Washington, President Donald Trump said this week the United States struck a dock area in Venezuela used by drug traffickers, and U.S. Southern Command confirmed another strike on an alleged narcotics vessel in the eastern Pacific. Trump said the strike targeted a facility where boats load drugs and declined to...
United States. Municipalities this week are accepting natural Christmas trees for curbside pickup or centralized drop-off to be chipped into mulch, officials said. Programs announced Tuesday and in recent days require trees to be free of decorations, lights, tinsel, flocking and stands; some jurisdictions require advance pickup requests while others...
United States — Gas prices fell across multiple states this week, recently, driven by higher refinery outputs and growing gasoline inventories, according to GasBuddy data and local news reports. National average gasoline dropped four cents over the past week to $2.75 per gallon, while diesel declined 5.4 cents to $3.521...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman defeated Republican Lucas Loftin Tuesday in a special election for a West Des Moines-area Iowa Senate seat, denying Republicans a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber. The seat was vacant after Democratic Sen. Claire Celsi died Oct. 6. Before the vote Republicans held 33...
Geneva — The United States on Monday pledged $2 billion to United Nations humanitarian aid, announcing a new funding model that channels U.S. contributions through OCHA and oversight. The initial commitment targets selected crises including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar and Sudan while excluding Afghanistan and Yemen. Officials described...
Washington — U.S. officials and President Donald Trump reported that U.S. forces struck a facility in Venezuela tied to alleged drug-boat operations; Trump mentioned the action during late-December interviews and public remarks. The Pentagon deferred questions to the White House, and independent verification has not been publicly released. Reports note...
PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at Mar-a-Lago to press for movement on a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire and plan's second phase. U.S. officials say the truce's first phase began in October following the Hamas-led attack; most hostages were released and the...
Los Angeles. The Southern California News Group published an editorial on Dec. 28 saying a $12 billion payout to farmers underscores failures of President Trump's tariff-driven trade policies. The editorial stated the bailout, announced earlier this month, followed harms to farmers from retaliatory measures and called tariffs additional taxes on...
PALM BEACH, Florida, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday they made significant progress toward a potential peace agreement after talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, while acknowledging unresolved issues including the status of Donbas and security guarantees. Trump said a prior two-and-a-half-hour call with Russian President Vladimir...
Washington — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys appeared in court Tuesday over whether Brian J. Cole Jr., accused of planting two pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, should remain detained. Court papers filed this week include a Justice Department...
