Chicago suffers through dozens of shootings each weekend with little media notice, yet when police shoot one man who was trying to murder them, suddenly, it’s a national story. At least 43 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, including at least four children. Seven people were killed, bringing Chicago’s total number of homicides […]
For all their talk of human rights and equality, very few nations in the developed world have taken a critical view of the inherently exploitative practice of surrogacy. But Italy is one notable exception. The Mediterranean nation has already banned the activity, but conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is now pushing for harsher penalties for […]
Amid sprawling countryside estates, luxurious Patek Philippe watches, and wine cellars stocked with rare Romanée-Conti vintages lies the setting of Guy Ritchie’s latest endeavor, The Gentlemen. This Netflix series, a spinoff from the 2019 film, delves into the hidden underbelly of England’s aristocratic estates. Here, vast marijuana operations are discreetly woven into the fabric of […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he would support replacing Florida’s six-week state abortion ban with a 15-week statewide ban that he believes would reflect broader consensus within the Sunshine State over how to protect unborn life. Scott says any 15-week statewide abortion ban should include the standard exceptions for cases of rape, incest and to...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized TurboTax on Monday for charging taxpayers for relatively simple tax returns and repeatedly upselling them during the filing process. Ahead of Monday night’s tax deadline, Warren pointed to an example of a sample taxpayer with a “simple filing situation” who would qualify for the IRS's new Direct File tool, which...
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for the firearms for the Alec Baldwin-starring film "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison over the infamous on-set shooting that killed the production's cinematographer. The 1 1/2-year sentence was handed down Monday in a New Mexico state court. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer admonished Gutierrez-Reed during the hearing for...
Tax day has arrived, and most Americans have until 11:59 p.m. tonight in their local time zone to file their 2023 returns without incurring a late fee. The 2024 filing season has been marked by improved service metrics on the heels of an $80 billion funding boost for the IRS. The money has helped the...
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby on Monday disputed reports that Iranian officials provided the United States advance notice of the timing and targets of its attacks against Israel over the weekend. "This whole narrative out there that Iran passed us a message with what they were gonna do is ridiculous," Kirby told...