Washington — Lawmakers were briefed Thursday by senior military officials about a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat near Venezuela that resulted in the deaths of two survivors. Adm. Frank Bradley told Congress he received no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "kill them all." Some lawmakers said...
Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday at the Kennedy Center during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final draw. The private meeting, lasting roughly 45–50 minutes without staff present, addressed continental trade issues and the upcoming mandatory review of...
United States. Multiple regions nationwide experienced sharp temperature swings this week as an Arctic front delivered the coldest air of the season while successive clipper systems brought light snow across the Midwest and Great Lakes. Forecasters warned of wind chills near zero Thursday in Northeast Ohio and single-digit lows across...
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro publicly and forcefully rejected passages in former Vice President Kamala Harris’s memoir "107 Days" after The Atlantic’s Tim Alberta read excerpts during an interview earlier this fall, calling the characterizations false. Harris wrote that Shapiro asked detailed questions about vice-presidential trappings and sought broad influence...
Washington: The U.S. and Kenya signed a five-year bilateral health compact Thursday that commits $2.5 billion in combined financing, with the United States providing $1.6 billion and Kenya pledging $850 million to bolster disease control and transition legacy USAID programs. Officials said similar agreements are expected. Based on 6 articles...
Washington — President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday to sign a U.S.-brokered pact aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern Congo and expanding U.S. access to critical minerals. Presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame signed the Washington Accords at...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed Senate Bill 50 on Wednesday, which would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights with parental consent. DeWine said the current 7 p.m. cutoff on school nights better balances work and study. The bill had cleared the...
Washington — Federal agents arrested a Virginia man Thursday in connection with pipe bombs placed outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. Authorities identified the suspect as Brian Cole and charged him with an explosives offense; officials said additional charges remain possible. The FBI previously...
Minneapolis officials and Somali community leaders reported increased federal immigration enforcement after President Donald Trump criticized Somali immigrants. Local restaurants and a Somali mall closed, and staff posted signs warning ICE to produce court orders. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey barred use of city-owned parking lots for immigration operations, and school...
Minneapolis City officials and community leaders responded this week after federal authorities detained individuals, including Somali nationals, during an immigration enforcement operation. The Department of Homeland Security said arrests began Monday and identified 12 people taken into custody, five from Somalia and others from Mexico and El Salvador, alleging offenses...
