President Donald Trump has repeatedly amplified conspiracy theories throughout his political career — from his allegation that former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States to his claim that his enemies, not his supporters, were behind the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Now, a substantial number of Americans say […]
The U.S. Interior Department is looking to scale back hunting restrictions in national parks in the Trump administration’s latest change in how Americans can use federal lands. The opening of more park land to hunters is the result of a directive that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued in January as part of an attempt to […]
Nearly one year after the Trump Organization unveiled its mobile service provider, Trump Mobile, and its flagship smartphone, the T1, customers who pre-ordered — and partly paid for — their devices have still not received them. And now President Donald Trump’s company says customers may never see the phone. Despite taking in more than $59 […]
A U.S. Army soldier whose body was recovered along the Moroccan coastline has been identified as 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., U.S. Army officials said. He is one of two American service members who went missing during a joint military exercise earlier this month. Moroccan military personnel recovered Key’s body May 9 along the […]
President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to express his displeasure with Iran’s response to the United States’ proposal to end the war. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives,” Trump posted. “I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Earlier in the day, Iranian state media reported that Iran formally submitted its […]
The Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury Departments are proposing a rule that aims to expand employers’ abilities to offer fertility benefits to workers. This rule would create a new category of limited excepted benefits, giving fertility benefits the same exemptions as vision and dental. Excepted benefits do not have to meet the same […]
Two activists on a Gaza aid flotilla who were detained after Israel intercepted their vessels have been released and deported. Spanish-Swedish citizen Saif Abukeshek, who is of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila were taken to Shikma Prison after Israeli forces seized 22 boats carrying around 175 activists near Crete, Greece. A total of […]
For parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions, the nationwide shortage of stimulant medications has turned daily routines into a cycle of phone calls, pharmacy visits and hard choices that can ripple through a child’s school and home life. At Mercy Kids Center for Neurodevelopment in Missouri, nurse practitioner Shannon Harris and […]
On Mother’s Day last year, Michelle Wilcox was planning her funeral. This year, she and her husband will fly from Chicago to Dallas to meet a granddaughter she was told she might never see. The mother of four is alive more than a year after being diagnosed with leptomeningeal disease, a rare and aggressive cancer […]
Iranian state media is reporting that Iran formally submitted its response to the latest U.S. proposal aimed at ending recent hostilities. According to IRNA, the current round of negotiations is focused solely on securing a halt to fighting in the region, leaving broader political and strategic disputes for later discussions. Last week, the U.S. put forward a one-page agreement that would […]
