House passes police reform act named for George Floyd
The House on Wednesday passed a police reform bill that would ban chokeholds and overhaul qualified immunity protections for officers. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, H.R. 1280, passed 220-212 — although a Republican representative said he’d voted yes by mistake and changed the official record to reflect his opposition. Rep. Lance More...
Watchdog faulted Elaine Chao for misuse of office as transportation secretary
The Transportation Department’s watchdog asked the Justice Department to criminally investigate Elaine Chao late last year over concerns that she misused her office when she was transportation secretary under More...
What Hollywood’s treatment of ‘Minari’ says about the Asian American Dream
“I prayed, I prayed, I prayed!” squealed the young daughter of “Minari” director Lee Isaac Chung as he accepted the Golden Globe award Sunday night for best foreign language film. I too have prayed for More...
Extremists discussed plans to ‘remove Democratic lawmakers’: FBI-Homeland Security bulletin
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sent a joint intelligence bulletin to state and local law enforcement agencies late Tuesday warning that some domestic groups have “discussed plans to take More...
Fly you to the Moon? Japanese billionaire seeks 8 people for space voyage
Frank Sinatra sang about flying to the Moon, but a Japanese billionaire is offering a lunar trip to eight would-be astronauts in real life. Eccentric fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa is looking for applicants from More...
Dr. Oz springs into physician mode to help save man who collapsed at airport
Dr. Oz demonstrated he’s not just a TV doctor when he rushed to help save a man who had collapsed at a New York City-area airport Monday night. Dr. Mehmet Oz and police performed CPR on a 60-year-old man More...
White House pulls nomination of embattled budget chief pick Neera Tanden
WASHINGTON — The White House is withdrawing Neera Tanden’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget, marking the first major personnel defeat for President Joe Biden. Tanden ran into trouble More...
At least 13 killed in crash with semitruck in Southern California
At least 13 people were killed and about a dozen others were taken to hospitals after a gravel truck slammed into an overloaded SUV just north of the U.S.-Mexico border,authorities said. The crash occurred at More...
Kayleigh McEnany joins Fox News
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany will officially join Fox News, the network announced Tuesday. The news, which was announced by Fox News host Harris Faulkner, comes after weeks during which More...
Sharks that glow in the dark? Scientists discover luminous deep-sea predators off New Zealand
If any further proof was needed of the vast unexplored wonders of the deep sea, this would fit the bill: researchers in New Zealand have discovered three new shark species that glow in the dark. The study, published More...