The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she was appointing Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University. read more
Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the southwestern Gulf and is forecast to become a hurricane, potentially bringing significant flooding rain and strong winds to parts of the northern Gulf Coast and South late this week. read more
A Chicago teacher who was shot five times by an immigration agent last year is suing the federal government for damages. read more
Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the erosion of civil rights for immigrants will inevitably result in the erosion of rights for citizens. read more
Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid sex and money scandals, landing him in prison for fraud, died Monday. read more
Suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso said he still "intend[s] to win" the November election and has not abandoned his campaign -- nor has the local Republican Party abandoned him -- even after his August arrest on allegations he molested a small child. read more
Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said the US Department of Defense denied him access to a key US military base in Qatar ... read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Monday aimed at bringing down near-record diesel prices ... read more
The president disturbingly suggested that seeing two American cities "taken out" would be a "small price to pay." read more
Nine months ago, regime change in Cuba appeared imminent. Then reality set in. read more
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. read more
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor next month ... read more
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is angering conservatives with a new online ad that racked up millions of views over the weekend. read more
The GOP leader spoke as President Donald Trump reups his demand for permanent daylight saving time. read more
In fact, an overwhelming 89% of Americans over the age of 65 said Social Security benefits should be protected at current levels, even if it means higher taxes on younger workers, according to a 2025 survey by the Cato Institute read more
