Top Political News Compilation - Weekend Update, June 17 & 18, 2023 (1 Viewer)

China’s main diplomat for the Western Hemisphere says U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China “marks a new beginning” as their nations seek to repair damaged relations.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said it remains to be seen whether Judge Aileen Cannon, assigned to Trump’s federal case, can act independently

No 10 says the PM's schedule does not currently include attending Parliament, as MPs prepare to debate report into Boris Johnson.

Republican support for same-sex relations dropped 15 percentage points since last year in an annual Gallup poll.

Sketch artist William J. Hennessy Jr. responded to criticisms he portrayed former President Donald Trump as younger and more fit than reality during his arraignment in Miami.

The former president and his Republican allies in Congress have been mixing innuendo about the Biden family with facts to claim there's a "two-tiered" justice system.

Some Republican-leaning voters in early-voting states say they're angry about Donald Trump’s indictment on charges that he mishandled classified documents.

If approved, the move would put the the first-in-the-South presidential primary state front and center in the race for more than two full weeks.

President Joe Biden said he believed Ukraine will eventually join NATO, but U.S. will not support an accelerated path into the alliance.

Appropriators said the Pentagon didn’t show its work to justify betting on the plan.

Cyril Ramaphosa and other African leaders met the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in their peace bid.

Union members told Insider that questions over President Joe Biden's age are a distraction from his support for workers and organized labor.

President Joe Biden struck an economic populist message during the first rally of his reelection campaign.

America has never prosecuted a former head of state. But Trump’s indictments aren’t as unprecedented as you might think.

As he begins campaigning for a second White House term, former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner for the nomination, will be forced to deal with no fewer than two criminal cases and two civil ones, and possibly more to come.

Three wrongfully detained American prisoners in China are caught in the middle of what may be the single most consequential and complicated geopolitical relationship for the U.S.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned Walt Disney World and the U.S. Justice Department — not his chief Republican rival, Donald Trump — as he courted Nevada Republicans deep in the heart of Trump country.

President Joe Biden offered continued support to state officials as crews push to get I-95 reopened following a fiery bridge collapse.

Reality Winner's case may be more instructive on the stakes Trump faces.

A majority of voters believe that former President Donald Trump should be pardoned for his handling of classified documents, according to a new survey The survey was conducted only a few days after Trump was indicted on 37 charges related to storing classified documents from the White House at...

President Biden on Saturday said that the spy balloon incident was "more embarrassing than it was intentional" for the Chinese, as his top diplomat heads to Beijing.

For over 40 years, a landmark agreement between the United States and China has yielded cooperation across a range of scientific and technical fields, a powerful sign that the rivals could set aside their disputes and work together.

Twelve police were wounded on Saturday in clashes with demonstrators in France's Savoie department where a protest against a high speed rail project in the Alps turned violent, authorities said.

Some Nevada Republicans — still reeling from state closures during the pandemic — like the Florida governor's Covid messaging. Said one, "I want him to turn our country into Florida."

The president added that the U.S. has “done a lot” to make sure Ukraine has the “ability to coordinate militarily.”

Most Republican candidates running for the Virginia legislature this year are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces has not yet gained the momentum that some overly optimistic observers anticipated. So far it feels like the prelude to a more expansive act.

President Joe Biden officially kicked off his 2024 campaign on Saturday, nearly two months after announcing his reelection bid, addressing supporters at a union rally in Philadelphia, on the heels of key endorsements from several workers' unions. During his 25-minute speech, Biden sought to...

President Joe Biden kicked off the first reelection campaign rally in Philadelphia after rolling out major union endorsements.

Pennsylvania's governor says the collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks. That word from Gov.

Montana bucked the trend of red states passing watered-down data privacy laws after tech industry lobbyists overplayed their hand.

President Joe Biden on Saturday plugged his pro-union record and economic agenda at his first major 2024 campaign rally in Philadelphia.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joined President Biden and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at an event on Saturday in Philadelphia, where he donned a hoodie and a pair of shorts with sneakers.

