Instagram, Threads to no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content
Meta Platforms, owner of the Instagram and Threads social media apps, says it will stop recommending political content to users. File Photo by Thomas Ulrich/Pixabay…
Nikki Haley supporters haven’t slowed down, despite polling numbers
Mindy Ellmer (R), a member of the Women for Nikki coalition, energizes the crowd as Nikki Haley’s campaign bus pulls up in front of the…
Rep. Mike Gallagher signals retirement, says ‘Congress is no place to grow old’
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) announced his retirement after Republicans threatened to primary him over his decision not to vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…
Biden slaps new int’l law requirements on nations receiving U.S. military aid
Israeli infantry soldiers train with light weapons outside the Tze'elim base in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. A new U.S.…
Manhunt underway after Tennessee deputy shot, killed during traffic stop
1 of 4 | Warrants on Friday charged Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. with first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and felon in possession of…
Proposed VA change would expand benefit eligibility for veterans exposed to Agent Orange
Members of the Korean Disabled Veteran's Association for Agent Orange hold a vigil near the White House in August 2006. The VA is now proposing…
2 confirmed dead after plane goes down on interstate in Florida, hits vehicle
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- At least two people are dead after a small private plane crashed onto an interstate in Florida on Friday. The Federal…
Biden hosts German chancellor for bilateral meeting at White House
1 of 3 | President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Slcholz meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on…
Biden attaches human rights conditions to U.S. military aid
WASHINGTON — A new directive by President Biden appeared to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel’s war in Gaza, with lawmakers…
S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in April 2022. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed above 5,000 for the first time ever. File…
As gang violence grips Ecuador, U.S. announces support, security aid
The United States on Thursday announced a series of funds to provide Ecuadorian military and police with critical infrastructure and equipment as the country (Guayaquilis…
U.S. aid for Ukraine dried up at the end of last year
After the breakout of the Israel-Hamas war in October, Biden asked Congress for a $106 billion package to support Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific and to…
Donald Trump’s 1st-term immigration plan delivered mixed results, ‘harsh effects’
1 of 6 | Former President Donald Trump holds up a photo of the border wall as he speaks to the National Border Patrol Council…
U.S. sanctions four entities, one ship for violating Russian oil price cap
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against four companies and one tanker under its Russia oil price cap regulation as it seeks to deprive…
Trump posed to secure overwhelming victory in Nevada GOP caucuses
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump appeared posed to win Nevada's Republican Party caucuses on Thursday night. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo…
U.S. conducts ‘self-defense’ strikes in Yemen, hitting Iran-backed Houthi targets
A projectile is launched during a military exercise near the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border at Al-Baqaa area in the northern province of Saada, Yemen, in early…
Pharma CEOs asked to defend high drug prices at Senate hearing
“The outrageous cost of prescription drugs in America means that 1 out of 4 of our people go to the doctor, get a prescription and…
Supreme Court hearing Donald Trump ballot eligibility case
1 of 2 | Oral arguments will begin before the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility. Photo by Tannen…
Iraq condemns U.S. retaliatory drone strike as ‘clear aggression,’ violation of sovereignty
Iraqi security forces remove a charred truck that was targeted by a U.S. drone strike at Mashtal district, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, late Wednesday. On Thursday,…
N.Y. Proud Boy arrested for pepper spraying police on Jan. 6
1 of 3 | Aaron Donald Sauer, 43, of Syracuse, N.Y., is accused of pepper spraying police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress.…