(Associated Press) A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient”...
(Headline USA) The University of Rhode Island decided not to revoke an honorary degree bestowed upon Michael Flynn, an alumnus who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and who has remained an ardent supporter of the former president since his election loss.
URI President David Dooley will not...
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a rising national star in the Republican Party, said he was prepared to begin talks with the state legislature about how to tackle issues of indoctrination, including Critical Race Theory, in the school system.
"We're about ready to move on this," Robinson told Headline...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Ahead of special legislative session set to start July 8, during which Gov. Greg Abbott has made election reform a legislative priority, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced there are more than 500 election fraud cases pending in Texas courts.
“We will prosecute voter fraud every time...
The National Archives's new racism task force released a report describing the Rotunda—where America's founding documents reside—as structurally racist and decrying the positive portrayal of the nation's founders, according to Fox News.
The Archivist's Task Force on Racism submitted the 105-page report on April 20.
The report self-flagellantly admitted that the...
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said on Sunday that he still trusted President Joe Biden to sign a bipartisan "infrastructure" deal even after he vowed to veto it if Democrats don’t also pass a massive progressive wish list through the budget reconciliation process.
"I don't know exactly where everybody is after...
The U.S. Border Patrol has arrested 353 illegal immigrants so far this year who had prior criminal sexual convictions, up 542% over all of 2020 based on figures supplied by the US Border Patrol.
US #BorderPatrol agents have arrested 353 #IllegalAliens with sex-related criminal convictions so far this fiscal year.
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After facing heavy criticism, the Make-A-Wish Foundation reversed its decision to only grant wishes to terminally ill children whose families were vaccinated.
The organization announced over the weekend that only those who had received a COVID-19 vaccine would be eligible for its charity.
“We’ve approached this responsibility with a focus and...
According to a new poll by public opinion expert Scott Rasmussen, 57% of Americans believe that the U.S. government engaged in activity to try to cover-up the origin of the COVID-19 virus.
Rasmussen said a large majority “of voters think it's likely that U.S. government officials actively tried to cover...
Californians are facing an increased number of blackouts and rising electricity prices this summer, says one energy expert, who warns that the burden will fall mostly on those who can least afford it.
The trend, he says, is a warning light for the rest of the country.
“Last week, the state’s...
Former attorney general William Barr offered new insight into his frayed relationship with former president Donald Trump, reiterating his past claim that skepticism of the election outcome was "all bulls**t" for a forthcoming book about the waning days of Trump's first term.
In the months leading up to last year's...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claimed concerns about rising violent crime rates are unnecessary “hysteria.”
“We are seeing these headlines about percentage increases,” she said during a conversation with Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., this weekend.
"Now, I want to say that any amount of harm is unacceptable and too much, but I...