Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took to social media over the weekend to troll Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., following speculation about his health over a recent hospitalization. Kimmel is currently on summer break from hosting his show on ABC but took to Instagram to take a jab anyway, mimicking a "proof of life" photo released by McConnell's team, as reported by Variety. The 84-year-old McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 and has not been seen much in public since then. To quell online speculati
JERUSALEM, Israel: U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Tuesday accused Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., of lying about consulting the American Embassy regarding his visit to the Biblical heartland of Israel . Khanna visited the West Bank last week when he said his group was aggressively detained by Israeli settlers. Critics slammed his tour as political showmanship to advance a potential presidential campaign. Huckabee took to X to reject the account of Khanna and his delegation, writing: "The
The European Broadcasting Union came under scrutiny on social media on Tuesday over new guidelines it released in June which discourage photographers and videographers from capturing photos and videos of female track and field athletes that may appear "sexualized." The guidelines, that were released in June and titled "Raising the Bar: Guidelines for respectful media coverage in women's athletics", include a list of detailed illustrations on what shots are encouraged vs. discouraged. CLICK HERE
Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, will be sworn in as his replacement on Tuesday to finish out the remainder of his term. Graham was appointed by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor. “Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed. It’s my honor to ask his little sister, Darline Graham, to finish his work for him now,” the Republican governor said at a press conference convened at South Carolina’s state capital in Columbia. The state G
Lawmakers in the Senate are unveiling a bipartisan proposal to address Social Security's looming insolvency
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring to target him and others as punishment for their support of Palestinian rights. The former Columbia University graduate student became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech after he was detained last year. A permanent US resident, Khalil is also fighting in court against the government’s effort to deport him. The lawsuit, f
NPR News · Oct 8
Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett met with lawmakers on Tuesday for a regular budget hearing.
Fox News · Oct 8
Two Florida men have been indicted after one of them, disguised as a utility worker, robbed a local family at gunpoint and zip-tied the victims—including a 13-year-old boy—the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Jay El Wilburn, 47, and Alvaughn Parker, 27, both of Tampa, face a slew of federal charges, including conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery —a federal law prohibiting robberies that affect interstate commerce—as well as robbery, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and possess
BBC World News · Oct 8
A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window mid-air on a Ryanair plane.
