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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Former NASCAR driver Chase Pistone died at the age of 42, his family announced earlier this week. His brother, Nick, announced his death, saying his “young brother and…
Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble as crucial shipping lane threatened BBC The Strait of Hormuz is facing a blockade. These countries will be most impacted CNBC Global Economy Is Facing the Prospect of Another Profound Shock The New York Times Republicans dismiss energy cost concerns after Iran strikes Politico Why economists worry the Iran conflict could…
Trump is promoting tighter restrictions on mail-in ballots as well as passage of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. UCLA professor Richard Hasen unpacks the ramifications.
Newly released bodycam video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the husband of an Ohio teacher, who was shot and killed inside the couple’s home, reacting in the immediate aftermath of her death. Caleb Flynn, 39, is charged with murder stemming from the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn. The mother, teacher and volleyball coach…
A Nashville elementary school has cleared the record of a first-grade teacher who was disciplined for refusing to read a book about same-sex marriage to his young students, according to a report. KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary issued a “final warning letter” to teacher Eric Rivera in January after he declined to read an LGBTQ…
If you have applied for a loan online, you probably shared more than you realized. Your name. Your email. Your date of birth. Maybe even your home address and phone number. Now imagine all of that sitting on a dark web forum. That is the reality for nearly 1 million people after hackers breached Figure…
As Democrats line up to denounce President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint strikes on Iran’s ruling regime, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is doing the opposite, forcefully defending the operation and rebuking members of his own party who call it reckless. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who has increasingly staked out unapologetic pro-Israel positions,…
The Islamic Republic’s opaque and fractured governing system following the killing of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei selected radical cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to its interim leadership council on Saturday. Ben Sabti, an Iran expert at the Institute of National Security Studies in Israel, said that, “His name was brought up in the last…
Texas Tech Student Identified as One of the Victims in Austin Shooting The New York Times Victims identified in Austin mass shooting Axios Victims identified in Austin mass shooting that officials say may have been motivated by Iran strikes CNN FBI investigating ‘potential nexus to terrorism’ in 6th Street shooting that left two dead, 14 injured | Shooter…
Another House Republican has announced he is retiring from Congress at the end of this year, adding to the mass exodus of lawmakers heading for the exit halfway through President Donald Trump’s second term. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., who won his seat in Montana’s 1st congressional district in November 2022, served as Secretary of the…
