Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
An opposition candidate in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event Wednesday, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso confirmed on X, formerly Twitter.
2023-08-10 09:28
College football recruiting: Georgia, Florida State land 5-stars, Auburn on a heater
College football recruiting: Florida State makes five-star statementAs the college football landscape shifts, Florida State may have their own moving to do if the ACC doesn't present a more attractive financial package soon. Nothing would help the Seminoles cash in more than their football br...
2023-08-07 06:15
Please don't call the cops on mating manatees, Florida sheriff's office says
A Florida sheriff's office is urging beachgoers to give manatees some privacy -- and to not call the police on their distinctive mating displays.
2023-08-06 01:24
Ice Cube loved playing villainous Superfly in new ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ film as there were ‘no rules’
Opening up about voicing a man-size insect in the new animation, Ice Cube said he loved playing villainous Superfly in the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ film as he felt there were “no rules”.
2023-08-04 19:29
GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany won't challenge Baldwin for Wisconsin Senate seat
GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin will not seek to challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin for her US Senate seat next year, the second congressional Republican in recent weeks to pass on a bid in the crucial swing state.
2023-08-02 00:23
Senate confirms slate of State Department nominees as Tuberville's military hold remains
The Senate confirmed a slate of high-profile State Department nominees late Thursday night, including ambassadors to Italy, Jordan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Niger, Rwanda and Ethiopia.
2023-07-29 07:22
Senate passes defense policy bill, setting up showdown with the House
The Senate passed a critical national defense policy bill Thursday evening -- setting up a showdown with the Republican-controlled House.
2023-07-28 08:20
Feinstein gets confused in Senate Appropriations hearing and has to be prodded to vote
Sen. Dianne Feinstein had to be corrected and told to vote during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday.
2023-07-28 01:52
The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024
In a presidential contest cycle, Senate races don't get the same kind of attention when there's still a year to go until Election Day. But the start of the second fundraising quarter earlier this month brought a host of new candidate names -- some declared and some still biding their time -- that will help shape the race for control of the chamber in 2024 and the ultimate power dynamics for whoever is president in 2025.
2023-07-27 18:49
Conservative legal activist rebuffs Democratic request for information on fishing trip with Justice Samuel Alito
Conservative legal activist Leonard Leo is refusing to provide Democratic lawmakers with information regarding his interactions with Justice Samuel Alito, who attended a luxury fishing trip with him in 2008 and took a ride on a private jet owned by a conservative hedge fund manager.
2023-07-26 06:29
Billionaire Leon Black made a $158 million payment to Jeffrey Epstein. Senators want to know why
The Senate Finance Committee is looking into whether billionaire investor Leon Black's $158 million payment to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was part of a greater strategy to avoid paying over $1 billion in federal gift and estate taxes.
2023-07-26 01:21
Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head military branch
Admiral Lisa Franchetti will become the first woman to lead a US military branch if confirmed.
2023-07-22 06:18