(Headline USA) President Donald Trump's bold suggestion that the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the Gaza Strip into “the Riviera of the Middle East” garnered support from some top military experts and political officials, even as many cautiously approached what could potentially be another nation-building quagmire and terrorism magnet in...
(Headline USA) Vice President JD Vance will attend a two-day high-level summit focusing on artificial intelligence in Paris next week and the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany in his first scheduled trip abroad since taking office.
The AI Action Summit on Feb. 10-11 will gather heads of state and...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said Tuesday that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not a viable post-war plan for the battle-torn territory.
Trump’s top envoy, Steve Witkoff, made the case as the U.S...
(Headline USA) San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is poised to grant newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers and flexibility to expedite the city's response to a fentanyl crisis that has turned sidewalks into open-air dens of drug consumption and homelessness.
The legislation, which supervisors will vote on Tuesday, eliminates...
(Headline USA) The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.
The 24-7 restaurant said that the resulting egg shortage has led to a dramatic increase in its costs.
Tone-deaf Democrats, including House Minority Leader...
(Headline USA) The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as Energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.
Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, will move forward in the confirmation process after advancing through the Senate Finance Committee in a tight vote.
The committee voted 14-13 Tuesday to advance Kennedy, with all Democrats in opposition...
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Significant progress in recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene have been made at Lake Lure and in Chimney Rock, according to an interview shared publicly by North Carolina Congressman Tim Moore.
The lake is hopeful of being open by the summer season. In Chimney Rock, Mayor...
(Maire Clayton, Headline USA) Major markets pared some losses after President Donald Trump paused his plans for 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada while starting talks with China on a 10% additional tariff over fentanyl smuggling.
Trump on Saturday ended decades of duty-free trade between the U.S., Mexico...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, is demanding a 22% emergency rate hike after the Southern California fires, saying that over the last years it has paid out $1.26 in claims for every dollar in premiums it has collected.
Since the passage of Prop. 103...
(Headline USA) In Boston, Northeastern University renamed a program for underrepresented students, emphasizing “belonging” for all. In New Jersey, a session at Rutgers University catering to students from historically black colleges had to be abruptly canceled. And around the U.S., colleges are assessing program names and titles that could...
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) Two years to the day after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a toxic chemical burn and concerns over two states, more lawsuits have been filed.
As Gov. Mike DeWine and Vice President J.D. Vance plan to speak in the small...