Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (R) on Friday thanked President Trump for meeting with her and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) about wildfire recovery efforts, but noted that other states are "in line" requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Barger told CNN's Elex Michaelson that she spoke with lawmakers on...
The Trump administration on Friday told several scientists on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) board that they were terminated from their roles, The Washington Post reported. The White House Presidential Personnel Office's message to members of the National Science Board thanked them for their service, according to screenshots shared with the outlet. "On behalf of...
President Trump said his administration received a new proposal from Iran after he canceled a U.S. delegation’s trip to Islamabad for a second round of peace deal talks. “They gave us a paper that should have been better. And interestingly, immediately, when I canceled it, within 10 minutes, we got a new paper that was...
President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a sudden disturbance sent attendees ducking for cover as Secret Service intervened. The cause of the incident remains unclear.
Technology company Oracle will provide security for the new TikTok entity in the United States, following the President Trump-backed deal to allow the social media company to keep operating in the U.S. The proposal will “allow Oracle, as the security provider for this new entity, to inspect it, to study how it behaves and see...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) — A sizable earthquake jolted the San Francisco Bay Area shortly before 3 a.m. Monday. The quake, a magnitude 4.3, had its epicenter about a mile east of Berkeley. It was felt across the East Bay in Walnut Creek, Martinez, and Alameda, and across the Bay in San Francisco and Sausalito. Northward,...
Radio host Howard Stern blasted Disney for its decision to take comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air, a move that has earned the media conglomerate a flood of criticism and accusations of bending to pressure from the federal government. "I don't know what their plan is," Stern said on his show Monday, revealing he has...
About one in three U.S. adults say the United Nations is doing a good job in trying to solve world issues, according to a new Gallup poll. The August survey, released on Sunday, shows 32 percent of Americans say the UN is doing a good job, while 63 percent say the international body is doing...
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area early Monday morning, jolting many nearby residents awake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake struck at 2:56 a.m. PDT, and was centered approximately 1.2 miles east-southeast of Berkeley, Calif. Shaking was also recorded some 4.4 miles away in Oakland, 11.2 miles away...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to oust service members celebrating or mocking the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk online has already seen at least eight people suspended or placed under investigation, with legal experts warning of a chilling effect on free speech. The disciplinary actions — including suspensions of at least five Army officers and...
Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month spurred rare calls from the right for more for content moderation measures on social media. At least two Republican lawmakers backed calls for social media platforms to remove graphic videos of the shooting, another called for lifetime bans for users who celebrated Kirk’s murder, while a senior Trump administration...
