India’s capital introduces stricter anti-pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal

India’s government banned non-essential construction in New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital, and urged residents to avoid burning coal for heating, to combat worsening air quality that has disrupted flights and obscured the Taj Mahal. The new measures, which include sprinkling water with dust suppressants on roads, as well as mechanised sweeping that would […]

New Senate bipartisan border bill introduced in wake of Trump election victory

FIRST ON FOX: Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill to intensify federal prosecution of human smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border.  The proposed legislation, dubbed the Border Smuggling Crackdown Act, aims to enhance penalties for traffickers by updating federal sentencing guidelines to better reflect the exact number of […]

Woman told House committee Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17: report

A woman reportedly told the House Ethics Committee that she had sexual relations with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., when she was 17 years old. ABC News reported on Thursday that the woman testified to the committee in its investigation into Gaetz, which has now ceased after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced that Gaetz resigned […]

Dow Falls 200 as Powell Erodes Hopes for Dec Rate Cut

Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened investor hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the U.S. central bank need not rush to ease monetary policy.[#item_full_content]

Trump: NYC Toll Plan ‘Most Regressive Tax’

President-elect Donald Trump Thursday slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s revised plan to charge a toll for vehicles to enter Manhattan’s core at peak hours as the “most regressive tax known to womankind.”[#item_full_content]