The Senate rejected a bill introduced last month by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., that proposed to strip the salary from a Biden administration official overseeing federal fuel efficiency regulations. The GOP bill — which was introduced on Sept. 29 as an amendment to a fiscal year […]

A sophomore Yale student whose pro-Israel column published in the Yale Daily News was edited without her knowledge spoke out on Tuesday.  An Oct. 12 column by Sahar Tarak titled, “Is Yalies4Palestine a hate group?” was hit with an editor’s note on Oct. 25, reading, “This column has been edited […]

Legalized sports gambling on sports will be available in Maine starting Friday, following months of discussion about how to roll it out. Maine joins more than 30 states in allowing sports gambling. A law making it legal went into effect in August 2022, but authorities in the state favored a […]

The Mexican navy said Tuesday that four more boats have been located on the bottom of Acapulco bay, bringing to 33 the number of vessels that apparently sank when Hurricane Otis slammed into the resort city last week. The boats are believed to have been one of the key sources […]

FIFA announced Tuesday that the men’s 2034 World Cup is to be played in Saudi Arabia. The decision came shortly after Australia decided not to place a hosting bid – no other country formally declared interest in hosting. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has built close ties to Saudi soccer and […]

Former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer was initially handed down a 324-game suspension that was reduced to 194 after allegations of sexual assault. After spending last season playing in Japan following his release from the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of his former teammates wants to see the 2020 Cy Young Award […]

The Texas Rangers will head into Game 4 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks without their Game 1 hero, Adolis García, on Tuesday night. Garcia is dealing with a “moderate oblique strain,” according to manager Bruce Bochy, which Garcia tweaked in the Rangers’ Game 3 victory on Monday night. […]

Three separate police shootings in Mississippi in 2022 were justified, the state Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. In one episode, a woman was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed. In another, a woman was shot and killed inside a Walmart after taking an employee hostage. The […]

Naz Hassan, a 4-year-old from Syria, was sad to learn that she would have to miss trick-or-treating due to a heart surgery procedure the day before Halloween — but her community made sure she still got to experience the fun of what she calls her favorite holiday. Hassan was born […]

The 2021 Miss Israel Noa Cochva donned an Israel Defense Forces uniform and warned the world about the oppressive Hamas regime in Gaza in a new video on Instagram. Cochva recounted the terror attack on Israelis, “Their so-called ‘freedom fighters’ beheaded babies, raped young girls, kidnapped elderlies, burned entire families […]