Serbians paraded life-size figures of leading government figures in prison jumpsuits on Saturday during a seventh week of protests since two mass shootings triggered nationwide protests.

Colorado Springs, a city known for hate, built LGBTQ safe spaces after the Club Q shooting.

Truce brokered by US and Saudi Arabia takes effect as Khartoum reels from air attack that killed 17 people.

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned following a drunken driving arrest

Emails reveal staff at Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority confused at being centered by lawsuit brought by GOP-led states

A Juneteenth celebration in Southern California came to an abrupt end Saturday evening, after one person was killed in a shooting, which left at least one other victim wounded. The previously scheduled event at Liberty Station in San Diego was brought to an immediate halt, according to reports...

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he believes it's a “no-brainer" he could win the presidency in 2024 if he were able to run for election.

as the war enters its 480th day, these are the main developments.

Staffing is picking up. Fundraisers, too. The question is: Is this a blip, or a sign of things to come?

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bid to appease hard-liners in his caucus and get the House moving again has some Democratic worried about the road ahead when it comes time to passing legislation to keep the government running.

Multiple ceasefires and international mediation efforts have failed to stop the conflict from escalating.

The judge also ordered the company to pay the Bad River Band nearly $5.2 million for trespassing.

"We need to dress a certain way. But Congress is getting younger ... traditions change," Rep. Jared Moskowitz told Politico during an interview.

Beijing’s apparent openness to easing tensions with Washington may be no coincidence after a batch of disappointing data suggests that an economic rebound has lost momentum.

All 120 passengers and crew members onboard a Philippine ferry that caught fire at sea have been rescued safely.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned Walt Disney World and the U.S. Justice Department — not his chief Republican rival, Donald Trump — as he courted Nevada Republicans deep in the heart of Trump country

After appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World’s governing district earlier this year, its firefighters were among the few employees who publicly welcomed them with open arms.

Deteriorating ties raise concern that China and the United States might one day clash over Taiwan. They also are at odds over trade, Beijing's human-rights record and other issues.

President Joe Biden picked an enthusiastic, supportive union worker audience for his first 2024 re-election campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon.

Virginia's first Buc-ee's location is shaping up to be bigger than initially expected, as the convenience store chain is expanding its plan for the new spot. The company has stated that the new property will be expanding to 75,000 square feet of retail space, with their available parking spaces...

Three polls conducted after his second indictment show Trump in a comfortable first place.

Evidence suggests this month's destruction of the huge Kakhovka dam in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine resulted from an inside explosion set off by Russia, the New York Times said.

Authorities say five people were killed when a driver ran a red light and slammed into their vehicle in Minneapolis after a state trooper spotted him speeding

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers.

Ever since humans first landed on the moon in 1969, Mars has been the next terrestrial body destined for human visitation. However, the task is easier said than done. The closest planet to Earth, Mars is still a mind-boggling distance away at 197.73 million miles. The distance is roughly 828...

Sudanese health officials say an airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has killed at least 17 people, including five children as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country.

Popular Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who just passed on a presidential bid, is hinting he may not run for re-election in 2024 in the key battleground state of New Hampshire

President Joe Biden is set to hit the campaign trail in earnest on Saturday as he hosts his first rally of the 2024 cycle in Philadelphia, marking a swift change in pace nearly two months after he first announced his reelection campaign. Biden’s calendar of events is sure to calm the nerves of...

A judge denied Michael Cohen early release from his probation Friday, citing recent false statements he said Cohen made in a book and on TV.

Authorities say a shooting at a Southern California home left eight people wounded. KABC-TV says authorities were dispatched early Saturday after the shooting occurred at a pool party in the city of Carson, south of Los Angeles.

