Officials in Cuba announced an islandwide blackout on Monday amid the country’s energy crisis.  “A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System has occurred,” Cuban officials wrote on X, saying restoration efforts were underway.  The blackout comes as the Trump administration turned its Latin American focus to Cuba following the capture of former Venezuelan […]

America250 on Monday announced it reached a critical milestone in a volunteer initiative designed to mark the semiquincentennial.  The America250 commission surpassed over 2.5 million volunteer hours in its effort to pull off the largest national volunteer initiative in U.S. history.  “As I’ve met with partner organizations and community leaders across the country, I’ve felt […]

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) got into a heated exchange with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Monday outside an airport in Austin, where the two traded blame for a partial government shutdown that has left Transportation Security Administration agents without a paycheck. As Cornyn was delivering food to TSA workers at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Casar, […]

Details about the White House’s first-ever UFC fight are emerging, as organizers grapple with logistical and security issues for the historic event in Washington, D.C. Michael Chandler, one of several fighters headlining the June 14 event on the White House’s South Lawn, said Monday that top UFC brass are “still trying to figure things out.”  […]