The biggest night so far for progressives and other takeaways from Tuesday night's primaries

If a progressive war against the Democratic establishment is coming, Tuesday's primaries were the first shots fired. Here are our five key takeaways from a ...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez win stuns Democrats, puts new attention on Pelosi

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a former campaign organizer for Bernie Sanders, pulled off a stunning upset in New York City on Tuesday by defeating Rep. Joseph ...

Opinion | Ocasio-Cortez just did Democrats a big favor

In her shocking primary upset of Nancy Pelosi's heir apparent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just did Democrats a big favor. I mean no disrespect to Rep. Joseph ...

Opinion | New York Primary Shocker

Readers suggest that the established political parties should take note.

Supreme Court deals major blow to public sector unions

The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to public sector unions on Wednesday in a case that could shake their financial structure and undermine their future ...

Supreme Court deals major blow to unions

As Kennedy Retires, the Supreme Court's Attack on Labor Unions Is a Sign of Things to Come

John Cassidy writes about the Supreme Court's decision in Janus vs. A.F.S.C.M.E., and why, with Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring, the ruling is a sign of things ...

Supreme Court decision puts workers In driver's seat

What could you do with an extra $14000? Buy a new car? Put a down payment on a home? Build your child's college fund? I can think of many ways to spend ...

Anthony Kennedy’s retirement has one terrible lesson to teach Democrats

The lesson of the Democrats' Supreme Court nightmare: midterms matter.

Chris Matthews: 'Hell to pay' if Democrats don't block Trump's Supreme Court pick

Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball", warned the Democratic leadership "will have hell to pay" with voters if the party fails to block President Donald ...

Fuck Civility | HuffPost

As if all that isn't horrifying enough, Justice Anthony Kennedy ― the swing vote on so many issues, including marriage equality and LGBTQ rights ― announced ...

Democrats Regret Not Fighting Harder For Obama's Supreme Court Pick

WASHINGTON ― The consequences of Republicans' denying a Supreme Court seat to President Barack Obama became real this week, as the court dealt a ...

East Pittsburgh officer charged with criminal homicide in Antwon Rose shooting

Prosecutors charged East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld with criminal homicide Wednesday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II, ...

‘No justification’ for officer charged with homicide in killing of unarmed teen, prosecutor says

The officer, identified by authorities as Michael Rosfeld of the East Pittsburgh Police Department, was arrested and arraigned on one count of criminal homicide ...

Officer charged with homicide in fatal shooting of teen near Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — A white police officer was charged Wednesday with homicide in the death of an unarmed black teenager who was shot in the back while ...

Pennsylvania police officer charged with homicide in teen's shooting death

Maxine Waters clashes with Jeb Hensarling over civility

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters clashed in a public hearing Wednesday with Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling over the escalating harassment of Trump ...

Trump stokes feud with Waters at North Dakota rally | TheHill

President Trump on Wednesday slammed Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) during a rally in North Dakota, furthering his feud with the California Democrat after she ...

Teeing Off on Trump

When voters have to choose between left and right incivility, Democrats will lose.

Jeb Hensarling clashes with Waters during committee hearing

2 Parkland baseball coaches who failed to confront Nikolas Cruz first to lose jobs over massacre

Two Marjory Stoneman Douglas baseball coaches, who were also security monitors and widely criticized for not confronting Nikolas Cruz when he entered the ...

Trump and Putin to meet in third country mid-July | Al Jazeera English

The US and Russia say a summit between their two leaders will take place - but few further details have been released. Officials say the talks between Donald...

McConnell: Russia shouldn't be allowed to rejoin G-7 | TheHill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said that Russia should not be allowed to rejoin the Group of Seven (G-7) after President ...

Donald Trump set for SHOWDOWN with Vladimir Putin after summit details are finalised

DONALD Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in a landmark summit in July according to Russian officials, setting up a tense showdown ...

Why Trump Shouldn’t Meet Putin

Americans should worry when the two men are in any kind of one-on-one negotiation.

Xi Warns Mattis China Won’t Surrender ‘One Inch’ of Territory

President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis he wouldn't give up any territory that China considered its own, an unusually blunt warning as ...

South China Sea Issue Dispute Thwarts Common Ground in Mattis-Xi Meeting

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an attempt to find common ground on security issues, but appeared to agree to ...

