The man who broke into former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) San Francisco home and violently attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, was found guilty on federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges on Thursday. The jury found David DePape guilty on both counts, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of...

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called for the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, saying “the time has come” for a new governing coalition in Israel. In a thread on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Lapid laid out his vision for a “national reconstruction government,” which he said would be led...

Finish officials on Thursday announced plans to close multiple crossings points along the Russian border in an effort to slow the influx of asylum-seekers entering the country.  In a news release, the Finish government said it will close four of the nine crossing points along its eastern border, starting at midnight on Friday. The shuttered...

The last time we saw El Niño was in the winter of 2018 to 2019, and even that year's El Niño was substantially weaker than the one we're seeing now.

President Biden late Wednesday quipped that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) could have any job he wants, including potentially being president, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the governor’s much-discussed White House ambitions. “I want to talk about Gov. Newsom. Want to thank him. He’s been one hell of a governor, man,” Biden said at a welcome...

Telecommunication companies in Gaza announced a complete blackout of their services Thursday due to dwindling fuel supply, marking the latest development in an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the region. Jawwal and Paltel, two Palestinian telecommunications providers, announced Thursday that all telecom services in the Gaza Strip have gone out of service because the energy sources fueling the...

A man who attacked Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in her apartment building earlier this year was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 27, followed the Minnesota congresswoman into an elevator in her apartment building Feb. 9, according to court documents. He told her he planned to use her restroom, and when she...

The Biden administration has proposed limiting environmental reviews surrounding power lines, large-scale batteries and solar farms as part of a larger effort to develop more renewable energy. In a late Wednesday press release, the Energy Department said it is proposing the changes “to promote the development of clean energy and supporting infrastructure.” It also described...

The 2023-2024 school year is in full swing and millions of American children wake up each day and head to school. This reality is not possible without the tremendous teachers, school administrators, cafeteria workers and custodians, bus drivers, local and community leaders, and so many others — all of whom deserve our deep gratitude not...

Universities with rising antisemitic incidents on campus have received billions in taxpayer-backed funds in recent years, with Columbia and Stanford leading the pack in an analysis.