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Southern Schools Cancel Classes for Winter Storm
Schools and buildings from Texas to Georgia were shut down Thursday or prepared to close ahead of freezing rain and snow forecast for much of the Southern U.S. as another burst of plunging temperatures and winter storms threatened to again snarl travel.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:02:22 EDTLA Engulfed by 'the Big One': At Least 5 Dead in Spreading Wildfires
The Hollywood Hills blazed uncontrollably Thursday morning as the worst wildfires in the history of Los Angeles raged across the city and deep into the storied heartland of the American film industry.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:33:04 EDTSen. Heinrich: Delay Hearing for Energy Nominee
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has urged the panel's chair, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to delay the confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for energy secretary.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:25:16 EDTGermany's Scholz Warns Against Greenland Takeover
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stopped short of naming President-elect Donald Trump explicitly but warned against a takeover of Greenland, The Hill reported.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:58:29 EDTRep. Dusty Johnson's Bill Sets Up Panama Canal Acquisition
Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., plans to introduce a bill Thursday to authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it under U.S. control.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:35:48 EDTMan With Machete Arrested in D.C. Before Trump Visit
A man who tried to bring a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday was arrested, police said, hours before President-elect Donald Trump was set to visit.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:13:48 EDTRep. Mast Slams State Dept Funding of Liberal Programs
The new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is questioning why the Biden administration is attempting to send millions of dollars of taxpayer money into international programs irrelevant to national security, including LGBT initiatives in Zimbabwe.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:10:50 EDTJustice Alito Denies Discussing Trump's Emergency Order on Call
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed speaking with President-elect Donald Trump this week but denied discussing an emergency legal application to block Trump’s sentencing in his business records case.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:27:44 EDTNew Port Strike Averted as Union, Employers Reach Deal
The union representing 45,000 dock workers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, averting further strikes that could have snarled supply chains and taken a toll on the U.S....
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:43 EDTACLU Launches Media Campaign Ahead of Deportations
The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a multimedia campaign in southern border states aimed at humanizing the plights of illegal migrants in anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations, Axios reported.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:09:43 EDTBiden Admin. Keeps Grizzlies Under Endangered Species Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Biden administration has declined a petition from Wyoming and Montana to remove grizzly bears from endangered species protection, the agency announced on Wednesday.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:17:14 EDTJudge Delays Sentencing for Disgraced George Santos
A federal judge on Wednesday delayed George Santos' sentencing on fraud and identity theft charges after the disgraced former Republican congressman requested time to continue his "Pants on Fire" podcast to help pay off more than a half-million dollars he owes.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:25:01 EDTCanadian Lawmaker Urges US States to Join Canada
Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May on Wednesday hit back at President-elect Donald Trump repeated suggestions that Canada should become the United States' 51st state.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:19:55 EDTSchumer Wants Senate Fireworks for Trump Cabinet Hearings
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pushing his Democrat Senate colleagues to create fireworks during confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:38:51 EDTUS Strikes Houthi Underground Weapons Depots in Yemen
The U.S. military on Wednesday said it struck two underground weapons storage facilities controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. U.S. Central Command said that U.S. forces "conducted multiple precision strikes against two Iranian-backed Houthi facilities."
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:23:40 EDTOhio Gov. DeWine Signs 'Parents Bill of Rights' Into Law
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Wednesday that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child's healthcare or preparing to present lessons involving "sexuality content."
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:49:03 EDTTrump Visits Republicans at Capitol as GOP Seeks Consensus on Legislative Strategy
President-elect Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill late Wednesday to meet privately with Republican senators as House and Senate GOP leaders are attempting to come up with a strategy for tackling his legislative priorities as the party takes power in Washington.Trump said...
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:43:29 EDTNY Times Hits Zuckerberg, Balks at Right Rebrand
The air of lament in New York Times columnist Kevin Roose's article on Wednesday over Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's rebrand to the "right" and the proclaimed end to the social media company's censorship policies was palatable.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:41:05 EDTHostage Families to Senate: Quickly Confirm Gabbard
The family of an American murdered by the Islamic State group after being taken hostage and a former American hostage and his family are urging the Senate to quickly confirm Tulsi Gabbard as President-elect Donald Trump's director of national intelligence.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:25:35 EDTTrump Visits Jimmy Carter's Casket in Capitol Rotunda
President-elect Donald Trump came Wednesday to the Capitol Rotunda to pay his respects to Jimmy Carter as the 39th president lay in state ahead of his funeral Thursday in the nation's capital.Carter was at times a target of Trump's derision during his 2024 campaign, and the...
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