Giorno: 15 Settembre 2023

Stocks Close Lower, Giving S&P Another Losing Week

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its second losing week in a row. The benchmark index lost 1.22% Friday.[#item_full_content]

Texas AG Paxton’s Impeachment Trial Almost Over

The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, is almost over, with his political future now in the hands of the state Senate.[#item_full_content]

LA mayor ‘fearful’ that planes of illegal aliens might arrive in city that ‘welcomes immigrants’

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she is “fearful that any day” planes filled with illegal immigrants will be flown into the city. During an event hosted by Axios on Thursday, Bass said, “We live in a city that welcomes immigrants, and so I think we have been able to handle it, but I am […]

GOP, Dem lawmakers take aim at NCAA’s ‘monopoly power’ over college sports

FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is looking to curb the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) “monopoly power” over individuals and universities. Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., Burgess Owens, R-Utah, and Josh Harder, D-Calif., are reintroducing the NCAA Accountability Act to establish due process protections for individuals and universities under investigation for rule […]

Jury Clears 3 Men in Last Trial Over Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov.

A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. William Null, twin brother Michael Null and Eric…

Jan. 6 Rioter Was Convicted, Sentenced in Secret; No One Will Say Why

A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret and there has been reason revealed why that is.

White House addresses possibility of pardoning Hunter Biden for first time since federal indictment

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the possibility of President Biden pardoning his son, Hunter, for the first time since the latter was indicted on federal charges for making false statements and unlawfully possessing a firearm. “Will the president pardon or commute his son if he is convicted?” one reporter asked Jean-Pierre during Friday’s […]

Politico Poll: New COVID Shot Reveals Big Partisan Divide

As the Biden administration gears up to pitch Americans on a new round of COVID vaccines, a wide partisan divide remains regarding who is likely to get them, according to the results of a new poll.[#item_full_content]

Christie: Leaving Race If N.H. Primary Doesn’t Go Well

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said he’ll leave the race for the party’s nomination if his campaign does not perform well in New Hampshire, the first primary state, but not before then. [#item_full_content]

Iran deploys Revolutionary Guard as anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches

Volunteer members of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard could be seen on the streets Friday in western Iran as the country neared one year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody, prompting protests that challenged the country’s theocratic rule. In Tehran, Iran’s capital, and other cities, the public noticed a heightened presence of police and […]