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Fast Takes: Free Xi’s political prisoners, the cost of degrowth and more

Faith beat: Gen Z’s Commodified Christianity Gen Z’s interest in Christianity is booming, but they seem to be “just finding content about God,” laments Freya India at The Free Press....

SpaceX spinoffs launch El Segundo into economic orbit

As of Friday, Musk's rocket company SpaceX is among the richest companies on the...

Trump says he won’t support FISA extension unless it includes voter ID bill

President Trump said Sunday that he won't support any renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that does not also include the SAVE America Act, a sweeping overhaul of U.S. elections.

Illegal immigrant gets prison term for abusing, impregnating girl in Biden migrant children program

An illegal immigrant who gamed the lax immigration system under President Biden, coaxing a young teen migrant to come to the U.S. and be placed in his care, then sexually abusing her, has just been sentenced to federal prison for his smuggling crimes.

Reed mocks Trump’s prediction of Sunday peace deal as expensive ‘birthday gift’

Sen. Jack Reed, Rhode Island Democrat, mocked President Trump's prediction that a peace deal with Iran will be reached on Sunday, which is also the president's 80th birthday.

Mamdani: Democratic Party has ‘lost its focus on working people’

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said Saturday that Democrats have lost sight of the important economic issues facing working-class Americans as the party works to rebuild itself after a devastating loss in the 2024 presidential election. “The party, as a whole, has lost its focus on working people,” Mamdani said in an interview...

Sunday shows preview: Trump faces GOP headwinds as midterms near

President Trump is sitting down for an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” following a turbulent week marked by new lows in his approval ratings and growing tensions with Senate Republicans that have spilled into public view. As midterm elections loom, the president has faced mounting political pressure on key issues including the economy...

Multiple people injured after tent blows over at West Virginia ball park

Multiple people were taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon following what 911 officials called a "mass casualty event" at Kendrick Family Ball Park in Morgantown.

Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles spearheads wave of reality stars running for office

A new wave of celebrities are appearing on ballots across the country, showing just how far a famous face can carry a candidate to office with no political experience. ​Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality, is in second place in the Los Angeles mayor's race. Another reality television star, Luke Gulbranson, has announced his run...

World Cup stadiums earn prestigious certifications as green buildings before matches begin

Most of the stadiums for this year's FIFA World Cup have achieved green building status after a push for certification in the run-up to the tournament. As the tournament opens, 13 of the 16 stadiums have earned LEED certification, the world's most widely used green building rating system, the U.S. Green Building Council said. Ten...

McCarthy criticizes California’s vote count process after Trump claim of ‘big cheating’

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) piled on to criticism against California’s vote-counting process on Friday, echoing unsubstantiated claims of election fraud pushed by conservatives, including President Trump. McCarthy told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on WABC 770 AM that California voters were “continuing to lose faith” in the process, as results keep trickling in from...

Pence says violent Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump ‘should never get a dime’

Former Vice President Pence said Friday that Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police officers, vandalized government property or sought to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election in the 2021 attack on the Capitol should not be pardoned by President Trump and “should never get a dime.” In an interview on HBO’s “Real Time with...

Mental health must be part of cancer care

Mental health parity laws have been passed to ensure equal coverage of mental and physical health conditions, but access to quality, affordable care remains a challenge for millions of Americans.

How doubt became a weapon against constitutional rights

Justice Samuel Alito's legacy may be the weaponization of doubt in constitutional law, which has been used to erode protections for reproductive rights, voting rights and racial equality.

Bill Maher taunts Trump over approval ratings: ‘I know he’s in a foul mood’

Comedian Bill Maher joked on Friday that he can “always tell” President Trump’s temperament based on whether the president is attacking him on social media. “I can always tell when the President is in a bad mood, because he starts tweeting about me,” Maher said during the opening monologue of his HBO late-night show. “I...

Anthony Head, ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Buffy’ actor, dies at 72

Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,’ has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.

Congress’s latest housing bill won’t fix affordability

It needs to stop hunting for scapegoats and start clearing the way for the private market to build.

Trump pardons ex-GOP lawmaker convicted in insider trading scheme

President Trump granted a pardon this week to a former Republican lawmaker who was convicted of insider trading for using nonpublic information to buy stocks after leaving office, according to the White House. A June 4 proclamation stated that ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) would receive a “full, complete, and unconditional pardon” without explanation. It notes...

Over 160K sign petition opposing data center next to Nashville Zoo; mayor weighs in

A data center larger than a football field could come to a property steps away from the Nashville Zoo. That possibility is raising very real questions for Nashville residents and zoo officials as they look at what that development would mean for this area.

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