How China just increased the risk of a conflict with the US

China made a conflict with the U.S. more likely on Wednesday. That became clear when President Xi Jinping warned Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that "[w]e ...

Xi Jinping Warns U.S. That China Won't Surrender ‘One Inch’ of Territory

President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis he wouldn't give up any territory that China considered its own, an unusually blunt warning as ...

Prince William Meets Palestinian Leader Abbas | TIME

Prince William Brings Message of Peace From Israel to Palestinian Leader During Historic Visit

A day after he was asked to take a message of peace to the disputed territories neighboring Israel, Prince William met with Palestinian President Mahmoud ...

Prince William's Jerusalem visit highlights unique ancestor

When Prince William caps his historic royal tour of the Middle East with a visit to the holy city of Jerusalem, he'll not only be venturing into the epicenter of world ...

Prince William in historic meeting with Palestinian President - Daily Mail

The dollar's status as the world's funding currency is in question

U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and America First protectionist policies could be helping to accelerate the end of the dollar's (DX=F) reign as the ...

China could be turning to a stealth weapon in its trade war with Trump

The yuan has weakened to fresh lows, raising questions about whether or not China could counter trade threats with currency manipulation.

China Sends Yuan to Fresh Six-Month Low

China's central bank guided the yuan to its weakest value against the dollar in more than six months, the latest leg down for the Chinese currency in a slide that ...

China's yuan is falling against the dollar: Here's what's going on

The Chinese yuan has fallen more than 3% against the dollar in the past two weeks as tensions between the world's two biggest economies have worsened.

Wall Street rally fizzles as tech stocks drag

(Reuters) - A mini rally in U.S. stocks, sparked by a U.S. move to ease its stance on curbing Chinese investments in American technologies, ran out of steam in ...

Wall Street gains after new US plan for China investments

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after the Trump administration said it would use a strengthened security review process to deal with threats from Chinese ...

Wall Street rebounds from selloff on trade worries

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as gains in technology, consumer discretionary stocks and General Electric helped Wall Street recover from a sharp sell-off a day ...

Canopy Growth Q4 Sales Grow 55% as Inventory Exceeds $101 Million

Visit the Canopy Growth Corp Investor Dashboard and stay up to date with data-driven, fact based due diligence for active traders and investors.

Medical Marijuana Producer Canopy Growth -- Undervalued Or Overvalued?

With all the excitement around legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes in Canada, pot stocks in the country are having a gala time. Investors are ...

Marijuana Stocks: NYSE-Listed Canopy Growth Q4 Loss Widens As Investment Soars

Marijuana stocks were in motion Wednesday as Canopy Growth reported deeper fiscal Q4 losses as spending was unleashed ahead of Canada's legalization of ...

Why Canopy Growth Corp's Shares Plunged 12% Today

Shares of cannabis pure-play company Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) fell as much as 11.7% in trading Wednesday after reporting fiscal fourth-quarter 2018 ...

Google Home and Chromecast are down, affecting users worldwide

It's not just Slack — there's a Google Home and Chromecast outage, too. A Google spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that there's an issue affecting “some” ...

Google Home and Chromecast outage: Here's the official fix

Google says you may want to reboot your device -- and you may need to call support.

Google Home and Chromecast are down for some users (update: fix)

'Tis the season for large-scale service outages, apparently. Google has confirmed that many Home speaker and Chromecast users around the world are unable ...

‘Hey, Google, what’s wrong?’ Google announces fix for Google Home bug

Google has announced a fix for a bug that took down users' Chromecast and Google Home devices earlier today. The company says to reboot your device now, ...

Apple could bundle streaming video with a subscription to magazines, music, and iCloud storage

Apple is already rumored to be planning a news and magazine subscription service for next year, and the company is reportedly considering bundling it with the ...

Apple May Create Subscription Service Bundle That Includes Original TV Content, Apple Music and News

Apple may be planning to develop a single subscription service that would offer customers access to its original TV shows, Apple Music, and digital...

Apple mulls subscription bundle of Apple Music, News and original video content, report says

Apple is reportedly mulling a subscription bundle that incorporates the company's existing services, namely Apple Music and products sold through the News ...

Apple reportedly mulling single subscription offering, a la Amazon Prime

The service would combine its music service, original TV shows and magazine offerings, The Information reports.

Google Calendar gets new out of office and work hour tools

As part of its ongoing digital wellbeing efforts, Google's updating Google Calendar with new features for scheduling when you're out of the office and ...

