COVID-19 sends car driving to its lowest levels in 19 years
Because of remote work and collapse of the travel and tourism industry during the coronavirus pandemic in the last year, American drivers hit the road for the fewest…
Surveillance video shows Lady Gaga’s dog walker attack, shooting as French bulldogs are taken
The singer’s dog walker was rushed to the hospital and was in “critical condition.”
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.
House passes Equality Act expanding LGBTQ rights amid GOP concerns, including effect on girls’ sports
The House voted Thursday to pass the Equality Act, a Democrat-backed bill meant to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…