U.S. fighter jets intercepted Russian warplanes on Thursday after they were detected near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked and intercepted two Russian Tu-95s bomber planes, two Su-35s fighter planes and one A-50 spy plane until they departed the Alaskan ADIZ, officials said in a statement released late Thursday. The defense...
More than 320,000 vehicles manufactured by Nissan North America, Inc. have been recalled due to an engine failure risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Late last month the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the federal environmental review and permitting process for such infrastructure projects as pipelines, powerplants, fossil energy extraction, mining, refinery equipment, ad infinitum. So broken is the process that — believe it or not — there was bipartisan agreement that reform is necessary. So broken is...
A Democratic group dedicated to expanding their presence at the state legislature-level is rolling out a six-figure investment on Friday ahead of a May special election for a Michigan Senate seat, a true bellwether race that could have consequences for the upper chamber’s majority. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) is spending $250,000 in the special election to support Democrat Chedrick Greene’s candidacy and...
Three Vietnam War veterans on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to bar it from constructing his proposed triumphal arch in Washington's Memorial Circle, arguing that it does not have congressional approval. The veterans, along with an architectural historian, argue the construction of the structure — dubbed "Independence Arch" by the White House...
Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) on Thursday released a new campaign ad featuring several Prairie State residents, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), all saying, "F--- Trump." "They said it, not me," Stratton says in the video posted on her social media. She added that she's "not scared of a wannabe dictator. I'm running...
President Trump on Thursday said he will direct the Department of Defense and other agencies to release its files about UFOs and "alien and extraterrestrial life" to the public. "Based on the tremendous interest shown," Trump wrote on Truth Social, "I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to...
Eight skiers who were caught in an avalanche Tuesday near Lake Tahoe have been found dead, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. One person is still missing, and six others were rescued.
Amazon dethroned Walmart as the world's top company based on their respective sales in 2025 after 13 years of the Bentonville, Ark., company surpassing its competition. Walmart on Thursday reported its annual revenue of $713.2 billion for the most recent fiscal year, while Amazon built up $716.9 billion in revenue, according to the e-commerce giant's...
The Department of Labor's (DOL) headquarters banned Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's husband after two women employed by the department alleged that he sexually assaulted them, The New York Times reported Thursday. The staffers claimed that Dr. Shawn DeRemer touched them inappropriately inside the department building, with one of the incidents caught on security camera on...
President Trump on Thursday forcefully defended his administration’s implementation of tariffs while expressing frustration for how long he has been waiting for the Supreme Court to determine if the authority he used to impose the duties is lawful. Trump spoke at a steel plant in northwest Georgia, in which he touted how tariffs were benefiting...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Thursday said local police will “ignore” a new law signed by Gov. Wes Moore (D) that prevents them from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Yesterday in my state they just passed a bill, Gov. Moore signed an emergency bill to prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested by British police Thursday morning local time, in an investigation focused on his links with Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince was released after about 12 hours. No charges were pressed for now, but a police statement said he remained “under investigation.” Mountbatten-Windsor has always been among the most...
