Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be a Cabinet-level agency that reports directly to the president under a new bipartisan bill.The proposal comes as...
Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push...
Mamdani names a new campaign manager as part of staff expansion
Zohran Mamdani is naming a new campaign manager and hiring additional staff, CNN has learned, as the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor aims both to consolidate...
Trump administration sues New York City over its ‘sanctuary city’ policies
The Justice Department on Thursday announced a lawsuit against New York City’s so-called sanctuary city policies, days after the Trump administration blamed those polic...
Britain, Australia to deepen AUKUS commitment, economic ties
By Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain's commitment to Australia was "absolute", Defence Secretary John Healey said on Friday as both nations' defence and foreign m...
Ukraine says Starlink's global outage hit its military communications
By Max HunderKYIV (Reuters) -Starlink systems used by Ukrainian military units were down for two and a half hours overnight, a senior commander said, part of a global i...
Syria’s Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou Ras taught medical sciences at a university in the city of Sweida and was...
Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced on Arizona convictions, signaling end to legal saga
PHOENIX (AP) — Lori Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentences in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, will be sentenced Friday...
Two illegal immigrants charged in NYC shooting of off-duty CBP officer
Two illegal immigrants were charged in the shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer in New York City, authorities announced on Thursday.Miguel Fra...
Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to let it cut NIH grants
Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give it the green light to cancel hundreds of grants awarded by the National Institutes of...