Bird poop, cotton candy, donut glaze — or cocaine? Law enforcement agencies across the country are using a roadside drug test that is mistaking common foods, medications and even bird poop for illegal drugs. The result has been thousands of unwarranted arrests. The colorimetric field drug test involves taking a sample of a suspected illicit […]
The White House may call it a “skirmish,” but the war in Iran is already creating a growing impact on the U.S. economy, and some economists and business leaders say the effects may outlast the fighting itself. The White House argues the economic disruption will be temporary. President Donald Trump predicts gas prices will come […]
Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance agreed Sunday to an increase in oil production next month while warning that war-related disruptions and attacks on energy infrastructure are escalating price swings in global markets. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman said they would raise output by a combined […]
Polymarket apologized and said it took down a market letting users bet on when a U.S. crew member on a plane taken down in Iran would be rescued. That crew member has since been found and is safe, but wounded, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., criticized the company for the wager, […]
Hundreds of people got to show off their “eggs-ellent” holiday hats at the Easter Bonnet Parade and Festival in New York City Sunday. It’s been a tradition since the mid-to-late 1800s. According to The Museum of the City of New York, people during the Civil War would have “fashion promenades” at Sunday walks after religious […]
The Artemis II astronauts are gearing up for their lunar flyby on Monday, when they will travel the farthest humans have ever gone from Earth. People can follow along on the crew’s journey through several platforms. How can I watch the lunar flyby? To watch live coverage of the Artemis II lunar flyby, you can […]
Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter Sunday message as pontiff to issue an appeal for peace, urging leaders to end global conflicts and calling on those with power to “lay down their weapons” and choose dialogue over domination. Speaking from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica before tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s […]
A coalition of more than 20 state attorneys general is urging the federal government to grant states and local law enforcement broader authority to intercept drones used to smuggle drugs, weapons and other contraband into prisons. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading the effort. In a letter sent to the White House’s Task Force to Restore […]
The Trump administration revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of slain Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani and took them into federal custody. Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were arrested by federal agents after Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said Saturday. The two are […]
A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to collect seven years worth of admissions data on the race of applicants from public universities. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last August directing the Department of Education to get this information. Affirmative action was effectively ended in 2023 by the Supreme Court, […]
