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Parents outraged after drag queen performs at New Mexico high school senior prom

Parents were left fuming last week when a scantily-clad drag queen performed at a New Mexico high school senior prom. A viral video from Atrisco Heritage Academy High School's senior...

DOJ refuses to comply with congressional subpoena for audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur 

Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte called the contempt threats “unjustifiable,” defending the DOJ’s cooperation with the impeachment inquiry committees as “widespread, thorough, and consistent.”

Mitch McConnell opposes calling in National Guard on anti-Israel protests: ‘Let's see if university presidents can get control’

The demonstrators face an early Friday morning deadline to reach a deal with school officials to vacate the lawn they have occupied for the last several days. 

Ex-tabloid boss reveals how much he spent buying and killing stories about Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods at hush money trial

Pecker said he’d been engaged in the practice of buying up people’s stories but not publishing them for decades.

NYC construction worker delivers piercing message to Biden following surprise Trump visit

"It's turning now," the construction worker said in a thick New York accent. "It's Trump's turn again."

USC cancels 'main stage' graduation ceremony as campus becomes overrun by anti-Israel protests

The University of Southern California scrapped its “main stage” graduation ceremony on Thursday as the campus has been overrun with anti-Israel protests that have led to the arrests of nearly...

Nine key exchanges from the Supreme Court hearing about Trump's immunity claim

The Supreme Court's decision in Donald Trump's immunity case could alter the fundamental understanding of a president's constitutional power for generations to come and the weight of that was front...

NYPD will promote children of 2 heroes gunned down, paralyzed in line of duty

Officer Francesca Mosomillo will be promoted to Detective Friday along with Lt. Conor McDonald, who will be promoted to Captain

NYC mom charged with murder in shocking beating death of 6-year-old who begged for her life: cops

Lynija Eason-Kumar, 23, was arrested Thursday and faces two manslaughter charges – one related to the death of a child under 11 – in connection to the early-morning May 26,...

US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said.

Ex-boyfriend charged after NYC woman's remains found ditched in apartment bathtub: cops

Melanie Woods, 33, of 2nd Avenue, was found by cops a little after 6 p.m. Tuesday night after her mom and her friend asked them to do a welfare check,...

Birdhouse-style 'bee hotels' coming to 7 NYC plazas to help at-risk pollinators

The city’s buzzworthy project provides nutrition and nesting in the form of wooden boxes on poles and bee-friendly vegetation, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said Thursday.

Biden's EPA pursues dramatic clampdown on emissions from power plants

On Thursday, the Biden administration unveiled a suite of new rules to dramatically slash pollution from coal and natural gas plants.

Kim Kardashian returns to White House to highlight pardons with VP Harris

The Biden White House hitched their wagon to the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star to promote clemencies for 16 offenders — 11 of whom served prison time and five...

Elite NJ private school reveals disturbing verse scrawled on wall that led to school's mystery closure

The threatening graffiti led the ritzy private school in northern New Jersey to close Wednesday - and reopen with more security officers.

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The flier raged at Biden's Transportation Secretary, calling him a "useless motherf--ker." She added: "Get me up on the next flight. And pay for that s--t."

Gang-affiliated migrant mom accused of shipping guns to Colombia posts bond after NYC arrest: court docs

Ingrid Vanessa Duque-Morales, 33 was arrested on an indictment at her daughter’s home on 191st Street near Northern Boulevard in Flushing Tuesday for her role in the gun-smuggling activity, the...

Ronald Reagan’s failed assassin-turned-folk singer calls NYC a ‘cesspool of crime’ after canceling Manhattan gig

Even President Ronald Reagan's failed assassin-turned-folk singer is too afraid to step foot in the Big Apple — calling it a "cesspool of crime" after canceling an upcoming gig.

Trump camp warns 'stagflation' on the way after disappointing GDP report: 'Numbers are very bad'

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released the troubling statistic, which came in far under the 2.4% forecast by economists.