Author: Misty Severi, Washington Examiner

An ancient Egyptian scarab was discovered during a field trip to Azor, located a few miles outside of Tel Aviv, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed Wednesday. The scarab, which depicts an Egyptian pharaoh in a scene that represents the bestowal of legitimacy to a ruler, is believed to date back to the Bronze Age around…

South Carolina taxpayers who filed 2021 tax returns by Oct. 17 can expect an $800 tax rebate to hit their wallets later this month. The first round of the $800 rebate has already been released, and residents will obtain the money through direct deposit or as a check in the mail. Additional checks will be…

President Joe Biden will meet Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Princess of Wales, in Boston on Friday, during the royal couple’s first trip to the United States in eight years, the White House announced Wednesday. Details on the president’s schedule in Boston are still being finalized. However, the meeting is expected to…

President Joe Biden has been taken to task by a Democratic lawmaker for his plans to serve 200 lobsters in tonight’s state dinner with France’s Emmanuel Macron – while his administration is regulating the lobster industry out of business. Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) urged Biden ahead of Thursday’s dinner to meet with some of the…

Conservative lawmakers and members of the Republican National Committee have labeled the new leader of House Democrats an “election denier” because the new leader claimed the 2016 presidential election was fake. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who was elected to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats on Wednesday, has denied the…

China signaled an easing in its zero-COVID-19 policy on Thursday, relaxing lockdown measures for districts in Shanghai and Guangzhou amid massive protests despite record documented COVID-19 cases. China’s Guangzhou city relaxed many of its restrictions on Wednesday, with one official for the city’s Conghua district allowing students to return to in-classroom learning, according to Reuters.…

A life sentence when the offender is a minor is an unconstitutional violation of the Eighth Amendment, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court determined that inflicting a mandatory life sentence on a minor constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment,” even when the crime is homicide. HUNDREDS OF TENNESSEE VOTERS CAST BALLOTS IN WRONG RACES…

A deadlocked jury considering rape accusations against former That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson was dismissed Friday until after the Thanksgiving holiday. With less than three days of deliberations, the jury of seven women and five men told Judge Charlaine Olmedo of the Los Angeles Superior Court that they remained deadlocked and could not reach…

British street artist Banksy encouraged shoplifters on social media Friday to target a Guess store in London after claiming the store used his designs without permission. The street artist posted an image of the Guess storefront on Instagram. The Regent Street location displayed his “Flower Thrower” graffiti along with clothes bearing some of his famous…

When Eric and Donald Trump Jr. discovered that former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was cheating on his taxes, he was not disciplined, Weisselberg testified Friday. In fact, Eric Trump approved a $200,000 raise for Weisselberg after he claimed he was no longer participating in the illegal activity and needed more money to…