An extremely persistent and highly mobile "forever chemical" byproduct is contaminating many mineral water brands sold across Europe, researchers have found. Evaluating the contents of 19 brands of mineral water, a recent analysis from the Pesticide Action Network Europe identified a compound called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in 10 of the water brands. TFA is not officially defined...

Lawmakers are sprinting to pass legislation that will keep the government’s lights on ahead of the Dec. 20 shutdown deadline as President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to make their case to senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday.  Although a complete government shutdown is unlikely, members on both sides of the aisle have plenty of work...

Senators from New Jersey and New York sent a letter Thursday to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demanding a briefing on the mysterious drones that have flown over their states, prompting growing confusion and concern. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrats from New York,...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed concern about the idea of conducting peace negotiations in the nearly three-year-long Russia-Ukraine war without Russian President Vladimir Putin "at the table," calling the move "risky." “It is crucial that whenever there is a deal that it is a good deal, with all the elements in there,” Rutte said during...

Voters are split on whether President-elect Trump is serious about going after his political enemies during his second stint in the White House, according to a new survey released on Thursday.  The Monmouth University poll found that 48 percent of respondents said Trump is serious about going after his political foes, while another 47 percent...

President Biden is readying visa restrictions on officials in the country of Georgia amid a government crackdown on mass protests against the claimed victory by the Georgian Dream party, which critics say is turning the country toward Russia.  The administration is expected to issue a number of travel bans Thursday, according to people familiar with...

The Supreme Court on Thursday announced a pilot program that will allow members of the public to enter a lottery for reserved courtroom seats during oral arguments. The court has long provided seats to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, with lines often forming outside the courthouse early in the morning or even the...

The overthrow of Assad by rebels led by HTS in Syria represents a major opportunity for the U.S. and its allies to recognize the importance of what just happened and take the lead in the Syria diplomatic process to ensure Russia loses its military bases in Syria.

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said Thursday he thinks FBI Director Christopher Wray should not have decided to resign at the end of President Biden’s term and should have, instead, stayed on and forced President-elect Trump to fire him. But Goldman said he thinks Wray made his decision based only on what was best for the...

President Biden pardoned 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others on Thursday, a sweeping move that comes after pressure from criminal justice advocates over the surprise pardon of his son Hunter Biden. The White House billed it as setting a new single-day record for the number of people impacted. They include those...