When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights. At issue is a document that will be prepared for the U.S. Conference of Catholic […]
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta-area sheriff who’s no stranger to controversy is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency’s custody by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours, according to a federal indictment. The indictment against Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was […]
WASHINGTON — Out of office, off of Twitter, still complaining about the election results — the last 100 days or so haven’t been kind to Donald Trump, our new national NBC News poll finds. His ratings among all adults stands at 32 percent favorable, 55 percent unfavorable, which is down from his rating in January […]
The Daily Beast Trump Dragged Closer to Testifying in Protesters’ Suit Accusing His Guards of Assault Drew Angerer/GettyFormer President Donald Trump is one step closer to testifying in a New York lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who claim his bodyguards assaulted them in 2015.As The Daily Beast previously reported, the activists had gathered […]
Anger mounted in India on Monday after the government ordered Twitter to remove posts critical of its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has devastated large swaths of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of downplaying the country’s response to the pandemic. The government’s order was aimed at posts that criticized Modi […]
The Biden administration is seeking to enlist state-licensed shelter and foster care providers that typically serve local child welfare systems to help provide temporary housing for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. The initiative, which is already facing pushback in some Republican-led states, is the latest move in the administration’s ongoing struggle to secure enough space […]
The Daily Beast Meet the Anti-Mask Michigan ‘Scientist’ Stoking the Fourth Wave Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Twitter/Go fund meBy the time Kristen Meghan Kelly, a 38-year-old Michigan mom and self-described “health freedom advocate,” hit record on her phone’s camera, the confrontation outside the Hudsonville School Board meeting was in full swing.In a 22-minute video […]
The New York Times Volatile and Vengeful: How Scott Rudin Wielded Power in Show Business Scott Rudin has long been one of the most celebrated and powerful producers in Hollywood and, especially, on Broadway — an EGOT who won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and 17 Tony Awards while developing a reputation as one […]
Eager to know when parts of America are finally approaching herd immunity against COVID-19? Then pay close attention to what’s happening in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Triggered by reopenings and fueled by the rise of more contagious variants, COVID numbers suddenly shot up across all four states last month. But then, just […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A 25-year-old Chicago man charged with attempted murder in a road-rage shooting that left a toddler with a critical head injury opened fire on the vehicle even after the driver of the other vehicle told him the boy was inside, a Cook County prosecutor said Friday. Assistant State’s Attorney Kevin Deboni said […]