A federal judge has slammed the brakes on “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida’s controversial immigrant detention facility in the Everglades. An injunction issued Thursday bars any new construction and blocks Florida from bringing in more detainees. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams issued the preliminary injunction based on National Environmental Policy Act violations. It comes after environmental […]
LAS VEGAS — Starting from his days as a busboy at the Sands, Teddy Pappageorge has seen the evolution and all the turmoil Las Vegas has endured as a 42-year member of Culinary Union Local 226, the largest in Nevada. Now serving as secretary-treasurer for 60,000 hospitality workers, he does not mince words about the […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) carried out a court-authorized search of former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s Maryland home Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The search is part of a national security investigation into allegations that the former Trump administration official mishandled classified information. FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the 7 a.m. […]
The Justice Department (DOJ) is expected to deliver the first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files to Congress on Friday. However, it doesn’t anticipate a complete data dump in the near future. The House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, subpoenaed the Epstein documents last month after months of fighting. Epstein file release Both Republicans and Democrats have called […]
The U.S. has stopped issuing employment visas for commercial truck drivers. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the pause takes effect immediately. “The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” Rubio posted on X. A State Department spokesperson […]
Famine is now officially confirmed for more than 500,000 people in Gaza, with widespread starvation expected to intensify in the coming weeks, according to a new report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published on Friday. The analysis warns famine conditions will expand rapidly beyond Gaza City to Deir Al Balah and Khan […]
A parade set for this Saturday in Ottumwa is dividing the small southeastern Iowa city, with supporters calling it a celebration of traditional marriage, and opponents denouncing it as exclusionary. The community of about 25,000, split by the Des Moines River, has been at the center of a heated debate since leaders approved a proclamation […]
The United States is deploying three Navy destroyers to waters near Venezuela, escalating its confrontation with President Nicolás Maduro, whom Washington accuses of narco-terrorism and long-standing ties to Colombian militants. President Donald Trump ordered the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson — all Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers — into the Caribbean as […]
The Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates for the first time this year at its next meeting in September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. The move is likely to please President Donald Trump, who has aggressively pushed for lower rates, but Powell indicated that a weak job market — not Trump’s criticism […]
Exercise Arctic Edge demonstrates the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness and commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region.
