The State Department’s new report on human rights says nothing about corruption in government and the freedom of assembly, according to Human Rights Watch — thus, it gives a pass to authoritarian states.
The Trump administration announced on Sunday it had secured the release of an American, Amir Amiry, who was wrongfully detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Trump officials said Qatar helped facilitate Amiry’s release alongside the State Department’s bureau for hostage affairs and the National Security Council counterterrorism directorate. “While this marks an important step forward,...
The superintendent of one of the largest school districts in Iowa was arrested Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), bringing chaos, confusion and a national spotlight. Superintendent Ian Roberts, who began his tenure at Des Moines Public Schools in 2023, was arrested by ICE, which says he has faced “a final order of...
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, the NFL announced Sunday. Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was born and raised in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. A three-time Grammy winner, he is one of the most popular Latin rappers in the world. “What I'm...
The suspect in the Sunday shooting at a Michigan church was a Marine who served in Iraq, according to military officials. Authorities identified the suspect as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, who died on the scene. The Marine Corps in a statement obtained by NewsNation said Sanford was a sergeant who served between 2004 and 2008...
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) says he’s not going to switch parties, even though he doesn’t agree with the threats by Democratic leaders in Washington to shut down the federal government this week if they don’t get major concessions from Republicans on health care spending. “No, I’m not going to switch,” Fetterman told Fox Business...
Trump’s formula of rising inflation, higher energy bills, lost jobs, dirty air, poor public health and relentless weather catastrophes will not make America great again.
It's a must-have for the majority of households across the world, a good cup of coffee to start the day, and now a new study from WalletHub has found the best cities to live in if you're a coffee lover.
Hundreds of Oregon National Guard troops have been called up following President Trump saying over the weekend that he was sending troops to Portland, the state’s attorney general said. In a post on the social platform X Sunday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) said that “the Secretary of Defense sent a memo to Governor...
On Monday, a new $100 million super-PAC network, Leading the Future, was introduced to shape artificial intelligence policy in next year’s elections. The group says it will fight for sensible guardrails on AI while pushing back against efforts it believes could slow AI development. But if Leading the Future is to live up to its...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Monday it is making an investment to help Missouri Democrats put the state’s newly signed GOP-friendly House map to a statewide vote ahead of the 2026 midterms. The DNC will assist the Missouri Democratic Party in collecting signatures needed for a referendum process. The DNC declined to offer a specific price tag...
