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Los Angeles is letting its streets crumble — here’s why

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.  In Los Angeles, the problem is that the roads aren’t getting paved at all. Last summer, the city...

Dr. Helen Smith’s newest book His Side is a fresh look at male alienation

Noted forensic psychologist Dr. Helen Smith’s newest book, His Side: Men Speak Out on Dating, Marriage and Life in America, is a provocative look at the male experience. Smith uses interviews to examine how straight men are forced to navigate shattered norms in a turbulent society. Smith, who has long studied the human experience, takes […]

Trump administration reverses course, extends Russian oil sanctions waiver

The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and extended a waiver on sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products amid the Iran war, just days after a top Cabinet official said the U.S. would not be doing so. A license allowing countries to purchase Russian oil from Friday through May 16 was posted on the Treasury...

Newsom demands answers from RFK Jr. over past comments about Black children on ADHD meds being ‘re-parented’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday said he demands answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding comments the secretary made in an interview in 2024 about Black children on certain Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications being "re-parented." "We’ve known RFK Jr. has been unfit to serve as Secretary, but...

Tech CEO accused of running $420M AI business scam

iLearning, according to the Justice Department, “fabricated virtually all its customer relationships and revenues.”

House Democrat slams ‘Dr. Jesus’ over cost of Iran war: ‘F— his a–‘

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) on Thursday alluded to President Trump's since-deleted image of himself resembling Jesus Christ when she slammed the impact that the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran has had on costs in the U.S., prompting her to say the president can "f--- his a--." Kamlager-Dove said in a video taken by MediasTouch reporter Pablo...

Lutnick blasts Canada on trade: ‘They suck’

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blasted Canada’s trade strategy, stating “they suck,” during Semafor’s World Economy Summit on Friday. “That is the worst strategy I’ve ever heard,” Lutnick told Semafor’s Ben Smith, referring to a suggestion from Canada’s former trade chief that the country could benefit from slow-walking trade negotiations with the U.S. amid mounting political...

Steve Bannon sides with Anthropic in Pentagon fight

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Steve Bannon sides with Anthropic in Pentagon fight Former White House strategist Steve Bannon said he believes artificial intelligence company Anthropic “had it right” in demanding its technology not be used in fully autonomous lethal weapons, setting off a fight with the Pentagon. © AP The Pentagon has insisted it...

Washington Post editorial board slams Trump’s ‘pointless standoff’ with Powell

The Washington Post’s editorial board rebuked President Trump’s threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling the feud a “pointless standoff that the president will lose.” “The question is how much he spooks markets and damages his own political standing before this is over,” the board wrote in an opinion published Wednesday.  Trump has...

Obama ramps up pressure in Virginia redistricting battle: ‘We’re counting on you’

Former President Obama is ramping up pressure in Virginia to have voters support the state's redistricting measure and give Democratic candidates a stronger chance in the November midterm elections, telling Virginians, "we're counting on you." ABC News obtained the new video of Obama reminding Old Dominion voters that "early voting is underway" with turnout so...

White House, FBI looking into case of missing scientists: ‘No stone will be unturned’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that the Trump administration is looking into whether there may be a link among nearly a dozen American scientists who have reportedly died or gone missing in the past almost three years. Leavitt wrote in a post on social platform X that the White House is working...

England, France lead ‘strictly defensive’ global summit on Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom and France gathered more than 50 countries in Paris on Friday for a discussion focused on joint efforts to secure free trade through the Strait of Hormuz.  French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired the panel. The discussion included representatives from 51 countries, with around 30 to 40...

Iranian state news outlet questions foreign minister’s ‘unexpected tweet’ on Hormuz Strait

An Iranian state news outlet on Friday questioned the "unexpected tweet" from Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the start of Israel and Lebanon's 10-day ceasefire. Araghchi wrote on the social platform X that the Strait of Hormuz was open "for all commercial vessels... for the remaining...

Senate passes 10-day extension of nation’s spy powers

The Senate on Friday passed a 10-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, approving a House plan hatched on the floor after a chaotic rejection of a package negotiated with skeptics. The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will continue to dominate Congress in...

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit to block Hawaii from filing climate lawsuit 

A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns. Hawaii Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor dismissed the administration’s lawsuit with prejudice in a Wednesday ruling. Federal officials filed the U.S. complaint on April 30,...

What does the Live Nation verdict mean for concertgoers?

A jury on Wednesday found Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation to be guilty of running a monopoly over large venues across the U.S.

No, President Trump: ‘The Catholics’ do not love this.

The president should be smart enough to understand that religious leaders answer to a higher authority than him.  

Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before House on HHS priorities

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee Friday morning on the administration's priorities for health care. Kennedy faced back-to-back hearings before two other House committees on Thursday — his first appearances on Capitol Hill in 2026 — where he faced questions on President...

Live updates: RFK Jr. back in hot seat; Trump to court young voters as GOP midterm fears grow

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday will testify once again before a House panel on the Trump administration's health care agenda. It comes a day after he was grilled by lawmakers over vaccine changes and his "Make America Healthy Again" initiative. President Trump on Friday is set to speak at...

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