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A federal judge has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately restore nearly $12 million in federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), ruling that the funding cuts were likely driven by retaliation rather than policy priorities. In a late Sunday decision, Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District … Read more
Sen. John Cornyn has opened the election year with a commanding financial advantage, raising more than $7 million during the final quarter of 2025 as he prepares for a high-stakes Texas Senate primary. Cornyn’s campaign confirmed Monday that the fourth-quarter haul, collected between October and December, came through a mix of direct campaign contributions and … Read more
Iran has warned it is ready to retaliate militarily as President Trump weighs potential U.S. intervention following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that have rocked the country for weeks. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that while Tehran remains open to negotiations with Washington, it is fully prepared for conflict if tensions escalate. … Read more
The Ghanaian government has announced the full settlement of US$1.47 billion in energy-sector debt, marking a major turnaround for a power industry that had been teetering under the weight of unpaid obligations and strained investor confidence. The payments, completed within President John Dramani Mahama’s first year in office, have effectively cleared legacy arrears across gas … Read more
A late-night encounter on a crowded Miami Beach shoreline escalated into a near-fatal attack after a man refused to give a stranger a cigarette or let him borrow his phone, according to police and court records. Authorities say the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Jack Daniel Gutierrez, is accused of slashing the victim’s throat with a … Read more
A Minnesota senator is accusing the Trump administration of attempting to control public perception following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, raising fresh concerns about transparency, accountability, and federal use of force. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said Sunday that senior federal officials moved too quickly to define … Read more
A longtime Michigan lottery player has made history after winning the largest jackpot ever recorded in the state’s Lotto 47 game, turning decades of routine play into a life-changing $32.91 million prize. The winner, a 73-year-old man from Macomb County, told Michigan Lottery officials that he has played the same set of numbers — 02-03-12-15-16-33 … Read more
Police in Pennsylvania say a months-long investigation into grave robberies at one of the country’s largest abandoned cemeteries has uncovered a disturbing cache of human remains, including more than 100 skulls, mummified body parts, and decomposing torsos. The case broke open after officers spotted bones and skulls visible in the back seat of a car … Read more
In a decisive move to solidify American control over the world’s largest crude reserves, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday declaring a national emergency to shield all Venezuelan oil revenues held in U.S. Treasury accounts. The order effectively places billions of dollars in “Foreign Government Deposit Funds” under a total legal blockade, … Read more
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $10 billion freeze on social safety net funding, restoring critical grants to five Democratic-led states and halting a move that officials warned was already disrupting essential services for low-income families. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian granted a temporary restraining order requested by California, Colorado, Illinois, … Read more