This week’s White House report card finds President Joe Biden finally hitting the 2024 campaign trail, going to the one place where he seems to still be liked — a union hall in Philadelphia.It is a repeat of his 2020 opener when he started at a Pittsburgh union hall and declared, “I’m a union man.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” the day after they went to Ukraine.

The United States has not landed a man on the moon since 1972, but that hiatus looks likely to end in the coming years. NASA's Artemis program looks to surpass the heights achieved with the Apollo missions to the lunar surface in the 1960s and 1970s. BIDEN BETS THAT THE BEST WAY TO BEAT TRUMP

At least 16 people were injured on Saturday after a collision involving a Maryland Transit Administration bus and two passenger vehicles, according to authorities. The vehicles involved include a Lexus and a Nissan. The crash occurred in Baltimore's North Paca at West Mulberry Street around...

After presentations from the Comoran, Senegalese and South African leaders, Vladimir Putin interrupted comments to challenge the assumptions of their plan and say why he believed many of their proposals are misguided.

Washington Examiner White House Reporter Naomi Lim joins Jim Antle to discuss former President Donald Trump's arraignment in Miami and how the Republican field is responding to questions about a potential pardon.

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the global rise of artificial intelligence with Bill Gates on Friday and said he welcomed U.S. firms including Microsoft bringing their AI tech to China, two sources familiar with the talks said.

After a year in which lost bag rates rose by nearly 75%, many travelers are refusing to check a bag without a luggage tracker. Here’s how AirTags, Tiles and Chipolos became 2023’s hottest travel accessories.

ICE announced that agents in Illinois had nabbed a Mexican illegal immigrant who had absconded after being placed on parole, having served part of a prison sentence

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Saturday that while it was difficult having her husband deploy to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard, the assignment represents a “moment of pride” for the state and the country.

Another trooper was injured in the initial attack at barracks, state police said.

Federal officials say a Michigan man threatened to commit a mass killing at a synagogue on the fifth anniversary of the massacre at two New Zealand mosques by a white supremacist gunman.

House Democrats who voted against two GOP proposals to block President Joe Biden from banning gas stoves accepted campaign donations from the head of a China-linked group pushing to electrify the U.S. economy, records show. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi...

Authorities in the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul say eight people are dead and 19 are missing after a severe winter storm swept through the region. Gov.

President Joe Biden struck an economic populist message during the first rally of his reelection campaign.

Some Republican-leaning voters in early-voting states say they're angry about Donald Trump’s indictment on charges that he mishandled classified documents.

"He's a raging and uncontrolled Trump-hater," he's said.

Residents of the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton are digging out of the rubble after a deadly tornado struck the town, shredding mobile homes and ripping apart brick buildings along main street.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to impeach President Joe Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray and Matthew Graves.

Alexander McCaskill left network following banner about Biden that read ‘wannabe dictator speaks at the White House’

Former President Donald Trump has agreed to an order offered up by special counsel Jack Smith, whereby the Justice Department will begin to hand over unclassified discovery while Trump will not retain or publicly disclose the information. Trump was indicted last Thursday, and the charges against...

A new Marist Poll found that the majority of Republicans are supporting former President Donald Trump in his 2024 campaign, despite him being under federal investigation.

The incident took place after Wednesday night's Congressional Baseball Game for Charity.

Blinken comes to Beijing looking weak after months of Biden administration pleas to reschedule a visit derailed by the Chinese spy balloon incident.

The Russian step is being watched closely by Washington and its allies as well as by China, which has repeatedly cautioned against the use of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.

Major flooding from the destruction of a huge dam has devastated towns along the lower Dnieper River in Ukraine and forced many civilians to flee to rooftops, attics and higher ground.

Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis see the large-scale field program as the centerpiece of an effort to overtake former President Donald Trump.

As many as 340,000 workers at the the shipping giant could walk out when their current union contract ends in six weeks.

Republican statements about the bribery allegation "are plainly inconsistent" with what the FBI told lawmakers last week, according to the Maryland Democrat.

A historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues.

Ranking House Oversight Committee member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) disclosed the name of the lead investigator in President Joe Biden's alleged bribery scheme and requested by letter that briefing information regarding the investigation is provided to the entire committee. The Friday letter to FBI...

Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are relying on their recently-hatched plan to restrict asylum seekers entering either country.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached on May 27, becoming the state's first statewide official to be impeached since 1917

Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes.

As the Supreme Court wraps up its term this month, the justices will also make decisions about the next one. Here are some of the cases in play.

From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order. Now, in an unusual move, the top official in one — the U.N. secretary-general — is pressing for major changes in the other two.

NATO leaders are expected to sign off on a new defense production plan next month. But can industry keep up?

Thousands of Catholic protesters marched outside of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday night, uniting against the team's celebration of the controversial drag group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Dodgers are expected to honor the self-proclaimed group of "queer and transgender...

Republicans continue to stand behind former President Donald Trump despite his recent indictment by a Florida grand jury, according to a poll released on Friday. Although the majority of voters overall (56%) believe Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential race because of the indictment...

A few months ago, most investors feared having too much exposure to equities. Now many are worried they may not have enough.

In some areas inflation has fallen below 2%, while in other regions prices are still spiraling upward. Why?

"God Save The Queen" began trending on Twitter soon after President Joe Biden wrapped a speech Friday with the remark that left many befuddled.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was in attendance as the country opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face of growing tensions with rivals.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there is a “serious danger” of NATO being drawn further into the Ukraine war if members of the alliance continue to supply military weaponry to Kyiv.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to impeach President Joe Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray and Matthew Graves.

Eviction filings are far above pre-pandemic levels in many cities across the country as pandemic relief disappears and inflation causes rents to spike.

U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon on Friday struck down a significant portion of an Indiana law banning transgender procedures for minors.

Former President Donald Trump has had a fickle relationship with transgender competitors. He's gone from allowing biological men who identify as transgender to compete in Miss Universe a decade ago to supporting bans on biologically male athletes competing in women's sports in 2022. Trump, who...

Three wrongfully detained American prisoners in China are caught in the middle of what may be the single most consequential and complicated geopolitical relationship for the U.S.

The city hosted an event that featured an unveiling of a new welcome sign along the highway.

Officials say at least 34 people have died in the past two days as heatwave takes toll in Uttar Pradesh state.

Russia's leader says the move is to remind anyone "thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat on us".

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the judge overseeing former President Trump's classified documents case to impose a protective order over the evidence in the case.

The guilty verdict against Robert Bowers was a foregone conclusion. Bowers’ lawyers conceded that he attacked and killed worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018.

Critics say new law will raise costs for car buyers in the Sunshine State and make it harder to buy a vehicle.

White House officials have continued using the term "MAGA" to attack Republicans despite a Hatch Act warning against it, prompting a new complaint.

Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth has plans to tour the country in an attempt to listen to the concerns surrounding his brand. The parent company of Bud Light has plans for a summer ad campaign that includes Whitworth becoming personally involved via the tour, according to Axios. FOOD STAMPS...

The DOJ filed a protective order Friday to prevent former President Donald Trump from releasing classified documents amid his Mar-a-Lago documents indictment, The Hill reported.

Nusrat Chowdhury has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history.

Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators' own payment systems, a government panel said.

NATO says Russian ships mapped critical underwater infrastructure in sea areas of the Western military alliance.

Critics say the White House is allowing China to pressure it into making concessions in order to revive diplomacy.

Ugandan authorities have recovered the bodies of 41 people including 38 students who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo.

President Joe Biden is open to waiving the Membership Action Plan for Kyiv, but the idea still faces stumbling blocks from other alliance members.

A number of Republicans rushed to the former president's defense after his indictment in the classified documents investigation.

