(Headline USA) In a cringeworthy segment during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang awkwardly mispronounced the last name of Vice President Mike Pence.
Was it "Mika Pints?" or "Paints?" Or maybe "Ponce," Yang said.
"Oh, some kind of weird foreign...
(Headline USA) An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors in California in a decision that will give the two companies a few more months to protect their business models in a key market.
The stay pauses a lower-court ruling...
Police in Portland, Oregon, said Thursday they have declared a riot 17 times and arrested a total of more than 500 people during nightly demonstrations throughout the city that began in late May following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Data released by the Portland Police Bureau showed...
(Headline USA) The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William Barr said Thursday.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said the Justice Department would appeal the court’s...
(Headline USA) The U.S. Census Bureau is short by more than 25% of the door knockers needed for the 2020 census, according to its watchdog agency, and it's about to let go of its least productive census takers.
Both developments highlight persistent questions about whether the bureau has enough manpower...
(Headline USA) Former CIA Director John Brennan is scheduled to be interviewed Friday by U.S. Attorney John Durham's team as part of its inquiry into the investigators and intelligence officials behind the 2016 Russia election interference probe, according to people familiar with the matter.
Brennan led the CIA under the...
(Headline USA) As President Donald Trump's reelection campaign challenged Nevada's new voting law in court, the president and Republicans argued the rules would facilitate fraud and illegal voting.
Chief among their criticisms was a provision allowing “ballot harvesting."
The Nevada lawsuit highlighted a practice that has long fueled Republicans' suspicions about...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Friday that where Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sees “American darkness," he sees “American greatness.”
Anxious for his turn in the spotlight after the four-day Democratic National Convention, Trump is hitting his opponent hard.
“Over the last week, the Democrats held the darkest and angriest and...
The Kansas City Chiefs announced Thursday that fans will be banned from wearing war paint or ceremonial headdresses in the team’s stadium from now on.
"While we have discouraged fans from wearing headdresses for several years, effective immediately, fans “will be prohibited from wearing headdresses into the stadium,” the NFL...
U.S. Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill, who is credited with killing Osama bin Laden, was banned from Delta Air Lines on Thursday for allegedly refusing to wear a mask during a recent flight.
I just got banned from @Delta for posting a picture. Wow.
— Robert J. O'Neill (@mchooyah) August 20, 2020
O’Neill...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot instructed law enforcement to block protesters from gathering outside her home, but refused to take forceful action against violent rioters destroying private property downtown.
When asked why she gets heightened security while the rest of the city fends for itself, Lightfoot argued it’s because of the...
Netflix issued an apology on Thursday after facing criticism for promoting artwork that sexualized young children.
The promotional material was for the upcoming French film “Cuties,” which first premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and depicted several young girls posing on stage while dressed in tight outfits with exposed...