Thursday marks the 30th day of the federal government shutdown, and the American public has become more concerned about the shutdown throughout the month and more disapproving of how President Donald Trump is handling the federal government, according to a ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos Poll conducted using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel. More Americans blame Trump and Republicans…
Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee, is in labor and her confirmation hearing, scheduled for Thursday morning at 11 a.m. ET, has been postponed, according to two people familiar with the matter and a spokesperson for the HELP Committee. Means was expected to face tough questioning from Democrats on the Senate health…
Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a federal appeals court to expedite his appeal of his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, arguing that he could end his prison sentence before his appeal is heard on a normal schedule. Combs is appealing his conviction and sentence of more than four years. “An expedited schedule of briefings and…
LONDON – Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with the October 19 jewelry theft at the Louvre museum in Paris, according to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau. The arrests took place on Wednesday in the Seine-Saint-Denis region outside Paris, although French authorities have not yet identified any of the suspects. Beccuau, speaking on French…
According to a US official, the National Guard plans to train up to 500 soldiers per state to serve as part of a rapid response force focused on civil unrest missions. The move follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in August that called for each state to have National Guard quick reaction…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks in six years in hopes of ending a months-long trade war, a meeting that came shortly after Trump said the United States would “immediately” begin testing nuclear weapons, something it has not done in more than 30 years. The two leaders…
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, opting for its second interest rate cut this year in an effort to revive the weakened labor market. The widely expected move results in an interest rate reduction sought by President Donald Trump, although the size of the…
A jury found a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. The trial began last week for Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County deputy, in the July 2024 fatal shooting of Massey after she called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois….
Dictionary.com has officially revealed its new Word of the Year. The online dictionary announced Wednesday that “67” is the word of the year for 2025. The annual selection serves as a “linguistic time capsule, reflecting the social trends and global events that defined the year,” according to Dictionary.com. The exact origin of the term is…
Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon in southwest Jamaica near New Hope as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm then swept through western Jamaica, causing…
