Emergency officials said at least 62 passengers are dead after a plane caught on fire after swerving off a runway at an airport in South Korea, the Associated Press reported. There were 181 passengers on the flight when it caught on fire as it veered off the runway after landing and hitting a fence at...
Kari Lake, a GOP Senate candidate in Arizona who lost her campaign against Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) this past election cycle, said she will not seek political office again. "We know the movement that we have in Arizona, and I will never take that for granted. But there is a corrupt machine here that is...
Republicans will start the year with at least a temporary majority in the Minnesota House after a Democrat decided not to appeal a judge's decision that he failed to establish residency in the suburban district he was elected to represent.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) took aim at Democrats for choosing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the upcoming Congress. "While I think both are absolutely qualified, I do think that within the Democratic Caucus, we are really stuck in...
The FBI Albany Field Office is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County, after an assault by correctional officers. “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert...
Veteran news host Dan Abrams announced Thursday that his show "Dan Abrams Live" on the cable network NewsNation will come to an end in February. Abrams, in his statement, suggested he needed to be "practical" about what the future holds and what is "possible" to do every day. He also thanked his team and advisers...
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) urged his House colleagues to reach an end-of-the-year spending agreement ahead of midnight Friday after Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plan B deal failed the night before. "Everybody around here is always, 'Oh, woe is me.' ... The reality is, we need to get this done. It will be exceptionally stupid if...
The government’s consumer watchdog alleged Zelle and three banking giants failed to protect users from fraud on the peer-to-peer payment network. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleged Friday that Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo were slow to crack down on scammers, did not properly investigate complaints of fraud and failed to...
On Wednesday Google searches for bird flu symptoms shot up 500%, with bird flu topping all trending "symptoms" searches, according to the search engine's data.
President-elect Trump reiterated his support for abolishing or raising the debt ceiling, after House Republicans failed to advance a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded past Friday's shutdown deadline. Trump, whose criticism helped to tank the first iteration of the bill, urged lawmakers to extend the debt ceiling by at least four fiscal...
House Republicans are searching for a way to avoid a government shutdown, hours before the late Friday deadline, after their second funding proposal was defeated Thursday night. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said early Friday that Republicans had arrived at a plan C to avert a shutdown and a vote was planned soon. His comments come after Democrats and several...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republicans have arrived at a plan C to avert a shutdown and the House will vote Friday morning on the legislation. "Yeah, yeah, we have a plan," Johnson said Friday morning as he entered the Capitol. "We're expecting votes this morning, so you all stay tuned. We've got a plan."...
Donald Trump's second term will be marked by his demand for personal loyalty, with his "Loyalty Enforcement Trio" of Trump Jr., Vance, and Musk enforcing loyalty to the president and his agenda, potentially leading to a power shift in the executive branch.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily banned drones over some of New York's "critical infrastructure sites." "This action is purely precautionary; there are no threats to these sites," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said in a statement on Thursday. The ban will last through Jan. 18. "While we have not detected any public...
