Trump Administration Puts Immediate Pause on FDA, CDC, and HHS Reports and Posts
By Jack Phillips The Trump administration has placed a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public until at least the end of the month. In a Jan. 21 memo, Department of Health...
View ArticleTaking Stock of Bone Broth Benefits
By Mary West Bone broth has developed a reputation for being a superfood. While research on its potential benefits is preliminary, noted natural health practitioners ardently advocate it, asserting...
View ArticleDOJ Moves to Dismiss Appeal in Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Case
By Sam Dorman The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on Jan. 29 to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in the Florida classified documents case that has reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
View ArticleSenate Judiciary Committee Advances Pam Bondi’s Nomination for Attorney General
By Sam Dorman A Senate panel voted on Jan. 29 to advance former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice, teeing up a vote before the full chamber. The Senate...
View ArticleTrump Says He’ll Sign Order to Prepare Guantanamo Bay to House Illegal...
By Jacob Burg President Donald Trump said on Jan. 29 that he would sign an executive order converting the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba to house illegal immigrants. Trump made the remarks during a...
View ArticleTrump Signs Laken Riley Act Into Law
By Arjun Singh WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan. 29 signed into law the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation to receive his assent during his second term. The act is named after the...
View ArticleTrump Signs Orders to Defund Schools Teaching CRT and Promote School Choice
By Aaron Gifford President Donald Trump on Jan. 29 signed executive orders on prohibiting ideological “indoctrination” in K–12 schools and promoting universal school choice in every state. The...
View ArticlePlane Carrying 64 Collides With Military Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport
By Melanie Sun and Guy Birchall No survivors are expected from the crash involving a passenger plane carrying 64 people and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), DC Fire and...
View ArticleUS Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in 4th Quarter, Short of Expectations
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy registered a smaller-than-expected period of growth in the fourth quarter, reflecting a continuation of gains in consumer and government spending. According to the...
View ArticleLong Awaited JFK Files Could Be Released Soon
By Travis Gillmore The Director of National Intelligence and the U.S. Attorney General have until Feb. 7 to present a full disclosure plan for the records pertaining to the assassination of President...
View ArticleTrump’s Revocations of Security Clearances: What to Know
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer President Donald Trump recently revoked the security clearances of a number of former U.S. officials. In one such executive order—which revoked the clearances of former...
View ArticleTrump Hits Fed on Inflation, Vows Energy Boom and Deregulation to Tame Prices
By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of failing to control inflation, blaming the Fed’s focus on social and environmental issues. The president...
View ArticleUSDA Issues Public Health Alert Over Wegmen’s Chicken Nuggets
By Rachel Acenas The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a public health alert for Wegmen’s frozen chicken nuggets over possible contamination with bone fragments. The product should not...
View ArticlePanama’s President Says There Will Be No Negotiation Over Canal’s Ownership:...
By Jack Phillips Panama’s president said on Thursday that he will not hold any negotiations about ownership of the Panama Canal, following President Donald Trump’s suggestion the United States could...
View ArticleICE Arrests Guatemalan, Salvadoran Gang Members
By Naveen Athrappully Foreign gang members with criminal histories in the United States who were previously ordered to be removed from the country were recently arrested, according to the U.S....
View ArticleMastercard’s Sales and Earnings Rise on Holiday Spending, Acquisitions
By Panos Mourdoukoutas Mastercard’s sales and earnings rose in the last quarter of 2024, led by solid holiday consumer spending and the acquisition of the privately held cybersecurity company Recorded...
View ArticleTrump Repeats 100 Percent Tariffs Warning Over De-dollarization
By Katabella Roberts President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated a warning that he will impose 100 percent tariffs on members of the BRICS economic bloc if they attempt to replace the U.S. dollar as a...
View ArticleFed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Rises to 7-Month High
By Andrew Moran The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose for the third consecutive month to its highest level in seven months, supporting the U.S. central bank’s decision to pause its...
View ArticleA Virus Infecting Gut Bacteria Intensifies Food Cravings
By Amy Denney Some researchers suggest that a virus lurking in the guts of some people interferes with their neurotransmitters, giving them a bigger surge of serotonin and dopamine (the feel-good...
View ArticleChinese State-Linked Accounts Promote DeepSeek’s Launch on Social Media: Report
By Aldgra Fredly A recent report by Graphika showed that social media accounts linked to Chinese state agencies were pushing narratives favoring the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek just...
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