(Headline USA) A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.
The ruling, which came with little fanfare, appeared to validate one of the longest-running so-called conspiracy theories in...
(Headline USA) Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election.
The Senate approved the measure by a vote of 78-18 shortly after the House approved it without the...
(Headline USA) A 20-year-old man tossed an explosive device into the California courthouse where he was about to be arraigned on a gun charge, leaving five people with minor injuries.
The explosion also shut down the court complex and other nearby city buildings, police said.
The explosion occurred Wednesday morning in...
(Headline USA) New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary culmination to weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have thrust the city’s government into crisis.
The indictment...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The U.S. House passed a bill last week to deport and make inadmissible criminal foreign nationals convicted of domestic violence and sex-related offenses, including sex crimes against children. It passed with bipartisan support but with the majority of Democrats, 158, voting against it.
The bill...
(Headline USA) "Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.
California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could...
(Headline USA) Federal authorities searched the homes of New York City's newly named interim police commissioner and seized materials unrelated to his police work, he said.
The unexplained and unexpected search comes as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams reels from other federal law enforcement investigations.
Thomas Donlon, who became the...
(Headline USA) California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
California follows New York state, which passed a law earlier this year allowing parents to block their...
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) – Lawfully issued congressional subpoenas are not subject to interference from the White House or its appointed leaders of departments, North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx said Friday.
The Republican bidding for an 11th term in the Beltway chastised Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for “repeatedly” trying...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) A top Democratic donation processor, ActBlue, is facing an investigation over concerns that the donation processing service is being used to circumvent campaign finance laws.
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee launched the investigation, citing “reports of potentially fraudulent and illicit financial activity” in a letter...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez is sounding the alarm about an increase of “Special Interest Aliens” being apprehended attempting to illegally enter the U.S. from Mexico.
In a social media post, he published a video of an interview between a Texas DPS...
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Vice President Kamala Harris's comments on faith and women drew questions from an NFL Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl champion who is also well known for his outspoken religious convictions.
Harris, in a social media post Thursday afternoon, wrote, “One does not have...