(Headline USA) The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened following some 18 months of being shuttered due to the pandemic.
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— Aladdin the Musical (@aladdin) September 29, 2021
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(Headline USA) The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that Democrats in control of the government who plan to blow out federal spending --- riding inflation to new highs --- are slowing a recovery in the job market.
Claims rose unexpectedly by...
(Headline USA) A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol uprising has subpoenaed 11 officials who were involved in planning rallies in support of former President Donald Trump, including one the day of the siege at the Capitol
The announcement follows a first round of subpoenas last week that targeted...
(Headline USA) Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday headed toward swift approval of a prison construction package that would tap $400 million of the state’s pandemic relief funds to help pay for building three new lockups.
The House of Representatives voted 74-26 for the $1.3 billion construction plan and 75-25 to use...
(Headline USA) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's divisive and exploitative use of religion to smear vaccine hesitant individuals and spread COVID fearmongering could bolster a conservative group's challenge of the state's vaccine mandates, according to a recent court filing.
Earlier this week, the Democrat governor told a gathering of people...
(Headline USA) Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony "obstruction" charge for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump revolt at the U.S. Capitol and faces 21 to 27 months in prison.
Keller acknowledged in court records that he tried to obstruct Congress’ certification of the...
(Headline USA) AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.
The telecom company said Wednesday that its employees in the Communications Workers of America union will be required to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1, “unless they...
(Headline USA) Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed Tuesday evening over vaccinations, tax policy, education and their respective records in the second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched gubernatorial election.
McAuliffe raised eyebrows among those who seek to hold public schools and their leaders accountable when he said...
(Headline USA) Florida filed suit against President Joe Biden's administration Tuesday claiming his immigration policy is illegal, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order barring state agencies from assisting with the relocation of illegal immigrants arriving in the state.
DeSantis's order authorized the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the...
(Headline USA) Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed former television broadcaster Kari Lake in the Republican race for Arizona governor.
Trump retains a strong following among many Republicans and his endorsement catapults the former news anchor into clear frontrunner status in the crowded GOP primary field.
Lake is a political newcomer...
(Headline USA) Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday blasted a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election as a “$700,000 boondoggle” and said election clerks should be “lawyered up."
After an election audit in Arizona that uncovered reams of evidence of illegal voting, Republicans have focused their attention on Wisconsin and other...
(Associated Press) A judge dismissed a new batch of charges Tuesday in the government's investigation of genital mutilation against girls in a Muslim sect, saying prosecutors in Detroit retaliated after major courtroom losses.
It's another blow for the government, which broke new ground in 2017 when it charged a Detroit-area doctor...