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Biden announces sanctions on Iran drones, steel — without hitting lucrative oil income
President Biden announced sanctions against Iranian steel and drone companies as well as 16 individuals Thursday in response to last weekend’s aerial attack by Tehran against Israel.
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BlackRock, Wall Street firms reportedly steered billions to blacklisted Chinese companies
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party concluded that through investments in index funds, American financial institutions funneled $6.5 billion last year to some 63 Chinese companies flagged...
RFK Jr. makes Michigan ballot, where polls show independent voters favor him over Biden
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on the ballot in Michigan this November, creating a new and unpredictable dynamic in the battleground state. The Michigan Secretary of...
GOP state AGs sue to block Biden's crackdown on gas cars: 'Radical green agenda'
Republican state officials have said the rules amount to an attempt by the administration to transform the American passenger vehicle market improperly through strict rules that make it difficult for...
Volunteers scramble to rescue Torah scrolls buried in rubble after NY synagogue burns down: ‘It was a sad sight’
Volunteers rushed to rescue three sacred Torah scrolls buried beneath the rubble of the Chassidim of the Heights synagogue after it burned down.
Fisherman who claimed pal was trying to feed him to Bigfoot found guilty of murder
“Yes, there was a monster in the woods that night, but it wasn’t Bigfoot, it was Larry Sanders."
Bodycam reveals moment scam victim greets cops after allegedly killing innocent Uber driver: 'Glad to see you guys'
William Brock, the elderly Ohio man who allegedly shot and killed innocent Uber driver Loletha Hall after they were both caught in a scam appeared dazed and confused when police...
Queens 'Range Rover' squatter who allegedly took over $1M house cut loose without bail as lawyer blames press for 'whoop-whooped up' ordeal
Brian Rodriguez, 35, of 161st Street, faces up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted of burglary, grand larceny, criminal trespassing and the other charges authorities have hit him...
Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes bizarre 'space laser,' Ukraine conscription amendments to House foreign aid bills
Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to slip an amendment into the $26.38 billion Israel foreign aid package to allocate funds for the creation of "space laser technology on...
White House admits Biden uncle wasn't eaten by cannibals, died in Pacific Ocean crash
The official US military account of Finnegan's death, referenced by Jean-Pierre, contradicts the president's story.
Teen squatters charged with murder in death of NYC mom found stuffed inside duffle bag
Squatters Halley Tejada and Kensly Alston were charged with murder Thursday in the death of Manhattan mom Nadia Vitels, who was killed and stashed in a closet in her mom's...
AOC, Bowman lead opposition to House resolution condemning Iran attack on Israel
Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in the House of Representatives to condemn Iran's unprecedented drone and missile strike against Israel in a 404 to 14 vote.
NYPD cops in riot gear swarm Columbia, arrest anti-Israel protesters after president finally tells cops to clear campus
NYPD cops in riot gear swarmed Columbia University on Thursday afternoon and began arresting dozens of anti-Israel protesters after the school's president made the bombshell decision to clear the campus. Minouche Shafik wrote in...
NY man’s wallet likely saves his life by blocking gunman’s bullet in broad-daylight shooting
The victim was sitting in a car at the Homestead Village Apartment Complex at Homestead Drive and Grant Court in Coram around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday when a shooter unloaded multiple...
Illegal pot shop, retail theft crackdowns locked-in as lawmakers begin voting on state budget Thursday
Hochul’s Monday announcement was quickly derided by legislators who poked fun at her description of the deal at that point as a “parameters of a conceptual agreement”, but the governor...
Two jurors booted from Trump trial, including NYC nurse who said she couldn't be 'unbiased,' man accused of lying about criminal past
A nurse who was seated as a juror in Donald Trump's "hush money" case earlier this week was let go Thursday after she said she can't be "fair an unbiased."
Green racket: DC mayor took ‘economic development’ trip to Masters on taxpayers’ dime
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser may want a mulligan on this one.
Kennedy family endorses Biden for president, turns back on RFK Jr.
More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family will give their formal endorsement of President Biden's re-election Thursday, snubbing their relative and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Prosecutors accuse Trump of breaching gag order 7 more times: 'It's ridiculous'
The DA's office slammed Trump for allegedly breaching a court order that bars him from disparaging jurors and witnesses in the case "seven more times" in the past few days,...
Teacher sues after he's convicted of putting 'for sale' sign in truck window
“This lawsuit is bigger than me, it’s about standing up for the free speech rights of everybody in Nazareth," said the retired Pennsylvania teacher.
Student repeatedly punches classmate in front of cheering kids in brutal on-camera beatdown
The violent beatdown unfolded at Sebastian Middle School, just outside of Jacksonville, back in February but footage of the attack only started circulating widely on social media this week.