Instagram, Threads to no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content
Meta Platforms, owner of the Instagram and Threads social media apps, says it will stop recommending political content to users. File Photo by Thomas Ulrich/Pixabay…
Nikki Haley supporters haven’t slowed down, despite polling numbers
Mindy Ellmer (R), a member of the Women for Nikki coalition, energizes the crowd as Nikki Haley’s campaign bus pulls up in front of the…
Rep. Mike Gallagher signals retirement, says ‘Congress is no place to grow old’
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) announced his retirement after Republicans threatened to primary him over his decision not to vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…
Biden slaps new int’l law requirements on nations receiving U.S. military aid
Israeli infantry soldiers train with light weapons outside the Tze'elim base in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. A new U.S.…
Manhunt underway after Tennessee deputy shot, killed during traffic stop
1 of 4 | Warrants on Friday charged Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. with first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and felon in possession of…
Proposed VA change would expand benefit eligibility for veterans exposed to Agent Orange
Members of the Korean Disabled Veteran's Association for Agent Orange hold a vigil near the White House in August 2006. The VA is now proposing…
2 confirmed dead after plane goes down on interstate in Florida, hits vehicle
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- At least two people are dead after a small private plane crashed onto an interstate in Florida on Friday. The Federal…
Biden hosts German chancellor for bilateral meeting at White House
1 of 3 | President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Slcholz meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on…
S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in April 2022. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed above 5,000 for the first time ever. File…
As gang violence grips Ecuador, U.S. announces support, security aid
The United States on Thursday announced a series of funds to provide Ecuadorian military and police with critical infrastructure and equipment as the country (Guayaquilis…
Donald Trump’s 1st-term immigration plan delivered mixed results, ‘harsh effects’
1 of 6 | Former President Donald Trump holds up a photo of the border wall as he speaks to the National Border Patrol Council…
U.S. sanctions four entities, one ship for violating Russian oil price cap
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against four companies and one tanker under its Russia oil price cap regulation as it seeks to deprive…
Trump posed to secure overwhelming victory in Nevada GOP caucuses
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump appeared posed to win Nevada's Republican Party caucuses on Thursday night. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo…
Pharma CEOs asked to defend high drug prices at Senate hearing
“The outrageous cost of prescription drugs in America means that 1 out of 4 of our people go to the doctor, get a prescription and…
Supreme Court hearing Donald Trump ballot eligibility case
1 of 2 | Oral arguments will begin before the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility. Photo by Tannen…
N.Y. Proud Boy arrested for pepper spraying police on Jan. 6
1 of 3 | Aaron Donald Sauer, 43, of Syracuse, N.Y., is accused of pepper spraying police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress.…
Iranian, Chinese nationals charged in high-tech information theft
Kalibr cruise missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic aero-ballistic ballistic missiles firing in the Black Sea in 2020. A Chinese national was arrested this week in connection…
Senate defeats foreign aid bill stripped of border provisions
1 of 6 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., changed his vote to 'no' when it became clear the a foreign aid measure was…
Search continues for 5 Marines after missing military helicopter found
US Marines disembark the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, a heavy-lift helicopter, during combined airborne and maritime infiltration drills with South Korean and British troops in…
Commerce Department names Elizabeth Kelly as first director of AI Safety Institute
United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday that former Biden economic advisor Elizabeth Kelly will serve as Director of the U.S. AI Safety…