Trump administration terminates 10,000 contracts for foreign aid, including humanitarian help
1 of 2 | Secretary of State Marco Rubio watches while President Donald Trump meets with France President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office at…
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for straight woman in reverse discrimination case
U.S. Supreme Court Justices generally aligned with the plaintiff, a straight woman, during oral arguments Wednesday in a reverse discrimination case. File Photo by Eric…
OMB tells agencies to prepare for ‘large-scale’ layoffs, reorganization
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget Wednesday ordered federal agencies to submit mass layoff reorganization plans by March 13. It claims tax dollars are…
Tech giant Amazon launches new AI-powered smart assistant
1 of 3 | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch where Amazon unveiled the long-awaited Alexa +, a revamped Alexa with…
President Donald Trump holds first Cabinet meeting; Elon Musk attends
U.S. News // 15 hours ago Ukraine, U.S. agree to terms of minerals, reconstruction deal Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The United States and Ukraine have…
Trump targets law firm connected to ex-special counsel Jack Smith with executive order
President Donald Trump holds a hat reading "Trump was right about everything" after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in…
Veterans Affairs processing disability claims ‘faster than ever before’
1 of 2 | Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies before his Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC…
House passes GOP budget plan to advance Trump agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., applauded Tuesday night's floor vote to pass the GOP's budget resolution and advance President…
Rubio expands Cuba-related visa restriction policy for forced labor
Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on while President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. On Tuesday he restricted visas for…
Southwest jetliner takes evasive action while landing at Chicago’s Midway
A Southwest 737 Max 8 airliner is pictured in March 2019 and is the same type of aircraft that narrowly averted a ground collision when…
Apple investors vote down ending DEI program
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company does not have inclusion quotas or targets in its hiring process. Apple’s shareholders voted down a proposal to…
Weakened Education Department could create gaps in civil rights protections
1 of 3 | Changes are coming to the Department of Education under the Trump administration and whether it closes or is significantly downsized, children…
Vivek Ramaswamy announces bid to be Ohio’s next governor
Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 16, 2024. On Monday, he announced he…
Veterans Affairs dismisses another 1,400 employees
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on Monday announced 1,400 employees have been dismissed. The move comes less than two weeks after 1,000 employees at the…
U.S. sides with Russia in U.N. resolution votes on Ukraine war
Dorothy Camille Shea, interim chargé d'affaires for the United States, urged the U.N. General Assembly on Monday to vote in favor of Washington's resolution that…
Authorities arrest 21-year-old Texas man plotting 'mass casualty attack' targeting police
Local and federal authorities are saying they thwarted a mass casualty attack Monday morning with the arrest of a 21-year-old Texas man accused of making…
Anthropic releases Claude 3.7 Sonnet, world’s first ‘hybrid reasoning’ AI model
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has released Claude 3.7 Sonnet, the world’s first “hybrid reasoning” AI model that can outperform other models to solve more complex…
Jury selection begins in Dakota Access Pipeline’s $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace
1 of 3 | Police and protesters clash on the Backwater Bridge, north of a protest camp in North Dakota's Morton County on November 20,…
Starbucks to lay off 1,100 corporate employees
Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 employees from its corporate offices. File Photo by Billie Jean Shaw/UPI Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Starbucks plans to lay…
Apple announces $500 billion investment in the United States
Facing possible tariffs for the products made for it in China, Apple announced on Monday that it will spend $500 billion over the next four…