US Army Says Recruitment Numbers Hit 15-Year High
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth this week announced that U.S. Army recruitment numbers have reached a 15-year high after Trump’s election win. “Our...
View ArticleTrump Says Gaza Will Be Turned Over to US by Israel After the War
By Guy Birchall President Donald Trump said that Gaza would be “turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting,” as he elaborated on his plans for the enclave on Feb. 6. Trump...
View ArticleHere’s What to Know About US Withdrawal From the WHO
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer On the first day in office of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), making...
View ArticleAmazon Surpasses Walmart in Revenues for First Time
By Andrew Moran Amazon crushed Wall Street expectations in the last quarter, surpassing Walmart in revenues for the first time. Investors, however, were disappointed by the earnings report’s lackluster...
View ArticleJob Hunting in the Trump Era: A Boon or Battle for Seasoned Professionals
By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News With Donald Trump back in the White House, professionals across industries are preparing for a transformed job market. His administration’s focus on deregulation,...
View ArticleUS Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected, Unemployment Rate Dips to 4 Percent
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy added fewer new jobs than expected in January, offset by a lower unemployment rate and stronger wage growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the country...
View ArticleCDC Reports ‘Unknown’ Illness Outbreak on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
By Jack Phillips Nearly 100 people were sickened by an outbreak of an unknown gastrointestinal illness this week on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Radiance of the Seas, according to a report from the...
View ArticleDOJ Issues Directive Ending Biden-Era Task Force Aimed at Seizing Assets of...
By Jack Phillips The Department of Justice (DOJ) disbanded a program started under the Biden administration that sought to seize Russian oligarchs’ assets after the war in Ukraine started. In a memo...
View ArticleBipartisan Bill Would Ban DeepSeek AI on US Government Devices
By Andrew Thornebrooke A bipartisan pair of congressmen are introducing a bill to prohibit the use of China’s DeepSeek AI on government-issued devices. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Darin LaHood...
View ArticleGold Prices Keep Hitting Record Highs Amid US–China Tariff War
By Lynn Xu and Jon Sun The price of gold soared to a new high after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on exports from the United States. The yellow metal is in high demand as central banks and...
View ArticleTrump’s Government Overhaul Shakes Washington
By Nathan Worcester President Donald J. Trump has gotten off to a running start. Swift moves by his new administration have upended Washington, D.C.—including for the federal employees who dominate the...
View ArticleAlphabet Surprises Wall Street With Massive Investment Plan as Cloud Growth...
By Panos Mourdoukoutas As cloud growth slows, alphabet surprised Wall Street this week by announcing a massive multibillion-dollar capital spending plan for 2025. Shares sold off as a large capital...
View ArticleMore Government Workers Accept Trump Admin Buyout Offer, Official Says
By Zachary Stieber The number of workers who have decided to accept the buyout offer from the Trump administration has risen by about 25,000, according to a White House official, with some 65,000...
View ArticleDOGE Has Accessed These Federal Systems in Bid to Tackle Waste
By Jacob Burg Elon Musk’s advisory commission, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has deployed teams within multiple federal agencies to use technology to cut costs and streamline...
View ArticleFive Takeaways from Trump’s Briefing with Japan’s Prime Minister
By Travis Gillmore President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Feb. 7 to discuss trade policies and strengthen military partnership. “Japan is strong and proud,” Trump...
View ArticleSenate GOP Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Limit Size of Supreme Court
By Matthew Vadum Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed a new constitutional amendment on Feb. 7 that would prevent federal lawmakers from increasing the number of justices—currently set at nine—on...
View ArticleA.P. Giannini: The Banker Who Helped Build Modern America
By Brian D’Ambrosio At the age of 34, A.P. Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in the Italian section of North Beach in San Francisco. His initial vision was to help those of limited means, “a bank for...
View ArticleNasal Oxytocin Shows Promise in Treating Dementia Symptoms
By George Citroner Scientists have discovered that a simple nasal spray containing oxytocin, commonly known as the “love hormone,” may help treat apathy that often affects patients with a type of...
View ArticleHow Major US Stock Indexes Fared Feb. 7
By The Associated Press U.S. stocks slumped as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.9 percent Friday and wiped out what had been a modest gain for the...
View ArticleChinese Nationals in Los Angeles Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Goods From...
By Frank Fang Two Los Angeles men were recently arrested for allegedly running a scheme to smuggle counterfeit goods from China through Southern California ports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the...
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