Top US military officials are visiting Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next steps
Read full article: Top US military officials are visiting Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next stepsTop U.S. military officials are meeting leaders of Caribbean nations this week as the Trump administration has escalated its firepower in the region as part of what it calls a campaign against drug trafficking.
Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to Raleigh
Read full article: Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to RaleighFederal agents have expanded their North Carolina immigration crackdown to the area around the state capital of Raleigh.
Top US admiral says he's watching China's rapid naval buildup closely
Read full article: Top US admiral says he's watching China's rapid naval buildup closelyThe top U.S. admiral has called China’s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy.
Border czar promises additional agents during celebration of soldiers, troopers in Eagle Pass
Read full article: Border czar promises additional agents during celebration of soldiers, troopers in Eagle PassGov. Greg Abbott joined four other Republican governors and federal officials in thanking Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers, stating they helped make the U.S.-Mexico border safer.
Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution
Read full article: Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecutionU.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria.
Why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show will be a landmark moment for Puerto Rico
Read full article: Why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show will be a landmark moment for Puerto RicoBad Bunny captivated audiences with his residency in Puerto Rico, inspiring patriotism and drawing half a million people to the island this summer.
Bill Clinton sees this year's Clinton Global Initiative as a 'counterweight' to aid cuts
Read full article: Bill Clinton sees this year's Clinton Global Initiative as a 'counterweight' to aid cutsFormer President Bill Clinton opened the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting by raising his concerns about rising political violence and other issues.
Lincoln Center Theater charts path forward with new artistic director and a nod to the past
Read full article: Lincoln Center Theater charts path forward with new artistic director and a nod to the pastLear deBessonet, the new artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, has chosen “Ragtime” as her first show.
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America
Read full article: After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in AmericaThe Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies.
Harris says Buttigieg was her 'first choice' for 2024 running mate but the pairing was too risky
Read full article: Harris says Buttigieg was her 'first choice' for 2024 running mate but the pairing was too riskyIn an excerpt of former Vice President Kamala Harris's new book, she says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year but America wasn’t ready for the pairing.
Rubio seeks answers from Israel on way forward in Gaza after Qatar strike
Read full article: Rubio seeks answers from Israel on way forward in Gaza after Qatar strikeU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas operatives in Qatar that has upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict.
State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons
Read full article: State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessonsEducators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what specific content social studies lessons will include by next summer.
Justice Department ramping up efforts to target human smuggling at the northern US border
Read full article: Justice Department ramping up efforts to target human smuggling at the northern US borderThe U.S. Justice Department is ramping up efforts to target human smuggling operations exploiting America’s northern border, citing growing concerns about sophisticated criminal networks transporting migrants for profit, expanding their focus beyond the southern border.
The Taliban will shower Kabul with flowers from helicopters for their takeover anniversary
Read full article: The Taliban will shower Kabul with flowers from helicopters for their takeover anniversaryThe Taliban say helicopters will shower Kabul with flowers to celebrate the fourth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan.
Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine's Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire
Read full article: Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine's Donetsk region as part of a ceasefireUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that Ukraine controls as part of a ceasefire deal.
US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreement
Read full article: US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreementNvidia and AMD agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, President Donald Trump confirmed at a press conference on Monday.
A new immigrant detention partnership nicknamed after Indiana's iconic racetrack inspires backlash
Read full article: A new immigrant detention partnership nicknamed after Indiana's iconic racetrack inspires backlashTop Trump administration officials boast that a new partnership to expand immigrant detention in Indiana will be the next so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.”.
The Latest: House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and others
Read full article: The Latest: House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and othersThe House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe may show links to President Donald Trump and other former top officials.
Trump's redistricting fight could broaden and last a while with Texas and California as epicenters
Read full article: Trump's redistricting fight could broaden and last a while with Texas and California as epicentersTexas and California are at the center of a national political power struggle that could reshape Trump's second presidency.
