President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, giving the administration control over the local police during the city’s quietest time of year, August recess. The decision was met with praise from Republicans who called it an important step toward safety, and condemnation from Democrats who […]
President Donald Trump has taken control of Washington, D.C., ordering National Guard troops into the city and placing police under federal command. The move comes even as violent crime in the capital remains at its lowest level in 30 years. Trump also paused his trade dispute with China, extending the current truce for another 90 […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, giving China another reprieve from tariffs. The order extended the trade truce by another 90 days, pushing the deadline well into the fall. Trump signed the order just hours before the truce was set to expire. In a post on Truth Social, the president announced, “All other […]
More students graduated from Colorado high schools in 2024 than ever before – 84.2% of students who had started high school four years ago. Yet when that same class of students took the SAT test the previous spring, only 58.9% met or exceeded expectations in reading and writing, and 35.2% met or exceeded expectations on math. […]
Tropical Storm Erin is spinning in the eastern Atlantic and may intensify further. The National Weather Service said the storm could become the first major hurricane of the season by the end of the week. The storm formed just west of the Cabo Verde Islands, already bringing heavy rain and causing deadly flooding. At least seven people, including […]
The Trump administration is weighing a Pentagon plan to station 600 National Guard soldiers — split between bases in Alabama and Arizona — on standby to respond to protests or other unrest, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Each 300-member unit would cover either side of the Mississippi River. How would the […]
As President Donald Trump levies tariffs of varying rates against American trading partners, one particular good appears to go unscathed. The president said Monday that gold will not face tariffs. The move comes just days after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) indicated that gold bars — coming into the U.S. from Switzerland — would […]
More than 57 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with dementia, but the disease affects more than humans. A new study reveals that cats have the same markers for Alzheimer’s disease as people do, a finding that could contribute to treatments for humans. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh examined the brains of 25 cats that […]
In the wake of a well-known Al Jazeera journalist’s death, along with four of his colleagues, from an Israeli airstrike, fresh accusations, worldwide protests and condemnation have ensued. Israel admits it targeted and killed Anas al-Sharif on Sunday, accusing him of leading a Hamas terrorist cell for more than a decade. IDF’s latest accusations against […]
Jimmy Kimmel said he obtained Italian citizenship during a conversation about people leaving the country over Donald Trump’s presidency, while also criticizing what he called “repulsive” liberal voices that he believes are pushing people away from the Democratic Party. In an interview on “The Sarah Silverman Podcast,” Kimmel said he recently secured citizenship as part […]
