Trump targets security clearances of law firm entangled in 2016 Russia investigation
President Donald Trump says he is suspending the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm involved in launching since-discredited opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into any ties between the Republican candidate a...
Continue ReadingPilot error likely caused a small plane crash in Tennessee that killed a Canadian family, NTSB says
A fiery small plane crash in Tennessee last year that killed a Canadian family of five was most likely the result of an error by the father who was piloting the plane
Continue ReadingTrump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages
In an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists,” the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training programs, which it characterized as supporting divisive i...
Continue ReadingFBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says
FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau will work to “zero out” the population of Americans detained or held hostage in foreign countries
Continue ReadingTrump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department
Continue ReadingSenate confirms former Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general
The Republican-led Senate has voted to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, placing President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney in a key Justice Department post at a time of turmoil in the agency
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility’s equipment sparked wildfire
Los Angeles County is suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,000 structures in the Altadena area
Continue ReadingAvalanche buries at least 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska officials say
Alaska State Troopers say an avalanche swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be 100 feet deep in the Alaska backcountry
Continue ReadingMarines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining
Officials say roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to the force under an executive order from President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingMan treated ‘like a dog’ before murder in upstate New York, prosecutor says
Prosecutors in upstate New York say seven people were indicted on first-degree murder charges in the killing of a 24-year-old man who was subjected to weeks of torture
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