One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of the Popular Democratic Party announced his candidacy Monday. Ortiz will face Puerto Rico Sen. Juan Zaragoza, who previously served as the U.S. territory’s treasury secretary. PUERTO RICO ENLISTS TEXAS COMPANY TO BUILD […]

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a terse response when questioned Monday over President Biden’s “sagging” poll numbers and whether the administration had considered any staffing shakeups or strategy changes to combat them. “No,” Jean-Pierre simply said, appearing to gaze sternly at the reporter asking the question. Her answer […]

A man in Maryland was piston-whipped Sunday during an attempted carjacking in which shots were fired but the suspects changed their minds after they realized none of them could drive a stick-shift, authorities said.  Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department were called to the 7200 block of Wisconsin Avenue […]

A California woman was arrested after she was spotted with a handwritten fake license plate on the back of a suspected stolen car. The arrest happened on Friday morning in the city of Benicia, which is located about 30 miles north of San Francisco. The suspect, 38-year-old Angel Rachiene Bolton, […]

The New York Times and more wrote critical reviews of a new book on the royal family, including a chapter on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which one review described as a “press release cooked up by ChatGPT.”  The book, by Omid Scobie, is titled “Endgame,” and picks up on […]

Former federal prosecutor Katayoun “Kat” Copeland will run for attorney general of Pennsylvania in 2024, she said this week. Copeland, a Republican, recently left her job in the U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia ahead of announcing her candidacy for attorney general, the state’s top law enforcement official. The office has […]

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., clashed with CNBC host Joe Kernen over the Israel-Hamas war during an appearance on “Squawk Box” Sunday.  “Here’s the reality,” Khanna told Kernen on the morning business show. “There are 38,000 to 40,000 Hamas fighters. Israel has killed by their own estimates 1,000 to 2,000 and […]

Ahead of Travel Tuesday on Tuesday, Nov. 28, companies and businesses around the country have deals and steals in place.  The day has become as popular as the other discount days surrounding Thanksgiving — namely, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  Travel expert Colleen Kelly joined “Fox & Friends” on Monday morning […]

The first human case of the swine flu strain H1N2 has been detected in the United Kingdom, health officials there announced Monday.  The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says the case of Influenza A(H1N2)v was discovered in the North Yorkshire area after a person began “experiencing respiratory symptoms.” That person, […]

Supporting nonprofits on Giving Tuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual. Why? Because nonprofits and industry groups say donations so far are down compared with previous years. Many organizations will look to make up the difference on Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which started as a […]