President Donald Trump announced the most sweeping sanctions yet of his second term, placing new restrictions on Lukoil and Rosneft, Russia’s two biggest oil companies. The president also sanctioned dozens of subsidiaries that help fund the Kremlin’s war machine against Ukraine. The sanctions are expected to cut deeply into Russia’s economy, which is heavily reliant […]
The NFL announced it will keep its original Super Bowl halftime headliner regardless of the amount of right-wing backlash. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Bad Bunny would remain the halftime act, even after President Donald Trump criticized the choice. The commissioner said the NFL made the decision after careful consideration and that you can’t please everyone. Goodell […]
Investigators have discovered two traces of DNA at the Louvre following last weekend’s dramatic $102 million jewel heist. The discovery could mark the first major break in the case. Officials said forensics teams found DNA on a helmet and a pair of gloves left behind by the suspects, according to ABC News. Now, investigators are […]
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal gambling-related investigation. The two are among over 30 people arrested in the probe. Rozier was arrested in Orlando, but it’s unclear where Billups was arrested. However, the Trail Blazers played in Portland on […]
Three House Democrats are taking their concerns about the demolition of the White House’s East Wing directly to the Trump administration. In a letter Thursday to President Donald Trump, the lawmakers expressed concerns over what they consider a lack of transparency, the destruction of a historic building and “the ethical integrity of the Administration it […]
Author Michael Wolff has filed a lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump. He alleges that she attempted to intimidate him into stopping his reporting on her and her husband’s alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker. Wolff’s allegations In the suit, filed Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, […]
The Defense Department has announced a “next generation” Pentagon press corps made up mostly of influencers, conservative activists and right-wing news sites. More than 60 of them signed a controversial media-access policy, according to chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. The announcement follows a mass walkout by legacy Pentagon reporters who declined to sign a 21-page […]
A new report shows that the first six months of 2025 were the costliest on record for weather and climate disasters. The nonprofit news organization Climate Central said each of 14 weather events caused more than $1 billion in damage. However, this information may not have been compiled if not for Climate Central. The National […]
The White House said President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Zhao pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering in 2023. During his time as CEO, his company was used to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Zhao had previously asked Trump for a […]
North Korea said it test-fired a new “strategic” hypersonic missile system and that two projectiles launched Wednesday “hit the target point” in the country’s northeast, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. South Korea’s military said it detected multiple short-range launches that flew about 217 miles to the northeast before landing, the Associated Press […]
