Former Sen. Al Franken is poised to join the upper chamber again, at least on the small screen — the Minnesota Democrat is playing a senator in a forthcoming Netflix series. The “Saturday Night Live” alum-turned-lawmaker will play a fictional senior senator from Washington State named Aaron Filkins in Netflix’s “The Residence.” The Shonda Rhimes...
The recent stabbing of a Palestinian American in Austin, Texas, qualifies as a hate crime, local authorities confirmed Wednesday. The Austin Police Department arrested Bert James Baker, 36, on Sunday after he allegedly attacked Zacharia Doar, 23, who was riding in a truck near the University of Austin. In an update Wednesday, police said their...
The percentage of Americans who say they are “very” satisfied with their personal lives has neared a record low, according to a new poll. A Gallup survey, released Thursday, found that 47 percent of Americans consider themselves "very satisfied" with their lives — only the third time since 2002 that less than half of Americans...
The five U.S. Marines who went missing in southern California this week were confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) confirmed the deaths in a Thursday statement, after an exhaustive search for the missing Marines on Wednesday in a mountainous region of San Diego County. Maj. Gen....
The Supreme Court is set to hold oral arguments Thursday over former President Trump’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment, a historic showdown that has thrust the justices into the center of the 2024 presidential election. Beginning just after 10 a.m., the nine justices will hear an appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that...
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond are speaking out against Virginia Senate Bill 280, which would legalize assisted suicide.