Google Calendar Picks Up Out of Office Event Option, Work Hour...

Google Calendar for web is picking up two important new features over the next week. One of them will let you inform others that you are "out of office," and the ...

Google Calendar getting work hours, out-of-office scheduling for G Suite users

Work-life balance can be tricky. Google Calendar is getting a couple of additions that will hopefully make it easier to delineate when your work time ends and ...

How To Use New Google Calendar Out Of Office Feature

How to use Google's new Calendar tools to set an out of office entry and specific working hours.

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ 16-Year-Old Son Jack Has ‘Serious Health Problems’: Report

Vanessa Paradis reportedly missed her latest film's opening to be with her 16-year-old son Jack Depp. The French musician and actress, 45, was absent from ...

Johnny Depp's 16-year-old son with Vanessa Paradis is reportedly facing serious health issues

Following speculation that actor Johnny Depp was in bad health, new rumors indicate that his 16-year-old son, Jack Depp, may be facing serious health issues ...

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis' 16-year-old son reportedly has 'serious health problems' - NY Daily News

Vanessa Paradis reportedly skipped the Paris premiere of her new movie to stay home with her sick son.

Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis' son Jack has serious health problems

Vanessa Paradis reportedly skipped her latest film's premiere to be with her and Johnny Depp's teenage son Jack, who is suffering from “serious health ...

Kim Kardashian Forces Tristan Thompson to Unblock Her on Instagram as They Mark Khloé’s Birthday

Tristan Thompson blocked Kim Kardashian West in the wake of his cheating scandal.

Kim Kardashian Gets Tristan Thompson to Unblock Her at Khloe's Birthday Party -- Watch!

The reality star celebrated her sister Khloe's birthday on Wednesday at a house party, where she jokingly confronted Tristan about being blocked in a series of ...

Lamar Odom's Tell-All Book To Detail Marriage To Khloe Kardashian & Rehab

Lamar plans on getting up front and personal in his upcoming book. Lamar Odom previously announced that he'll be venturing into the cannabis business with ...

Khloe Kardashian's Sexiest Red Carpet Looks: Dresses, Jumpsuits

Khloe Kardashian's style has evolved over the years, but she never fails to bring her sexy A-game on the red carpet — pics.

Ex-Scientologist claims the church 'auditioned' Scarlett Johansson for Tom Cruise: 'It didn’t go well'

On Megyn Kelly Today, ex-Scientologist Brendan Tighe shared some bizarre stories about Tom Cruise and John Travolta — the church's most famous members.

Scarlett Johansson Denies "Demeaning" Claim She Auditioned to Date Tom Cruise

Scarlett Johansson is fighting back against a claim that she auditioned to date Tom Cruise following his split from Nicole Kidman.

Scarlett Johansson Denies Ex-Scientologist's Claim She Auditioned to Date Tom Cruise

Scarlett Johansson fired back at a former Scientologist who claims she once auditioned to date Tom Cruise.

Scarlett Johansson Sharply Denies The Claim She ‘Auditioned’ To Date Tom Cruise For Scientology

Scarlett Johansson called the allegation that she auditioned with Scientology to 'date' Tom Cruise a "demeaning" claim.

Can a new putter help Tiger Woods break out of 'vicious cycle'?

Tiger Woods is experimenting with a new putter this week at the Quicken Loans National as he tries to break out of a slump.

Perspective | For Tiger Woods's event in D.C., this is it. And that's a shame.

Lack of a title sponsor and a spot on the PGA Tour calendar means Washington almost certainly will lose its annual stop.

Tiger's putter used to be a weapon, but now it's the cause of his slump

Let's face it: Tiger Woods is in a putting slump. Even late on Wednesday he was tinkering with a few different models on the putting green of TPC Potomac.

Tiger Woods stays sharp tee to green at Quicken Loans National pro-am

Tiger Woods continued to hit more fairways and showed a strong irons game while shooting 2-under 68 at the Quicken Loans National pro-am.

Mets' Noah Syndergaard shows support for Sandy Alderson

Noah Syndergaard showed support Wednesday for Sandy Alderson, who took an indefinite leave of absence from the Mets on Tuesday as he again battles ...

What the Mets' new regime must do to save flailing franchise

There is no time to waste. The future of the Mets is at stake. John Ricco — in his new role as one of the Three Tenors in charge of the Mets, along with J.P....

