Judge Todd Edelman's ruling prevents the Justice Department from refiling charges against Hearn, who was accused of damaging the pool’s peeling coating.
An Israeli delegation's planned visit to Washington would have sent the "wrong message" to Hamas if it proceeded as planned, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NewsNation Friday. Netanyahu cancelled the visit after the U.S. abstained from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in...
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview that his former boss, former President Trump “doesn’t have the brains” to be a dictator, as questions arise about what a second Trump term would look like. Conservative French outlet Le Figaro asked Bolton if Trump had dictatorial tendencies in an interview published Thursday. “He...
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online. A letter dated March 20 addresses the consequences of Republican lawmakers' choice to legalize hemp production in the 2018 omnibus Farm Bill...
Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health issues, alarming parents and advocates who say actual care should be easier to access. A poll by EdWeek Research Center released this week found 55 percent of students use social media to self-diagnose, and 65 percent of teachers say they've seen the phenomenon...
Former President Trump became the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee earlier this month, making him one of only a handful of people to have been a major party’s White House nominee three times. Here are the five people in U.S. history who previously earned that distinction: Thomas Jefferson As political divisions grew throughout George Washington’s presidency,...
The crisis in Haiti over gangs who have overrun the country and outmatched security forces is fueled in part by a major, illegal flow of U.S. guns to the Caribbean nation, a longstanding problem that has only grown worse despite efforts from the Biden administration to tackle it. The gangs running amok on the island...
Democrats see efforts to get abortion on the ballot in key battleground states across the country as a way to boost turnout and energize their base amid signs of low voter enthusiasm for this year's presidential race. Abortion-related measures are already on the ballot in Maryland and New York — a state seen as central...
The parent company of former President Trump’s Truth Social platform defied expectations in its first week on the stock market. Trump Media & Technology Group stock closed at roughly $62 per share Thursday after a whipsaw week of trading. Shares of Digital World Acquistion Corp. (DWAC), the "blank check" company that Trump Media merged with...
County music singer Dolly Parton complimented Beyoncé’s cover of her iconic song “Jolene,” after the R&B artist released her first-ever country album. “Wow, I just heard Jolene. Beyoncé is giving that girl some trouble and she deserves it!” Parton posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a heart emoji. Beyoncé released her new album...
Michael Cohen, the ex-personal lawyer of former President Trump, suggested Trump attacks those involved in his criminal cases in order to "fuel up his supporters" to do the same. "His goal is to fuel up his supporters … for the sole purpose of getting them to act no differently and as stupidly as they did...
An appeals court in Texas upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the state from investigating parents who allow their kids to receive gender-affirming care. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered state agencies in 2022 to open probes into the parents of transgender minors after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued an opinion claiming certain...
