Hikers in Hawaii could have to pay for their own rescue if they ignore signs
Hawaiian lawmakers are considering a bill that could require hikers to reimburse local rescue teams if they had to be saved because they didn’t follow trail signs.
Biden’s CIA nominee says US colleges should cut ties with China-backed Confucius Institutes
President Biden’s pick for CIA director appeased GOP lawmakers Wednesday after he suggested Confucius Institute programs should be barred from U.S. public schools and universities.
NYT writer Tim Wu appears to delete old tweets as name floated for Biden administration post
Timothy Wu, a Columbia University professor and New York Times contributing writer reportedly set to join the Biden administration’s National Economic Council, appeared this week to have deleted…
House Republicans want Biden administration to provide briefing on NY nursing home scandal
House Republicans are demanding the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services give a briefing on New York’s nursing home deaths after Democrats quashed a push for…
US launches airstrike against Iranian-backed forces in Syria
The U.S. military carried out an airstrike against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria Thursday, a senior U.S. official told Fox News.
Biden admin says no ‘final decision’ on boycotting Beijing Olympics as momentum grows in Congress
White House press secretary Jen Psaki left the door open to a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as pressure grows in Congress to punish China…
New York Gov. Cuomo to deploy ‘undercover testers’ to check for housing discrimination amid other scandals
With tens of thousands of New Yorkers fleeing the high-tax state amid the coronavirus pandemic under and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s leadership, the embattled governor is cracking down on…
Museums are safest indoor activity, says German coronavirus study
For people fatigued with quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study from Germany recommends what to do after getting out of the house.
Patty Murray accuses Rand Paul of ‘harmful misrepresentations’ with questions on child gender surgeries
Sen. Rand Paul asked whether minors should be allowed to permanently change their genders Thursday, and Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Washington, accused him of…
Tara Reade backs Lindsey Boylan, rips media’s ‘collective collusion’ with Dems to downplay Cuomo scandal
Tara Reade, the author and former Senate staffer who came forward during the 2020 campaign with a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, is speaking out in support of Lindsey Boylan after…