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
Read full article: In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable dataPresident Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him.
Specialized Israeli group joins Texas Hill Country flood recovery efforts
Read full article: Specialized Israeli group joins Texas Hill Country flood recovery effortsSince the devastating July 4 floods, Texas has received support from across the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, a group from Israel also joined the recovery effort.
The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration
Read full article: The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restorationA growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or "coming home,” a phrase often used among the Black community.
Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor
Read full article: Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutorThe Justice Department is fighting to keep President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey after a panel of judges refused to extend her tenure and appointed someone else to the job.
‘We are not afraid’: South Side residents protest against mass deportations, immigration raids
Read full article: ‘We are not afraid’: South Side residents protest against mass deportations, immigration raidsSan Antonio residents gathered on Friday evening to protest federal immigration enforcement policies.
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Read full article: Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issuesSome hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions.
US won't send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military aid
Read full article: US won't send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military aidThe U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much.
Trump tells Iran's supreme leader: 'You got beat to hell'
Read full article: Trump tells Iran's supreme leader: 'You got beat to hell'President Donald Trump is scoffing at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s heated warning to the U.S. not to launch future strikes on Iran and the Iranian supreme leader's assertion that Tehran “won the war” with Israel.
Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and has a legit chance to lead USA squad in LA
Read full article: Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and has a legit chance to lead USA squad in LAKara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and now the Duke women's coach has a legit chance to lead USA to another gold medal.
The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds
Read full article: The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report findsA new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth.
Trump says Gabbard was 'wrong' about Iran and Israeli strikes could be 'very hard to stop'
Read full article: Trump says Gabbard was 'wrong' about Iran and Israeli strikes could be 'very hard to stop'President Donald Trump says his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” when she previously said that the U.S. believed Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon.
Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms
Read full article: Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison termsTwo men who stole a $6.4 million golden toilet from an English mansion have been sentenced to more than two years in prison.
Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination files
Read full article: Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination filesThe director of national intelligence says artificial intelligence is speeding up the work of America's spy services.
IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran 'seems to refer' to Israeli nuclear research site
Read full article: IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran 'seems to refer' to Israeli nuclear research siteThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that information Iran claims to have obtained regarding Israel’s nuclear program “seems to refer” to the country’s Soreq Nuclear Research Center.
Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a 'mobile security crisis'
Read full article: Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a 'mobile security crisis'Hackers tied to China's government have tried repeatedly to access the phones of prominent Americans, part of Beijing's sprawling cyberespionage efforts.
US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks
Read full article: US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talksSenior U.S. administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald Trump said Friday.
Best Buy cuts its annual profit and sales outlook as it wrestles with tariffs
Read full article: Best Buy cuts its annual profit and sales outlook as it wrestles with tariffsBest Buy cut its annual outlook for profits and sales on Thursday after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain reported a profit decline and stagnating sales for its fiscal first quarter amid shoppers’ worries about the economy and tariffs.
Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border
Read full article: Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada borderThe convicted ringleader of an international human smuggling plot has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their own
Read full article: US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their ownThe U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering underlying causes of African insurgencies.
The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here's how much the US spends on minting its other coins
Read full article: The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here's how much the US spends on minting its other coinsThe impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value.
Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US
Read full article: Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in USLashing out at Apple’s plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country — a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time soon, if ever.
Man who tried to sell $6.4m gold toilet stolen from English country house is spared jail
Read full article: Man who tried to sell $6.4m gold toilet stolen from English country house is spared jailA man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a gold toilet was spared prison on Monday after a British judge said he had been taken advantage of by the thieves.
Under a cloud of tariffs, Walmart is the latest retailer to announce price hikes
Read full article: Under a cloud of tariffs, Walmart is the latest retailer to announce price hikesVolley after volley of tariffs — and at times on-again, off-again trade actions — have put companies around the world on edge.
