Democrats are taking a page from the conservative playbook. A new initiative, dubbed Project 2029, is rolling out an ambitious policy agenda designed to give the party a ready-made governing blueprint if Democrats reclaim the White House in the 2028 election — mirroring the role the Heritage Foundation-backed Project 2025 played for Republicans ahead of President Trump’s return to office.  The effort comes as Democrats continue searching for a unified message after the 2024 election, and months of infighting over how to respond to Trump’s second term. The organizers say their goal is simple: stop running solely against Trump and…

It’s 8 a.m. and a crowd of trendy young women have swarmed a spot on West Houston and Sullivan Street in SoHo. But they’re not waiting for the latest fro-yo craze or a Harry Styles sighting. Instead, these cool downtown kids are waiting for a 70-year-old Romanian immigrant named Peter Farkas. A tall, burly man with the boundless energy of a golden retriever, Farkas has been a leatherworker for over 50 years, and is responsible for pieces worn by the Hells Angels, Tony Soprano, and the Rolling Stones. Farkas even created Bruce Springsteen’s outfit for the 1987 hit “Tunnel of…

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have each summoned Russian diplomatic representatives, accusing Moscow of spreading false claims about the Baltic states as it steps up missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. Claims that the Baltic countries were preparing mass deportations of Russian speakers and had allowed Ukraine to use their airspace to attack Russia are part of the Kremlin’s playbook, the countries said. The governments of Estonia and Lithuania told Euronews that the deportation accusations made by Russian Foreign Ministry official Grigori Lukyantsev are used by Moscow to portray Russia as the victim while diverting attention from its own conduct in…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Charges against one of the people accused of being involved in the 2023 Toronto Pearson Airport gold heist have been dropped. The charges against Ammad Chaudhary in Brampton Superior Court were withdrawn on April 9, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General confirmed to Global News.Court documents show the two withdrawn charges are conspiracy to commit theft over $5,000 and accessory after the fact. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Court staff did not provide a…

OpinionNick BryantJournalist and authorJuly 10, 2026 — 3:30pmJuly 10, 2026 — 3:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA dullard prime minister mocked as the “nasal knight” will soon be replaced in Downing Street by a more swashbuckling former mayor known as the “King of the North”.Former premiers Peter Beattie (Queensland), Gladys Berejiklian (NSW) and Steve Bracks (Victoria).Monique WestermannIt is out with Sir Keir Starmer, a banal politician who, despite winning a mammoth parliamentary majority in 2024, almost instantly became a hate figure for British voters, and in with Andy Burnham, a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man lost his hand when an explosive device detonated as he was cleaning up Fourth of July fireworks debris on a beach in Northern California.On Sunday, Jason Turner and his girlfriend, Pamala, were walking along Point St. George Beach in Del Norte County intending to pick up trash, according to a GoFundMe set up by his daughter Ashley Turner.According to the online fundraiser, Turner picked up a “a bomb-like device that unexpectedly went off.”HERO IN BIRTHDAY SUIT GRABS HIS HOSE AND SAVES TWO HOMES FROM FOURTH OF JULY SMOLDERING FIREWORK FIRE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and former U.S. senator from Utah who will turn 80 years old next year, opined that he thinks individuals 80 and older should not be at the nation’s helm.He made the comments during an interview on “Deseret Voices” after host McKay Coppins jokingly asked Romney whether he will run for president in 2028.Romney indicated he “would love” to run again, adding “and this time I might get it right. You know, third time’s a charm.”CASSIDY PRIMARY DEFEAT IS A ‘LOSS FOR THE COUNTRY,’ ROMNEY SAYS Coppins…

A passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly nearly sucked out of a broken window in midair on Friday morning. The incident occurred on Flight 1879 from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, after a piece of debris came off one of the airliner’s engines and broke the window shortly after takeoff, Greek media outlets reported.A woman who was on the flight and witnessed the incident told Radio Thessaloniki that most of the passengers on the flight were asleep and “immediately realized there had been a decompression” when they were awoken by a noise that sounded “like tire bursting.” “The masks…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ahead of the biggest soccer match in the country’s history, Norway had to make some last-minute logistical changes.Norway is set to face England for a spot in the World Cup semifinals at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Saturday, but the Norway players apparently were not getting much rest.According to The Independent, players requested a hotel change due to “noise and disruption from the road outside their original hotel as well as a nearby construction site.” The team had been staying at the Dalmar Hotel in Fort Lauderdale but has now…

This Portland “sisterhood” stands up for its own. The “sisterhood” of strangers jumped a creepy 31-year-old man after he allegedly groped more than half a dozen women in the popular Oregon city park, according to The Oregonian, and police were slow to respond. Witnesses say the man, Ayman Elkholy of Beaverton, went on a perverted rampage in the 43-acre park. It began when a 28-year-old woman, Zoee Shearer, stepped out of a car wearing an ornate bra top and a tutu skirt for a photo shoot. Elkholy darted towards her, grabbed hold of her breast and waist, and wouldn’t let…

Everything’s bigger in Texas — including the nightmares. On Thursday, Six Flags Over Texas opened Tormenta: Rampaging Run. It’s the world’s first-ever “giga dive coaster,” a new breed of thrill ride that towers between 300 and 399 feet and dangles riders face-first over the edge. Located in the northeast part of the Lone Start State in Arlington, Tex., the coaster has major fear factor: a slow crawl to the top that puts riders at 309 feet — the same height as the Statue of Liberty. Then the ride holds daredevils over the abyss for an agonizing three seconds, allowing them…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 18:54 GMT+2 Ukrainian drone strikes hit southern Russian oil refineries and the port of Taganrog on the Azov Sea on Friday, where authorities declared an emergency and evacuated some residents, officials said. Kyiv has beefed up its efforts in recent months to hinder Moscow’s financial capabilities in its war against Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure in retaliatory strikes and causing a nationwide fuel shortage. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces downed over 370 Ukrainian drones, including over the Moscow region. In the port of Taganrog, near occupied Ukraine, social media videos showed plumes of smoke rising over…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A British man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an Ontario restaurant owner killed in a dispute over an unpaid bill has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Robert Evans was arrested in Scotland and extradited to Canada last year for his role in the 2023 death of Sharif Rahman, who died a week after he was assaulted outside his Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant.Evans appeared today in an Owen Sound courtroom, where the presiding judge said Crown prosecutors and Evans’ defence lawyer had agreed on a three-and-a-half year sentence in…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAALiberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has signed a deal to write a book next year on his political convictions, as he seeks to chart a new path for conservative politics in Australia amid the populist surge of One Nation.The MP for Canning updated his register of interests on Friday to disclose payments relating to a writing project from publisher Allen & Unwin.Andrew Hastie with a copy of the Sun Tzu classic Art of War in the House of Representatives in February.Dominic LorrimerAsked about the deal,…

Mary Bonnet revealed she isn’t “allowed” to be near the Oppenheim Group — or other places with the cast — after her Selling Sunset exit. “I felt like I was in a different alternate universe because that was my life. Now even for Rose Day — that Jason [Oppenheim] and I go to every year together — had the tickets and I wasn’t allowed to go,” Mary, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing her current work with animal advocacy. The reality star recalled being told the news. “They said, ‘No, Mary can’t come because they were going to film…