Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly is facing backlash after describing victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “the barely legal type.” Kelly made the comments Wednesday on her SiriusXM talk show. Kelly’s comments “I do know somebody very, very close to this case who’s in a position to know virtually everything,” Kelly said. “This person […]
The BBC said Thursday it had apologized to President Donald Trump after he threatened to sue the network over an edited version of his speech prior to the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021. But the British broadcaster rejected Trump’s demand for compensation, saying his threat of a defamation lawsuit was unwarranted. Trump’s lawyers sent […]
Home foreclosures in the U.S. surged in October – a worrying sign for an already strained housing market facing high borrowing costs and slowing job growth. Real estate data firm ATTOM reported that 36,766 properties were in some stage of foreclosure last month – a 3% increase from September and a 19% jump from a […]
Retail giant Walmart said Friday that longtime CEO Doug McMillon will retire at the end of January. The company said its former U.S. CEO, John Furner, would take over as overall CEO on Feb. 1. McMillon has held the company’s top executive role since 2014, being only the fifth person to lead the massive Arkansas-based […]
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, November 14, 2025—With settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank spiking, journalists are also facing more frequent and severe attacks. So far in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented 11 attack incidents involving at least 23 Palestinian and international journalists by Israeli settlers — some alongside soldiers — compared […]
Federal housing programs have picked up where they left off after President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The government’s new funding agreement ensures that housing programs will continue, including extending the National Flood Insurance Program’s authority to provide flood insurance through Jan. 30, according to a report […]
Would your church help if you said your baby had no formula? That question is at the center of a viral experiment that is raising concerns about how churches respond to urgent needs. Nikalie Monroe began calling churches and religious centers pretending to be a mother who ran out of baby formula. She asked each […]
Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen ruling struck down the requirement that applicants show a special need to carry, demand for concealed-carry permits increased sharply, and New York City classes are filling up, according to THE CITY in partnership with The Trace. In neighboring New Jersey, monthly applications have reached record highs, according to the […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced his chamber will fast-track legislation to repeal a part of the government funding package allowing a group of Republican senators to sue the federal government for $500,000 each. Because it’s not going through the normal legislative process, it will need a two-thirds majority to pass. Johnson said the vote […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is under scrutiny after an edit in one of its documentaries altered portions of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech. The edit, which combined two sections of the speech into a single cut, prompted accusations of misrepresentation and has led to legal threats from the White House. Former BBC […]
