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Labor Dept deploys ‘strike team’ to California over $21B unemployment debt, fraud concerns

Labor Department deploys specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion in improper payments during the pandemic.

Trump approves DC emergency declaration over Potomac sewage spill, FEMA mobilizes

President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for Washington, D.C., allowing FEMA to coordinate emergency relief efforts over the Potomac River sewage crisis.

DOGE’s Medicaid data dump aims to expose fraud — but privacy and legal hurdles loom

Elon Musk is touting the Department of Government Efficiency’s release of open-source Medicaid data as a transparency breakthrough. But prosecutors and privacy experts say converting online tips into courtroom convictions could prove far more complicated.

OpenAI didn’t contact police despite employees flagging mass shooter’s concerning chatbot interactions: REPORT

Months before a mass school shooting in British Columbia, OpenAI employees raised alarm about the shooter's violent chatbot prompts and debated calling police, but ultimately opted not to, according to a new report.

Gov. Hochul’s crackdown on AI-generated ‘political speech’ won’t pass the First Amendment test

Despite being an avid user of AI when it suits her online presence, Gov. Hochul has made...

DOE cancels $30B in green loans

{beacon} Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE cancels $30B in green loans The Trump administration is canceling $30 billion in green loans and revising another $53 billion. © Photo Credit The administration on Thursday night said the changes or eliminations from the $83 billion in total funding come after its review of $104...

Canada-Trump tensions grow after Carney ‘rupture’ speech

Tensions between the United States and Canada have rapidly escalated this week after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a rousing speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, declaring a "rupture" in the old world order and calling on "middle powers" to unite. The once jovial public relationship between Carney and...

Florida hospital fires nurse over profane post on Leavitt’s pregnancy

A nurse at a South Florida hospital has been fired for a social media post in which she appeared to make profane remarks about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s pregnancy. A spokesperson for Baptist Health South Florida confirmed in a Friday statement that a “nurse at one of [their] facilities” had been terminated for...

Map shows where measles is spreading fastest in 2026

The massive measles outbreaks of 2025 are officially spilling over into the new year. Fourteen states have reported new cases of the virus since the start of 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Grammy winner Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances

Grammy Award-winning opera singer Renée Fleming will no longer participate in a pair of symphony performances at the Kennedy Center this spring, according to a message on the center’s website. Fleming was scheduled to appear with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on May 29-30 in a program titled “Appalachian Spring,” featuring American conductor James Gaffigan....

Weekend’s winter storm coming in 2 waves: When will each hit?

More than half of the United States is under some sort of winter weather watch or advisory, bringing frigid temperatures to the south of the country and heavy snow to the northeast.

Judge rejects DoorDash, Uber request to block New York City tipping option laws

A federal judge on Friday rejected a request from DoorDash and Uber to block two New York City laws requiring food delivery companies to include certain tipping options and prompt customers to tip delivery workers before or during checkout. U.S. District Judge George Daniels ruled that the two companies had failed to show they were...

House Democrats request prison visit where Maxwell is held

The top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees have requested a visit to the prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is being held, alleging preferential treatment toward Maxwell and a cover-up of sexual abuse at the facility.  Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) made the demands in a letter to...

Coca-Cola CEO hints at next possible soft-drink trend

“You can basically put it in a drink and more or less mask it completely,” he said of the idea.

Dropkick Murphys share video of Fanone confronting Jan. 6 supporter

The Dropkick Murphys, an Irish American Celtic punk rock band, are showing their support for former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone after a clip of him confronting a Jan. 6, 2021, supporter while wearing the band’s T-shirt went viral. The band reposted a video of Fanone in a tense exchange with Ivan Raiklin, a...

Are you in danger of getting chilblains? How to avoid the cold-weather condition

Even in temperatures above freezing, the danger chilblains can still be a concern.

Michigan sues oil giants, alleging collusion to stifle renewables, EVs

The state of Michigan is suing major oil companies and an industry association, alleging that they colluded to hamper the adoption of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). In a lawsuit announced Friday, Michigan sued BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute. It alleged they acted as a “cartel” as part of an effort to...

California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, in a seeming rebuke of the Trump administration's withdrawal from international collaborations. Newsom traveled this week to the...

Coal by decree is not an energy strategy

Coal’s decline was not a policy accident.

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