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Republican Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) was sworn-in Wednesday as a Member of Congress, shrinking the Democrats’ already slim majority. The Congresswoman was sworn-in Wednesday after she won a special election in late March to fill a seat originally won by her late husband, Luke Letlow, who passed away late last year from complications with the Chinese coronavirus. The special election was a 12-way race for the 5th District. Letlow defeated her opponents with a huge margin of 62 percent of the vote. This brings the total number of Republican women in Congress to 31. This win gives the Republicans a huge advantage with 212 seats in the House, catching up to Democrats’ 218 seats which a very slim majority for a controlling party, as reported by Fox News. This brings added pressure to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as she plans to try and pass parts of her partisan agenda because tied votes in the Houe fail, unlike in the Senate where the Vice President could be called upon … [Read more...] about Julia Letlow Sworn In As Member of Congress After Special Election for Late Husband’s Seat

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Human remains have been found in the Mississippi River in Reserve, La., 50 miles southeast of where the search for missing freshman Louisiana State University student Kori Guathier continues in Baton Rouge. The remains have not yet been identified. Gauthier’s car was found abandoned on a bridge spanning the Mississippi River last week with her wallet and phone still inside. The 18-year-old Opelousas native and education major was last seen on April 6. Authorities have said they did not suspect foul play. SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING LSU FRESHMAN AFTER CAR WAS FOUND ABANDONED She is described as 5 feet, five inches tall and weighing between 115 and 120 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes. Kori is 18 years old and is 5’5" and weighs between 115 to 120 pounds with dark brown hair and … [Read more...] about Louisiana authorities find body in Mississippi River as search for missing LSU student Kori Gauthier continues

Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images The endorsements for New York City’s next mayor are starting to rack up as the June 22 Democratic primary closes in. On Tuesday night, three of the most high-profile New Yorkers to weigh in so far made their case for Ray McGuire: In a rollout on NY1 , Jay-Z, Diddy, and Nas all announced that they would back the former Citigroup executive. While McGuire has little name recognition among New Yorkers compared to some of the other candidates already involved in city politics — and one who has never voted in a local election — the approval of this hip-hop triumvirate could help change that. “People come from all over the world, like ‘I got a chance to make it here, if I can make it here I can make it anywhere,’” Jay-Z said in a video endorsement. “And that’s what we’re trying to protect.” The moguls weren’t the only major endorsements to be made public on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams got the nod from … [Read more...] about Jay-Z Endorses Ray McGuire, Working Families Party Endorses Scott Stringer for NYC Mayor

The water rose in the black of night. At 2:20 a.m., over the emergency broadcast system at Lyons High School, a voice warned of flash flooding on the St. Vrain. Sirens blared. Residents knocked on doors, hurriedly packed, hoped for the best. In Jamestown, deeper in the mountains of Boulder County, emergency notification calls stirred residents awake at 2:17 a.m. Water and boulders roared down Little Jim Creek. The one-room elementary schoolhouse became a shelter. A man was presumed dead after a single-story yellow house collapsed. The 100-year flood — or was 500 years more like it? — had come. Within hours, both towns were islands. A deluge even the National Weather Service described as bearing biblical proportions had swallowed highways and roads into Jamestown and Lyons, isolating the communities hit hardest by the Colorado floods of 2013. “We have been preparing for this 100-year flood, which is so overdue,” said Mary Huron Hunter, whose 110-year-old house in Lyons is … [Read more...] about Lyons and Jamestown: Two towns, islands in the Colorado floods

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 14 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. An Ohio mom accused of killing her 19-year-old son and hiding his body under a pile of clothes in a bedroom for nearly two months has been indicted on murder and assault charges. Dominic Allen was missing from late September 2020 until early December, when police found his body inside the home of his mother, Kenya Stallworth, 39, and her husband, Robert Robb, 35. Kenya Stallworth was indicted on murder and assault charges in the death of her son. (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office) Police said the couple tried to seal off the room to stop the smell of Allen’s decomposing body. A spokesperson for the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office told Fox News Wednesday that it took DNA resting to identify Allen's remains. Once the identity was confirmed, prosecutors sought the murder … [Read more...] about Ohio mother charged with murder after son’s body found decomposing under pile of clothes