Dry conditions fuel wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey
Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Firefighters are very busy battling several wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey as dry conditions, brush and falling leaves continue…
October wholesale PPI inflation up 0.2% for annual rate of 2.4%, meeting expectations
Wholesale Producer Price Index inflation rose 0.2% in October and is up 2.4% annually, according to a Thursday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Rep. Michael McCaul briefly detained at Dulles airport
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul was briefly detained at Dulles International Airport earlier this month after appearing intoxicated, according to reports. Source link
Reports: FBI raids home, seizes phone of Polymarket’s CEO
Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The FBI has raided the New York City home of betting website Polymarket's founder and chief executive, according to reports. The…
Boeing delivers layoff notices to 17,000 workers amid financial struggles
Boeing started issuing layoff notices this week to 17,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, in an effort to cut costs amid financial struggles. The…
Ex-Reagan lawyer Ted Olson, former U.S. solicitor general center of 2000 recount, dies at 84
1 of 2 | Attorney Ted Olson speaks to the media following oral arguments on the Florida vote recount case in the Bush v. Gore…
Son of ex-Ecuador financial official, former Florida banker guilty in $16M bribery scheme
Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The son of a high-ranking ex-financial official in Ecuador who was a Florida banker pleaded guilty for his role in an…
President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump to hold White House meeting, reigniting tradition
U.S. News // 11 hours ago Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump's new 'Department of Government Efficiency' Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump…
Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows’ bid to move election subversion case to federal court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to move his state-level 2020 election subversion case…
Trump names Rep. Mike Waltz his national security advisor
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Rep. Mike Waltz to be his national security advisor. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo Nov. 13…
Lunchables pulled from school lunch programs due to low demand
Kraft Heinz is pulling Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program due to lower demand. Earlier this year, Consumer Reports found the meal kits contained…
President-elect Trump taps S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem to lead Department of Homeland Security
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem waves to the crowd after speaking during the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July…
Kentucky to get nation’s first TNT plant since 1980s
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky receives a tour of the Scranton, Pa., Army ammunition plant on Sept. 22. TNT for ammunitions is on track to be…
Trump taps John Ratcliffe, ex-national intelligence chief, for CIA director
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe arrives for a briefing on allegations Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops, at the…
Controversial investor John Paulson says no to U.S. Treasury secretary job for Trump
1 of 2 | “Although various media outlets have mentioned me as a candidate for Secretary of the Treasury, my complex financial obligations would prevent…
Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued an order giving an injunction to temporarily stop its enforcement setting the stage for a likely U.S.…
Judge to decide if Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing moves forward
1 of 4 | New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan will announce Tuesday if the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump will move forward later…
Veterans Day: Harriet Tubman posthumously award rank of brigadier general
1 of 2 | Portrait of Harriet Tubman, full-length, with her hands resting on the back of a chair. Photograph taken between 1860-1875. On Monday,…
Rep. Ruben Gallego claims victory over Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., arrives to speak at the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Aug. 22. On Monday,…
VA to eliminate copays for telehealth, expand online emergency care to rural veterans
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough speaks during the National Veterans Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on…