Trump administration wants review of Smithsonian exhibits, materials
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The White House has ordered a sweeping review of the Smithsonian's exhibitions and materials as part of President Donald Trump's efforts…
BLS nominee E.J. Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs reports
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner nominee E.J. Antoni has suggested suspending monthly jobs reports in favor of more accurate quarterly reports.…
George Washington University ‘deliberately indifferent’ to anti-Semitism, Trump’s DOJ says
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that George Washington University was in violation of federal civil rights laws and described…
July CPI: Conumer prices rose 0.2%, just below expectations
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The Consumer Price Index rose slightly less than expected in July annually as tariffs showed only a minimal influence on prices.…
Abbott threatens to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas if California makes good on its threat to remove…
The Sports Report: Dodgers’ NL West lead has almost disappeared with loss to Angels
From Jack Harris: On the first day of spring training, at a Camelback Ranch facility adorned with ever-present reminders of the team’s 2024 World Series…
Chile drops ‘aviation endangerment’ charges against teenage U.S. pilot
U.S. teenage pilot Ethan Guo pictured beside his Cessna Skyline at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, in August 2024, before taking off for Greece on another leg…
U.S. repatriates 14 Mexicans serving drug convictions
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has transferred 14 Mexican nationals serving prison sentences in the United States on drug-related charges to their…
Small plane crashes into aircraft while landing at Montana airport
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A small plane landing at a Montana airport crashed into a second aircraft on the runaway, according to officials who said…
RFK Jr. tours CDC headquarters following deadly shooting
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has visited the CDC headquarters in Atlanta where a police officer was…
U.S. blacklists Pakistan-based separatist group
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The United States on Monday designated the Pakistan-based separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army and its Majeed Brigade suicide attack unit as…
2 South Carolina women’s bodies found in wooded area
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities in South Carolina are investigating the "suspicious" deaths of two women as homicides after their bodies were found in rural…
Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to head agency
Economist E.J. Antoni appears with President Donald Trump in the White House. On Monday, Trump nominated him as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Fast-moving Tropical Storm Erin heads toward U.S., Caribbean
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become a hurricane on Thursday. Image by National Hurricane Center Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Erin is moving…
Gold will not face tariffs, Trump says in social media post
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday,…
Want to attend World Cup games for free? FIFA needs 65K volunteers
The pay is nonexistent, but the perk could be viewing games in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for free during the FIFA World Cup next…
At least 1 dead, dozens hurt in U.S. Steel plant blast near Pittsburgh
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- At least one person is dead and several are injured, including those trapped in rubble, after an explosion at the U.S.…
A U.S. senator from Colombia emerges as a Trump link for Latin America’s conservatives
MIAMI — When Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno visits Colombia this week as part of a three-nation tour of Latin America, it will be something of a homecoming.The…
Release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts denied by judge
1 of 2 | On Monday, a New York judge rejected a request by the federal government to unseal grand jury records in the federal…
Trump urges China to buy more U.S. soybeans amid shortage
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump urged China to increase its purchase of American Soybeans fourfold. "China is worried about its shortage of soybeans.…