The U.S. military presence in northeastern Syria goes largely unnoticed until something terrible happens, like an American losing his or her life in an attack.
After months of wintry weather relieved much of California from its driest three years on record, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued an executive order on Friday to modify — but not remove entirely — the state’s emergency drought proclamation. “We've been waiting for this moment for some time to ask the rhetorical question and answer...
NPR is canceling four of its podcasts as it lays off 10 percent of its staff members and tries to close a budget shortfall. The cuts will mean the end of the seasonal podcasts “Invisibilia,” “Louder Than a Riot” and “Rough Translation” and the comedy podcast “Everyone & Their Mom.” The number of employees being...
A large majority of Americans do not believe that their children’s lives will be better than theirs, according to a new poll from The Wall Street Journal and the University of Chicago. Most adults polled — 78 percent — said their children's generation will have it worse off, compared to 42 percent holding that view...
Trump attorney Evan Corcoran appeared before a grand jury investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents on Friday, after an appeals court rejected his efforts to overturn the court order requiring his testimony earlier this week. Corcoran was seen heading into a Washington, D.C., courthouse shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, according to The Washington...
The new CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan, has pledged to work as a barista in stores around the country once a month as part of his leadership of the company. Narasimhan took the reins of the coffee giant this week as founder Howard Schultz stepped down from his second stint as CEO. Narasimhan credited his...
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a suite of other aides are being forced to testify before a grand jury hearing evidence in the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into Jan. 6, 2021, rejecting former President Trump’s claims of executive privilege. The decision, first reported by ABC News, came in a sealed ruling last...
Abortion will remain legal in Guam after a federal judge denied a request to lift a long-standing permanent injunction blocking a total abortion ban. The U.S. District Court for the District of Guam rejected Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s (R) request to vacate a federal court’s permanent injunction from 1990 barring Guam from enforcing a law...
Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday vetoed a sweeping GOP-backed bill that would have prevented transgender youths in the state from accessing gender-affirming health care or using school facilities like restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. Senate Bill 150 also sought to prohibit classroom instruction through the fifth grade on “human sexuality,”...