CBS News reports: Ohio Rep. Max Miller said he was “run off the road” on Thursday in Rocky River, Ohio, by a driver who showed him a Palestinian flag and threatened him. “Some unhinged, deranged man decided to lay on his horn and run me off the road when he couldn’t get my attention, to show me a Palestinian flag, …

Courthouse News reports: A Ninth Circuit panel said late Thursday that President Donald Trump can continue “federalizing” the California National Guard while California Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit challenging if the president had the power to mobilize the troops against Los Angeles protests pends in federal court. The panel — consisting of U.S. Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett and U.S. Circuit …

USA Today reports: President Donald Trump appeared to criticize Juneteenth celebrations in a post on social media, saying there are “too many non-working holidays in America.” “It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,” Trump said on June 19. “The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for …

Variety reports: Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li may soon return to global screens in digitally resurrected form. At the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, the China Film Foundation and partners launched two major AI-driven initiatives under the Kung Fu Film Heritage Project: a large-scale effort to restore 100 classic martial arts films using artificial intelligence, and the unveiling …

Gothamist reports: A decade after Uber upended New York’s yellow taxi industry, another Silicon Valley giant is threatening to push the city’s cabbies to the brink of extinction. Waymo, a robot-driven car service owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, applied for a permit Wednesday with the city transportation department to test out a small fleet of autonomous vehicles in an …

Ars Technica reports: In a move that further intensifies the reflection of the cable business it’s slowly killing, Netflix will start showing broadcast channels next summer. The world’s largest streaming provider announced today that starting next year, all Netflix subscribers in France will be able to watch broadcast channels from TF1 Group, France’s biggest commercial broadcaster, which also owns streaming …

Wired reports: When the facts of the story emerged—that the alleged shooter had been registered in other states as a Republican, was said to have voted for President Donald Trump and, as WIRED reported, had participated in an evangelical ministry where he preached against abortion and demonized the LGTBQ community—the conspiracy theories didn’t stop. Instead, they just changed. Posters then …

Religion News Service reports: A federal appeals court ruled that a lawsuit against Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey by a former employee who was fired for being pregnant while unmarried can go forward. Caitlin O’Connor sued the Lampo Group, Ramsey’s Franklin, Tennessee-based company, alleging religious discrimination. But the company said O’Connor was fired for violating the company’s ban on premarital …

Fresno’s NBC affiliate reports: An updated rulebook for Yosemite National Park would criminalize activists for flying certain flags within the world-renowned landscape. In February, park rangers held an upside-down American flag from the historic mountain as federal cuts were made to the National Park Service. More recently, on May 20, what was described as the largest flag hung from the …

NBC News reports: Some ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals are being voluntarily recalled by food manufacturer FreshRealm following a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to 17 illnesses and three deaths. FreshRealm issued the recall Tuesday for refrigerated chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold nationwide at Kroger and Walmart stores under Marketside and Home Chef brand names, the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety …

The Hill report: Former Vice President Pence warned in a new essay that the conservative movement is being threatened by what he describes as “populist fervor” and the “transformation into the anti-woke movement.” “An existential identity crisis now grips the American right,” Pence wrote in the essay, which was co-authored by a founder of the Heritage Foundation conservative think tank. …

The cultist Daily Caller reports: The Department of the Interior (DOI) moved to repeal a Biden-era regulation on coal mining on Thursday. The 2024 rule enacted under former President Joe Biden added additional regulations on the coal industry and gave the federal government more power to conduct reviews on states for potential rule violations. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum argued that …

The Washington Examiner reports: A conservative legal group backed by top allies of President Donald Trump is suing the University of Michigan and its flagship law journal, alleging its editor and article selection process illegally discriminates against white, male, heterosexual, and conservative applicants. Filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the complaint targets …

“The U.S. Supreme Court just upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting trans medical surgeries and treatments for minors. This decision is not ‘anti-trans.’ It is a historic and critical win for children and common-sense. The majority of Americans support equal treatment for trans Americans and protections from discrimination. “They also back laws like Tennessee’s, which protect children from receiving life-altering and irreversible …

Politico reports: Senate Republicans are fielding mounting warnings from economists that their signature legislation would add trillions of dollars to the deficit. It appears to be the last thing on their minds. As Senate Majority Leader John Thune prepares to jam through the GOP’s sprawling border, energy and tax package to President Donald Trump’s desk, fellow Republicans are largely ignoring …

“People ask me – are we targeting the downfall of the regime? That may be a result, but it’s up to the Iranian people to rise for their freedom. Freedom is never cheap. It’s never free. Freedom requires these subjugated people to rise up, and it’s up to them. But we may create conditions that will help them do it. …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to access Dodger Stadium on Thursday morning but were denied entry by the team, according to a source familiar with the situation. Images of government vehicles quickly spread on social media, prompting widespread speculation and criticism from fans, many of whom questioned the agents’ presence at the stadium. While …

The Christian Post reports: A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to designate a state holiday in commemoration of the first complete English-language Bible printed in the United States. State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, R-76th District, is set to introduce a resolution designating Sept. 12 as “The Day of the Bible” across the Commonwealth. The resolution aims to commemorate the historic authorization of the …

Axios reports: President Trump will make a decision “within two weeks” on whether to join Israel’s war against Iran to eliminate its nuclear program, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. Citing the “chance for substantial negotiations” with Iran, Trump is leaving the door open to a diplomatic solution in the coming days that could avert a …

The Hill reports: A Texas federal judge late Wednesday overturned a Biden administration rule designed to keep prosecutors from getting the medical records of patients seeking legal abortions or gender-affirming care by boosting privacy protections for women’s reproductive health information. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acted unlawfully when it expanded …