The Writers Guild of America’s east and west chapters have sent a strongly-worded letter to the heads of the major Hollywood studios, criticizing them for inaction as artificial intelligence appears to be taking copy-written scripts and using it to “plagiarize stolen works.” The letters were sent on Thursday to Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM […]

As President Joe Biden announces a new round of pardons and commutationsincluding several for people with marijuana and other drug convictionsa new poll shows a majority of Americans are in favor of clemency for everyone who’s been federally criminalized over cannabis, as well as broader drug possession. On Thursday, the White House released a clemency […]The post

The White House said it was 'the most ever in a single day.'

Today, the White House is releasing the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. The Strategy was developed through a whole-of-government collaboration with a broad range of civil society partners to describe and address the bias, discrimination, and threats Muslim and Arab Americans have long faced. Over the past year, this initiative…The post...

The FBI had informants in Washington as the U.S. Capitol was breached on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an inspector general report released on Dec. 12. Twenty-six confidential human sources (CHSs), were in Washington on Jan. 6, U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in the report, which is the result of years […]

As Donald Trumps return to the White House looms, so does the specter of another trade war, and Canada seems to be sharpening its economic arsenal. Rumors are swirling in Ottawa about potential export taxes on uranium, oil, and potashthe very lifeblood of American industry. Its a chess move that some say reeks of desperation. Others may call it a cold calculation aimed squarely at a presi...

EXCLUSIVE: Julian Fellowes is going from crimes of high society to real crimes. The Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age creator is set to write and executive produce a TV adaptation of Swiss-American author Donna Leon’s contemporary Detective Brunetti book series, which is in development at 20th Television. The project was originated and set up […]

A report released Thursday by the Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz found no undercover FBI agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 pro-Trump violent mob attack on the U.S. capitol.

Liz Warren now raises big bucks off the anger Americans feel about their lousy health care. Wait, hasnt she been one of the leading proponents of Obamacare?

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row.

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI TOMS River, N.J. (AP) — A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the Mid-Atlantic region to be “shot down, if necessary,” even as it remains unclear who owns them. “We should be doing some very urgent intelligence analysis and […]

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) “first ran for office seven years ago with a promise to get under Donald Trumps skin,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “As he seeks another U.S. […]

A lawyer for former U.S. Rep. TJ Cox of California said the Democrat will plead guilty to two counts of fraud and pay $3.5 million in restitution after federal prosecutors alleged he perpetrated multiple schemes involving businesses he was involved in

Despite a record number of American children dying from the flu last year, the percentage of kids getting their flu shots keeps falling.

A U.S. senator has suggested shooting down unidentified drones flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and nearby areas.