November 17, 2025

Trump defends Carlson’s interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes

President Donald Trump on Sunday defended conservative media host Tucker Carlson’s heavily criticized interview with far-right activist Nick Fuentes, a self-avowed white nationalist known for his antisemitic views. Trump’s first public comments on the hotly debated controversy come after days of infighting among some Republicans over the interview. During the interview, Carlson and Fuentes criticized […]

November 17, 2025

Just 16 of 614 arrested in Chicago’s ‘Midway Blitz’ had criminal records

The Trump administration said its Chicago-area immigration crackdown targeted “the worst of the worst” –– unauthorized immigrants who committed murder, rape and other violent crimes. But a Justice Department filing shows that only 16 of 614 people arrested by immigration agents had criminal histories. The other 598 had no criminal records at all. The court […]

November 17, 2025

David Richardson resigns as FEMA chief months after installation

David Richardson, the man tasked with leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is resigning from his position, according to multiple reports. Richardson has worked as the agency’s acting director since May. Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem installed Richardson in the role after dismissing Cameron Hamilton in May. He was dismissed after he said he […]

November 17, 2025

What caused the woolly mammoth to go extinct? RNA may hold the answer

New research published in the journal Cell reveals that scientists have managed to extract RNA, the molecule that translates genes into proteins, from the remains of a woolly mammoth that came from the last Ice Age around 39,000 years ago. The mammoth that researchers have named “Yuka” was first found by researchers in eastern Siberia […]

November 17, 2025

FAA lifts nationwide flight restrictions after long shutdown

After weeks of delays and cancellations across U.S. skies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says operations can return to normal. The FAA announced late Sunday that it’s lifting all restrictions on commercial flights, after previously placing emergency limits at 40 major airports during the record-long 43-day government shutdown. Air traffic controllers were among the federal […]

November 17, 2025

Rev. Jesse Jackson not on life support but remains in hospital, family clarifies 

The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is clarifying the condition of the civil rights icon after he was hospitalized on Nov. 12. They dispelled previous reports that he was on life support, saying he was breathing on his own.  According to the family, Jackson was admitted to the hospital under observation for progressive supranuclear […]

November 17, 2025

Gerald R. Ford carrier nears Venezuela, Trump considers Maduro talks

The U.S. is making its biggest show of force in the Caribbean in a generation. At the same time, U.S. pressure on Venezuela escalated again. The Navy says the USS Gerald R. Ford, the most advanced aircraft carrier in the fleet, crossed into the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. The Trump administration calls it a counter-drug […]

November 17, 2025

Trump reverses course, urges GOP to release Epstein files after days of party turmoil

President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Sunday night, urging House Republicans to vote to release all remaining Jeffrey Epstein files — a dramatic shift that threatens to reshape one of the most contentious fights on Capitol Hill. The late-night turn came after days of behind-the-scenes pressure from Trump to stop the vote, a bipartisan surge […]