“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart blasted “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary for defending former President Donald Trump’s business tactics leading to a $464 million judgment, plus interest, in a New York civil fraud trial against Trump, his company and its executives. Stewart pushed back on the idea that crimes of tax fraud were “victimless,”...
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday criticized the Biden administration's decision to abstain from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, arguing it made Hamas and Iran happy. “Hamas, when they saw the abstention, were thrilled,” Pompeo said on Fox News’ “The Story” with anchor...
A search-and-rescue operation is underway for at least six people and a state of emergency is in place for both Maryland and Baltimore after a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge overnight Tuesday. The cargo ship Dali, which was headed to Sri Lanka, hit a support on the bridge around 1:30 a.m.,...
Do you love where you live? From large communities down to small neighborhoods, a new Niche study ranks the best places to live in the United States in 2024.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused Meta of suppressing Palestine-related content on its platforms, calling its actions “deeply troubling.” Their letter, addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a follow up to a December one Warren sent that was also about Instagram and Facebook suppressing Palestinian content. The senators say...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will have to pay just under $300,000 in a deal that keeps him out of federal court. The deal — which also requires the attorney general to perform 100 hours of community service and take continuing legal education classes — allows Paxton to avoid a trial for securities fraud, for...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) decried on Tuesday the U.S. decision to abstain from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. “The Biden administration abstaining from the UN ceasefire vote is deeply offensive and strategically stupid,” Cotton said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as...
Former President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the judge who rejected attempts to delay his hush money trial in New York, calling him a “certified Trump Hater.” Judge Juan Merchan at a hearing on Monday set the trial for April 15, denying Trump the chance to delay all his criminal trials until after the...
Hydropower generation in the U.S. West plunged to a 22-year low last year — an 11 percent drop from the year before, according to a new federal data analysis. The total amount produced in the region amounted to 141.5 million megawatt-hours, or about 60 percent of the country's total hydroelectricity output in the 2022-2023 "water...