Democrats have become much more likely to lean liberal in their social views over the past 25 years, according to a new Gallup analysis. An analysis of a May Gallup survey found liberal identification has gradually increased since 1999, while conservative and moderate identification have each decreased slightly over the years.

"The hospital is like a prison. There is no medical care here, it's just a place to sleep. I haven't left the hospital building for four months now," a Gazan named Mohammed told the Egyptian website Mada Masr.

Depending on where you stand politically, you might view the Right-populist surge in the European Parliament as either a grave threat to democracy, or as a striking victory for it — and a major step forward in “taking back control” from the Brussels oligarchy. But both positions would be wrong. The truth is, despite yesterday’s hysteria, compounded by Macron’s decision to dissolve parliament and call an election, the impact of these elections won’t be as significant as people fear or hope.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a shareholder lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook, of misleading investors about the data harvesting controversy that involved political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The justices agreed to decide whether a federal appeals court was in the wrong to allow the lawsuit to go forward based on allegations that the company inflated share prices by failing to disclose the level of risk...

President Joe Biden on Sunday visited a World War I cemetery outside Paris where American troops are buried as his last stop on his trip to France. The visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery was notable, as it draws a contrast with former President Donald Trump, who in 2018 declined to visit the same cemetery, citing bad weather. Later reports, however, claimed Trump described those buried there as "suckers" and "losers."

Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver may be a long shot, but he sees himself as having one key advantage over former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden—his age. The 38-year-old Georgia native is less than half the age of both of the dominant candidates, as Trump is 77 and Biden is 81. Even when broadening the field to include fellow third-party contenders Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (70), Jill Stein (74) and Cornel West (71),...

For years, Apple avoided using the acronym AI when talking about its products. Not anymore. The boom in generative artificial intelligence, spawned in late 2022 by OpenAI, has been the biggest story in the tech industry of late, lifting chipmaker Nvidia to a $3 trillion market cap and causing a major shifting of priorities at Microsoft, Google and Amazon, which are all racing to add the technology into their core services...

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He also has a new project in the works with his daughter, Raine.

State Governments Should Not Punish Veterans