Poland has flatly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russian drones in its airspace “could have been a mistake.” Warsaw insisted Friday that the incursions were deliberate provocations.  NATO fighters scrambled to intercept the drones, marking the alliance’s first direct engagement with enemy aircraft inside allied territory. Investigators say much of the wreckage indicates […]

The White House and Capitol Hill are moving to increase security after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — a killing that rattled Washington and fueled concerns about escalating political violence. President Donald Trump’s staff relocated the Pentagon’s Sept. 11 memorial event to a more secure location ahead of his remarks and increased Secret […]

Social media can be a place for laughs and connection. But after a week of unsettling headlines and graphic videos, it has felt more like a never-ending doomscroll. One of the most disturbing clips circulating showed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — a video many saw without warning. Then came the Colorado school […]

Even as the inflation rate continues to tick higher, Americans are spending less of their disposable income on gasoline than at any time in the past two decades, except during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects gasoline expenses to take less than 2% of individuals’ earnings by the […]

The Trump administration reportedly has ordered the destruction of nearly $10 million in birth control pills and other contraceptives meant for people in impoverished countries. The pills, intrauterine devices and hormonal implants were purchased by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) before the agency was largely shuttered earlier this year.  Citing an announcement from […]

Army 2nd Lt. Darren Greene, a prior enlisted paratrooper, pinned on gold bars during a graduation ceremony for the latest Officer Candidate School class at Fort Benning, Ga., which featured Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as the guest speaker.

Bad Bunny says immigration raids are a key reason he left the United States off his upcoming world tour. The Puerto Rican superstar told i-D magazine that mass deportations of Latinos influenced his decision to avoid U.S. concert dates. Tour skips US Bad Bunny had already sparked speculation in June when he told Variety that […]

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., tried to strip military funeral honors from Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt over her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Babbitt has become a controversial figure since her death. Republicans say she was an unarmed protester killed by police, while Democrats say she was attacking the […]

The Department of Education announced Wednesday it will halt $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve minority students, arguing the longtime programs are discriminatory. The department said it will stop funding eight grant programs that support Black, Native, Hispanic and Asian American college students nationwide and reallocate that money to new priorities. […]