As world leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his bid for Greenland. Trump publicly posted a private text message from French President Emmanuel Macron questioning his push to take control of the semiautonomous Danish territory, while also threatening new tariffs on European allies that oppose his plans. In the […]
When residents of Los Angeles took to the streets last summer to protest immigration raids, President Donald Trump blamed the unrest on “agitators” as he sent in National Guard troops and Marines to quell the demonstrations. When Minneapolis erupted over the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, Trump […]
Four of the world’s leading heart health organizations warned Tuesday that environmental factors, including pollution, noise exposure and artificial light, are major drivers of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke. In their first-ever joint statement published in the European Heart Journal, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American […]
In popular folklore, vampires must be given permission to enter a property. Hawaiian law treats gun owners the same way. Attorneys for the state argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that their law requiring express permission from a property owner to enter with a gun abides by the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Attorneys representing Maui […]
Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials on Tuesday as the Trump administration investigates whether they obstructed federal authorities by speaking out against an immigration enforcement operation. A person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that prosecutors sent subpoenas to Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor […]
After the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended the constitutional right to abortion, national abortion numbers were expected to plunge. Instead, they rose. At the center of this counterintuitive trend are abortion pills and telemedicine. Opponents of abortion have targeted both on multiple fronts. In a new escalation, states […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will personally attend Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday in a case that will determine whether President Donald Trump can remove a sitting Fed governor and change the balance of power inside the central bank.
As world leaders convene in Davos, President Donald Trump is reaffirming his focus on acquiring Greenland. Plus, new evidence suggests the high-speed train crash may have been waiting to happen long before impact, as the search for victims and answers continues in Spain. And a church service shut down by protesters is now a federal […]
An extramarital affair may not only ruin a marriage, it can cost the unfaithful partner’s lover big bucks. Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema may find out just how expensive infidelity can be. Sinema was named last week in a so-called homewrecker lawsuit, filed under an arcane law called alienation of affection. These lawsuits, still allowed […]
Spain begins three days of national mourning Tuesday as at least 40 people are now confirmed dead after a deadly train crash Sunday night. Regional authorities said Monday night that 41 people are still hospitalized, 12 of them in intensive care. Authorities have set up tents to collect DNA samples from families as they work to identify victims and […]
