Watch live: Biden, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas deliver remarks from West Bank
President Biden and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday will deliver joint statements from Bethlehem. The event is slated for 5:50 a.m. Watch live in the video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreMan charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking women of Korean descent in New York subway station
A man was indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking two women of Korean descent inside the Rockefeller Center subway station while yelling anti-Asian slurs, the Manhattan district attorney announced Wednesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a release that Derrick Johnson, 40, was charged with two counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and two counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
Read MoreManchin will not support climate spending in reconciliation package: reports
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will not support climate spending as part of a reconciliation package, likely dooming any major climate legislation before the 2022 midterms, multiple outlets reported Thursday night. The West Virginia Democrat reportedly told Democratic leaders on Thursday that he was unwilling to support a spending package with either climate provisions or new tax increases on corporations or wealthy individuals, The Washington Post first re
Read MoreBeyoncé adds entire music catalog to TikTok
Beyoncé has joined TikTok. The pop star posted her first video on the platform on Thursday, and Variety reported that her entire music catalog is now available for users to utilize as audio, known as "sounds," in their own posts. Beyoncé’s first video on the app included a montage of her fans dancing to her new single, “Break My Soul.” “Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy!” she wrote in the post’s cap
Read MoreLawsuit aims to bar GOP Michigan gubernatorial candidate from ballot over Jan. 6 charges
A lawsuit filed in the Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday aims to prevent Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley from appearing on the ballot after he was charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The suit, filed by Michigan citizen Lee Estes with the help of progressive nonprofit Progress Michigan, claims that Kelley’s alleged involvement in the insurrection disqualifies him from appearing on the ballot for the ge
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