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…
U.S. says Israel now in compliance with law on humanitarian assistance to Gaza
A truck carrying humanitarian aid passed into the Northern Gaza Strip as another drives back into Israel at the Erez Crossing checkpoint after delivering supplies…
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…
CENTCOM strikes Iran-backed militia targets in Syria after rockets launched at U.S. forces
A Soldier deployed to At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, cleans an 81 mm mortar tube during a readiness exercise on April 22, 2020. Central Command Forces on…
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…
Trump picks Mike Huckabee to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel
If confirmed, Mike Huckabee would be the first non-Jewish person appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Israel since 2011. File Photo by Molly Riley/UPI | License…
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,…
California immigrants prepare for a second Trump administration
WASHINGTON — The morning after former President Trump won a second term on a promise to deport millions of immigrants, a line formed outside a Riverside…
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…
Five additional monkeys from S.C. research lab recovered; 13 remain at large
A Rhesus Macaque monkey watches the traffic on the road to Tai Wai, Hong Kong, on January 15, 2004. Forty-three such primates have escaped from…
Trump picks former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead U.S. EPA
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration…