Flight Recorders From Russian Plane Crash That Killed 74 Found
Investigators searching the site where a Russian military transport plane crashed in a border region near Ukraine reportedly have found the plane’s flight recorders, a day after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down the aircraft and Ukraine’s president demanded an international investigation. The Il-76 fell from the sky and crashed in a huge ball of […]
Melanie, Singer-songwriter of ‘Brand New Key’ and Other ’70s Hits, Dies at 76
Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has died. Her publicist Billy James told The Associated Press that Melanie died Tuesday. She was 76 and lived in central Tennessee. The cause was not […]
Instagram, Facebook to Expand Teen Protections
Meta Platforms is building more safeguards to protect teen users from unwanted direct messages on Instagram and Facebook, the social media platform said Thursday. The move comes weeks after the WhatsApp owner said it would hide more content from teens after regulators pushed the world’s most popular social media network to protect children from harmful […]
Louisiana Rep. Higgins: Biden Staging Civil War
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., dialed up the border rhetoric with online remarks that followed the Supreme Court siding with the Biden administration on the removal of barriers along the Texas-Mexico border. In a post to X, Higgins wrote, “Media: ‘Congressman Higgins, the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the Biden Admin over the State […]
Trudeau’s Protest Crackdown Ruled Unlawful
The Federal Court of Canada ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 truck convoy protest in Ottawa was an unjustified infringement of civil rights, The New York Times reported. The court found the government’s actions, including freezing bank accounts associated with the protest, violated rights against unreasonable search […]
Greg Abbott Says Biden Neglecting Border Duty
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Wednesday accused the federal government of breaching “the compact between the United States and the states” as relates to border security, The Hill reported. His statement follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Border Patrol to cut or remove razor wire installed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
Kari Lake: Resignation Letter of Former Ariz. GOP Chief ‘Disgusting’
Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake said Wednesday night the resignation letter written by Jeff Dewit as head of the state Republican Party, was “disgusting” and that he did a “horrible job.” Dewit resigned earlier in the day following an audio recording in which he said “people back East” wanted him to convince her to end her […]
Maine’s Top Court Dismisses Appeal on Trump Ballot Status
Maine’s top court Wednesday evening declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state’s ballot, keeping intact a judge’s decision that the U.S. Supreme Court must first rule on a similar case in Colorado. Democrat Shenna Bellows concluded that Trump didn’t meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in […]
Billionaire Dem Hoffman Won’t Donate More to Haley
Billionaire Reid Hoffman won’t be donating more money to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, a person familiar with his decision told CNBC. Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a top Democratic donor, last month gave a super PAC supporting Haley $250,000. At the time, he said his decision for the donation was over his concerns that […]
Cornell Donor Cuts Ties, Cites DEI’s ‘Moral Rot’
Jon Lindseth, one of Cornell University’s most significant donors, is cutting ties with the prestigious institution, citing concerns about its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Lindseth, a trustee emeritus and major benefactor, called on Cornell’s president, Martha Pollack, to resign, saying the university’s dedication to DEI has led to a “toxic academic environment” […]