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Duchess of Cambridge stayed at Adelaide Cottage as William went to Scotland Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis started at new school today Prince William has joined Prince Charles and other royals at the Queen's bedside Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has remained in Windsor as the immediate family head to Balmoral to be at the Queen's bedside. Prince William rushed to Scotland amid growing concerns for the Queen's health but Kate has stayed at Adelaide Cottage and was spotted leaving Windsor Castle to collect the children from school this afternoon. Today was the first day for Prince George, 9,...

The primetime shows on CNN and MSNBC neglected to acknowledge the breaking news of the horrific shooting spree in Memphis that resulted in an arrest following an hours-long manhunt. The suspect, identified by Memphis Police as 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly, was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly recorded the shootings on Facebook, leaving four dead and three injured. While Fox News Channel's "Hannity" and "The Ingraham Angle" covered the developing story, the competing programs on the liberal networks did not, according to Grabien transcripts. *** CNN anchor Don Lemon, who gets two hours of programming every weeknight, spent nearly half of...

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan called for media outlets to not cover both sides of what he called “major issues” during a Wednesday forum. “There are two words we need to remove from our media vocabulary right now and that is ‘both sides,’” Hasan told Semafor’s Ben Smith, a former New York Times reporter, in a video posted on Twitter and YouTube. “This fundamental crutch, this reliance on ‘both sides’ as a kind of lazy way of covering our political moment is deeply dangerous.” “There are a bunch of major issues on which there are not both sides,” Hasan continued. “There...

Republicans are pouring money into next week’s GOP Senate primary in New Hampshire, fearing that the leading candidate could jeopardize their chances of unseating first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. The prospect that Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2020, could win Tuesday’s contest has set off a frantic burst of Republican spending looking to boost Chuck Morse, the state Senate president. This spending spree highlights the GOP fear that New Hampshire – once considered a top pickup opportunity before Gov. Chris Sununu passed on the race late last year – could become...

People who heat their homes above a certain temperature in Switzerland during the Winter face fines and potentially up to three years in prison if energy rationing measures are put in place. Under proposed legislation in the home of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Swiss lawmakers are preparing to set legal limits on the use of heating during the winter should the country face energy shortages. Under the plans, gas-heated buildings would be capped at 19C (66.2F) and water heating up to 60C (140F). Saunas and swimming pools would also be forced by government diktat to remain cold.

With Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving world leader in the West, being placed under medical supervision, U.S. President Joe Biden has published a glowing tribute on social media – to Barack Obama. President Biden, who believes himself to be Irish despite his family progenitor in the Americas likely being an Englishman, has often appeared to harbour anti-British sentiment, declining to give a comment to the BBC on his election with a smirking reference to his supposed Irishness and ejecting a bust of Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office on taking up his post, for example.

New York Times congressional correspondent Jonathan Weisman warned that "chaos" could ensue if Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. In his report, published Thursday, Weisman claimed that the potential influx of new GOP lawmakers that have "fringe positions" and who have "espoused conspiracy theories" could hamper the government in its ability to do everyday tasks. The piece went so far as to say that these future right-wing politicians could plunge the country and the world at large into "chaos." Profiling one of these potential "fringe" GOP candidates to show readers the potential for trouble...

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Thursday on his show “Morning Joe” that former President Donald Trump “should be indicted,” but it will set an “absolutely horrendous precedent.” Wednesday on Fox News, former Attorney General Bill Barr said, “At the end of the day, there is another question. Do you indict a former president? What will that do to the country? What kind of precedent will it set?” Scarborough said, “The government can indict Donald Trump. They have a case to indict Donald Trump. Then Barr asks the question that certainly won’t be popular among many watching this show, won’t be...

Doctors have placed Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision, noting they are “concerned for Her Majesty’s health.” The queen has been advised to rest and will remain at Balmoral Castle in Scotland until further notice, the palace said on Thursday. Doctors have described her condition as being “comfortable.” Elizabeth has reigned over the United Kingdom since 1952, ascending to the throne when she was just 25 years old. She was coronated in 1953 when she was 27. Since then, she has presided as the constitutional monarch over 15 prime ministers and has outlasted 12 U.S. presidents. Her death would mark...

President Trump held a massive rally in Pennsylvania in support of GOP candidates Mastriano for governor and Dr. Mehmet Oz for US Senate. Both candidates are looking at competitive races in the Keystone State. Dr. Mehmet Oz told reporters Tuesday he would not have contested the 2020 election results from Pennsylvania if he would have been in the Senate at the time. [MSNBC @MSNBC · Follow .@VaughnHillyard: "If you had been in the Senate on Jan. 6, would you have objected to the certification of the 2020 election?" Oz: "I would not... By the time the delegates & those reports...

