Democrat James Talarico holds a slim 2-point edge over Republican Ken Paxton as GOP enthusiasm gaps and crossover voters reshape the Texas Senate race.
Judge Todd Edelman's ruling prevents the Justice Department from refiling charges against Hearn, who was accused of damaging the pool’s peeling coating.
The number of Americans who say they are worried about illegal immigration and future terrorist attacks rose over the past year, according to a recent poll. The Gallup survey, released Friday, found there was a 7 percent increase in those who are worried "a great deal" about the surge in illegal immigration. The number was...
New York City will roll out a new gun detector pilot program on the city’s subways in an effort to enhance safety in the underground transit system, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday. The New York Police Department (NYPD) will begin piloting the new technology in some subway stations in late June to curb shootings and...
It’s a win-win for the Republicans. They can support women and families without touching the morally complex debate around in vitro fertilization, a practice that, in the United States, routinely involves the destruction of embryos and selective abortions.
Vice President Harris and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) hailed Beyoncé’s new album “Cowboy Carter” in social media posts Friday. “Beyoncé: Thank you for reminding us to never feel confined to other people's perspective of what our lane is,” Harris said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “You have redefined...
A New Mexico judge denied a request by the "Rust" movie set armorer for a new trial Friday, after she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of the Western film's cinematographer. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer also ordered armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to remain in custody through her appeals process, according to the...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Friday that the PACT Act has increased enrollment in its health care system by 30 percent in the last year. The department announced that over the last 365 days more than 401,000 veterans have been enrolled in the VA health care system. In its first year, the newly...
Pop star Billie Eilish criticized fellow musicians who release multiple vinyl editions in an interview released Thursday by Billboard. “We live in this day and age where, for some reason, it’s very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyl and packaging … which ups the sales and ups the numbers and...
Anthony Scaramucci, who spent a short amount of time as White House communications director under former President Trump, said more Republicans don’t speak up about their opposition to Trump due to not wanting threats to their life. “Well, they probably don’t like death threats, Nicolle, I think we could probably start there,” Scaramucci told MSNBC’s...
The New Hampshire state House advanced a bill Thursday that would require political ads that use deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) disclose use of the technology, adding to growing momentum in states to add AI regulations for election protection. The bill passed without debate in the state House, and will advance to the state Senate. The...
What is clear is that, regardless of who heads the FTC, the Justice Department’s expertise in internet search, its jurisdiction over nonprofit entities, and its adherence to the Sherman and Clayton acts make it the best choice to oversee competition in the AI industry.
Harvard University's annual applications have fallen for the second year in a row after multiple controversies embroiled the school. The school said this week it had 54,008 applicants for the class of 2028, accepting 1,937 students from the pool. Last year, the school had 56,937 applicants, meaning 2024 saw a drop of 5 percent. Harvard...
Former Vice President Al Gore lamented the rise of “artificial insanity” plaguing U.S. democracy while delivering a eulogy at the funeral of his onetime presidential running mate, former Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.). While offering condolences and comfort in light of Lieberman’s death Wednesday, Gore on Friday warned about the “rancor” dividing the country and how...
