Dem Washington House majority leader apologizes for being ‘impaired’ during budget hearing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democratic Washington state lawmaker has apologized after admitting that he showed up to a committee hearing after drinking alcohol following his somewhat slurred remarks during the proceeding.   Democratic state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, the state House Majority leader, said it was a “serious mistake for many … Read more

U.K. leader Starmer, damaged by Epstein scandal, suffers defeat to left-wing Greens

LONDON — Britain’s beleaguered government has spent much of its time in power concerned about the surging far-right. Instead it just received a sucker punch from the progressive left. The Green Party delivered a stunning blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer early Friday with a victory in a hotly contested special election in the northern … Read more

Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro asks judge to toss indictment

An attorney for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro asked a federal judge Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client, arguing the Trump administration is blocking Venezuelan government funds needed to pay for his legal defense. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, filed the court documents in federal court in New York City, claiming the government’s … Read more

“El Mencho,” the notorious cartel leader killed in Mexico, had a violent history

He was known as “El Mencho” and was one of the most wanted men on the continent. The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose full name was Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed Sunday in a military operation in western Mexico. Violent clashes broke out following the operation that led to Oseguera Cervantes’ … Read more

Chicagoans in Puerto Vallarta describe unrest after killing of cartel leader

Violence erupted at a popular tourist destination in Mexico after the military said it killed one of the country’s most wanted drug cartel leaders on Sunday. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico on Sunday told Americans to shelter in place because of the violence that has unfolded in response to the killing of the cartel boss known … Read more