The Supreme Court seemed wary of a New York law that strictly limits the carrying of guns outside the home during arguments Wednesday in the first major Second Amendment clash in more than a decade. The conservative majority court posed sharp questions about the constitutionality of the New York regulation, which gives government officials broad […]
After a crushing defeat for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race and a New Jersey gubernatorial election that is far too close for comfort for Democrats, it took only hours for different factions of the party to start hurling blame at one another. “Hopefully progressives will get the wake-up call,” a moderate Democratic source told Fox News Wednesday […]
Democratic lawmakers have reached a deal on legislation to lower prescription drug prices to be included in President Biden‘s social spending package, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday. The agreement is less far-reaching than earlier Democratic proposals, but it still represents progress on an issue the party has campaigned on for years. The agreement would allow Medicare […]
“Teacher of the Year” in Florida was arrested Friday for allegedly striking a minor in the face – causing a nosebleed – after the student posted a message on Instagram questioning the educator’s selection for the top honor. Caroline Melanie Lee, the 60-year-old teacher at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, has denied striking the student, The Florida Times-Union reported, […]
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Joe Biden’s job performance, while half give him low marks for competence and uniting the country, according to results from the latest national NBC News poll. What’s more, the survey finds that 7 in 10 adults, including almost half of Democrats, believe the nation is headed […]
Though fewer Americans are dying from Covid-19, another fatal scourge is on the rise: death by automobile. There were an estimated 20,160 traffic deaths in the first six months of 2021, the highest total for that period since 2006 and 18.4 percent higher than the first half of last year, according to the latest National Highway Traffic Safety […]
A massive caravan of thousands of migrants has rejected an offer of humanitarian visas for some of the travelers, and is continuing with its journey to the United States border. The Mexican National Institute of Migration said in a statement that it offered humanitarian visas to women and children in the caravan, but said it was rejected […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to hand down a major ruling on American’s Second Amendment rights. The court recently announced it will hear a case soon, which could potentially increase the number of people able to carry a gun in public. According to gun rights advocates, a favorable ruling by the Supreme Court would […]
Many Americans who gaze skywards this Halloween weekend could be in for a treat. It’s possible the northern lights will be visible over Washington state, the far Northeast and the Upper Midwest thanks to a solar flare and “coronal mass ejection,” officials said Friday. A G3 — or strong — “geomagnetic storm watch” was issued […]
Pope Francis described President Biden as a “good Catholic” during their meeting on Friday, according to Biden, and also said that he should keep receiving communion. Biden told reporters that the issue of abortion rights, which Biden supports and which has led to calls for the Catholic Church to not offer him communion, did not come up in […]
Endangered California condors can have “’virgin births,” according to a study released Thursday. Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said genetic testing confirmed that two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from unfertilized eggs were related to their mothers. Neither was related to a male. The study was published Thursday in the […]
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) was charged on Thursday with a misdemeanor sex crime in Albany, according to a court spokesman. The state court system’s public information office told The Hill that a redacted complaint will be released soon by a court in Albany. “A Misdemeanor Complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in […]