VA will end remote work status for most employees on Feb. 24
The John Cochran VA Medical Center is located in St. Louis. Most VA employees must end remote work by Feb. 24. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI…
Senate confirms fracking company CEO Chris Wright as enery secretary
Chris Wright testifies on Jan. 15 during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to become Energy secretary. Photo by Ken…
Trump pauses tariffs on Canada, Mexico for one month
1 of 3 | U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC on…
U.S., local officials say ‘no specific credible’ terror threats exist for upcoming Super Bowl
1 of 2 | Super Bowl LIX has received a SEAR 1 threat rating by the federal government. Its logo is displayed at Louis Armstrong…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Scott Bessent testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing as nominee for secretary of the Treasury at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17. He was…
Salvage crews lift portion of fuselage of American Airlines plane from Potomac
A large portion of the fuselage from the American Eagle passenger plane that crashed with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., last week…
USAID workers told to stay home, office shut as Musk pushes for department to be axed
Elon Musk on Monday said that the United States Agency for International Development was in the process of being shutdown as workers were instructed to…
Democratic senators express concern about RFK Jr. investments in vaccine lawsuits
Senate Democrats are demanding additional information on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s financial connection to vaccine-related lawsuits ahead of Tuesday's confirmation vote as Health and Human…
Trump threatens to cut U.S. funding to South Africa over land expropriation law
President Donald Trump returns to the White House after departing Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the same night he said he will stop…
Marco Rubio warns Panama president that current status of canal ‘unacceptable’
1 of 2 | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) met with President José Raúl Mulino of Panama in Panama City on Sunday. Photo…
Canadian provinces pull U.S. alcohol from shelves in tariff retaliation
American-made alcohol is coming off the shelves in Canada in response to President Donald Trump over the weekend issuing 25% tariffs on goods imported from…
President Trump revokes deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrates after partial results were announced by the electoral council, in Caracas, Venezuela in 2024. EPA-EFE/Ronald Pena R. Feb. 2 (UPI)…
Victims in crash of medical jet, including girl patient, in Pennsylania identified
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The six people aboard a medical jet, including the pediatric patient, that crashed shortly upon takeoff in North Philadelphia on Friday…
Here are some goods in crosshairs amid Trump tariffs on trade partners
President Trump signed orders to put tariffs on U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, as well as China, starting Tuesday. Canada and Mexico quickly announced retaliatory…
Marco Rubio meets with Panamanian president amid future of canal talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after he was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance, in the Vice President's ceremonial office at the White…
Women are half the U.S. But they sometimes lack clout in budget talks
JACKSON, Miss. — Women represent half of the U.S. population but it’s still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some…
2 senior security officials on leave after denying Musk agency’s access to classified systems
1 of 2 | Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald…
U.S. businesses brace for President Trump tariffs to drive up costs
WASHINGTON — An ice cream parlor in California, a medical supply business in North Carolina and a T-shirt vendor outside Detroit — U.S. businesses are bracing to…
Trump concedes tariffs will bring ‘some pain’ but the ‘results will be spectacular’
1 of 2 | Cranes load containers onto trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. Photo by Allison…
Israel’s Netanyahu heads to U.S. to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss “victory over Hamas,” countering Iran and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries in…