Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
Forced leaves began in Washington and worldwide Friday for most employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ...
Russia claims it’s taken another eastern Ukraine town. Kyiv officials make no comment
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that its forces had captured the mining town of Toretsk in their latest ...
Ian McEwan’s next novel, ‘What We Can Know,’ is science fiction ‘without the science’
The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar’s ...
Senate confirms budget director
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as the White House budget director. The vote came after Democrats ...
Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches
Bishop Ebli De La Rosa says his motto right now is “to prepare for the worst and pray for the best.” De La Rosa, who oversees ...
Japan’s Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his first meeting with President Donald ...
Indonesia orders the halting of tourism projects linked to Trump over environmental issues
Indonesian authorities have ordered the halting of development of a tourism project affiliated with U.S. President Donald ...
$1,500+ water bill: St. Pete halts late fees, shut-offs for customers amid unexplained bills
The city of St. Petersburg is halting all late fees and shut-offs for water customers. City council took that drastic step in ...
Bangladesh’s government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed
Bangladesh’s interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Friday it will contain vandalism and arson ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court says swing state’s embattled elections chief can remain in post
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted for removal by Republican lawmakers over the ...
2 dead, 3 injured in weather event with ‘possible tornado,’ officials in Tennessee say
Two people were killed in eastern Tennessee when severe storms with a possible tornado moved through the region. Local officials announced Friday morning that a mother and ...
Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to resign
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday that her lawyers were preparing for a legal battle in her upcoming ...