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Hate is destroying America’s promise — and half of us are blind to the danger

When scapegoating and prejudice is tolerated or ignored, the guardrails protecting all minorities crumble.

Stars are ditching designers for thrift store scores — when they’re wearing anything at all

Academy Awards time’s coming, so fashion stylist Benjamin Holtrop told me where some glamorous shmattas come from.

After Jimmy Lai’s sentencing, China clearly looks bent on proving its word is worthless

A Hong Kong kangaroo court on Monday handed a 20-year sentence to Jimmy Lai,...

Here’s the next bid to undermine excellence in New York’s schools

As New York’s charter schools continue to deliver far better results for their students...

Bruce Blakeman offers hope for real change for New York

Bruce Blakeman, now the 2026 GOP candidate for governor, offers New York a refreshingly...

Bolton on Trump’s Greenland reversal: ‘No grand strategy at work here’

Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Trump’s de-escalation on Greenland shows he has “no grand strategy” surrounding his plans for the island. “In one day, we went from what some doomsayers in Europe were saying was the most consequential meeting on the future of the West in recent history to Trump backing off...

Trump addresses bruise on hand seen at Davos

President Trump on Thursday addressed bruising on his hand seen at an event earlier in the day. saying he “clipped” it on a table and attributing being easily bruised to the side effects of taking aspirin daily for his heart condition. “I’m very good,” Trump said when a reporter traveling with him on Air Force...

Check your email: Impacted Dollar General shoppers alerted to class action settlement

If you've shopped at Dollar General since 2016, you may qualify.

These Democrats voted for the DHS funding bill despite ICE furor

Several House Democrats joined with nearly all Republicans to approve a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, as anger grows over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. The $64.4 billion bill, which includes roughly $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed the House by a vote of 220-207. All...

House bid to boost E15 gas is thwarted — for now

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story House bid to boost E15 gas is thwarted — for now The House on Thursday rebuffed — at least for now — efforts to allow for more ethanol in gasoline year-round as Midwestern lawmakers pushed for more use of the fuel. © AP Photo/Stephen...

Snapchat launches new parent tools for teen accounts

Snapchat is launching new tools that give parents more information about how their teens use the platform, the social media company announced Thursday. The company said it is rolling out new features for Family Center, an in-app tool for parents, that will allow them to see their teens’ daily average screen time on Snapchat and how they split their...

So cold that trees will explode? Not exactly, expert explains

It's about to be very cold in parts of the U.S.

Former police officer, 2020 election denier get into altercation at Jack Smith hearing

Michael Fanone, a former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Ivan Raiklin, a conservative activist and conspiracy theorist who frequently appears on Capitol Hill to protest the outcome of the 2020 election, got into an altercation Thursday at a hearing featuring former special counsel Jack Smith. Video of...

Bernie Sanders, Theo Von bash parties for not working for people 

A Gallup poll shows a record-high 45 percent of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025 — nearly half the country. That’s not apathy, that’s disillusionment.

Why major US allies aren’t joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ yet

Several key U.S. allies were notably not present at President Trump’s “Board of Peace” charter-signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.  The international organization, which will be headed by Trump, aims to promote cooperation around the globe and carry out the Trump administration’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. Trump sent invitations to leaders of a wide...

Watch live: Health insurance CEOs testify before House on rising premiums

The House Ways and Means Committee will hear testimony Thursday afternoon from a group of health insurance CEOs as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Among the list of witnesses are UnitedHealth Group’s Stephen Hemsley, CVS Health's David Joyner, Elevance Health's Gail Boudreaux, Cigna Group’s David Cordani, Ascendiun's Paul Markovich, and...

Blue Origin launches 17th crewed mission to space: Who was on it?

Blue Origin sent six more people to the edge of space on its New Shepard rocket on Thursday morning.

Klobuchar takes step toward Minnesota governor bid

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) filed to form a gubernatorial committee Thursday, putting her one step closer toward a run for Minnesota governor.  Klobuchar filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board for a gubernatorial committee. A spokesperson for Klobuchar’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Klobuchar is widely expected to...

Scott Jennings calls out Cameron Kasky over false Trump-Epstein smear 

This is where the discourse is at surrounding Epstein: Anyone who has met him even once can be smeared as “very involved” in a sex trafficking ring on CNN.  

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