After senior U.S. military officials told Congress they do not know yet how much the surge of active-duty military forces to the southern border with Mexico and the buildup of infrastructure to house thousands of migrants at Guantanamo might end up costing, two Democratic senators on Friday requested more details from the Pentagon. Following a … Read more
The stunning fallout over the Justice Department’s move to drop the criminal corruption prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams continues to have ripple effects, resulting now in the resignations of at least six top department officials who have refused to sign onto the case’s dismissal, sources told ABC News. The push to drop the … Read more
School bus driver keeps calm after being hit with flying metal Washington state bus driver Stewart O’Leary is being hailed as a hero and on the mend after he was struck by a piece of flying metal while driving a high school girls basketball team to a game. February 14, 2025 Source link
Adrián Simancas was out kayaking with his dad off the coast of Chile on Saturday when the whale engulfed him and his boat and let him go just seconds later. Source link
Lawmakers from both political parties invoked China as a potential winner in international development as the U.S. reviews its foreign assistance programs and non-governmental organizations funded largely by American grants await answers on the fate of funds critical to their missions abroad. An official for the demining authority in Cambodia on Thursday said he received … Read more
Heather Stambaugh, a high school teacher in rural Ohio, said she sees the impact of federal funding every day in her classrooms. It opens up opportunities for individual aides to work one-on-one with high-need students, she said, or to lead small group learning sessions that help students achieve “light bulb” moments they may not have … Read more
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during his visit to the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump. The exact nature of the meeting is unclear, although Modi said on X that the two men “discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about such as space, mobility, … Read more
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about easing tariffs, resolving trade issues and shoring up defense ties in a meeting at the White House on Thursday. Even though Trump threatened to impose tariffs, the two leaders said they’d talk about trade, signaling that New Delhi and … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday. Radiation levels have not increased, Zelenskyy and the U.N. atomic agency said. Russian officials made no immediate comment, and it was … Read more
A teenage girl was arrested on Thursday for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at her high school on Valentine’s Day. Trinity Shockley, 18, was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder, intimidation and conspiracy to commit intimidation. She is being held without bond in the Morgan County Jail in Martinsville, Indiana. In this booking photo released … Read more