The United States and Iran formally signed a peace agreement Wednesday, launching a 60-day effort to negotiate a broader deal centered on Iran’s nuclear program. President Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani officials, who helped broker the agreement, signed the document, with Trump acknowledging that “this was not easy.” Dan Scavino @Scavino47 via X, […]
The New York Knicks will celebrate their first NBA championship in 53 years on Thursday with a parade from Battery Park to City Hall in New York City. The parade could be the biggest the city has ever seen, with millions expected to attend the celebration. And things won’t stop there. The team has also […]
First, it was Molly Malone. Then it was the gravesite of Dobby, the house elf from “Harry Potter.” And now a tree integral to the story of Robin Hood — the latest iconic site that’s been damaged or permanently altered by tourists. Whether intentional or not, human beings’ interest in visiting these sites could be […]
Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery Thursday in one of Kyiv’s largest attacks on the Russian capital since the war began. Smoke rose over Moscow, flights were temporarily halted at four airports and authorities shut down sections of a major highway. No deaths were immediately reported, according to The New York Times. Moscow region […]
The U.S. government will pay Invenergy $765 million to abandon its plans to build offshore wind farms off the coasts of California, New York and Maine. The deal marks the fourth time the Trump administration has paid to prevent development of an offshore wind area while seeking to redirect investment to oil and gas. The […]
The town of Southaven, Mississippi, is in an uproar as dozens of unpermitted gas turbines run around the clock outside Elon Musk’s xAI data center, sending nitrogen oxides into the air, according to a lawsuit. Now, the Department of Justice is arguing that those turbines are too important to national security to stop. The NAACP, […]
Combating fraud and waste in social welfare programs has been a clear goal of the Trump administration. After courting state attorneys general to join that mission, one state has officially stepped forward. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on Tuesday a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to train a fraud-fighting team. “It is […]
Georgia Republicans have rejected Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s attempt at redrawing the state’s legislative districts for the 2028 elections. According to The Associated Press, Republican House leaders wrote a letter to Kemp saying the changes should take place only after the public has an opportunity to give input. The governor called a special session to […]
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, holding borrowing costs steady as policymakers weighed rising inflation against signs that the U.S. economy is losing momentum. But in a sharp reversal, nine of the 19 Fed officials signaled that there could be at least one interest rate hike before the end of 2026, […]
The federal government is stepping into a legal battle against a suburban Chicago town’s plan to send millions of dollars in reparations to its Black residents. The Justice Department intervened in a lawsuit that alleges Evanston is violating the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Protection Clause with its reparations program for Black people. The […]
