Trump, Minnesota Leaders Signal De-Escalation Amid Fallout From Deadly Immigration Crackdown
U.S. President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a more conciliatory tone following a private phone call Monday, signaling efforts to ease tensions after a controversial federal deportation operation in Minneapolis that...
California Launches Review into TikTok Allegations of Political Content Suppression
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a formal review into TikTok’s content moderation practices following reports that the platform suppressed posts critical of former President Donald Trump. The governor’s office, citing user complaints and...
Monster Winter Storm Cripples U.S. Air Travel, Thousands of Flights Canceled
A powerful winter storm sweeping across the United States brought air travel to a near standstill, with airlines canceling and delaying thousands of flights as freezing rain, heavy snowfall, and low visibility battered major...
Lawsuit Filed to Block End of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians in U.S.
Immigrant rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit in Boston seeking to stop the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopian nationals living in the United States. The complaint, brought...
Former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding Arrested, Faces U.S. Drug and Murder Charges
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming a major cocaine trafficking kingpin, has been arrested in Mexico and brought to the United States to face federal charges, U.S. officials said on...
Geopolitical Risk Takes Center Stage as Investors Seek New Tools to Navigate Global Volatility
Demand for geopolitical analysis is rapidly increasing as asset managers and corporate investors look for better ways to price risks linked to wars, territorial disputes, trade threats, and shifting global power equations. The urgency...
U.S. DOJ Charges Contractor Worker for Allegedly Leaking Classified Military Reports to Washington Post Reporter
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced criminal charges against Aurelio Perez-Lugones, 61, accusing him of unlawfully sharing classified military information with a Washington Post reporter. According to prosecutors, Perez-Lugones allegedly removed classified reports...
Baldoni Lawyer Urges Judge to Dismiss Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends with Us’ Lawsuit
A lawyer for actor-director Justin Baldoni urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss Blake Lively’s lawsuit linked to their 2024 film It Ends with Us, arguing her sexual harassment and retaliation claims were...
U.S. Park Service Removes Slavery Exhibit from Philadelphia Site After Trump Order
The U.S. National Park Service has removed an outdoor exhibit on slavery from the President’s House Site at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, following an internal review ordered under President Donald Trump’s directive...
Xi Urges China–Brazil Cooperation to Protect Global South Interests, Uphold UN Role
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China and Brazil to safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly uphold the United Nations’ central role in global governance during a telephone conversation with...