Iran Launches Satellite as Regional Tensions Spike
Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The announcement comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and just days after Iran and Pakistan […]
13 Students Reported Killed in an Elementary School Dorm Fire in China’s Henan Province
A fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province, and 13 students died in the blaze, Chinese state media reported Saturday. All of the dead were third grade students, a teacher told Zonglan news, a state-backed media outlet from Hebei province. One person rescued from the scene […]
S&P Closes at 4,839.81, First Record High Close in 2 Years; Chipmakers Soar
The S&P 500 posted a record high close on Friday for the first time in two years, fueled by a rally in chipmakers and other heavyweight technology stocks on optimism around artificial intelligence. The benchmark’s close confirmed the S&P 500 has been in a bull market since it closed at its low Oct. 12, 2022, […]
Andrew Cuomo Sues AG for Records in Sex Harassment Probe That Led to Downfall
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is suing state Attorney General Letitia James in an effort to force her to release interviews from the damaging sexual misconduct investigation that led to his resignation. Cuomo filed the case against James in New York state court on Thursday, arguing he needs the witness statements in full to […]
Lawmakers Push for Vote on Congress Stock Trading Ban
Legislation prohibiting stock trading by members of Congress may soon be on the floor for a vote, The Hill reported. More than two dozen lawmakers, including a group led by Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., Andy Kim, D-N.J., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Katie Porter, D-Calif., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., are urging House Speaker Mike Johnson, […]
Biden Hopeful for Bipartisan Border Package Next Week
President Joe Biden signaled on Friday that he is hopeful a deal over the U.S.-Mexico border could be worked out next week at least in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and said he was ready to embrace “massive changes.” Republicans in Congress have blocked emergency funding for Ukraine in an effort to push new security policies along […]
Survey: Elites, Average US Voters Live in ‘2 Different Worlds’
A “jaw-dropping” contrast has opened up between the worldviews of everyday Americans and the “Ivy League elites” who exert tremendous influence over U.S. politics and public policy. That’s the finding of a survey released Friday by pollster Scott Rasmussen conducted on behalf of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. “It’s almost like two different countries,” said Committee to Unleash […]
Court Docs: DA Willis, Wade Traveled Together During Trump Probe
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade reportedly purchased airline tickets for himself and Democrat Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to travel together on trips to San Francisco, Miami, and the Caribbean, while they were investigating former President Donald Trump in a Georgia election interference case, court documents revealed Friday. Detailed credit card statements of the purchases […]
Microsoft: Russian Hackers Accessed Company Leaders’ Emails
State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams, the company said Friday. In a blog post, Microsoft said the intrusion began in late November and was discovered on Jan. 12. It […]
Thaw Coming After 2 Weeks of Winter Storms Kill Dozens
Two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee, and caused power outages that could take weeks to fix continued to sock both coasts with another round of weather chaos on Friday. The rain, snow, wind, and bitterly cold temperatures have been blamed for […]