Sarah Bedford gave her forecast of what a third-party candidate could do to disrupt the 2024 elections. Bedford appeared on Fox News's Your World with Neil Cavuto Friday to answer Cavuto's question about the effect a "disgruntled Republican" would have if he or she left the Republican primary...

As Donald Trump plots his criminal defense in the classified documents case, the GOP candidates looking to block his political redemption are slowly making political calculations.

Attackers linked to the Islamic State group used machetes and burned a dormitory during the attack.

The president appears to have dropped his promise to explore the 14th Amendment, worrying some Dems wary of another battle in just a few years.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Peter Burgelis claims he was called a homophobic slur before being punched in the face at a Wauwatosa mall.

The wide-ranging proposals include some requests from local government groups — who have long sought changes to public records laws.

The legislation follows a congressional hearing in May held by the Senate Banking Committee into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

A lawyer who was representing former President Donald Trump in his defamation lawsuit against CNN said Friday that he was withdrawing from the case, in the latest sign of the break-up of the Trump legal team since the lawyer, Jim Trusty, and another Trump attorney stopped representing the former...

International Organization for Migration and UN Refugee Agency say EU must put ‘safety’ at centre of Mediterranean plan.

Thousands of moderators overseeing the site’s subreddits are on strike. It’s a wrinkle in Reddit’s plan to go public, and a sign that plan is premature, columnist Anita Ramaswamy writes.

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America.

Hunter Biden showed up at a Little Rock, Arkansas, court Friday morning, attending a deposition about his paternity and child support battle with ex-stripper Lunden Roberts.

Dozens of workers who drive for Amazon in California staged the country’s first driver walkout this week, demanding that Amazon bargain with their union. The workers are delivery drivers and dispatchers at Battle-Tested Strategies, which is subcontracted by Amazon and located in Palmdale...

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is asking the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president and his defense team from publicly disclosing some of the materials shared in the criminal case as part of the discovery process.

Washington is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” after the enactment of an anti-gay law in the East African country.

As with any investment there are better times to invest in gold than others. Here's what to know now.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners from Crimea and beyond — saying it could be an important part of their trip to Russia on Saturday.

The New Hampshire Republican passed recently on running for president, too.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces has not yet gained the momentum that some overly optimistic observers anticipated. So far it feels like the prelude to a more expansive act.

Texas troopers found multiple people, along with a gun and cocaine, in a pickup truck they pulled over on US-90 in Texas this week -- with migrants stuffed in the bed.

The end of the Duchess of Sussex's podcast on Spotify is a sign of wider change in the industry.

The backlash stemmed from Ukraine naming the maker of Oreos, Milka chocolate bars and Philadelphia Cream Cheese an "international sponsor of war" last month for continuing to sell its goods in Russia.

On May 27, the Texas House voted 121–23 to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton's allies across the country were quick to paint the impeachment as a political assassination by politicians hostile to the Republican attorney general's conservative stances. His opponents countered by saying...

Economic resilience could be good news for President Joe Biden as he heads into a tough reelection campaign, which will largely hinge on the state of the economy.

The key witness against former President Donald Trump in a New York state criminal prosecution has lost his bid for early release from probation.

Republican contenders looking to take the White House have stumbled in their response to former President Trump's arrest and indictment of 37 federal counts.

German archaeologists find a Bronze Age sword so new-looking it "almost shines".

Kellye SoRelle is charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 riot, but experts for the prosecution and defense found she is not competent for a trial that was set for July.

Los Angeles prosecutors have charged former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson with reckless driving, three months after authorities said he crashed into a Beverly Hills home.

Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to leak a secret Defense Department study of the U.S. war in Vietnam — the Pentagon Papers — made him a traitor in the eyes of the White House and its supporters and an instant hero to opponents of the war. While Ellsberg, who died Friday, will be remembered in a...

Former Bush administration ethics chief Richard Painter told Fox News Digital that federal officials who continue to break the Hatch Act should be "fired."

Mali's military rulers accuse the UN of fuelling tensions as jihadist violence continues.

