The GOP Tennessee congressman who said nothing will be done to “fix” gun violence following this week's deadly school shooting in Nashville responded Thursday to the “hatred” he has received over his comments. “I realize their hatred towards me and my beliefs, and that’s fine,” Rep. Tim Burchett said in a Thursday interview on "Fox...
A newly-released declassified report by a panel of experts has concluded that “Havana syndrome” is not a naturally occurring health phenomenon, leaving open the possibility that the maladies that have struck diplomats across the globe are the result of the use of an unknown weapon. The report, which was obtained by Salon via a public...
Wall Street bonuses fell 26 percent last year amid rising interest rates, falling profits and recession fears, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday. The average bonus totaled $176,700 last year, returning to pre-pandemic levels. Wall Street enjoyed massive profits in 2020 and 2021, but its pre-tax profits fell 56 percent last year. The...
A former top producer at Fox News is blasting the network's culture and accusing its lawyers of coercing her to testify in its favor, as the network fights allegations of defamation from Dominion Voting Systems in court. “They destroy people," Abby Grossberg, who worked as a producer for Maria Bartiromo, Tucker Carlson and other top...
On the question of whether Haley is a principled conservative or establishment sell-out, it’s clear she falls well within the mainstream of conservative thought.
Story at a glance The latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show Americans are flocking to suburban areas and small- and mid-sized metropolitans in the South and West. The findings come as the country eases back into routines more closely resembling pre-pandemic times. “Some of the urban counties in New York and San Francisco that...
Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced a bill Thursday to further expand rail safety requirements in the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. The Railway Accountability Act, Fetterman’s first piece of legislation, aims to build on a slew of rail safety overhauls included in a bipartisan bill introduced...
China warned that it was closely monitoring Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the U.S. after she arrived in New York on Wednesday, warning it would “resolutely safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity.” “China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the U.S. and Taiwan,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters at...
Members of the House China Select Committee will inspect Chinese-made cranes at the Port of Miami, in light of fears they might be used for surveillance.