NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast around 10:30 a.m. near the North […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called for Senate Republicans to quickly pass President Donald Trump‘s “one big, beautiful bill,” arguing it will unleash an “economic boom of historic proportions.” Gingrich made the appeal in a Fox News appearance on Friday night, warning Senate Republicans that voting against the bill, which passed the House of Representatives […]
Four top lawyers, including two who have represented prominent Democratic figures over the years, are leaving Paul Weiss just months after the prestigious law firm struck a deal with President Donald Trump. According to multiple reports, top litigators Karen Dunn, Jeannie Rhee, Jessica Phillips, and William Isaacson are exiting Paul Weiss to start their own […]
Former President Joe Biden indicated that he is “feeling great” following his shocking cancer diagnosis just last weekend. Biden made his first public appearance on Friday since announcing he was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. He attended his grandson, Robert Hunter Biden II’s high school graduation […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) claims his opponents are attempting to “weaponize” his mental health struggles as he faces increased scrutiny over his ability to serve in the Senate. The Pennsylvania Democrat was elected to his seat in November 2022, months after suffering a stroke, and later was checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for […]
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from removing medical research articles from a government website over its promotion of gender ideology and mentions of transgender people. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January which called for the government to only recognize the two genders, male and female, and “remove all statements, policies, […]
(The Center Square) — After passing along party lines, a bill to raise the age for buying semi-automatic guns heads to Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for what could be a veto. Assembly Bill 245 would raise the minimum purchasing age of assault rifles and semi-automatic shotguns to 21 from 18. Despite its passage, the bill looks […]
(The Center Square) — Depending on who you ask, Engrossed Senate Bill 5041 – signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson earlier this week – is either a much-needed social safety net for workers and their families or something that will incentivize and prolong strikes and imperil Washington state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. ESB 5041 extends […]
(The Center Square) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a $14 billion budget that reduced citywide layoffs by cutting police hiring and fire department spending. The approved budget uses emergency funds, such as $29 million from the budget stabilization fund, to pay for ongoing regular services, which is typically only done in a recession. […]
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys. The chain of islands celebrated by singer Jimmy Buffett in his odes to tropical escapism is surrounded by water, jutting out 120 miles southwesterly from Florida’s mainland to Key West with the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean on either side. […]
