Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Now that it has been revealed—24 hours after the event—that the Queen has spent a night in hospital and was not, as the palace press corps were informed, “resting” at Windsor Castle, there are complaints that, once again, the messaging is bad and making the situation worse. For sure, trying to conceal the … Read more
President Joe Biden has seen his approval rating drop precipitously among independents, down from 61 percent in February to just 34 percent at the nine-month mark of his presidency, according to a new poll published on Friday. Nationally, the president’s rating has remained steady last month at 42 percent, after a sharp six-point drop in September. … Read more
A newly disclosed email sent by the superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools alerting school board members of an alleged sexual assault on school grounds contradicts what he later said publicly about there being no record of such an incident. Superintendent Scott Ziegler, who now claims his public statement was made after misinterpreting a question, … Read more
“You can’t be afraid to speak in America,” said host Bill Maher last night at the top of his HBO series, Real Time. He was talking about his views on one of the week’s big stories in entertainment, the Dave Chappelle controversy over language in The Closer. But as later conversations in the show would … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says it killed a senior al-Qaida leader in an airstrike Friday in northwest Syria. Army Maj. John Rigsbee, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said in a statement that Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed by a drone strike. Rigsbee said the killing of al-Matar will disrupt al-Qaida’s “ability to … Read more
This ex-con-turned-chef is giving his co-workers a pizza of his mind. Andrew Bellucci, the owner of Astoria’s Bellucci Pizza, is leaving his eatery after a tiff with his business partner. Bellucci announced on social media that he would be departing from the business after he realized he and ex-partner Leo Dakmak have “different visions for … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney for members of the San Carlos Apache tribe on Friday asked the the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to back a nonprofit group’s efforts to keep a copper mining company from gaining federal Arizona land the Apaches consider sacred. “We are talking about the survival of … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday accused the Biden administration of raising military tensions with China through its “reckless” backing of Taiwan, and said that the growing U.S. military presence in the region constitutes a potential threat to the North. In comments carried by state media, North Korea Vice Foreign Minister Pak … Read more
The National School Boards Association board of directors Friday repudiated a letter its two top officials sent to President Biden, which precipitated Attorney General Merrick Garland’s order that the FBI to investigate complaints of threats to school officials from parents. In a message to NSBA members, the board said that “we regret and apologize for the letter,” which was sent Sept. 29 and co-signed … Read more
Robert De Niro won’t be breaking the bank as his long-standing divorce proceedings come to a close. The Hollywood A-lister can release a sigh of relief after a Manhattan appellate court sided with the actor in denying his estranged wife Grace Hightower, a Black woman, half his career and business earnings — estimated at $500 … Read more