Michigan AG Dana Nessel says FBI confirms she was target of anti-Jewish extremist
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday said the FBI has confirmed that she was the target of an extremist who sought to kill Jewish…
7 hospitalized as 'severe turbulence' on Lufthansa flight forces landing in Virginia
A Lufthansa passenger jet experienced "severe turbulence" on a flight from Texas to Germany Wednesday evening and made an emergency landing near Washington, D.C. after…
Man arrested after explosive device found in his luggage at Pennsylvania airport
Mark Muffley, 40, was arrested on Monday after an explosive device was found in his luggage at Lehigh Valley International Airport. Photo courtesy U.S. District…
Ontrak Health CEO indicted for alleged insider trading
Officials unsealed an indictment Wednesday against Terren Peizer, the chairman and CEO of publicly traded healthcare company Ontrak Health, alleging he oversaw an insider trading…
Vanessa Bryant reaches $29M settlement in lawsuit over helicopter crash photos
Vanessa Bryant has reached a $28.85 million settlement with Los Angeles County in a lawsuit over photos taken of the helicopter crash in which her…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses re-election bid, concedes defeat
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her re-election bid and conceded defeat, becoming Chicago's first one-term mayor in 40 years. Lightfoot said she is "rooting…
Julie Su nominated to replace Marty Walsh as Labor secretary
1/3 Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su has been nominated to replace Marty Walsh as Labor secretary. Photo provided by the U.S. Department of Labor…
President Joe Biden vows to protect government healthcare programs in Virginia speech
1/4 President Joe Biden's visit to Virginia Tuesday comes as U.S. lawmakers are debating the federal budget to avoid a potential default on the national…
Alleged COVID-19 scammer returns to U.S. after year on the run
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland makes his remarks while speaking at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Conference in St. Louis on Thursday,…
U.S. House plans series of hearings on growing security threats posed by China
1/4 In recent years, lawmakers from both parties have called out intellectual property theft by China that annually costs American companies hundreds of billions of…
On This Day, Feb. 28: Branch Davidian standoff sparked in Waco, Texas
1/3 Special counsel and former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth points to where shell casings were found at the Branch Davidian compound, in Waco, Texas,…
Transportation Dept. watchdog to audit Buttigieg’s use of gov’t jets
1/3 The internal Transportation Department watchdog on Monday launched an audit into the use of government aircraft by Secretary Pete Buttigieg. File Photo by John…
White House gives agencies 30 days to purge TikTok from gov’t devices
The Office of Management and Budget under Director Shalanda Young (L) gave federal agencies 30 days from Monday to purge government devices of the Chinese-owned…
Vice President Kamala Harris promotes high-speed Internet funding for HBCUs
1/4 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on affordable high-speed Internet nationwide during an event in Columbia, S.C., on Monday. Photo by Sean Rayford/UPI…
President Biden, Vice President Harris to speak at Black History Month event
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at a White House event commemorating Black History Month on Monday. Source link
U.S. Navy among more than 50 nations in massive joint military drill
American naval forces are now taking part in a joint military exercise with more than 50 other countries, the U.S. Navy confirmed in a statement…
Li-Cycle gets $375M Energy Department loan for New York recycling center
1/3 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, hailed the preliminary support for a facility in Rochester that could recycle many of the materials needed to…
Union Pacific seeks new CEO
A Union Pacific freight train lies idle in the Lincoln Heights section of Los Angeles on January 15, 2022. The company said it is looking…
Classified Energy Department report finds lab leak likely cause of COVID-19 pandemic
1/2 A general view of Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, in January 2021. File Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA-EFE Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A…
EPA pauses shipments of hazardous material from East Palestine derailment site
1/4 Crews monitor creek water in the village of East Palestine, Ohio on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. A Norfolk Southern train derailed in the village…