Washington Lawmakers negotiated this week over funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a Friday deadline loomed. Democrats transmitted a list of demands to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling for clear officer identification, judicial warrants, updated use-of-force standards and bans on masking to conceal identity. The White House...
St. Cloud Police found 22-year-old Hallie Marie Tobler dead Saturday and her husband, 23-year-old Dylan Michael Tobler, injured following a reported medical emergency at their apartment. Investigators said Tobler died of multiple stab wounds and they believe her husband inflicted the injuries before wounding himself. The husband was hospitalized in...
Washington — U.S. forces boarded and seized the tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 9 after tracking it from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said on Monday. The vessel, Panamanian-flagged and under U.S. sanctions, had departed Venezuelan waters in early January and reportedly carried about 700,000 barrels of...
Tokyo: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives in a Feb. 8 snap election, strengthening Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's position. U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ambassador George Glass, congratulated Takaichi and officially pledged deeper cooperation, while President Donald Trump praised...
Washington President Donald Trump limited a National Governors Association meeting to Republican governors and did not invite some Democrats. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the White House excluded them from both a governors meeting with Cabinet members and a bipartisan dinner during the NGA summit...
Washington — President Donald Trump will convene the first meeting of the Board of Peace on Feb. 19 to raise funds for Gaza reconstruction, administration officials said. The session will include world leaders who accepted invitations in January and members of an executive committee to oversee Gaza’s governance, security and...
Washington, President Donald Trump will convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Feb. 19 to raise funds for Gaza reconstruction, administration officials said Tuesday. The session will bring invited world leaders and members of an executive committee to discuss Gaza governance, security and redevelopment and is scheduled...
Washington: President Trump said Friday that the US and Iran held an indirect dialogue in Oman and will hold more talks early next week. Trump called the Muscat-mediated meeting on Friday 'very good' and warned of 'very steep' consequences if Iran fails to reach a deal on its nuclear program,...
Washington — The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 15 entities, two individuals and 14 vessels tied to Iran's petroleum and petrochemical trade, the State Department said. Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the designations target a shadow fleet and illicit networks that generated revenue used for repression inside Iran and...
Washington, President Donald Trump shared a Truth Social video Thursday evening that briefly depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on apes while The Lion Sleeps Tonight played. The 62-second clip promoted unproven 2020 election fraud claims; only the Obamas' image appeared...
