These difficult U.S. initiatives will buy enough time to provide a platform for the Haitian police and their international partners to regain an ongoing grip on security.
Southwest is closing operations at four airports because of delivery delays for Boeing airliners. The cutback comes as the airline reported a first-quarter loss of $231 million, and said it will also limit hiring and offer voluntary leave to employees. The airline is closing operations at Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in...
More than 100 people were arrested overnight after a pro-Palestinian protest that broke out at Emerson College. Boston police said in a statement 108 people were arrested, with four injuries among police officers. There were three minor injuries and one serious one among the police, although all were non-life threatening. No injuries were reported...
After Texas state troopers arrested more than 50 people at a University of Texas at Austin protest this week, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is facing accusations that the state went too far. Police in riot gear broke up an unsanctioned but nonviolent demonstration at the state's flagship university Wednesday. Among those arrested was a journalist...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday doubled down on his support for Israel, pinning the blame on militant group Hamas for deaths of children in Gaza. "There have been civilians murdered, but that is not the fault of Israel, it's the fault of the terrorists — the Hamas operators and soldiers, the terrorists who...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) took aim at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) visit to Columbia University Wednesday, saying he was creating more “anger and hate” by making the visit. “This is a man who is holding on to his Speakership. He knows he might be on the chopping block," Omar said on MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight.” "And...
Former President Trump late Wednesday swiped at his one-time attorney general, Bill Barr, after Barr said he would support the GOP presidential ticket despite his criticisms. "Wow! Former A.G. Bill Barr, who let a lot of great people down by not investigating Voter Fraud in our Country, has just Endorsed me for President despite the...
Former President Trump has a busy day in court on Thursday as his New York hush money trial collides with presidential immunity arguments before the Supreme Court. David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, is expected to retake the stand in Manhattan where he will continue providing a timeline of his agreement to...
U.S. economic growth dipped below 2 percent during the first quarter for the first time in more than a year and a half, according to a new government reading released Thursday. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 1.6 percent during the first quarter of the year, according to the Commerce Department’s...
Former President Trump on Thursday downplayed the severity of the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville compared to the mounting demonstrations on college campuses over the situation in Gaza. Trump noted in a post on Truth Social that President Biden frequently points to the Charlottesville rally, and Trump's response to it, as a reason...
