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(By Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday alleging the online retailer used "manipulative, coercive, or deceptive" practices to get customers to enroll in Prime subscriptions. The Federal Trade Commission's partially-redacted complaint alleges the company tricked millions of people into enrolling in Amazon Prime....

(By Brett Rowland, The Center Square) A federal judge Monday set a trial date for former President Donald Trump's classified documents case that could pose challenges for the Republican presidential candidate's campaign. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the trial to begin Aug. 14, "or as soon thereafter as...

(By John Tamny, RealClear Wire) The Fox News Channel created The Five in 2011. A hit seemingly from the beginning, in 2023 The Five can claim a bigger audience than any other Fox show. Why the mention of the The Five in a piece of commentary about Tucker Carlson and...

(By Jon Miltimore, FEE) Thomas Baltimore Jr., the chairman and CEO of Park Hotels and Resorts, announced earlier this month that his company would stop paying a $725 million loan on two of San Francisco’s largest hotels, Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55. Baltimore cited low demand and “concerns over street conditions”...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Federal prosecutors plan to use former President Donald Trump's comments about former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton against him in a case alleging he illegally kept classified documents. Special counsel Jack Smith's team of prosecutors must prove Trump's actions were willful as opposed to careless. Prosecutors allege...

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Former President Donald Trump has a slight lead against President Joe Biden in national polling even after being charged with 37 criminal counts in an indictment related to his handling of classified documents, Real Clear Politics’s polling average has Trump ahead of Biden by 2.4 points...

(Headline USA) A mass-shooting incident in Idaho on Father's Day raised difficult moral questions over how far would be too far in protecting one's young daughters against an alleged pedophile, who also happened to be one's neighbor. Idaho State Police said Monday that they were investigating a shooting that left...

(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit. The proposal has prompted strong criticism from a coalition of...

(Headline USA) The public collection of DNA samples to help law enforcement solve crimes and identify human remains was postponed Saturday following objections of privacy advocates. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement that she postponed “DNA Drive Day” because of privacy concerns. It was billed as the first...

(Headline USA) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool exploding tensions between America and China, in the first visit to China by such a high-ranking American official since Biden took office on Sunday. Blinken opened his...

(Headline USA) The city of St. George must issue a permit for a Utah-based group that organizes drag queen performances to host an all-ages drag show in a public park, a federal judge ruled, calling the city's attempt to stop the show unconstitutional discrimination. “Public spaces are public spaces. Public...

(Headline USA) The United States men's match against Mexico was cut short Thursday night by the referee after the stadium erupted into echoes of a ‘homophobic’ chant from Mexican soccer fans, who for years have directed the chant at opposing teams' goalkeepers. The controversial Mexican tradition involves the Mexican crowd...