President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
A healthy diet and consistent exercise may slow decline in some early-stage Alzheimer's disease patients, according to research published Friday. The study, published in the journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, found that patients in a group who implemented “intensive” lifestyle changes — like eating whole foods, exercising moderately and performing stress management techniques — saw...
Five Minnesota residents were convicted on Friday in a $250 million COVID relief scheme where they misused funds designated to help feed kids during the pandemic. The jury acquitted two others over their involvement in a $40 million scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program. After three days of deliberating, the jury found five...
The United Nations secretary-general is set to describe Israel and Hamas as waging a war that violates children's rights, moving the country to the body's "blacklist" in an upcoming report to the Security Council. Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters Friday that the head of Secretary-General António Guterres’ office informed Israel’s U.N. ambassador, Gilad Erdan, in...
New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman said she believes retribution against his political enemies is "very much a focal point" for former President Trump, whom she covers extensively, following his conviction in the Manhattan hush money case. CNN’s Phil Mattingly questioned Haberman Friday on Trump's likely state of mind after he was found guilty...
Former President Trump escalated his claims about rampant crime during a campaign stop Friday, alleging without proof that mobs of crowds are stealing large appliances from department stores en masse without action from law enforcement. "You go to some of these department stores, 500 people walk into the stores, they walk out with air conditioners...
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked in the nation’s capital Copenhagen Friday evening by a man who was subsequently arrested, according to her office. "The Prime Minister is shocked by the incident," her office said, adding she was hit while in a public square in central Copenhagen. Police confirmed Friday on social platform X...
Former President Trump is keeping Nevada Republicans on their toes as they await a potential endorsement in the state’s all-important Senate race. The former president hasn’t weighed in despite the primary taking place Tuesday. Republicans see the race for the party’s nomination coming down to two candidates: Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown, who has been...
The White House said Friday that Russia's offensive in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region has stalled and is unlikely to advance any further. John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, said the arrival of U.S. weapons has helped change the trajectory of the battle around Kharkiv, which Russian forces mounted a major attack on around...
The State Department congratulated the U.S. cricket team for their upset victory Thursday against a “formidable” Pakistani team at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. The U.S. men’s national cricket team beat Pakistan, a powerhouse in the sport, on Thursday in a tiebreaker. They kept Pakistan to 13-1 to secure their second victory in the...
The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money criminal case informed the parties Friday that a person on Facebook claimed to have advance knowledge of the verdict in the case. Judge Juan Merchan wrote Trump’s attorneys and the Manhattan district attorney’s office that on May 29 – the day 12 New Yorkers began deliberating Trump’s...
