NEW YORK—Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom Wednesday and is prepared to testify again, Assistant District […]
FREELAND, Mich.—President Donald Trump rallied some 3,500 supporters in this working-class community, vowing to reignite the auto industry in the state that has lost thousands of jobs to Mexico and lives under the threat of further erosion of this key industry to competition from China. Under clear blue skies with two dozen American flags standing […]
Police at UCLA issued an unlawful assembly order over loudspeakers on Wednesday evening, ordering people to clear out of a pro-Palestinian encampment following a night of violence. The order to disperse was broadcast around 6 p.m., urging demonstrators to vacate the area. There is a large law enforcement presence standing by at the campus “to […]
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday over the biggest health care hack in American history. He said he’s giving out interest-free loans to hospitals who were victims of the hack.
Former Team USA soccer standout Carli Lloyd happily announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child in October. The 41-year-old retired three years ago after winning two Olympic gold medals and two World Cup titles.
A new bill aims to terminate federal protection for gray wolves. U.S. House Republicans have passed the bill under the Trust the Science Act to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in most of the country, despite the Biden administration’s opposition.
The U.S. State Department accused the Russian military on Wednesday of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian military forces in violation of the international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The State Department has notified Congress of this chemical weapons determination as required under the U.S. Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW). […]
House lawmakers last week sent a letter to the IRS, calling on the agency to investigate U.S.-based nonprofit groups with financial links to China, which are helping to organize anti-Israel protests. Retired Col. Grant Newsham, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and the author of “When China Attacks,” tells NTD that supporting […]
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would leave interest rates unchanged and announced plans to slow the speed of its balance sheet drawdown, after having spent much of the earlier part of the year warning of this shift. Sam Burns, chief strategist at Mill Street Research, gave his analysis on this issue.
A new law went into effect in Utah on May 1, which stops health insurance companies from paying for organ transplants in countries such as China, due to the Chinese regime’s practice of forced organ harvesting. Dr. Torsten Trey, founder and executive director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, says more doctors should learn about […]
WESTWOOD, Calif.—Students walking past a barricaded quad area May 1, where violent clashes erupted overnight on the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, said they feared for the safety of their classmates. Hundreds of student protesters sympathizing with Palestinians, in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, occupied Royce Quad on […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for nearly 317,000 borrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institutes campus from January 2004 until October 2017. The measure brings the total amount of student loan debt relief put in place by the Biden administration to […]
Fordham University student Kara Gilbert, 22, found it difficult to get to class today due to pro-Palestinian demonstrations at her campus. Fordham University, located at 113 West 60 Street, is just the latest Manhattan college to be invaded by the disruptive protesters since April. “It’s hard to get around in the building just because the […]
Violence erupted at UCLA and classes were canceled on Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson could soon face a vote to oust him from the job. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) says she plans to move her motion soon. Former President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin and Michigan for campaign events. He says immigration remains one of […]
An MS-13 gang member has been sentenced to life in prison for ordering a series of killings in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area during the summer of 2019. Melvin Canales Saldana received his sentence in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria on Tuesday. He was among 12 gang members indicted in 2022 on murder, racketeering, […]
China’s communist regime spent $710.6 billion on its military in 2022, more than three times Beijing’s publicly stated totals, according to a report from the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI). “Considering that the Pentagon has labeled China the ‘pacing challenge,’ this revelation should cause concern,” the April 29 report reads. “When compared globally, China’s estimated […]
How much money does Beijing actually spend on its military? A new report reveals shocking estimates. The Biden administration is sending a new signal to American businesses: “not to operate” in Xinjiang. That’s amid Washington’s efforts to press Beijing to stop human rights violations in the region. In Georgia, a bill banning Chinese agents from […]
