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City Council's latest power grab is a fight Mayor Adams must win
In an outrageous bid to grab more power — but not an ounce of added accountability — City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and her lefty allies are seeking a council...
Slovakian PM in life-threatening condition after he's shot during government meeting
Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile.
DOJ ready to reclassify pot but critics decry Biden election-year move: 'It will not stop arrests'
Pot is set to be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, easing research into its medicinal qualities and opening the door to lawful prescriptions...
Spanish prime minister says he’ll continue in office after days of reflection
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday he will continue in office “even with more strength” after days of reflection.
Do Americans support the government’s TikTok ban?
The survey of 2,000 Americans, conducted by Talker Research, found that only 23% of all those polled are against it, while 31% have no real opinion on the matter.
Haiti transitional government takes power as gangs hold capital 'hostage'
Henry's finance minister, Michel Patrick Boisvert, will be interim prime minister until the transition council appoints a new head of government, a cabinet and a provisional electoral council set to...
US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in...
Supreme Court torn over Capitol riot case that could thwart Trump charge, hundreds of proceedings
For the first time, Supreme Court justices wrestled with the violence of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot while taking on a case that could upend hundreds of related prosecutions, including...
How the government is hurting environmentalism
Federal interference is actually making it harder for "green" initiatives to be approved and fix the globe.
Hawaii liquor commish resigns after allegedly flashing badge to get into club, threatened to close it down in drunken argument
A Hawaii liquor commissioner was forced to resign after she allegedly flaunted her badge to get into a nightclub, and then threatened to shut the business down during a drunken...
Protect kids: Break the grip of transgender extremism
Transgender extremism has a tight grip on the US medical establishment, cultural elites, progressive politicians and school boards.
Pothole-filling Calif. couple shows the spirit of America is alive and well
The Spirit of '76 is alive and well in America, despite everything: Witness the California couple who became pothole-filling local heroes.
Peruvian president's residence raided by government agents in luxury watch investigation
The Attorney General emphasized Boluarte’s obligation to promptly produce the three Rolex watches for investigation, cautioning against their disposal or destruction.
Two men switched at birth nearly 70 years ago finally get apology for life-changing mistake
The two men sat side-by-side on Thursday to hear Manitoba’s Premier Wab Kinew make a formal apology for the years they spent away from their biological families.
Rare medieval pilgrim badge found by metal detector in Poland
A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say.
Backlash forces NJ lawmakers to pull bill that would give them power to block vital info from public
The decision — made by Democratic lawmakers who reportedly claim they now want to make amendments to the lightening-rod legislation — is a tremendous victory for the government transparency advocates...
Latest NYC housing corruption is just the tip of the iceberg for city gov't
Last week’s bribery charges against 70 New York City Housing Authority employees are just the latest in a long list of scandals by low- and mid-level public workers in New...
Why the world is in the midst of UFO hysteria — from alien invasions to flying saucers
From Miami to Mexico, UFO-believers are finding evidence of extraterrestrial life all the time.
Ex-Homeland Security IG, two others sentenced for plot to steal data of 200,000 colleagues
Three ex-employees at the Department of Homeland Security were sentenced for conspiring to steal material from sensitive law enforcement databases that held personal data for thousands of government workers.
Top Israeli officials at odds over direction of war: 'We did not bring down Hamas'
Gadi Eisenkot, a senior minister of the Israeli war cabinet and a former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, said a cease-fire is the only path to ensuring the safe...