U.S. attorney resigns after order to drop charges against NYC mayor
NEW YORK — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after refusing to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Before quitting, Danielle…
Customs inspectors in Chicago seize $118,000 in fake Forever Stamps
Customs and Border Protection agency seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever Stamps at the Chicago International Mail Branch over the weekend. Photo courtesy of U.S.…
U.S. Park Service erases ‘transgender’ from Stonewall riot website
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New…
Column: Trump and judges clash, and the U.S. needs a civics lesson
America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant about the structure and features of their…
Facial recognition tech enables faster cruise ship disembarking in Puerto Rico
Passengers debarking from Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, can exit faster thanks to facial recognition technology. Photo…
Protests, DOGE opposition arises during confirmation hearing for education secretary
1 of 6 | Linda McMahon attends the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions confirmation hearing for her nomination as secretary of Education…
Federal prosecutors resign after being told to drop NYC mayoral corruption case
1 of 2 | Acting Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and two other federal prosecutors resigned after being told to drop…
News Analysis: Trump cedes to Russia on Ukraine, but the bigger victim may be NATO
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s siding with Russia in its war against Ukraine not only imperils the former Soviet republic, but also may undermine eight decades of transatlantic…
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announces her pending retirement
1 of 3 | Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., exits a vote at the Capitol on Thursday after announcing she will not seek re-election in 2026.…
VA bans gay pride flags in offices, staff cubicles, parking lots, storage areas and more
LGBTQ pride flags are banned at Veteran's Administration facilities, according to a Wednesday memo posted by VA Secretary Douglas Collins. Any depiction of the pride…
Federal judge’s order resumes buyout program of federal workers
Demonstrators hold up signs at a "Save the Civil Service" rally hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees outside the Capitol building on Tuesday.…
Musk wants U.S. to ‘delete entire agencies’ from federal government
DUBAI — Elon Musk called on Thursday for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Trump…
PPI : U.S. wholesale inflation up more than expected in January at 0.4%
Wholesale Producer Price Index inflation in the United States rose 0.4% in January, according to a Thursday Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unadjusted, PPI increased…
X reportedly to pay Trump $10 million for ban on social media site
A photo shows the new Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, following Elon Musk's announcement of a rebrand that replaces the iconic blue bird with…
State Dept. expected to buy $400M in Tesla vehicles, documents show
A dog walker pauses to take a picture of a Tesla Cybertruck parked in San Francisco in January 2024. The State Department is expected to…
OpenAI scraps release of o3, plans ‘simplified’ comprehensive GPT-5 model
epa10631881 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law for an oversight hearing to examine the rules…
Bondi sues state of New York on failure to enforce federal immigration laws
1 of 3 | Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a press conference on immigration enforcement at the Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC…
Fabrics and crafts retailer Joann to close 500 stores amid bankruptcy
Sewing and crafts chain Joann has filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in less than a year and is closing at least 500 stores…
2 transgender teen athletes from N.H. take aim at Trump’s anti-trans executive orders
1 of 2 | Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court in October 2019 as the court heard oral arguments in three cases on LGBTQ discrimination…
Kremlin says U.S. will free cyber criminal Alexander Vinnik in swap for Marc Fogel
1 of 2 | Greek police officers escorted Alexander Vinnik (R), of Russian nationality, in Dec. 2018 then suspected of running a money laundering operation…