Washington — US security officials concluded Tuesday that Ukraine did not attempt to target President Vladimir Putin or his residences in a drone operation, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on a CIA assessment. Agencies said Ukraine planned strikes on military objectives in the broader region but not...
United States — Fire departments across the country responded to multiple significant fires over the New Year period, including a five-alarm construction-site blaze in Denver, plant and residential fires in Gastonia and Toledo, and local house, vehicle, kennel and apartment fires in several states. Authorities reported one firefighter injured, four...
Washington. President Donald Trump announced this week that his administration will remove National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland after a series of legal setbacks, including a high-court decision that blocked planned deployments. Governors and city officials had challenged federal moves to federalize state guards and protect federal...
Washington — The U.S. military struck multiple vessels this week that it described as alleged drug-smuggling boats, killing several people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. Southern Command posted video showing a convoy and said engagements occurred Tuesday and Wednesday in international waters; it notified the U.S. Coast...
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the administration is removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland after legal challenges impeded deployments. The administration sent troops to the cities as part of crime and immigration operations; courts paused or blocked several orders, and California guard units...
United States. State governments and labor agencies announced nationwide minimum wage increases effective Jan. 1, 2026. Ohio will raise non-tipped pay to $11.00 and tipped to $5.50, with the applicability threshold rising to $405,000. Connecticut will adjust to $16.94 using the Employment Cost Index. Missouri will set $15.00 after Proposition...
Washington, House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday it will hold a Jan. 7 hearing on allegations of fraud in Minnesota social services programs, Chairman James Comer said. The hearing will feature Minnesota Republican lawmakers Rep. Kristin Robbins, Rep. Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick. Comer also invited Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney...
Washington — The Justice Department said this week it must review about 5.2 million pages of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein and has mobilized roughly 400 attorneys from Main Justice, the FBI, the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of New York to conduct the review. The review,...
WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump vetoed two bipartisan natural resources bills this week on Tuesday, blocking funding for a long-planned Colorado drinking water pipeline and denying expanded tribal control over Miccosukee lands in Florida. The White House issued veto messages saying the measures would impose excessive costs and conflicted with administration...
United States meteorologists report a widespread brief cold spell across multiple regions as the year ends, with lows dipping into teens and 20s in Tennessee, Alabama, and Illinois on Wednesday and New Year's Eve, while Florida and coastal areas saw cooler-than-normal temperatures in the 30s–40s. Local services prepared for frost,...
