The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it is extending the deadline to require Real ID-compliant identification for air travelers, pushing the start date from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025. The extension will give states more time to ensure residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards that …
Read More »Supreme Court weighs web designer’s refusal to work on same-sex weddings
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday hears the latest clash between religious conservatives and LGBTQ rights as it weighs a conservative evangelical Christian web designer’s bid to avoid working on same-sex weddings. Lorie Smith, who opposes same-sex marriage on religious grounds and runs a business in Colorado designing websites, …
Read More »Colorado grandmother sues police detective following SWAT raid based on false ‘Find my iPhone’ ping
An elderly Colorado woman is suing a Denver police detective who ordered a SWAT raid on her house after it was falsely pinged by Apple’s “Find my” app as the location of several stolen items — including six firearms and an old iPhone — according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit, …
Read More »N.C. power outages investigated as ‘criminal occurrence’ after substation damaged by gunfire; Sunday evening curfew in place
Authorities are investigating widespread power outages in south-central North Carolina as an intentional criminal act after an electrical substation was damaged by gunfire, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said late Saturday. An estimated 45,000 customers were without electricity late Saturday, with no estimate on a restoration time because a number of …
Read More »Man accused of killing Massachusetts couple arrested in Florida, officials say
The man accused of bludgeoning an elderly Massachusetts couple to death in their home has been arrested in Florida, putting an end to a days long manhunt, authorities announced Saturday. Miami Police arrested 27-year-old Christopher Keeley around 8:20 p.m. on Friday night in Miami Beach, according to a statement released …
Read More »China’s Ministry of State Security spies are a threat to America
When I first started investigating China’s top spy agency in 2020 for my book, “Spies and Lies: How China’s Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World,” I thought espionage was its main game. But I soon realized that the Ministry of State Security’s covert influence operations have been at the forefront …
Read More »Keke Palmer announces pregnancy during ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue
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Read More »Georgia Senate runoff smashes early voting records — and attracts new voters
ATLANTA — Georgia has set new records for early voting again as the two Senate candidates blitz the state ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election. And the contest is drawing new voters, too. More than 1.85 million Georgians have voted early, according to the office of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, …
Read More »YouTube to remove reposted clips of Alex Jones Kanye interview
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been banned across social media, but this week he still found a megaphone. Ye — the megastar formerly known as Kanye West — joined Jones’ far-right conspiracy theory outlet Thursday for an interview in which he announced his “love” for Adolf Hitler and Nazis. The …
Read More »Netflix ‘Christmas Carol’ reboot ‘Spirited’ misses Elon Musk irony
‘Tis the season for capitalist traditions like Black Friday and Cyber Monday — and the world of entertainment isn’t far behind. “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens’ most enduring story about the humanizing of a greedy, evil businessman, is a folktale for a corporate world, where the rich are redeemed by …
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