Day: January 11, 2024

Vatican announces plans to restore Bernini’s canopy in St. Peter’s Basilica

9:58 pm January 11, 2024

The Vatican on Thursday unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or canopy, over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, pledging to complete the work on Bernini’s masterpiece before Pope Francis’ big 2025 Jubilee. The price tag? About $770,000. The restoration and conservation project, funded entirely by the Knights of Columbus […]

House Rules Committee to consider Hunter Biden contempt resolutions next week, setting up floor vote

9:53 pm January 11, 2024

The House Rules Committee will consider the resolutions that would hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, setting up the potential for a full vote on the House floor as early as next week on whether to recommend the first son for prosecution. The House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee passed resolutions to hold Hunter […]

New Mexico study shows newly discovered dinosaur subspecies predates Tyrannosaurus rex

9:17 pm January 11, 2024

A team of researchers, including those from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS), say the discovery of a new dinosaur subspecies is believed to be a more primitive and older relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, reshaping the scientists’ understanding of how and when the beast first arrived in North America. In […]

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax charges brought by Special Counsel David Weiss

9:11 pm January 11, 2024

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty in his initial appearance in federal court Thursday, after being charged with tax crimes out of Special Counsel David Weiss’ investigation. The first son arrived to court to make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Downtown Los Angeles Thursday ahead of the hearing set at 4 p.m. ET, […]

Fox News Channel’s Trump town hall crushes viewership of CNN’s Haley-DeSantis debate

9:10 pm January 11, 2024

Fox News Channel’s town hall with former President Trump averaged 4.3 million total viewers on Wednesday night, crushing viewership of a CNN debate between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Trump’s town hall, co-moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, topped CNN’s GOP primary debate by 68% and was the […]