A top U.S. Republican has weighed in on the debate swirling around ArriveCAN, the travel app the Canadian government introduced for cross-border travel during the pandemic. She wants it gone. Elise Stefanik, a part of the U.S. House Republican leadership team, a border-district representative from New York State, and die-hard […]
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Betsy DeVos: President Biden pressed forehead against mine in 2019 encounter
Former U.S. Education Secretary and Michigan native Betsy DeVos says President Joe Biden once greeted her in a manner that would fit the definition of sexual harassment under rules his administration has proposed for college and university students. DeVos said that before Biden was president, he approached her at a […]
Both Depp and Heard found liable, but Depp gets more money
Johnny Depp has emerged victorious from his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, after a jury ruled in his favor. Depp, 58, filed a $50 million lawsuit against Heard, 36, over an op-ed published by The Washington Post in 2018, in which the Aquaman star stated that she was a domestic abuse survivor. Heard […]
Judge: Trump Must Pay $110K, Meet Conditions To End Contempt
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has stopped the clock on Donald Trump’s $10,000-a-day fine for failing to turn over documents in a state civil investigation and said Wednesday he’ll lift the former president’s contempt finding altogether if he meets certain conditions, including paying $110,000 in fines he’s […]
Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids
Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest kids as all […]
Calif. police searching for suspects who killed 6, injured 12 in mass shooting
Police found a stolen handgun, but they did not know if it had been used in the shooting. The dead included three men and three women. Authorities were still working to notify family members, and had publicly identified only one victim as of late Sunday, 38-year-old Sergio Harris, without providing a cause […]
Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests
Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Apple and Meta provided basic subscriber details, such as a customer’s address, phone number and IP address, in mid-2021 […]
FEC fines DNC and Clinton for Trump dossier hoax
The Federal Election Commission has fined the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for lying about the funding of the infamous, and discredited, Russian “dossier” used in a smear attempt against Donald Trump weeks before he shocked the world with his 2016 presidential victory. The election agency said […]
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after deadly fight in Texas
A nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system remained in effect Tuesday after two inmates were killed Monday during a gang fight at a penitentiary in Texas, officials said. Multiple inmates were involved in an altercation at U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont in Texas about 11:30 a.m., according to the Bureau of […]
Rare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit
GEORGETOWN, Maine (AP) — A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave. The Steller’s sea eagle arrived in Maine in late December after a brief stop in Massachusetts more than a month […]