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…
Right-wing pundit Dan Bongino named FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino, right-wing podcaster, has been selected to be FBI deputy director. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 24 (UPI) -- President Donald…
Trump administration fires 2,000 USAID workers
The Trump administration on Sunday told USAID employees that it was firing 2,000 workers and putting many others on administrative leave. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI…
3 dead, 1 missing after boat capsizes near Staten Island
Feb. 23 (UPI) -- At least three people are dead and one is missing after a boat with six people aboard capsized in Ambrose Channel…
Flight from JFK diverted to Rome amid 'security issue'
An American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi Sunday was diverted suddenly and landed in Rome with a jet fighter escort after citing a…
Federal workers launch platform to combat Musk’s DOGE
Anti-Musk protesters rally across from the Tesla dealership at the Americana at Brand mall in Glendale, California on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The protest is…
Warren Buffett explains boost in cash for Berkshire Hathaway in annual letter
Warren Buffett speaks at the White House Women Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2016. File photo by Molly Riley/UPI | License Photo Feb.…
LA mayor removes fire chief over wildfire response
1 of 3 | Citing the city’s response to the region’s devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen removed the city's fire chief this week. File…
U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges
The U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday after the Trump Administration began warning universities of funding cuts if they…
Bessent says rare earth minerals deal would benefit postwar Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 13 to discuss Ukraine's resource potential and the future economic…
Police officer dead, 5 other people hurt in hostage situation at Pennsylvania hospital
UPMC York shooting. Screenshot from CBS affiliate. Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A police officer and the gunman are dead, and five other people were injured…
Musk: All federal employees must account for past week’s work
Entrepreneur and U.S. special government employee Elon Musk holds a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2025 at National Harbor, Md., on Thursday and…
Airman dead, another hurt in shooting at Air Force base in New Mexico
U.S. News // 20 hours ago Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Naval Operations chief fired Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The Trump administration purged top military…
Trump to address CPAC; Vance wins straw poll for 2028 presidential election
1 of 2 | President Donald Trump walks out to board Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday en…
Pardoned former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested in Washington, D.C.
Enrique Tarrio, a former chairman of the far-right Proud Boys group, was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol earlier this week, police confirmed, after Tarrio was…
Border Patrol seizes 200,000 counterfeit Forever Stamps in Alabama
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 200,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever Stamps at the Port of Birmingham in Alabama. Photo courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection.…
Kash Patel takes oath as new FBI director
1 of 4 | Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) swears in Kash Patel (L) as FBI Director in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington,…
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti fired
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown arrives for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump was sworn in at the Capitol Rotunda…
U.S. Supreme Court prevents top watchdog from being fired for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an emergency appeal to fire the leader of an independent watchdog agency. File Photo by Jemal…