Bars and restaurants across Ontario will be allowed to start serving alcohol early on Sunday in anticipation of the gold medal men’s hockey game between the U.S. and Canada, according to the province’s government. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced Friday that the hours for liquor sales would be extended so that...
The United Kingdom has blocked a request by the U.S. to use the country’s bases for a potential strike on Iran, according to multiple British media reports. The decision by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, first reported by The Times, was reportedly made due to concerns that such action could violate international law. President Trump...
The CIA is retracting intelligence reports on reports that mostly relate to diversity, equity and inclusion after an internal review found political bias in the agency's analysis.
FBI Director Kash Patel is being personally briefed on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, officials said Thursday. Patel was already scheduled to travel to Arizona, where the 84-year-old woman was last seen in her home, though the trip was unrelated to the search, the...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday brushed aside allegations that deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a Russian agent. "I would like to joke about such versions, but let's not waste our time,” Peskov said in response to a question about Poland’s probe into potential links between Epstein and Russian intelligence, according to Reuters. The...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Wednesday expressed reservations about a drawdown of federal immigration officials in his city. “Our understanding is that the drawdown is happening immediately and in the very near future. That being said, it's not enough. Bringing 700 officers off our streets and sending them back wherever they came from is,...
Congress passed a compromise deal to fund five of the six remaining appropriations bills for the rest of the fiscal year, and put the sixth on temporary life support, after limiting the Department of Homeland Security division in the bill to a Feb. 13 expiration date.
New numbers from U.S.-based employers show January was the worst month for job cuts since 2009, according to a report from Challenger, Gray and Christmas. A total of 108,435 jobs were cut according to the report, marking a 205 percent increase from December. Employers said contract loss, market and economic conditions and restructuring were the...
Former Vice President Harris's 2024 campaign accounts are set to relaunch Thursday on social platform X and TikTok as part of a new organization to mobilize young voters ahead of the midterm elections. The KamalaHQ account on X showed a cryptic video on Wednesday featuring attempts to log into the account. The user tries to...
President Trump on Thursday morning is delivering remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. It comes as he suggested Wednesday his administration could use "a softer touch" in its aggressive immigration operations amid uproar in Minnesota. Thursday also marks the first day of a new era in arms control, as the New START Treaty expires. It...
The “rules-based international order” was never a set of neutral rules. It was a story the U.S. told — about itself, its power and its right to bend norms when convenient. In January, that story finally collapsed when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called that order what many governments have long known it to be:...
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday asked her mother's potential kidnapper in an online video that her family is willing to talk but requested to see proof that she is alive. "We are ready to talk," she read from a prepared statement, flanked by her siblings Annie and Cameron, in a video shared on...
President Trump on Thursday morning will give a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, an event that brings together a bipartisan coalition of politicians and other U.S. and international leaders. Trump's remarks come as the president has signaled that his administration could take a "softer" tone on immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security has...
