The Senate voted to proceed to debate on a bill to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, clearing an important procedural hurdle before the previous version expires on Friday. A cloture motion to begin voting on the bill passed by a vote of 67-32, …...Read More

Republican lawmakers on Thursday tore into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the release of the Venezuelan illegal immigrant now charged with the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley -- accusing the agency of having released him into the U.S. unlawfully. Lawmakers grilled the embattled secretary on Jose Ibarra, …...Read More

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday and declared three days of national mourning. The helicopter was carrying 11 people, including Gen. Ogolla, when it crashed Thursday and caught fire in a remote …...Read More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign is spotlighting that the independent presidential candidate has moved a step closer to his goal of getting on the ballot in all 50 states. The campaign of the longtime environmental activist and high-profile vaccine skeptic, who is the scion of the nation's most storied political …...Read More

LONDON (AP) — The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was charged Thursday with embezzlement in a probe into the finances of Scotland’s pro-independence governing party, a shocking setback for the country's most powerful political couple. Police in Scotland said a 59-year-old man was charged Thursday evening after being …...Read More

Ryan Reynolds has Michael J. Fox’s back, and the "Back to the Future" star had Reynolds' father's back. The "Deadpool" star wrote a short tribute to the 62-year-old for Time’s "Most Influential People" list, describing Fox as "funny," "warm" and "intensely smart." "I know Michael J. Fox. Like, I know …...Read More

Jan Damm performs as Nick Nack in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus show. His character has a large comedic presence, but he also has other tricks up his sleeve. Damm performs a balancing act called rola bola and is a master juggler. He is also joined on …...Read More

Social media erupted Thursday evening after Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., revealed she had been suspended from Barnard College following her involvement in an anti-Israel protest on Columbia University’s campus in New York City. "[I'm] an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years …...Read More

The prosecution in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case added a new special prosecutor to the mix. Mary Carmack-Altwies appointed Erlinda Johnson to help out special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis beginning April 12, according to court documents filed April 16. "Erlinda will be joining me," Morrissey confirmed to Fox …...Read More

Flooding drenched the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, in a country that usually only has 4 or 5 inches of rain each year. Experts have said the cause of the rainfall was likely not cloud seeding, as the method may cause rain but not the amount seen recently in the …...Read More