"I don’t know why some of my competitors in the Republican primary presume the president will be found guilty," Pence said in an interview with NBC News.

Canadian police say a bus carrying seniors to a casino that collided with a semi-trailer truck that killed 15 people did not have the right of way.

President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass reforms in the wake of a new report from the Department of Justice on the Minneapolis Police Department, which was put in the spotlight following the death of George Floyd in 2020. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that "patterns and...

The Supreme Court ruling shores up Trudeau’s immigration stance

Locking in a long-term CD can help you keep earning today's high rates for years into the future.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has requested a federal disaster declaration over snowmelt-induced floods on the Upper Peninsula earlier this year.

The Microsoft co-founder said on his blog that he and Xi had discussed health inequity and climate change.

Members of the Democratic National Committee say they are concerned about the operations of the Alabama Democratic Party and the elimination of minority caucuses intended to ensure a diversity of voices in party affairs.

Mexico says more than 200 retired Mexican boxers who fought in California may be eligible for pensions. The little-known pension fund holds around $2.5 million.

Ex-Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore goes deep on the dynamics dividing Trump’s legal team.

U.S. and European officials are in the stretch run of a debate about how to signal that Ukraine is making progress toward NATO membership without overcommitting the allies as Russia occupies substantial Ukrainian territory.“There is a group of countries which say that Ukraine really deserves to...

"I would like Saudi Arabia not to be abandoned, not to be a pariah country because Jamal Khashoggi never asked this to be done to his country," Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said.

The crash is "one of the worst tragedies" ever seen in the province of Manitoba, an official says.

President Joe Biden on Friday marked one year since the passage of the first major gun safety legislation in a generation during a summit in Connecticut, as gun violence reaches record levels in the United States and additional congressional action remains stalled.

Daniel Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 92.

In six incidents, the homes of a reporter's parents and an editor were hit with bricks, rocks and red spray paint.

US media reports the team is worth an estimated $3bn (£2bn) but details of the deal are undisclosed.

Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, and Binance.US have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure that U.S. customer assets remain in the United States until a sweeping lawsuit filed this month by the regulatory agency is resolved.

CatholicVote says Spectrum SportsNet refused to run its ad about the Los Angeles Dodgers inviting an anti-Catholic drag queen troupe to its Pride Night.

U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, which has been mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates.

At a national gun policy summit, the president said that more action was needed to address gun violence nationwide, including a new assault weapons ban.

Soaring temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere and record low Antarctic ice. We’re only halfway through 2023 and so many climate records are being broken.

Former President Barack Obama suggested the development of "digital fingerprints" to combat misinformation and distinguish between true and misleading news for consumers.

Authorities say a 71-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a forest fire that destroyed more than 100 homes last year near Yosemite National Park.

With new liberal court majorities in New York and Wisconsin, some Democrats think they have a decent shot at redrawing congressional maps in their favor.

CL0P appears to have struck gold by identifying a flaw in MOVEIt, a computer program designed to help companies transfer files.

Republicans slammed the Iowa Supreme Court decision blocking a ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, but assured 'the fight is not over.'

Summer hasn't officially started, but extreme heat is already making itself right at home in Texas. Temperatures on Friday soared above triple digits in many cities.

The Michigan Republican Party approved a proposal on Saturday to change the state’s presidential primary process in a way that some believe will benefit former President Donald Trump. The Republican National Committee would have to approve the plan in order for it to move forward, and Michigan’s...

Kaylee McGhee White explained in a television segment Friday what has led to a growing unreadiness in the U.S. military. Space Force Lt. Gen. Deanna Burt admitted to discriminating against Floridians needing promotions based on "personal circumstances" after DeSantis banned trans surgeries for...

A federal appeals court has blocked proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale, saying they could put thousands of commercial fishermen out of work.

Canada's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and the United States send back asylum seekers crossing the land border, finding the agreement does not violate asylum seekers' right to life, liberty and security of the person.

