Politics

The number of Mandarin learners on Duolingo leaped 216% compared to this time last year, a representative said. Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images The language-learning app Duolingo has seen a startling increase in Mandarin learners in the U.S. compared to this time last year, a spokesperson for the app told HuffPost on Thursday. … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday booted Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Some Republicans on the committee were surprised by the move, and Democrats claimed it would outright endanger the United States. “Mike Turner has robustly promoted the safety of the … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING A debate between Sean Hannity and a PETA rep over the use of live animal mascots in sports quickly devolved into a fight over the host’s meat-eating habits. (Watch the video below.) It was fun in a train wreck kind of way. But the exchange served neither the blowhard Fox News personality nor … Read more

Wilkinson called Singh’s public spitballing on retaliatory measures counterproductive Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with journalists before a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.Photo by Justin Tang /The Canadian Press “The NDP leader honestly doesn’t know what he’s talking about… in … Read more

Ontario Provincial Police say the teen was arrested Wednesday, almost two months after the baby was found dead An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.Photo by Spencer Colby /The Canadian Press Police say a 16-year-old has been charged with murder after a newborn was found dead at a … Read more

Liam Mooney, founder of Ottawa-based Jackpine Dynamic Branding, created the hat less than a week ago. Then the premier came calling Ontario Premier Doug Ford, wearing a “Canada Is Not For Sale” hat, speaks as he arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025.Photo by Justin Tang /The Canadian Press The … Read more

It was the first spacewalk by NASA astronauts since an aborted one last summer In this image, made from NASA TV, U.S. astronaut Suni Williams works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping … Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 9, 2024.Photo by Maya Alleruzzo /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip … Read more

The teen’s father noted on a Facebook post the remarkable likeness between the child, himself and his son Teacher Laura Caron is charged with sexual assault. CAPE MAY COUNTY JAIL The dad noticed something familiar about the child: The kid looked just like his teenaged son. And that was bad news for New Jersey elementary … Read more

Freeland is expected to announce a leadership bid in the coming days Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland folds a piece of paper after delivering her opening remarks at a news conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa.Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has … Read more