The Biden administration on Tuesday issued sanctions against former Haitian President Michel Martelly for his role in drug trafficking and sponsorship of multiple Haiti-based gangs. The Treasury Department said that Martelly abused his influence to facilitate the trafficking of dangerous drugs, including cocaine, to the United States. The Treasury said that Martelly laundered funds from...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is requiring inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft following a midair dive by a LATAM Airlines flight back in March. “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an immediately effective Airworthiness Directive (AD) for certain Boeing 787-8, 9, and -10 airplanes,” the FAA said in an emailed statement...
A federal judge ruled last week that a Virginia school district cannot bar a transgender student from trying out for the girls tennis team, as the student’s case against the school board continues. U.S. District Court Judge M. Hannah Lauck issued a preliminary injunction on the matter Friday, saying the 11-year-old plaintiff “established that the...
Former President Trump shared several fake images of pop star Taylor Swift and her fans showing support for his campaign Sunday that appear to have been generated with artificial intelligence (AI). “I accept,” Trump wrote in a post on his platform Truth Social accompanying the images, appearing to suggest he was accepting an endorsement from...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is accusing former President Trump of "weaponizing" symbols of faith and increasing division in the country. “As a pastor, as a person of faith, I take great offense with the way in which he is weaponizing the symbols of our great country and also the symbols of the faith, towards this...
The Philippines will allow a limited number of Afghan nationals to stay in the country while their resettlement visas for the United States are processed, according to an agreement reached between Washington and Manila. The agreement demonstrates how the Biden administration has deepened ties with the government of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The issue...
Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance have been accused of belittling members of the military, with Trump refusing to visit a cemetery of American soldiers and Vance falsely accusing Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz of quitting the Army National Guard to avoid combat duty in Iraq.
Israel said Tuesday that its forces recovered the remains of six hostages from southern Gaza, a recovery operation that comes amid high-stakes negotiations to reach a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas to free the remaining people held in the territory. Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Haim Perry were...
There have been several periods over the last half-century when British and American politics have seemed to align — that could spell trouble for U.S. Republicans in the coming election.
Former President Trump defended his attacks against Vice President Harris's personal attributes and intelligence, but said he doesn’t think those attacks are necessary to win the election in November. “I hope they're not,” Trump told CBS News, when asked if the personal insults were needed. “But if I don't think somebody's good at something, if...
Matthew Perry’s tragic death did not occur in isolation but is part of a much larger trend, where prescriptions of ketamine from supposed health and wellness centers have reportedly increased by 500 percent since 2017.
Planned Parenthood says its van will be parked in the city's West Loop — mere minutes from the DNC's venue — to provide "FREE vasectomies & medication abortion" on Monday and Tuesday.
