CNN Poll: Most Want Trump Jan. 6 Verdict Before Election
Most Americans said they want a verdict on former President Donald Trump’s federal trial on his alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election before the upcoming general election in November, according to a new CNN poll released Monday. Nearly half (48%) — including 52% of independents — of Americans said it’s “essential” that a verdict […]
Historic Storm Sends Debris Through Hollywood Hills; 1.1M Without Power
A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled for safety. More than 1 million people statewide were without power. The storm was […]
17 Million Tune In to Grammys — Up 34%
An average of 16.9 million viewers tuned in to see performances by Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish and watch Taylor Swift make history at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the largest audience for the telecast in four years and another consecutive annual increase for a show that is recovering from its pandemic declines. Ratings were […]
House to Vote on Mayorkas Impeachment Tuesday
As House Republicans are set to vote Tuesday on their long-gestating impeachment articles for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, President Joe Biden will preempt the maneuver with a strongly worded condemnation of his own a day prior. Biden will denounce GOP actions on Monday as an “unprecedented and unconstitutional” political attack that betrays the real […]
Wall Street Falls With Interest Rates, Earnings in Focus
Wall Street’s main indexes lost ground Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back firmly against speculation that rate cuts would be imminent, while investors assessed a mixed bag of U.S. earnings reports. In an interview aired on Sunday, Powell said more evidence on a sustainable downtrend in inflation was needed to warrant lower […]
Video Report: Biden Curses Netanyahu
Video Report: Biden Curses Netanyahu
Trump Blasts Border Bill as Gift to Dems, Death of GOP
Former President Donald Trump on Monday railed at the bipartisan $118 billion border bill — asserting the nation has “the right” and should “close the border now.” In a statement on Truth Social, Trump ranted that “only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill, which only gives Shutdown […]
Super Bowl QB’s Dad Charged With DWI Again
Patrick Mahomes Sr., father of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested in Tyler, Texas, by police Saturday and charged with driving while intoxicated, per online jail records. According to those records, Mahomes Sr. was released on $10,000 bond. The Kansas City Star referenced court records showing Mahomes Sr. pleaded guilty to a […]
Meta Oversight Board Calls Deepfake Rule ‘Incoherent’
Meta’s Oversight Board has determined a Facebook video wrongfully suggesting that U.S. President Joe Biden is a pedophile does not violate the company’s current rules while deeming those rules “incoherent” and too narrowly focused on AI-generated content. The board, which is funded by Meta but run independently, took on the Biden video case in October […]
Microsoft, Semafor to Create News Stories via AI
Microsoft said Monday it is teaming up with media platform Semafor and other news organizations to help journalists work with generative AI in content production. Through these collaborations, Microsoft will help the organizations to identify and refine the procedures and policies to use artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly in newsgathering and business practices, the tech giant […]