The U.S. Justice Department and FBI announced a federal indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro Wednesday — the brother of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro. He’s facing murder, conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals and destruction of aircraft charges, according to The Washington Post. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took part in the announcement in […]
President Donald Trump gets the result he wanted in Kentucky after longtime critic Rep. Thomas Massie loses his primary fight. Plus, critics are calling Trump’s new IRS settlement and anti-weaponization fund a political slush fund. Now the fight over who could eventually qualify for payments. And the U.S. is preparing criminal charges against Raúl Castro […]
More information has become available about the two teenagers accused of carrying out Monday’s deadly attack at a San Diego mosque, which left three people dead. Investigators said the two — identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez — met online, where authorities said they self-radicalized. Mark Remily, the lead FBI agent in San Diego, […]
President Donald Trump racked up another win Tuesday night, successfully helping oust another Republican lawmaker who didn’t always toe the party line. Kentucky. Rep. Thomas Massie lost Tuesday’s primary to Trump-backed challenger and former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in what has been described as the most expensive U.S. House primary ever. Gallrein’s campaign got a boost not only from Trump’s endorsement, […]
As Memorial Day weekend approaches and Americans prepare to fire up their grills, they’ll likely pay plumper prices in the produce aisle. Food prices were up 3.2% in April from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department. But fresh produce rose much more: Consumers in U.S. cities paid 6.5% more for fresh fruits and […]
Former Rep. Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to come out as gay, died Tuesday, less than a month after he entered hospice care at his home in Maine. He was 86. Frank’s sister confirmed his death to NBC News on Wednesday. “He was, above all else, a wonderful brother,” his sister Doris Breay […]
Twice a year, Americans get the same reminder: change your clocks. Now lawmakers are making another push to end that back-and-forth ritual altogether. The Sunshine Protection Act House Republicans are again trying to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, according to the Washington Post, which would eliminate the twice-yearly clock change and allow states to adopt […]
The Trump administration plans to tell NATO allies this week that it will reduce the U.S. military capabilities reserved for major European crises, Reuters reported. The move would advance Washington’s push for Europe to take on more conventional defense responsibilities, while allies press for details on timing, troop cuts and how NATO would avoid gaps […]
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent in Americans’ day-to-day lives. From entering the journalism industry to drafting legal briefs, there’s a lot of excitement from companies and developers. But not everyone is happy. Younger generations, including Gen Z, are making sure the world knows their stance. Polls show pessimism about the workforce thanks to AI, […]
The bodies of the remaining two divers who died while exploring deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives last week have now been recovered. Four Italian divers disappeared last Thursday while exploring the cave in Vaavu Atoll. The body of their instructor, also Italian, was discovered outside the cave. A Maldives military diver also […]
