U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could each net enough delegates in the next round of nominating contests on Tuesday to clinch their parties' nominations. In the Republican race‚ 161 delegates are up for grabs across the four states holding contests: Georgia‚ Hawaii‚ Mississippi and Washington. Trump‚ the sole remaining Republican candidate‚ already has secured 1‚076 delegates and needs at least 1‚215 to win the party’s nomination. On the Democratic side‚ Biden...

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to reach the thresholds to become their parties’ presumptive presidential nominees after Tuesday night election results roll in. One week after Super Tuesday‚ voters in Georgia‚ Hawaii‚ Mississippi‚ and Washington state will head to the polls on Tuesday‚ along with Democrats in the Northern Mariana Islands and Democrats abroad. At stake for Trump on Tuesday are 161 delegates from Georgia‚ Hawaii‚...

Claim: A school in Florida has "banned" the poem read by Amanda Gorman at President Joe Biden's inauguration. Who said it: The Associated Press‚ Politico‚ the Guardian‚ Rolling Stone‚ Axios‚ MSNBC‚ the Daily Mail‚ the New York Post‚ the New York Daily News‚ the Boston Globe‚ the New Republic‚ Sky News‚ People‚ Variety‚ Jezebel‚ and others.

Since its debut in 1996‚ Fox News has been a flashpoint for controversy. However‚ despite this (or‚ perhaps‚ because of it) Fox is the most-watched news channel in the United States.  In the decades it has been on the air‚ Fox News has been accused more than a few times of peddling misinformation or straight-up lying on air. While that has been the case sometimes‚ in other instances‚ people have wrongly attributed quotes and views to Fox News. And don't get us started on the numerous...

The most recent increase in minimum wage in Oklahoma was on Jul. 24‚ 2009 per the federal minimum wage increase‚ from $6.55 to $7.25. AllSides highlights content from Gigafact‚ a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Oklahoma Watch.

Controversial brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Romania and are now facing extradition to back to Britain after they were issued with a UK arrest warrant for alleged 'sexual aggression'.  The pair were seen being pulled out of a police van in handcuffs earlier today before being led into the Bucharest Court of Appeal.  Lawyers representing four women who accuse social media influencer Tate of rape and sexual assault wrote to British police to...

Inflation unexpectedly ticked higher in February thanks to a jump in the cost of gasoline and rent‚ underscoring the challenge of taming price pressures within the economy. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index‚ a broad measure of the price of everyday goods including gasoline‚ groceries and rent‚ rose 0.4% in February from the previous month. Prices climbed 3.2% from the same time last year.  Both of those figures came in higher than the 0.3% monthly...

Inflation rose again in February‚ keeping the Federal Reserve on course to wait at least until the summer before starting to lower interest rates. The consumer price index‚ a broad measure of goods and services costs‚ increased 0.4% for the month and 3.2% from a year ago‚ the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The monthly gain was in line with expectations‚ but the annual rate was slightly ahead of the 3.1% forecast from the Dow Jones consensus. Excluding...

Rising gasoline costs kept inflation elevated in February‚ underscoring that a return to more modest consumer price increases following a pandemic-induced spike may continue to be bumpy. The climb in fuel costs and rent offset flat food prices. Overall prices rose 3.2% from a year earlier‚ up from 3.1% in January‚ according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index. On a monthly basis‚ costs increased 0.4% following a 0.3% gain the previous month. What is the core inflation rate...

The work of Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve was shown in a room at a palliative care centre to fulfil the end-of-life wish of a long-time film fan in a special world premiere‚ well ahead of the official launch. Source: Dune: Part Two premiered at Quebec palliative care home to fulfil man’s dying wish Very cool.