When the students of Charles Page High School returned for the school year, they were greeted by a number of other students handing out “white privilege cards” in the hallways. According to Fox23 News, the BIPOC students who were fed up with the nonsense hosted a walk out in protest of the racism. The report says these cards, sold on Amazon, were seen nationally but this is the first time they were spotted locally in Oklahoma. The cards read, “White Privilege Trumps Everything. Member since birth. Good thru death. Card holder, Scott Free.” One student, Fabian Gaytan, said he was...

Queen Elizabeth II is currently under medical supervision as she suffers with health issues, Buckingham Palace confirmed Thursday morning. The Queen, now 96 years old, was officially crowned on June 2, 1953. “Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” a spokesperson from Buckingham Palace said. “The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.” The monarch’s family, including the Prince of Wales, his wife Camilla, and the Duke of Cambridge, have reportedly rushed to be at her bedside. Social media quickly blew up with well wishes for...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is maintaining a 7-point lead over his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. The University of Houston-Texas Southern University survey found that 49 percent of likely voters supported Abbott, while 42 percent supported O’Rourke. The results of Wednesday’s survey track with other recent polls. An August poll from the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler also showed Abbott holding a 7-point lead over O’Rourke. Support for the two candidates breaks down sharply along partisan lines, with “virtually every Texas Democrat” intending to vote for O’Rourke...

California residents are still braced for rolling blackouts this week ... and puts a power grid made fragile by renewables in jeopardy of failure. Electric car owners now might not be able to drive the high-priced vehicles Democrats demanded they buy. On Tuesday, state officials said California faces its greatest threat of blackouts this year, with power demand likely to eclipse 51,000 megawatts setting a new high. “As people crank up their air conditioners, the state forecasted record levels of energy use, said Elliot Mainzer, president of California Independent System Operators, which runs the state’s electrical grid,” the Associated Press...

Attended a Sting concert last night at the great Saratoga Performing Arts Center. He sure still has it, also nice to see. The songs throughout the night were flawlessly executed by a deft band featuring the guitar tandem of longtime sideman Dominic Miller and his son, Rufus. Sting introduced the ensemble as a “family band,” slyly remarking that bespectacled drummer Zach Jones was Police drummer Stewart Copeland’s son.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) shocked the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday when he announced he would back the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). Grassley said during a markup of the JCPA he would support the legislation. The JCPA, if enacted, would carve out an antitrust exemption for establishment media outlets. Grassley’s announcement shocked many that expected him to oppose the legislation.

Facebook is allowing a sick cartoon of a crucified Jesus being sold on Pawn Stars to remain on its site claiming it does not violate its community standards.Have you ever been suspended or banned from Facebook for posting something that might offend muslims? Can you imagine if a similar muhammad cartoon was posted on Facebook?After reporting the post, this was the response from Facebook:"Thanks for your feedbackThanks for your report - you did the right thing by letting us know about this. The post was reviewed, and though it doesn't go against one of our specific Community Standards, we understand...

Ukrainian officials, defending their country against Russian aggressors, began doing something in July that seemed odd, even counterintuitive: They started speaking loudly and regularly about their plans to liberate Kherson—a key southern city that Russia seized only a week after invading Ukraine on February 24. Indeed, the Ukrainians telegraphed their intentions in a way that the Russians could not mistake. This was like waving a red cape at an angry, incompetent bull. Almost immediately, rumors proliferated that the Russians were racing reinforcements to Kherson to prepare for the Ukrainian attack. Goading the Russians into doing so seems to have been...

Sanderson was taken into police custody on Highway 11 north of Saskatoon after police caught up to a stolen truck and forced it off the road. He later went into medical distress and was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A source close to the investigation said police believe Sanderson took drugs before he was arrested and overdosed while in custody. He was alive when arrested and then went into distress.... Police say a knife was found in the truck, but an initial search found no drugs in the vehicle or in Sanderson’s possession. Sanderson was charged with...

A man has been found safe after he spent two days aloft in a hydrogen balloon that became untethered while he was using it to harvest pine nuts from a tree, according to Chinese state media. The man, identified only by his surname, Hu, and a partner were collecting pine nuts on Sunday in a forest park in Heilongjiang province in north-east China when they lost control and the balloon sailed off on a 200-mile journey. An official who gave only his surname, Fu, at the publicity department of the Hailin Forestry Administration Co on Thursday confirmed the balloon incident...