WASHINGTON — “A group of Chinese nationals with ties to foreign criminal organizations crossed the southern border and infiltrated rural Oklahoma. They were joined by workers lured by false promises of good jobs in the United States. Upon arrival in Oklahoma, the Chinese nationals made the local residents an offer they couldn’t refuse: they promised…
The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer. On his screen, CEO Sean Garber watched a “huge fireball” engulf the Louisville, Kentucky, auto-part and recycling facility he has owned for decades as his colleague…
What you need to know • Historic shutdown: We are now in the longest government shutdown in history, at 36 days. It surpasses the previous record set during President Donald Trump’s first term. • Stalemate in Congress: Roughly a dozen Senate Democrats have privately signaled they are willing to support a stopgap funding deal in exchange for a future vote on health…
What you need to know • Entering a plea: New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to appear in a Norfolk, Virginia, federal court at 11 a.m. for her arraignment on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. She’s expected to enter a plea of not guilty to both. • Trump’s retribution…
People receive groceries from the Curley’s House Food Bank in Miami in late October. Millions of Americans may see their food stamp benefits for November delayed or skipped. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions…
Over the next 24 hours, the world has witnessed extraordinary scenes of hostages being released from Gaza and reunited with their families. President Donald Trump also addressed the Israeli Knesset, saying today marks the “historic dawn of a new Middle East” before world leaders convene in Egypt to discuss the subsequent phases of his 20-point plan for…
Where things stand Shutdown impacts: Millions more Americans could be affected by the government shutdown as the calendar turns to November and federal aid programs run dry. Food stamp recipients face delays this month even after two judges ruled that the Trump administration must tap into emergency funds for the benefits. • Congress still at…
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — There have been reports of at least 50 arrests by ICE over the last few days in Maine, including the detainment of a corrections recruit working for the Cumberland County Jail. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says the recruit was detained Wednesday night and he is working to learn more. This comes as…
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday praised “brave” British soldiers, calling them warriors, a day after remarks he made about NATO troops in Afghanistan were described as “insulting and appalling” by Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump provoked widespread anger in Britain and across Europe after he said European troops had stayed…
Doctors in the US will soon be advised not to prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol to pregnant women, US President Donald Trump said, citing a disputed link between the drug and autism. The US president claimed on Monday that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, “is no good” and that pregnant women should “fight like…