Speaker Johnson: Schumer Agrees to Netanyahu Joint Speech

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has agreed to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. Johnson said that Schumer intends to sign the letter of …[#item_full_content]

Justice Thomas: Brown Ruling Led to Racist Redistricting

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday criticized the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which marked its 70th anniversary last week, over its precedent of “extravagant uses of judicial power” in redrawing maps.[#item_full_content]

The collapse of a building on Spain’s Mallorca island leaves 4 people dead, officials say

Four people died and several more were seriously injured Thursday when a building collapsed on the island of Mallorca, Spanish emergency authorities said. Emergency services said that seven more people had been very seriously injured while another nine were seriously injured. They were being attended at local hospitals. 3 KILLED, SEVERAL MISSING AFTER INCIDENT INVOLVING […]

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe — unprecedented in state history — upended transportation, including the airport in the capital Porto Alegre, which is expected to remain shuttered for months. Segments of major highways are […]

Trump Brings Message of ‘Success’ to the Bronx

Speaking to a deep-blue district in a deep-blue state, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump brought a new wrinkle to his usual campaign rally speech Thursday, briefly eschewing politics to talk about “success.”