The officer injured during the Denver parade to celebrate the Nuggets' win had to receive surgery as a result of being run over by a fire truck. Sgt. Justin Dodge was walking along the front passenger side of a Denver Fire Department engine Thursday when the vehicle, carrying Nikola Jokic, his...

Nevada’s senior U.S. Senate Democrat is supporting a proposal to tunnel a new water pipeline beneath a federal conservation area to serve suburban Las Vegas. U.S. Sen.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, whose members dress in drag as nuns, were to be honored for their work.

Former college football player Ray Lewis III, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, has died at the age of 28, according to a social media post from his younger brother.

Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he has to be "careful" that the CIA doesn't assassinate him like he believes his uncle was killed.

Thousands of Reddit communities went dark this week in protest of upcoming API changes, which include a controversial policy that will charge some third-party apps for continued use.

Though the latest outbreak of the hard-shelled insects started several years ago, it gained national attention this week after videos posted by Elko residents circulated online.

Forty-five years after an Ohio woman went missing somewhere along the West Coast, her two remaining relatives – the woman’s nieces – now know what became of their Aunt Dolly.

Ugandan defence forces are pursuing the attackers of a school in the country's west with the aim of rescuing those they abducted, its spokesperson said on Saturday.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and the Democrat who is trying to unseat him this year, Brandon Presley, are trading barbs about crime, courts and transgender health care.

Parents' rights groups are sounding off after Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the Biden White House over its Pride event that included two topless transgender activists.

President Vladimir Putin is touting Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.

The dead include the suspect; his wife, who lived separately and had an order of protection against him; and her adult daughter, the sheriff of Marion County, Tennessee said.

The state Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3, meaning the governor's attempt to reinstate a stricter ban failed. Abortion remains legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care.

After their children were diagnosed with a rare disease that requires early intervention, some parents are pushing to change policies on genetic screenings for babies.

A Trump-appointed judge in Indiana has blocked parts of a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth from going into effect next month.

Some states have significantly higher rates of depression than others, a new report finds.

University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders is at risk of having his left foot amputated due to poor circulation, according to doctors at the school.

Certain genes and metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure may raise the risk of the most common cause of liver disease.

The agency followed the guidance of its independent advisory committee, which identified a commonly circulating strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Ministers may prefer cheap rhetoric to the reality of hard decisions – but these hearings show the cost of the choices they make, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its first human trial this year, he said on Friday in France.

In less than three months, the federal government is set to announce the initial 10 drugs subject to first-ever price negotiations in Medicare. Pharmaceutical companies and their supporters want to stop that from happening.

No later than Sunday, America’s director of National Intelligence must make public all 'information relating to the origins of Covid-19'

The FDA announced Friday that the upcoming round of COVID-19 vaccines will specifically target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus, the omicron variant.

The nation's health was declining and the NHS was struggling by 2020, the Covid inquiry hears.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co on Friday sued the U.S. government in an attempt to halt the Medicare drug price negotiation program that analysts believe will involve one of its top-selling medicines, saying it violates the Fifth and First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, prompting doctors to advise residents over 60 years old to stay indoors during the daytime.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greenlighted Roche Holding AG's experimental therapy to treat a type of advanced blood cancer, nearly a month after the approval of a rival therapy from AbbVie Inc .

The updated shots are expected to be distributed as early as September as part of a fall booster campaign.

There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it was now working with six more countries than previously revealed to track the potentially deadly children's medicines.

The blockbuster weight loss drugs' access to a key market — older Americans — is limited, as Medicare is banned from covering weight loss drugs as part of the Part D program.

Humana Inc on Friday joined larger health insurer UnitedHealth in warning of a jump in medical costs this year due to higher-than-expected demand for surgeries and other medical procedures.

A surge in production of potent new drugs in Europe that can lead to poisoning and death requires more investment in services and stronger policies against illicit substances, an EU study said on Friday.