they have suffered due to climate change. The fund itself was established at last year’s global climate summit, despite years of resistance from developed countries. However, that agreement left many details unresolved. This...
Former President Trump knocked Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) as “disloyal” Sunday ahead of her expected endorsement of his GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Reynolds's decision to back DeSantis, which she is expected to announce at a rally Monday, would be the end of her...
That the Sunday shows did not even mention President Biden’s summit this past Friday in Washington with heads of state from the 12-nation Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) reveals how crises elsewhere have shifted the spotlight from Biden’s efforts to strengthen ties with countries in the Americas. The theory behind APEP, which Biden...
An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was injured in a hit-and-run incident Friday that is being investigated as a potential hate crime, university officials say. The student sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was receiving medical care, according to an alert Friday from the school’s Department of Public Safety. The alert said that “based on the...
Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) presidential campaign manager on Monday laid out the South Carolina Republican's strategy ahead of this week's GOP debate, claiming Scott will take aim at rivals Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. "To say nothing of the obvious question: How can either candidate [DeSantis or Haley] present a...
Since late 2011, a series of White Houses bear considerable responsibility for the growing hostility between the two superpowers, as does China.
Danny DeVito says rather than becoming governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger should’ve starred in a sequel to one of the pair’s hit movies. “We missed ‘Twins 2’ because he became governor,” DeVito said of Schwarzenegger in a recent interview with GQ. “He should have done ‘Twins 2’ instead of becoming governor,” the 78-year-old “It's Always Sunny in...
Maine Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) sent a letter to the U.S. Army inspector general requesting a thorough investigation of how warning signs were missed about Robert Card, an Army reservist who killed 18 people and injured 13 in Lewiston, Maine, last month. The senators pressed Lt. Gen. Donna Martin to launch...
Only 21 presidents have stuck around for a second round. For those, the additional four years have proven the downfall of many a good president.
The campaign for GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley argued in a memo Sunday she is now the "only viable" alternative to former President Trump, who maintains a wide lead in Republican primary polling. Haley's campaign manager, Betsy Ankney, wrote Sunday that Haley, a former U.S. ambassador, is the "only candidate" positioned to "do well" in...
The European Commission on Sunday condemned the “extraordinary levels” of antisemitic incidents and rhetoric that have seen a resurgence across Europe and the globe in recent weeks. In a statement, the EU said it “stands by its Jewish communities” and mentioned a handful of antisemitic incidents that have occurred in Europe in recent days. “We...
