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The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver’s license regulations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to a nationwide audit conducted in October that found about […]

Powerball will be drawing its winning lottery numbers Monday night for a record 46th time since its last jackpot was claimed, as a string of failed sweepstakes ballooned the top prize to $1.6 billion. So far, it’s the 5th-largest jackpot in U.S. history after more than three months without a Powerball winner. The game’s long odds created a […]

President Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland, drawing renewed criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington’s interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island

BREAKING: Trump admin. says it will investigate security failures at Brown University after deadly mass shooting

As millions of Americans hit the road to spend time with family and friends, drivers are getting some financial relief at the pump, with gas prices expected to remain lower and more stable than in recent years. GasBuddy projects that the national average gas price this week will be about $2.79 per gallon, down from […]

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of Sam Levine as head of NYC’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.

A Turning Point USA (TPUSA) AmFest straw poll found that 53.4% of respondents say Israel is a U.S. ally, 33.3% consider it America’s top ally, and 13.3% say Israel is not a U.S. ally.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to submit plans to return or provide hearings for more than 200 migrants deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said the migrants were deported in March without meaningful notice or a chance to contest being labeled members of Tren de […]

Reports of at least three people killed after a Mexican military medical aircraft crashed into the water near Galveston, according to authorities.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a daily pill version of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy, introducing a new option for how patients can take medicines in a class of drugs that has revolutionized obesity treatment. The drug, which Novo Nordisk calls simply the Wegovy pill, uses the same active ingredient – […]

President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration’s escalating pressure campaign on the government in Caracas. Trump was surrounded by his top national security aides, Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]

The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual benefits. The agreements signed so far, with Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda among others, are the […]

Thousands of people flooded the streets of the Satmar neighborhood on Sunday evening in a massive and emotional procession marking the release of 15 “Asirei Olam HaTorah” who completed their terms of imprisonment in a military jail. The powerful event was accompanied by spirited dancing, a “Hachnosas Sefer Torah vehicle”, and the singing of “Ashreichem […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that any government-backed commission of inquiry into the catastrophic Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023 must examine decisions and developments stretching back decades — including the 1993 Oslo Accords, the 2005 Disengagement from Gaza, and the 2023 protest movement against his government’s judicial overhaul. The remarks, reported by Channel […]

REPORTER: In terms of the mission, do you see these ships as a counter to China? TRUMP: It’s a counter to everybody. It’s not China. We get along great with China.

REPORTER: What are you going to do with the oil seized from Venezuela? TRUMP: We’re gonna keep it.

The Associated Press’ most striking 2025 images from nature include two vultures wings at exact moment they make a heart and a polar bear in front an abandoned research station.