President Donald Trump has replaced the architect leading his $300 million White House ballroom project, bringing in a veteran D.C. firm after months of tension and missed deadlines. The switch, first reported by The Washington Post, comes as demolition of the East Wing and site prep continue ahead of a formal federal review. Architect swap […]
Brian Cole Jr., the man accused of planting pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC headquarters ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, is due in federal court on Friday. His arrest is the first major break in a nearly five-year investigation that baffled law enforcement and fueled conspiracy theories. Arrest after nearly five-year investigation […]
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent group of physicians and public health officials that develops guidance about the use of vaccines in the country, voted on Friday 8-3 to upend the current practice of administering the hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns. Instead, the panel recommended that pregnant women undergo hepatitis B […]
New Zealand law enforcement recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé egg pendant after a suspect swallowed it, forcing police to wait six days for it to … reappear. Officials said the pendant passed through the suspect’s gastrointestinal tract naturally, without medical intervention. Officials recovered the pendant, inspired by the 1983 James Bond film “Octopussy” and valued […]
In this Media Miss Minute, a former immigration judge is suing the Trump administration, saying she was fired for being the child of immigrants, and President Donald Trump is tripling pension benefits for some of America’s most decorated veterans. Media Miss by the right: Immigration judge fired by Trump admin files discrimination lawsuit Former immigration […]
The FBI is disputing a claim that Director Kash Patel ordered agents on his girlfriend’s protective detail to drive one of her friends home after a night out. The bureau told MS NOW the account is “made up” and categorically denied it. The denial comes as MS NOW reports that the FBI has assigned a […]
Public broadcasters in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia have withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest after organizers confirmed Israel will be allowed to compete. More countries are said to be weighing similar decisions. The walkouts follow a meeting of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which consists broadcasters from 56 countries. According to NPR, the […]
President Donald Trump’s mission of winning an international peace prize may finally come to an end Friday. Instead of the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, however, he is likely to be awarded the brand-new FIFA Peace Prize, according to The New York Times. The global soccer federation reportedly will present the new award to Trump in […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is vowing to suspend sweeps of homeless encampments, reversing a policy by his predecessor that eliminated more than 4,000 camps but moved few — if any — unhoused people into permanent shelters. The administration of outgoing Mayor Eric Adams spent more than $6 million since last year trying to […]
One year after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, whose family ruled Syria through iron and fire for five decades, journalists say they enjoy more freedom than ever but also uncertainty in the face of conflict as they wait for the introduction of new media laws. CPJ’s interviews with 20 journalists and press groups found conditions […]
