Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is blaming Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Barbra Streisand as part of the reason why she decided to switch districts. Boebert accused Hollywood stars of “trying to buy” her current congressional district by donating to her Democrat opponent, Adam Frisch, in an interview on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on Saturday....
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center shared an image of the solar flare, which peaked on New Year's Eve.
A growing number of people care for aging loved ones, straining their budgets and slowing their careers; two bipartisan bills would help.
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California just hours after it rang in the new year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS reported Monday that the 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck about 12 miles south of Ranchos Palos Verdes just before 8:30 a.m. local time. The USGS also noted that the earthquake had a depth...
Jan. 1 each year is public domain day, welcoming a new batch of works that lose copyright protection. This year, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 will enter the United States’s public domain and be free for copying, sharing and remixing. Long-awaited works entering public domain this year include Disney’s “Steamboat Willie,” which features the...
Khalistan is almost entirely a demand in the Sikh diaspora. The separatists constitute a small minority of the Sikh diaspora, but wage a strident campaign that seeks to sanctify violence.
The Israeli Supreme Court struck down a key piece of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul Monday, after divisions over the reform were largely put on hold while the country focused on war with Hamas. The controversial judicial reforms were passed over the summer by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The measure would prevent judges from...
Despite objections from the NAACP, a federal judge is allowing Mississippi to create a state-run court in Jackson — the state capital where the majority of residents are Black. Attorneys from the NAACP filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) and state officials last year, arguing that a new state-run court unfairly targets Jackson residents...
Haley missed an elementary opportunity to demonstrate that, as a candidate, she not only understands U.S. history but also the history of her home state and her political party.
Nine people were injured in Manhattan early Monday morning when a driver trying to escape police struck them just blocks away from the Times Square New Year’s Eve festivities. Detectives said the 44-year-old man drove away to escape after officers responding to a crime on the corner of 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue attempted to...
A Powerball player (or players) could begin 2024 on a high note: the current jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $810 million ahead of Monday's drawing.
In the new year, we will have another chance to elect national, state and local leaders with the backbone to slow the stampede. Will we take it?
One person was killed and another four were injured in an early morning New Year's Day shooting near a Los Angeles County shopping mall, police said. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said the shooting took place about 30 minutes after midnight on Monday in the city of Hawthorne. Officers responding to reports of gunshots found...
The Israeli military is expecting its war with militant group Hamas to continue through all of 2024. Israel is approaching its three-month mark of its war in Gaza with militant group Hamas, which launched an unprecedented, deadly attack on the country on Oct. 7. Since the war began, thousands of Palestinians have been killed and...
Former President Trump leads President Biden among Hispanic and young voters, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by USA Today and Suffolk University, found that heading into a critical election year, Biden trails with several of the key demographics that helped him win the White House in 2020. Biden earned 34 percent support among...
After New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) restricted bus arrivals last week in an effort to curb a surge of migrants, bus operators appear to have found a loophole by dropping migrants off at a New Jersey train station from which they can continue on into the city. Under an executive order announced last...
It’s New Year’s Day. Get ready for the shock and awe of record political spending in 2024. That’s the only sure bet as the world of politics flips the calendar. But what’s New Year’s Day without some high wire predictions? Here are your crystal ball forecasts, beginning with a look at the future for the political...
Underneath might be the seed of a truly significant movement towards more meaningful uses of federal clemency.
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Trump is worried the Supreme Court may rule against him on recent decisions in Colorado and Maine that booted him from the 2024 ballot in those states. Haberman said during an appearance on CNN last week that while Trump largely believes the Supreme Court will rule...
A string of earthquakes shook Japan on Monday, prompting officials to declare tsunami warnings and order evacuations along the country's western coast. There were more than a dozen earthquakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. This included one earthquake with a magnitude of...
The news industry needs to reinvent itself and find its principles.
Changes to the federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credit are set to take effect Jan. 1, reflecting a push by the Biden administration to focus the financial incentives on domestically produced vehicles. The changes to the tax credit, which tops out at $7,500, will exclude certain EVs that include internationally sourced components from eligibility, while...
Congress faces an avalanche of government funding work when it returns from the holidays this month — and little time to complete it ahead of a looming shutdown deadline. Under the stopgap bill passed in November, Congress is staring down two cutoff dates in January and February to keep the government funded. But with less than a...
Democrats are sounding off: President Biden is being underestimated. The president’s poor approval numbers, and polling showing him trailing former President Trump, his likely opponent in 2024, have created frustration and anxiety within the party, with some wondering if Biden is heading Democrats into a disastrous election that could cost them the White House and Senate. But a number...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden shared a New Year's message late Sunday, with the president touting U.S. job gains as he seeks reelection in 2024. The president, asked during an interview with Ryan Seacrest on his hopes for 2024, said he hopes "everybody has a healthy, happy and safe New Year." "But beyond...
