Several new Democrat earmarks in the bipartisan $1.2 trillion government spending package unveiled this week are raising eyebrows among conservative groups. The 1,012-page bill — released around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday — includes earmarks that would go toward controversial LGBTQ+ facilities and a late-term abortion clinic. Another request includes a multimillion-dollar proposal for what critics dub “gun confiscation” research. Former …

A 15-year-old boy shot and killed his father in self-defense after the man fired a shotgun at the boy’s mother and then pointed the weapon at him, West Virginia State Police said Thursday. Maxwell Laham’s wife and one child fled after he fired at her with a 12-gauge shotgun Wednesday night, according to state police called to the scene in …

The United States has submitted a new draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, which calls for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that is directly tied to a hostage release. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Saudi media outlet Al Hadath on Wednesday evening that the new resolution would put an end to fierce fighting …