Days after a top US general publicly predicted that the US will be at war with China by 2025, the Pentagon has confirmed that a Chinese spy balloon is currently floating over the continental US — it was spotted over Montana as recently as yesterday — with officials also briefing reporters that they’ve decided not … Read more
Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to have abortion Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to have abortion 00:40 The Texas Supreme Court late Friday temporarily stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed a woman whose fetus has been diagnosed with what doctors say is a fatal … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Friday that the city’s current sheriff and fire chief will continue in those positions, finalizing his intention to retain all of his predecessor’s public safety leaders. Denver Fire Chief Desmond Fulton (Provided by Denver Fire Department) Nearly five months after being sworn into office, he renominated Sheriff Elias Diggins and … Read more
Harvard University President Claudine Gay is apologizing after a controversial response during a House hearing on antisemitism. “I am sorry,” Gay said in an interview with The Harvard Crimson, adding, “Words matter.” She stressed, “When words amplify distress and pain, I don’t know how you could feel anything but regret.” On Tuesday, Gay attended a … Read more
To hear Donald Trump tell it, the US economy is on life support thanks to Joe Biden, and the only one who can save it is Donald Trump. While this claim, like virtually everything Trump has ever said, has no basis in reality, the notion that Biden has been terrible for the country’s finances is … Read more
A number of Boston city councilors described being “blindsided” by a controversial resolution put forward by one of their colleagues, honoring two students for organizing a pro-Palestinian walkout at their high school last week. The citation, put forward by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was presented on behalf of the entire City Council to New Mission … Read more
Ottawa will be getting a $40 million refund after it gave Quebec City-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago more than $300 million to develop and manufacture a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine that never made it to market. The news comes after Conservative, Bloc and NDP MPs on the House of Commons health committee grilled staff from Canada’s procurement department this … Read more
Hunter Biden gave a rare interview about his drug addiction, and how he felt Republicans were using him to get to his father, President Joe Biden. The First Son sat down with musician Moby for a two-part podcast interview. CNN’s Dana Bash played clips on Friday’s Inside Politics. “They are trying to, in their most … Read more
After weeks of speculation, former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is making a run for Congress. When Liccardo filed paperwork to run for U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo’s open congressional seat last week, he said at the time that he had not made a final decision on whether he’d enter the race. On Friday, though, the … Read more
About a decade ago, the Edward Snowden leaks pulled back the curtain on the massive surveillance programs agencies like the NSA were conducting, shocking the world with their sophistication. Around the same time, an accidental discovery happened, revealing the Hemisphere program that allowed US law enforcement to obtain call record information for any phone number … Read more
