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A bill anticipated to generate at least $100 million annually from real estate sales to provide permanent affordable housing for Chicago’s homeless appears to be heading for defeat as results continue to be counted following Tuesday’s Illinois primary. The ‘Bring Chicago Home’ bill garnered increasing opposition leading up to election day and the voting results may place the controversial ordinance …

Parents and teachers in Buffalo, New York, are fed up with the ongoing violence in their schools and are calling on school leaders to beef up security for the safety of students and staff. “We have had a fight at every single school, every single day,” Pastor James Giles of the WNY Peacemakers told Buffalo news station, WIVB-TV. The violence …

Don Lemon entertained the idea of returning to CNN following his sudden ousting from the network last year, remarking in a new interview, “Never say never.” While promoting his new digital show, Lemon was asked whether he would ever work for a news “institution” ever again. “Would you ever go back to CNN?” Mediaite’s Aidan McLaughlin asked on Wednesday. “Look, …

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. had a heated exchange with The New York Times, declaring the paper to be an “instrument of the Democratic Party” after repeatedly labeling him a “spoiler” in the 2024 election. Appearing on Thursday’s installment of The Times’ “The Run-Up” podcast, the conversation between Kennedy and Times political reporter and host Astead Herndon began …

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appeared to blame Trump voters in his reaction to a failed referendum he supported. On Tuesday, Chicago residents struck down the “Bring Chicago Home” referendum that promised $100 million in new tax revenue to combat the homeless crisis in the city by hiking the tax on heftier real estate purchases. Voters rejected the tax proposal …

A former NBC executive who sparked backlash for a tweet that said Barron Trump was “fair game” upon turning 18 years old has deleted the post and said he does not wish “harm” on the former president’s son. Mike Sington, a retired NBCUniversal senior executive, was criticized on Wednesday when he commemorated Barron’s birthday with a cryptic post on X. …

A homeless sex offender and drug user, Joseph Adam Moore, returned to a local playground in San Francisco after causing outrage last year for offering free fentanyl to locals. “After his December conviction for creating a public nuisance, Moore said he spent time in jail and was released in early March,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday. But after he …

Ahead of her highly anticipated country album, pop star Beyoncé Knowles-Carter hinted she “did not feel welcomed” in the genre years ago. In an Instagram post on Monday counting down ten days until the release of “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé released a preview image along with a lengthy background on the album. “This album has been over five years …

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down on his calls this week for a strong third-party movement and argued both parties have no reason to work together because it doesn’t fit their “duopoly” business model. “You’re dealing with a duopoly here in Washington,” Manchin said during an interview with Axios. “It’s a business model. You have a Republican business model …

Comedian and staunch Israel defender Michael Rapaport published a fiery video on social media Wednesday trashing the Canadian government for moving to ban selling arms to Israel for its war against terror group Hamas. “F— no, Canada! We refute you,” Rapaport declared on camera in response to the news, before he proceeded to mock the government and remind them that …