Here are some candidates Mets should consider for GM - NY Daily News

Breaking down the candidates the Mets might consider to take over as GM if Sandy Alderson leaves, both in house and external.

Rieber: Give the Mets GM job to Ricco

John Ricco was not at Tuesday's extraordinary news conference at Citi Field in which Mets general manager Sandy Alderson announced he was taking a leave ...

Richard Jefferson jokes he's not LeBron James' friend anymore

Richard Jefferson joked that he's not LeBron James' friend anymore because he's sick of being asked where his buddy will play next season.

Richard Jefferson decides to 'end friendship' with LeBron James to skirt free agency talk

Richard Jefferson pleaded with fans and media to quit hounding him over the LeBron James decision and decided to "end" his friendship because of it.

Breaking: Richard Jefferson and LeBron James No Longer "Friends"

Richard Jefferson, NBA veteran and longtime friend of LeBron James, has parlayed his access into a new gig producing plus content surrounding the future ...

Richard Jefferson Announces LeBron James Friendship Break Up To Stop Free Agency Questions

As the rumors and speculation surrounding LeBron James' free agency decision continue to swirl out of control, some of his friends and former teammates are ...

The Discovery of Complex Organic Molecules on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is a Huge Deal

Using data collected by NASA's late-great Cassini space probe, scientists have detected traces of complex organic molecules seeping out from Enceladus' ...

New Cassini findings suggest Saturn moon could support life

Complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, adding to its potential to support life, researchers said on ...

Saturn moon could support life, Cassini spacecraft findings show

Saturn's tiny, icy moon of Enceladus could harbor the means to support life, according to new data from a US-European spacecraft. But don't pack your bags yet, ...

Saturn Moon Enceladus Is First Alien 'Water World' with Complex Organics

Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to blast out complex organic molecules in its plumes.

Japanese Sample Return Spacecraft Reaches Target Asteroid

Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft will collect a piece of the asteroid Ryugu and bring it back to Earth.

JAXA probe Hayabusa-2 rendezvous with asteroid Ryugu

June 27 (UPI) -- Japan's spacecraft Hayabusa-2 has reached its target destination, the asteroid Ryugu. After a 3.5-year journey, the probe is now within 20 ...

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft now chilling with its asteroid

The JAXA probe will land rovers on the asteroid's surface.

Japanese space probe could offer insight into solar system's origin

A Japanese space probe has completed its three-year journey to the Ryugu asteroid, hundreds of millions of kilometers from Earth – on a mission to discover t...

National HIV Testing Day — tests are lagging and the end of the epidemic is far away | TheHill

On National HIV Testing Day 2018, we must acknowledge that we are far from ending the U.S. HIV epidemic and that our progress is uneven and fragile at best.

National HIV Testing Day: 1 in 7 with HIV unaware they're infected

It's National HIV Testing Day and communities all over the country are working to raise awareness.

National HIV Testing Day: Where to get tested in Southern California

People across the country are taking control of their health by getting tested for HIV on National HIV Testing Day.

Where you can get tested for free on National HIV Testing Day

People can get tested for HIV for free Wednesday in OTR, Covington and Northside.

Rite Aid poised to sell its first cannabis-derived drug

Epidiolex, a cannabis-derived treatment for epilepsy, is an FDA-approved prescription drug that would be sold in pharmacies, not dispensaries.

Why June 2018 Will Go Down as the Month Prohibition Crumbled

Canada, Oklahoma, and the FDA: Here's how each delivered a mortal blow to cannabis prohibition this month.

FDA Approves First Marijuana Derived Drug

Cincinnati tested the marijuana drug that the FDA has just approved

Meet UC doctor Michael Privitera and epilepsy patient William Plott of Westwood. They tested the first FDA-approved marijuana drug for the seizure disorder.

Revamped drug could save lives of many new mothers - WHO

A revamped drug that can withstand extreme heat and stay effective for 1,000 days could "revolutionise the ability" to keep new mothers alive, the World Health ...

Thousands more women could survive childbirth with new haemorrhage-preventing drug

The deaths of thousands of women during childbirth could be prevented by a new drug which can stop serious bleeding, without the need to store it in a ...

New drug could stop thousands of women dying every year after giving birth

A drug which can be stored at room temperature could save the lives of thousands of women in developing countries when they have excessive loss of blood ...