Senior Chinese officials greeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom with smiles and warm words on Wednesday in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years.
With fighting in south Israel ramping up, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir announced that the Firearm Licensing Division is loosening its restrictions on gun ownership by simplifying its application process and shortening wait times to just one week. This newfound expediency in gun ownership will allow more Israelis to defend themselves.
Bud Light will become the official beer of the UFC next year, the companies announced Tuesday, a major deal for a beer maker that saw sales slow after backlash from its promotional campaign with a transgender influencer. The sponsorship will begin on Jan. 1, 2024. “Anheuser-Bush and Bud Light were UFC’s original beer sponsors more...
President Biden’s nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel moved forward in his confirmation process on Wednesday, advancing out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee despite Republican opposition. Senators on the panel voted 12-9 to advance former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s nomination, setting up a floor vote for a position critical at a...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be reviewing an at-home flu vaccine as uptake for the inoculations remains low this year. AstraZeneca announced Tuesday that its needle-free nasal spray was accepted by the FDA for review. If approved, the company said it would be the first self-administered flu vaccine available in the United States, which AstraZeneca...
Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg (R) announced in an op-ed on Wednesday that he was throwing his support behind former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley in the 2024 GOP primary. "The American people deserve a Republican candidate for president who will deliver a positive, effective, upbeat, conservative message. They seek real leadership and Nikki Haley...
Thousands of images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) depicting children, many younger than 2 years, being subjected to child sexual abuse could overwhelm the internet, new data published by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) found. The foundation found that the generated images are now becoming so realistic that under United Kingdom law, they can be...
Michael Cohen on Wednesday is undergoing further cross-examination by attorneys representing former President Trump in a civil fraud case that pits him against his former client. Cohen's testimony in the case began on Tuesday afternoon, with his cross-examination starting just before the trial adjourned for the day. The former fixer's credibility is again coming under...
Tens of thousands of books have been banned or restricted in U.S. prisons, according to a report by PEN America, a free speech organization that has been tracking book bans in the country. On Wednesday, the organization released “Reading Between the Bars: An In-Depth Look at Prison Censorship,” which examines how prisons choose which books...