Stocks end mixed on Wall Street, holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the week
Read full article: Stocks end mixed on Wall Street, holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the weekStocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street, holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the week after the U.S. and China declared a temporary cease-fire in their trade war.
Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don't expect that to last
Read full article: Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don't expect that to lastInflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this summer.
US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs
Read full article: US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffsThe U.S. trade deficit soared to a monthly record of $140.5 billion in March, signaling a rush for imports from businesses and consumers alike ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest — and most sweeping — tariffs taking effect.
Wall Street extends its gains to a 9th straight day, reclaiming losses since tariff escalation
Read full article: Wall Street extends its gains to a 9th straight day, reclaiming losses since tariff escalationWall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day, marking its longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April.
The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer
Read full article: The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summerThe Environmental Protection Agency says consumers across the U.S. will still be able to buy cheaper E15 gasoline this summer.
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson
Read full article: The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lessonThirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in the nation’s heartland, deep scars still remain from the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil.
China, North Korea and Russia military cooperation raises threats in the Pacific, US official warns
Read full article: China, North Korea and Russia military cooperation raises threats in the Pacific, US official warnsThe top U.S. commander in the Pacific is warning senators that the military support that China and North Korea are providing to Russia in its war on Ukraine risks security in his region as Moscow provides critical military assistance to both in return.
Senate Republicans express relief after Trump pauses tariff plans
Read full article: Senate Republicans express relief after Trump pauses tariff plansAs news that President Donald Trump was backing down on most of his tariffs reached a luncheon of Senate Republicans Wednesday, the room reacted with relief, cheers and smiles.
Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador
Read full article: Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El SalvadorPresident Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war.
Trinity University professor calls President Donald Trump’s tariff implementation ‘economic malpractice’
Read full article: Trinity University professor calls President Donald Trump’s tariff implementation ‘economic malpractice’U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced a 25% tariff on imported cars and certain auto parts from other countries.
Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally as Trump strains a longtime partnership
Read full article: Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally as Trump strains a longtime partnershipA new poll shows Americans are less likely to see Canada and the U.S. as close allies than they were two years ago.
Greenland lawmakers form a new government on the eve of Vance visit
Read full article: Greenland lawmakers form a new government on the eve of Vance visitGreenlandic lawmakers have agreed to form a new government, banding together to resist U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to annex the Arctic island.
Trump taps his former defense attorney, Alina Habba, to be New Jersey's top federal prosecutor
Read full article: Trump taps his former defense attorney, Alina Habba, to be New Jersey's top federal prosecutorPresident Donald Trump named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
Jury convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace
Read full article: Jury convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palaceA thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace has been convicted along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art valued at more than $6 million.
EU debates ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after Trump orders staff cuts at US-funded media
Read full article: EU debates ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after Trump orders staff cuts at US-funded mediaThe European Union is debating ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet over the weekend.
Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-American
Read full article: Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-AmericanThe Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being anti-white and anti-American.
China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions on Iran and the restart of nuclear talks
Read full article: China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions on Iran and the restart of nuclear talksRepresentatives of China, Russia and Iran have called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issue.
This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas
Read full article: This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in TexasA more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production.
'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Read full article: 'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the futureAlabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked in Selma on March 7, 1965.
A record $100 million donation will give next gen of US Olympians $100K to spend after they retire
Read full article: A record $100 million donation will give next gen of US Olympians $100K to spend after they retireThe U.S. Olympic team received its biggest donation ever — $100 million — to fund $100,000 payments and matching life insurance benefits for anyone who earns a spot on Team USA beginning next year.
Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearing
Read full article: Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearingPresident Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon is acknowledging that Russia invaded Ukraine and poses a significant military threat to the U.S. and Europe.
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health -- and how to prepare
Read full article: How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health -- and how to prepareLosing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day _ it also could harm your health.
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare
Read full article: How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepareLosing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.
Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war
Read full article: Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to warPresident Donald Trump has directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in 'audacious raid'
Read full article: Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in 'audacious raid'The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain.