Members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are discussing the next steps in their investigation, including whether to seek an interview with former Vice President Mike Pence and potentially ex-President Donald Trump, according to one of the Republican members of the panel. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.), the panel member who will be leading some of the questioning at next Thursday’s prime-time hearing,

The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccinesaccording to a new study. The strain, which is considered “hypercontagious,” according to the Mayo Clinic, is more defiant against messenger RNA vaccines, which include Pfizer and Moderna. The BA.5 strain represented 65% of cases from July 3 to 9, according to data from the Centers

Facebook will allow some users to have multiple profiles as part of a test, the company announced today,signaling a major shift as Meta looks for new ways to encourage users to stay on the platform amid increased competition from rivals. As part of the test, some Facebook users will have the ability to create up to four additional profiles tied to their original account. The idea is that additional profiles can be used for different purposes, like one for

The New York attorney general’s office is expected to begin questioning Donald Trump and two of his children over allegations of financial fraud today after the former president failed in his legal bid to block what he has called a politically motivated “witch hunt”. Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Jr, were summoned to give sworn depositions after state attorney general, Letitia James, said a three-year civil investigation

Sen. Joe Manchin III told Democratic leaders Thursday he would not support an economic package that contains new spending on climate change or new tax increases targeting wealthy individuals and corporations, marking a massive setback for party lawmakers who had hoped to advance a central element of their agenda before the midterm elections this fall. The major shift in negotiations — confirmed by two people familiar with

The son of former Honduras President Porfirio Lobo and three other young men were executed allegedly by gunmen with the MS-13 early Thursday after they left a nightclub in the country’s capital. Surveillance – camera footage showed at least five armed men driving up to the front of a parking lot exit ramp and running inside the building where they forced Said Lobo Bonilla, 23, and the other men out of two SUVs.Lobo Bonilla, 23-year-old Luis Zelaya

Texts sent between US Secret Service agents on 5 and 6 January 2021 were erased after the agency’s oversight body sought the communications in a review into the Capitol attack, according to a letter from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The disclosure in the letter, sent on Thursday to the House homeland security and Senate homeland security and government affairs committees,

A fleet of 52 school buses have set out to form a mile-long procession to Sen. Ted Cruz’s Texas homecarrying 4,368 empty seats for each of the children killed by gun violence since 2020. The procession, dubbed the ‘NRA Children’s Museum,’ was set up by artist Manuel Oliver, the father of Joaquin, 17, who died in the Parkland school shooting in 2018. Oliver said said the name and destination of the mobile exhibit were chosen to highlight how pro-gun

Ivana Trump, the glamorous Czech-American businesswoman whose high-profile marriage to former President Donald J. Trump in the 1980s established them as one of New York’s quintessential power couples of that era, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan. She was 73. Mr. Trump announced her death in a statement on Truth Social, the conservative social media platform he founded. No other details were provided. “I am very saddened to inform all of

At least 89 people have been killed in a week in clashes between gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, where prices are soaring and fuel shortages are getting worse, threatening crucial humanitarian aid for residents. “At least 89 people were murdered, and 16 others are missing,”the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights said in a statement, adding that the partial assessment of this violence also reports “74 wounded

A federal judge on Thursday again denied a request from Steve Bannon to delay his criminal contempt trialsaying he was confident a fair and impartial jury could be seated despite the extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols had earlier in the week rejected a bid by Bannon’s lawyers to delay his trial, which is scheduled to start Monday with jury selection.

Ukrainian officials said Russian missiles struck the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 90 others. Police said three missiles hit an office building in the center of the city, located about 270 kilometers southwest of the capital, Kyiv. The strikes, coming from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea, damaged residential buildings in the area and engulfed 50 cars in a nearby parking lot.

Mario Draghi said he would resign as Italian prime minister on Thursdayafter a political party in his ruling coalition in Rome refused to participate in a confidence vote earlier on in the day. “I will tender my resignation to the president of the republic this evening,” Draghi told the cabinet, according to a statement released by his office. “The national unity coalition that backed this government no longer exists,” he The 5 Star Movement

A 28-year-old Georgia woman who suffers from a rare condition was left paralyzed after a routine trip to her chiropractor last month, a report and relatives said. Caitlin Jensen was rushed to the emergency room after receiving a neck adjustment at a chiropractor in Savannah on June 16, according to WJCL-TV. She was found to have four dissected arteries in her neck, which led to cardiac arrestand a traumatic brain injury,

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she wanted “to deck” a heckler who called her his “favorite big-booty Latina”while filming her walk up the Capitol steps on Wednesday. Right-wing instigator Alex Stein approached the 32-year-old New York Democrat and proceeded to sexually harass the congresswoman by calling her “sexy” and repeatedly commenting on her backside. “You’re my favorite big-booty Latina — I love you, AOC, you’re my favorite,”

President Biden defended his decision to meet with the Saudi crown prince who orchestrated the killing and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the Saudis must be involved in any effort to stabilize a volatile region. Biden made the statement during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on the second day of a five-day trip to the Middle East. “My views on Khashoggi have been

U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting Thursday with Israeli leaders, with security issues, the war in Ukraine and U.S.-Israeli relation on the agenda as Biden makes his first trip to the Middle East since taking office. A senior Biden administration official told reporters talks with caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid would feature the signing of a joint declaration that includes “a commitment to never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear

The Netherlands announced on Wednesday it has become the latest country to detect a case of the Covid Omicron subvariant BA. 2.75, as experts expressed concern about the strain’s rapid spread. The subvariant, nicknamed “Centaurus”, first emerged in India in May and has since spread to around 10 countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany and Australia.It “has also now been identified in

Lawmakers will question IRS head Charles Rettig today regarding a report from the New York Times last week that showed two former top FBI officials, who were critical of former President Trump, had been audited by the agency in 2017 and 2019. Former FBI Director James Comey and Former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe led investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible coordination with

A former CIA software engineer was convicted on Wednesday federal charges accusing him of causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history.Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York City retrial, had told jurors in closing arguments that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of a trove of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017.

A University of Washington professor is suing the school arguing that it violated his free speech after he challenged the university’s request that he include a Native American “land acknowledgment” on his syllabus. Stuart Reges, a computer science and engineering teaching professor, faced disciplinary action from the university after the school encouraged professors to include a statement on their syllabi

Mark Fleischman, the owner of legendary Midtown nightclub Studio 54, died by assisted suicide in Switzerland, a report said. He was 82. Fleischman was unable to walk and his speech was impaired after getting sick in 2016. Doctors couldn’t diagnose his condition. “I can’t walk, my speech is f–ked up, and I can’t do anything for myself,” he told The Post last month. “My wife helps me get into bed and I can’t dress or put on my shoes

The chances of a recession have gone up. Drastically. Wall Street is betting higher on it. Policymakers are clinching their teeth.And jittery Americans are beginning to put off big-ticket purchases. The latest inflation reading was supposed to offer hope that the U.S. economy had weathered the worst of the storm. But there was nothing reassuring in Wednesday’s report. In fact, inflation actually got much worse in June across

The cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network has announced it has filed for bankruptcy.Crypto lending has tumbled in recent months following a crash in cryptocurrency prices and the collapse of the major token TerraUSD in May. Celsius had paused withdrawals and transfers between accounts last month, blaming extreme market conditions.State securities regulators in New Jersey, Texas, and Washington

Virginia has declared a state of emergency after more than 100 homes were damaged and 44 are unaccounted for after severe flash floodingravaged several parts of the state overnight. The flooding, which transpired late Tuesday, has left several families without a home and many without power – on a day where temperatures reached 93 degrees. The Dismal River area, set in the western part of the state, was particularly

A nuclear attack has not hit New York, but the city’s emergency management department wants residents to be prepared if one does occur. The department released a short video titled “Nuclear Preparedness PSA” on Monday, but not much else was shared other than “NYC Emergency Management shares important steps for New Yorkers to follow if a nuclear attack occurs,” in the caption. The video, which has been

The man charged with the rape of a 10-year-old girl in Ohio is a Guatemalan illegal immigrant,an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) source told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.The Columbus Dispatch first reported that Gerson Fuentes was arrested after police said he confessed to raping a child on multiple occasions. He has been charged with rape, and the outlet reported that he was possibly in the country

Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its upcoming ad-supported streaming tier, the company announced Wednesday.he streaming service says Microsoft will become its “global advertising technology and sales partner” upon rolling out the cheaper option. “It’s very early days and we have much to work through,” Netflix COO Greg Peters writes in the post. “But our long term goal is clear. More choice for consumers

New footage shows a massive mob of hundreds of migrants lined up crossing the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas in what Fox News reporter Bill Melugin described as ‘one of the most massive single groups we have ever seen.’ Border agents have reprehended a record number of migrants in recent months. As resources are stretched thin, migration figures continue to swell. ‘One of the most massive single

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon was caught on tape in October 2020 stating that the ex-president would declare victory on election night – even if he did not necessarily win, according to leaked audio published on Tuesday. Bannon can be heard accurately predicting the events of election night 2020 to a group of Chinese associates, according to the report by Mother Jones.He also said Trump

The battle over Twitter’s future is moving into a courtroom — not in California, where it is headquartered, but in Delaware,where the social media company was incorporated in 2007.On Tuesday, Twitter sued billionaire Elon Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery, a hub of high-profile corporate litigation that is more than two centuries old, descended from the the High Court of Chancery in Great Britain.

A federal judge says a woman’s lawsuit against Subway can move forward, refusing the restaurant chain’s request to dismiss the suit that alleges its tuna sandwiches “partially or wholly” lack tuna. Plaintiff Nilima Amin of Alameda County, Calif., says Subway misled her and other consumers by saying its sandwiches and other products contain “tuna” and “100% tuna.”Amin’s lawsuit cites a marine biologist

Google has told employees that it’ll be “slowing down the pace of hiring for the rest of the year,” according to an internal memo Tuesday by CEO Sundar Pichai obtained by The Verge. Pichai says the company will have to “be more entrepreneurial” and work with “greater urgency, sharper focus, and more hunger than we’ve shown on sunnier days.”You can read the full memo below. According to the memo, the company

President Joe Biden arrived Wednesday in Israel, part of a broader Middle East visit with stops in the West Bank and Saudi Arabia.He received a formal welcome at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, where he spoke of the “deep bone” bond between the U.S. and Israel. Biden expressed support for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestiniansand said the U.S. would deepen Israel’s integration into the Middle East.

Prices soared 9.1 percent in June compared to a year ago, a new peak with inflation remaining at 40-year highs driven in large part by higher energy prices. The newest inflation report, released Wednesday morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed June prices rose 1.3 percent compared to the month before, which is also considered highreflecting how Americans continue to stretch budgets

Donald Trump scrawled the words on Twitter that motivated right-wing extremists to seek blood on Jan. 6, 2021, and kept secret a plan to direct his supporters to the Capitol that day, according to evidence and testimony presented Tuesday at the seventh hearing of the House select committee investigating the pro-Trump riot. The tweet came at 1:42 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2020

Uvalde Mayor Don McLoughlin attacked the media after video leaked showing how police officers waited 77 minutess before finally engaging crazed gunman Salvador Ramos and taking him down. During the time they waited, Ramos slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on May 24. Mayor McLoughlin repeatedly referred to the release of the video

Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey hosts its first tournament for the new LIV Golf series,, funded by Saudi Arabia, which is upending the sport’s establishment with a $2 billion investment and contracts with top players that reportedly reach $150 million or more. The series closes in October with a $50 million purse at Trump’s signature Florida course, Trump National Doral

Amazon handed Ring video doorbell footage to police without owners’ permission at least 11 times so far this year.a figure that highlights the unfettered access the company is giving police to doorsteps across the country. The revelation came in a letter Amazon sent to Sen.Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on July 1 after the lawmaker questioned the video doorbell’s surveillance practices in

Robb Elementary School leaked surveillance footage from inside the building.The footage, which was leaked to a local news outlet on Tuesday and mutes the sound of children screaming, shows Ramos’ approaching the school, firing on two civilians and then quickly entering the school.A little boy appears on screen as he starts to edge around the corner but turns around and runs away

