Some Drake fans leaving a concert last week at the Apollo Theater in New York City were surprised to find themselves being filmed by the NYPD without their consent. Privacy advocates voiced concerns over the potential use of the footage, but the NYPD claimed the community affairs officer was simply collecting video for the 28th…

The D.C. mayor is calling on the federal government to get back to work or hand over their empty office spaces consuming downtown; and a new report reveals fentanyl deaths in children have surged at an alarming rate. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.  March for Life rally…

New Zealand’s Prime Minister says she is going to step down; prosecutors say they will announce today any possible charges in the “Rust” movie-set shooting; and record amounts of snow hit Colorado. These stories and more highlight the daily morning rundown for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Possible charges in ‘Rust’ shooting decided Prosecutors are set…

House Republicans voted Monday night to strip the Internal Revenue Service of $72 billion in funds secured by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., characterized one of his first legislative moves as a “promise kept.” “I guess I question why they made the promise in the first place,” said Marc Goldwein,…

It’s now obvious whether it was Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, the federal government actively tried to censor content it didn’t like about COVID-19 on social media platforms. According to a new Twitter Files dump, a Pfizer executive was also interested in censoring posts. Independent journalist Alex Berenson reported the latest Twitter Files findings. On…

The Biden administration announced new COVID testing requirements for Chinese travelers; U.S. is selling millions of dollars of arms to Taiwan; and a Twitter outage causes outrage. These stories and more highlight our morning rundown for Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.  US requires testing from China travelers Starting next week, any travelers from China to the…

The Biden administration is coming under heavy fire for its prisoner exchange of WNBA star Brittney Griner for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. While critics are happy Griner is on her way home, they are not pleased a man called the merchant of death is free.  Bout was originally arrested in 2008, and extradited to…

Republicans are criticizing the Biden administration’s lukewarm response to the protests against strict zero-Covid policies in China–though there appear to be signs the country is easing those restrictions. The administration said it backed the right of the people to peacefully protest in China and around the world but stopped short of criticizing Beijing’s leadership. Republicans…

Just weeks ago, Elon Musk introduced then withdrew Twitter Blue, the program that allows any user to buy a blue checkmark for their account. Local government agencies across the country are concerned. Mainly about the changes affecting their ability to effectively communicate with the public using Twitter. “There is a reality now that someone could…

The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is unprecedented, and in some ways, unbelievable. As the firm seeks bankruptcy protection, at least $1 billion in customer funds is missing, according to a Reuters report. A bankruptcy court filing revealed debtors have been in contact with the U.S. attorney’s office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures…