Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel
This could buy a lot of Labor Day weekend sunblock: Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, the sixth-largest prize in the game’s history. Powerball, which costs $2 per
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose […]
New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people. Gov. Phil Murphy, in an Aug. 18 letter, requested the Federal Aviation Administration use its authority to “prohibit or sharply reduce” the […]
In a move aimed at confronting Palestinian support for terror, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States will deny entry to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas
President Donald Trump has revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection that otherwise would have ended next summer, senior Trump administration officials said Friday. Former vice presidents typically
The air force of NATO member Finland is still flying swastikas on some flags, but is moving to remove them mostly because of the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies. The history of the Finnish air force’s use of the swastika, which since the 20th century has largely been associated with Nazi tyranny and […]
Before Israeli fighter jets hit Houthi positions in Sanaa on Thursday, the IDF pulled off a deception meant to lull the rebels into a false sense of security, according to Israeli officials. Israeli officials said the Houthis had been led to believe Jerusalem lacked reliable intelligence on their leadership’s movements. That assessment appears to have […]
Low-value imports lost their duty-free status in the United States on Friday as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs. An executive order eliminated a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, nearly two years earlier than […]
Nearly half of American voters now believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a bombshell Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. The findings mark a stunning shift in U.S. public opinion nearly two years into Israel’s war against Hamas. The survey found that 50% of registered voters agreed with the statement that Israel is […]
A federal judge on Thursday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to throw out a long-running lawsuit brought by families of 9/11 victims, clearing the way for the case to move toward trial. U.S. District Judge George Daniels found the plaintiffs had presented enough evidence to support their claims that Saudi Arabia played a role in assisting […]
President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. Trump, who sent a letter to Johnson, R-La., on Thursday, is using what’s known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a […]
Vice President JD Vance insisted Tuesday that President Donald Trump, the oldest man ever sworn in for a first or second presidential term, remains vigorous and fully capable of carrying out his duties — but acknowledged that he has been preparing himself to step in if necessary. “I’ve gotten a lot of good on-the-job training […]
Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday reportedly killed the prime minister of the Iran-backed Houthi movement, in what would mark Israel’s highest-level strike yet against the Iran-backed terror group that has waged a campaign of missile and drone attacks on Israel and international shipping. Yemen’s Al-Jumhuriya channel and the Aden Al-Ghad newspaper reported that Ahmed […]
Israeli forces have recovered the body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss during a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation in the Gaza Strip. Weiss, 56, was killed on October 7 while defending Kibbutz Be’eri as part of its civilian emergency squad. His body was located alongside the remains of another hostage whose identity has not […]
A 71-year-old man has been charged after a woman in her 70s was brutally stabbed inside a kosher grocery store in Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon, in an attack now under review by the Hate and Bias Crime Unit. Police said the assault unfolded just after 1:30 p.m. at the Loblaws supermarket that houses the city’s […]
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has opened a sweeping investigation into alleged manipulation of Wikipedia, citing mounting evidence that coordinated groups—including hostile foreign actors and U.S.-based operatives—have used the world’s largest online encyclopedia to shape public opinion on politically sensitive issues. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the committee, and Rep. Nancy […]
A missing 12-year-old boy with autism, whose body was discovered in a New Orleans canal following a nearly two-week-long search, died from “blunt force due to an alligator” and drowning,
The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s current deputy. The turmoil triggered rare bipartisan alarm as Kennedy tries to advance anti-vaccine policies that are contradicted by decades of scientific research. Two administration officials said Jim O’Neill, […]
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