Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa citing country’s land expropriation law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that ...
Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarms over personal information for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its ...
Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Maryland Democrat, said he feared Duffy’s directives would harm some grants already announced — ...
Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club
It begins Saturday morning at the Javits Center convention hall with agility and obedience championships and some ...
Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
The MTA has asked social media companies to take down videos glamorizing subway surfing. It’s also promoted public service ...
Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump’s early actions this week that she ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
Pennsylvania’s Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Scott Martin, R-Lancaster, said the pandemic amounted to a “pause ...
The slash-and-burn tactics Musk brings to Washington often backfired at Twitter
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee ...
Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston said on Friday he would take under advisement a request from 18 state attorneys ...
NFL on TV: These charts show how football dominates ratings
The year 2024 had the Summer Olympics and a huge election, but football dominated the ratings once again. Here’s a look at TV ...
Angels 2025 spring training position preview: bullpen
Ben Joyce, whose fastball has hit 105 mph, is in line to be the closer, but most of the relievers who pitched well for the ...
A federal judge is to consider whether to block DOGE access to the US Labor Department
A different judge temporarily restricted DOGE access to Treasury Department systems that process trillions of dollars in payments per year to two employees with “read only” privileges. Thirteen states ...