President Donald Trump wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal to defend his economic policy and rebuke opponents of his tariff regime. “When I imposed historic tariffs on nearly all foreign countries last April, the critics said my policies would cause a global economic meltdown,” Trump wrote. “Instead, they have created an American economic […]
At least five people were killed and dozens injured in Iran on Saturday after two separate explosions rocked the country, blasts that Iranian officials claimed were caused by gas leaks. Iranian state media reported that a residential building in Bandar Abbas, a southern port city, exploded, leaving one person dead and 14 injured. Footage of […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The trial for Richard Cox, a registered sex offender, is set to start on Monday. Cox is facing charges related to entering female locker rooms and allegedly touching himself in front of children. The biological male was able to enter the facilities by claiming to be transgender. Richard Cox appeared before Judge […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into a lane crucial for global shipping. Iran has warned ships that it will conduct a live fire drill Sunday and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because the shutdown may not last long. The House will try to pass funding legislation quickly when lawmakers return Monday, and that would end the shutdown. Congress already has passed half this year’s funding bills, ensuring […]
MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets. The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Hundreds of Danish veterans — many of whom fought alongside U.S. troops — and thousands of supporters staged a silent protest Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen in response to the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland and Trump’s belittling of their combat contributions. Veterans first gathered at Copenhagen’s Kastellet historic fortress, which […]
GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about […]
Five Democratic candidates are facing off for the opportunity to unseat Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) from the Pennsylvania seat he has held for nearly a decade. Every year that Fitzpatrick has run for Congress, he has faced a primary challenge from a further-right GOP candidate. This year, he is running unchallenged on the Republican ticket for […]
A federal judge on Saturday denied a request from Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul for a halt to federal immigration enforcement in the city as part of Operation Metro Surge. The ruling comes weeks after she had sided against the Trump administration in an order restricting federal officers’ crowd-control tactics in Minneapolis. “At this stage, […]
