Washington A group of moderate Democrats asked key Senate Republicans to abandon their party-line efforts on immigration and instead focus on finding a bipartisan solution, but they were turned down. Despite their slim House majority and other barriers to enacting President Donald Trump's agenda, the GOP's will to go their own way on one of his main priorities is demonstrated by this choice. The topic of immigration is another one where Democrats are split, with a sizable portion of politicians in purple states and districts embracing more conservative positions. The GOP won't rely on Democrats for a deal to strengthen immigration enforcement, according to Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has negotiated previous immigration agreements. "No, on border security," G...

According to authorities, a 12-year-old in Hartford, Connecticut, was shot Wednesday night after hurling a snowball at a car. According to authorities, the boy was tossing snowballs with an 11-year-old when one of them struck a car. At a news conference on Thursday, Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert stated that the automobile chased the children around the block and shot at them. According to him, the 12-year-old's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Gunfire did not hit the 11-year-old. Boisvert remarked, "It could have been a lot worse," Authorities are searching for the car and checking into the incident. The number of people in the car is unknown to the police. Police are also examining local video, according to Boisvert. On Thursday, Boisvert did not provide an update on ...

With a packed schedule of 90 feature-length films from around the world, the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival gets underway in Park City, Utah, on Thursday. During the festival, which runs through February 2, each movie will also be shown at least once in neighboring Salt Lake City. With 15 dramatic and documentary films on its dynamic and generally positive schedule, Sundance, which has long been at the forefront of breaking the best and most daring in LGBTQ filmmaking, will deliver the goods once more. According to Sundance programmer Ash Hoyle, the list is very joyous. The tone this year is overwhelmingly positive and celebratory, but sometimes the gay community is so adept at examining and recording our own histories and hardships, and that's undoubtedly at play with many of these a...

According to authorities, a California lady was taken into custody on Wednesday after 27 dead horses were discovered on her various farms. Clements resident Jan Johnson was arrested at the San Joaquin County Jail on accusations of criminal threats, animal abuse, possession of a short-barrel shotgun, and threatening a public official. As part of an ongoing investigation into animal mistreatment, sheriff's deputies and Animal Services officials conducted a search warrant at residences in Clements, which is approximately 40 miles southeast of Sacramento. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that "about 27 deceased horses were located and several malnourished horses were discovered on the premises with limited access to any food or water during the operation." Veterinaria...

Following terrible wildfires that ravaged the heart of the film industry in Los Angeles, a beleaguered Hollywood gathered around the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity Emilia Prez in Thursday's Oscar nominations. The Spanish-language, French-produced film Emilia Prez, directed by Jacques Audiard, dominated the nominations with a lead of 13 nominations, including best actress and best picture for Karla Sof a Gasc, who became the first openly trans performer to receive an Oscar nomination. Additionally, the movie received nominations for Zoe Salda, two of its songs, original script, and directing. Despite its prominent position in Hollywood, Netflix has never taken home the best film award. Several of its leading candidates, such as Mank, The Irishman, and Roma, have received several...

Despite starting his NFL career as the second selection in the draft, Jayden Daniels' first season will not be remembered for that. Because Washington's 24-year-old quarterback has experienced more firsts than most quarterbacks in league history. Daniels set a new record for rookie quarterbacks with his 891 yards of rushing during the regular season. Washington won its first postseason game since 2005 in his first postseason game. He also led the Commanders to their first conference title game since 1991 by defeating the NFC's top seed in his second postseason game. He leads all rookie quarterbacks in postseason completions with 46. Daniels will overtake Russell Wilson as the rookie with the most postseason passing yards with six more yards. Daniels will undoubtedly win the league's offens...

Mark Andrews, the tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, discussed his involvement in the loss in public for the first time since the team's 27–25 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs. Andrews had five catches for 61 yards, but he also committed two crucial errors in the fourth quarter: a drop in the end zone on a two-point convert that would have tied the game with less than two minutes remaining, and a fumble that stopped a drive with Baltimore behind 24-19. Andrews posted a message on Instagram on Thursday, but he did not address the media following the game. I can't really put into words how I feel. "I'm completely devastated by what transpired on Sunday," Andrews captioned the photo. I feel terrible for my coaches, teammates, and Ravens supporters. He went o...

With the addition of a function to automate chores like vacation planning, form completion, restaurant bookings, and grocery ordering, OpenAI is advancing its ChatGPT chatbot. Operator is the name of the gadget that was shown on Thursday. According to OpenAI, it's an agent that can navigate the web and complete activities for you. It's also been trained to interact with the buttons, menus, and text fields that people use on a regular basis. In order to further customize the activities it performs, it can also ask follow-up inquiries, like for other website login credentials. The screen can be taken over by users at any moment. One of our first agents—AIs that can work for you on their own—is Operator, according to a blog post published by OpenAI on Thursday. It will carry out the task you...

James Kennedy, star of Vanderpump Rules, and his girlfriend Ally Lewber have called it quits after his arrest and suspected domestic abuse investigation. In an Instagram Story on Wednesday, Lewber announced that the two were no longer dating and said she was "shocked" by the way the recent conflict between them was covered by the media. Police were called to Kennedy's Burbank, California, house in December, and he was taken into custody on charges of misdemeanor domestic violence. Kennedy was taken into custody about 11:50 p.m., according to a police record, when a lady reported to authorities that "her boyfriend lifted her up and threw her to the ground." Lewber expressed gratitude to supporters but stated she had no intention of filing a criminal complaint against Kennedy. "I am happy th...

Washington Senators from both parties posed fresh inquiries on Wednesday regarding the FBI background check that was sent to two influential lawmakers prior to Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. The senators pointed to allegations that were not revealed by the Trump transition team. In a sworn declaration, Danielle Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law, claimed that Pete made his ex-wife, Samantha Hegseth, fear for her safety during their marriage. Today's inquiries follow her statement. The top Democrat on the committee, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., filed a request for information, to which the affidavit was submitted. In the affidavit, which NBC News was the first to reveal, Danielle Hegseth stated that she had given the FBI the material in the affidavit o...