Twitter filed suit Tuesday against Elon Musk to force the billionaire to make good on his promise to purchase the company issuing the first legal volley in what is expected to be one of the most high-profile business trials in recent history. In a scathing attack on Musk and his motivations, Twitter accused the world’s richest man of flagrant hypocrisy, self-interested rule-breaking and of purposefully

Donald Trump recently attempted to contact an unnamed witness in the House select committee investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — an effort that the panel has since referred to the Justice Department, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chairwoman of the panel, said Tuesday. “Let me say one more time: We will take any effort to influence witness testimony very seriously,”

A former Donald Trump supporter who admitted participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol told the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday that the trust he placed in the former president had derailed his life and ruined his reputation. Stephen Ayres testified Tuesday that he had a family and a job at a cabinet company when he entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. Ayres, who shared a poster featuring a quote

Tweets from Donald Trump inspired the violence at the US Capitol on January 6th, a former Twitter employeewho worked on platform and content moderation policies told congressional investigators in testimony released on Tuesday. The employee, whose identity remains anonymous, specifically pointed to a December 19th tweet from Trump, which asked his supporters to join him in

Gun battles between rival gangs have killed more than 50 people since Friday near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Princea local mayor said on Monday, amid a continuing escalation of violence gripping the Caribbean nation. Shootouts between gangs in the impoverished suburb of Cite Soleil have also left more than 100 people wounded according to Cite Soleil Mayor Joel Janeus, adding that 50 of

Livestream here beginning at 1 p.m. ET – House Jan. 6 committee investigation Tuesday, focusing on the involvement of extremist groups the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and the QAnon movement and the groups’ possible connection to Trump associates, including – Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. Former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove will testify. Van Tatenhove

James Webb Space Telescope – NASA captures the signature of water on exoplanet WASP 96-b, a dying star cloaked by dust, and galaxy cluster Stephan’s Quintet.NASA’s $10 billion (£7.4 billion) observatory is billed as the successor to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope.Humanity has got its earliest ever look at the dawn of the universe as a dazzling, unprecedented batch

The New York Times / Sienna College poll -Donald Trump Half of G.O.P. Voters Ready to Leave Trump Behind.As Donald J. Trump weighs whether to open an unusually early White House campaign, a New York Times/Siena College poll shows that his post-presidential quest to consolidate his support within the Republican Party has instead left him weakened, with nearly half

Elon Musk said Donald Trump should not run for a second term, arguing that he’s too old and “too much drama.”The Tesla CEO, who had vowed to reinstate Trump’s Twitter account before he moved to terminate the $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant, responded late Monday to a Twitter post from Breitbart News that included a clip of Trump slamming the tech mogul as “another

Peloton to exit all the manufacturing operations it owns as the maker of connected fitness equipment works to simplify its supply chain and reduce its cost structure. The New York company said it will expand its relationship with Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial Corp., which will become the primary maker of hardware for its bike and tread product lines. Peloton, which plans to focus on

Derek Jeter realized Alex Rodriguez was not a ‘true friend’ after the latter’s infamous interview with Esquire in 2001.That’s according to Jeter himself, who opened up about the incident in “The Captain,” a seven-part docu-series that debuts on ESPN on July 18 after the Home Run Derby. One day, Jeter and A-Rod would become teammates, but their intertwined saga began years

A month after boycotting President Biden’s Western Hemisphere summit, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador goes to the White House on Tuesday for a make-up meeting amid rising concerns over migration, trade and the flow of fentanyl across the southwest U.S. border.Mexico is the No. 2 U.S. trading partner, and the countries are inextricably bound by geography and culture

Japanese bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as a family funeral was held at a temple days after his assassinationthat shocked the nation. Abe, the country’s longest-serving prime minister who remained influential even after he stepped down two years ago, was gunned down Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Hundreds of people

New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore had been facing a state ethics probe when she made her Monday announcement that she was leaving her post at the end of August, according to a report. The investigation, conducted by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, is examining whether DiFiore wrongly interfered in the disciplinarily hearing of the president of the state’s court officers