It was a typical school day in December 1995. I was teaching fifth grade. The topic was the Constitutional Convention. Fifteen minutes into the lesson, it was clear that...
An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
President Trump on Sunday posted a map of New Mexico labeled "New America" following the spread of a since-debunked online hoax claiming he had signed an executive order renaming the state. The map Trump shared on Truth Social showed a large "X" over "Mexico" in the state's name, with the word "America" labeled below it....
At least five people are dead following an Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami-Dade County officials confirmed Sunday afternoon. The airplane overran the airport's runway at around 2 p.m., according to airport officials. The fatal crash initially caused a complete ground stop at MIA, though two of its four runways are...
President Trump on Sunday announced that the White House helipad — which was redone at his request last month — has been completed. Trump posted a photo on Truth Social of former President Eisenhower on the White House lawn before departing in an Air Force H-13J helicopter in July 1957, becoming the first U.S. president...
President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and ripped the head of the independent central bank as new tariffs caused stocks to plunge. In a Friday post on his Truth Social messaging platform, Trump accused Fed Chair Jerome Powell — a fellow Republican — of refusing to cut interest rates for political...
Ezra Levin, an activist who has organized demonstrations protesting President Trump and his close ally billionaire Elon Musk, praised Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) for breaking the record for the longest speech in Senate history and knocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), arguing the longtime Democrat is not delivering for constituents. Levin co-founded the progressive organization Indivisible,...
Washington isn’t Silicon Valley, and the operating model of “moving fast and breaking things” being employed by DOGE has real national security implications.
The Trump administration has sent its demands to Harvard University on policies it must change to avoid the loss of federal funding after the federal government opened a review into the billions of dollars in contracts and grants it holds with the nation's oldest and richest school. In a Thursday letter, obtained by The...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give remarks Friday morning on the state of the economy, just days after President Trump announced new tariffs on nearly all foreign imports. Powell's comments also come after Labor Department data showed the U.S. added 228,000 jobs last month — with a steady 4.2 percent unemployment rate....
President Trump announced that a new $5 million gold card immigrant visa will become available in about two weeks, requiring vetting but offering work status and citizenship.
China, in the wake of President Trump's latest tariffs on foreign trading partners, announced Friday it will hit the U.S. with a 34 percent reciprocal tax on imports starting next week. “The US practice is inconsistent with international trade rules, seriously undermines China's legitimate rights and interests, and is a typical unilateral bullying practice," China’s...
CLINTON, N.Y. (WSYR) — Over 5,000 patrons roared as former President Obama walked across the stage to engage in a conversation with Hamilton College's President Steven Tepper for the first time in a college setting, aside from his historical commencement speeches over the years. Visitors flew in from as far as Europe and stood in...
The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate stayed roughly even at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The monthly federal jobs report showed the labor market holding strong in March after another month of rising concern about the impact of President Trump's economic agenda and...
There is simply no way that a thorough analysis can be completed in such a short timeframe, even if it is only “initial” and would be subject to further review and amendment.
Top Democrats on Capitol Hill have slammed the reported firing of National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh and other top agency staffers, questioning how the dismissals will make the U.S. safer. Haugh, who also leads the U.S. Cyber Command, has more than 30 years of experience in the U.S. Air Force. NSA civilian deputy...
