A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney's free speech lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving the company's remaining hopes of regaining control of the district that governs Walt Disney World to a separate state court challenge.
Former President Trump’s fundraising committees spent nearly $30 million in legal fees during the second half of 2023, a staggering sum that reflected the financial strain his political operation is under as he faces several legal battles. Federal election filings posted Wednesday showed Trump’s various political committees spent about $29 million on lawyers fees and...
A South Carolina-based exploration team believes they have found Amelia Earhart's long lost plane. Could this fuzzy sonar image be the key to unraveling one of aviation's most compelling mysteries?
The USS Carney shot down three Iranian drones and one anti-ship ballistic missile Wednesday launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The Houthi missile was headed toward the Gulf of Aden at about 8:30 p.m. local time. Forty minutes later, the USS Carney shot down three Iranian unmanned...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) hailed pop music superstar Taylor Swift amid criticism she is facing from conservatives Wednesday. “Taylor Swift is a national treasure,” Cheney wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The conservative side of social media has been flooded with conspiracy theories about the singer, and the...
The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced on Wednesday 14 reparations bills it plans to introduce as the first step to implement the policy proposals outlined in the report last summer by the Reparations Task Force. In a press release, the caucus described the “2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package” as a “multi-year effort to implement...
Democratic lawmakers urged the Biden administration in a letter Tuesday to address “authoritarian” actions by the Salvadoran president. “We are writing to express our significant concerns regarding democratic backsliding and an increase in reports of human rights violations in El Salvador,” the letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken reads. “These concerns are especially pressing...
The White House launched a media blitz Wednesday, touting its response to the February 2023 derailment of a train hauling toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.